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• Main Causes and Main Practices in the Pure Land Teaching
  ...n goal—to attain [[rebirth]] in the [[Land of Bliss]]. But in terms of the main [[causes]] for [[rebirth]], their [[views]] diverge. Here is a brief invent 1. Main [[cause]] is the exclusive practice of Amitabha-recitation, in accordance w
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• Three main Tantric Yidam practices
  #REDIRECT[[Kagyu (Lineage)#The three main Tantric Yidam practices that are unique to the Kagyu School]]
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• Main practices of Dzogchen Monastery
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• Three main Deity practices of Gelug
  ...ug Tradition#Within the Gelug tradition of Vajrayana, the three main Deity practices of Gelug]]
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• The Four Main Spiritual Practices of Tibetan Buddhism
  {{#externalredirect:https://upliftconnect.com/four-main-spiritual-practices-tibetan-buddhism/}} [[Category:Buddhist Practices]]
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• Chittamani Tara (Cittamani)- the “Mind Jewel” Green Tara, an approachable and appealing Highest Yoga Anuttara practice – one of the main practices of many great Gelug teachers
  ...Chittamani Tara]], the [[form]] is similar to regular [[Green Tara]] — the main difference is only in the practice, and the twin blue uptabla [[flowers]] [ ...asamvara]] [[Heruka]] and [[Vajrayogini]] are also [[Highest Yoga Tantra]] practices. [[Vajrayogini]] is an [[emanation of Tara]].
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• Review of the Main Points
  ...the Rays of the Sun - His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama#Review of the Main Points]] [[Category:Tantric practices]]
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• Preliminary practices
  [[preliminary practices]] (Tib: [[ngön-dro]]) ...ibetan Buddhism]] and are usually done 100,000 times each; the [[four main practices]]:
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• Main part The main part of the practice has two parts: the generation, and the recitation.
  ...he ‘Heart Essence of the Glorious Goddess of Deathlessness’# Main part The main part of the practice has two parts: the generation, and the recitation.]]
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• Three main Tantric Yidam practices
  #REDIRECT[[Kagyu (Lineage)#The three main Tantric Yidam practices that are unique to the Kagyu School]]
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• Seven limbs
  ...dedication]]. They are called `limbs’ because they provide support for the main [[body]] of our practice, which is the actual [[meditations]] on the [[path [[Category:Buddhist Practices]]{{BuddhismbyNumber}}
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• Enhancement
  ...}} of stabilizing [[insight]]. According to [[Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche]], the main [[enhancement]] practice is the [[cultivation]] of [[devotion]] and [[compa
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• Buddhist Rituals & Practices
  [[Buddhism]] incorporates a variety of [[rituals]] and practices, which are intended to aid in the journey to [[enlightenment]] and bring [[ ...de an overview of some of the main [[Buddhist]] [[sacred]] [[rituals]] and practices.
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• THE TRADITIONAL VAJRAYĀNA PATH
  ...ng Tersar]], this [[path]] is centered around these profound teachings and practices. ...ctices. The main part refers to the [[development]] and [[completion stage practices]].
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• The main part: approach, accomplishment and activity
  ...Nyingtik The ‘Heart Essence of the Glorious Goddess of Deathlessness’#The main part: approach, accomplishment and activity]]
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• Unaware of Impermanence
  :[[Merits]] and practices, even though alluded to, ...ir main [[concern]] was on gaining [[wealth]], and [[thought]] of [[Dharma practices]] as matters to be taken care of only after they are free from financial wo
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• Buddhist Congregation Dharmaling
  ...|community}} to have signed such agreement in {{Wiki|Slovenia}} (after the four {{Wiki|Christian}} [[faiths]] and the {{Wiki|Muslim}} {{Wiki|community}}). ...|sectarian}} ([[Rime]]) type of approach. The Congregation’s teachings and practices are [[traditional]], but are adapted to be accessible to Westerners and the
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• Gelug tradition of Vajrayana
  ...ug Tradition#Within the Gelug tradition of Vajrayana, the three main Deity practices of Gelug]]
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• Three main Deity practices of Gelug
  ...ug Tradition#Within the Gelug tradition of Vajrayana, the three main Deity practices of Gelug]]
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• Bodhisattvabhūmi Śāstra
  ...e entire career and {{Wiki|training}} of a [[Bodhisattva]]. It comprises [[four parts]]; ...dhāra-yoga-sthāna]] in 29 chapters covering the main {{Wiki|features}} and practices of a [[Bodhisattva's]] {{Wiki|training}};
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• Chinese and Tibetan Buddhism explained
  [[Tibetan]] and [[Chinese Buddhism]] are two different practices that were formed on the same teachings. ...tices. However, [[Tibetan Buddhism]] practice is built around [[Vajrayana practices]].
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• Dorje Sempa (Vajra Sattva)
  ...incorporated into a series of preliminary practices (ngondro) in which the main [[activity]] of [[Dorje Sempa]] is [[Purification]]. This includes the [[P
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• A Tantric Ritual Manual
  ...ing [[hand gestures]] known as [[mudrā]]. The three [[tantric meditation]] practices ([[sādhanā]]) in this {{Wiki|manuscript}} were probably practiced togethe ...rent [[deities]] may be selected as the focus of [[meditation]]. The three practices here begin with a [[visualisation]] practice for [[purification]] involving
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• Lha Zhi Dril Drup (The Combined Practice Of the Four Deities)
  ...focus is dispelling inner {{Wiki|obstacles}} to their left. There are two main sources of [[transmission]] for this practice. This particular one was reve [[Category:Buddhist Practices]]
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• The Kagyud Scriptures
  ...compiled the "Treasury of The [[Kagyu]] Mantraya," which became one of the main sources of instructions, [[tantric empowerments]], and [[sadhanas]] for the The [[Kagyu lineage]] practices the quintessential points of both [[sutra]] and [[tantra]] teachings, with
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• Development and completion
  ...mantra]] and [[wisdom]]. '[[Completion stage]] with marks' means [[yogic]] practices such as [[tummo]], [[inner heat]]. '[[Completion stage]] without marks' is
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• Bhakti yoga
  ...y for the common [[person]] because it doesn't involve extensive [[yogic]] practices. ...philosophy]] of [[Bhakti]]. [[Hindu]] movements in which [[bhakti]] is the main practice are called [[bhakti]] movements—the major schools are [[Vaishnav
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• Kuan
  In [[Ch’an]] practices, it is a {{Wiki|noun}}, meaning a [[realized]] state of contemplation [[man In [[esoteric]] practices, however, the [[word]] ‘[[kuan]]’ refers to an act of immersing oneself
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• Kadag Trekchö
  The main [[trekchö]] instructions in the [[Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo]] (a [[terma]] disc ::1 [[Preliminary practices]]
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• Kalachakra Practice I
  ...ice]] [[tradition]], and what are "ngözhi" ([[dngos gzhi]]) or the primary practices. The [[ngöndro practices]] are twofold: (a) the common preliminaries, and (b) the uncommon prelimina
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• Mahāsaṃvara Kālacakra and Vajravega
  ...] [[meditation]] near the beginning of such practices, and then during the main generation process of [[Kālacakra]] he radiates out from the commitment-be ...t. In addition he has two extra hands; these can clearly be seen above his main white hands in the {{Wiki|image}}. The right one is black and holds the {{W
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• Kālachakra Practice (Edward Henning Collection)
  ...tice]] on this site [kalacakra.org], and certainly no explanation how such practices should be performed. Similarly, there are no practice texts ([[sādhanas]], ...inappropriate forum for the [[discussion]] of the details of [[meditation practices]].
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• Bodhisattva vow
  There are two main [[traditions]] of [[bodhisattva vow]]: the [[tradition]] of '''[[Profound V The [[vow]] consists of the [[preliminary practices]], main part and conclusion.
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• Tantra: Kriya, Charya, Yoga and Anutarayoga
  [[Charya Tantra]]: The main [[Charya Tantra]] is the [[Mahavairocanabhisambodhi Tantra]] ([[tathagata l '''[[Yoga Tantra]]''': The main [[Yoga Tantra]] text is called the [[Tattvasamgraha Tantra]], or the whole
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• The Five Tsa Lung Exercises – Tibetan Yoga of Breath and Movement
  ...The exercises are used in the [[Tibetan]] [[Bon tradition]] and the [[four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism]]. ...ese exercises are used in the [[Tibetan]] [[Bon tradition]] and the [[four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism]].
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• Ancient Tradition
  ...two subsequent main types of [[transmission]] are [[Kama]] and [[Terma]]. Practices are based on both the [[Three Outer Tantras]] and [[Three Inner Tantras]] w
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• Patrül Rinpoche
  ...astery]]. The first [[Dodrupchen Rinpoche]], one of [[Jigme Lingpa’s]] two main [[disciples]], entrusted young [[Patrül]] with the [[Longchen Nyingthik]] ...ters]]. His two main [[teachers]], however, were [[Jigme Lingpa’s]] second main [[disciple]], [[Jigme Gyalwe Nyugu]], and the great [[tantric]] [[yogi]] [[
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• Minyak Kunzang Sönam
  Main [[Teachers]] Main Students
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• Two-Armed Chakrasamvara (Tib: Khorlo Dompa Lhenchig Kyepa)
  ...Hevajra]] and [[Vajrayogini]], are the three main [[meditational]] [[Yidam practices]] of the [[Kagyu Lineage]]. ...[[lineages]] and practices, the {{Wiki|iconographical}} differences of the main [[deity]] are minor. [[Essentially]] there is the 2-armed [[form]] and the
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• The four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism
  The four main schools ([[Wyl.]] ''[[chos lugs chen po bzhi]]'') of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] a :Four major traditions—[[Nyingma]], [[Kagyü]], [[Sakya]] and [[Gelug]]—emerg
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• Himalayan Buddhism
  Four main sects of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] and it all spread from [[Tibet]]. It includes ...e [[Buddhist traditions]] are closely related historically and all include practices of both the [[Mahayana]] and [[Vajrayana]] [[traditions]] of [[Buddhism]].
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• White Lotus by Jamgön Mipham
  ...lains the [[Seven Line Prayer]] in the context and application of the main practices of the [[Nyingma]] school, including [[Trekchö]] and [[Tögal]] in an exce
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• Four-Armed Mahakala (Tib: Gonpo Chagshi)
  ...neage]], he spread and transmitted the [[Mahakala practices]] into all the four school of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. Any [[Mahakala]] teachings originated from ...pedia:Absolute (philosophy)|ultimate]] practice; which means, through such practices, one can achieves [[enlightenment]]. Thus, [[Mahakala]] can be practiced as
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• Songgwangsa Temple (송광사-순천)
  ...eungbo]] refers to those disciples who learn many things of [[Buddha]] and practices them. The reason [[Songgwangsa]] temple became a [[Seungbo temple]] is beca ...ou are traveling. Inside the temple, you can see the [[Daeungbojeon]], the main building.
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• Main Causes and Main Practices in the Pure Land Teaching
  ...n goal—to attain [[rebirth]] in the [[Land of Bliss]]. But in terms of the main [[causes]] for [[rebirth]], their [[views]] diverge. Here is a brief invent 1. Main [[cause]] is the exclusive practice of Amitabha-recitation, in accordance w
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• Twelve-Armed Chakrasamvara
  ...gyu]] [[master]], and from there it gradually spread and opened for common practices in other [[lineages]]. Prior to that, it's transmitted as single [[lineage] ...Hevajra]] and [[Vajrayogini]], are the three main [[meditational]] [[Yidam practices]] of the [[Kagyu Lineage]].
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• Death and Corpse Disposal Rituals
  In [[Bhutan]], different regions have different [[funeral]] practices. Most [[people]] prefer to cremate a [[dead]] [[body]] near one’s [[own]] ...e separated into two main practices: pre-Buddhist practices and [[Buddhist practices]], though most of the [[rituals]] are a mixture of both pre-Buddhist and [[
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• Vimalaprabha
  ...known and practiced in [[Tibetan Buddhism]], as part of the [[Vajrayana]] practices. ...'od]]), translated as [[Stainless Light]] or [[Immaculate Light]], is the main commentary on the [[Kalachakra tantra]]. Composed by [[Pundarika]], the [[s
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• Extremely Secret Hayagriva
  It has also been one of the main practices of [[Sera Je Monastery]] since the time of [[Lama Tsongkhapa]] and in [[Ser
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• The Profound Instruction of Tendrel Nyesel
  ...l [[terma]] [[revelation]] consisted only of this long practice. Two other practices—a {{Wiki|medium}} length one, ‘[[The Medium Length Practice of Tendrel ...eshe Tsogyal]], which explains the meaning of ‘[[tendrel]]’ and introduces four methods for removing flaws in [[interdependence]].
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• Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik– The Heart Essence of Deathless Ārya Tārā
  ...n 25 years [[Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche]] has recommended it as one of the main [[sādhanas]] for his students to practice individually and in group. ...practice]] of [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], who completed all the required practices seven times in [[retreat]].
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• Dainichi Nyorai, The Chief Deity In Shingon Buddhism
  ...nse." When a highly advanced [[Bodhisattva]] cultivates many [[religious]] practices, these [[practice]] -- which are likened to a seed -- bear fruit (have thei ...he main [[deity]]; and therefore [[Shingon]] [[temples]] have a variety of main [[deities]].
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• Vajrasekhara-sutra
  In [[Tibetan]] it is considered to be the main representative of the [[Yoga Tantra]] class of texts. ...use he is still [[attached]] in some small way to his forsaken [[ascetic]] practices.
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• Monlam Prayer Festival
  ...ous]] {{Wiki|festival}} in [[Tibet]], thousands of [[monks]] (of the three main [[monasteries]] of [[Drepung]], [[Sera]] and [[Ganden]]) [[gathered]] for [ : "The main [[purpose]] of the [[Great Prayer Festival]] is to pray for the long [[life
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• Vajrasekhara Sutra
  ...tra]] is known by this [[name]]. In [[Tibetan]] it is considered to be the main representative of the [[Yoga Tantra]] class of texts. ...use he is still [[attached]] in some small way to his forsaken [[ascetic]] practices. Despairing over his inability to find [[Enlightenment]], he is visited by
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• Her Eminence Jetsun Kushok Chimey Ludingjetsunma
  ...s the sister of the current head of the [[Sakya lineage]], one of the four main sects of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], she received much of her {{Wiki|training}} a ...ers]] as [[Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro]]. Devoting herself to [[Buddhist practices]] from an early age, she completed her first [[retreat]] at age 10.
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• Ngondro - Panorama of Buddhist Teachings
  ...l practices or [[disciplines]] ([[Sanskrit]]: [[sādhanā]]) common to all [[four schools of Tibetan Buddhism]]. ...“something that goes before, something which precedes.” The [[preliminary practices]] establish the foundation for the more advanced [[Vajrayana]] [[sādhanā]
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• Butter Lamp Offering
  ...bscures the [[mind]]'s [[true nature]], [[lamp offerings]] in [[Buddhist]] practices have [[symbolized]] his [[realization]]. ...e [[stupa]] containing [[relics]] of the [[Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa]], the main [[shrine]] room at KTD offers a most [[auspicious]] setting for making [[la
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• Tulku Kalzang on the Second through Fifth Dzogchen Rinpoches
  ...], [[Kingkang]], [[Mati Sengmar]], [[Kagye Trowo Rolpe Tordok]], and other practices of the [[Kama]] and [[Terma]] [[traditions]] at [[Dzogchen Monastery]], and Among his many students, his main [[disciples]] were the [[Second Rabjam Gyurme Kunzang Namgyal]], [[Ponlop S
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• The Stomach Chakra
  ...[lotus]]. These petals represent the sub-channels that flow from the three main [[energy]] channels of our [[body]] throughout the abdominal region. These So the main practices at this point are two. In [[relation]] to the [[Navel Chakra]], we pay [[at
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• Lhatsun Namkha Jigme
  ...mastering all the accomplishments and [[enlightened activities]] of these practices. ...je]] he received thorough instruction on the profound and secret [[yogic]] practices known as ‘The [[Path of Skillful Means]]’ ([[thap lam]]), and its atten
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• Fourth Incarnation of Dzogchen Rinpoche
  ...ned the [[sacred]] [[pilgrimage]] gate of the snow mountain of Rudam, the main place of [[sacred]] qualities from among the twenty-five [[snow mountains]]
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• Buddha Akshobhya (Tib: Mitrugpa)
  [[Drukpa Kagyu's Lineage]] holds the [[main lineage of Buddha Akshobhya]], mainly in [[Dechen Choekhor]] (the [[seat of ...tradition]] till today. It's regarded as one of the [[Four Main Essential Practices]] of [[Drukpa Kargyu]].
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• Throat Chakra
  ...sent the sub-[[channels]] that flow out at the [[throat]] from the [[three main energy channels]] of our [[body]]. ...breath]]. This means that [[mindfulness]] of [[sound]] is also part of the practices related to [[Padma energy]] and [[wisdom]].
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• The Lord of Great Compassionate One (Tib: Chenrezig)
  ...nd infractions of [[samayas]]. It's one of the [[Four Main]] [[Essential]] Practices of [[Drukpa Kargyu]]. ...[aeons]] we have [[accumulated]] countless [[negative karma]]. This is the main [[hindrances]] for one to realize one's [[Buddha nature]] and [[attain enli
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• Orgyenpa
  ...ces of his father's [[lineage]]. He was naturally inclined to [[meditation practices]] but decided that he should first study [[philosophy]] before beginning se ...other [[scholars]] and [[yogis]] of [[Tibet]] and [[India]]. However, his main [[disciple]] and [[lineage]] holder was the [[Third Karmapa]], [[Rangjung D
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• Jangchub Sengge
  ...respectively. He later specialized in the [[Guhyagarbha Tantra]], the the main [[tantra]] of [[Mahāyoga]] class of [[tantra]] according to the [[Nyingma ...main [[object]] of [[faith]] at [[Lhachen Khang]] ([[lha chen khang]]), a main [[temple]] there. [[Damchen]] also is said to have [[offered]] a life-size
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• Kaji
  ...]] of all of these is the notion of [[Honzon Kaji]], becoming one with the main [[deity]]. [[Honzon]] simply refers to the main [[deity]] in any given [[ritual]]. [[Kaji]] refers to the [[enhancement]] o
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• Lineage
  ...]] and [[Tibetan tradition]] where the [[master]] or [[guru]] occupies the main role in [[spiritual]] [[development]]. There are some practices, [[meditations]] and texts which may be learnt from secondary sources, such
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• The Sixth Karmapa, Thongwa Donden (1416-1453)
  ...lightenment]]. He composed many [[prayers]] for use in the [[traditional]] practices of his own [[lineage]] and thereby established a [[body]] of Kamtsang litur ...gent and giving him indications of where he would next take [[birth]]. His main [[spiritual]] heir was Bengar Jampal Zangpo, composer of the famous 'Short
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• Six Yogas ཆོས་དྲུག་གམ་རྣལ་འབྱོར་དྲུག
  ...[[tantra]]; it is the main [[body]] of [[completion stage]] practice. The main goal of the [[Six Yogas]] is to achieve the blissful and [[clear light]] na [[Tummo]] is the foundation of other practices including [[karmamudra]]. It purifies all negativities and enhances the [[i
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• Sadhana Practices
  It is through these practices that we work to attain [[spiritual]] realization. Our [[sadhana practices]] involves [[chanting]] the [[tantric liturgy]], [[meditation]], and [[chan
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• Four-Armed Mahakala: Protector of the Marpa Kagyu
  By [[Friday]] morning, the beginning of the main practice, some noticeable changes had occurred at the pavillion. At 10.00pm ..., both from [[Rumtek Monastery]] in [[Sikkim]], which is preserving this [[Four-Armed Mahakala]] [[tradition]] at the behest of the [[17th Karmapa]].
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• Snying thig rtsa pod
  ...rature}} compiled by [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo] is sometimes added, making four volumes. ...[visualization]] manuals; as well as daily practice liturgies, [[Long-life practices]] and [[empowerments]] and the [[Tsalung]] and [[Trulkhor]] set of teaching
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• What is Yungdrung Bön?
