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ancient India also called Uddandapura, was a Buddhist vihara in what is now Bihar, India. Odantapuri was considered the second oldest of India's universities

Bimbisara Bimbisara - Ruler of Magadha at the time of the Buddha's enlightenment; strong supporter of the Dharma. [Tarthang]

1. Nalanda, 2. Vikramasila, 3. Odantapuri, 4. Jagadalala, 5. Somapura. 6. Vallabhi

Laksasva - King in Western India; early patron of the Mahayana. [Tarthang]

Lalitaditya - Greatest king of the Kashmiri Karkota dynasty; renowned patron of the Dharma. [Tarthang]

the Eight Sadhana Teachings, he is counted among the Eight Vidyadharas of India, the receiver of the Eightfold Volume of Nectar Quality. According to this

Supreme Steed Display. He is said to have taken birth in the southern part of India around four hundred years after the Buddha's nirvana. Having received ordination

ascertain that Sri Simha was of central Asian origins and that he lived in India.......Thus, it would appear that Sri Simha took the Atiyoga line to Andhra

Dharma flourish, this latter Dharma king invited from the Noble Land of India one hundred and eight great panditas such as the great scholar Shantarakshita

born in the Magadha district, to a Brahmin family to the West of Bodhigaya, India and was soon an adept in the general sciences and the conventional topics

Tibet). He left home at an early age to train with Lama Zopa Tarchin, who was to become his root guru. After completing this early training, he lived the ascetic

However, there have indeed been early contacts among these two lineages, as evidenced by the biographies of some of the early masters of the Shangpa tradition

Konchok Tenpey Gyaltsen. After his passing a Tulku was born who died at the early age of thirteen. This Tulku had two incarnations. One is the second son of

Vajrasattva and transmitted them to Hungchenkara, one of the eight vidyadharas of India. She also entrusted to Guru Padmasambhava the transmission of the Eight Commands

1980s in 63 volumes by His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, New Delhi, India, with the addition of several more volumes of termas and commentaries. Khakyab

born in the Magadha district, to a Brahmin family to the West of Bodhigaya, India and was soon an adept in the general sciences and the conventional topics

northwest of India, long associated with Tantra; birthplace of Padmasambhava; known in Tibetan as O-rgyan [RY] Oddiyana - Land to the northwest of India, long

3. Dharamsala, India, in March 1970 4. Bylakuppe, South India, in May 1971 5. Bodh Gaya, India, in December 1974 6. Leh, Ladakh, India, in September 1976

younger years, he was enrolled at the Young Lamas' School in Dalhousie, India. At the age of 13, he entered Rumtek, seat of the Kagyü School of Tibetan

Vairochana on his journey to India. Lekdrub received half of the transmission of Dzogchen from Shri Singha, departed early and died on his way back to Tibet

psychology, before founding a monastic college at his home monastery in north India. In addition to extensive training in the meditative and philosophical traditions

sections of tantra are the special characteristics of the Nyingma School of the Early Translations. According to Jamgön Kongtrül the First, "The Three Inner Tantras

Vajrasattva and transmitted them to Hungchenkara, one of the eight vidyadharas of India. [RY] She also entrusted to Guru Padmasambhava the transmission of the Eight

of an Indian pandita. He was among the first seven monks and was sent to India to study with Shri Singha. Shri Singha in turn entrusted Vairotsana with

Old School of the Early Translations (snga 'gyur rnying ma). See Nyingma School. Nyingma is also known as the Old School of the Early Translations. Although

Supreme Steed Display. He is said to have taken birth in the southern part of India around four hundred years after the Buddha's nirvana. Having received ordination

Dorje is said to have identified himself to family members as the Karmapa early in childhood. He was seven years old before he was recognized by a search

to the homeless life of a wandering yogin again. Rechungpa travelled to India three times and obtained teachings and transmissions which Marpa had not

Chenmo. In 1959, Rinpoche left Tibet accompanying HH Karmapa traveling to India via Bhutan. In 1961 Karmapa appointed him as an abbot for the Kagyu, Sakya

rnying). Although there were no new or old schools in India, these names are given to the early and later spread of the teachings in Tibet. Translations

said to have taken place at Vulture Peak Mountain in Rajagriha, in Bihar, India. The audience comprised bodhisattvas; in some telling there were also shravaka

time: "He lived next to our house in Mussoorie [near Clement Town], India, in the early to mid 1970's. My mother once said that Agu [uncle] Gönpo Tseten can

