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ba'i bla ma dus gsum gyi sangs rgyas - your root lama, the Buddhas of the Three Times in person; my root lama, the embodiment of the Buddhas of the Three

his root Lama for nearly forty years. Additionally, he became a close student of the famous Dzogchen yogi Tromgye Arig, who was also the root Lama of the

Rinpoche). Traktung Rinpoche considers Dungsay Thinley Norbu to be his root lama. Dungsay Thinley Norbu is the eldest son of H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche, former

three-year retreat under the direction of his retreat master and Root Lama, the Ven. Lama Norbu Tondrup, from whom he received the complete transmission

བླ་མ་དུས་གསུམ་གྱི་སངས་རྒྱས your lama, the Buddhas of the three times in person; my root lama, the embodiment of the Buddhas of the three times [RY] a lama who embodies the

scholar of his root Lama's monastic university in Kham, Tibet. Anyen Rinpoche was raised from birth by the accomplished Dzogchen yogi Lama Chupur. In addition

While in the labor camp, he received meditation instruction from his root lama, the Nyingma master Khenpo Munsel. From Khenpo Munsel he received Dzogchen

sages and great adepts. He adopted six of these teachers as his glorious Root Lamas, of these; the wisdom Dakinis Niguma and Sukhasiddhi had received direct

precious offerings to many monasteries of all traditions. He became the root lama to the first Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo Rinpoche

features. རྩ་བའི་བླ་མ་དུས་གསུམ་གྱི་སངས་རྒྱས your root lama, the Buddhas of the three times in person; my root lama, the embodiment of the Buddhas of the three

his root Lama for nearly forty years. Additionally, he became a close student of the famous Dzogchen yogi Tromgye Arig, who was also the root Lama of the

his root Lama for nearly forty years. Additionally, he became a close student of the famous Dzogchen yogi Tromgye Arig, who was also the root Lama of the

meditation! Space is empty and non-conceptual! The root of conceptual mind, cut off! Cut off this root and then, relax! Thus it was said. Translated from

retreat in Mahamudra and the Six-Yogas of Naropa and Mahamudra under his Root Lama Bokar Rinpoche. Rinpoche is recognized as a Khenpo, specifically from the

ba'i bla ma dus gsum gyi sangs rgyas your root lama, the Buddhas of the three times in person; my root lama, the embodiment of the Buddhas of the three

Lama Norbu Döndrub (1880/1-1954?) was one of Kalu Rinpoche’s root lamas and his retreat master during his three-year retreat at Tsadra Rinchen Drak. Lama

his monastery where he met again with some of the old Benchen lamas such as Lama Ado, Lama Könchog and others. They strongly resolved to rekindle the dying

Khenpo Kunpal, Khenpo Jigme Yonten Gonpo, and Rinpoche's three uncommon root Lamas, Khenpo Pema Thegchog Loden, Shechen Kongtrul Rinpoche, and Drime Lakpe

bla ma dus gsum gyi sangs rgyas your lama, the Buddhas of the three times in person; my root lama, the embodiment of the Buddhas of the three times

the cook who took care of him and kept the key to his cell. One day, his Root Lama, Tulku Tendzin of Kyodrag, came to visit him, opened the door of his cell

century there was a famous delok or ‘returner from death’ named Duklip Lama. This lama would actually go to the hell realms and lead millions of beings to

Rinpoche, His Eminence Lama Zöpa Rinpoche and many other Tibetan lamas on a frequent basis. His main Tibetan Buddhist teacher and root guru (rtsa ba'i bla

precious offerings to many monasteries of all traditions. He became the root-lama to the first Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, Khyentse Wangpo Rinpoche, and Chokling

even kinder than 1's parents] two highest 1 [master, teacher, lama] [IW] guru, master, lama, spiritual preceptor, life-mother, mentor, higher one, upper

even kinder than 1's parents] two highest 1 [master, teacher, lama] [IW] guru, master, lama, spiritual preceptor, life-mother, mentor, higher one, upper

was that of a incarnate lama of Tharlam Monastery. His prior recognition as a Ngor Ewam incarnate lama was secondary. This Holy Lama passed away soon after