  ...ions]] and sophisticated [[philosophy]] and teachings. These teachings and practices help to cultivate the [[heart-mind]] of [[compassion]] and [[wisdom]]. They [[Yungdrung Bön]] can be categorized into three main sets of teachings. These three sets are known as
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• Namgyal Monastery
  ...[Rituals]] involving the [[Dalai Lama]] of [[Tibet]]. Its main [[tantric]] practices reportedly include those of [[Kalachakra]], [[Yamantaka]], [[Chakrasamvara] ...]]) has "nearly 200" [[Monks]] (up from 55 in 1959), representing all four main [[Tibetan]] [[monastic]] [[lineages]].
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• The Jonang teaching and practice. Present state of a tradition
  ...onang]] practices, and more specifically [[Kālacakra]] {{Wiki|individual}} practices from the preliminaries ([[sngon 'gro]]) to the [[completion stage]] ([[rdzo ...ect [[contact]] with the actual [[masters]] and practitioners, must be the main instrument.
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• Apang Tertön
  ...miraculously conceived sons. [[Apang Tertön]] came from [[Golok]] and his practices spread throughout [[Tibet]]. The main holder of his teachings was his daughter [[Tare Lhamo]] (1938-2003), as wel
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• Guidelines for Practice
  ...amaja]]. You can also take the [[initiation]] for [[Kalachakra]], but your main practice is [[Guhyasamaja]]. Your general practice is [[Medicine Buddha]] a ...[mala]] of [[OM MANI PADME HUM]] every day. If you can, recite two, three, four, five or ten malas—that would be incredible. After doing this every day,
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• The Traditional Vajrayana path
  ...teachings and practices. It begins with the four mind-changings and the [[Four Foundations]] after which you also practice some [[emptiness]] [[meditation ...) literally means [[mental]] (yid) commitment (dam) referring to the one’s main [[deity]] with whom one has an inseparable bond through [[pure]] [[samaya]]
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• The Mila Grubum
  ...canonical]] [[Mahayana texts]] by someone who his honoured by all the four main sects of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. What is more, the [[Mila]] Grubum is central ...Tantrism]], which [[Milarepa]] was schooled in. The [[Buddhist]] [[Tantric practices]] contain [[mantra yoga]], [[breathing]] exercises and much else, and [[yog
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• Dhyāna sutras
  ...} and were key works in the [[development]] of the [[Buddhist meditation]] practices of [[Chinese Buddhism]]. The five main types of [[meditation]] in these [[sutras]] are:
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• Lopon Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche
  [[Shigatse]] in central [[Tibet]]. [[Rinpoche's]] two main [[masters]] were [[Bönruponlob Rinpoche]] and the [[Venerable]] [[Lopon Sa ...English]] that is commonly available that actually describes in detail the practices of [[dzogchen]].
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• Practices To Benefit the Dead
  According to [[Lama Zopa Rinpoche]], the most [[essential]] practices are these: In addition, if one is able, the following [[prayers]] and practices can be done:
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• Do Not Slander the Tantric Teachings
  ...e aimed at the practices of the [[deva]] [[deities]]. Their inclusion into main {{Wiki|stream}} [[Buddhist doctrines]] was said to have mixed [[Brahmanism] ...und [[doctrines]] expounded by the [[Tantric]] or [[Esoteric School]], its practices were not readily revealed to the [[world]]. Hence, it is defined as `[[esot
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• Begtsé offerings
  ...rotector]] of both the [[Gélug]] School and the [[Nyingma tradition]], and main [[protector]] for the [[Tamdrin]] ([[rTa grin]] / [[Hayagriva]]) cycles of ...ool however, as both the 1st and [[2nd Dalai Lama]]s engaged in [[Begtsé]] practices.
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• Buddha Bodhisattva Directory
  One of the main [[protector deities]] of [[Tibet]] and of the [[Dalai Lama]]. The [[deity's A {{Wiki|female}} [[meditational deity]] associated with practices related to the [[Healing]] of certain [[illnesses]].
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• Tarthang Tulku
  ...anasi]], [[India]]. In 1971, the publishing house moved to California. The main [[purpose]] of [[Dharma]] Publishing is to preserve and distribute [[Tibeta ...s, and [[retreats]] based on the [[books]] of [[Tarthang Tulku]], with the main intent of spreading the teachings of the [[Buddha]] to the {{Wiki|West}}.
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• OVERVIEW OF YIDAM PRACTICE Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
  ...he is called [[Dorje Phurba]], [[Vajrakilaya]]. Primarily, he enacts the [[four activities]]: [[peaceful]], increasing, magnetizing, and subjugating. Howev ...became [[realized]] based on [[Phurba]]. The [[Nyingma lineage]] has three main [[wrathful deities]]: [[Mamo]], [[Shinje]], and [[Phurba]]. In [[Tibet]], t
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• Sukasiddhi
  ...f especial importance to the [[Shangpa Kagyu]] lineage. She was one of the main teachers of their founder [[Khyungpo Naljor]] ([[khyung po rnal 'byor]], 11 ...r complete [[empowerments]] for the yogic practices, as well as the secret practices of the generation and completion process meditations.
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• Wrathful Gesar
  ...e the other short practices available to the [[vajrayana]] [[sangha]]. The main [[yidam practice]] for [[Shambhala]] will remain the [[Werma Sadhana]]. ...year-long [[retreat]] in the same way as the Tenshuk and the [[preparatory practices]] that have been done in {{Wiki|Asia}} and the [[west]]. To learn more abou
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• Seven Points on Meditation
  ...on the [[breathing]] or on a statue of the [[Buddha]], after which is the main practice of contemplation on [[egolessness]]. ...[vipashyana]] ([[Tibetan]]: [[lhagthong]]). So all [[Buddhist meditation]] practices can be grouped into resting and [[insight]], or [[shamatha and vipashyana]]
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• Yidam Tantric Deity, Kalachakra
  ...crossed around the waist of his [[consort]] [[Vishvamata]] and each of his main hand holds a [[vajra]] ([[dorje]]). [[Vishvamata]] also has four heads, each one has three [[eyes]]. She has eight arms and each hand also h
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• Vajrayana: The Diamond Way
  [[Vajrayana]], the [[Diamond Way]], is a group of teachings and practices taught by the “[[second Buddha]]”, the great [[tantric master]] from [[ ...counter-productive to one whose mind-set is suitable to [[Vajrayana]]. The practices of [[Hinayana]], the [[Lesser Vehicle]] based on [[renunciation]], may be r
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• Shechen Monastery
  '''[[Shechen Monastery]]''', one the [[six main Nyingma monasteries of Tibet]], was destroyed in the late 1950’s during t ...story of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] and the important [[teachers]] from its four main schools. Over one hundred and fifty [[statues]] were made for the [[Monaste
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• Directory of Vajrayāna/Mantrayāna Lineages The Mahāsiddhas and their Dharma Heirs
  ...ished [[in Tibet]] and thereafter virtually [[died]] out in [[India]]. The four predominant [[Tibetan]] orders today are an amalgam of different [[Indian t Below you find a brief description of the four main orders, and of several less widely known [[traditions]] of the [[Vajrayāna
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• Yoga
  ...nd its [[asanas]] ([[postures]]) or as a [[form]] of exercise. Someone who practices [[yoga]] or follows the [[yoga]] [[philosophy]] is called a [[Yogi]]. In m ...es]], are intended to support the primary [[meditative]] and [[religious]] practices of [[yoga]]. There are a number of schools of [[yoga]], which employ a vari
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• Seven Points for Developing a Good Heart (Blo-sbyong don bdun-ma
  See the [[deception]] as being [[four bodies]]; The four acts are the supreme method.
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• Mind Training or lojong
  ==TWO: The main practice, which is [[training in bodhicitta]]== [[Seeing]] [[confusion]] as the [[four kayas]] is unsurpassable [[shunyata]] [[protection]].
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• The Third Incarnation of Dzogchen Rinpoche
  ...and [[concentration]] on the points of the [[Dzogchen Khandro Nyingthik]] practices and gave innumerable teachings on the [[Kama]] and [[Terma]] [[traditions]] ...ed the ripening [[empowerment]] and liberating instructions, including his main [[disciples]] [[Dodrupchen Kunzang Shenphen]], [[Barchung Jigme Gocha]], [
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• Ritual
  ...Prayer Wheels]], and [[pilgrimages]] are some of the other [[ritualistic]] practices incorporated by [[traditional]] [[Buddhists]]. ...nderings, and are intended to aid in [[Buddhist]] [[Meditation]]. The five main [[Esoteric]] [[mudras]] found in [[Buddhist Art]] depict the [[Five Dhyani
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• Buddha Vajrasattva (Tib: Dorje Sempa)
  ...ransgression}} of [[samayas]]. It's one of the [[Four Main]] [[Essential]] Practices of [[Drukpa Kargyu]]. ...at concealing one's [[Buddha nature]]. Coupled with the downfalls in one's practices, particularly the violations of [[vows]] and transgressed [[samayas]], crea
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• Lokeśvararāja
  ...n he went again to the same [[Buddha]] and pronounced the [[48 vows]], the main one of which is the 18th, formulated by T 360 as follows: ...hakṣetreṣu … samyaksaṃbodhim abhisaṃbuddheyam. Then he [[accumulated]] the practices so that his [[vows]] were [[realized]] and he became the {{Wiki|perfect}} [
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• Kagyu Lineage
  ...rn india}} sometime around the 10th century A.D. [[Tilopa]] received the [[four special transmissions]] (T:[[bka-babs-bzhi]]) and mastered them. ...g the {{Wiki|identities}} of the [[masters]] associated with each of the [[four transmissions]] the most common consensus indicates that their sources are
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• Sakyong Confers Vajrakilaya Abhisheka
  ..., the Sakyong’s half-brother from [[Marpa]] House in Boulder, acted as the main chopon (the principal [[shrine]] {{Wiki|attendant}}) and assistant to the S ...treasure]] [[teaching]]) discovered by Jamyang Khyentse Wangmo, one of the main figures in an {{Wiki|ecumenical}} {{Wiki|movement}} in 19th century [[Tibet
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• Gods
  ...nerally related to acts of [[generosity]], [[meditative concentration]] or practices of [[asceticism]], but which are still [[tainted]] by [[worldly]] goals. Be ::The main feature of the [[realm]] of the [[gods]], is that it is devoid of [[sufferi
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• Cittamani Tara - By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David
  ...tensely throughout his [[life]] and this is therefore one of his [[heart]] practices. [[Kyabje Zong Rinpoche]] was [[great master]] of both [[Sutra]] and [[Tant ...cholarship}}, [[logic and reasoning]] as well as tracing all teachings and practices back to a valid source that is usually from the [[enlightened]] [[Indian ma
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• Excerpts from ''Evolving One’s Mind''
  The content of the [[Preliminary Practices of Dzogchen]] ([[ultimate completion]]) is the basis for practicing each ki ''Foreword''—Why must we study [[Preliminary Practices]]?
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• Je Tsongkhapa Overview of Works
  ...hich provides the [[ethical]] framework for the entire range of [[Buddhist practices]]. In this {{Wiki|perspective}}, higher [[tantric practices]], [[ethically]] subordinated to the [[Bodhisattva ideal]], are the most ef
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• Buddhist rituals
  [[Buddhist]] [[rituals]] usually consist of three main [[elements]]: {{Wiki|recitation}}, [[chanting]] and the making of [[offerin ...], [[prayer wheels]], and [[pilgrimages]] are some of the otherritualistic practices incorporated by [[traditional]] [[Buddhists]]. [[Meditation]] is a way of [
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• Barchey Künsel Cycle of Teachings
  ...:burial|buried]] in the land of [[Tibet]]; and it is the first among the [[Four Cycles of Guru Sadhana]]. This [[Guru's Heart Practice]], [[Dispeller of Al extensive of the [[Four Cycles of Guru Sadhana]], [[Jamgön Kongtrül]] says in his [[Seed of the G
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• Can Rebirth in the Pure Land Be Attained by Reciting the Names of Buddhas Other than Amitabha? (Part Thre
  ...eeds]] as the proper [[cause]], and the nine-level teachings as the proper practices for [[rebirth]], as [[taught]] in the [[Contemplation Sutra]]. According to ...f [[Mind]] as the main or proper [[cause]], and Amitabha-recitation as the main practice for [[rebirth]], they do not attain [[rebirth]] assured by [[Amita
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• Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche
  ...hed. He therefore was initiated and authorized to begin [[teaching]] these practices for the [[benefit]] of others.
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• The First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa (1110-1193)
  ...when—especially when—one does the most {{Wiki|powerful}} of [[Vajrayana]] practices. ...eived [[empowerments]] and instruction in the [[Hevajra tantra]] and spent four years in strict [[retreat]], training in the [[peaceful]] stability ([[sham
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• Vajrayana or Tantric practices
  ...ices]] are more accurately [[conceptualized]] as a highly effective set of practices through which one can achieve [[enlightenment]] in as little as one [[lifet ...e already [[enlightened]]. While [[thought]] of as highly effective, these practices are also believed to be [[dangerous]] [[methods]] that require special {{Wi
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• Tibet’s Secret Temple: Body, Mind and Meditation in Tantric Buddhism
  ...[Tantric Buddhism]] and the rich history of its [[yogic]] and [[meditation practices]]. Taking inspiration from a series of intricate murals that adorn the wall ...], its history and origins as well as [[Tibetan Buddhist]] [[beliefs]] and practices with relevance to {{Wiki|modern}} understandings of [[meditation]], [[mindf
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• Mahayana Zengong
  ...time]]. It comprises [[traditional]] [[Buddhist]] [[Zen]] and [[Chi-Kung]] practices resulting in a complete [[Buddhist teaching]] of mind-body unification. ...ht knowledge]] and [[right view]] of [[Buddhism]] and through [[meditation practices]], one attains [[mind]] [[awakening]] and [[enlightenment]] and actualizes
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• Memorization and Liturgical Discipline
  Memorization is an important [[element]] of the disciplinary practices on which [[Tibetan]] [[monasticism]] rests. ...ers]] in the proper [[sense]] of the [[word]] ([[mönlam]]), and devotional practices such as the [[Seven-lim]]b {{Wiki|worship}}.
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• Rumtek Monastery
  ...s [[Phodong Monastery]] and [[Ralang Monastery]], [[Rumtek]] served as the main seat of the [[Karma Kagyu Lineage]] in [[Sikkim]] for some [[Time]]. ...he {{Wiki|Indian government}}, it was built by the [[16th Karmapa]] as his main seat in exile.
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• Dzogchen Monastery.
  One of the [[Six Main Nyingma Monasteries]] and the historical seat of the [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]] ...ogchen Pema Rinzin]] travelled on foot to the [[Kham]] region with his two main students [[Ponlop Rinpoche]] and [[Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche]]. Having arrive
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• A few words on Vajrapani
  ...s]] but also among [[Buddhists]] of {{Wiki|East Asia}} where [[pure-land]] practices dominate to the extent of the formation of [[pure-land]] “Schools” such ...i]]. Hence, in the [[kriya-tantra]] cycles of teachings (the first of the four ascending levels of [[tantras]]), these three figures are respectively refe
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• The Practice of the Visualization of the Stong-ra (the Empty Body)
  ...t find many accounts of the [[Stong-ra]] and [[physical]] exercises in the main [[Tantras]], these are the [[pith-instructions]] [[taught]] by the [[master In that case it is believed that these [[preparatory practices]] will minimize hazards and [[obstacles]].
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• Buddha-Family Traits (Buddha Families) and Aspects of Experience
  1. The [[Tathagata]] or [[Buddha family]], with the main Buddha-figures ([[yi-dam]], [[deities]]) [[Shakyamuni]] and [[Manjushri]]. 2. The [[lotus]] (Skt. [[padma family]], with the main [[Buddha]]-figures [[Amitabha]], [[Avalokiteshvara]], and [[Tara]].
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• The origins of the Lam Dre
  ...cret system of [[teaching]] encapsulates core [[Sakya]] [[philosophy]] and practices resulting in the realisation of the [[indivisibility]] of [[samsara and nir ...ent beings]]. The most profound of these teachings is the [[Hevajra]], the main [[teaching]] of the [[Lam Dre]]. The [[form]] we will receive has an [[anci
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• Losar Practice Intensives
  ...on]] where, at the end of every ([[Tibetan]]) year, there is a focus to do practices that remove and {{Wiki|purify}} {{Wiki|obstacles}} and any negativity assoc Below is a summary of the practices we will be doing - click on a practice to jump straight to further [[inform
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• Request to Practice Six Yogas of Naropa
  ...hey could practice the [[Six Yogas of Naropa]]. Instead, they got [[life]] practices. ...om initiation]] and [[word initiation]]. This [[plants]] the seed of the [[four kayas]], it makes the [[mind]] ripen, in order to practice the [[generation
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• Authentic Tantric Practice?
  ...aware}} of the faults of [[attachment]] and regard [[attachment]] as their main [[object]] to be abandoned. For this [[reason]], the [[Hinayana]] is someti ...[taught]] the [[six perfections]] and the ten [[Bodhisattva]] grounds. The main [[objects]] to be abandoned by [[Bodhisattvas]] are the obstructions to [[o
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• Visualisation Meditation (Deity Practice)
  ...al]] practices, with a brief summary of the main [[traditional]] [[deity]] practices - [[Chenrezig]], [[Medicine Buddha]], [[Vajrasattva]], [[Shakyamuni]] & [[T ...ation]], as a format for [[meditation]], is an [[essential]] aspect in the practices of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. Many of the {{Wiki|structure}} [[visualizations]]
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• Drubdra: Meditation Retreats
  The practice of [[drubpa]] [[forms]] one of the two main [[activities]] of [[religious]] persons in the [[Himalayan]] [[Buddhist]] [ ...ogramme in a [[Bhutanese]] [[drubdra]] often begins with the [[preliminary practices]] of [[ngöndro]] followed by the {{Wiki|recitation}} of the [[mantras]] of
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• Lam Dre
  ...cret system of [[teaching]] encapsulates core [[Sakya]] [[philosophy]] and practices resulting in the realisation of the [[indivisibility]] of [[samsara and nir ...ent beings]]. The most profound of these teachings is the [[Hevajra]], the main [[teaching]] of the [[Lam Dre]]. The [[form]] we will receive has an [[anci
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• THE PRACTICES OF THE BASE OF SANTI MAHA SANGHA
  ...erformed in sitting sessions or thuns. (One day of practice corresponds to four thuns. If you cannot do long [[retreats]], you can do the required number o ...ting}} your [[mind]] with [[diligence]] (total minimum of 6 days). But the main thing is that one must always maintain presence and [[awareness]] of these
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• Dunhuang and the ‘new’ schools
  ...he other main [[schools of Tibetan Buddhism]]? These schools, of which the main ones flourishing today are [[Kagyü]], [[Sakya]] and [[Gelug]], are all kno ...yingma]] aspect of their [[tantric transmission]], that is, the [[wrathful practices]] of the [[deity]] [[Vajrakīlaya]]. The [[Khön family]], from which the h
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• Teaching in Buddhist Monastery
  ...|community}} in [[Nepal]]. These schools support [[religious]] [[Tibetan]] practices and provides [[education]] schooling in [[Buddhist]] [[philosophies]] as we ...ibrary of [[Dharma]] ([[religious]]) [[books]] and can join the [[monks]]' practices and {{Wiki|ceremonies}}. Additionally, there are many [[pilgrimage]] sites
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• Vajrakilaya
  ==Major [[Vajrakilaya]] Practices== ==The [[Vajrakilaya]] Practices of the [[Rigpa Sangha]]==
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• Pujas are ,,,
  ==[[Brief Description of Main Pujas]]== Anyone who correctly practices it will have no obstacles.
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• Secret mantra
  ...of [[deities]], or the {{Wiki|recitation}} of [[mantra]] or the [[ritual]] practices for pacifying, enriching, magnetizing and subjugating. These are not what w ...st three levels spread to [[Japan]] and [[China]], while the teachings and practices of all classes of [[Tantra]] were disseminated in [[Tibet]].