Bir, India at the age of three. Rinpoche was able to recognize everyone and everything from his previous life. Chogyur Lingpa lived in the early part of

of Chakzam Gelugpa Monastery. In 1959, Choegyal Rinpoche took asylum in India, joining his root guru, 8th Khamtrul Rinpoche, and a group of highly realized

Roberts] Laksashva - King in Western India; early patron of the Mahayana [RY] Laksasva - King in Western India; early patron of the Mahayana. [Tarthang]

and retreat facilities there. Even though Tsari was visited already in earlier periods, it took until the 12th century until it was made accessible for

Vairotsana on his journey to India. Lekdrub received half of the transmission of Dzogchen from Shri Singha, departed early and died on his way back to Tibet

Published in 63 volumes by His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, New Delhi, India, with the addition of several more volumes of termas and commentaries. Khakyab

features. ཞི་བ་ལྷ Shantideva; (685-763) one of the eighty-four mahasiddhas of India. He composed the famous Bodhicaryavatara (byang chub sems dpa'i spyod pa

23 PART I: SPIRITUAL ROOTS 25 Tibet, a Buddhist Land 27 Gampopa and the Early Barom Masters 30 The Treasures of the Lotus-Born 42 My Great-Grandfather

appropriate teachers and education for himself. That is just what he did. "In his early years," the young man, " when he had awakened the excellent habits of virtue

Bhutan, Nepal, and India. The capital is Gangtok sgang thog, it is a kingdom with a hereditary king. In (1975 it was annexed into India.] [IW] 'brug - dragon

Drikung in remote Central Tibet. The Eighth Dorzong Rinpoche was born in the early summer of the Water-Sheep year (1943), at sunrise. The people of Nyeyul village

his father had been a monk at Sera monastery. He entered the Dharma at an early age, and began his formal education at the age of seven. At fourteen, he

since at least 4 BCE. According to the Artha-śāstra (a text dating back as early as the 2nd century BCE), a krośa or kos is about 200 meters or 0.125 miles

1963), also known as Dzamthang Tulku Chökyi Nangwa, came to India from Amdo in the early 1990's. He is considered an incarnation of Tshalmin Sonam Sangpo

reincarnation of Gyalsé Shenpen Thayé, an influential Nyingma master of the early 19th century associated with the Longchen Nyingthik teachings and Dzogchen

born in Tibet in 1958. He received his early education and training as a monk at Zongkar Chöde Monastery in South India and later joined the Shartse College

until 1955, he mainly practiced in closed retreat. In 1959 he fled Tibet for India where he first spent two years on retreat. Then he went to Japan to teach

Rinpoche has been trained in that family tradition by his father since an early age. The first Tsoknyi Rinpoche was an emanation of Milarepa's disciple,

Kagyu masters very closely associated with the Karmapas. The seat of the early Pawo incarnations was a monastery called Lhalung (lha lung) and at Sekhar

Uddiyana (u rgyan), (o rgyan). The country to the north-west of ancient India where Guru Rinpoche was born on a lotus flower. The literal meaning of Uddiyana

northern India, Summer 1993. In Norway, August 1995—June 1996. In Lahul-Spiti in northern India and in Tibet, June-August 1996. In South India and Nepal

said to have taken place at Deer Park in Sarnath near Varanasi in northern India, to an audience of shravakas. It consisted of the teaching of the Four Noble

even heard the word "Jonang" in his life. However, Yumowa is an important early forefather of this school insofar as he expressed much the same views about

U - V - W - X - Y - Z - Fa hien - Chinese pilgrim who visited India and Sri Lanka early in the fifth century, returning with a complete Vinaya. [RY] Fabricated

& (sba bzhed zhabs brtag ma). Early chronicles from the ninth century. Published by Shes-rig Par-khang, Dharamsala, India, 1968.

principal translator for both teachers. Cyrus lived for about eight years Nepal, India and Southeast Asia. he has often translated for Tibetan teachers of all traditions

Population - 1.4 Million (Town & Region) Religion - Muslim Tocharians - Early Indo-European culture Kingdom of Khotan Kushan Empire Han conquest - 73 A

present state of Himachal Pradesh in the northern part of India. Kingdom associated with the early transmission of the Tantra; home of Shantarakshita; also

was there that he spent his early years. In 1959, because of the political situation in Tibet , Khenpo Rinpoche fled to India with his family. The family

of contemplation from an early age and would often run away to meditate in the caves that surrounded his village. In these early childhood years, however

sciences; early known as goddess of sacred river in northern India and as the goddess of speech and learning; traditionally regarded in India as the source

