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• Kriya Tantra.
  ...s gsum]] - three [[relative]] families of [[pure]] [[deities]] [in [[Kriya Tantra]]). {[[de bzhin gshegs pa'i rigs]], [[pad ma'i rigs]], [[rdo rje'i rigs]]} ...- six [[Wikipedia:Absolute (philosophy)|ultimate]] [[deities]] of [[Kriya Tantra]] [RY]
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• Four Sections of Magical Illusion
  ...Omniscient]] [[Longchenpa]], they are:<ref>{{Nolinking|''The [[Guhyagarbha Tantra]], [[Secret Essence Definitive Nature Just As It Is with Commentary]] by [[ ...ྗེ་སེམས་དཔའ་སྒྱུ་འཕྲུལ་དྲྭ་བ་]]}}), the explanation that the [[phenomena]] of [[samsara]] and [[nirvana]] are [[inseparable]] as self-appearances<br>
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• Kagyu Ngag Dzo
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• Ngok mandalas
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• Drugpa Kagyu lineages
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• Seven Mandalas of Ngok
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• Seven Ngok Mandalas
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• Ngog tradition
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• Jangchup Palwa’s
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• Chokyi Lodro
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• Jangchup Palwa
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• Rngog
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• Seven Mandalas of Ngog
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• Dakpo Kagyu
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• Drubgyu
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• Rngog dkyil bdun
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• Shegyu
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• Seven Maṇḍalas of the Ngog
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• Ngog Choku Dorje
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• Ngog Kyil Dun
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• Rngog chos sku rdo rje
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• Ngok
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• Ngog Ton Choku Dorje
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• Rngog ston chos sku rdo rje
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• Panchen Jampa Lingpa
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• Ngog
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• Marpa’s Two Main Lineages: Practice and Explanation
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• Ngogton Choku Dorje, the Seven Ngok Mandalas, the ‘three great donations’
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• So what are the Seven Ngog Mandalas spoken about here and who is Ngog?
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• Kongtrul’s revival of the tradition at the heart of his ‘Treasury of Kagyu Mantras’
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• The seven maṇḍalas of Ngok consists of:
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• Transmission Lineages from Ngog Choku Dorje Onwards
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• The 17th Karmapa then explained the lineages of the two main transmissions from Ngog Choku Dorje:
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• The Thirteen Tantras of Marpa and Karma Kagyu
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• Also, the Karmapas themselves produced manuals on the Mar-Ngog tantras such as:
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• From “Life of Milarepa”, Part II, Chapter 5 – The Parting from the Guru (tr. Adele Tomlin)
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• Drikung Kagyu and the Mar-Ngog lineage
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• Kagyu Lineages and Texts – 17th Karmapa’s 36th Birthday teaching
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• Web of Magical Illusion
  [[Web of Magical Illusion]]; ...ྗེ་སེམས་དཔའ་སྒྱུ་འཕྲུལ་དྲྭ་བ་]]}}), the explanation that the [[phenomena]] of [[samsara and nirvana]] are [[inseparable]] as self-appearances
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• Eight Sections of Magical Illusion
  '''[[Eight Sections of Magical Illusion]]''' ([[Wyl.]] ''[[sgyu 'phrul sde brgyad]]'') — ...o Konchok Tsultrim]] says that the division in eight sections of the [[Web of Magical Illusion tantras]] comes from [[Vimalamitra]].
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• Nagarjuna's Root of the Middle Way
  ...sis on which the entire practice of the [[Mahayana]], both [[sutra]] and [[tantra]], is founded.
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• Vajrapani, Bhutadamara
  ...ioner]]. The practice is found in [[Kriya]], [[Charya]] and [[Anuttarayoga Tantra]]. ...] and explanatory teachings are based on the [[ritual]] text ([[sadhana]]) of the [[Indian]] [[Pandit]] Trailokyavajra and the teachings coming down thro
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• Bhutadamara Vajrapani
  ...odhisattva Vajrapani]] associated with the [[Hevajra Tantra]]. Other forms of [[Bhutadamara]] can also be found in the three [[lower tantras]]. - [[Bhutadamara Tantra]] ([[Charya]])
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• A Brief Explanation of the Deeper Significance of the Name "Danakosha"
  ...[Danakosha]]. Abode of the four types of [[Nagas]], it was like a treasury of [[wealth]] which continually satiated whatever anyone [[desired]]. ...tupas]] and the [[Orgyen Heruka]] [[Temple]], seat of the treasure-holders of the [[infinite]], profound, secret [[Tantric]] [[sacred]] [[scriptures]].
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• The Four Sections of Tantra & the Four Types of Practitioners
  The [[four sections of Tantra]], [[rgyüd-sde-bzhi]] in [[Tibetan]], are: ...ble to roughly [[experience]] [[emptiness]], which is the {{Wiki|purpose}} of practice.
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• Five fruitional aspects
  ...on tan phrin las]] - [[body]], {{Wiki|speech}}, [[mind]], qualities, and [[activities]] [[RY]] ...nd [[Activities]]; of [[Body]], {{Wiki|Speech}}, [[Mind]], Qualities and [[Activities]] [RY]
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• Tantra Practice -
  ...[[Tantra]] means this continuity of our [[Buddha-nature]] factors on each of these three levels. ...Our way of enjoying things is [[pure]], without any {{Wiki|disturbances}} of [[attachment]], [[clinging]] and so on.
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• Subject: Gods & Deities in Buddhist Art
  - Four [[Gods]]: [[Guardian Kings]] of the [[Directions]] - Eight [[Gods]] of the Cemeteries
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• Overcoming the Twelve Links of Dependent Arising
  ...hey are the basis for our being able to [[experience]] the first two types of [[suffering]] – our ordinary [[unhappiness]] or [[happiness]], to put it ...means how [[samsara]] works, which is what we aim to [[transform]] with [[tantra]].
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• Sadhana Practice of Wrathful Deities
  ...[[masters]] of [[Tantra]] and [[Dzogchen]] in the [[Nyingmapa tradition]] of [[Tibet]] in recent times. ...rs]], capacities, and [[wisdoms]] associated with that particular [[form]] of [[Buddha]] enlightenement in [[manifestation]].
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• The Features of Yoga Tantra
  To succeed in practicing any [[form]] of [[tantra]], it is necessary first to train in developing the {{Wiki|altruistic}} [[i ...l instructions," these being found in his [[Great Exposition of the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment]].'
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• Jangchub Sengge
  ...nary cycle}}. An alternate year given for his [[birth]] is 1372. The names of his [[parents]] or [[birth]] place are not known. ...[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]], the the main [[tantra]] of [[Mahāyoga]] class of [[tantra]] according to the [[Nyingma tradition]], and [[Dzogchen]] ([[rdzogs chen]]
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• ISTADEVATA ( YIDAM DEITIES)
  ...owever, no [[real existence]] as such. But they are the emanated [[forms]] of [[enlightened mind]]. ...Avalokiteshvara]], the other may opt for [[Arya Tara]]. Some practitioners of aggressive [[nature]] rather prefer [[wrathful deities]] to [[meditate]] or
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• The three types of Vows Part 3 Tantric Vows
  ...the [[tantric path]] of the last [[three yanas]], [[Maha]], Anu and Ati [[tantra]]. ...to {{Wiki|protect}} the [[mind]] from [[grasping]] at the {{Wiki|concept}} of [[inherent existence]]. This includes all the {{Wiki|subtle}} [[habitual t
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• What are Gods & Deities in Tantric Buddhist Art?
  [[Gods]] & [[Deities]] are a common feature of [[Tantric Buddhism]]. ...ntly it is important to understand. [[Deities]] make up a large percentage of the [[iconography]] in painting, {{Wiki|sculpture}} and more importantly [[
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• A Yidam (Skt. iṣṭadevatā)
  ...is a term used in [[Tibetan Buddhism]] that refers to "an [[emanated form of a Buddha]], often with multiple faces, arms, and {{Wiki|legs}}, which [[tan ...Indian Mahayana]] [[master]] defined [[concentration]] in this way because of the many advantages gained from developing it specifically with [[mental aw
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• Tantra in Tibet
  ...on of Secret Mantra]],' as it is also called, with an {{Wiki|examination}} of the difference between the [[Buddhist vehicles]]. ...ies, [[Tantra in Tibet]]'mainly analyzes a variety of earlier delineations of the difference between the [[Sutra Great Vehicle]] and the [[Mantra Great V
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• Dakini Symbol
  [[Symbol]] of [[awareness]], messages, [[enlightenment]], {{Wiki|creativity}}, destructio ...can be [[wrathful]] or [[peaceful]]. They represent the ever-changing flow of [[energy]] that a [[yogi]] must be able to contain to become actualized.
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• Four-armed Mahakala of Drukpa Kargyu
  ...eries]] across the [[world]] will conduct five to nine days grand [[puja]] of the [[Mahakala]]. The larger [[monasteries]] will perform the elaborate and ...assionate]] [[activities]] of the [[Buddhas]]. [[Wrathful]] [[compassion]] of [[Mahakala]] is able to overcome all [[obstacles]] and negativities one fac
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• INTRODUCTION TO INDO-TIBETAN BUDDHISM - UNCOMMON PATH: THE VAJRAYANA
  ====<nowiki>THE TEACHINGS OF {{SHAKYAMUNI]] </nowiki>[[BUDDHA]]==== ...ich holds us back from [[suffering]] and its [[causes]]) contain thousands of different [[methods]] for [[overcoming]] the [[mental]] and [[physical]] [[
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• The Third Incarnation of Dzogchen Rinpoche
  The [[Third Incarnation of Dzogchen Rinpoche]]: ...nd gave innumerable teachings on the [[Kama]] and [[Terma]] [[traditions]] of the [[Old Translation School]].
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• The Tantric Language
  ...ds such extensive and often very graphic descriptions of {{Wiki|sexual}} [[activities]] acceptable in a [[religious]] context. ...whereas [[in Tibet]] itself, the [[tantras]] in general, and the [[Highest Tantra]] in particular, were and are highly appreciated. However, it was only afte
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• Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrup
  ...ordance with this [[philosophical]] [[view]] of [[reality]], and all his [[activities]] were [[pure]]. [[Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrub]] maintained a strict [[Vinaya ...gs 35 times, as well as giving other instructions on [[Sūtra|Sutra]] and [[Tantra]]. He was also a very prolific writer. He [[died]] in 1557.<ref name = "Ran
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• Ithyphallic Deities
  ...h the [[Wikipedia:phallus|ithyphallic]] [having an erect penis] depictions of {{Wiki|solitary}} {{Wiki|male}} [[deities]] and [[dancing]] [[Vajrayogini]] ...ity]] holding his erect member in his left hand. [[Ganapati]], a [[deity]] of peculiar {{Wiki|persuasion}}, is occasionally befriended by a {{Wiki|female
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• Dissolution
  ...us [[yoga]] of maintaining the [[awareness]] of the [[deity]] in all our [[activities]]. ...{{Wiki|purify}} the [[clinging]], {{Wiki|present}} in the [[mindstreams]] of [[sentient beings]], to the limited [[belief]] that deluded [[perceptions]]
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• Praise to Great Master Padmasambhava
  Veneration in the Presence of [[Great Master]] [[Padmasambhava]] and retinue! Graceful source of the [[Tantric]] Ocean, the {{Wiki|deathless}} [[Lotus-born]],
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• Different Views of Shakyamuni Buddha as a Teacher
  A major source of [[confusion]] in trying to ascertain the source of the [[tantras]] seems to be that [[Western]] [[Buddhologists]], [[Hinayana] ...ay that [[Shakyamuni's]] passing away marked the end of his [[teaching]] [[activities]].
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• Drodul Tobden Lingpa
  ...in the late second or third quarter of the nineteenth century. No details of his [[birth]], early [[life]], and [[parents]] are available. ...hog chos 'phel]], d.u.). He received detailed teachings in [[sutra]] and [[tantra]] along with the [[transmissions]], [[practical instructions]] and related
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• What is the Great Perfection?
  ...[[Wikipedia:Semantics|semantic]] content of a great ([[chen]]) culmination of the [[perfection]] ([[rdzogs]]) stage. ...his [[realization]] would be understood to come about through the practice of the [[perfection stage]].
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• Doxographical Categories in the Master Catalog of The Collected Tantras of the Ancients
  ...ince this will be a purely electronic edition, the [[master]] catalog will of course have no “volumes” and hence lack any “volume” references. In ...scholarly]] input. The following is a more-consistent, generalized version of the [[master]] [[Wikipedia:Doxography|doxographical]] scheme, with English
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• The Five Buddha-Family Traits in Terms of the Five Types of Deep Awareness by Alexander Berzin
  The Five [[Buddha]]-Family Traits in Terms of the Five Types of Deep [[Awareness]] ...[[Aggregate]] of other affecting variables) - referring to the five types of deep [[awareness]] (ye-shes, five [[Buddha]]-[[wisdoms]]):
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• The Different Tantra Categories
  ...e}} and refined, this {{Wiki|classification}} does serve as a useful point of reference. ...ras]]. It contains a mine of [[information]] on [[ritual]], the production of images, [[astrology]] and some historical events. It also contains long [[s
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• Maitripa (1010-1089)
  ...aitreya]] and [[Asanga's]] crucial work on [[Buddha nature]], the [[Uttara Tantra]] [[Sastra]], became widely followed [[in Tibet]]. ...which treat the topic of [[mind]] in great detail and provide a wide range of progressive, highly-refined [[meditations]].