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• Vajrayana practices – The tantric samaya vows
  ...e [[Vajrayāna]] [[Buddhist traditions]] include all of the [[traditional]] practices used in [[Mahayana Buddhism]] such as [[developing bodhicitta]], practicing ===The [[deity yoga]] practices===
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• Consecration
  ...{{Wiki|ceremony}} on an [[auspicious]] day fixed by an [[astrologer]]. The main purpose of the [[consecration]] [[ritual]] is to invite the [[wisdom]] [[be ...ing these festivals too [[worldly]]; they are intended to be [[spiritual]] practices, and should not be reduced to simple entertainment.
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• The Grand Buddha Akshobhya Jangchok Puja
  ...Akshobhya]]. By the power of the [[Buddha's]] [[Mantras]], the strength of practices of the [[Vajra Master]] and the [[monks]], the specific [[rituals]] and [[m ...on]]. It's originated from there that the practice of [[Buddha Akshobhya]] practices spread to most [[Kargyu]] [[monasteries]] in the 16th century.
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• The Kagyu Lineage is one of the four main traditions of Tibetan Buddhism
  The [[Kagyu Lineage]] is one of the four main [[traditions]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. It is a complete [[form]] of [[Budd ...responsible for integrating the [[mahamudra]] teachings with the [[tantric practices]].
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• Two Parts of Liberation, One Kind of Freedom
  ...son]]; the [[person]] who practices contemplating the [[mind]] and further practices contemplating the [[dharma]], not only can become {{Wiki|liberated}}, that ...ayana]] consists of those that are dedicated on wisdom-liberation, and its main goal is to extinguish all [[obscurations]] of [[dharma]]. Currently the Nor
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• Sources
  ...dian]] practice manual has yet been identified in [[Tibetan translation]]. Four currents are mentioned by [[Tibetan]] historians;54 the one associated with [[Brahmin]], the author of a poem usually cited as another main source of [[Machik’s]] [[Chod]]. [[Dampa]] and [[Machik]] made [[contact]
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• The Secret Chakra
  ...tals represent the sub-channels that flow at the groin area from the three main [[energy]] channels of our [[body]]. The [[Secret Chakra]] practices involve paying [[attention]] to the {{Wiki|processes}} of elimination and {
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• Kathok Monastery
  The [[Kathok]] [[Gompa]] main [[Monastery]], (''[[Kathok Dorje Den]]''), is in [[Kham]], [[Tibet]] and is ...e {{Wiki|future}} site of [[Kathok Gonpa]] for one month. [[Kathok Gonpa]] practices include both [[Tantra]] and [[Sutra]].
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• The Inner Kālacakratantra - A Buddhist Tantric View of the Individual: Preface
  ...h]] [[Indian Buddhism]] in its final stages. A study of those theories and practices reveals the ways in which the [[Indian]] [[tantric]] [[Buddhists]] from the For these [[reasons]], a main focus of this [[book]] is on the [[Kālacakra tradition]] as an [[Indian]]
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• DRUKMO GYAL
  ...Ngakpas]] (Mantra/tantric [[ritual]] [[practitioner]] '{{Wiki|male}}') who practices [[Traditional Tibetan Medicine]]. I studied [[Traditional Tibetan Medicine] ...Wiki|Europe}}, [[America]], and {{Wiki|East Asia}}. In these concerts, the main focus was on singing the [[mantras]] and explaining how one can combine eac
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• Domesticating the Dharma: Buddhist Cults and the Hwaom Synthesis in Silla Korea.
  ...cks the rise of Hwa?m [[Buddhism]], and [[chapter]] 5 explores some of the main venues where this {{Wiki|synthesis}} was put into practice. ...l stories. But by looking at the larger context of [[Buddhist]] devotional practices and stories, and remaining {{Wiki|inscriptions}} and images, McBride has su
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• Introduction to Kālacakra
  ...rd]] refers to the whole collection of [[philosophies]] and [[meditation]] practices contained in a set of texts based around the [[Kālacakra]] [[Tantra]]. The [[path]] is the description of the practices that are to be followed in [[order]] to remove the [[causes]] of [[sufferin
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• What is the role of deities in tantra?
  What are the [[Buddhist practices]]? What are the main features of [[Buddhist education]]?
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• Kālacakra practice
  ...[meditation]] practice on this site, and certainly no explanation how such practices should be performed. Similarly, there are no practice texts ([[sādhanas]], ...nappropriate forum for the [[discussion]] of the details of [[meditation]] practices.
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• The Importance of Lam Rim
  His main text on [[Lam Rim]] is "[[lamp on the Path to Enlightenment]]." Within {{Wiki|academics}} we start with short texts like The [[37 Bodhisattva Practices]], then study the short [[Lam Rim]] texts, then [[Shantideva]], then [[Abhi
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• Vejjasala - Place of Healing
  ...]], workshops and courses in response to specific needs. The Association’s main aim is to share in a [[non-sectarian]] way the many benefits of the [[Dhamm ...e benefits of [[meditation]], [[relaxation]] and other natural [[healing]] practices, particularly about improving the [[quality]] of [[life]] for those living
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• Chöd: A Tibetan Buddhist Practice
  ...Sangyé]], were the inspiration for what became one of the most widespread practices [[in Tibet]]. ...hods]] of practice ([[sādhana]]) accrued to this [[philosophy]]. While the main practice has remained the [[cultivation]] of [[insight]] and the enactment
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• Three noble principles
  :"Begin with [[bodhichitta]], do the main practice without [[Wikipedia:concept|concepts]], [[Category:Buddhist Practices]]{{BuddhismbyNumber}}
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• What are some important passages from the Diamond Sutra?
  ...as]] are the cores of [[Prajnaparamita]] (The [[Perfection of Wisdom]]) in practices.
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• Six-armed Mahakala
  ...s]] original introduction of this cycle of [[empowerments]], teachings and practices into [[Tibet]]. The sole exception is the [[Six-armed Mahakala]] [[treasure ...[[goddesses]] of the [[lunar mansions]], the nine [[bhairavas]] and the [[four great kings]]. They are then further surrounded by various classes of [[bei
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• Meditation of the three inner and outer tantras by Kunkhyen Tenpe Nyima
  ...], [[samaya]] being, and receives the [[siddhi]] like a [[friend]]. In the main part of [[Yoga tantra]] practice a [[deity]] and one [[self]] are [[insepar ...ne [[self]], the [[samaya]] being that is the servant him [[self]], became main practice in outer [[Kriya tantra]]. It is clamed that one receives the [[si
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• The Gelug Tradition
  ===[[four meditational Deities]]=== ...independent}} school, the [[Kadam’s]] teachings were incorporated into all four major schools of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], and in particular formed the basis o
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• The Rainbow Body Phenomenon
  ...of an external intervention, and would to indicate that some [[spiritual]] practices either directly or indirectly produce [[bodily]] modifications on a very de ...works of [[Khenpo A-chos]] also at Zakhok [[Shang]]; further study of the practices both [[Nyingma]] and [[Gelug]] followed by the [[Khenpo]]; further intervie
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• The Best Time to Practice Dharma
  ...best time to practice, to meet and [[practice Dharma]], and not just the [[four noble truths]]. As you know, that is the basis to be [[free from samsara]], ...[[human]] [[rebirth]], we have met the [[Lesser Vehicle]] [[path]], the [[four noble truths]], and not only that, we have met the [[Mahayana sutra]] [[pat
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• Chittamani Tara (Cittamani)- the “Mind Jewel” Green Tara, an approachable and appealing Highest Yoga Anuttara practice – one of the main practices of many great Gelug teachers
  ...Chittamani Tara]], the [[form]] is similar to regular [[Green Tara]] — the main difference is only in the practice, and the twin blue uptabla [[flowers]] [ ...asamvara]] [[Heruka]] and [[Vajrayogini]] are also [[Highest Yoga Tantra]] practices. [[Vajrayogini]] is an [[emanation of Tara]].
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• The Five Buddha-Families and Five Dhyani Buddhas
  The [[Tathagata]] or [[Buddha family]], with the main [[Buddha-figures]] ([[yi-dam]], [[deities]]) [[Shakyamuni]] and [[Manjushri The [[lotus]] (Skt. [[padma]]) [[family]], with the main [[Buddha-figures]] [[Amitabha]], [[Avalokiteshvara]], and [[Tara]]
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• Prāna
  In [[Yoga]], the three main [[channels]] of [[praṇā]] [[vāyu]] are the [[Ida]], the [[Pingala]] and In some practices, alternate nostril {{Wiki|breathing}} balances the [[praṇā vāyu]] that
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• Longchen Nyingthig Ngondro
  ...lent Path to Omniscience]]: A Liturgical Arrangement for the [[Preliminary Practices]] of the [[Great Perfection]], [[Longchen Nyingthig]]''''' ...ngchenpa]]. Numerous commentaries have been written on these [[preliminary practices]], most notably [[Patrul Rinpoche]]'s [[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]].
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• Seven Points of Training the Mind: The Root Text
  TWO: The main practice, which is {{Wiki|training}} [[Seeing]] [[confusion]] as the [[four kayas]] is unsurpassable [[shunyata]] [[protection]].
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• 15th Karmapa on the ‘Immortal Life-Essence Bindu’ treasure: long-life practice of Padmasambhava and Mandāravā
  ...d [[spiritual]] legacy is, and how they were [[masters]] of many different practices and [[traditions]]. ...ding that [[revelation]]. He gave the full [[transmissions]] to two of his main [[disciples]], who were two of the original twenty-­five [[disciples]]. On
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• Tsö Patrul Rinpoche
  ...Jigme Namgyal Rinpoche (b. in 1956 at Repkong, Amdo); his root guru was a main disciple of Tsö Patrul Rinpoche.</ref>]] ...ter the gate of the [[Dharma]] and undertake the [[ngöndro]] [[preliminary practices]]. [[Patrul Rinpoche]] of Tso's principal successor was [[Gonpo Tseten Rinp
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• Fo Guang Shan Melbourne - International Buddhist College of Victoria Inc.
  The {{Wiki|college}} consists of the {{Wiki|traditional Chinese}} main gate, and the [[Buddha]] hall which can comfortably accommodate 300 [[peopl ...{Wiki|purify}} [[people]] [[minds]] through [[pilgrimages]] and [[Buddhist practices]], the I.B.C.V will endeavor to achieve a exchange of Eastern and [[Western
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• Kagyu Samye Dzong London
  The main [[shrine]] room can seat around 200 [[people]] and is used for large events This [[shrine]] room is located in the main hall of the original Victorian library.
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• Sects at the time of the Buddha
  The two main [[religious]] movements at the [[time]] of the [[Buddha]] were those of the ...hand, rejected the [[Vedas]] and most {{Wiki|Brahmanical}} [[beliefs]] and practices and were considered unorthodox, even heretical, by the [[brahmans]]. This [
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• What is Theravada Buddhism? by Dr. V. A. Gunasekara
  Generally three main [[schools of Buddhism]] have been identified. These are [[Theravada]], [[Ma ...parts of the [[Sutta Pitaka]]. The [[latter]] probably included the first four [[Nikayas]] of the [[Pali Canon]] (the [[Digha]], the [[Majjhima]], the [[A
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• Jetsün Kushok Chimey Luding
  ...ers]] as [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]]. Devoting herself to [[Buddhist practices]] from an early age, she completed her first [[retreat]] at age 10. ...ght practice lineages|Eight Chariots]]," or unique and complete systems of practices leading to [[enlightenment]]. [[Jetsun Kushok]] gave her first [[transmissi
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• Kagyu (Lineage)
  The most important source for the specific practices that characterize the [[Kagyu]] order is the great [[Indian yogi]] [[Tilopa [[Four Main]] and [[Eight Additional Lineages]]
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• The Single Golden Letter of the Black Quintessence in English, (yang ti nag po gser gyi ‘bru gcig) in Tibetan
  ...sister’s. They focused on this cycle, the [[Black Quintessence]], as their main practice. ...inpoch]]e sealed himself in his room to do the [[rushen]] and [[dzogchen]] practices. He set up a radio in his room with the reading [[transmission]] going. So
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• The Nine Ways Teachings by H.H. Dilgo Khyentze
  ...refore not [[realized]]. Here, the main [[object of meditation]] is the [[Four Noble Truths]], which are: ...[tantra]] comprises three different categories of [[tantra]] and [[tantric practices]].
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• Who is Buddhist Deity Yidam?
  ...]] [[Buddhism]], three components are [[essential]] - the first one is the main [[shrine]] which [[symbolizes]] {{Wiki|Swayambhu}} [[Mahachaitya]]; an [[ex ...eity yoga]] as a means of becoming a [[Buddha]]. When the [[practitioner]] practices the [[Deity yoga]], he/ she establishes a strong relationship with the [[Yi
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• Lojong / Mind Training Reader's Guide
  ...hita]], and Serlingpa-while others attribute the teachings to [[Atisha's]] main [[student]], [[Dromtonpa]] (1005-64). ...whose [[teacher]], [[Geshe]] [[Potawa]] (1027-1105), was one of the three main [[disciples]] of [[Dromtonpa]] and whose succinct Eight Verses on Training
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• Theravada by Arnie Kozak, Ph.D.
  ...There are also teachings founded on the [[Thai Forest tradition]] with its main practice center, the [[Insight Meditation]] {{Wiki|Society}} in Barre, {{Wi
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• Tantrik Chakra
  While [[breath]] channels ([[nāḍis]]) of [[yogic]] practices had already been discussed in the classical [[Upanishads]], it was not unti Main article: [[Kundalini]]
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• The Nine Ways
  ...ore not [[realized]]. Here, the main [[object]] of [[meditation]] is the [[Four Noble Truths]], which are: ...[tantra]] comprises three different categories of [[tantra]] and [[tantric practices]].
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• Yoga of Eating Food According to Mahayana Sutra
  ====There are three main [[activities]]:==== ====[[Food Offering Practices Extensive Power of Truth]]====
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• The Heart-Essence of Buddhist Meditation
  The common [[roots]] of various [[Buddhist]] [[meditative]] practices ...nerable]] [[Kalu Rinpoche]], my first [[root guru]], I asked him about the main points of [[meditation]]. He asked what kind of [[meditation]] I was doing,
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• Genshin
  ...rth]] in the [[Pure Land]], [[Genshin]] emphasized [[visual]] [[meditation practices]], where later [[Pure Land]] sects favored [[verbal]] recitations such as t The image of [[Amida Nyorai]] in the main building of Yasaka-ji [[Temple]] in {{Wiki|Shikoku}} is said to have been m
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• Buddhism scholarship and research
  ...unts of the [[religion]]. It also leads to the [[view]] that the texts and practices [[appropriate]] to a [[monastic]] context are widely used in [[Buddhism]] a That [[Buddhism’s]] main [[doctrines]] are communicable, and the resources of the [[tradition]] itse
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• What is Ngöndro?
  ...may be compared to earning a bachelors [[degree]] in [[meditation]] as the practices usually take years to complete and when one is finished one normally receiv The [[Ngöndro]] consists of four and sometimes [[five practices]] the four practices are:
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• Chamtrul Rinpoche
  ...ned by many High Masters of different [[Tibetan Buddhist]] traditions, his main Root Guru was His Holiness [[Jigme Phuntsok]] Rinpoche from the [[Nyingmapa ...eshe Wangcheuk Rinpoche. He received teachings from him on the preliminary practices (ngondro) and subsequently completed the 500,000 accumulations of the [[ngo
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• Four Aspects of Approach and Accomplishment.
  [[Great accomplishment]] ([[sgrub pa chen po]]) - The fourth of the '[[four aspects of approach and accomplishment]].' [RY] [[bsnyen sgrub kyi yan lag bzhi]] - the [[four aspects of approach and accomplishment]], {[[bsnyen pa]]} approach, {[[nye
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• Sustaining Present Awareness
  ...the {{Wiki|present}} [[awareness]] that is crucial, is primary. That's the main practice. That's the [[heart]] of the {{Wiki|matter}}, the [[heart practice But the [[root]], the [[heart]] of all practices is included here, in simply sustaining the [[luminous]] [[nature]] of this
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• “The Mind of One Buddha is the Mind of All Buddhas”; How “Jewel Collection Refuge” Can Help You Manage Your Commitments to Multiple Practices and Yidams
  ...rm)|conventional]] [[sense]], for the purposes of specialized [[meditation practices]]) or as non dual One (for the purposes of [[understanding]] [[Jewel]] ...].) Even putting aside the notion of conventional/ultimate [[truth]], most practices contain a [[visualization]] where we “merge” all [[Buddhas]] in our [[m
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• Brief Notes on the Visualization for the Concise Recitation of the Pure Vision Preliminary Practice by Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche
  .... [[Common Preliminary Practices: Meditation for the Recitation of the the Four Causes of Renunciation]]=== 2. ===[[The Uncommon Preliminary Practices]]===
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• Rahula Gupta
  ...and became very learned, especially in the [[tantras]] and treatises. His main [[teachers]] then were the [[masters]] [[Gunasagara]] and [[Ratnasagara]], ...omplishment of the Four Deities]], which is one of the most important core practices of the [[Shangpa Kagyu lineage]].
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• Dechen Mönlam: An Aspiration Prayer for the Western Paradise
  The [[prayer]] is divided into three main parts. The first part deals with the {{Wiki|worship}} of [[Buddha Amitabha] ...picture of [[births]] and [[astral]] travels that are associated with such practices.
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• The Four Gatherings : Benefits of Tsok Practice
  The teachings explain that '[[tsok]]' refers to [[four different types of gathering]], those of: ...m or building, but as the [[sacred]] place where [[Guru Rinpoche]] himself practices the [[tsok feast]], in the company of [[infinite]] [[dakas]] and [[dakinis]
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• Temple Etiquette
  However, those new to the [[temple]] are likely to have questions about practices that are different. ...main [[temple]] or [[Memorial Hall]] building and again when entering the main hall (the [[Hondo]]), [[Memorial Hall]] chapel, or the [[Nokotsu-do]] (colu
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• Mahasiddha Rahula
  His main [[teachers]] then were the [[masters]] [[Gunasagara]] and [[Ratnasagara]], ...omplishment of the Four Deities]], which is one of the most important core practices of the [[Shangpa Kagyu lineage]].