1962 in Bodhagaya, India. He spent his early years with his mother, Lady Kunchok Palden, in a Tibetan refugee village in northwest India, where he began his

Konchok Tenpey Gyaltsen. After his passing a Tulku was born who died at the early age of thirteen. This Tulku had two incarnations. One is the second son of

born in the Magadha district, to a Brahmin family to the West of Bodhigaya, India and was soon an adept in the general sciences and the conventional topics

Konchok Tenpey Gyaltsen. After his passing a Tulku was born who died at the early age of thirteen. This Tulku had two incarnations. One is the second son of

Rinpoche was born in the Water Dragon year of the 15th Rabjung Cycle- (1904), early in the morning of the tenth day of the sixth month, with many amazing signs

the Dharma [RY] Hsiian-tsang - Chinese monk who traveled extensively in India and Cenrral Asia in the seventh century, returning with many texts. [Tarthang]

all this Earth is classed as Jambudvipa. I have usually translated it as 'India' or 'our world' according to the context. [RY] Jambudvipa ('dzam bu gling)

understand. Returning to India, Chokling met H.H. Karmapa at House Khas in Delhi. Karmapa told him to start a center in India and gave him a lot of advice

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's root gurus. His collected works were published in India by His Holiness. [RY] Carya-tantra (spyod rgyud). Second of the Four Levels

thus the only Indian teacher of Khyungpo Naljor's whom he did not meet in India itself but who actually sought him out in Tibet. Another master by the same

in the noble land of India but here in the land of Snowy Ranges, the vajra vehicles are well known as the Old School of the Early Translations and the

present state of Himachal Pradesh in the northern part of India. Kingdom associated with the early transmission of the Tantra; home of Shantarakshita; also

Nyingma. Although there were no new or old schools in India, these names are given to the early and later spread of the teachings in Tibet. Translations

world with Khyentse Rinpoche and first visited the West in 1976. In the early 1980’s Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche built Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery

has since been published in Delhi, India, as part of Dudjom Rinpoche's monumental publishing effort to preserve the early teachings of the Nyingma school

annexed neighboring states, laying the foundation for the unification of India, he became afflicted with a skin disease. Remorseful, he went to the Buddha

the second month in the Year of the Wood Mouse, 1924. On this day, very early in the morning, Rinpoche's mother went to fetch water from the stream, carrying

translations catalogued early in ninth century by several leading translators. [RY] Denma Tsemang (ldan ma rtse mang). Important early Tibetan translator of

Consequently, he was forced to leave his retreat and go down eventually to India with the 11th Gyalwang Drukpa Gelek Palsangpo and several other holy masters

Buddhism. Delhi:Government of India, 1956. "Mantrayana aur Sahajayana." Bauddh-dharm ke 2500 varsh. Delhi:Government of India, 1956. "How to Listen to Dharma

Eminence Namkha Drimed Rabjam Rinpoche was born in 1938 in Tibet. From an early age, he would experience various verses of spiritual teachings welling forth

was one the best-known Drukpa Kagyud lineage holders of his time in the early 15th century and was acknowledged as an emanation of Avalokiteśvara. One

Aryadeva ('phags pa'i lha). One of the important Buddhist philosophers of India and a disciple of Nagarjuna whose writings he explained extensively. Barawa

published (wood blocks) while he was still alive. When Tibetans came out of India in 1959, the full set of "The Five Great Treasures" of Kongtrul was available

Lineage Dorje Zinpa Choekyi Gonpo, an emanation of Vajrapani, was born in the early 16th century. This inconceivable teacher attained full realization through

Traktung Nagpo and Chögyal Kyong of India, Vasudhara of Nepal, and Chetsen Kye from the country of Drusha. He visited India and Nepal seven times. When the