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• Dakini – In Tibetan Buddhism
  ...the sky or [[space]] indicates ''[[shunyata]]'', the [[insubstantiality]] of all [[phenomena]], which is, at the same [[time]], the [[pure]] potentialit ...led [[poisons]], are [[transformed]] into the {{Wiki|luminous}} [[energy]] of [[enlightened]] [[awareness]] or [[gnosis]] ([[jnana]]) yielding [[rigpa]].
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• Maitripa (1007-1078)
  ...aitreya]] and [[Asanga’s]] crucial work on [[buddha nature]], the [[Uttara Tantra Shastra]], became widely followed in [[Tibet]]. ...which treat the topic of [[mind]] in great detail and provide a wide range of progressive, highly-refined [[meditations]].
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• Introduction To The Buddhist Path :Tantra
  We seek your blessings to actualize, in this life, the path of unity,<br/> Of clear light and illusory body which arise from placing your feet<br/>
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• Introduction to Tantra
  We seek your blessings to actualize, in this life, the path of unity,<br/> Of clear light and illusory body which arise from placing your feet<br/>
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• Fourth Incarnation of Dzogchen Rinpoche
  [[Fourth Incarnation of Dzogchen Rinpoche]]: ...many events. He continuously turned the great, profound and secret wheels of [[dharma]]. His learned and accomplished [[disciples]] were: [[Paltrul Jigm
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• Heruka Khorlo Demchok
  ...yth]] of the origin of [[shri]] [[Heruka’s]] [[appearance]] after a period of {{Wiki|chaos}} and [[evil]] in the [[world]]. ...he [[Heruka's]] [[arising]], given [[birth]] through process of generation of [[yogic]] heat, which I wont detail here. Then:
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• Secret mantra
  ...sects involves the whispering of a [[secret mantra]] into the {{Wiki|ear}} of the [[initiate]] by the [[guru]] ([[spiritual teacher]]). ...are not what we call ‘[[secret mantra]]’. Nor is it the [[yogic]] practice of ''[[tsa-lung]]'' [[meditation]].
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• Kriya Tantra
  ...gyü]], [[Wyl.]] [[bya rgyud]]) — the first of the [[three outer classes of tantra]] ...yana]] {{Wiki|classification}}. [[Kriya Tantra]]: There are many [[Kriya Tantra]] texts. At the [[moment]] I'm
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• Orgyenpa
  ...n early age, he mastered [[Vajrakilaya]] and other teachings and practices of his father's [[lineage]]. He was naturally inclined to [[meditation practic ...[[monastery]] in [[Tsang province]], which was famous for the [[quality]] of its [[teaching]].
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• Chaturmukha Mahakala of the Sakya Tradition
  ...known painting of [[Chaturmukha Mahakala]] yet seen. Identifying the last of the [[lineage]] figures places the composition in the late 15th century. ...ee the [[Himalayan Art]] Resources website for more on this early painting of [[Chaturmukha]], the [[Chaturmukha]] Main Page and Brahmanarupa Outline Pag
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• Chapter 1: Buddhahood From the Primordial
  The [[Tantra]] of the [[Secret Wisdom]] Of the [[Great Perfection]] Santi-maha-jñana-guhya-tantra
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• Vajrakilaya
  [[Image:Vajrakilaya.JPG|thumb|'''Vajrakilaya''' courtesy of Terton Sogyal Trust]] ...so prevalent in this age. [[Vajrakilaya]] is one of the [[eight deities]] of [[Kagyé]].
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• Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras
  Listed in [[Chapter]] Twelve of The [[Lotus-Born]]. ...[Pond of White Lotus Flowers]] and in [[Guru]] [[Tashi Tobgyal’s]] [[Ocean of Wondrous Sayings to Delight the Learned Ones]]:
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• Introduction to Vajrayana
  [[Tantra]] A [[Sanskrit]] [[word]]. Tan means ‘loom’ (the device that creates p ...ana]] Complete text which includes [[prayers]] and [[meditation]] for a [[tantra]] [[practitioner]].
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• Chimé Rigdzin Rinpoche
  ...hin]] and [[Sakya Trinzin]] confirmed him to be the fourth [[incarnation]] of the great [[Tertön Nuden Dorje|Tertön Nuden Dorje Dropen Lingpa]]. ...dala]] design, {{Wiki|grammar}}, [[philosophy]] and [[tantra]]. At the age of 7 he began to display many [[miracles]]. It is said, that he left footprint
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• Yidam Practice
  ...]] asked me to write an article on "How to Practice in the [[Dharma Gate]] of [[Kurukulla]]." I replied, saying that it is enough to repeat [[Kurukulla's ...lar [[Dharma practice]] and then delve into it. Thus, through the strength of familiarity, it would be easier to attain realizations.
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• Khon family
  The first supreme title of the [[Khon family]] is [[Lha-Rig]] meaning '[[celestial family]]'. From the [[Rupadhatu]] [[heavenly realm]] arose three [[manifestations]] of [[Manjushri]].
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• Expression of Mandala
  The [[Mandala]] is a [[manifestation]] of the [[spirit]] and the [[world]] of [[Mahavairocana Buddha]]. [[Kobo Daishi]] said in his report to the {{Wiki| ...[[mandala]] is effective in helping [[people]] to [[feel]] the [[reality]] of the teachings.
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• Tsog dates on Western Calendar: and, the meaning of Tsog (Tsok) — the non-ordinary blissful offering
  ...ou have Higher [[Initiation]], [[Tsog]] twice a month on the 10th and 25th of the LUNAR [[calendar]] may be a commitment you’ve made (depends on [[trad Every waxing and waning of each month do [[tsog]].
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• Marpa (1012 - 1097)
  ...]] holder of the [[Kagyu Lineage]]. The lay and [[yogi]] [[transmissions]] of the [[Kagyu lineage]] are often called "[[Marpa Kagyu]]." During his time i Because of his [[lifestyle]] as a "house-holder" ([[Lay Buddhist]]), he is of special [[interest]] to the [[people]] in the [[west]]. He wasn't a [[monk]
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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
  ...outstretched, ready to leap to our aid, she is among the most approachable of [[Buddhist deities]]. But many [[people]] don’t realize she has a “[[Highest Yoga Tantra]]” aspect called [[Chittamani Tara]] (translates as “[[Mind]] [[Jewel]]
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• Astrology also binds India and Tibet
  ...tion of their natural environments. To cite the origin and [[development]] of [[Tibetan]] Astro-Science, it has [[experiences]] [[accumulated]] ...th the [[essence]] of the [[astrological]] and astronomical [[traditions]] of countries like [[India]] and [[China]]. [[Tibetan]] Astro-Science is classi
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• Fifth Incarnation of Dzogchen Rinpoche
  [[Fifth Incarnation of Dzogchen Rinpoche]] ...rmed]] into a [[thangka]] full of [[blessing]] [[relics]]. Other [[signs]] of accomplishments were seen by all [[mundane]] [[people]].
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• Yoga Tantra
  ...lized and others that should be studied for a complete study of the [[Yoga Tantra]] texts. ...a]]. [[knowledge]]. perceiving / [[knowing]] all; all-aware; [[awareness]] of everything.
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• Mahayoga Tantra
  ...so mentioned as one of the [[Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras]] as the [[tantra]] of [[enlightened activity]] [RY] ...[[five basic Mahayoga Tantras]] which are concerned with the five aspects of [[Buddhahood]] [RY]
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• Khenpo Sodargye
  ...born in Drakgo in [[Kham]] [[Tibet]] on the fourth day of the sixth month of the [[Tibetan calendar]] in 1962. ...pham Rinpoche]]. Through his practice, he obtained supreme [[realization]] of these teachings.
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• Four-Armed Mahakala (Tib: Gonpo Chagshi)
  ...spread and transmitted the [[Mahakala practices]] into all the four school of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. Any [[Mahakala]] teachings originated from [[Palchen [[Palchen Galo Namgyal Dorje]] is one of [[Choegon Rinpoche's]] [[line of incarnations]].
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• The power of solitary deities
  .... As you may already know, on [[Losar]] morning (Feb. 9), the [[University of Copenhagen]] has dismissed me from my position as associate [[professor]] f ...dents was frozen, making them more vulnerable for {{Wiki|future}} closures of study programs.
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• Samaya vows
  ...s]] by the [[Third Dzogchen Rinpoche]] describes the very concrete results of keeping—or not keeping—certain [[vows]]. ...ned]] [[form]], {{Wiki|speech}}, and [[mind]]. As stated in the [[Tantra]] of the Clear Expanse:
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• Lama Yangtik
  ...rop of the Guru]]', is one of the so-called '[[Nyingtik Yabshyi|Four Parts of Nyingtik (Nyingtik Yabshyi)]]'. ...ngtik]], which was mainly based on the [[Dzogchen]] [[Tantra]] ''[[Garland of Pearls]]''. It is called the [[Lama Yangtik]], ‘[[Wish Fulfilling Jewel]]
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• From the tantra known as the ''Twenty-One Praises of Tara’
  ...of the [[body]]. Aside from these 3 there are other less well known sets of [[21 Taras]]." ...old [[Tibetan]] {{Wiki|turquoise}};, she wears the [[traditional]] garment of an [[Indian]] {{Wiki|mendicant}}.
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• Rugs and Ritual in Tibetan Buddhism
  ...pon which his [[ritual]] utensils are placed, as well as a rich assortment of associated [[ritual]] {{Wiki|paraphernalia}}. Many are rarely seen [[object ...]]. [[Trance]] and [[exorcism]] are key [[elements]] within the repertoire of advanced performance [[meditations]].
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• Explanations of Dharma Practice Days
  ...ector of [[FPMT]], and [[Geshe]] [[Nawang Dakpa]], [[astrologer]] [[lama]] of FPMT’s [[Tse Chen Ling in]] {{Wiki|San Francisco}}. ..., and days that are favorable and unfavorable according to the combination of [[elements]]: [[earth]], [[fire]] and [[water]].
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• Vajrayogini Tea Offering
  ...Requirements You must have received a [[highest yoga tantra empowerment]] of [[Vajrayogini]] in order to read or engage in this practice. Line drawing of [[Vajrayogini]] by Andy Weber. All other line drawings by Robert Beer. Use
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• Palyul Tradition
  ===The Origin and [[Throne]] holders of the [[Palyul Tradition]]=== ...a]]; and "[[Sem]]" refers to [[Tantras of the Mental Class]], an [[Atiyoga tantra]].)
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• Distinctions Between the Sutrayana and Vajrayana
  ...in [[Sanskrit]]. This [[tantra]] explains that the [[Sutrayana]] teachings of the [[Shravakayana]] do not include complete [[pith instructions]] on the [ ...]]. In total, there are fifteen differences explained in the Dechok Rali [[Tantra]]:
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• Ten characteristics of dharma
  ...o follow the [[path]] of [[dharma]] should cultivate ten [[characteristics of dharma]] within. ...e]], if someone expects immediate results after starting the practice of [[Tantra]], that would not be {{Wiki|realistic}}.
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• The Dzogchen Tantras
  Due to many requests we'd like to provide a more detailed description of the 18 [[Dzogchen Tantras]] collected in one place. We see these mentioned ...ix to [[Tsele Natsok Rangdrol]]'s 17th century work titled ''"[[The Mirror of Mindfulness]]"'' ISBN 962-7341-18-5, translated by [[Erik Pema Kunsang]], a
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• Five Wisdom Dakinis: “The source of the five activities is the dakini” — Padmasambhava
  ...actices— [[peaceful]], increasing, magnetizing, subjugating, and supreme [[activities]] — such as [[Chod]]? ...dakinis]]. These vast collections of practices can be condensed into those of the [[three roots]], [[lama]], [[yidam]], and [[dakini]].
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• Palyul tradition
  ...[[Palyul Monastery]] to assume his position as the first [[throne holder]] of [[The Palyul Lineage]]. ...take charge of this [[monastery]] and it will become an exhaustless source of [[dharma]], {{Wiki|propagating}} the [[Nyingmapa Doctrine]]."
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• Hundred Peaceful & Wrathful Deities
  ...antra]] ("The [[Tantra of the Secret Quintessence]]"), the [[main tantra]] of the [[Mahayoga]] class and the [[primary Tantric text]] studied in the [[Ny ...[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]] also carries the meaning of "[[destroying the roots of Vajra Hell]]", considered to be a compulsory [[practice]] for all [[Mahasid
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• Buddha-Family Traits (Buddha Families) and Aspects of Experience
  ...inborn factors of everyone's [[mental]] {{Wiki|continuum}} that allow each of us to become [[Buddhas]]. ...d]] and partially unpurified. This refers to the [[arya]] level, when some of the [[obscurations]] have been removed forever.
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• Tantra and flow
  ...nd differences to begin to explain the “[[path]]” aspect, or methods, of [[tantra]]. ...Flow lacks both [[spaciousness]] and [[passion]], which are the keys to [[tantra]].