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• The Maha Mudra Lineage of Drikung Kagyu
  ...lished the great [[Drikung Thil Monastery]] in [[Tibet]], which became the main seat of the [[Drikung Kagyu lineage]]. The [[Yang Zab]] ([[The practices of the Very Profound Vision]]) is regarded as supreme among all the [[Yana
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• Non-sectarianism
  ...arily leave their original [[tradition]], but continued their [[existing]] practices within the larger framework of the [[Rime]] approach that appreciates the d
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• The Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism
  ...back to [[Buddha Shakyamuni]]. The most important source for the specific practices that characterize the [[Kagyu]] order is the great [[Indian yogi]] [[Tilopa ...]: [[Kagyu Scriptures]], [[Tantra]] and [[Mahamudra]] Journeys, the [[Four Main]] and [[Eight Additional Lineages]], the [[Kagyu]] Seats [[in Tibet]] and E
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• Vajrayana is not Tibetan Buddhism (and vice versa)
  [[Vajrayana]] ([[Buddhist Tantra]]) began in [[India]], and most of its main developments happened there. There is no historical [[doubt]] about this; s ...ki|culture}}. However, although it is the fanciest [[yana]], it is not the main one in terms of numbers. [[Vajrayana]] was mainly reserved for the {{Wiki|s
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• Extensive Prayers to Dorje Shugden
  ...Protector]] is an [[emanation]] of a [[Buddha]] or a [[Bodhisattva]] whose main functions are to avert the inner and outer {{Wiki|obstacles}} that prevent ...es. During this [[puja]] we make extensive [[offerings]] and perform other practices:
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• Development Stage
  ...of a mandala—a [[divine]] palace and the [[deities]] that inhabit it. Such practices may have one [[deity]] or ...enlightened]] potential is gradually worn away. As with the [[preliminary practices]], the [[development stage]] begins with an [[empowerment]], [[reading tran
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• Dzogchen Monastery
  Its main [[temple]] was destroyed by [[Fire]] in the second month of the [[Fire Mous *One of the [[Six Main Nyingma Monasteries]] and the historical seat of the [[Dzogchen Rinpoche]]
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• Drubchen is an advanced form of ceremonial practice in Vajrayāna Buddhism
  ...rm]] of {{Wiki|ceremonial}} practice in [[Vajrayāna Buddhism]]. One of the main differences between [[exoteric]] or [[sūtra]] [[form]] of [[Buddhism]] and ...[[stages of meditation]] and [[chanting]] together, often considering the main [[guru]] as the [[central deity]]. [[Drupchen]] is thus a group [[psycho-sp
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• Lamas at Kathok Gonpa
  ...all the [[development]] stages of the [[Vajrayana]] from the [[preliminary practices]] through [[Trekchöd]] and [[Todgyal]]. He also received all of the [[Long ...ularly [[Chenrezi]] and [[Tara]]. [[Lama Tsundu]] also holds teachings and practices in the Courtenay area. He and his wife Sherry Matson can be reached at the
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• Yantra Yoga
  ...k at a deep, {{Wiki|subtle}} level. For this [[reason]] it is not only the main position, but this holding and the entire {{Wiki|movement}} that are import [[Category:Tantric practices]]
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• The Mahasiddhas
  ...incipal]] foundation and fodder for [[realization]]. As [[siddhas]], their main emphasis in [[spirituality]] and [[spiritual]] [[discipline]] was a direct ...actices and {{Wiki|institutions}} of the [[time]] which often foregrounded practices and [[disciplines]] that were over-ritualized, politicized, exoticized, exc
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• A BRIEF HISTORY OF NYINGMA BUDDHISM
  ...ened masters]] havecontinued unbroken to this day. It is the oldest of the four major [[schools of Tibetan Buddhism]] which are: Besides these four major schools, there was also an important 19th c. [[development]] in [[Tib
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• The Mahamudra Way – Ngondro, the Preliminary Practices
  ...[[purification]] or the [[blessing]]. In this context, the “[[Preliminary Practices]]” are most [[essential]]. ...tion of merit]] through the Mandala-Offering, the third of the [[Ngondro]] practices. This will create in us all the necessary [[conditions]] to reach [[enlight
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• The Chinese Buddhist Schools: Pure Land
  ...e]]. In the earliest [[forms]] of [[Pure Land]] devotionalism a variety of practices were cultivated, but these were eventually pared down to [[chanting]] the n
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• Wrathful practice
  [[Tantric Buddhism]] is the [[path of transformation]]. The practices of [[Tantra]] [[transform]] [[negative emotions]] into positive, [[enlighte According to [[Tibetan Buddhism]], destruction is one of the four functions of a [[Buddha]]. [[Wrathful practice]] gives you the clarity to k
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• Mindfulness of Feelings Meditation: Overcoming Negative Feelings and Using Discriminating Alertness of Feelings in Your Practice: Mahamudra Teachings
  ===[[The Main Purpose: Examine Our Minds]]=== In [[Mahamudra]], the main {{Wiki|purpose}} of [[mindfulness]] of [[feelings]] is not to help us deal
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• Brief History of Ripa Lineage
  ...gn, he laid the foundation of “[[Rigon Tashi Choeling]]”, which became the main seat of the [[Ripa lineage]] [[in Tibet]]. ...ngst the [[monastic]] centers, [[retreat]] places, and [[caves]]. The main practices of the [[Ripa tradition]] are based on the
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• Five Wisdom Dakinis: “The source of the five activities is the dakini” — Padmasambhava
  ...o [[Tibetan Buddhist]] practice? Why are they associated with [[activity]] practices— [[peaceful]], increasing, magnetizing, subjugating, and supreme [[activi ...akinis]], in [[space]], and [[worldly dakinis]]. These vast collections of practices can be condensed into those of the [[three roots]], [[lama]], [[yidam]], an
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• Vomiting Gold: A Pith Instruction in the Form of Advice for the Diligent Practitioner, the Excellent Atsang by Khenpo Gangshar
  ...study and contemplation, others train in the approaching and accomplishing practices of [[secret mantra]] in [[retreat]]. Nevertheless, of all of these, those w ...teaching of the Buddha]] that is inadequate, woeful, or fruitless; and the main import of them all is to embrace each and every [[thought]] mindfully.
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• Unity of Buddhism
  ...cil]], representing [[Buddhists]] from 25 countries and made up of all the main [[Buddhist]] branches and [[traditions]], drew up an {{Wiki|ecumenical}} do We accept the [[Four Noble Truths]], namely ''[[dukkha]]'', the [[arising]] of ''[[dukkha]]'', t
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• Brief Introduction to the Lineage
  ...lished the great [[Drikung Thil Monastery]] [[in Tibet]], which became the main seat of the [[Drikung Kagyu lineage]]. The [[Yang]] Zab (The practices of the Very Profound [[Vision]]) is regarded as supreme among all the Yana
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• The Graduated Path to Liberation
  ...usly by renouncing the [[world]] and striving to obtain freedom, but their main [[thought]] is [[personal liberation]] from [[samsara]]. An arhat—one who ...ower. Before this stage of [[aspiration]] is reached, there are many other practices that have to be developed so that [[Mahayanists]] can fully realize the [[s
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• Khangsar Tenpé Wangchuk
  ...[[Yudra Nyingpo]], one of [[Guru Rinpoche]]'s [[Padmasambhava#Twenty-five main disciples|twenty-five disciples]]. His collected writings include commentaries on ''[[The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva]]'', [[Rigdzin Düpa]], [[Tsik Sum Né Dek]], [[Longchenpa
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• History of Nyingma Buddhism
  There are four major [[schools of Tibetan Buddhism]]: ...alled [[Bon]], and [[Rime]] practitioners follow multiple [[lineages]] and practices. [[Rime]] is not an [[effort]] to unite the various schools, rather an [[e
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• Chod in the Light of Limitless-Oneness
  ...lue of working toward it and understand the {{Wiki|principles}} underlying practices leading toward it. In recent years I have chosen to characterize [[Enlighte ...t {{Wiki|emphasize}} [[non-duality]] as the approach, or refinement of all practices through [[non-duality]] in [[Sunyata]] [[meditation]], one simply needs to
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• Exploring the Healing Practices of Tibetan Buddhism: Interview with Tulku Lobsang
  I was [[fortunate]] to explore the [[healing]] practices of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] with [[Buddhist teacher]] and doctor [[Tulku Lobsan ...t by [[shamanic]] practices. According to [[Rinpoche]]: “With [[shamanic]] practices I mean particular [[Buddhist rituals]]. [[Tibetan Buddhism]] accepts [[sham
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• Vomiting Gold
  ...study and contemplation, others train in the approaching and accomplishing practices of [[secret mantra]] in [[retreat]]. Nevertheless, of all of these, those w ...teaching of the Buddha]] that is inadequate, woeful, or fruitless; and the main import of them all is to embrace each and every [[thought]] mindfully.
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• Simhamukha and her Retinue
  ...on]] of [[Guhyajnana Dakini]], the 'Secret [[wisdom dakini]]', who was the main {{Wiki|female}} [[teacher]] of [[Guru Rinpoche]]. In this [[respect]] she i ...lso be known as [[Simhavaktra]] or Simhamukhi, and her various [[sadhana]] practices are [[essentially]] designed to prolong [[life]] and eliminate [[obstacles]
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• Alternate Systems of Highest Yoga Tantra
  ...the [[Ārya]] system of [[Guhyasamāja]] have been explained while the [[six practices]] of [[Kālacakra]] will be briefly explained later. 6. The system of the four [[blessings]] of the Great Circle of [[Vajrapāṇi]]
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• Kyabjé Drubwang Pema Norbu Rinpoche (1932 - 2009)
  ...ions]] of the [[Kangyur]] and [[Tengyur]], he entered into [[retreat]] for four years during which his [[master]] gave him all the [[transmissions]] of the ...hö]] [[preliminary practices]], [[tummo]] and [[tsa-lung]], and [[Dzogchen practices]].
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• Tantric Wrathful Deities: The Psychology and Extraordinary Power of Enlightened Beings in Their Fearsome Form
  ...g [[peaceful]] [[meditations]] (the pinstripe-suited man) and [[wrathful]] practices ([[Schwarzenegger]]): “If we think of a gang of [[Hell’s Angels]] that The highly advanced practices of [[Tantra]] actually “[[transform]]” the negatives, instead of suppre
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• Buddha Amitayus (Tib: Tsepagme)
  ...d nature]]. [[Buddha Amitayus]] is one of the [[Four Main]] [[Essential]] Practices of [[Drukpa Kargyu]]. [http://www.drukpachoegon.info/lineage-practices/buddha-amitayus.aspx]
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• Integrating Ngondro in to your Daily Meditation
  how to integrate [[Ngondro]] or "[[Preliminary Practices]]" into a daily session of practices, for instance doing [[100,000 prostrations]], [[mandala offerings]], etc.?
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• Ngöndro: Introduction
  This presents an explanation of the foundation or [[preliminary practices]] in [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. There are two parts: (1) the outer or general foundation (preliminary) practices; and
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• The Kagyu Lineage
  ...eration]]'. It is from him that all [[Kagyu schools]] are traced. The main practices include, [[Mahamudra]], [[Six Yogas of Naropa]], Inner Heat-Tummo, [[Illus ...]] (1128-1188), or Lingre [[Pema Dorje]], is one of [[Phagmo Drupa]] eight main [[disciples]], also known as the [[Saraha]] of [[Tibet]], was an incomparab
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• Rinchen Terdzo
  [[Terma]] practices tend to be pithy, effective and easier to use than their counterparts in th ...e from [[India]] is still preserved at different [[monasteries]], the main practices of the [[Nyingma]] are [[termas]].
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• Commentary on the Meditation Sutra
  The main [[thought]] of the [[Meditation Sutra]], as suggested by its title, is to e ...the two gateways known as the {{Wiki|contemplative}} and non-contemplative practices are expounded in a previous section of the [[sutra]]. Nevertheless, when se
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• Mother Tantras
  One of the three main classes of [[anuttara-yoga-tantras]] according to the [[New Transmission li [[Mother Tantra]] practices focus more on [[clear light]] [[mental]] [[activity]] and [[blissful awaren
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• Biography of Kathok Situ Rinpoche
  ...] the [[Wikipedia:Absolute (philosophy)|ultimate]] stage of [[meditational practices]]. ...igious]] occasions and fully engaged in imparting [[Dharma teachings]] and practices for the {{Wiki|devotees}} and the [[meditators]] thereby benefiting the pre
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• Nature of the mind
  One of the main [[teachings of the Buddha]] is the [[law of karma]], the [[teaching]] that ...eople]] who have different [[views]], different [[ideas]]. These three are main [[poisons]] that keep us in this net of [[illusions]], [[samsara]]. Basical
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• Fourth Buddhist council
  ...er the {{Wiki|patronage}} of [[King]] [[Vattagamani]] (r. 103-77 BCE). The main [[reason]] for its convening was the [[realization]] that it was now not po ...editorial work was carried out upon the [[existing]] [[canon]] itself. The main fruit of this Council was the vast commentary known as the Mahā-Vibhāshā
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• Essence of the limitless vehicles of the Buddha
  ...ividual}} special [[characteristics]] and the main practices common to all four [[Traditions]]. Included is a brief explanation of how to find [[happiness]
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• Tertön
  ..."[[Terma]]". Many [[tertöns]] are considered [[incarnations]] of the [[25 main disciples of Padmasambhava]]. ==[[Tertön practices]]==
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• Preparations for the Dark Room Retreat
  [[Dark retreat]] ([[Tibetan]]: [[mun mtshams]]) refers to advanced practices in the [[Dzogchen]] [[lineages]] of the [[Nyingmapa]], [[Bönpo]] and other ...[[meditating]] -- depending upon how much [[experience]] you have, between four to six times a day. The rest of the [[time]] you spend [[time]] relaxing an
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• Non-institutional Nyingma Life Today attributes, characteristics, elements, customs
  ...the towering central figure of the [[Nyingma tradition]] today. He is the main {{Wiki|archetype}} of the guiding [[principle]]. Practice is generally base ...ese are three categories of creation and completion practice. The [[Lama]] practices (usually [[Guru Rinpoche]] or [[Longchenpa]]) are the [[root of blessing]].
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• Infinite Light
  ...ted figures in the [[Buddhism]] of [[China]], [[Korea]] and [[Japan]]. The main [[reason]] for this is the [[popularity]] in these countries of a [[form]] ...to [[existence]] as the result f the stainless [[motivation]] and [[pure]] practices of [[Amitabha]] when, long ago, he was known as the [[bodhisattava]] [[Dhar
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• 1st Karmapa
  ...vertheless first made [[Dusum Khyenpa]] train formally in the [[foundation practices]] of the [[Kadampa tradition]] and, following that, in the {{Wiki|general}} ...en when—especially when—one does the most {{Wiki|powerful}} of [[Vajrayana practices]].
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• Bönpo Dzogchen
  ...n as 'searching for the [[mind]]' ([[sems]] tshol) and other [[preliminary practices]] peculiar to [[Dzogchen]], such as Khorde [[Rushen]] ('[[khor 'das ru shan ====The main practice consists of 2 [[inseparable]] aspects:====
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• Short Biography of the Tenga Rinpoche
  ...n [[retreat]], [[meditating]] on his [[yidam]] [[Karma Pakshi]] and on the main [[Kagyu protectors]]. ...ce, he did a second [[three year retreat]]. He completely realised all the practices and after the completion of the [[retreat]], [[Jomgon Kongtrul]] declared:
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• Barbara O'Brien
  ...ave come to a deep appreciation and respect for the dizzying complexity of practices and [[doctrines]] that are called [[Buddhist]]. {{Wiki|Gaudy}} and austere, * [http://www.mahablog.com/ Mahablog] – Barbara O'Brien's main blog
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• Six Great Seats of the Nyingma lineage
  ...the most important {{Wiki|institutions}} in [[Tibet]] for the studies and practices through which the [[Nyingma lineage]] has been continued until the {{Wiki|p ...rubchen]] is often substituted for [[Kathok]] in the list. Out of these "[[main seats of the Nyingma]]" developed a large number of [[Nyingma monasteries]]
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• The Nine Yanas
  ...he more surprising as they all seem to start from the same premises: The [[four noble truths]]. Indeed Westerners are not alone in finding these difference ...e base of the [[Mahayana]]. A [[teacher]] may suggest a student engages in practices from any of the [[yanas]] as appropriate to the developmental needs of the
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• The Eighth Karmapa, Mikyo Dorje (1507-1554)
  ...one of the main devotional practices of the [[Kagyu]] school, known as the Four-Session [[Guru Yoga]].
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• BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO BASIC CONCEPTS OF "TIBETAN" BUDDHISM ( 4 )
  ...[[Buddhism]] replaced. Certainly, indigenous [[religious]] [[beliefs]] and practices dominated [[Tibet]] before even the first introduction of [[Buddhism]] in t ...seppe Tucci}}, called [[Tibet's]] indigenous [[religious]] [[beliefs]] and practices "the [[folk religion]]," for which R.A. Stein adopted the
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• Four-Armed Mahakala
  [[Four Armed Mahakala]]; (Tib: [[Gonpo Chagshi]]); ...n; “[[great black one]]”): A [[dharmapala]] predicted by the [[Buddha]], [[Four-Armed Mahakala]] is a particular [[protector]] of the [[madhyamaka]] teachi
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• Yangti Nagpo Curriculum
  ...solely on [[Dzogchen]] [[trekcho]] and [[togal]], and in particular on the practices of Artey1Dark [[Yoga]]. However, in accord with the level of [[faculties]] ...nts]] that ripen the [[mind]]. Following these prerequisites come the main practices, [[including]] trainings in both creation phase and [[completion phase]]. T
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• First Turn of Dharma Wheel
  ...f Dharma]]”, [[Buddha]] expounded fundamentals of his [[teaching]] about [[Four Noble Truths]]. As many of you know, these [[Truths]] were: [[Truth of Suff ...first turn of [[Dharma wheel]], [[Buddha]] explained the [[doctrine]] of [[Four Noble Truths]] from the viewpoint of its three aspects, particularly – th
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• Drikung Kagyu
  ...h century by [[Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön]] (1143-1217)—one of the eight main [[disciples]] of [[Phagmodrupa Dorje Gyalpo]], as well as a [[disciple]] of [[Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön]] founded the main seat of the [[Drikung Kagyü]] school: the [[Drikung Til Monastery]] ([[Wyl
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• The Lightning Path of Buddhism: The Power of Yidams
  “When you do these practices, this “I” —– [[ordinary man]] or woman [[ego]] —– is already go ...rising]] as a [[seed syllable]], then the [[deity]]. So, when you do these practices, this “I” — [[ordinary man]] or woman [[ego]] — is already gone. Yo
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• Longchen Nyingtik.
  ...actice throughout every corner of this [[realm]], however there where four main "[[Heart]] Sons" that became crucial to the dissemination of the [[lineage] ===The [[Four Main]] [[Lineage Holders]]===
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• The Theory and Practice
  ...nveil their [[own]] particular [[methods]] of [[meditational]] and [[yogic practices]], which are cast not as systematic and rationalized [[expositions]], but r [[Tantric teachings]] and practices frequently represent transpositions from the [[rational]] [[expositions]] o
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• Bhutan’s Zangdog Pelri Temples: Paradises of Guru Rinpoche
  ...}, [[Guru Rinpoche]] [[forms]] the focus of many of Bhutan’s [[religious]] practices. He is considered an [[enlightened]] force who [[exists]] beyond spatial an ...he [[Himalayas]], is seen as a blessed [[realm]] conducive for [[spiritual practices]] that culminate in [[enlightenment]]. He is said to reside there in order
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• Shechen Monastery, Nepal
  [[Shechen Monastery]], one the [[six main Nyingma monasteries]] of [[Tibet]], was destroyed in the late 1950’s duri ...story of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] and the important [[teachers]] from its four main schools. Over one hundred and fifty [[statues]] were made for the [[Monaste
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• The Mandala in Tibet
  ...very [[life]] or in a few lifetimes, through highly sophisticated [[yoga]] practices. ...]] ([[rnal-'byor]] bla-na-med-pa'i rgyud "[[unsurpassed]] [[yoga]]"). Each main category was subdivided further, based on {{Wiki|distinctions}} unique to e
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• Naldjor - སྒྲུབ་ཐོབ་ཀར་མ་གྱུར་མེད་འུ་ལི་ཐང་གྱི་
  ...inary and main practices as well as the [[extraordinary]] inner and secret practices related to the [[subtle channels]], [[vital]] energies and [[vital]] [[esse ...ogressing on the [[path]] to [[complete liberati sman rtsi phug dang), the Four Places of
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• The Sakya School
  ...hakya Yeshe]] (992-1072). [[Drokmi Lotsawa]] passed the [[lineage]] to his main [[disciple]], [[Khön Könchok Gyalpo]] (1034-1102), who built the great [[ ...(2) [[Explanation for Assemblies]] ([[tshogs bshad]]) [[traditions]]. The main [[vajrayana]] view expressed in the [[Lamdre teachings]] is that of samsara
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• The Paramita of Skillful Conduct
  This also has three main aspects: to refrain from [[negative actions]], to [[accumulate]] what is po ...ng which could not be the [[Bodhisattva's]] practice. There can be as many practices as there are [[phenomena]] and any of these, positive or negative, could {{
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• Dharma Drum Retreat Center
  Currently it serves as the main [[retreat]] center for [[Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association]] - an a ...g residential programs, and several types of [[retreats]] for all level of practices (DDRC_activities_calendar).