(The Noble Subhuti) (Arya Pratiyog) who deliberately took rebirth in south India as a holder of the tradition of Nagarjuna to make clear the view of Madhyamaka

number of similar such masters. His life has been treated as early as the late 19th century and early in the 20th century by such scholars as L.A. Waddell (1894)

great effort into receiving the Ngagyur Kama, the Oral Tradition of the Early Translations, the peaceful and wrathful Magical Net of the Mahayoga tantras

time: "He lived next to our house in Mussoorie [near Clement Town], India, in the early to mid 1970's. My mother once said that Agu [uncle] Gönpo Tseten can

in Western Tibet, Ladakh, Zanskar. ahul, Spiti, and Kinnaur Database of early Tibetan scholastic materials Tibetan Buddhist Wall Paintings of Mustang Digital

reincarnation of Gyalsé Shenpen Thayé, an influential Nyingma master of the early 19th century associated with the Longchen Nyingthik teachings and Dzogchen

INTRODUCTION FROM THE 1997 PUBLICATION OF HIS COLLECTED WORKS: During the early 1970s, when I was studying with the late mkhan po sangs rgyas bstan 'dzin

Dorje is said to have identified himself to family members as the Karmapa early in childhood. He was seven years old before he was recognized by a search

Chem-re, Ladakh. At an early age Pema Chögyal was placed in Trakthog Gompa, a Nyingmapa institution, where he completed his early education by the time

distinction of becoming Tibet's first mortal king); or b) was a native of India who, upon losing battle in Indian epic Mahabharata, fled to Tibet, where

the Prajnaparamita and location of the First Council [RY] Rahulabhadra - Early Mahayana master, also known as Saraha; holder of the Mulasarvastivadin Vinaya

operating systems and applications formerly in use in western countries, India, Bhutan and Nepal at the time they were designed, mapped the glyphs in their

has since been published in Delhi, India, as part of Dudjom Rinpoche's monumental publishing effort to preserve the early teachings of the Nyingma school

Nyingma. Although there were no new or old schools in India, these names are given to the early and later spread of the teachings in Tibet. Translations

studied in Tibet and then traveled to Kashmir, India, and Nepal. He studied with seventy-two Panditas of India and mastered the Sanskrit language and buddhist

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catalogued as #746 of the Tibetan Manuscripts from Tun-huang housed in the India Office Library in London. The Tun-huang version contains no title and the

Property "English-def" (as page type) with input value "Early Mahāyāna sūtras identify this as separate from Sumeru, the mountain at the center of the

many beings through his blessings and practice of traditional medicine. One early morning in 1945 five children carrying five brocade bags appeared to him

Chinese as early as the latter part of the 2nd century AD." (Warder. Indian Buddhism, 356). The Kasyapaparivarta seems to be one of these early sections

enlightenment, as it is "that which has been seen" by the buddhas. In the early tantras, he was one of the lords of the three families, as the embodiment

[Peter Roberts] six periods of the day: are the early, middle and late part of the day-time, and the early, middle and late part of the night-time. [Peter

the world and the northern continent, though in early Buddhism he is the lord of the far north of India and beyond. He is also the lord of the yakṣas and

Yangleshö [LW1] [RY] Yanglesho in Nepal, [RY] Yanglesho situated between India and Nepal. [Daki] [RY] Yangongpa: 1213- [MR] Yangsang Putri. [RY] Yangter

He studied in Drigung Kagyu monasteries in Tibet before seeking refuge in India, where he studied with Pomda Khenpo, Lama Wang- dor, Khenchen Thupden Özer

Tsonawa Sherab Zangpo was an important early Tibetan Vinaya scholar as well as a lineage holder of the Lamrim tradition. Two of his Vinaya texts are considered

There is an image of Palden Lhamo (dPal-lDan-Lha-Mo) constructed by the early lineage masters of Kathok which is definite testimony to the existence of

invasion of North India after Harsha's death : Mynak R. Tulku 3. Synopsis of Taranatha's history : Nalinaksha Dutt 4. Tibet, Kashmir and North India 647-747 :

[MR-ShabkarNotes] Thomi Sambhota to India: 632 ?? [MR] Thöngwa Donden, Karmapa VI: 1416-1453. [RY] Thon-mi sambhota - Minister sent to India or Kashmir bv Tibetan king

teenager. His travels led him through the Middle East and Afghanistan to India, where he spent 6 months in Dharamsala, studying with the monks and lamas

combination of the re-telling of events which Tenga Rinpoche related in the early and mid-eighties to Edward Henning and then to myself, and of some which

many royal families claimed adherence to. It is the name of an early royal dynasty in India, which is said to be a solar dynasty. Though there are many versions