'jigs med rgyal ba'i myu gu root guru of dpal sprul rin po che. (JV) Jigme Gyalwey Nyugu. (IW) Jigmey Gyalwey Nyugu (root guru of Paltrul Rinpoche). chief

Biography of Lama Gonpo Tseten, 1992; Lama Gonpo's published Curriculum Vitae, 1979 and 1980; Long Life Prayer of Rigdzin Trinley Ozer (Lama Gonpo Tseten)

the complete empowerments and instruction of the Dzogchen Tantras from his root masters Khenchen Padma Tsewang, Drupchen Chatral Chochyab, and Guru Dechen

took Gelong vows (full monk ordination) with his root guru. He received most teachings from his root guru Khenchen Thupten Ozer Rinpoche, the well-learned

this cycle of teachings comprise two volumes, which are referred to as the Lama Yangthig (bla ma yang thig). Longchenpa also wrote two volumes of commentary

this teaching, which later became the main practice of the great 5th Dalai Lama. The main seat of the Northern Treasures teaching was the great monastery

masters of his time and was the teacher of many important lamas including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and more teachers from the

Buddhism, and the Outer and Inner Tantra and he mastered them. Zurpoche had many root gurus. He followed Nyang Yeshe Jungne to learn the Mind Class Tantra of the

File:Jigme gyalwe nyuku.jpg root guru of dpal sprul rin po che. (JV) Jigme Gyalwey Nyugu. (IW) Jigmey Gyalwey Nyugu (root guru of Paltrul Rinpoche). chief

complete in itself. _______________________________________ 1. Dra Thalgyur Root Tantra (sgra thal 'gyur rtsa ba'i rgyud) explains how to reveal the level

metaphysics according to Hinayana, composed by the Indian pandita Vasubandhu. The root text has eight chapters, each earlier chapter is the presentation needed

New Translation tradition. He was the root teacher of Khordong Tertrul Chime Rigdzin, popularly known as C.R. Lama (1922-2002). *The birth year of 1884

known to have amassed at his Ugpalung monastery the root tantras and exegetical tantras; the root-texts and their commentaries; the tantras and their means

responsibilities. In response to his request, the Buddha gave the first Kalachakra root tantra. By practicing the Kalachakra the whole of Shambhala became an enlightened

Dorje who taught it even more widely. The great 5th Dalai Lama honored Choying Rangdrol as his root teacher, receiving the Northern Treasures from him. In

(eastern 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

was the older brother of H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991) and the root teacher of Ven. Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche (1932-2012) of Benchen monastery. Sangye

Sakya Chogden and a teacher of Kunga Dolchok. 12 This was Taranatha's root lama. 13 Lhawang Drakpa was the master who transmitted this lineage on to Taranatha

བླ་མའི་རྣལ་འབྱོར Guru yoga [RY] Guru yoga - liturgy in which one meditates on the root guru as embodying the nature of all the buddhas. IW Guru yoga. The practice

Gyaltsab Gyurme Pema Namgyal, the main disciple of Lama Mipham, and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's root teacher [RY] zhe chen rgyal tshab 'gyur med pad ma rnam

birth of impartial wisdom and true experience and realization began to take root. Around the age of 30, after having taken the Glorious Khenpo Zhenga as the

The great Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro recognized him as a reincarnate lama (a tulku) when he was just a small child. At the age of 12, he went to Nyoshul

bskur byin rlabs byed pa). (JV) possessing the 3-fold kindness: (in sutra the lama giving precepts - སྡོམ་པ། - (sdom pa) reading authorization - ལུང། - (lung)

lineage of Avalokiteshvara. (RY) His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso Dalai Lama. [RY] Damaru - small ritual drum used in tantric ceremonies

chief existing scripture for the teachings on Guru Vidyadhara is called the Root Tantra of the Assemblage of Vidyadharas (rig 'dzin 'dus pa rtsa ba'i rgyud)

Lamdre” and many other profound teachings, bestowed upon him by his main root guru the great Ngor abbot, Vajradhara Ngawang Lodroe Zhenphen Nyingpo. In

commentarial literature, which includes practice manuals such as the famed Yeshe Lama. These teachings were originally transmitted by the master Padmasambhava

(February and March 2001) which were based on Lama Tsong Khapa's commentary. THE 18 ROOT VOWS The eighteen root vows require that you abandon below actions