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• History of the Northern Treasures Nyingma Lineage
  ...looked like [[vulture]] feathers, grew from his head. At the age of twenty-four, five more appeared. After this, he was known as Rigdzin Godemcen (Tib: [[r ...t [[Tibet]]. Currently available in several translations into English, the practices based on each chapter were later revealed by [[Ngari Panchen Pema Wangyal]]
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• Dzogchen practices – Awakening rigpa
  There are numerous [[spiritual practices]] [[taught]] in the various [[Dzogchen]] systems for [[awakening]] [[rigpa] This is a non-exhaustive list of [[Dzogchen]] [[spiritual practices]].
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• Four Small Beads - Four bodhisattva characteristics leading to Buddhahood
  ...s]], [[Pure]] Practices, [[Firmly Established Practices]] - and [[Superior Practices]] is the leader of them all. This analogy was used to indicate the [[bodhis ...her words, even in the construct of the text of the [[Lotus Sutra]], the [[four bodhisattvas]] led the way to the [[highest]] stage of [[enlightenment]].
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• The Key to Understand the Visualization of Vajrayana Images
  During the [[empowerment]] and the practices that follow, the [[disciple]] sees the [[deity]] and the [[master]] as indi ...al]] [[purity]], or [[buddha-nature]]. [[Visualization]] and other related practices involving the images of [[meditational deities]] assist this process of dis
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• Kyogyoshinsho
  ..., crosswise manner, as opposed to the direct manner found in self-oriented practices. Here [[Shinran]] reiterates the point that if one abandons "[[sundry practices]]" and entrusts themselves to [[Amitabha]] for one [[thought-moment]], they
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• Great Seal (mahamudra)
  ...nt and working for the welfare of others. This is achieved through 100,000 practices of mandala practice: making both real and highly-symbolic offerings. The fo ...th one or another of the many yidams or buddhas. These yidam and guru-yoga practices each unblock specific areas of the relative mind. Each contains its own sec
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• An Explanation of Buddhist Empowerments
  ...give a short talk on the history of the [[empowerment]] and its associated practices. [[Lineage]] being very important in [[vajrayana]], the [[lama]] will tell During the main part of the {{Wiki|ceremony}}, we [[imagine]] both ourselves and the [[vajr
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• Origin of Tantra
  ...nces of [[esoteric practices]] can be found which are similar to [[tantric practices]]. [[Chintaharana ...ime of [[Bāṇbhaṭṭa]], a lot of [[Brāmaṇas]] were involved in the [[tantric practices]]. There are references to the great [[sādhakas]] who could destroy a whol
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• Arapachana Manjushri
  ...e profound [[Mind Training]] [[teaching]] called the [[Separation from the Four Attachments]] directly from [[Manjushri]] during a six month [[Arapachana]] ...[Manjushri]] [[emanation]]. Even today in the [[Sakya School]] this is the main praise/prayer addressed to [[Sapan]].
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• Buddhist tradition
  Religious contacts and religious practices: There are different traditions of [[Buddhism]] in Ireland. Clarify the tra ...ning a [[Body]]. Unless a spiritual contact advises otherwise, apply these practices to all Buddhists.
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• Introduction to Nine Yanas By Kyabkon Phakchok Rinpoche
  ...practice of [[anuyoga]], but also how [[anuyoga]] has more {{Wiki|subtle}} practices and why it is so important. The different [[yanas]] are not totally separat ...]’ [[enlightened]] power [[manifest]] in the [[form]] of Vajrapani—are the main [[deities]] in these [[nine yanas]] [[sadhanas]] and their [[form]] changes
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• Buddhist tantras – Manipulation of the subtle body
  ...as well as drawing on pre-existing [[Mahāyāna]] [[Buddhist]] [[ideas]] and practices. It remains the main [[Buddhist tradition]] in [[Nepal]], [[Mongolia]] and [[Tibet]] where it is
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• Inner Kālacakra - The channels and centres
  ...acakra]]: the [[body]] together with its channels and centres. Some of the main [[winds]] are also described here. The original material for this in the se ...but in that case their [[forms]] are more stylised, more regular, with the main channels straight, and so forth. In the [[form]] in which they are shown he
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• Yidam practice
  [[Tantric Buddhism]] is the [[path of transformation]]. The practices of [[Tantra]] [[transform]] [[negative emotions]] into positive, [[enlighte According to [[Tibetan Buddhism]], destruction is one of the four functions of a [[Buddha]]. [[Wrathful]] practice gives you the clarity to k
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• Advice Concerning Ngondro Preliminary Practices
  ...“[[preliminary practices]],” but [[Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche]], one of my main [[teachers]], always emphasized that that’s not really the {{Wiki|flavor} ...nking]], “I don’t need to do a preliminary; I just want to get on with the main thing.” But if we understand them as preparing us for the journey and as
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• Sacred Mount Kailash
  ...c]] [[deity]] [[Chakrasamvara]] (Tib. Palkhorlo Dompa), the [[deity]] with four with faces and twelve hands. [[Tantric]] practitioners of [[Buddhism]] beli ...rd]] Rishabha traveled to [[Mount Kailash]] to engage in his [[spiritual]] practices. He is believed to have gained [[liberation]] in front of [[Mount Kailash]]
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• Mengakdé
  [[Mengakdé]] emphasizes the [[Dzogchen practices]] of [[kadak trekchö]] and [[lhündrup tögal]]. ...[[student]] [[Sri Singha]] further divided the [[Manngagde]] section into four sub-sections (see below).
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• Khandro Thugthig – the heart-essence of the Dakin
  And among all these, which we have in this text, are the foundational practices, or literally from the [[Tibetan]], the preceding exercises, which are, so ...for making [[treasure vases]] and pacifing disorders, various [[activity]] practices ([[peaceful]], increasing), preparing [[medicine]] pills ([[amrita]]), and
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• Use of a Buddhist Mala by Gyatrul Rinpoche
  ...owerful [[karmas]]. [[Malas]] of mahogany [[wood]] accomplish [[wrathful]] practices. [[Malas]] made of ivory, especially from an elephant’s tusk, will accomp ...eneral way. A {{Wiki|copper}} [[mala]] multiplies each {{Wiki|recitation}} four times. A [[raksha]] [[mala]] multiplies each recita tion by 20 million, and
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• A Traditional Perspective on Mindfulness Meditation
  ...practices for experimentation, which are either direct adaptations or new practices designed to give an experiential [[sense]] of some of the {{Wiki|principles And so, having finished with the ordinary [[preliminary practices]], now let us turn to how we might attain some kind of {{Wiki|individual}}
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• Mahamudra By Ken Holmes
  ...The [[disciple]] then proceeds to the four [[extraordinary]] [[foundation practices]]. The first involves cementing [[Buddhist faith]] and {{Wiki|altruistic}} ...rking for the {{Wiki|welfare}} of others. This is achieved through 100,000 practices of [[mandala]] practice: making both real and highly-symbolic [[offerings]]
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• The Great Perfection and the Great Seal
  [[truth]] about [[reality]] and the [[human mind]]. There are two main stages to this preparation. The first the [[four ways]] of [[transforming the mind]] focusses on the rare potential of a [[h
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• Principles of the Dzogchen Practice of Khordé Rushen by Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje
  ...s to [[recognize]] the three-kāya [[awareness]] that is pointed out in the main practice. ...inpoche]]. Thereafter, we may be gradually introduced to the stages of the main practice.
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• Lamaling Monastery
  ...i) {{Wiki|west}} of Bayi town (4 kilometres (2.5 mi) {{Wiki|west}} off the main road). The [[River]] valley has snow-covered mountains, pristine lakes, vil ...nd sacrifices to this [[Symbol]] were also a part of their [[traditional]] practices. The [[Monastery]] is now [[being]] looked after by [[Guru Rinpoche]]’s s
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• The Life of Tsongkhapa.
  ...nother deepening his [[philosophical knowledge]] and giving teachings. His main [[teacher]] and close [[friend]] during this period was the [[Sakyapa]] ([[ ...] from that of a simple cowherd. As a result of this [[vision]] he took up practices related to [[Manjushri]] and eventually [[experienced]] [[Manjushri's]] [[c
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• Principles of the Dzogchen Practice of Khordé Rushen
  ...s to [[recognize]] the three-kāya [[awareness]] that is pointed out in the main practice. ...inpoche]]. Thereafter, we may be gradually introduced to the stages of the main practice.
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• The Earliest Evidence of Bonpo Rituals?
  ...FW Thomas, who attempted to read the [[Tibetan]] [[writing]] on all of its four sides, and published his translation in his [[Tibetan]] {{Wiki|Literary}} T ...] performance, which is recorded in [[Tibetan]] [[writing]] on each of its four sides. The [[writing]] tells us that this was a [[ritual]] for a local [[de
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• Dakini – Spiritual Form of Energy in Vajrayana
  ...associated with the [[Tibetan Buddhism]] and they are classified into four main classes on the basis of Teachings of [[Lamas]] in [[Tibetan Buddhism]] . Th ...kini]] herself. She is considered as the source of all the [[methods]] and practices that relates the [[activities]] that correspond to the first and second sta
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• Chittamani Tara
  ...[Tara]], this is [[Cittamani Tara]] (pronounced [[Chittamani Tara]]) — the main practice of many [[Gelug lineage]] great [[teachers]]. ...e key practice differences are in the [[visualization]], and mostly in the practices — especially in three key areas (without revealing secrets):
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• Shangpa Kagyu
  ...hrough [[Milarepa]] and [[Gampopa]], even though many of its teachings and practices have been assimilated into, and continue to be transmitted by a few [[maste ...che]] (1904-1989) and [[Bokar Rinpoche]] (1940-2004). The {{Wiki|present}} main [[lineage]] holder is H.E. the second [[Kalu Rinpoche]] (b.1990). Other [[m
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• Geshe Chekhawa
  ...d for his [[disciples]] and found [[Geshe]] [[Sharawa]] who was one of his main [[disciples]]. ...specially the teachings on [[Tonglen]] or taking and giving. Through these practices many lepers were able to cure themselves. After overhearing [[Geshe]] Chekh
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• The OM Mantra and the Seven Levels of Consciousness
  In [[esoteric]] practices, however, the [[word]] ‘[[kuan]]’ refers to an act of immersing oneself ...epresenting the instruments and [[mudras]] used in the {{Wiki|ceremonial}} practices, and (4) [[karma]] [[mandalas]], representing the descriptions or {{Wiki|ex
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• How the Sacred Teachings of Guru Rinpoche Relate to and Counteract Mental Difficulties
  Historically {{Wiki|speaking}} the main topic of this part of the presentation is about the [[Khenpo Shantarakshita ...f history. To illustrate this, these days it is an {{Wiki|undertaking}} of four to five years to newly translate a text like The [[Perfection of Wisdom Sut
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• A Talk on How We Should Practice
  ...]] that [[Marpa]] gave him. After [[recognizing]] it, he made practice the main thing. That is how he became such a [[great being]], able to [[benefit]] [[ ...]], it is said. There are also two other {{Wiki|distinct}} features of the main practice: different [[conditions]] for gaining [[realization]] and differen
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• Chod Interview
  “The first main [[transmission]] came down from [[Dampa Sangye]] directly through [[Sonam L ...she was able to complete twelve volumes in the time it took others to read four volumes. As she progressed on her studies she dedicated her tasks for the [
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• Practice tantra
  ...]] that [[Marpa]] gave him. After [[recognizing]] it, he made practice the main thing. That is how he became such a [[great being]], able to [[benefit]] [[ ...]], it is said. There are also two other {{Wiki|distinct}} features of the main practice: different [[conditions]] for gaining [[realization]] and differen
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• The Five Jambhalas - The Five Directional Wealth Deities
  [[Jambhalas]], who have achieved [[Enlightenment]] through their practices of [[Dana Paramita]] and gradually [[attained]] the [[state of Buddhahood]] ...Gong’(招財使者陳九公) and ‘[[Deity]] of Profitability Yao Shao Si’ (利市仙官姚少司). The four [[deities]] specialize in taking
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• The Three Roots: Guru, Yidam and Protector
  ...ming [[sadhanas]] of [[Yamantaka]], [[Heruka]] and Guyasamaja, the classic practices of the [[Gelukpa school]]. ...e}}, foresight and [[compassion]], recommended to make [[Vajrayogini]] our main [[Yidam]], whose practice is shorter, easier to do yet as profound and incr
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• Devadatta.
  ...ter, more [[ascetic]], {{Wiki|rules}} for [[monks]] (dhūta-guṇa; [[ascetic practices]]), but the [[Buddha]] refused. ...hey were eventually led back to the [[Buddha’s]] order by the [[Buddha’s]] main [[disciples]], [[Maudgalyāyana]] and [[Śāriputra]].
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• The Three Turnings
  ...[[Buddha's teachings]] which is the [[Wheel of Dharma]] that teaches the [[Four Noble Truths]] to be provisional in meaning, the middle [[Wheel of Dharma]] ...ransmissions]] of the [[Kalachakra]] that spread throughout [[Tibet]], two main [[lineages]] have survived: the [[Rwa lineage]] and the [[Dro lineage]].
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• Tibetan Tantric Yoga and Yoga of the elements
  ...ome a full [[practitioner]] of the [[Naropa's]] six [[dharma]] or [[yoga]] practices, through the [[realization]] method of [[Lama]] [[Marpa]], a life-long exer Luejong part-1: main [[yogic]] exercises
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• Thekchen Choling
  The primary practices and teachings of this [[temple]] are from [[Guru Rinpoche]] [[lineage]] and ...Gong]] from the previous [[Ji Gong Temple]] is still being revered at the main hall of the [[temple]] for {{Wiki|devotees}} to make [[offerings]].
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• The Doctrines of Buddhism
  ...chools, only one of which, the Theravada, survives to the present day. The main schools which existed in {{Wiki|Central Asia}} were the Dharmagupta and, la ...ces of the Vajrayana are known as yoga, and are distinguished from earlier practices by the recitation of mantras, and hand-gestures called mudras, as well as o
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• Lotus Speech Australia
  ...enty-one. Since the passing of [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], [[Rinpoche’s]] main [[teachers]] are Kyabjes [[Trulshik Rinpoche]], [[Dodrupchen Rinpoche]], [[ ==Practices==
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• Spirituality
  ...modern spirituality was also furthered by the Perennial Philosophy, whose main proponent Aldous Huxley was deeply influenced by by Vivekanda's Neo-Vedanta The Hindu traditions know a wide range of spiritual practices called Sādhanā, aimed at reaching moksha or enlightenment. Sadhana litera
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• About Longchen Nyingtik Ritual Tradition
  What I'm not saying is that there are no [[rituals]] for the practices of [[Jikmé Lingpa]] – make sure you fully understand what I’ve just sa There are [[four ways]] of relating to [[tormas]], all of which focus on the torma’s signi
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• Torma: Ritual Offerings
  ...[[offering]] of [[torma]] are common features of [[Buddhist rituals]] and practices in [[Bhutan]]. [[Torma]] {{Wiki|culture}} is also well known in the [[Bon r ...r tributes are [[offered]] to a wide range of recipients [[including]] the four [[principal]] categories: the [[jewel]] guests who are to be worshipped ({{
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• About the Longchen Nyingtik Tradition
  What I'm not saying is that there are no [[rituals]] for the practices of [[Jikmé Lingpa]] – make sure you fully understand what I’ve just sa There are [[four ways]] of relating to [[tormas]], all of which focus on the torma’s signi
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• Khandro Nyingtik
  ...o snying thig]]''), '[[The Heart Essence of the Dakinis]]' — one of the '[[Four Sections of Nyingtik]]' ([[Nyingtik Yabshyi]]). The [[Khandro Nyingtik cycle]] of teachings is regarded as one of the [[main practices of Dzogchen Monastery]].
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• Jonangpa - The 5th tradition of Tibetan Buddhism
  ...n these [[monasteries]] the [[Jonang tradition]] continues its studies and practices uninterruptedly up to the {{Wiki|present}}. Nowadays, [[His Holiness the 14 ...Taranatha]] and head of the [[Gelug tradition]] in [[Mongolia]], to be the main representative for the [[Jonangpa tradition]]. "
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• What is the Red Tara practice?
  ...ies (Tib. tza lung) and extensive teachings on the [[nature of mind]]. The main practice has been translated and is performed regularly at [[Chagdud Gonpa] ..., the text is divided into three sections—the preliminary [[prayers]], the main practice and the concluding [[prayers]]. The explanation of the English pra
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• Rainbow Body practitioner
  ...racticing [[Guru Yoga]] with [[Dzogchen]]. There are two main [[Dzogchen]] practices: [[trekchö]] (cutting through) and [[thögal]] (ridge-traversing). ...{{Wiki|Western}} [[Tibet]] and Pong [[Gonpo]] and five generations of his main [[disciples]] in [[Eastern Tibet]].
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• All About Altars
  ...s [[prostrations]], [[offerings]], praises, etc. are included in the daily practices before the [[shrine]], which helps develop [[bodhicitta]] ({{Wiki|altruisti ...ons of the [[five sense organs]] are completely absorbed in the [[Buddhist practices]] and hence the [[purification]] of the practitioner’s [[mind]] is enhanc
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• Tantras in Buddhism
  ...oup of [[Indian]] and [[Tibetan texts]] which outline unique [[views]] and practices of the [[Buddhist tantra]] [[religious]] systems. ...as well as drawing on pre-existing [[Mahāyāna]] [[Buddhist]] [[ideas]] and practices.
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• Sur: Scent Offerings
  ...Kapchye or roasted {{Wiki|wheat}} or {{Wiki|barley}} flour is used as the main base. Ngarsum or three sweet things, which are sugar, molass and [[honey]] There are four categories of recipients of sur known as drön zhi or four guests. The first recipient is kenchog si zhui drön or the [[precious]] [[
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• Ngöndro
  ...yl.]] ''[[sngon ‘gro]]'') — the [[preliminary practice]] or ‘[[foundation practices of Vajrayana Buddhism]]. The [[ngöndro practices]] are profound and powerful means for effecting a deep [[purification]] and
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• Newar Buddhism
  ...rayana]], different from [[Tibetan Buddhism]], or [[tantric]] [[Japanese]] practices. [[Buddhism]] in the valley evolved from [[Hinayana]] and [[Mahayana]] to [ ...in [[Patan]] for example, [[Buddhists]] are asked not to walk through the main courtyard with leather shoes, as in many {{Wiki|Hindu temples}} where one i
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• The 8 Practice Lineages
  The [[main doctrinal lineage of Kama]], the [[Ancient Translation School]] known as [[ ...h of Enlightenment]] ([[byang chub lam sgron]]), [[Key Instructions of the Practices of Sixteen Spheres]] ([[thig le bcu drug]]), and similar texts.
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• Meditative Pure Land Buddhism: The 5 Elements School
  ...5 Elements Pure Land]] can be as simple as choosing one [[Element]] as the main focus of one's practice, or one may combine the [[Elements]] into a wide va The [[air element]] represents the purifying aspect of the practices of {{Wiki|Atonement}} and Veneration. {{Wiki|Atonement}} helps us to "clea
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• Woodenfish
  ...a [[Buddhist monastery]]; namely, living in the [[Fo Guang Shan]] order's main [[monastery]] in [[Kaohsiung]], [[Taiwan]]. The program offers free room an ::*Introducing participants to the [[Wikipedia:concept|concepts]] and practices of [[Humanistic Buddhism]].
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• Interview with Geshe Thubten Sherab: Skillfully Teaching Traditional Tibetan Buddhism for Western Students
  ...sang]] Tenzin and H.E. [[Khensur Rinpoche]] [[Losang]] Delek.. They are my main [[root gurus]], and I have great [[respect]] for them; they were role model ...[[Lama Tsongkhapa]] [[meditation practice]]. Why are [[Lama Tsongkhapa]] practices so valued by {{Wiki|modern}} [[Buddhists]]?