Published in 63 volumes by His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, New Delhi, India, with the addition of several more volumes of termas and commentaries. Khakyab

Konchok Tenpey Gyaltsen. After his passing a Tulku was born who died at the early age of thirteen. This Tulku had two incarnations. One is the second son of

Konchok Tenpey Gyaltsen. After his passing a Tulku was born who died at the early age of thirteen. This Tulku had two incarnations. One is the second son of

meditation posture. [RY] Aryadeva - One of the important Buddhist philosophers of India and a disciple of Nagarjuna whose writings he explained extensively. [RY]

the world and the northern continent, though in early Buddhism he is the lord of the far north of India and beyond. He is also the lord of the yakṣas and

the second son of Tulku Urgyen, called Lungtok Gyatso. After arriving in India, he was enthroned at Rumtek Monastery and given the name Dewey Dorje. He

province of Minyak, he travelled to India and studied with the famous pandita Abhayakara. He was acclaimed throughout India as the most learned of panditas

enlightenment, as it is "that which has been seen" by the buddhas. In the early tantras he was one of the lords of the three families, as the embodiment

Rinpoche has been trained in that family tradition by his father since an early age. The first Tsoknyi Rinpoche was an emanation of Milarepa's disciple,

(sgo bsrung ba'i pan di ta). At the major monastic institutions in ancient India, it was the custom to nominate competent scholars to the position of defending

[RY] Noble Land ('phags yul). The land of India. [RY] Noble Land. Syn. India [LW1] [RY] Noble Land; alias India; [LWx] [RY] Noble ones ('phags pa). See noble

Bardor Tulku Rinpoche was born in 1949 in Kham, East Tibet. At a very early age, he was recognized by His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa as the third

reincarnation of Gyalsé Shenpen Thayé, an influential Nyingma master of the early 19th century associated with the Longchen Nyingthik teachings and Dzogchen

Vairochana on his journey to India. Lekdrub received half of the transmission of Dzogchen from Shri Singha, departed early and died on his way back to Tibet

present state of Himachal Pradesh in the northern part of India. Kingdom associated with the early transmission of the Tantra; home of Shantarakshita; also

he translated the sutras and tantras while Vairo went to India. Later, he and Kawa went to India to invite Vimalamitra to Tibet. He is considered the third

The three [pāla] kings. The three kings of the [pāla] dynasty in ancient India—[sadhupāla], [guṇapāla] and [prajñāpāla]; the three principal followers of

the American scholar and author Alexander Berzin, who spent 29 years in India, studying and practicing Tibetan Buddhism. There, he served as translator

Three names were outstanding in the early propagation of the Drukpa Kagyu teaching: Taksang Repa, the founder of Hemis Monastery in Ladak; Dorzong Rinpoche

terminated following the Hun invasions of the early seventh century it became the principal centre for the early Tantras and the practice of Mahasandhi. Most

Tantra (rgyud gsang ba snying po). The widely renowned Mahayoga tantra of the Early Translations. [RY] Guhyagarbha Tantra (rgyud gsang snying); quotation from;

& (sba bzhed zhabs brtag ma). Early chronicles from the ninth century. Published by Shes-rig Par-khang, Dharamsala, India, 1968. Blue Annals by Gölo Shönnu

Religious and Cultural Affairs of the Tibetan Government in Exile in Dharamsala, India. Also, His Eminence took a leading role in preparing the manuscript of His

Dandin: 700s ? Thomi Sambhota goes to India: 632 Hsuang-tsang's pilgrimage to India: 629-645 I-Tsing's pilgrimage to India: 671-695 Shantideva (shi ba lha):

Rinpoche has been trained in that family tradition by his father since an early age. The first Tsoknyi Rinpoche was an emanation of Milarepa's disciple,

deity in the form realm, who was, during the Buddha's time, considered in India to be the supreme deity and creator of the universe.The personification of

Ranges, the teachings of the Buddha arrived during two periods known as the Early and Later Translations. Among these, the latter, the New Schools of the Later

recieved novice vows and was officially enthroned at Nalendra. In these early years he studied intensively all the basic liturgies and rituals of Nalendra

ma ra) / (ye shes gzhon nu). Jnana Kumara means 'Youthful Wakefulness.' Early Tibetan monk and expert translator who received the Four Great Rivers of