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• Palyul lineage
  ...[[Palyul Monastery]] to assume his position as the first [[throne holder]] of The [[Palyul Lineage]]. ...take charge of this [[monastery]] and it will become an exhaustless source of [[dharma]], {{Wiki|propagating}} the [[Nyingmapa Doctrine]]."
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• Homa: Tantric Fire Ritual
  ...there appear to be both {{Wiki|Vedic}} and [[Indo-Iranian]] [[traditions]] of [[ritual]] praxis that converge in the [[tantric]] [[homa]].
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• Inner and outer vehicles
  ...rom the [[sufferings]] of [[samsara]]. According to the [[Nyingma School]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], the entire teachings given by [[Lord]] [[Buddha]] can ...] and [[Bodhisattvas]] are called the [[Vehicles]] that Direct the [[Cause of Suffering]].
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• Ati Yoga with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu at Tashigar South
  ...f our [[own]] natural [[condition]], the [[self]]- perfected [[condition]] of [[Dzogchen]]. ...gs happened, that we had the [[feeling]] of being in another [[dimension]] of time, in which the hours lasted as long as necessary so that everything was
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• Mystery of Dakini’s Skull Cup
  ...[Buddha’s]] [[begging bowl]] (Skt. [[patra]]), and the [[sacred]] [[vase]] of [[bodhisattvas]] (Skt. [[kalasha]]) (Robert Beer 1999: 263). ...y cycle as “[[ritually]] unclean” and during this period, all [[sacred]] [[activities]] are {{Wiki|taboo}} for her.
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• Chittamani Tara
  But many [[people]] don’t realize she has a “[[Highest Yoga Tantra]]” aspect called [[Chittamani Tara]] (translates as “[[Mind Jewel Tara] ...need the guidance only available from the [[Highest Yoga Tantra]] aspects of [[deity practice]].
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• View
  ...uller, ''The Notion of [[Diṭṭhi]] in [[Theravāda]] [[Buddhism]]: The Point of [[View]].'' Routledge, 2005, pages 1-2.</ref> ...uller, ''The Notion of [[Diṭṭhi]] in [[Theravāda]] [[Buddhism]]: The Point of [[View]].'' Routledge, 2005, page 2.</ref>
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• Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa
  ...servation of the Mahayana Tradition]] ([[FPMT]]), an international network of [[Gelugpa]] [[dharma]] centers. It is named for [[Tsongkhapa]], founder of the [[Gelugpa monastic order]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]].
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• Four Aspects of Approach and Accomplishment.
  ...ccomplishment]] ([[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 bsnyen]]} c
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• Yoga tantra
  ...] [[traditions]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] as well as the [[Nine Yana path]] of the [[Nyingmapa]] [[tradition]]. [[Jamgon Kongtrul]] (1813-1899) defines [[Yoga tantra]] by making reference to the [[Two Truths doctrine]] and 'method' ([[Sanskr
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• Yoga Tantra: Paths to Magical Feats
  [[Yoga Tantra]] ...t]] [[Enlightenments]] by Lo-sang-66-gyi-gyel-tsen 154 Back-notes 159 List of Abbreviations 165 Bibliography 167 Index 175
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• One Who Saves
  ...sattva]] who represents the miraculous [[activity]] of all the [[Buddhas]] of the {{Wiki|past}}, {{Wiki|present}}, and {{Wiki|future}}. ...s,” (as expressed in the [[Tara Tantra]]) and the [[compassionate]] savior of all [[beings]].
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• Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa
  ...[Wyl.]] ''[[tsong kha pa blo bzang grags pa]]'') (1357-1419) — the founder of the [[Gelug]] school. ...]] and other [[activities]] that greatly contributed to the revitalization of [[Tibetan Buddhism|Buddhism in Tibet]].
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• Mahavairocana
  ...as]] issue forth from his [[Usnisha]], [[Bodhisattvas]] from various parts of his [[Body]], [[Mahakala]] from his [[heart]], [[pratyeka buddhas]] from hi Here, the source of all [[Buddhas]] should not be taken as Godhead but as the [[pure]] [[naked
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• Tulku Kalzang on the First Dzogchen Rinpoche
  ...arnations]] of [[Dzogchen Pema Rikzin]] (draft translation by the students of The [[Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche]] 1998) (web version omits footnotes) ...vealing different [[magical]] displays according to the various capacities of [[beings]].
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• In Praise of the Vajrayana – A Brief Introduction to Buddhist Tantra
  ...article introducing profound [[Buddhist Tantra]], from Jason Espada author of the [[book]] A [[Belief]] in the Miraculous. ===I. [[The Skillful Means of the Mahayana]]===
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• The Revolution of Tantra
  ...[[own]] living [[traditions]], i.e. as the [[highest]] of the three levels of [[Buddhist teaching]]. ...r. By enlarging [[wisdom]] into a [[direct awareness]] of the illusoriness of all things (not just [[ego]]) and by [[awakening]] [[mind's]] [[unlimited]]
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• Generation Stage in Buddhist Tantra
  ...important to know that when you receive [[Dharma teachings]], three types of [[motivation]] are possible. You might have a [[virtuous]], positive [[inte ...nnot do away with negativity until you [[recognize]] it, can you? Any kind of [[worldly]] [[intention]] is negative. All [[worldly]] {{Wiki|intentions}},
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• Daka
  ...quivalent}} of a [[bodhisattva]] and the {{Wiki|male}} {{Wiki|equivalent}} of a [[dakini]]. ...[[mandala]] to fulfill the four [[activities]]; {{Wiki|male}} counterpart of [[dakinis]].
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• Skull Fragments: The Root Tantra of the Vidyādharas from the Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse
  ...nts: The [[Root Tantra]] of the [[Vidyādharas]] from the [[Heart-Essence]] of the Vast Expanse=== [[Skull]] Fragments: The [[Root Tantra]] of the [[Vidyādharas]]
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• The five Sakya founders
  ...as '[[Jetsun Gongma Nga]]' - are regarded as the {{Wiki|real}} [[founders of the Sakya tradition]]. ...e into the [[Sakya order]], and firmly established the [[Sakya tradition]] of great {{Wiki|learning}} and [[meditation]].
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• The Life of Tsongkhapa.
  ...t he should be put in charge of [[Tsongkhapa's]] [[education]]. At the age of seven [[Tsongkhapa]] went to live with I Chöje [[Döndrup]] Rinchen, from ...antra]] and he continued to receive [[tantric empowerments]] from a number of important [[masters]] belonging to different [[traditions]].
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• Outline of Secret Vajra Knot
  The Way to Explain the [[King of All Aspiration Prayers]], the [[Secret Vajra Knot]] ...to and [[take refuge]] in the [[guru]], who is indivisible from the hosts of [[vajra holders]]: grant your [[blessings]], I pray!
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• The Science of Tantric Rituals
  ...nd [[religious]] holidays are just a few examples of [[rituals]] that many of us are familiar with and can relate to. [[Essentially]] they mark important ...[[elements]] that are necessary in order to receive this [[sacred]] [[rite of passage]]. What are these [[elements]]? Read further and learn more…
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• The Mahamudra Upadesa of Tilopa (translated by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche)
  Look at the [[nature]] of the [[world]], Therefore, develop [[renunciation]] and abandon [[worldly]] [[activities]].
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• Sādhanas and Deity Yoga
  ...become hazy or dull, and envision its [[transformation]] during the course of the [[sādhana]]. In addition, one may simultaneously be [[imagining]] ones ...form]] occurs without {{Wiki|deliberation}}, being the spontaneous display of compassion.17 In short, one is to [[live]] proleptically in one's {{Wiki|fu
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• Classes of Tantra in Tibetan Buddhism
  ...four classes, while the [[Nyingma]] (Ancients) school use [[six classes of tantra]]. ...g to the capacity of persons, the [[deities]] they use, the specific types of [[methods]] they employ and how they use [[desire]] ([[kama]]). [1] [2]
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• Tsog Offering Practice
  ...ensive explanation of what [[tsog]] is, and the importance of and benefits of it. ...ines. When both {{Wiki|males}} and females [[gather]] it is called a feast of [[yogis]] and [[yoginis]] (heroes and heroines). This is what is called [[t
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• The Power of Buddhist Tantra
  [[Ancient]] stories tell of a [[wise]] [[king]] asking [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] for [[dharma]] teachings a ...]] [[life]] in the [[world]]. This story shows us the transformative power of [[tantric Buddhist]] teachings for complete [[awakening]] in any situation.
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• PREFACE TO THE 1986 TIBETAN PUBLICATION OF THE ROOT VERSES AND OUTLINE
  PREFACE TO THE 1986 [[TIBETAN]] PUBLICATION OF THE ROOT VERSES AND OUTLINE ...es whatever [[information]] one might wish to know concerning those fields of [[knowledge]].
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• Lineage of Drikung Kagyu
  ...as]], and the [[tantra]] of the [[secret mantra]], and who was a [[yogin]] of [[Vajrabhairava]]. ...mother's [[womb]] in the [[form]] of a white text that had the [[nature]] of [[Vajrapani]]. He remained in the [[womb]] for nine months and fourteen day
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• Beru Khyentse Rinpoche
  ...ominent contemporary [[Kalachakra Tantra]] [[master]]. He is also a father of the 4th [[Jamgon Kongtrul Yangsi]]. ...g Khyentse Wangpo]] (1820–1892) was one of the most important illuminators of [[Buddhism]] in [[Tibet]]. With his unsurpassable learning and realisation
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• ABOUT THE VAJRA KILAYA BLESSING
  ...[[Nechung Kuten]], [[Thupten Ngodrup]], [[Medium of the Chief State Oracle of Tibet]] will bestow a [[Vajrakilaya Blessing]], which arises from his perso ...[emanates]] [[great compassion]] for all [[beings]]. In another level of [[tantra]], [[Vajrakilaya]] [[manifests]] as the [[Bodhisattva Vajrapani]].
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• Transition and Liberation
  ...support all [[beings]] in their [[attainment]] of the level of realisation of ...ught]], then the [[mind of enlightenment]], the [[highest]] [[motivation]] of the [[great vehicle]] (Skt.: [[mahayana]]), is fully developed.
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• Heap of Precious Jewels
  ...oing to dedicate our time and [[concentration]] toward the [[development]] of [[inner peace]] and [[wisdom]] for everyone. This is known as [[bodhicitta]], an [[attitude]] of [[love]] and [[compassion]] for all [[sentient beings]], [[including]] ones
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• The Treasury of Knowledge: Systems of Buddhist Tantra
  ...by Elio Guarisco to The Treasury of Knowledge, Book 6: Systems of Buddhist Tantra, by [[Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé]], translated by Ingrid Loken McLeod an ===The Meaning of [[Tantra]]===
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• Praise to the Supreme Pleasure Vajra
  Veneration in the presence of the [[Oneness]] of [[Guru]] and [[Supreme]] [[Pleasure]] [[Vajra]]! "He" {{Wiki|signifies}} Non-born in [[realization]] of [[Sunyata]] that is [[beyond]] words.
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• Perfect Conduct
  ...], how to hold the [[vow]] of a [[bodhisattva]], how to hold the [[samayas of vajrayana]] – what should be abandoned, avoided, and what should be engag [[Guru Rinpoche]] said, “the view is vast as [[space]], but [[activities]] should be very find, like a bride coming into a new [[family]].”
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• Types of Tantras and Their Ancillary Literature
  The [[Outer Tantras]] of [[Asceticism]] These are of three types:
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• Twelve-Armed Chakrasamvara
  [[Lineage of Mahasiddha Tilopa]] ...yu]] [[master]] -> -> -> [[Drukpa Choegon]] & [[Drukpa Yongzin Rinpoches]] of [[Dechen Choekhorling]] about 500 years ago.
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• Guru Rinpoche medicine Buddha(Tibetan: Ogyen Menlha)
  ...bhava]] has prophesied that in this Dark Age of {{Wiki|degeneration}}, 3/4 of the [[world]] will be emptied by black epidemics. ...kind of {{Wiki|disease}} will come next. Hence to save from all these kind of {{Wiki|disease}} and [[misery]] we should have [[devotion]] to [[Guru Padma
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• Aro gTér Linage
  ...s on the [[teaching]] and practice of the [[Inner Tantras]] from the point of [[view]] [[Dzogchen]] an [[essential]] [[non-dual]] [[teaching]]. ...[[lives]]: marrying, raising families, and engaging in the [[activities]] of [[life]] which are common to the general population. Practitioners in the A
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• Perfection in Hevajra
  ...[[Hevajra]] [[retreat]] and the first in the history of [[Drikung Kagyu]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] to have achieved its [[perfection]] (Click here for ph ...into [[Rinchen Dorjee]] [[Rinpoche’s]] [[retreat]] room through the cracks of its wooden walls. The room temperature remained below freezing all the [[ti
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• Four faced Sri Mahakala
  [[four faced sri mahakala connected with the period of accomplishment]] ...su]]) and holds a [[trident]]; under his arm is tucked a golden flask full of [[nectar]].
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• Two-Armed Chakrasamvara (Tib: Khorlo Dompa Lhenchig Kyepa)
  [[Lineage]] of [[Mahasiddha]] [[Drilbupa]]. ...neage Holders]] -> -> -> [[Drukpa Choegon]] & [[Drukpa Yongzin Rinpoches]] of [[Dechen Choekhorling]] about 500 years ago.