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• Fierce deities
  ...es of deities first appeared in India during the late 6th century with its main source being the Yaksha imagery and became a central feature of Indian Tant ...into the mandala of a particular chosen deity (Sanskrit: Iṣṭa-devatā) and practices complex sadhanas (meditations) on the deity for the purpose of personal tra
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• Nechung Rinpoche and his lineage
  ...ras]] ([[Tsa-Lung Khrul-Khor]]) of the generation and [[Completion stage]] practices of the [[tantra]]. ...eages]] of [[initiations]], [[oral transmissions]] and commentaries on the practices unique to the [[traditions]] of [[Nechung monastery]].
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• The Yoga of Offering Food
  one with your [[guru]] and [[deity]]. The main thing is [[thinking]] of and making off ering to yourself as the [[guru]]. [[Food]] [[Offering]] Practices 7 Similarly, whatever you do – eati ng, walking, washing, everything
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• Completion stage
  [[Completion stage]] practices are associated with working with [[lung]] and the [[body]]. the "[[Completion stage with marks]]" based on [[yogic practices]] such as [[tummo]] corresponds to [[Anu Yoga]]: and the
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• Sang Practice – Basic Principles
  ...the native [[sang]] and ‘ngen’[1] practices – which are slightly different practices – and serkyem [[offering]], to make them part of the [[Buddhist path]]. ...oche]] blessed them, and just adapted some aspects to make them [[Buddhist practices]]. In this way [[Guru Rinpoche]] was able to ensure enormous [[benefit]] bo
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• Ngawang Tenzin Norbu
  ...e]], is remembered especially for his commentaries on the ''[[Thirty-Seven Practices of the Bodhisattvas]]''. One of the foremost [[disciples]] of [[Trulshik Do
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• Introduction to MO-Tibetan Divination Technique
  ...ome work or travel, or even the wish to engage in spiritual disciplines or practices. ...rul Rinpoche]]. With them and others, he studied the doctrines of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism as well as the five major and five minor subjec
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• Chetsün Nyingtik
  ...an|[[རྗེས་དྲན་]]}}, ''[[jé dren]]''). When [[Jamyang Khyentse]] was twenty-four years old, he visited the [[sacred]] place of Uyuk in the [[Tsang]] provinc ...] (1856-1926) and [[Khenchen Tashi Özer]] (1836-1910). Following this, his main [[Dharma heir]], [[Jamgön Kongtrul]] the Great, wrote a series of texts fo
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• Dakini Symbol
  ...hich is most often creative, but sometimes {{Wiki|destructive}}. There are four classes of [[Dakini]] [[including]] secret, inner, outer, and outer outer c [[Dakini]] are separated into four main classes: [[prajnaparamita]], or the secret class; the inner class; the oute
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• The Growth of Wisdom and Compassion: An Interview with Drukmo Gyal Dakini, Part One
  ...alaysia}}, and [[China]] to spread the [[ancient]] [[Tibetan]] [[healing]] practices through singing, [[teaching]], and leading [[retreats]]. ...s, the [[yogi]] [[temples]]. At other times, we do our {{Wiki|individual}} practices according to our [[own]] schedules. Some [[yogis]] and [[yoginis]] have job
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• Nechung Dorje Drayang Ling Monastery
  The original [[Nechung Monastery]] lies just below [[Drepung]], four {{Wiki|miles}} [[west]] of [[Lhasa]], the nation’s capital. ...raining}} of many [[lineages]] were [[initiated]] into the [[monastery's]] practices and have been preserved until the {{Wiki|present}} [[time]].
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• The term “empowerment” derives from the Sanskrit word “abisheka.”
  ...ntrance to the [[Great Perfection]]: [[A Guide to the Dzogchen Preliminary Practices]], a compilation created by [[Cortland Dahl]]. ...rments]],” is designed to dismantle one of the [[four defilements]]. These four are the [[defilements]] of [[nadi]], which relate to the veins, [[chakras]]
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• Study on DDC classification numbers in Buddhism expanded for specific areas of pagodas and temples in Myanmar
  The main [[objective]] of this paper is to identify {{Wiki|classification}} numbers ...ion}} numbers) and Volume Four is an index. In the schedule, there are ten main classes such as 000 for "General",100 for "[[Philosophy]]", 200 for "Religi
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• Mahavairocana Tantra
  ...]], [[speech]] and [[Mind]] of [[MahāVairocana]], as well as [[preliminary practices]] and [[initiation]] [[Rituals]]. According to [[Buddhaguhya’s]] [[Piṇḍārtha]] (a summary of the main points of the [[Tantra]]) the [[Mahā Vairocana Tantra]] system of practice
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• Mythology
  The main characters in [[myths]] are usually [[gods]], [[supernatural]] heroes and [ ...al [[world]] and [[delineating]] the [[psychological]] and {{Wiki|social}} practices and ideals of a {{Wiki|society}}". Many [[scholars]] in other fields use th
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• The Jonang Tradition of Kalachakra
  ...ang-stong]]), which means they are devoid of any [[essence]] (any of the [[four extremes]] of [[existence]], [[Wikipedia:Existence|nonexistence]], both or ...dvanced stages of the [[complete stage]] of [[anuttarayoga tantra]] entail practices with both types of [[bodies]], and [[visualization]] of oneself in the [[fo
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• The Meaning of Taking Refuge by Choje Akong Tulku
  ...d not just when you [[feel]] in the right [[mood]]. That commitment is the main [[vow]]. However, we are sure of some [[traditions]] and practices and we are very clear about the [[Refuge]] {{Wiki|ceremony}}. We know that
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• Introduction to the Jonang tradition
  ...oken lineage]] of [[transmission]] going back to the [[Buddha]]. [[The two main lineages of the Jonang Tradition]] ([[Zhentong]] and [[Kalachakra]]) can be ...[tantra]] teachings in [[Drepung]] in [[South India]] ([[Amaravati]]). The main recipient of these teachings was [[King Suchandra]] of [[Shambhala]]. [[Kin
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• Generation Stage in Buddhist Tantra
  ...e to the [[body]] are {{Wiki|killing}}, [[stealing]] and [[adultery]]. The four [[corresponding]] to [[speech]] are {{Wiki|lying}}, harsh [[speech]], [[sla ...inayanist]], [[Mahayanist]] or [[dzogchen]] [[atiyoga]] practitioners, the main thing to remember is to develop and maintain the [[intention]] to hear and
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• Seven Point Mind Training
  [[Voidness]], from [[meditating]] on deceptive [[appearances]] as the four Buddha-bodies, is the peerless [[protector]]. The [[supreme]] method entails four [[actions]] to use, [(1) building up positive force, (2) purifying myself o
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• O, Such Bonnie Rigs
  ...iki|synthesis}} of all those [[tantras]] is distilled into the two supreme practices known as [[Trekcho]] ([[khregs chod]]) and [[Togal]] ([[thod rgal]]). ...need to develop the skills that are the goal of [[Vajrayana]] [[ngondro]] practices, they are certainly free and perhaps [[wise]] to do them. However, there is
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• The Many Faces of Bön
  ...sm, and it was said to have left certain traces of its macabre beliefs and practices, which have contaminated the purer form of Buddhism that would otherwise ha ...take a look at Tibetan Buddhism today and find aspects of the beliefs and practices that have no counterpart in other parts of the world, except that they are
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• Adhiṣṭhāna
  ::3.[[yoga]], through [[meditation practices]]. ...hierarchical relations, either in [[hospitality]] gatherings, [[offering]] practices, or [[religious]] teachings, were conceived and spoken about, emphasising o
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• Recommended Mahayana Textual Study in Stages
  Introduction to [[Abhidharma]] Texts - Study of [[Chapter]] Four - [[Karma]], by [[Loppon]] [[Vasubandhu]]. ...tions]]). Contemplation [[meditations]] highlighting compassion/bodhicitta practices such as [[tonglen]] (taking and sending) and introduction to calm-abiding/t
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• Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik
  ...e required practices seven times in [[retreat]]. More recently, one of the main holders of this [[practice]] was [[Kyabjé Trulshik Rinpoche]], who every y
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• Introduction to Kalachakra
  ...cant for [[Kalachakra]] practice. They established [[Kalachakra]] as their main system for practice and have preserved a unique [[lineage]] of the [[Kalach ...n Tibet]], the [[Kalachakra]] [[astrological]] system [[forms]] one of the main building blocks to compose [[astrological]] calendars. The [[astrology]] in
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• Supplementary texts in sādhana practice
  ...drupchen’s]] [[monks]] to be able to do the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] as their main practice, they needed a [[ritual]] [[tradition]] and the [[tradition]] he
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• Who Gesar is
  ...o the [[temple]] and was very active. As I watched him doing the [[Gesar]] practices, like The [[Prayer]] and [[Offering]] to 'The Great [[Lion]], [[Gesar]] the When you do these practices, you really must understand the main point. Those who ignore it, end up practising [[Gesar]] as if he were just
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• Taklung Tsetrul
  ...ons]] for the [[Heart Essence]] of [[Longchenpa]], and other [[dzog chen]] practices and [[tantras]]. ...uctions, [[empowerments]] or [[transmissions]] on the preliminary and main practices, as are suited to the needs of whomever comes to request [[dharma]] teachin
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• The three vehicles
  ...ely leads to the point where every {{Wiki|individual}} has to decide which practices to follow and how to interpret the teachings, rather than adhering to a fix ...] by their corrupt [[lives]] and {{Wiki|heretical}} [[views]]. That is the main [[reason]] why the [[Third Council]] was held by one thousand [[arahats]].'
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• A Brief Introduction to Tantra
  ...he (Maria) said is that, she can see; so, you see, when you do [[Tantric]] practices—visualization, you [[visualize]] [[Buddha's]] [[blessing]] go out, it goe ...n, no [[matter]] which [[Buddha]] [[name]] or [[mantra]] you adopt as your main practice, the key point is to do as many as you can—whenever you can,
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• Ceremonies: The Heartbeat of the Monastery
  There are three main {{Wiki|ceremonies}} that occur in the [[monastery]]: [[morning ceremony]], ...s of [[illnesses]], the {{Wiki|ceremonies}} include many {{Wiki|distinct}} practices to give each [[person]] something that they find meaningful and transformat
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• What Are the Origins of Tantra?
  ...{{Wiki|distinctive}} [[form]] in the [[spirituality]] of the time for two main [[reasons]]. First, it was inclusive, for everyone, requiring no priestly [ ...]] celebrates the [[divinity]] in and of every being and thing, and led to practices that had been regarded as sinful in other [[religions]]. Everything was inc
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• Modern Theravada
  ==Main points== ...actices of [[meditation]], [[sutta]] study, [[discussion]], and devotional practices. But there is especially an {{Wiki|emphasis}} on [[meditation]] and [[sutta
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• Mantrayana. The first three stages: accumulation, application and vision
  ...d [[mind]]. Therefore, even if [[Sutra]] and [[Mantra]] are similar in the main part ([[dngos gzhi]]) of the [[path]], [[Mantrayana]] is special in terms o In this context, one should be {{Wiki|aware}} that in general the practices of the [[Secret Mantra]] [follow three approaches: by practicing] the [[pat
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• Tantra and Inner Fire
  ...ur [[own]] [[human body]]. This resource is composed of six factors: the [[four elements]] ([[earth]], [[water]], [[fire]], and [[air]]), the [[channels]] ...and the [[intermediate state]], or [[bardo]]. During this [[teaching]], my main {{Wiki|emphasis}} will be on the [[yoga of inner fire]].
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• Five-fold Profound Path of Mahamudra of the Glorious Drigung Kagyu Lineage
  ...“Fivefold [[Profound Path]].” These [[traditions]] are still upheld by the four surviving [[Kagyu lineages]] ([[Karma]], [[Taglung]], [[Drukpa]] and [[Drig ...nchog Gyaltsen]] [[Rinpoche’s]] [[book]] “The [[Garland]] of [[Mahamudra]] Practices,” (a translation of [[Gyalwang]] Kunga [[Rinchen’s]] [1475-1527] “Cla
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• Shambhala; introduction to the Kalachakra
  ...cant for [[Kalachakra]] practice. They established [[Kalachakra]] as their main system for practice and have preserved a unique [[lineage]] of the [[Kalach [[In Tibet]], the [[Kalachakra]] [[astrological]] system [[forms]] one of the main building blocks to compose [[astrological]] calendars. The [[astrology]] in
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• There are many different forms of Chakrasamvara
  ...are taken as a [[single deity]]) and four surrounding [[dakinis]] in the [[four directions]]. If on the [[Guru]], the Snow Mountain of the [[Four Kayas]], The {{Wiki|Sun}} of [[Devotion]] fails to shine, The Stream of [[B
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• Yidam.
  ...d]], [[dmod pa drag sngags]]), 8 great orders of [[mandalas]], [[sadhana]] practices of the [[eight Herukas]] [JV] ...ight great orders of [[Mandalas]], the [[Eight Logos Sadhanas]] / [[Heruka Practices]]. [[Ultimate yidams of the Nyingma tradition]]. 1) {[['jam dpal sku]]}. 2)
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• Six Yogas in Great Harmony
  ...the [[intention]] to provide a helpful source for references and guides to practices. ..., [[Bardo]] [[Yoga]], and [[Powa]] [[Yoga]]. As to details of their actual practices, since they can be found in [[books]] available in bookstores and should be
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• Two Large Beads - Fusion of objective reality and subjective wisdom
  Notice the two larger beads on the main loop of beads. These represent [[objective reality]] (bead with two [[stran The main loop of beads is made up of [[108]] beads (interspersed with four smaller "[[bodhisattva]] beads" which will also be explained) which represe
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• Torma (Wylie: gtor ma)
  ...They may be dyed in different colors, often with white or [[red]] for the main [[body]] of the [[Food tormas]] ([[Wylie]]: [[skang gtor]]) are used in feast practices and are consumed partially by practitioners during the feast, with leftover
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• Kālacakra Tantra
  Among the five main [[Tibetan]] schools, the [[Kalachakra]] practice appears most prominent in They established [[Kalachakra]] as their main system for practice and have preserved a unique [[lineage]] of the [[Kalach
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• The History and Background of the Chimé Phakmé Nyingtik Teachings
  ...ka]] of [[Chimé Phakmé Nyingtik]] includes [[preparatory practices]] and a main section. There are three kinds of [[empowerment]] in the [[Chimé Phakmé N So, the entire [[root]] and branch teachings and practices of the [[Chimé Phakmé Nyingtik]] entered [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo’s]]
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• Five-fold Profound Path of Mahamudra
  ...[[Simultaneous Production and Union]],” the “[[Six Equal Tastes]],” the “[[Four Letters]]” and the “[[Fivefold Profound Path]].” These [[traditions]] are still upheld by the four surviving [[Kagyu lineages]] ([[Karma]], [[Taglung]], [[Drukpa]] and [[Drig
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• Purification
  ...o [[suffering]]. The most effective methods of [[purification]] employ the four opponent powers of regret, reliance, virtuous activity and resolve. ...specifically, a practice for purifying negative [[karma]] by means of the four opponent [[powers]].
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• Protector Deity
  - Four Guardian Kings (of the Directions) ...very popular in Mongolia. Begtse is associated with the Hayagriva Cycle of Practices. He has two attendants - wife and son - named Goddess of Life and Lord of L
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• Dzongsar Khyentse on the Meaning of Empowerment
  ...ntrance to the [[Great Perfection]]: [[A Guide to the Dzogchen Preliminary Practices]], a compilation created by [[Cortland Dahl]]. ...rments]],” is designed to dismantle one of the [[four defilements]]. These four are the [[defilements]] of [[nadi]], which relate to the veins,
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• Protector Deities – Mahakala & Shri Devi
  ...of practice, or could be practiced in conjunction with formerly unrelated practices. ...of Akshobhya]] [[Buddha]] or any number of other [[Buddhas]]. The [[three main Anuttarayoga Tantra deities]]— [[Hevajra]], [[Chakrasamvara]], and [[Guhy
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• Asaṅga (ca. 320-ca. 390)
  Together they systematized the teachings of [[Yogācāra]], authoring the main [[Yogācāra]] commentaries and treatises. He treats the practices conducive to [[Awakening]] ([[perfections]], stages, [[discipline]], [[conc
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• Three Vehicles
  ...ely leads to the point where every {{Wiki|individual}} has to decide which practices to follow and how to interpret the teachings, rather than adhering to a fix ...] by their corrupt [[lives]] and {{Wiki|heretical}} [[views]]. That is the main [[reason]] why the [[Third Council]] was held by one thousand [[arahats]].'
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• Râhula (11th century)
  ...lineage]] with some Chadrupa practices and the Integrated Practice of the Four [[Deities]] (lhachi drildrup). ...e obcuration incurred from having disobeyed his [[master’s]] command”. The four [[deities]] blessed him and told him that his {{Wiki|illness}} would exhaus
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• ‘LET IT BE’, THE SAMAYA LIFE-FORCE OF SECRET MANTRA VAJRAYANA: Immeasurable love, wisdom and the samayas of body, speech and mind; Vajrakīlaya teaching of 8th Garchen Rinpoche
  –Verse 36 from [[Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva]] One of [[Garchen Rinpoche’s]] main [[deities]] is [[Vajrakīlaya]], as he spoke about recently when talking ab
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• Tergar Lineage History
  The [[14th Karmapa]] was one of the main recipients of these [[treasure teachings]], having received the [[empowerme ...four greater [[Kagyu schools]], [[Tulku Urgyen’s]] [[family]] line was the main holder of the [[Barom Kagyu lineage]], and the [[15th Karmapa]] was one of
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• The 59 Slogans of Lojong
  ...in the preliminaries; The [[Four Reminders]] or alternatively called The [[Four Thoughts]] Point Two: The main [[practice]], which is [[training in bodhicitta]].
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• Naropa Stories and Teachings
  ...[[six yogas of Naropa]]". They are [[yogic practices]]. [[Naropa]] was the main [[teacher]] of [[Marpa]], who founded of the [[Kagyu school]] of [[Tibetan ...teachings]] on his [[path]]. When at last he met [[Tilopa]], he was given practices and twelve serious {{Wiki|hardships}}, culminating in [[realization]] of [[
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• The Different Levels of Amitabha Practice
  ...] for a [[rebirth]] in the [[Pure Land]] of Great [[Bliss]]. The first and main [[cause]] is the wish to be [[reborn]] there. To [[visualize]] the [[Buddha ...es of his students. It is these practices that one can divide into the two main categories of [[Sutra]] and [[Tantra]] which will be briefly described belo
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• Mahavairocana Tantra Explained
  ...initiation]] [[rituals]]. According to [[Buddhaguhya’s]] (a summary of the main points of the [[tantra]]) the [[Mahāvairocana Tantra]] system of practice ...[[doctrinal]] passages, and [[sadhana]] practices which relate back to the main [[mandalas]].
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• How to Meditate
  The main thing the [[Buddha]] discovered was that he could be himself —one hundred ...high-level practices. How the [[Buddha]] himself, having done all kinds of practices, became the [[Buddha]], was simply to sit. He sat under a [[tree]] and he d
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• Various Aspects of Tantra
  ...[[psychic]] veins and airs, the [[fire]] [[rituals]], etc. Though certain practices, like the repetition of [[mantras]], are common to both [[Hindu]] and [[Bud ...ntaminated [[feelings]] of [[happiness]] and attain levels higher than the four absorptions. However, only the [[Buddhists]] {{Wiki|renounce}} all these as
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• Zhentong view
  This undercut the financial practices of the [[Gelukpa]], who were growing rapidly through those very means. ...e still active in isolated areas of [[Tibet]] and [[China]], including the main [[monastery]] called [[Tsangwa]], located in [[Dzamthang]], and others in t
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• The Vajra body
  ...{Wiki|blood}} and [[water]] {{Wiki|substances}}, respectively to the three main [[channels]] [[rTsa-Uma]], [[rTsa-Roma and rTsa-rkyangma]], [[corresponding ...[channels]] as well as other odd developments by body/mind factors are the main [[physiological]] [[cause]] of {{Wiki|diseases}}.
The healthy [[channels]
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• What to know about tummo breathing ?