('brog mi) clan. Little is known about his early life, but his year of birth is given as 992. He traveled to India and Nepal, learned Sanskrit, and then studied

previously (in earlier lifetimes) came to fruition, while he was engaged in the deeds of a bodhisattva. Accordingly he journeyed to India to search for

teachings translated after came to be known as Sarma, the New Schools. In India there was no division as to old or new schools. According to the Old School

conception. Guhyagarbha Tantra. The widely renowned Mahayoga tantra of the Early Translations. karma. The unerring law that virtuous actions yield virtuous

tantras and sciences from numerous learned and accomplished masters of India. He became adept by learning a topic just once and had visions of all the

the King's garden in order to offer it the Buddha. Lord Atisha said, "In India, we don't have shang-dril flowers (a special flower that grows in Tibet)

and wisdom, which is like the sun. [MR-ShabkarNotes] Seven Patriarchs - Early leader of the Sangha in the time after the Buddha. Some traditions recognize

Light of Wisdom [LW1] [RY] Sri Lanka - The island kingdom south of India; an early home of the Dharma; also known as Ceylon and Simhaladvipa [RY] Stages

biography - not to be confused with the much earlier rgod tshang pa mgon po rdo rje [1189-1258], an early Drugpa Kagyü master, disciple of 'gro mgon gtsang

studied in Tibet and then traveled to Kashmir, India, and Nepal. He studied with seventy-two Panditas of India and mastered the Sanskrit language and buddhist

Padmasambhava on the border of India and Nepal, and to have received teachings from him, but it is unlikely that he lived early enough to have actually encountered

his history of Amdo and of Buddhism in India, Mongolia, and Tibet. Present in Lhasa during the upheavals of the early eighteenth century in which Mongolian

published (wood blocks) while he was still alive. When Tibetans came out of India in 1959, the full set of "The Five Great Treasures" of Kongtrul was available

the King's garden in order to offer it the Buddha. Lord Atisha said, "In India, we don't have shang-dril flowers (a special flower that grows in Tibet)

door. When the people looked up they found an opening that did not exist earlier on the face of the cliff. Then he travelled to Wundul, Gyaldung and Langsamar

generally referred to is Buddha Shakyamuni, the Buddha of this era, who lived in India around the 6th century B.C But there have been perfected Bodhisattvas in

INTRODUCTION FROM THE 1997 PUBLICATION OF HIS COLLECTED WORKS: During the early 1970s, when I was studying with the late mkhan po sangs rgyas bstan 'dzin

teachers of Yang Gonpa.[EMP] [RY] Koguryo - Early kingdom in northern Korea; first to adopt Buddhism [RY] Koguryo - Early kingdom in northern Korea; first to adopt

of Svātantrika and Prāsaṅgika.) Yeshé Dé (Ye shes sde), who lived in the early ninth century, is credited with writing the first Tibetan doxography, Distinctions

Shakya Senge (Padmasambhava). [ZL] [RY] Anu Yoga (alt. sp.) Anuyoga [III]. In India, Padmasambhava transmitted the teachings to Master Hungkara. From him the

Bir, India at the age of three. Rinpoche was able to recognize everyone and everything from his previous life. Chogyur Lingpa lived in the early part of

second transmission. [Tarthang] Rinchen Chok of Ma (rma rin chen mchog). Early Tibetan translator, among the first seven Tibetans to take ordination from

Drilbupa (dril bu pa) or Vajraghantapada, one of the eighty-four Mahasiddhas of India. (MR-ShabkarNotes) Drimey Dashar (dri med brda shar). Also Bende Drimey Dashar

together a group of pilgrims to Bodh Gaya. According to the Blue Annals, in India he attained miraculous healing powers. Returning to Tibet, he travelled through

practitioner of Vajrayana. [RY] Denma Tsemang (ldan ma rtse mang). Important early Tibetan translator of the Tripitaka. Extremely well-versed in writing, his

rocks etc. [RY] Mathura - An early Buddhist center; later the location of an important school of art [RY] Mathura - An early Buddhist center; later the location

China, was praised by the pandita Danashila as unrivalled in the whole of India for his learning and accomplishment. 5 - Nyang Ral Nyima Özer (1124-1192)

There is an image of Palden Lhamo (dPal-lDan-Lha-Mo) constructed by the early lineage masters of Kathok which is definite testimony to the existence of

His mother, Chimed Dolkar, also descends from a noble family. From his early childhood, Jigme Rinpoche displayed spiritual tendencies. Jigme Rinpoche