Lhatsün Jangchub Ö; the nephew of the King of Gugey, Lha Lama Yeshe Ö (lha bla ma ye shes 'od). Lha Lama sent envoys with offerings of gold to invite Atisha

But it was the great Bodhisattva Dza Paltrul Rinpoche who was his foremost Root Teacher, becoming the Heart Son to both him and the 4th Dzogchen Rinpoche

of these. He was the younger brother of Dzigar Chogtrül, who was a great lama from the Drukpa Kagyü school and lived in Kham Derge. The name Dzigar comes

the Rimey (nonsectarian) tradition, as well as being one of the two main root gurus of His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse. His three reincarnations live presently

from among the rocks and seemed to attack Lama Rabsal. There was nowhere to run and the only thing that Lama Rabsal could think of at the time, was the

Monastery in Eastern Tibet. This renowned lama received teachings from both Nyingma and Kagyu teachers before meeting his root guru, the first Dzogchen Rinpoche

chief existing scripture for the teachings on Guru Vidyadhara is called the Root Tantra of the Assemblage of Vidyadharas (rig 'dzin 'dus pa rtsa ba'i rgyud)

Rinpoche [TSD] A brief pith instruction by Khenchen Tashi Ozer: Homage to the Lama! To obtain a human body is difficult, not to mention the pain of dying! Since

designated as the first Dalai Lama, and whose relics where preserved in a stupa at Tashilhunpo. It became the seat of the Panchen Lama, who are said to be incarnation

'dzin 'dus pa rtsa rgyud - Vidyadhara Assemblage Root Tantra [RY] rig 'dzin 'dus pa'i rtsa rgyud - Root Tantra of the Assemblage of Vidyadharas [RY] rig

Testaments of the Buddha (sangs rgyas kyi 'das rjes gsum pa). The former are the root tantras of the Khandro Nyingthig. The latter contains a series of three short

This book contains most of the root Dzogchen material contained in the Longchen Nyingthig cycle, excluding the Yeshe Lama. Jigme Lingpa, et. al. Deity,

Path of Mahamudra, and the utterly essential root texts on the Six Doctrines of Naropa”: Jetsun Milarepa’s Root Clarification of the Wisdom of Mahamudra,

The nephew of the prior Palge lama, Önpo Könchog, was in charge of the Palge estates as treasurer-administrator. He brought the young tulku to the Palge

Tashi Paljor Khenchen Thubten Tsondru Riwoche Khenpo Dragpa Jangchub Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen Terton Tsasum Lingpa Terkor Longchen Nyingtik Jatson Nyingpo

the Dalai Lama has asserted that it is acceptable for those initiated in one Kalachakra tradition to practice in others. Gelugpa File:DalaiLama0054 tiny

samadhis and visualizations for recitation of these should conform with the root text of the third chapter [of Sheldam Nyingjang]. Having properly performed

chen mo) to other lamas in the prison, including Adeu Rinpoche and Garchen Rinpoche. A small quote Khen Rinpoche said to the Drigung Lama Traga Rinpoche:

File:Jigme gyalwe nyuku.jpg root guru of dpal sprul rin po che. (JV) Jigme Gyalwey Nyugu. (IW) Jigmey Gyalwey Nyugu (root guru of Paltrul Rinpoche). chief

practices. His Holiness, XIV Dalai Lama, has been strongly influenced by some great Rime' teachers such as Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyatso, Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche

took Gelong vows (full monk ordination) with his root guru. He received most teachings from his root guru Khenchen Thupten Ozer Rinpoche, the well-learned

took Gelong vows (full monk ordination) with his root guru. He received most teachings from his root guru Khenchen Thupten Ozer Rinpoche, the well-learned

When he was three, instead of playing childhood games, he pretended to be a lama. Besides playing with ritual objects, he set out rocks and acted as if they

region of Tibet, and was recognized by the Thirteenth Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the head lama of Ribur Monastery. After studying at Sera Me monastery

his servants who on his orders throw sinners into hell. [RY] Yama Display Root Tantra (gshin rje rol pa rtsa ba'i rgyud). Tantra belonging to the Sadhana