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• The General Meaning of The Secret Commentary, Dispelling Darkness in the Ten Directions Called Essence of Luminosity
  ...boration]], [[inseparable]] from the [[spontaneous presence]] of the depth of [[awareness]], your [[wisdom body]] is free from [[aging]] and {{Wiki|decli ...fully perfected the play of the [[self]]- [[manifesting]] [[appearances]] of the [[three kayas]]. To the Original [[Protector]] [[Longchenpa]], free fro
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• What’s with all this consort union in Tantric Buddhism? No, it’s not about sexual fantasies. The psychology of Yab-Yum consorts, union of wisdom and compassion
  ...ation]] involving [[body]], {{Wiki|speech}}, and [[mind]], in the [[form]] of [[mudras]] ([[body]]), [[mantras]] ({{Wiki|speech}}) and [[visualization]] ...mate union. A simple handshake wouldn’t be [[symbolically]] up to the task of conveying “union as one.” Yet, sometimes, those [[visual]] {{Wiki|metap
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• The explosion of sexuality: Vajrayana Buddhism
  [[File:Img190-Tantra.jpg|thumb|250px|]] ...al]] [[World]] {{Wiki|politics}} can be understood through a [[Knowledge]] of it alone.
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• Trisong Detsen
  ...[Tibet]] and the establishment of the [[Nyingma]], or '[[Ancient' school]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. ...yal]], fighting for the [[Bön]] [[religion]] and against [[Buddhism]]. One of [[Trisong Detsen]]'s children was {{Wiki|Princess}} [[Pema Sal]], who was e
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• Changling Rinpoche XV
  ...]] (born 1977, [[Kalimpong]], [[India]]) is the fifteenth in the [[lineage of Changling Rinpoches]]. His [[lineage]] was started by the [[Tibetan]] [[Rec ...in [[tulku]] of [[Changchub Ling]] [[Monastery]] in the [[Ü-Tsang]] region of {{Wiki|Central Tibet}}.
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• The Cult of Tara
  ...{{Wiki|worship}} of [[Tārā]] and the vāmācāra practices involving the use of Five [[makāras]] came from [[China]]. [[Sir John Woodroffe]] takes a simil As early as 1874 [[Rasik Mohan Chatterjee]] brought out a series of [[Hindu]] [[Tantric]] texts from {{Wiki|Bengal}} Mss and published them in
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• Kashmir Shaivism and Dzogchen
  ...meaning in this system, [[including]] reference to the [[manifestations]] of the [[Absolute]]. The term is also found in another related system ...[teaching]] that is reminiscent of the [[nine vehicles]] ([[theg-pa dgu]]) of the [[Nyingmapas]] and the [[Bonpos]]. It is possible that Kulaya was adopt
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• Dagom Rinpoche
  ...Dorjechang]], tutor to the [[14th Dalai Lama]], from whom he received most of his [[heart instructions]]. [[Rimpoche]] has been the holder the [[Ganden]] ...ination]] at the age of 9 and full [[ordination]], [[Bhikshu]], at the age of 21 years old.
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• A Biographical ...པདྨ་འབྱུང་གནས། Padmasambhava
  Despite the many layers of legend that have accreted around [[Padmasambhava]], [[scholars]] generally ...al tenth-century [[manuscripts]] found in the so-called "library [[cave]]" of [[Dunhuang]]. Pelliot tibétain 44 is a small booklet devoted to the [[tant
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• The Eight Limbs of Ayurveda
  The [[Eight Limbs of Ayurveda]] ...ections]] or branches called [[Astanga]] (“[[eight-limbs]]; [[eight-limbs of Ayurveda]].
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• Vajrayana Terminology
  In the [[Buddhist scriptures]], especially in [[tantra]], the [[vajra]] [[symbolizes]] [[oneness]]; all things are one and the sam In [[tantra]], ground and [[fruition]] are one and the same; [[ultimate truth]] and [[r
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• Yidam practice
  ...in your [[life]], under close supervision of a [[lama]], after many years of [[preliminary practice]]. And, it comes with a steep price, and a serious [ ...]] [[negative emotions]] into positive, [[enlightened]] ones. Usually in [[Tantra]] we wait for [[negative emotions]] to occur, and then apply trans-formativ
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• Vajrasekhara Sutra, Vajradhatu Great Bodhimanda Mahavairocana Tathagata Personal Enjoyment Body Inner Realization Wisdom, Followers of the Dharmakaya, Different Names of the Buddha, The Highest Vehicle's Secret Samadhi Worship and Repentance Text.
  ...alization Wisdom, <br/> Followers of the Dharmakaya, <br/> Different Names of the Buddha, <br/> The Highest Vehicle's Secret Samadhi Worship and Repentan ''(A short [[Yoga Tantra]] text )<br/><br/>
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• What is Tantra and how to practice it?
  Despite being a century-old [[philosophy]], in the [[Western world]], [[Tantra]] has become increasingly popular in the last few decades. You may have heard the [[word]] [[Tantra]] in the media (with a meaning generally related to {{Wiki|ecstatic}} [[tan
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• Je Yabse Sum
  [[Je Yabse Sum]]([[rJe yab sras gsum]]) literally means “the [[Three of Lord Father and Sons]]”, whereje stands for “lord”, [[yab]] for “fa ...tually became a predominant [[Buddhist]] school [[in Tibet]] since the end of 16th century.
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• Two Yaugik Stages of Vajra-bhairava Tantra
  | valign="TOP" width="34%" | <strong></strong><p><strong>man.d.ala of Vajra-bhairava </strong></p> | valign="TOP" width="34%" | <strong></strong><p><strong>force of [[goodness]] </strong></p>
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• The Vidyadhara Vow: Reading the Small Print of the Vajrayana
  ...ptiness]]. It leaves the major difference between them being their methods of [[spiritual practice]]. ...[[sense]], already {{Wiki|present}} within us. As it says in the [[Hevajra Tantra]]:
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• A Brief Introduction to Tantra
  ...olish}} on [[Guru]] Yutang Lin's [[Buddhist]] backgrounds and [[Dharma]] [[activities]]. ...[[connection]] between the [[spiritual]] [[realm]] and ours, and the ring of [[energy]] going far and far, and going to all city; something like that. I
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• Highest Yoga Tantra - Shambhala Pubs
  ...wsletter and is for historical reference only. You can see this in context of the original newsletter here. ...ve included the following excerpt from Part 3, The Six Levels of the Stage of Completion.
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• Deity yogas
  ...become hazy or dull, and envision its [[transformation]] during the course of the [[sādhana]]. In addition, one may simultaneously be [[imagining]] ones ...form]] occurs without {{Wiki|deliberation}}, being the spontaneous display of compassion.17 In short, one is to [[live]] proleptically in one's {{Wiki|fu
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• Gomang
  The [[Gelug tradition]] lays special {{Wiki|emphasis}} on the place of [[ethics]], as expressed through [[monastic discipline]], as the {{Wiki|ide ..., and [[Drepung]]) for its {{Wiki|emphasis}} on and expertise in the field of [[logic]] and [[debate]].
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• Introduction to Tibetan Astrology
  ...hus it is not just a study, but a way of living and a [[path]] of practice of the [[Buddha]] [[Dharma]]. ...In this way she taught the four season of the [[calendar]] base on motion of [[moon]]. Therefore, these are the basic foundation on which [[Tibetan]] As
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• Vajrayana Buddhism in Practice
  In the last of these eight chapters on the [[Vajrayana path]], I would like to consider th ...se]], the [[experience of enlightenment]]. One who engages in the practice of [[sadhana]] is called a [[sadhaka]]. The
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• Nine Successive Stages…The Nine Yanas of Bon
  ...]]), "The [[Bon of the Nine Successive Stages]] or simply '[[The Nine Ways of Bon]]'". ...four are the [[cause]] ([[rGyud kyi theg pa]]) the next four are the ways of result ('[[Bras bu'i theg pa]]) and the ninth is the [[Great Perfection]] (
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• YOGA TANTRA: A NEW PARADIGM OF LIVING IN HARMONY
  ...oul]] and will help us find and achieve [[harmony]] in these three aspects of being. ...ga]], alternative [[healing]] practices, strengthening of local and a host of other new trends that are reconfiguring the way we think and live.
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• The Lama-Student Relationship within Dzogchen
  ...cannot work with those who need us to conform to pre-existing stereotypes of what it is to be ‘[[spiritual]]’. We are not saintly. We have no impuls ...} of time spent with us, apprentices need to be able to evolve a [[sense]] of how we are all connected with the [[lineage]].
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• The Meaning of Tantra
  ==The [[Definition]] of the [[Word]] [[Tantra]]== ...concentration]], [[love]], [[compassion]], and a correct [[understanding]] of how things actually [[exist]]. The [[tantras]] {{Wiki|present}} advanced pr
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• Trailokya Wrathful Vidyaraja Recitation Ritual Commentary
  ...finished for now. It is an interesting Homa ritual manual from the [[Yoga Tantra]] Varjasekhara text cycle.)<br/> ...well to the explanation of this [[mantra]]. We should {{Wiki|protect}} all of the [[Buddhas]] [[doctrines]] that benefits all [[sentient beings]].”
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• Gateway to Knowledge
  ...d practiced, how he bestowed teachings, [[debated]] and wrote texts, his [[activities]] in study and [[teaching]] are vast and unbiased. ...]] why [[Ju Mipham]] [[Rinpoche's]] text "The [[Gateway to Knowledge]]" is of fundamental importance.
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• What is Tantra?.
  ...titute a [[body]] of {{Wiki|literature}} that teaches certain [[ritual]] [[activities]] and [[disciplines]] to [[initiated]] practitioners. These texts offer bot ...a primary [[deity]], detailing how to invoke the [[deity]] through the use of [[sacred]] {{Wiki|syllables}} ([[mantra]]) and [[visualization practices]]
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• Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra- Vajra Point VI: Buddha Qualities
  The 32 aspects detailing the qualities of a fully [[awakened]] [[buddha]] relate to directly to [[excellence]] in [[t ...his [[fearless]] presence, proclaiming the [[dharma]] deep in the jungles of [[samsaric]] [[views]]
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• What Is an Initiation?
  ...[seeds]] of [[enlightenment]] to grow stronger and stronger, until the aim of [[full enlightenment]] is reached. ...Buddha]] – helping them to develop further, and planting other “[[seeds]]” of potential. The factors that we all have include:
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• Ven. Lopon Osels Biography
  In The [[Tantra]] of the Union of {{Wiki|Sun}} and [[Moon]]: If you do not explain the history of its origins
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• Padmasambhava: The Teacher for Our Time
  PRESENTED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE [[BUDDHA]] CENTER ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2020 ...holds in his left hand. This “[[ambrosia]]” is soma, the famous [[nectar]] of the [[rishis]], widely regarded as an {{Wiki|entheogen}} or {{Wiki|psychede
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• The early days of the Great Perfection
  ...puzzle. Inquiries into the early history of the [[Great Perfection]] have, of necessity, been rather like placing these pieces into an arrangement that m ...rearrange the [[existing]] pieces somewhat, and produce an [[impression]] of the original whole. This arrangement will inevitably be refined or thorough
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• Introduction to The Six Bardos
  © [[Marpa]] [[Activities]] 1998 ...it is also of immense [[benefit]] to yourself; this is the whole [[idea]] of
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• Use of a Buddhist Mala by Gyatrul Rinpoche
  ...[[Nyingma tradition]]. Trained by renowned {{Wiki|adepts}}, he spent much of his [[life]] in [[Tibet]] in [[meditative]] [[retreat]] before fleeing in 1 ...([[Snow Lion]]) he explains about the use of the [[mala]] in the practice of [[deity yoga]]. This excerpt can be found on the [[Snow Lion]] website.
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• Jag Tshug Ma: The Standing Blade of Grass
  ...n]] [[name]] "[[Jaktshugma]]" means "the [[standing grass blade]]," is one of the most powerful and [[precious]] [[phowa]] practices still taught today. ...transfer to the [[pure land]] of [[Dewachen]] is included in the [[terma]] of {{Wiki|ancient}} [[secret mantra]] [[lineage]], which was rediscovered, and
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• Great Middle Way
  ...achings of both the Foundation and Great Vehicles. Appearing in the aspect of [[Buddha Vajradhara]], He revealed the [[Vajrayana teachings]]. ...uthenticity is ensured through the continuation of an unbroken [[lineage]] of [[realized]] practitioners.
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• Rainbow Body practitioner
  ...a Bab Duchen]], the [[Buddha’s]] Mother’s Day, at the [[auspicious]] place of the [[Dzogchen]] [[Retreat]] Center, {{Wiki|USA}}. ...[life]]. Please deeply rejoice in his devoted practice and [[realization]] of [[Dzogchen]]. In doing so, you [[accumulate]] [[immeasurable]] [[merit]].
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• Sex and the Lama
  ...al}} cooperation with a [[lama]] by saying they have become “[[consorts]]” of the [[lama]]. There are then three justifications given for a [[lama]] havi 2) We are not capable of judging the [[lama’s]] [[motivation]].
