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form of Vajrayana practice The Kālacakra tradition revolves around the concept of time and cycles: from the cycles of the planets, to the cycles of human

training in Buddhism at the age of five at the Dzogchen Monastery. He received the transmissions and teachings of the Sutras, Tantras and Shastras from forty-two

Translated Word (of the Buddha)', the Tibetan canon of scriptures, comprising the Vinaya, several collections of sutras, and the Tantras. [RY] Kangyur (bka' 'gyur)

treasure cycle of the Father Tantra aspect of the Great Perfection revealed by Dorje Lingpa (1346-1405). Tawa Long-yang means 'Vast Expanse of the View.'

instrumental in the transmission of the Mahamudra teachings, but is of especial importance to the Shangpa Kagyu lineage. She was one of the main teachers of their

Turning of the Wheel of Dharma. See Dharma Wheels [LW1] [RY] Second Turning of the Wheel of Dharma; expl.; see 'Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma'

various practises of the byang gter tradition of Rigdzin Godem (1337-1408) and the kama-transmission of the khon phur of the Sakya lineage. There are many more

on the new-moon day of a winter month in the fire-dragon year of the fifteenth sexagenary cycle, to the Khangsartsang (khang gsar tshang) family of Chakmo

in the general predictions of Ratna Lingpa, as one of 25 holders of the Dharma: A bearer of the name Norbu will appear in the southern direction of Kham

key points of the view, meditation and conduct of the Three Inner Yoga Tantras. It manifested from the secret treasury of the great wisdom, the vast realization

further degree of enlightened qualities is manifested: The Joyous, the Stainless, the Radiant, the Brilliant, the Hard to Conquer, the Realized, the Reaching

Five Families of Krodhini of Pha Dampa Sangye, The Five Mandalas of Shangpa Kagyu, Cakrasamvara with 5 Deities of Niguma, Mayakaya-Mahesvari of Shangpa Kagyu

inner sanctum of the cave. The temple is built as a continuation of the outer part of the cave. The Cave of the Subjugation of Mara is one of the "four widely

Kham. 'The current Eighth Adeu Rinpoche was born on the 4th day of the Tibetan 12th month in the fifteen cycle of Iron Horse year, in the middle of a freezing

he listened (to the exposition) of the precepts of the mahāsiddha Mitra jo gi (yogin) by khro phu lo tsa ba, and to the precepts of the "incomplete" Mahāmudrā

Assemblage of Sugatas (bde gshegs 'dus pa). 'Deshek Düpa.' Important cycle of teachings connected to the Sadhana Section of Mahayoga. The tantras belonging

Quality, the chief heruka of the ratna family. Sometimes, in the case of Assemblage of Sugatas, the Most Supreme is the heruka who embodies all the Five Families

fatal sickness until the end of the three dissolution stages. The period from the onset of the process of dying until the end of the three subtle dissolution

translations of two biographies of Jigme Lingpa. The Dzogchen Lineage of Nyoshul Khenpo Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse Heart Essence of the Great Expanse

ba of Upper myang. He also listened to the [R:128] exposition of the method of the Vajravidāraṇānāma dhāraṇī2 and the phur pa rtsa ba3 without the Commentary