Biography of Lama Gonpo Tseten, 1992; Lama Gonpo's published Curriculum Vitae, 1979 and 1980; Long Life Prayer of Rigdzin Trinley Ozer (Lama Gonpo Tseten)

'dus pa - Assemblage of Sugatas [RY] bde gshegs 'dus pa rtsa ba'i rgyud - Root Tantra of the Assemblage of Sugatas. Tantra belonging to the Sadhana Section

འཁྲུལ་ཞིག་ཨ་ལྡེའུ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ། 'khrul zhig a lde'u rin po che File:Adeu rinpoche.jpg Head lama of Nangchen Tsechu Gompa. A major living master of the Drukpa Kagyu and Nyingma

branch of the Sakya Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. As the most senior Sakya lama living today, His Eminence is a renowned tantric master, a dedicated practitioner

When he was three, instead of playing childhood games, he pretended to be a lama. Besides playing with ritual objects, he set out rocks and acted as if they

Gyaltsab Gyurme Pema Namgyal, the main disciple of Lama Mipham, and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's root teacher [RY] Shechen Gyaltsab Rinpoche, Gyurme Pema

HH the Dalai Lama for 18 years. Quintessence of Tantras of Tibetan Medicine This book contains the first complete translation of the Root Tantra and Explanatory

Wishes & Aims; Medium Terma Root Text Tukdrub Yishin Norbu, Short Terma Root Text Vajra Kilaya, Sangtig Phurpa, Terma Root Text. Practice of the Single

Namgyal used for himself. He is one of His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's root gurus. His collected works were published in India by His Holiness. [RY]

When he was eight, he studied reading and writing Tibetan from his uncle Lama Choesang while herding cattle. At fourteen, he went to Lhasa and studied

Part 1 (2017)    |  Sanskrit: prajñā   |  English: wisdom Hopkins, J., Dalai Lama, 14th, Tsong kha pa. The Great Exposition of Secret Mantra Vol. 1 (2016)

to Künkhyen Longchen Rabjam's root guru Kumaradza. Kumaradza was the root teacher of Longchen Rabjam and Kumaradza's root teacher was Melong Dorje. Both

When he was three, instead of playing childhood games, he pretended to be a lama. Besides playing with ritual objects, he set out rocks and acted as if they

Tawang, Mön-yul. [RY] Sixth Dalai Lama 2. In August 1697 annoucement was made of both the demise of the 5th Dalai Lama and of the finding of his reicarnation

Transmission from his root guru and appointed as the regent of Thubten Dorje Drag Nyingma Monastery. He was a great scholoar. H.H. the Dalai Lama praised him for

Awakened One . lama khyenno drinchen tsawey lama khyenno düsum sangye kyi ngowo lungtok damchö kyi jungney paktsok gendün kyi ngadak tsaway lama khye khyenno

features. དཀོན་མཆོག་བཞི་པ the four gem [the root guru] [IW] 1) the Fourth Precious One. 2) the guru, master, lama [RY]

and the emperor, the Guardian of the Skies, are respectively Dalai Lama, the Panchen Lama, and the Manchu ruler. [MR-ShabkarNotes] Kalpa - An immeasurably

desire being associated with the human realm). In the Abhidharma, the six root kleshas are described as being ignorance, anger, desire, pride, uncertainty

Dorzong Rinpoche (rdo dzong rin po che) The root teacher of the Seventh Dorzong Rinpoche, H.E. Yongdzin Ronpoche, clearly prophesied exact details of the

mchog sprul rin po che). A great lama and brother of Samten Gyatso. [RY] Tersey Rinpoche (gter sras rin po che). A great lama and brother of Samten Gyatso

Shangpa Kagyu lineage from his "shes bya kun khyab mdzod", root verses and explanations: The root verse: "From one hundred and fifty masters, among which

themselves were abiding on the bhumis, venerated him as the lord of the family (root guru) at the crown of their heads. He also became one of the gurus of the

org/ for more upcoming features. སྐྱོ་སྟོན་བསོད་ནམས་བླ་མ Kyot�n S�nam Lama. The root teacher of Machik Labdr�n [RY]

features. གཙང་གསར་ངག་ཕྲིན་བླ་མ Tsangsar Ngaktrin Lama. Son of the daughter of Chokgyur Lingpa and root guru of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, also known as Samten