Buddhism from India to Tibet. He is regarded as the Tibetan founder of the Bka’ brgyud sect of Tibetan Buddhism, which traces its lineage to India and the mahāsiddhas

partially to Marpa, Milarepa and their disciples. Later when Rechungpa went to India he received and brought back to Tibet the entire cycle, which henceforth

scholar Abhayadatta recounts the lives of eighty-four mahasiddhas of ancient India. Mantrayana (Skt., mantra vehicle). See Vajrayana. mind treasure. See terma

called Namgyal Drolma. His Holiness was born in the Water Dragon year (1904), early in the morning of the tenth day of the sixth month, with many amazing signs

in this land of Tibet as Rangtong and [its followers] are known in both India and Tibet as Proponents of the Absence of a Nature . . . Great Madhyamaka

sprul Callahan, E. 522 Yogāchāras (rNal 'byor spyod pa, Yoga Practitioners). Early uses of this term designated Buddhist practitioners in general, but it later

sections of tantra are the special characteristics of the Nyingma School of the Early Translations. According to Jamgön Kongtrül the First, "The Three Inner Tantras

Buddhapalita, Bhavaviveka, Chandrakirti, Shantarakshita, and their disciples. Early Great Madhyamaka figures include the Regent Maitreya, Arya Asanga and his

first Tibetans to take ordination; received transmission from Hungkara in India together with Namkhai Nyingpo. [ZL] [RY] Epitome of Teachings Scripture (bka'

the King's garden in order to offer it the Buddha. Lord Atisha said, "In India, we don't have shang-dril flowers (a special flower that grows in Tibet)

yas) was born in the Gemang area of Dzachukha province in Kham. From an early age he felt a strong feeling of renunciation and devoted himself with great

opening of the Yolmo valley and foundation of the Tsuti monastery in the early 16th century. His reincarnation Yolmo Tulku Namkha Gyajin is said in the

were Nub Sangye Yeshe, I was your attendant and student. We tripped through India together. I was following you in Nepal near the Tibetan border when I was

Nyingma. Although there were no new or old schools in India, these names are given to the early and later spread of the teachings in Tibet. Translations

the King's garden in order to offer it the Buddha. Lord Atisha said, "In India, we don't have shang-dril flowers (a special flower that grows in Tibet)

Three Precepts -- (sdom gsum), 148 Drilbupa -- (dril bu pa): quote by, 41 Early Translation School of Secret Mantra -- (gsang sngags snga 'gyur), 39 eight

the King's garden in order to offer it the Buddha. Lord Atisha said, "In India, we don't have shang-dril flowers (a special flower that grows in Tibet)

Buddha’s teachings and on the writings of the greatest Buddhist panditas of India (Aryadeva, Asanga, Chandrakirti, Nagarjuna, Shantideva, and Vasu- bhandu)

Zangmo translated it. I was the first to become vegetarian since we came to India. The first year of the Nyingma Monlam in Bodh Gaya was non-vegetarian. In

the King's garden in order to offer it the Buddha. Lord Atisha said, "In India, we don't have shang-dril flowers (a special flower that grows in Tibet)

the King's garden in order to offer it the Buddha. Lord Atisha said, "In India, we don't have shang-dril flowers (a special flower that grows in Tibet)

of Svātantrika and Prāsaṅgika.) Yeshé Dé (Ye shes sde), who lived in the early ninth century, is credited with writing the first Tibetan doxography, Distinctions

xxxvii E and VAM, 29, 250; as synonym for sugata essence, 72; expl., 219, 220 Early Translation School - snga 'gyur. See Nyingma School Earth Treasure - sa gter:

May, 2005 in Nepal. I was the first to become vegetarian since we came to India. The first year of the Nyingma Monlam in Bodh Gaya was non-vegetarian. In

tab at the top of the page. Following the example of the great masters of India and Tibet, I prostrate to the youthful Manjushri. As the traditions of Buddhist

by Damchoe Monlam in Manali (H.P.), India in 1976. 32 See reference in note 4, above. 33 Published in deharadun, India by snga 'gyur rig gzhung slob gnyer

(Gsun 'bum) of Phag mo gru pa Rdo rje rgyal po, "repro. from rare mss. from India, Nepal, and Bhutan, Gonpo Tsheten (Gangtok 1976). Vol. 1 [KA] (no further