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• The Theory and Practice
  ...he [[mind]] [[perceives]] the [[nature]] of things. This [[dualistic]] way of perceiving the [[world]] is due to the fact that the [[mind]] is imperfect ...ed}} and [[magical]] [[activities]] that are geared towards the inducement of inner [[experience]].
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• Ganachakra
  ...[[tantric]] {{Wiki|movement}} arose. As a [[tantric practice]], [[forms]] of [[gaṇacakra]] are practiced today in [[Hinduism]], [[Bön]] and [[Vajraya {{Wiki|Professor}} [[Miranda Shaw]] summarises the [[experience]] of a [[gaṇacakra]]:
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• Heruka Five Deities Initiation
  ...kindly [[offered]] to give the [[Highest Yoga Tantra]] [[Great Initiation of Heruka Five Deities]] during this [[week]]. ...er]] in the [[mother tantras]], his style utterly unique, his explanations of [[bodhicitta]] and [[emptiness]] unexcelled, and his warmth and [[compassio
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• Balkh and Rigden Concept
  ...than [[Rigden]] [[Raudrachakrin]] are of the [[Asura]] [[family]] because of bestowing fear.....Palden [[Raudrachakrin]] having a short {{Wiki|spear}} b ...s." (Yarshater: 1987..pg 684)...The [[Kalachakra]] discusses the expulsion of the [[Deva]] worshippers from [[Shambhala]] and refers to the [[Rigden king
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• Original sources of the six yogas
  ...to us through [[Tilopa]], who commented that this was the [[transmission]] of the [[mahasiddha]] [[Krishnacharya]], also known [to [[Tibetans]]) as [[Lob ...eat yoga]] found in] the [[Hevajra Tantra]] and the Heruka [[Chakrasamvara Tantra]]....
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• Yumka Recitation Manual
  ...Female}} Practice of the [[Queen of Great Bliss]] from [[the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse]] by [[Jigme Lingpa]] Mother of the [[victorious ones]] of the three times together with their heirs,
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• Namgyälma I
  This article of teachings that [[Venerable]] [[Chöje Lama Phuntsok]] generously imparted is dedicated in [[memory]] of [[His Eminence]] the [[Third Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche]],
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• Instantaneously Accomplishing the Dakini
  ...ed]] time-traveling [[dancing]] musical poet thunderbolt-throwing sorcerer of all [[time and space]]. ...]], especially in the [[minds]] of these [[treasure]] discovering students of his that had time-travelingesque potential.
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• Narasimha
  ...(2.18.60-130) and {{Wiki|Vishnu Purana}} (1.16-20) all contain depictions of the [[Narasimha]] pastime. There is also a short reference in the {{Wiki|Ma The story of [[Narasimha]] as described in the {{Wiki|Bhagavata Purana}} is as follows:
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• Who Gesar is
  ...reat [[Lion]], [[Gesar]] the [[Jewel]]', that Spontaneously Accomplishes [[Activities]], [[Sollo Chenmo]], [[protectors]] and so on, I felt I’d like to respond ...honest, as far as I can see, that’s how most of the [[people]] here think of him.
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• Kagyu (Lineage)
  The [[Kagyu school]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] traces its origin back to [[Buddha Shakyamuni]]. ...ahasiddhas]] of [[India]], who first developed the spontaneous [[insight]] of [[enlightened]] [[realization]].
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• Guru Rinpoche
  ...[[manifesting]] countless wonders and is highly revered by all the schools of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], and especially by the [[Nyingma]]. ...s of [[hidden teachings]] or [[Termas]] in many places for the [[benefit]] of {{Wiki|future}} generations.
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• Ratnagotravibhāga (text)
  ...iated RgVV), also known as the [[Uttara-tantra-shastra]], are a compendium of the [[tathāgatagarbha]] {{Wiki|literature}}. ...a]] in [[Saka]] [[script]] which mentions [[Maitreya-nātha]] as the author of the '[[root]]' ([[mūla]]) verses.[3]
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• The Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism
  ...]], [[Marpa]] the great [[translator]], [[Milarepa]] the greatest [[yogi]] of [[Tibet]], and then to [[Gampopa]] whose coming was prophesied by the [[Bud ...dditional Lineages]], the [[Kagyu]] Seats [[in Tibet]] and Exile, The Head of the [[Karma Kagyu Lineage]].
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• Some preliminaries: ngöndro
  Reinventing the preparatory {{Wiki|curriculum}} for [[Buddhist tantra]] ...r,” for example. In its technical [[religious]] meaning, it refers to sets of [[preliminary practices]].
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• Sixth Incarnation of Dzogchen Rinpoche
  [[Sixth Incarnation of Dzogchen Rinpoche]] The [[Sixth Dzogchen Rinpoche]] was born in the southern region of Glorious [[Tsari]], a supreme place where [[dakas]] and [[dakinis]] natural
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• Rigden Kings of Shambhala (881 BC)
  ...ce in this [[phenomenal]] world."..From [[Shambhala]]: The [[Sacred Path]] of the [[Warrior]], by [[Chögyam Trungpa]]; © 1984 ...[[Shambhala]] term and title [[Rigden]]. While the first {{Wiki|syllable}} of [[rigden]] {{Wiki|sounds}} the same, it is a different [[word]] and is spel
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• The Different Levels of Amitabha Practice
  ...of [[fruition]]," one identifies with the fruit, or the different aspects of [[enlightenment]]. ...tained. This [[highest]] [[wisdom]] is [[nothing]] but the [[true nature]] of our [[mind]].
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• Tara, the Saviour, and Vajrayogini the Sarvabuddhadakini: how are they different, and how are they the one? The importance of Female Buddhas: Wisdom personified
  ...ns supreme as the Sarvabuddhadakini, ‘[[Dakini]] Whose [[Essence]] is That of All [[Buddhas]].’” [2] ...the aid of her followers, and [[Vajrayogini]] who dances in the [[bliss]] of [[Shunyata]], to show us the way to [[Enlightenment]].
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• The Introduction to Clarity Equal to the Limit
  In the [[celestial]] palace of [[awareness]]. The [[matrix]] of all things.[103]
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• Tukdrub Barchey Kunsel
  ...[Guru]], the most unique [[terma]] [[Wikipedia:burial|buried]] in the land of [[Tibet]]; and it is the first among the ...]] all the profound key points of the [[view]], [[meditation]] and conduct of the [[Three Inner Yoga Tantras]]. It [[manifested]] from the secret
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• Mindrolling Monastery
  ...17th century by [[Orgyen Terdag Lingpa]], who made a [[great collection]] of [[ancient]] [[Nyingma Kama]] texts. It was originally a branch of the [[monastery]] founded by the father of [[gTerdag Lingpa]], [[Sang-dag Thrin-le Lhundrup]]. Over the years the [[Mi
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• The five Wind branches
  ...ife fuel energy]] ([[tshe]]) stored in the [[middle channel]] and the bank of [[life energy]] like {{Wiki|oxygen}} in a cylinder. The [[breath]] is comprised of two components: the greater part of the [[breath]] which is the [[body wind]] ([[las rlung]]:
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• Reflections on Chod
  ...] to it and all [[worldly]] considerations, become one with the [[wisdom]] of [[selflessness]] and devote your [[life]] to {{Wiki|salvation}} services! ...tice is hinting at would be a challenge to one’s sincerity in the practice of [[almsgiving]].
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• The Completion Stage —the skillful means to realize emptiness
  ...found. Many [[people]] are also [[interested]] in finding out more about [[tantra]], but don’t know where to begin. ...principle]] behind it, why this practice can swiftly lead to [[realization of emptiness]], and so on. To answer these questions, a simple introduction to
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• Longchenpa’s Secret Dakini Treasures
  ...cer perhaps. (Skywalker references, resist we will…….) Now, in the context of [[Dzogchen meditation]] teachings, [[dakinis]] generally refer to [[enlight ...ki|miles}} per hour. This does not even begin to account for the expansion of our [[physical]] [[universe]]. Are we not all [[space]] travelers upon spac
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• Four-Armed Mahakala
  ...r [[protector]] of the [[madhyamaka]] teachings and of the [[Chakrasamvara tantra]]. He was also a special [[protector]] of [[Surmang]].
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• Ekajati
  ...of the [[21 Taras]], is one of the most powerful and fierce [[goddesses]] of [[Indo-Tibetan]] [[mythology]]. ...[[Tibetan]] {{Wiki|legends}} she is an acculturation of the [[Bön goddess of Heaven]], whose right [[eye]] was pierced by the [[tantric master]] [[Padma
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• Achi Chökyi Drolma
  ...chi Chodron]] and is a [[dharmapāla]] and [[dakini]] in the [[life]] story of the [[Nyingma]] [[tertön]] [[Tsasum Lingpa]] ([[Wylie]]: [[rtsa gsum gling ...ra]], it is said, "The head of the [[Karma Dakinis]] will come to the area of [[Tidro]] {{Wiki|cave}} in [[Drikung]].
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• Entering Tantrayana
  ...generation it is actually more important to establish and enable the study of [[Buddhist texts]]. So, you should go ahead and build your school.’ ...arted to develop higher [[Buddhist studies]]. No {{Wiki|matter}} what kind of difficulties I met with [[mentally]] or materially, I just kept trying tire
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• The Great Exposition of Secret Mantra
  ...cret Topics, by [[Tsongkapa]](1357-1419), founder of the [[Gelugpa]] order of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. Actual meaning of all the different [[paths]]'
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• Vajrayana: Tantra Practice
  ...tation]]. Reciting them helps to replace the [[endless]], internal chatter of the [[mind]] with [[calming]] {{Wiki|syllables}} that {{Wiki|purify}} [[kar ...ent {{Wiki|self-image}} to counteract negative [[habits]] and [[feelings]] of inadequacy.
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• Yoga Tantra II
  [[Yoga Tantra]] How to progress on the [[path]] of [[yoga tantra]]
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• How the Sacred Teachings of Guru Rinpoche Relate to and Counteract Mental Difficulties
  ...[Tun-Huang]]. Here I cannot say more about these documents due to the lack of time. ...isong Detsen]] and [[Guru Rinpoche]]. They not only built the great school of the [[unchanging]], spontaneously {{Wiki|present}}, great [[Samye temple]]
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• About Tibetan Astrology
  ...Greece}}, as well as [[Buddhism]], to create a uniquely [[Tibetan]] system of {{Wiki|astronomy}} and [[astrology]]. ...rology]], is the [[ancient]] [[art]] of calculation and [[interpretation]] of [[celestial]] [[phenomena]].
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• Phajo Drugom Zhigpo
  ...śvara]]. His descendants played a significant role in the {{Wiki|history}} of [[Bhutan]]. ...at has been visited and blessed by [[Orgyen]] [[Padma]] Jungne. He will be of great service to the [[Buddha Dharma]]."
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• Koshas: the State of the Mind
  ...ese [[elemental]] [[Wikipedia:concept|concepts]] are also an integral part of {{Wiki|Taoism}} as well as the [[Indian]] {{Wiki|medical}} system, [[Ayurve ...ain}} and thus the mind—are chiefly governed by five [[koshas]], or states of [[mind]].
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• The Great Praise of Śambhala
  The Great Praise of Śambhala of all the glorious great [[tantras]],
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• Historical Perspectives
  ...ion of "[[experience]]," and a shift in focus from the {{Wiki|domination}} of clerical authority to lay participation. ...the [[dead]]; or to arrange or participate in funerary [[rites]] on behalf of the [[dead]].
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• The Sakya lineage
  ...ndent of the [[Khon lineage]]. "[[Sakya Trizin]]" means the [[throneholder of Sakya]]. [[Khon]] - [[subduer of ignorance]]
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• Nyak Jñānakumara
  ...[dznya na ku ma ra]]), ([[Nyingma]]) also known by the [[Tibetan]] version of his [[name]], [[Yeshe Zhonnu]] ([[yes shes gzhon nu]]), was born into the [ ...lha snang]]) and mother [[Suza Gonkyi]] ([[sru bza' mgon skyid]]). Because of an unusual mole on his neck that resembled a [[crossed vajra]], he was give
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• Theravada Buddhism in Vietnam by Binh Anson
  ...ated into {{Wiki|Chinese}} scripts at that centre, including the [[sutra]] of Forty Two Chapters, the [[Anapanasati]], the Vessantara-jataka, the Milinda ...ina]], with the dominant [[traditions]] of Ch'an/Zen, [[Pure Land]], and [[Tantra]].
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• D.K. and Kalachakra
  ...sformations of six eastern {{Wiki|European}} countries within a short span of months in 1989. ...{Wiki|Era}}. We must think of the {{Wiki|future}}; and in the [[Teaching]] of [[Kalachakra]] we know there lies all the material which may be applied for
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• Clarity Equal to the Limit Chapter 13: Burning Wisdom
  Then [[Vital Essence]] of All [[Delight]] said: [[Burning Wisdom]][257] is the [[space]] of practice!