Published by Lama Dodrup Sangyay, Gangtok, Sikkim, 1977 [MR] Namdrol Gyamtsho {rnam grol rgya mtsho}. Text on samaya by Longchenpa. Part of the Lama Yangthig

When he was three, instead of playing childhood games, he pretended to be a lama. Besides playing with ritual objects, he set out rocks and acted as if they

situation. She traced the source to an old yogi, Lama Trakden, a student of the previous Changling Lingpa. Lama Trakden had gone to see Khyentse Rinpoche who

Vimalamitra. Vairochana's chief disciples were Yudra Nyingpo, Sangtön Yeshe Lama, Pang Gen Sangye Gönpo, Jnana Kumara of Nyag, and Lady Yeshe Drönma. An especially

commentarial literature, which includes practice manuals such as the famed Yeshe Lama. These teachings were originally transmitted by the master Padmasambhava

'og). [RY] Upper Palace - The Potala Palace, the residence of H.H. the Dalai Lama. [MR-ShabkarNotes] Upper rebirth (svarga, mtho ris). Rebirth as a god or

found, Tibet would be safe and happy for all time. He was recognized as the lama in Guru Rinpoche's predictions and given his name by the 10th Karmapa. However

When he was three, instead of playing childhood games, he pretended to be a lama. Besides playing with ritual objects, he set out rocks and acted as if they

the age of 3 he was recognized as the incarnation of Ling Lama Chökyi Dorje by many great lamas in the Golok area. But due to the Chinese occupation of Tibet

child while watching a documentary by Lowell Thomas. Since meeting Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa in Nashville, Indiana in 1974, I have had the good fortune to

extension a 'venerable teacher'. The Tibetan equivalent 'bla ma' (pronounced lama) means 'unsurpassed' or 'supreme', indicating that the guru is unsurpassed

basic root text and the first volume of the Barchey Künsel cycle revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa. [RY] Sheldam Nyingjang (zhal gdams snying byang), root tantra

is the Tibetan custom to offer a horse to the lama who performs the phowa for a deceased person. When a lama performs the "phowa for the living" (see chap

center of the heart. The thatness of recitation is the repetition of the root mantra, essence mantra and quintessence mantra. The thatness of emanation

Testaments of the Buddha (sangs rgyas kyi 'das rjes gsum pa). The former are the root tantras of the Khandro Nyingthig. The latter contains a series of three short

design. Patra is a Sanskrit word. Patram means basically "leaf" and from that root meaning, also leaves or paper for writing or drawing upon, or gold-leaf.

Great Perfection and Drugpa teachings with special emphasis on Doha. From his root guru, Khunu Rinpoche Tenzin Gyaltsen - the lifeline of all Buddhist traditions

young monks cried because he had died. Some said, “Don’t cry, our lama is not like other lamas. We should do as he said.” Tying a rope around his neck, they

When he was three, instead of playing childhood games, he pretended to be a lama. Besides playing with ritual objects, he set out rocks and acted as if they

Guenther [Herbert Vighnāntaka Guenther, Ph.D., D.Litt.] (1917-2006) Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen Jim Valby Das Seelenproblem im älteren Buddhismus, 1949.

(1885-1977) - Khunu Lama Tendzin Gyaltsen; lama from India who traveled all over Tibet and Kham and became a teacher of the Dalai Lama. For more details

received as many important teachings as he could. Pema Norbu's principle root guru was Pema Lhundrup Gyatso, the second throne holder of The Palyul Lineage

secular and spiritual leader. This is the master whom Lama Shabkar always venerated as his chief root guru with the epithet Chökyi Gyalpo, the King of Dharma

generation of Nyingma lamas." --Buddhadharma Magazine (Spring 2007) "In his Asian Journal, Thomas Merton described Tibetan Buddhist lama Chatral Rinpoche as

subsequently studied with his uncle Samten Gyatso, his root master. He was very close with many other lamas of both the Kagyu and Nyingma schools, including

Three Roots - lama, yidam, dakini. The guru is the root of all blessing, the yidam is the root of all siddhi, and the dakini is the root of Buddha activity