  ...[[mental]] and [[physical]] [[techniques]]. It is part of the [[Vajrayana practices]], which are a [[form]] of [[tantric Buddhism]]. ...013Trusted Source noted that this increase in core temperature was not the main aim of [[tummo]] [[breathing]]. It is instead a way for someone to reach a
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• Differences between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism
  # The [[Three Universal Seals]], [[Four Noble Truths]], [[Eight Fold Paths]] and [[Twelve Links of Dependent Origin ...[Avalokitesvara]], [[Mansjuri]], [[Ksitigarbha]] and [[Samanthabadra]] are four very well known [[bodhisattvas]] besides [[Maitreya]].
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• Lighting the inner fire: subtle body as the path to Enlightenment — the five chakras, three channels and two drops of Tantric Buddhism and their practice
  ...k the advice and permission of a [[teacher]] to engage in actual [[Tantric practices]]. This feature is only a general [[information]] story. Practice requires [[Healing]] practices in [[Vajrayana]] inevitably involve [[subtle body]]. Centuries of successfu
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• Yang Zab Nyingpo
  ...ogyal's]] collected [[termas]].<ref>[[Khenpo Jikphun]] said that the three main [[Vajrakilaya]] [[termas]] of [[Tertön Sogyal]] are ''[[Yang Sang Tröpa]]
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• Understanding Kalachakra empowerment and lineage
  ==3. [[the main purpose of receiving Kalachakra initiation]]== ...]: ked rim) and [[tantric]] [[shamatha]] ([[Tibetan]]: wen sum). After the practices are complete one advances to the [[Six Yogas]] for the [[body]] and [[mind]
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• Sadhana of Bodhisattva Earth Treasure
  Usually the main practices for [[Bodhisattva Earth Treasure's]] followers are regular {{Wiki|recitatio ...long the process of my in-depth study a short summary called "[[Outline of Practices from the Sutra of Earth Treasure]]."
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• All Buddhist practices could ultimately be described by the goal “purification of the five aggregates”
  All [[Buddhist practices]] could ultimately be described by the goal “[[purification]] of the [[fi ...the best-known of the [[purification]] pratices in [[Tibetan Buddhism]] — practices that {{Wiki|psychologist}} Robert Preece in his [[book]], The {{Wiki|Psycho
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• Phowa Teachings
  Following his early [[education]] at [[Drikung Thil]] [[Changchub Ling]], the main [[monastery]] of [[Drikung]], he continued his studies at [[Nyingma]] [[Tha ...the [[Six Yogas of Naropa]], it is unwise, as with many other [[Vajrayana practices]], to undertake the [[Phowa]] without [[initiation]], [[oral transmission]]
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• The Jonang Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism
  ...zed the teachings of the [[Kalacakra Tantra]] and its [[completion-stage]] practices known as the [[six-branch yoga]] ([[rnal 'byor yan lag drug pa]]), while al ...survived in the [[Amdo]] region of [[eastern Tibet]], specifically at the main [[monastery]] of [[Dzamtang]] ('[[dzam thang]]) and in numerous other small
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• What the teachers say about restarting your Buddhist practice: overcoming obstacles, bringing back the enthusiasm, re-establishing faith and commitments
  ...}} [[life]] takes its toll on [[Buddhist practice]], especially the higher practices that might have come with daily practice [[commitments]]. Once the momentum In general terms, [[Buddha]] and [[Dharma]] point to three main [[meditations]] to improve our [[motivation]] to practice, regardless of ho
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• Nat Worship in Myanmar
  ...nawratha]] integrated all kinds of {{Wiki|worship}} into the [[Theravada]] practices. Since that [[time]], the number of anointed [[Nats]] has grown to 37 [[Nat ...integration}} of [[Nats]] {{Wiki|worship}} into [[Buddhist]] [[Theravada]] practices.
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• Tulku Thondup Edited by Harold Talbott Shambhala Publications: Boston, 1996.
  ...per-human [[powers]]. For instance, through the [[Trekcho]] and [[Togyal]] practices of [[Dzog Chen]], many [[meditators]] [[realized]] the [[absolute nature]] ...ory of [[Dola Jigme Kalzang]] who lived during the nineteenth century, the main [[disciple]] of the first [[Dodrup Chen Rinpoche]].
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• Buddhist Paths to liberation
  {{Main|Noble Eightfold Path}} ...le Eightfold Path]] is presented as [[the fourth]] of the [[Buddha]] 's [[Four Noble Truths]] and it is considered to be the [[essence of Buddhist practi
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• History of the Jonang Tradition
  ...e [[Kalachakra Tantra]]. [[Jetsun Taranatha]] later arranged the [[tantric practices]] of the [[Jonang]] and popularized the [[Zhentong teachings]] in {{Wiki|Ce ...n these [[monasteries]] the [[Jonang tradition]] continues its studies and practices uninterruptedly up to the {{Wiki|present}}. Nowadays, [[His Holiness the 14
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• Muladhara
  ...e [[deity]] of this region is [[Indra]], who is yellow in {{Wiki|colour}}, four-armed, holding a [[vajra]] and [[blue lotus]] in his hands, and mounted upo ...led [[Dakini]] is his [[shakti]]. She is beautiful with three [[eyes]] and four arms, is shining red or white, holding a [[trident]], a skulled [[staff]],
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• Acala Vidyārāja mantra: Meaning and Benefits
  ...[[Vairocana]] [[Tathagata]]. He is often depicted as a messenger, but his main task in the [[Mahāvairocana Sutra]] is to help remove the [[obstacles]] th ...nstrates the intense will to [[transform]] the [[mind]] through [[esoteric practices]]. The [[energy]] of [[anger]] is directed towards [[Buddha-nature]] and br
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• The Kashmiri Master Somanatha & The Kalachakra
  After [[meditating]] for 6 months on the profound [[yogic]] practices that he received from the [[Kalkin]], [[Jamyang Dorje]] was able to transpo Again, the Ra and [[Dro traditions]] are the two main [[lineages]] through which this occurred......
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• Geshes
  ...e degree-like titles after a long time hard [[religious]] cultivations and practices. These degrees reflect the holders' authoritative [[accomplishment]] in the ...exoteric]] [[scriptures]] during a [[prayer]] meeting held in front of the main assembly hall of a [[monastery]]. [[Lama]] candidates can get this [[degree
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• Vipassana movement
  ...which [[stress]] [[insight]] into the [[three marks of existence]] as the main means to attain [[awakening]] and reach [[Nirvana]]. ...[three marks of existence]] as the main means to attain [[awakening]]. Its main goal is not [[Nirvana]] but [[stream-entry]], since it is believed that we
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• The Kashmiri Master Somanatha & The Kalachakra (1027 AD)
  ...tion]] onto him. After [[meditating]] for 6 months on the profound [[yogic practices]] that he received from the [[Kalkin]], [[Jamyang Dorje]] was able to trans ...duced into [[Tibet]]. Again, the [[Ra]] and [[Dro traditions]] are the two main [[lineages]] through which this occurred......The [[Dro tradition]] started
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• The Masters Of Meditation And Miracles: The Longchen Nyingthig Lineage Of Tibetan Buddhism
  ...per-human [[powers]]. For instance, through the [[Trekcho]] and [[Togyal]] practices of [[Dzog Chen]], many [[meditators]] [[realized]] the [[absolute nature]] ...ory of [[Dola Jigme Kalzang]] who lived during the nineteenth century, the main [[disciple]] of the first [[Dodrup Chen Rinpoche]]. At the end of his [[lif
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• Most Secret Hayagriva
  ...asures]] known as the [[Eight Pronouncements]], a series of main [[deity]] practices of the [[Nyingma lineage]] which were revealed to eight [[Indian]] [[master
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• Review of The Hidden History of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, by Bryan J. Cuevas
  ...urpose}} of the [[book]] is to “provide a succinct overview of some of the main points of the history of the texts A few pages later, he redefines his notion of “core” to designate “the main text recited in the Karling [[ritual]],” that being the [[ritual]] as per
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• Durdak Cham: Dance of the Charnel Ground Masters
  ...f [[society]], dwell and carried out their {{Wiki|antinomian}} [[spiritual practices]] to undo {{Wiki|social}} prejudices and hierarchies. Thus, [[charnel grounds]] were seen as potent sites for [[spiritual practices]]. Beside the [[belief]] in the sites as being blessed by the [[Heruka]], t
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• Vajrasattva, the Great Purifier, among the most powerful and profound healing and purifications techniques in Vajrayana Buddhism
  All [[Buddhist practices]] could ultimately be described by the goal “[[purification]] of the [[fi ...the best-known of the [[purification]] practices in [[Tibetan Buddhism]] — practices that {{Wiki|psychologist}} Robert Preece in his [[book]], The {{Wiki|Psycho
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• Ancient Tibetan Dream Wisdom by Tarab Tulku Rinpoche
  ...[[Kongpo]] as the [[reincarnation]] [[Lama]] [[Tarab]] and from the age of four I started to lead those [[rituals]], one of the roles of the [[Lama]]. It w ...work with the [[dream state]]. He did not teach us the complicated formal practices of the [[Dream Yoga]], but a simpler method. This was [[visualizing]] [[Man
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• Root Guru
  ...m one has received a major [[anuttarayoga]] [[empowerment]] containing all four [[sections]]. ...ived the [[empowerments]], instructions, and [[oral transmissions]] of our main practice.
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• The Great Ngok Translator
  His uncle, [[Ngok Lotsawa]] [[Lekpai Sherab]] was one of the three main [[disciples]] of [[Jowo Dipamkara]] [[Atisha]] and it was this uncle who [[ ...ed countless students in [[Buddhist philosophy]], [[logic]], and [[tantric practices]]. Such was his [[popularity]] that every time he gave a [[teaching]], over
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• Tibetan Oracle Yidam The Mirror of the Mind
  ...ns and make important decisions.The cards presented as advice offer simple practices from [[Tibetan Buddhism]] that you can do without having necessarily receiv ...eage-wise [[neutral]] or that are commonly practiced by two or more of the four [[lineages]] of [[Tibet]] ([[Nyingma]], [[Shakya]], [[Kagyu]], [[Gelug]]).
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• Snapshots of Buddhism in the West
  ...ings mirrored those from overseas. These overseas findings stated that the main focus for Westerners is the teachings themselves. It was [[interesting]] to ...blending with local [[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|cultural}} features and [[ritual]] practices.
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• NEW PUBLICATION: Innate Kālacakra: Instruction Texts and Recitations
  ...ing]] the [[Bamda Gelek]] Gyatso text [[Chariot]] that Transports to the [[Four Kayas]] have been completed and are published here for the first time. ...booklet is the first compiled published English translation of some of the main [[Jonang lineage]] instruction texts and [[sadhanas]] on the [[deity yoga]]
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• The Practice Environment
  ...which I am familiar. It follows a general format common to all [[Vajrayana practices]]. [[Vajrayana practices]] begin with the two {{Wiki|excellent}} preliminaries: [[refuge]] and [[bod
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• 10 Frequently Asked Questions About Buddhism
  ...man to pursue [[spiritual]] [[truth]]. He studied the major teachings and practices available at that [[time]], and found them all either too indulgent or too ...ht]] a way out of [[suffering]]. The foundation of his teachings are the [[Four Noble Truths]], his discoveries regarding the [[nature]], origin, and [[ces
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• Angry Wisdom: Yamantaka, the Destroyer of Death; Vajrabhairava, the wrathful Dharamapala Heruka manifestation of Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom
  ...aka]] [[[Sanskrit]] [[Vajrabhairava]]], yet this is one of the main higher practices of the [[Gelug tradition]], and practiced extensively by other [[traditions ..., fangs and ferocious {{Wiki|expressions}}. In this [[form]] he has thirty-four hands, each with [[symbolic]] [[weapons]], and sixteen {{Wiki|legs}}. He ca
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• Waterbowl Offerings
  The [[bowls]] should be beautifully arranged, without crookedness. The main point is that you should make the [[offering]] without cunning or [[deceit] ...ke this after finishing [[prostrations]] or any other of the [[preliminary practices]].
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• Theravada and Mahasanghika : The Great Schism
  ...in the {{Wiki|future}} and recommended to his [[disciples]] to verify in [[four ways]] ([[cattaro mahapadesa]])in his teachings if he has actually [[taught ...[[monks]] from [[Vajjian]] [[sect]] and to examine the validity of the ten practices ([[dasa vatthuni]]):
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• Buddhist Sects
  1) The [[four sects of Exoteric Buddhism]] 2) [[Four Classes of Tantra]]
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• The most important and influential institution of the Dzogchen Lineage
  ...r the preservation of the [[Tibetan Buddhist]] teachings. Many [[sadhana]] practices and instruction in [[rituals]] were established. A [[retreat]] center was ...ded to accept additional students and retreatants. The annual [[drupchen]] practices—seven days of uninterrupted [[sadhana]] practice—were initiated. The [[
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• Protective tent
  ...lled '[[vajra tent]],' are [[meditated]] upon in [[Vajrayana]] [[sadhana]] practices to prevent any negative influence from entering the practice [[space]]. It ...Small, and even smaller [[vajras]] fill all the gaps around and inside the main [[vajras]], so that there is not even one tiny gap remaining.
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• A "Relating to the Mahakala Practice," Densal General" Introduction Relating to the Mahakala Practice by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
  ...o-armed, big-mouthed [[Mahakala Bernakchen]] of the [[Karma Kagyu]], the [[four-armed Mahakala]] who is [[protector of the Drikung Kagyu]], and [[six-armed ...]]. This [[form]] was later adopted by [[Tsongkhapa]] and followers as the main [[protector of the Gelugpa]] School.
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• Bodhisattva Vow, Zangcho Monlam – The Seven Branches
  There are two main [[traditions]] of [[bodhisattva vow]]: the [[tradition]] of Profound [[View ...fering]], training the [[mind]] and giving away the three possessions. The main part consists of taking the [[vows]] of [[bodhichitta]] in [[aspiration]] a
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• A Brief History of the Jamme Tulkus of The Drukpa Kagyu Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and Their Practice Centre
  ...Accordingly, these days, in order to keep all of the regular and special practices supported at all of the appropriate times and in order to rebuild his [[mon ...[[gurus]]. He did five sets of the “four hundred thousand” [[preliminary practices]] and also went to [[Lhasa]] where he did [[prostrations]] before the [[Jow
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• Ngondro Practice
  ...shyana]] as part of [[ngondro]]. In all [[vajrayana practices]], after the main part of the practice, there is a concluding section of [[shamatha and vipas ...or “preliminary.” Looking at the meaning in a larger way, the [[ngondro]] practices “go before” because they must be done
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• Pure Land Buddhism: The Path of Serene Trust
  ...ed from the non-attached practices of [[Wisdom]] and [[Compassion]]; these practices include the [[Buddhist]] [[Precepts]] which are guidelines for [[enlightene ...efers to the {{Wiki|recitation}} of the [[Buddha's]] [[name]], among other practices.
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• Vajrapani, Bhutadamara
  ...rapani]] [[retreat]] first.' To elaborate, of the great six [[[Vajrapani]] practices]: the [1] Powerful Great [[Wheel]] [[[Mahachakra]]], [2] Fierce [[Garuda]],
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• Classes of Tantra in Tibetan Buddhism
  ...rma]] ([[New Translation]]) schools categorize [[tantric scriptures]] into four classes, while the [[Nyingma]] (Ancients) school use [[six classes of tantr ...ya]], [[Kagyu]], [[Jonang]]) classify [[tantric practices]] and texts into four. In this, they follow [[Indian]] [[Tantric]] [[Buddhists]] such as Abhayāk
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• Tiantai is an important school of Buddhism
  ...s]] framework that seemed suited to adapt to other cultures, to evolve new practices, and to universalize [[Buddhism]]". He attributes this failure of expansion ...i]] school takes the [[Lotus Sūtra]] ([[Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra]]) as the main basis, the [[Mahāprajñāpāramitā Śāstra]] of [[Nāgārjuna]] as the g
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• Vajrayana originated in India
  ...h]]. It represents the [[Third Turning of the Wheel of Dharma]], the third main stage of the [[Buddha's]] teaching.Previously we saw that there is [[no sel ...iki|present}} within our everyday [[experience]] and it offers [[skilful]] practices to clear away the [[mental]] [[confusion]] and negative {{Wiki|tendencies}}
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• Unification of the Twelve Yanas
  === Main Text === ...] consists now of many [[lineage]] branches with multi-layer teachings and practices.
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• Hōjō
  ...profound transition from a court to a militarized [[society]]. While legal practices in [[Kyoto]] were still based on 500-year-old [[Confucian]] {{Wiki|principl In the [[visual]] {{Wiki|novel}} Policenauts, the main plot deals with {{Wiki|protagonist}} Jonathan Ingram locating his estranged
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• Rime' Literature
  ...including [[His Holiness]], the [[Dalai Lama]], and the heads of the four main [[Schools of Tibetan Buddhism]]. I prepared a questionnaire. One of the que ...Buddhism]] in [[Tibet]] have even more common ground. They all base their main practice on [[Anuttara]] [[Tantra]] of [[Vajrayana]]. [[Madhyamaka]] is the
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• The Meaning of Taking Refuge
  That commitment is the main [[vow]]. However, we are sure of some [[traditions]] and practices and we are very clear about the [[Refuge]] {{Wiki|ceremony}}.
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• Melong Dorje
  ...tinuous [[visions]] of [[Vajrasattva]]. When he was engaging in the actual practices, he met the [[lineage masters]] in a [[dream]] and received [[blessings]]. ...powered]] in the [[Atiyoga]] teachings by [[Vajrasattva]]. He had thirteen main [[masters]]. Amongst them, he obtained the definitive [[realization]] of th
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• Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Jungne
  1957. At twenty four, [[Khenpo]] returned to his home [[monastery]] of Nubzor, where [[Terton So ...discourse}}, [[empowerments]], and [[pith instructions]] on [[meditative]] practices. Thousands of students continue to study at [[Larung Gar]].
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• What is Tantra and how to practice it?
  ...y}} {{Wiki|Civilisation}} (2000 BC) but [[scholars]] consider that the two main strains of [[Tantra]] ([[Hindu Tantrism]] and [[Tibetan]] [[Tantrism]]) eme ...} visited [[India]] and to their [[shock]], they witnessed [[rituals]] and practices that were far from their (mostly [[Christian]]) [[education]].
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• Shinto & Buddhism
  Many [[Japanese]] [[people]] regard the [[religious]] practices of [[Japan]] as part of the nation’s {{Wiki|culture}}, rather than a {{Wi The main theme in the [[Shinto]] [[religion]] is [[love]] and reverence for natural
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• The Case of Dorje Shugden
  ...inate [[hindrances]] and to fulfill their [[spiritual]] wishes." [1] As in practices for other [[dharma protectors]], [[Shugden]] {{Wiki|worship}} involves vari ...] view... [[Dorje Shugden]] rides a [[snow lion]], the [[symbol]] of the [[four fearlessnesses]] of a [[Buddha]], and has a jewel-spitting [[mongoose]] per
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• Is Buddhism a Religion or a Philosophy of Life? by Peter Morrell
  ...ligion]] and they are clearly quite blurred in how we define them, but the main difference to me is that your 'set of [[ideas]]' (= your [[philosophy]] of ...tan tradition]] it is througn [[compassionate]] [[activity]], purificatory practices and devotional [[rituals]].
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• Buddhism in Tibet
  ...the [[King]] hid their origin after having a [[dream]] indicating that in four generations a [[King]] would be able to read and understand the texts. ...ed in the [[solitude]] and wilderness, the [[inner Tantric teachings]] and practices remained intact.
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• Rainbow body is a level of realization
  ...[heart]] of the [[Nyingma tradition]] is the practice of Dzogchen.The main practices are emphasized in [[the three inner tantras]] of [[Maha Yoga]], [[Anu Yoga] ...]] a higher type of [[rainbow body]] without dying. Having completed the [[four visions]] before death,His or her [[physical body]] self-liberates into a n
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• Wrathful Deities: The First Responders in Meditation; the Psychology of Fearsome Enlightened Buddhas
  Similarly, in our [[meditational practices]], the first responders – at least in some [[forms]] of [[Mahayana Buddhi ...of as “monstrous” super heroes, like the Incredible Hulk, or the Fantastic Four (or Godzilla, before {{Wiki|Hollywood}} got hold the story). Just as “Dr.