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• Kriya & Tantra Yoga are the Foundations of Ritual Magick
  ...recognition]] to this [[spiritual]] [[path]]. You can find a link to the [[Tantra]] [[Heart]] organization here. ...lieve that without it, the obtainment of [[enlightenment]] in the practice of [[ritual]] {{Wiki|magick}} may not only be much more difficult, but perhaps
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• History of the Tertons. Part One
  A brief description of the history of the [[appearance]] of deep [[treasures]] and [[tertons]] that found [[realization]] Necklace of [[Precious]] [[Lapis Lazuli]]
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• Three Roots
  [[Image:RigdzinDupaSm.JPG|frame|A [[thangka]] showing the [[deities]] of [[Longchen Nyingtik]], [[including]] the [[lama]] [[Rigdzin Düpa]], the [[ (i) [[Guru]]: The source of all [[blessings]]
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• Vajrakilaya (also known as Vajrakumara)
  ...damantine]] point of [[dharmakaya]], a [[wisdom]] forded through the power of [[one-pointed concentration]]. ...a concerted [[mindfulness]] on the {{Wiki|unity}} and [[interdependence]] of all [[dharmas]].
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• The Secret Society
  I dispelled the [[three worlds]] by means of amorous play And I fell asleep in the sport of [[sexual union]]
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• Student Becomes Teacher – A View into Guru Yoga, Part Two: Yeshe Tsogyal
  ...ntry. For those who are resolute [[Vajrayana]] practitioners, the [[path]] of [[guru yoga]] is seemingly complex yet also quite simple. ...ining]] [[signs]], and eventually became a [[teacher]], taking on the role of benefiting and [[teaching]] many [[humans]]. Eventually, she concealed grea
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• A yidam is a type of tutelary or meditational deity
  ...e [[mind]]” (Harding, 2005; Beer, 2003, p. 261). It is a [[manifestation]] of the [[enlightened mind]]. ...the [[yidam]] is the source of [[accomplishment]] and refers to a variety of [[appearances]] that the [[Buddha]] can take (Beer, 2003, p. 259).
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• Dzogchen and Tantra Ngak’chang Rinpoche and Khandro Déchen
  ...]]. Why [[wrathful]] rather than [[peaceful]] or [[joyous]]? From the view of [[Dzogchen]] why would one be more relevant than the others? ...ogchen]] {{Wiki|perspective}} existed to the exclusion of the perspectives of the other [[yanas]] for anyone who entered into [[Dzogchen]] practise.
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• The bardo and taking rebirth - part 2
  The way of leaving the [[body]] at [[death]] and taking [[rebirth]]: Part 2 of 2 ...nt the [[karma]] can be changed. When we do [[prayers]] and [[virtuous]] [[activities]] and dedicate the positive potential generated to him, it creates a very g
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• Wrathful Deities: The First Responders in Meditation; the Psychology of Fearsome Enlightened Buddhas
  ...d [[wisdom]] are [[embodied]] in [[wrathful forms]] — the First Responders of [[Buddhism]]. ...] whatsoever. The [[wrathful forms]] are our first responder team. Instead of uniforms, guns and rescue equipment, our [[Buddhist]] first responders are
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• The Uniqueness of Tantra - The Wisdom Experience
  ====[[THE UNIQUENESS OF TANTRA]]==== ====[[SUTRA AND TANTRA]]====
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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
  Ask yourself ‘What’s the [[state]] of my [[mind]]?’ This is the practice of [[Bodhisattvas]].
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• Original scriptural source for Simhamukha
  ...l]] source for [[Simhamukha]] is the [[Drwa-ba’i sdom-pa’i rgyud]]. This [[Tantra]], where [[Simhamukha]] is linked with the eight [[wrathful]] [[Gauris]] ([ ...ppear to the deceased [[consciousness]] on the twelfth and thirteenth days of the [[Bardo]] [[experience]] after [[death]].
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• ‘A Hundred Blazing Lights’: Tāranātha on the meaning of ‘profound’ and ‘exceptional devotion in the ‘profound path of vajra-yogas’
  ...describe the [[path]] of the six vajra-yogas, and the ‘profound’ [[path]] of ‘[[exceptional]] [[devotion]]’ ([[mos gus]] [[khyad par]] can) in the [ ...introductory [[chapter]] of HBL, [[Tāranātha]] clarifies why the [[path]] of the vajra-yogas is more profound than [[other paths]], as it is quicker, [[
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• Buddhahood.
  ...]], [[buddha-speech]], [[buddha-mind]], [[buddha-attributes]] and [[buddha-activities]]. GD (from the Glossary to [[Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings]]) ...umination]], [[Universal light]] ([[11th bhumi]]), one of the three levels of [[buddhahood]] {[[sangs rgyas kyi sa gsum]]} [IW]
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• The lion-headed dakini
  ...al]] source for [[Simhamukha]] is the [[Drwaba’i sdom-pa’i rgyud]]. This [[Tantra]], where [[Simhamukha]] is linked with the eight [[wrathful]] [[Gauris]] ([ ...ppear to the deceased [[consciousness]] on the twelfth and thirteenth days of the [[Bardo]] [[experience]] after [[death]].
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• THE UNIQUENESS OF TANTRA
  ====[[SUTRA AND TANTRA]]==== ...oved from the more common [[ethical]] advice and [[meditation techniques]] of his other teachings.
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• ATI YOGA DZOGCHEN VERSE BY LHO ONTUL RINPOCH
  live [[Dharma]] [[teaching]] at the HERITAGE OF MANKIND Dear Friends and readers at the HERITAGE OF MANKIND , at ACADEMIA.EDU and our other internet sites , Blessed [[summer s
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• Vajra Guru Benefits
  This text contains the benefits of word-to-word elucidation of [[Vajra Guru]] ([[Terton]] [[Karma Lingpa's]] [[hidden treasure]]) ...life]] and the next [[life]] of all the [[beings]] of [[Tibet]], such kind of gratefulness neither preceded nor will succeed in the future.
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• Ganacakra (Sanskrit: ganacakra "gathering circle"
  ...[[tantric]] {{Wiki|movement}} arose. As a [[tantric practice]], [[forms]] of [[ganacakra]] are practiced today in [[Hinduism]], [[Bön]] and [[Vajrayana [[Professor]] [[Miranda Shaw]] summarises the [[experience]] of a [[ganacakra]]:
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• Magnetizing activity – What is it? how to practise it?
  Magnetizing [[Activities]] – Context ...}, and with [[mind]] to rest in [[samadhi meditation]]. That is the [[root of the Vajrayana]] approach. This is a short statement, yet it’s meaning is
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• Five Buddha Families: Dhyani Buddhas
  ...died]] [[emanations]] of their perfected qualities. The [[mandala’s]] axis of orientation [[traditionally]] follows the sun’s [[path]], with [[east]] a ...winter). [[Essentially]] the [[Five Buddhas]] represent the transmutation of the five [[delusions]] or [[poisons]] ([[ignorance]], [[desire]], [[aversio
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• Zhentong view
  The [[Zhentong]] view of [[emptiness]] was [[taught]] by the [[Buddha]], elaborated in [[India]], an He was a [[disciple]] of [[Somanatha]], the [[Sanskrit]] [[Pandit]] and [[Kalachakra master]] from [
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• Twenty-Four Holy Places & Eight Great Charnel Grounds
  The Twenty-Four {{Wiki|Holy}} Places are associated with the origin story of [[Heruka Chakrasamvara]]. [[His Eminence]] had previously narrated this sto ..., he had his [[attachments]] and his primary [[attachment]] was to the act of copulation.
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• Dzogchen and Tantra Q & A
  ...Why [[wrathful]] rather than [[peaceful]] or [[joyous]]? From the [[view]] of [[Dzogchen]] why would one be more relevant than the others? ...ogchen]] {{Wiki|perspective}} existed to the exclusion of the perspectives of the other [[yanas]] for anyone who entered into [[Dzogchen]] practise.
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• Fivefold Mahamudra
  ...udra]] and why it is necessary to reach [[enlightenment]]. The [[essence]] of the [[Dagpo Kagyu]] teachings is the [[mahamudra]]. But the [[stages of the path]] of [[mahamudra]] in the different [[Kagyu]] branches is different. We in the [
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• A study of the Six Yogas of Naropa as the path of methods towards liberation
  ...u Rinpoche]] explains that “the [[six dharmas of Naropa]] [[form]] a group of practices allowing one to ...n]]. What does the {{Wiki|future}} hold in the practice of the [[six yogas of Naropa]]? Given its highly advanced and [[esoteric]] [[nature]], will it st
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• The Mantra Destroying All the Negative Karmas and Defilements
  ...from the twenty-seventh [[chapter]] of [[action]] from the fifty-eighth [[Tantra]] Liberating from [[Samsara]]: ...t]] One ([[Amitabha]]) who is overlord to [[Dakini]] Enriched in the Power of [[Dance]] ([[Khadroma]] [[Kargyu]] Wangchug) said:
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• Vimalamitra
  ...Detsen]] where he established himself as a [[teacher]] and [[translator]] of [[Dzogchen]] texts. [[Vimalamitra]] eliminated all [[Delusion]], thereby ga ...g practiced, he reached the [[accomplishment]] of the [[vidyadhara]] level of [[mahamudra]] and wrote numerous treatises, mainly on the teachings connect
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• Three Bodies Doctrine (Vedanta)
  ...ine of the Three bodies]] in [[Hinduism]], the [[human being]] is composed of [[three sariras]] or "[[bodies]]" [[emanating]] from [[Brahman]] by [[avidy ..., especially [[Yoga]], [[Wikipedia:Advaita Vedanta|Advaita Vedanta]] and [[Tantra]].
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• Dakini
  [[File:Varjayogini.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Tibetan board carving of the dakini [[Vajrayogini]].]][[File:18er53 n.jpg|thumb|250px|]]<nomobile>{{ ...]]) is a [[tantric]] figure designated as a {{Wiki|female}} [[embodiment]] of [[enlightened]] [[energy]].
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• Gathas for Regular Supplication and Dedication of Merits for the Dharma Lineage of Adi Buddha Mandala
  ===[[Supplication to the Refuge Tree of the Dharma Lineage of Adi Buddha Mandala]]=== 　　　Amid [[limitless]] [[oneness]] of original [[purity]]
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• A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages : Core Teaching on Guhyasamaja, King of Tantras
  ...]] with reverence to the [[lotus]] feet of [[Bhagavan]] [[Mañjuśrī]], lord of all [[tathāgatas]]. ...extremity of [[peace]], I [[prostrate]] to the great conqueror possessed of the seven features.
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• The Dark Red Amulet
  ...rise as [[obstacles]] to the practice of [[Dharma]]. In fact, the practice of [[Vajrakilaya]] is famous in the [[Tibetan Buddhist]] [[world]] as the most ...[obstacles]] to [[spiritual practice]]. The [[essential]] {{Wiki|purpose}} of [[Vajrakilaya]] practice is to "discover the [[absolute]] [[vajra]] [[natur
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• Completion stage
  ...skrit]]:''[[saṃpanna-krama]]'') is one of the two stages of [[Anuttarayoga Tantra]] and [[Anuyoga]]. : One of the two aspects of [[Vajrayana Practice]].
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• The Compendium of Oral Instructions
  The Compendium of [[Oral Instructions]] General Notes on the [[Rituals]] of the [[Development Stage]]
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• Penetrating Wisdom
  [[Penetrating Wisdom]]: The [[Aspiration]] of [[Samantabhadra]] ...[[phenomena]], arises from this one [[nature]]. The spontaneous [[wisdom]] of [[kadak]] [[manifests]] within this one [[absolute reality]].
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• Atisha’s life story
  ...Wiki|female}} [[Buddha]] [[embodying]] all the [[Buddhas]]’ [[activities]] of [[great compassion]]. ...[[vajrayana]] [[master]]. From [[India]] to {{Wiki|Indonesia}} At the age of twenty-nine, [[Atisha]] [[experienced]] a [[vision]] in which [[Rahulagupta
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• Monastic rules
  ...{{Wiki|rules}}, you must also observe the {{Wiki|internal}} {{Wiki|rules}} of the [[monastery]]. These are related to the [[vinaya]] but are not [[vows]] [[Buddha]] always took care of the sick; that's an exception. But if you don't have {{Wiki|lung}} or some
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• Lineage & Lineage Master
  ...ika Chimey Takten Choling monastery]] belong to the [[Nyingmapa]] [[sect]] of the [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. ...a school]], also called [[Nyingmapa]], is the [[oldest of the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism]].
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• A BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR, CHOYING TOBDEN DORJE
  A BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR, CHOYING TOBDEN DORJE ...[[Yeshe Tsogyal]], named [[Jomo Yeshe Dolma]], also known by the [[name]] of [[Gyelyum Ngodrub Dolma]]. Their child was initially known by the [[name]]
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• The Dharmakaya and Emptiness
  ...[[mind]], the [[desire]] to obtain obtain [[Buddhahood]] for the [[sake]] of others. If you do that, your practice will generate a great deal of [[virtue]], because your practice will not be aimed for your [[own]] [[bene
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• Vajrasattva
  ...[[Buddhist]] [[traditions]]. In the {{Wiki|Japanese}} [[Vajrayana]] school of [[Buddhism]], [[Shingon]], [[Vajrasattva]] is the [[esoteric]] aspect of the [[bodhisattva]] [[Samantabhadra]] and is commonly associated with the [
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• Tibetan Tantra in a Nutshell
  ...) was the editor and [[translator]] of Teachings and Practice of [[Tibetan Tantra]]. The [[book]] was first published in 1963, and reprinted in 2004. Chang's ...a line of Kargya Schools. [[Chang]] came to the [[Wikipedia:United States of America (USA)|United States]] after [[World War II]] and was a research fel
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• Mahāyāna Ethics
  ...it. It is a comprehensive and quite extensive text covering a vast amount of material. Its [[philosophy]] aside, the flexible [[ethics]] it suggests a [ ...s]] are not only permitted, they are said to be [[meritorious]]. This line of [[Thought]] can be seen in earlier [[scriptures]] like the [[Vimalakīrti S
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• When the Ironbird Flies
  ...d so forth-might well be modified to accord with the differing mentalities of given [[people]]. ...aimed at developing the same [[Bodhicitta]] and at outlining the practices of the [[Six Perfections]].