Monastery. His two main root Gurus were the 4th Zimwog Tulku Ngawang Tenzin Thrinley Norbu Palzangpo, the other main incarnate lama of Nalendra Monastery

dream of three lamas. The lama sitting in the middle was holding a book. “Who are you? What is this book?” asked young Tenpai Nyima. The lama answered, “I

Eminence Shyalpa Rinpoche was born in a Tibetan refugee camp. Trained as a Lama from the age of four, His Eminence received transmissions from all of the

he spent 6 months in Dharamsala, studying with the monks and lamas around HH the Dalai Lama. From there he went to Kagyu Samye Ling in Scotland, the first

Monastery in Eastern Tibet. This renowned lama received teachings from both Nyingma and Kagyu teachers before meeting his root guru, the first Dzogchen Rinpoche

Monastery in Eastern Tibet. This renowned lama received teachings from both Nyingma and Kagyu teachers before meeting his root guru, the first Dzogchen Rinpoche

Roberts] Root and branch samayas (rtsa ba dang yan lag gi dam tshig). [RY] Root and subsidiary guidance texts (gzhung khrid dang yan lag). [RY] Root guru (rtsa

Rinpoche, both of whom are root gurus of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In this way, he trained under many of the most renowned lamas in the Buddhist tradition

chen mo) to other lamas in the prison, including Adeu Rinpoche and Garchen Rinpoche. A small quote Khen Rinpoche said to the Drigung Lama Traga Rinpoche:

Vajrayana practice: the guru is the root of blessings, the yidam is the root of accomplishments, and the dakini is the root of activities. [ZL] [RY] guru, yidam

Audience with a Very Important Lama: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. Seeking an Audience with Another Very Important Lama: Oral account of Nyoshul Khen

of a particular deity as a practice. Without the presence of an external lama, one uses all the ritual objects etc., oneself, while internally doing all

spontaneously overflowed from the expanse of realization. Here's how the root text for the guru sadhana describes it: The Four Cycles are the ultimate

skyo ston bsod nams bla ma Kyotön Sönam Lama. The root teacher of Machik Labdrön

pa'i rgya mtsho zhes bya ba 'gro ba rang grol. Published by Sherab Gyaltsen Lama, Gangtok, Sikkim, 1976. This detailed version of Padmakara's life story is

gtsang gsar ngag phrin bla ma Tsangsar Ngaktrin Lama. Son of the daughter of Chokgyur Lingpa and root guru of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, also known as Samten

Gyaltsab Gyurme Pema Namgyal, the main disciple of Lama Mipham, and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's root teacher

first set out as a renunciant: two texts—The Way of the Bodhisattva and The Root Verses on the Middle Way—a begging bowl, a red wool pouch holding his yellow

Tsangsar Nargon. [RY] Tsangsar Ngaktrin Lama (gtsang gsar ngag phrin bla ma). Son of the daughter of Chokgyur Lingpa and root guru of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, also

the complete empowerments and instruction of the Dzogchen Tantras from his root masters Khenchen Padma Tsewang, Drupchen Chatral Chochyab, and Guru Dechen

the complete empowerments and instruction of the Dzogchen Tantras from his root masters Khenchen Padma Tsewang, Drupchen Chatral Chochyab, and Guru Dechen

birth of impartial wisdom and true experience and realization began to take root. Around the age of 30, after having taken the Glorious Khenpo Zhenga as the

birth of impartial wisdom and true experience and realization began to take root. Around the age of 30, after having taken the Glorious Khenpo Zhenga as the

commentarial literature, which includes practice manuals such as the famed Yeshe Lama. These teachings were originally transmitted by the master Padmasambhava

upon him the thorough reading transmission and blessings for a portion of Lama Gongdü known as Tukdrub Tsawa Martag and the practice text by the name Metok

ordination and a vast number of transmissions from Karma Kuchen Rinpoche. His root guru was the remarkable Khenpo Ngaga. One of the most highly realized Dzogchen

-- (kun mkhyen bstan pa'i nyi ma): quote by, 177, 200 Lama Gongdü -- (bla ma dgongs 'dus), 112 Lama Tennyi Korsum -- (bla ma bstan gnyis skor gsum): quote

are: a) Hypocrisy: for example acting as though you are a great and holy lama full of love, compassion and limitless insight in order to win the devotion

Regard me from the expanse of the profound two stages. With utterly pure root and branch samayas, May the realization of the four empowerments deepen.