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• Nadi
  ...wo [[nadis]] are believed to be stimulated through different [[Pranayama]] practices, including [[nadi shodhana]], which involves alternate [[breathing]] throug Of the seven, four are in the trunk of the [[body]], two in the head- and there is one in the
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• Kriya Tantra: Six Deities Practice
  [[Kriya tantra]] ([[ritual]] [[tantra]]) is the first of the four [[tantra]] classes in the [[Sarma]] {{Wiki|classification}} scheme and the ...like a [[protection]] to ward off negative forces. You have more elaborate practices in the higher classes of [[tantra]]; this is the {{Wiki|equivalent}}.
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• Shedra
  ...{{Wiki|degree}}, and other [[monks]] instead pursue training in [[ritual]] practices. ...riculum}} varies with the [[lineage]] and [[monastery]] but most cover the main foundational texts in the [[Tibetan Buddhist canon]] such as the [[Mūlamad
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• Jangter
  In the [[Protectors]] section, the main {{Wiki|male}} [[Protector Deity]] is not the [[two-armed Gonpo Maning]], li ...is its [[Dzogchen]] Section, the [[great collection]] of High [[Meditation Practices]] known as The [[Transference into the Mind]] of [[Samantha]] [[Bhadra]])],
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• Deity yogas
  ...at feats (flying or recovery of youth, etc.) ([[Tsong kha pa]]: 59) or the four [[activities]] of pacification (of [[demons]], etc.), increase (of [[lifesp The particular [[sādhana]] one practices, and hence, the [[deity]] one achieves, is related to the guidance one rece
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• Heart Essence of the Dakinis-Khandro Thugthig
  And among all these, which we have in this text, are the foundational practices, or literally from the [[Tibetan]], the preceding exercises, which are, so ...for making [[treasure vases]] and pacifing disorders, various [[activity]] practices ([[peaceful]], increasing), preparing [[medicine]] pills ([[amrita]]), and
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• Guhyagarbha tantra
  ...ud gsang ba'i snying po]]''), ''The [[Essence of Secrets Tantra]]'' is the main [[tantra]] of the [[Mahayoga]]. ...the key to [[understanding]] the [[Vajrayana’s]] most prominent themes and practices, such as [[empowerment]], [[samaya]], [[mantra]] {{Wiki|recitation}} and th
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• Dance of Shinjé Yabyum
  ...n]], [[Yamāntaka]] is one of the eight [[heruka]] [[deities]], who are the main topics of the [[esoteric teachings]] called the [[Eight Pronouncements]] ({
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• Bernagchen
  ...often [[thought]] to be the primary [[protector]], but it is actually the main [[protector]] of the [[Karmapas]] specifically.This [[protective deity]] is ...t side of [[Mahakala]] is [[Shri Devi Dudsolma]], black, with one face and four hands holding a [[vajra peg]] ([[kila]]) [[katvanga]] [[staff]] and a [[sku
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• Generation stage
  ...) used to meditate upon oneself and the universe as Vajrayogini. It is the main sadhana used by countless yogis and yoginis for hundreds of years in the Dr ...Vajrayogini woven into one. It is designed to be practiced when doing the practices of chandali (tummo or inner fire meditation). (4 pages)
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• The Three Stages of Observing/Contemplating Freedom (观自在的三个阶段)
  ...", "freedom" is the [[object]] of observation. When an [[ordinary person]] practices, and begins to observe the [[actions]] of [[mind]] and [[body]], walking-st ...ge of "turning one's back on [[Awareness]] and uniting with the dust", the main results that come from such [[cultivation]] is [[concentration]] and [[tran
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• The rimé ( ris-med ) movement of Jamgon Kongtrul the great
  ...s]], including [[His Holiness]], the [[Dalai Lama]]d the heads of the four main Schools of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. I prepared a questionnaire. One of the que ...[Buddhism]] in [[Tibet]] have even more common ground. They all base their main [[practice]] on [[Anuttara Tantra]] of [[Vajrayana]]. [[Madhyamika]] is the
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• Bhavana
  The two main types of [[meditation]] practiced in [[exoteric Buddhism]] are [[shamatha]] [[Category:Buddhist Practices]]
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• Ethics In Tibetan Religion Bibliography
  ...[[yogis]], while in general passages of the [[Tantras]] referring to such practices were to be interpreted conforming with convention. The [[latter]], however, appears to be the main [[cause]] for the different attitudes in the practice of [[Mantra]].
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• The Vajrayāna for the West
  The varied [[rites]] and [[meditative practices]] within the [[Vajrayāna]] afford to widely different kinds of [[people]] ...nds, one of which holds a [[lotus]]; (2) Ju-ichi-men [[Kannon]], a two- or four-handed figure with eleven heads; (3) [[Senju Kannon]], the [[Bodhisattva]]
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• Adi Shankaracharya vis a vis Buddhist religion - a historic perspective
  ...if you take a stand that the [[Vedas]] should be followed except where the practices are [[evil]] ones, it means you are not accepting the [[ultimate]] ...hats (also called [[Vedanta]], as they are usually found to be the last of four classes of {{Wiki|Vedic}} {{Wiki|literature}}, i.e., [[Samhita]], [[Brahman
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• The New Guide to Dakini Land
  ...eir effects, or [[karma]]; and he [[taught]] [[moral discipline]] as their main practice. ...e]], [[patience]], [[effort]], [[concentration]] and [[wisdom]] – as their main practice. All these teachings are open to anyone who wishes to study and pr
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• Introduction to the Jonang
  ...ibet]], the [[Jonang]] continue transmitting their [[vital]] [[views]] and practices from the [[Kalachakra Tantra]] or "[[Wheel of Time Continuum]]" while susta ...re [[Kalachakra Tantra]] including its [[generation and completion]] stage practices were [[taught]] by the [[historical Buddha]], transmitted from the [[mythic
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• Mahakala is a Protector of all Tibetan Buddhism
  ...armed, big-mouthed [[Mahakala]] [[Bernakchen]] of the [[Karma Kagyu]], the four-armed [[Mahakala]] who is [[protector]] of the [[Drikung]] [[Kagyu]], and s ...]]. This [[Form]] was later adopted by [[Tsongkhapa]] and followers as the main [[protector]] of the [[Gelugpa]] School.
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• Yoga Tantra
  [[Yoga Tantra]]: The main [[Yoga Tantra]] text is called the [[Tattvasamgraha Tantra]], or the whole ...s]] of [[tantra]]. [[Kriya]], [[Charya]], [[Yoga]], and [[Anuttara Yoga]]. four classes of [[tantra]]: [[bya rgyud]], [[Kriya]]; [[spyod rgyud]], [[Charya
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• Kriya & Tantra Yoga are the Foundations of Ritual Magick
  ...y, to be passed on to others. Babaji’s [[life]] and {{Wiki|revolutionary}} practices were brought to public notice by Paramahansa Yogananda’s [[book]] “{{Wi ...classical [[chakras]]. The basic premise of this regimen is that the lower four [[chakras]], covering the area of the [[root]], genitals, {{Wiki|solar}} pl
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• Yongé Mingyur Dorje
  ...filiation with the [[Karma Kagyü]] School, yet also kept up its own unique practices and [[rituals]]. After the {{Wiki|Cultural Revolution}}, it was rebuilt bot ...Tsedrup Tabshé Khajor]]; these cycles include many subsidiary [[activity]] practices and other methods. A great number of [[noble]] [[lama]]s, [[tulku]]s, and [
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• Vajrayana Terminology
  ...turning of the wheel of Dharma]] dwell on the [[six perfections]] and the four [[methods]] of guidance that underlie the vast [[activities]] of the [[bodh ...was no longer the most important, rather the [[luminous mind]] became the main topic the [[Buddha]] expounded.
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• The Sakya Tradition - A Brief Overview By Jeff Watt
  ...ents of [[Guru Rinpoche]] [[Padmasambhava]] receiving the eight [[Heruka]] practices, especially the [[Vajrakila]] [[empowerment]]. ...ttainment]], holding all the [[lineages]] of [[Sutra]] and [[Tantra]]. His main [[teachers]] were first his father from whom he received mainly the [[Vajra
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• Sakya International Buddhist Academy
  ...alm Abiding]] [[Meditation]] - Each year [[Lama Choedak Rinpoche]] leads a four day [[retreat]] during the March Labour Day holiday (VIC) and a ten day [[r *Nyung-ne - devotional [[meditation practices]] combining the Eight [[Buddhist]] [[Precepts]]
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• Mahasiddha, (maha meaning ''great'' and siddha meaning ''adept'')
  It was the [[Mahasiddhas]] who instituted the practices that birthed the [[Inner Tantras]] of [[Dzogchen]] practiced by the [[Nying ...the eighty-four [[siddha]] in a text known as The History of the [[Eighty-four Mahasiddhas]].
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• Buddhist Tantras
  ...oup of [[Indian]] and [[Tibetan]] texts which outline unique [[views]] and practices of the [[Buddhist tantra]] [[religious]] systems. ...as well as drawing on pre-existing [[Mahāyāna]] [[Buddhist]] [[ideas]] and practices.
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• 15 of the Best Meditation Techniques in Buddhism (for Beginners & Advanced)
  ...ife]] if you practice it on a weekly or (better yet!) daily basis. But its main [[objective]] is to help establish a [[concentrated]] and {{Wiki|stable}} [ ...ist schools]], this is the pinnacle of [[meditation practices]], being the main method for developing [[insight]] into our [[true nature]]. Notably, most [
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• Emergent Buddhism in China, return to Guang Jue Monastery
  ...ping a program of [[retreats]] and courses for visitors to learn about the practices of [[Chinese Buddhism]]. In particular the most widespread [[form]] of [[Bu ...ost sought after and noticeable effects is the ability for [[Mindfulness]] practices to reduce [[stress]] and develop a [[calmness]] of [[mind]].
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• The Vajra body: "Interview with Dr. Pasang Y. Arya" - Sylvie Beguin
  ...{Wiki|blood}} and [[water]] {{Wiki|substances}}, respectively to the three main channels [[rTsa-Uma]], [[rTsa-Roma and rTsa-rkyangma]], corresponding to th ...ed channels as well as other odd developments by body/mind factors are the main {{Wiki|physiological}} [[cause]] of {{Wiki|diseases}}.
The healthy channe
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• Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye (1813-1899) and Kālacakra, PLUS new English language translation of Kongtrul’s ‘Innate Kālacakra’ text
  ...from [[Karma Tsewang Kunkhyab]]. This was [[Zurmang Tsewang Kunkhyab]], a main [[disciple]] of [[Situ Paṇchen Chökyi Jungné]] (1700-1774) who was also ...ge]] of the [[Karmapas]]. [[Kalu Rinpoche]] also frequently bestowed the [[main empowerment]] of [[Wheel of Time]] from the [[Jonang tradition]] to
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• ‘A Hundred Blazing Lights: Supplementary Commentary on ‘Meaningful to See” by Jetsun Tāranātha
  ...don ldan]])[ii] by [[Tāranātha]]; and [[Chariot]] that Transports to the [[Four Kāyas]][iii] by [[Bamda Gelek]] [[Gyamtso]]. Both texts are widely used to ...mbhala]]’, for the [[benefit]] of [[beings]] and inspired by one of his of main [[lamas]], the [[Sakya master]], Kunga Lungrig Gyatso [iv] who was a devou
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• Visual Models for Arapachana Manjushri
  ...e profound [[Mind Training]] [[teaching]] called the [[Separation from the Four Attachments]] directly from [[Manjushri]] during a six month [[Arapachana r ...paryanka]] [[attitude]]. [[Arapachana Manjushri]] is always accompanied by four companions, with few exceptions.
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• What Tibetan Buddhism Can Teach Us About Happiness
  ...of research funding being dedicated to the study of {{Wiki|contemplative}} practices and the [[science]] of [[compassion]] and [[altruism]], the secrets of this Here are four [[essential]] lessons from [[Tibetan Buddhism]] that can help in your [[own
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• Milam Sleep Yoga: lucid dreaming can bring us closer to experiencing non-dualistic “reality” than waking meditation
  “It is easier to develop your practices in a [[dream]] than in the daytime. In the daytime, we are limited to our [ ===[[The other four aspects of human existence]]===
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• Lung (Tibetan Buddhism)
  ...the [[subtle body]] and are manipulated in certain [[Vajrayana]] [[yoga]] practices. [[Anuttarayoga Tantra]] practices from the [[Mahamudra meditation]] system, such as [[Guhyasamaja]], [[Chakra
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• An interview with ​His Eminence Ratna Vajra Rinpoche
  ...s]] to attain [[Buddhahood]], but in our [[Sakyapa tradition]] this is our main practice to attain [[Buddhahood]]. ...because in the {{Wiki|past}} some have put a lot of [[effort]] to receive four lines of [[teaching]], etc. Another kind of [[sadness]] is not [[knowing]]
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• Inner and outer vehicles
  ...t parts of the [[world]]. Even to this day, the practitioners of the Three Main [[Vehicles]] of [[Shravaka]], [[Pratyekabuddha]] and [[Bodhisattva]] remain ...]] are called the Three Classes of [[Inner Tantras]]. Even though, all the four [[schools of Tibetan Buddhism]] {{Wiki|preach}} and practice the unsurpassa
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• Chokling Jigme Palden Rinpoche
  ...n New Year]] in 1979, he was together with H.H. [[Gyalwa Karmapa]] and the four [[lineage]] holders. That was a very important meeting for him. In a few wo ...Kadag Trekchöd]] and [[Lhundrup Thögal]]. After the completion of all main practices, he was examined by his [[root guru]].
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• How did you find your way to Tibetan Buddhism? When and why did you decide to make a career out of it? What is your specialty within this field
  ...015 at the age of 102). Because of my [[interest]] in [[Tantric Buddhist]] practices and artistic [[traditions]], I returned to [[Nepal]] in 1984 as {{Wiki|Acad ...al]] [[worlds]] are said to intersect and where [[meditative]] and [[yogic practices]] are said to be most effective. Located in remote regions of the [[Himalay
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• The Completion Stage —the skillful means to realize emptiness
  ...viations. Therefore, the [[object]] of [[Atiyoga]] is neither the external practices of [[visualization]], [[mantra recitation]], making [[offering]], etc. nor MAIN DISCUSSION
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• Vajrayogini – The Powerful Divine Red Lady
  ...es of [[anuttarayoga tantra deities]] that are more efficacious, and their practices lead to gaining quicker [[attainments]] during [[degenerate times]]. ...nal deity]] within the [[Gelug tradition]]. Two of [[Pabongka]] Rinpoche‘s main students, [[Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche]] and [[Kyabje Zong Rinpoche]], dissemi
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• Biographies: The Gentle Holy Saint, Patrul Rinpoche
  ...st famous "written instructions" (Tib. [[khrid yig]]) on the [[preliminary practices]] ([[ngon-dro]]) of the [[Longchen Nyingtig]], and is now a major reference "[[Patrul Rinpoche]] talks about four main [[thoughts]] that should precede every [[meditation]], every [[moment]] of
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• Dakinis: Sky Dancers
  "Practices of the [[Wrathful]] [[Lion-Headed Dakini]] [[Simhamukha]].......Generally, ...ön Kongtrul]], [[Jamyang Khyentse]], and [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] regarding the practices for this [[Dakini]], who is a [[manifestation]] of [[enlightened]] awarenes
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• COMMENTARY ON THE ‘EXTREMELY CONCISE SADHANA OF CHAKRASAMVARA FIVE DEITIES: UTTER ILLUMINATION OF THE INNERMOST ESSENCE’ (by Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche)
  ...he [[Cakrasaṃvara]] [[sādhana]], containing the preliminary and concluding practices from the [[Blazing Splendor]] of [[Blessings]] of The Fivefold [[Path]], co
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• The Guhyasamāja Tantra (Sanskrit: Guhyasamājatantra); (Tibetan: Gsang ’dus rtsa rgyud)
  There are two main {{Wiki|commentarial}} [[traditions]] on the [[Guhyasamāja Tantra]], the [[
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• The Seven Patriarchs of Jodo-Shinshu Buddhism
  He cites [[five practices]] for [[Pure Land]] [[birth]]: {{Wiki|Worship}} of [[Amida]], Praise of [[A ...superiority}} of {{Wiki|vocal}} [[nembutsu]] over other [[Amida]]-centered practices, such as [[contemplation]], [[sutra]] reading, and [[ritual]] {{Wiki|worshi
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• Refuge in The Three Jewels by Künzig Shamar Rinpoche.
  In the [[Buddha]], there are two main distinguishing qualities: he is uncompromisingly self-accomplishing and at For a follower in the [[Buddha-Dharma]], there are [[essentially]] four different stages of [[development]] in [[accumulation]] and in [[accomplish
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• Outline of Abhidhamma
  ...]] whose [[roots]] are in the [[psychological]] teachings and [[meditation practices]] of the [[suttas]] (the [[discourses]]) and whose branches reach far into ...consciousness]]. The following pages offer a brief outline of some of the main components of the system. More detail of the [[Pali]] version presented her
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• What Is a Sadhana?
  ...s is going to have a slightly different {{Wiki|structure}} in terms of the practices that we do; but basically we usually have two stages: one in which we work ...ll of us at our level are actually involved with. And even if we are doing practices that seem to be involved with the [[energy]] systems and [[chakras]] and so
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• Buddhist tantra is not about techniques
  ...often—not always—define [[Buddhist tantra]] as a collection of [[esoteric practices]]. ...o {{Wiki|modern}} [[Buddhism]] drops them. That means its value must be in practices? Some value, yes, but I think actually [[Buddhist tantra]] is valuable main
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• Tibetan Art
  ...ury are dedicated to the depiction of [[religious]] [[subjects]], with the main [[forms]] being [[thangka]], distemper paintings on cloth, [[Tibetan Buddhi ...]] [[teaching]] as well as to the [[protection]] of the specific [[tantric practices]] to prevent corruption or disruption of the practice.
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• Chakra: Muladhara
  ...ording to [[Hindu]] [[tantrism]]. It is [[symbolized]] by a [[lotus]] with four petals and the {{Wiki|colour}} pink or [[red]]. ...with the anus. [[Muladhara]] is said to be the base from which the [[three main psychic channels]] or
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• Mahamudra
  * [[Four yogas]] ...refers to a [[body]] of teachings representing the culmination of all the practices of the [[new translation]] [[schools of Tibetan Buddhism]], who believe it
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• The Present Conditions of Religion in China
  ...na]] is a country with a great diversity of [[religious]] [[beliefs]]. The main [[religions]] are [[Buddhism]], [[Taoism]], {{Wiki|Islam}}, {{Wiki|Catholic ...kipedia:Opium Wars|Opium War]] in 1840. At {{Wiki|present}}, [[China]] has four million Catholics, 4,000 {{Wiki|clergy}} and more than 4,600 churches and m
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• Melbourne Buddhist Centre
  ...[[Buddhism]] around the {{Wiki|globe}}, the task is to develop [[Buddhist practices]] relevant to the 21st century. Teachings and practices of the [[Triratna Buddhist Community]] are derived from the whole of the [[
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• Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
  ...]- the [[Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse]], the [[Nyingthig Yabzhi]] - [[Four Branches of Heart Essence]], and the [[esoteric transmission]] to [[Dzogche ...next few years of his [[life]] he visited many [[monasteries]] of the four main [[schools of Tibetan Buddhism]], and received [[transmissions]] and [[linea
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• Benefits of the Mani Mantra
  ...t for busy [[people]] like us with little inclination for more complicated practices, the mani practice can be a most helpful companion in our [[lives]] and we ...three excellences of [[pure]] [[motivation]] of [[Bodhichitta]], [[pure]] main practice free from [[conceptualizations]] and [[pure]] [[dedication]] are {
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