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• Flexible Mahāyāna Ethics
  ...it. It is a comprehensive and quite extensive text covering a vast amount of material. Its [[philosophy]] aside, the flexible [[ethics]] it suggests a [ ...s]] are not only permitted, they are said to be [[meritorious]]. This line of [[thought]] can be seen in earlier [[scriptures]] like the [[Vimalakīrti S
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• Nuns of the unique Joyul (gcod-yul) Sect of Tibetan Buddhism
  ...which was founded in the 11th century, was one of the most important sects of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. ...-sgron]]), a famous [[Tibetan Yogini]] (a {{Wiki|female}} [[practitioner]] of the [[Yogachara school]]).
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• Three Vajras
  In [[Vajrayana]], the [[three doors]] of [[human beings]] are considered to be, in [[essence]], the [[three vajras]] ...ithin [[Tibetan Buddhism]] and [[Bon]] which holds the full [[experience]] of the '[[openness]]' ([[Sanskrit]]:
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• Early Dzogchen III: The origin of Dzogchen?
  ...rough the mutual [[dependence]] of [[causes and conditions]]. The [[idea]] of an ‘origin’ supposes that we can identify a source that is cannot be br ...the search for an origin, but an {{Wiki|examination}} of the [[character]] of [[Dzogchen]] as it appears in the earliest reliably dated texts.
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• Gyuto Order
  [[File:Gyutö Ramoche University.jpg|thumb|right|View of university buildings from Gyuto [[Gompa]] in [[India]])] ...{{Wiki|University}} is one of the great [[monastic]] {{Wiki|institutions}} of the [[Gelug]] Order.
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• The Canonical Tantras of the New Schools
  ...onical|canonical]] or [[Wikipedia:Authenticity|authentic]] and some texts, of uncertain origin, as unauthentic. The [[tantric]] ...ibetan Buddhism]] from the late 10th century onwards. A decisive criterion of textual authenticity
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• Enhancing and Manifesting Results
  The practice of enhancing these two stages In general our [[Master]] [[Śākyamuni Buddha]] [[taught]] three types of conduct:
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• Explanation Of The Rinchen Terzod
  Explanation Of The [[Rinchen Terzod]] Tib., [[rin-chen gTer-mDzod chen-mo]]: [[Precious Treasure Trove of the Great Mother]]
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• The Great Enjoyment Vajra Non-Empty True Samaya Sutra
  <big>Prajnaparamita Appearance of the True Principle chapter</big>}}<br/><br/> ...ry</ref> [[bodhisattva]] [[mahasattva]], Sarvamara-pramardin<ref>Destroyer of All [[Maras]]</ref> [[bodhisattva]] [[mahasattva]]. Together with many othe
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• The Nine Steps of Samatha
  There is a method of [[concentration]] called [[Samatha]], which is divided into 9 steps. ...navel, or near the private {{Wiki|organ}}, or on the ground at a distance of about sixteen fingers.
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• Dharma protectors
  ...dings. In [[Tibet]], families live in the same place and house for hundred of years. As [[time]] passes, it is believed that there are certain [[protecto ...n for the general audience and in no way indicates that he is not in favor of [[protector]] practices. Other [[teachers]] also agree that if one really
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• Dzogchen: Attainments of Fruition at Death
  ...[moment]]. But {{Wiki|conventionally}}, [[birth]] relates to the beginning of [[life]] and [[death]] to its end. ...[person]], if one can deal properly with the circumstances of the [[time]] of [[death]], one’s next [[rebirth]] results in a [[pleasant]] [[life]] sinc
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• Nadi
  ...es of the [[subtle body]] are said to flow. They connect at special points of intensity called [[chakras]]. ...", with R+d loosely pronounced together (the [[effort]] is made by the tip of the {{Wiki|tongue}}, it curls up, pointing backwards, then springs forward
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• Yidam.
  ...tory Fierce Mantra]], and [[Mundane Worship]]. See also under [[Assemblage of Sugatas]] and [[Sadhana Section]] [RY] [[rgyas pa'i rigs]] - increasing / enriching [[family]] [of [[deity]] / [[yidam]] [RY]
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• Tantra: From Ecstasy to Enlightenment
  Lindsay Fulcher enters the transgressive [[realm]] of [[Tantra]]. This rebellious [[Indian]] {{Wiki|cult}}, which has overturned [[religio ...n [[Tantra]]: [[enlightenment]] to {{Wiki|revolution}}, a major exhibition of more than 100 [[objects]], curated by Imma Ramos and currently on show at t
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• MAGNETISING RED QUEEN, KURUKULLA: “Outshining the perceptions of others and bringing afflictive emotions under control” teaching of 8th Garchen Rinpoche
  ...made of [[red]] [[sandalwood]]. You will become the [[wheel-turning King]] of the [[six realms]] and tame all [[sentient beings]].” – [[Kurukullā]] [[Tantra]]
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• Life of our precious guru
  From the heart of [[Buddha Amitabha]], light rays radiated into the bud of a [[lotus]] on [[Danakosha lake]].Upon its ripening, appeared an amazing ch ...u Padmasambhava]] should be definitively understood as being the [[essence of Buddha Amitabha]].
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• Life of Vasubandhu
  Light on the [[Path of Liberation]] The [[Life]] of the [[Second Buddha]] [[Vasubandhu]] by [[Khenpo]] [[Shenpen Nangwa]]
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• Guru Rinpoche, one of the greatest Buddhist yogis of India
  ...he greatest [[Buddhist]] [[yogis]] of [[India]], is revered as the founder of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. ...his [[Sanskrit]] [[name]] ([[Tibetan]]: [[Pema Jung-ne]]), meaning “[[Born of the Lotus]]”, and as [[Guru Oddiyana]]. In [[Tibet]] he is mostly known a
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• Kadam
  ...[Dromtönpa]] and their followers, the "[[Kadampa geshes]]"; the forerunner of the [[Gelug School]], whose members are sometimes called the [[New Kadampas ...[[Dromtönpa]], a [[Tibetan]] lay [[master]] and the foremost [[disciple]] of the great [[Indian]] [[Buddhist Master]] [[Atisha]] (982-1054), founded it
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• Kagyu-Nyingma Three-Yana Training in Vajradhatu and Early Shambhala
  ...ivity]] was not his personal invention, but the legacy of over 1,200 years of [[realized]] [[masters]] [[in Tibet]] along with 1,300 years in [[India]] b ...g others. Because these [[masters]] [[recognized]] the groundbreaking work of the [[Vidyadhara]], they poured the {{Wiki|mainstream}} [[Kagyu transmissio
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• Mipham Rinpoche and The Word of Chandra
  ...the kings of Derge.- The circumstances of his birth entailed the advantage of material independence. And although Mipham Rinpoche was eventually to be ac ...prestigious rank. He was able to devote himself exclusively to the pursuit of the Dharma in both study and practice.
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• Vajrasattva, the Great Purifier, among the most powerful and profound healing and purifications techniques in Vajrayana Buddhism
  ...“[[purification]] of the [[five aggregates]]” — through various [[forms]] of [[meditation]] and [[virtues]] ([[actions]] and [[thoughts]].) [[Purificati ...ist}} Robert Preece in his [[book]], The {{Wiki|Psychology}} of [[Buddhist Tantra]], demonstrated are based on [[sound]] [[psychological]] [[Wikipedia:concep
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• Mala: “Just for counting” or “Profound sacred practice”? A Buddhist Guide to Practicing with a Mala: Mantras, Blessings, Reverence, Color, Power, and Profound Realizations
  What difference does it make how many [[beads]], the size of [[beads]] or the {{Wiki|color}}? Does a [[mala]] have to be blessed? How do Ask a devotional [[Mahayana]] [[Buddhist]] and the [[language]] would be one of [[sacred]] and [[precious]] [[respect]]: “It’s a [[sacred object]].”
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• Concluding Rituals
  Choose [[an auspicious day]] to end your [[retreat]]. In the last session of the day, before you plan to leave the [[retreat]], begin by setting out a f ...lamation and [[Tenma]] [[goddess]] [[offerings]], along with the [[dance]] of [[Hayagriva]].
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• A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages Teachings on Guhyasamāja Tantra
  [[Sutra]] and [[Tantra]]: The Profound and Miraculous Lesson 1: The [[Spiritual]] [[Life]] of [[Tsongkhapa]]
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• Dakini Teachings
  ...the [[vajra master]], [[yidam practice]], [[retreat]], and the [[qualities of fruition]]. ...[[Hinayana]], [[Mahayana]], and [[Vajrayana]]. The main {{Wiki|emphasis}} of [[Padmasambhava's]] [[teaching]] is that [[spiritual]] [[knowledge]] must b
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• Dangerous Dharma
  ...th]] received their marching orders directly from [[Wisdom Mind]], a field of [[pure consciousness]] and [[luminosity]] that can only be described in sym ...Hevajra]], [[Yamantaka]], and the like flourished, while the {{Wiki|cult}} of [[Tara]], [[Chenrezig]], and other {{Wiki|individual}} [[deities]] reached
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• The Authenticity of the Tantras
  ==The Source of the [[Tantras]]== ...ss the test for authenticity. The question is whether this is crucial to [[tantra]] practitioners or other criteria are more relevant to them.
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• A Vision of Shambhala by Khamtrul Rinpoche
  ...ion and by [[supernatural]] forces. Its inhabitants are born there because of [[pure]] [[karma]] and they [[live]] according to high [[moral]] [[precepts ...y a succession of [[Kings]] called the [[Kulika]]. We are now in the reign of the 21st [[Kulika]] [[King]] (AD 1927-).
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• Monsters (Un)Incorporated
  This [[teaching]] is excerpted from The [[Yoga]] Method of [[Divine Wisdom]] [[Manjushri]], a commentary given by [[Lama Yeshe]] at [[ ...fearful}} [[objects]] as concrete self-entities. A story from the [[life]] of [[Tibet’s]] great [[yogi]], [[Jetsun Milarepa]], illustrates this point.
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• The Autheticity of the Tantras
  The Source of the [[Tantras]] ...ss the test for authenticity. The question is whether this is crucial to [[tantra]] practitioners or other criteria are more relevant to them.
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• All Buddhist practices could ultimately be described by the goal “purification of the five aggregates”
  ...“[[purification]] of the [[five aggregates]]” — through various [[forms]] of [[meditation]] and [[virtues]] ([[actions]] and [[thoughts]].) [[Purificati ...ist}} Robert Preece in his [[book]], The {{Wiki|Psychology}} of [[Buddhist Tantra]], demonstrated are based on [[sound]] [[psychological]] [[Wikipedia:concep
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• Translator Introduction
  ===[[Tantra]]=== [[Buddhist tantra]] of the kind found [[in Tibet]] and other [[Himalayan]] regions was mostly brou
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• Kalachakra Initiations by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
  General presentation of the [[Dharma]] ...]] do not lead directly to [[buddhahood]], it is [[taught]] that followers of the [[Hinayana]] do in fact eventually enter the [[Mahayana]] and obtain [[
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• 5th Dalai Lama
  ...ir seat since the 14th century at [[Taktsé Castle]], the former stronghold of the [[Tibetan]] [[kings]]. ...[time]] the [[Gelug]] had secretly chosen his son as the [[reincarnation]] of [[Yonten Gyatso]], the [[4th Dalai Lama]].
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• On the Meaning of Samaya by Shamarpa Rinpoche
  ...rding to their respective levels, Kriya-, Charya-, Yoga- and Annuttarayoga-tantra. ...and skill in teaching due to his or her educational background. The depth of experience in meditation, however, cannot be evaluated by others.
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• How to Make Light Offerings to Accumulate the Most Extensive Merit by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
  The [[Benefits of Making Light Offerings]] It is said in the [[Ten Wheel Sutra of the Essence of Earth]] ([[Kshitigarbha]]): "All {{Wiki|comfort}}, [[happiness]] and [[peac
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• Transmission of the Kalachakra Vajra Practice
  It is well known among the [[disciples]] of Taiwan`s Rey Tseng [[Temple]], that I shall return to impart the [[Kalachak ...will ensure that the [[Vajra Master]] becomes a [[consummate]] [[teacher]] of the `[[Kalachakra Practice]]`. In other words, this [[Vajra Master]] is to
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• Tibetan Astrology
  ...i|Chinese}}, the local [[Bon religion]], and the [[Buddhist]] [[Kalachakra tantra]]. ...ant in the daily [[life]] of the [[Tibetans]] to ensure that their daily [[activities]] are in tune with the [[cosmos]].