commentarial literature, which includes practice manuals such as the famed Yeshe Lama. These teachings were originally transmitted by the master Padmasambhava

found, Tibet would be safe and happy for all time. He was recognized as the lama in Guru Rinpoche's predictions and given his name by the 10th Karmapa. However

practices. His Holiness, XIV Dalai Lama, has been strongly influenced by some great Rime' teachers such as Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyatso, Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche

chen mo) to other lamas in the prison, including Adeu Rinpoche and Garchen Rinpoche. A small quote Khen Rinpoche said to the Drigung Lama Traga Rinpoche:

Khenpo Tsultrim Nyima, the highest khenpo from Katok, and studied the 13 great root texts of philosophy, many sciences and other topics with him. At the age

འཁྲུལ་ཞིག་ཨ་ལྡེའུ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ། འཁྲུལ་ཞིག་ཨ་ལྡེའུ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ File:Adeu rinpoche.jpg Head lama of Nangchen Tsechu Gompa. A major living master of the Drukpa Kagyu and Nyingma

lde'u rin po che འཁྲུལ་ཞིག་ཨ་ལྡེའུ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ། File:Adeu rinpoche.jpg Head lama of Nangchen Tsechu Gompa. A major living master of the Drukpa Kagyu and Nyingma

chief existing scripture for the teachings on Guru Vidyadhara is called the Root Tantra of the Assemblage of Vidyadharas (rig 'dzin 'dus pa rtsa ba'i rgyud)

also is -seen as- Mara doing this." (!) More Discord between Lama and Pupil Furthermore, the Lama may be a monk who is fond of solitude while the pupils prefer

Kyor Düntse (skyor dun rtse). [ZL] [RY] Kyoton Sönam Lama (skyo ston bsod nams bla ma). The root teacher of Machik Labdron. [RY] Kyungtrul Karjam (Tib

monestary in Bir, looking after its well being and caring for the monks. His root teachers are His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche

(rtog med rang gsal). The basic state of mind that is pointed out by the root guru; free from thoughts and yet naturally cognizing whatever is present

bestowed special honors due to the kindness of Kalsang Gyatso, the Seventh Dalai Lama. The Emperor Yutrig conferred the Golden Credential upon him, and he was

there at di erent times. 13. Labrang refers to the residence of an important lama. 14. Some sections of the wall were made of stones carved with the entire

med rdo rje, 1646-1714). A disciple as well as a teacher of the fifth Dalai Lama, Terdak Lingpa revealed major termas, compiled the canonical scriptures of

quotation from, 276 Lama Chimey: possibly Chimey Dorje, the father of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, xxiv Lama Gongdü - bla ma dgongs 'dus, 228, 230 Lama Ngödrub Gyatso

srid pa). See 'samsara.' [RY] Samten Gyamtso (bsam gtan rgya mtsho). The root guru of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. [RY] Samten Gyamtso Namkha Drimey (bsam gtan

(tatha). Their sons are the bodhisattvas on the ten bhumis. [RY] Tatvasamgraha Root Tantra (rtsa ba'i rgyud de kho na nyid bsdus pa). One the Four Major Sections

Testaments of the Buddha (sangs rgyas kyi 'das rjes gsum pa). The former are the root tantras of the Khandro Nyingthig. The latter contains a series of three short

(dpal phreng gi mdo) [LW1] [RY] Glorious Guru (dpal ldan bla ma). Same as root guru, here in the form of Guru Rinpoche. [RY] Glorious Heruka (dpal chen

Eminence Shyalpa Rinpoche was born in a Tibetan refugee camp. Trained as a Lama from the age of four, His Eminence received transmissions from all of the

vision to Chetsun Senge Wangchuk and continued by Longchen Rabjam in the Lama Yangtig. And the quintessence of all these has been expressed by Longchen

Nyingt'hig lineage (including Nyingt'hig Yabzhi, Dzod Dun, Ngalso Korsum, Yeshe Lama, and Chetzun Nyingt'hig), as well as many empowerments, scriptural transmissions

being Mother Tantra, and dharani mantras being Nondual Tantra. Here all the root mantras, essence and quintessence mantras taught in the Father, Mother and

[RY] Root and branch samayas (rtsa ba dang yan lag gi dam tshig). [RY] Root and subsidiary guidance texts (gzhung khrid dang yan lag). [RY] Root of siddhis

In the dream, he held a mirror in each hand, in which he clearly saw the root text and commentary to the Abhisamayalankara [2]. Following this a certainty

grags pa: 253 Sangtön Yeshe Lama - gsang ston ye shes bla ma: 323 Sangwa Nyingtig - gsang ba rnying thig: 326 Sangye Lama - sangs rgyas bla ma: 246 Sangye

deities. [RY] Lama Gongdu (bla ma dgongs 'dus). Cycle revealed by Sangye Lingpa (1340-96) in 18 volumes of approximately 700 pages each. Lama Gongdu means

reincarnation of his Lama, I encountered (his) father Tokden Gyalpo Jampa Namgyal, who said “There is the reincarnation of the head (or deceased?) Lama, you should

which the (kun byed rgyal po) is the root. The root tantra of the Cycle of Space is the (rdo je zam pa) and the root tantra of the Pith Instruction Cycle

[RY] Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras (rdzogs chen rgyud bco brgyad): Dra Thalgyur Root Tantra, the Tantra of Graceful Auspiciousness, the Tantra of the Heart Mirror

from the su erings of samsara. Arhatship is the goal of the teachings of the Root Vehicle, the Shravakayana or Hinayana. auspicious coincidence (Tib. tendrel

Monastery," so called after the remarkable stone house built there by Sangye Lama (gter ston sangs rgyas bla ma), the first of all tertöns. The monastery is

Wisdom dakini (ye shes kyi mkha' 'gro ma). Enlightened female being, the root of activity among the Three Roots. [ZL] [RY] Wisdom dakinis (ye shes kyi

dakini who was the scribe for Prahevajra, 129, 319 Yeshe Lama - (ye shes bla ma), 416 Yeshe Lama the Sangtön: Vairotsana's disciple, 238 Youth of Immutable

Wylie, Tibetan) BDRC TOL Khyungtsangpa Yeshe Lama (TOLID 8460) khyung tshang pa ye shes bla ma Yeshe Lama (Primary Title, Library of Congress, English)

and his tertön names Osel Trulpey Dorje and Pema Do-ngak Lingpa. His two root gurus were Shechen Gyaltsab Pema Namgyal and Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

i.e. the mantra of Avalokitesvara, om mani padme hum. During this time, a lama would give daily teachings on the Dharma. [MR-ShabkarNotes] Mani mantras

the Rimey (nonsectarian) tradition, as well as being one of the two main root gurus of Dilgo Khyentse. [RY] eightfold noble path - eight aspects of the

perception conventionally (see Pettit 1999, 129 and 497n451). According to Āchārya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen (ALTG), Mikyö Dorjé often criticizes reflexive awareness,

what are known today as the seventeen root tantras of the Men-ngag-de7 section of Ati-yoga. According to other Lamas, it was Che-tsun Rimpoche who actually

and Kagyu lamas. He and his disciples are said to have established nearly one hundred study centers, emphasizing the study of thirteen Indian root texts.

Vimalamitra and Yudra Nyingpo. Eighteen Root Tantras of Maha Yoga - ma ha yo ga'i rgyud sde bco brgyad, five root tantras of body, speech, mind, quality

ngag dbang bstan 'dzin nor bu, 1867-1940, the present Trulshik Rinpoche's root teacher) to perform the reconsecration of the Bodhnath stupa. Thongdrol Dorje

placed a handful of sand in the Buddha’s begging bowl. This is why in the root text Shantideva prays to the Lords of Compassion, the sublime recipients

ma history and philosophy. Finally I must thank dar thang sprul sku, Head Lama of the Nyingma Institute (Berkeley, California) for having first aroused

to be spurned, such as the twenty root downfalls of the Bodhisattvas.119As will be explained presently, the twenty root downfalls are the eighteen referred

means to measure… As the transformative prefix pra- is affixed to the verbal root māṇa, it means first measure: “Among cognitions, the first measure is valid

perception conventionally (see Pettit 1999, 129 and 497n451). According to Āchārya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen (ALTG), Mikyö Dorjé often criticizes reflexive awareness,