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• Practice the five powers, the condensed heart instructions.
  ...e the [[suffering]] in the [[three lower realms]] and the entire [[wheel]] of [[samsara]], the [[Buddha]] gave many teachings and instructions which cove ...uding [[kriya tantra]], [[charya tantra]], [[yoga tantra]], [[anuttarayoga tantra]], and many others as well.
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• The Origins and Classification of Tibetan Astrology
  ...ques were used to evaluate all [[phenomena]] and this marked the beginning of all the computational [[arts]] in general, followed progressively by {{Wiki ...inbows]], [[wind]], [[thunder]], birds and other [[animals]]. The findings of these observations guide the populace in carrying out their various occupat
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• Ancient Tibetan Astrology
  ...ques were used to evaluate all [[phenomena]] and this marked the beginning of all the computational [[arts]] in general, followed progressively by {{Wiki ...s]], [[wind]], {{Wiki|thunder}}, birds and other [[animals]]. The findings of these observations guide the populace in carrying out their various occupat
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• The history of the Kālacakra tradition in Sambhala and India - Based on the writings of Tāranātha
  ...jrapani]], the [[king]] [[Sucandra]] ([[zla ba bzang po]]), to teach the [[tantra]]. ...:Dhanyastupa.jpg|thumb|250px|Conjectural reconstruction of the great stupa of Dhānyakaṭaka, Amaravati. National Museum, New Delhi.]]
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• Yashas and Pundarika
  The sources are [[silent]] about the careers of the next six [[kings of Shambhala]]. We are told only that they reigned for one hundred years each, ...ive [[birth]] to a son who was to leave his mark on the subsequent history of [[Shambhala]]. He was called [[Yashas]] “the Renowned.”
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• Root Commentary on "Deep Inner Meaning" by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje
  ...in a few words the "[[Deep Inner Meaning]]" - the [[essence]] of the ocean of [[Anuttarayogatantra]] Tags: [[Jamgon Kongtrul]], [[anuttara tantra]], [[vajrayana]], [[book]], translations
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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
  ...]] and the [[subtle body]]. In [[Tantric Buddhism]], the [[understanding]] of the [[subtle body]] is [[essential]]: [[chakras]] and [[channels]]. Note: Seek the advice and permission of a [[teacher]] to engage in actual [[Tantric practices]]. This feature is on
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• Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche (1904-1987)
  ...]" with his [[teacher]] [[Urygen Chogyur Gyatso]], a personal [[disciple]] of the great [[Patrul Rinpoche]] (A.D.1808-1887). ...eachings from [[Jedrung Thinley Jampai Jungne]] ([[Dudjom Namkhai Dorje]]) of [[Riwoche]].
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• The Efficiency of Anuttarayoga Tantra: Gelug
  ...ass of tantra]], [[anuttarayoga]], is even speedier than the other three [[tantra]] classes are. ...ard with the results we are trying to achieve, as is the case in general [[tantra]]. The practices that simulate the results are also analogous downward with
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• Minling Terchen Gyurmed Dorjee
  ...Yangchcn [[Dolma]] amidst [[auspicious]] {{Wiki|omens}} of the witnessing of earthquakes and [[rainbows]]. ...elle of her village making an [[offering]] of a {{Wiki|crystal}} [[stupa]] of one arms length. He was named Kunga Ngodup Rinchen Wangi [[Gyalpo]].
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• . Controversy over Deity Yoga in Action Tantra
  ...opinions on the topic, but does not come to a conclusion. His presentation of the argument against there ...ning the [[path]] procedure of [[Action Tantra]], b he presents the system of those who say there is. The
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• The Three Levels of Vows
  [[three levels of vows]] Today's topic is the [[three vows]]. The common [[understanding]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] is that it is all [[Vajrayana]].
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• Spiritual Gravity: the theory of everything
  ...s in a continuous cycle. This continues indefinitely resulting in a cycle of creation. But creation and destruction are simply two different perspectiv ...on]] in [[Kadampa Buddhism]] is the fact of [[emptiness]] according to the Tantra-Prasangika [[view]]. From this, all other valid [[reasons]] emerge.
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• The Hand of Buddha
  ...ra]] Hand”) — Guardian of [[Shakyamuni]] Himself; [[Vajrapani]], the power of the [[mind]] to overcome [[obstacles]] such as [[pride]], [[anger]], [[hate ...Sutta]] (“[[Pride]] Humbled”)[1]— mighty [[Vajrapani]], the [[Protector]] of [[Gotama Buddha]] Himself, humbled a prideful [[Brahmin]]:
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• 7. THE ABSORPTION OF THE MAṆḌALA AND THE SECRET MANTRAS
  7. THE ABSORPTION OF THE [[MAṆḌALA]] AND THE SECRET MANTRAS ...nd [[mind]] of all the [[tathāgatas]] in order to disclose the [[maṇḍala]] of [[buddha speech]] (v. 1).
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• Spirituality Dakini Energies – Tantrik Vidya or WitchCraft
  ...ther such [[supernatural beings]], and are [[symbolically]] representative of testing one’s [[awareness]] and adherence to [[Buddhist tantric]] [[sadha ...] [[myth]] which says [[dakini]] first appeared in a remote area “[[pure]] of man”.
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• Tara Principle: Wisdom, Compassion and Activity — the “practical” Karma Mother active in our daily, real-world lives
  ...ices a profound [[Yidam]] is likely to call out to [[Tara]] first in times of need, [[stress]], or {{Wiki|fear}}. It is easy to understand why. ...], like any Mother, is ready to jump to our aid, even in [[mundane]] areas of [[life]]. She is the “{{Wiki|practical}} [[Buddha]]” — the “[[Karma
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• ‘THE FISH-GUT EATER’ (LUIPA)’S CHAKRASAMVARA DIRECT FROM VAJRAVARAHI: Liberation-Story, Lineages and texts within the Gelugpa tradition
  ...[incarnate]], [[worldly]] [[Dakini]]. Gazing through him at the [[nature]] of his [[mind]], the [[Dakini]] said, ...energies are quite [[pure]], but there is a pea-sized {{Wiki|obscuration}} of {{Wiki|royal}} [[pride]] in your [[heart]].”
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• Barom Tarma Wangchug
  ...the seven [[Tibetans]] who first took [[monastic vows]] and some ministers of the early [[Tibetan]] [[dharma kings]]. At the age of seven, he took [[monastic ordination]] from the [[preceptor]] [[Bogawa Tarm
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• Inseparable from the Primordial Buddha
  ...[heart]] of [[Buddha Amitabha]], {{Wiki|light}} rays radiated into the bud of a [[lotus]] on [[Danakosha lake]]. ...he [[secret mantra]] and [[Dzogchen teachings]], he appears to every being of the three thousand billion [[world]] systems in a [[form]] to [[benefit]] t
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• Three Inner Tantras
  ...nsuring that the [[practitioner]] will become {{Wiki|adept}} in the method of gaining [[mastery]] over all [[phenomena]] as being great equality." [[The ...the [[Three Inner Tantras]] reached [[Tibet]] through six different lines of [[transmission]]: <br>
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• Who needs a Dharma Protector? Isn’t Buddhist Refuge or Green Tara Enough Protection?
  ...ies]] in [[Mahayana Buddhism]]? All streams of [[Mahayana]] have [[forms]] of [[Protectors]], from [[directional guardians]] to [[temple guardians]] to s ...uge]] or [[Green Tara]] are more than sufficient “[[protection]]” for most of us.
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• CHOD AS SÜTRA AND TANTRA
  ...]. In order to explain this interconnection, I will elucidate the homonyms of the ...a technical term and provides a functional {{Wiki|etymological}} analysis of the term:
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• Zong Rinpoche
  ...te]], as well as a powerful [[Tantric practitioner]]. He was the [[Abbot]] of [[Ganden Shartse monastery]]. ...es]]) was born in 1905 in the village of Nangsang in the [[Kham]] province of [[eastern Tibet]].
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• Nectar for Faithful Disciples: From ''Drops of Nectar'' by Ngagyur Nyingma Institute
  The following is respectfully taken from “[[Drops of Nectar]]” by [[Ngagyur Nyingma Institute]]: {{Wiki|Biography}} of [[Longchen Rabjam]] (1308-1363)
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• About Guru Rinpoche
  From the [[heart]] of [[Buddha Amitabha]], light rays radiated into the bud of a [[lotus]] on [[Danakosha lake]]. ...raphy}} for each being. Although that is the definitive {{Wiki|biography}} of [[Guru Padmasambhava]], the historical figure [[Guru Padmasambhava's]] life
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• Ritual of Blessing from Guru Rinpoche's Round-cap
  Arrange the {{Wiki|holy}} images of [[Guru Rinpoche]], [[Guru Chen]] and [[Guru]] Lin. The [[Right Dharma]] [[lineage]] of [[Manjusri]] and [[Guan Yin]],
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• Kadhampa Buddhist Society of Australia Inc.
  |Native Name=Kadhampa Buddhist Society of Australia Inc. |imagecaption=Kadhampa Buddhist Society of Australia Inc.
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• Abhinavagupta
  [[Abhinavagupta]] ([[Sanskrit]]: [[अभिनवगुप्त]]) (c. 950 – 1020 AD was one of [[India's]] greatest [[philosophers]], {{Wiki|mystics}} and aestheticians. ...e schools of [[philosophy]] and [[art]] of his [[time]] under the guidance of as many as fifteen (or more) [[teachers]] and [[gurus]].
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• Groups within Tibetan Buddhism
  ...st [[sect]], noted in the [[West]] for the teachings of the [[Tibetan Book of the Dead]]. [[New Kadampa Tradition]]: one of the major [[Buddhist schools]] in the UK, founded by the Tibetan-born [[Ges
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• Protector Deity
  - Four Guardian Kings (of the Directions) ...12th century, the great grand-mother of Jigten Sumgon (1143-1217) founder of the Drigung Kagyu. She made a vow to protect Buddhism.
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• Tibetan Ceremonial Objects
  ...a {{Wiki|weight}} which is [[attached]] to the canister by a short length of wire chain. ...indispensable to the [[attainment]] of [[enlightenment]]. Although the use of the [[vajra]] and [[bell]] varies from [[ritual]] to [[ritual]], they are u
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• The daily prayers practitioners make to Buddha Shakyamuni, Je Tsongkhapa and Dorje Shugden
  ...ipal]] [[object]] of [[refuge]], [[Buddha Shakyamuni]], who is the founder of [[Buddhism]].} [[Precious]] treasury of [[compassion]],
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• Ngondro Practice
  ...tion]] you are doing, the instructions of your [[teacher]], and your level of [[accomplishment]]. ...he [[ngondro]]. [[Ngondro]] is a compound [[word]] in [[Tibetan]], made up of ngon , which means “before,” and [[dro]] , which means “to go.” Tog
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• Nine yānas
  ...Vehicle]]. The [[latter]] six vehicles contain the teachings of [[Buddhist tantra]] and are referred to as the [[Vajrayana]], or [[Vajra Vehicle]]. ...leaving behind “[[worldly]]” [[activities]] and [[taking up]] the [[life]] of a [[celibate]] [[monk]] or [[nun]], while in the [[Great Perfection]], [[re
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• Vajra
  ...[[symbolic]] [[Ritual]] [[object]] that [[symbolizes]] both the properties of a [[diamond]] (indestructibility) and a [[thunderbolt]] ({{Wiki|irresistibl ...hism]], [[Jainism]] and [[Hinduism]], often to represent {{Wiki|firmness}} of [[spirit]] and [[Spiritual]] [[Power]].
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• Initiation Rituals in Shingon and Tibetan Buddhism
  ...ur - up to ten. In [[abhisekas]] gran¬ted by [[Tibetan masters]] thousands of [[people]] often take part, but when [[ritual]] is full and all the explana Keywords: [[Tibetan Buddhism]], [[Shingon]], [[Mikkyo]], [[abhiseka]], [[tantra]].
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• The Division of the Buddhist vehicles in the Nyingma school
  ...he [[Sravaka]] [[Path]] is for one's [[own]] [[personal liberation]]. Most of the [[Buddha's disciples]] appeared as [[arhats]] but in [[reality]] were [ 2) [[Vehicle]] of the [[Solitary Buddha]]: this [[path]] is when someone becomes [[enlightene
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• Cosmic Modern Mandala Offering: offering “everything to the Buddha” — purify karma and accumulate merit daily
  ...ned Ones]]. [[Mandala offerings]], when dignified with {{Wiki|tangible}} [[activities]] (as contrasted to purely [[visualized]] [[mandalas]], which also have gre With [[activities]] of building the [[mandala]] with [[gems]] or {{Wiki|rice}} and [[mudras]], we
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• Kālacakra, Sanskrit and Symbolism
  ...e changed and combined in many different ways to give a very large variety of possible combinations and [[forms]]. ...i|grammatical}} system, but extends it in certain ways. The [[discussion]] of the [[Sanskrit]] [[alphabet]] here follows the [[Kālacakra]] system, and t
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• Notes on the Heart-Essence Practices of the Channels and Wind-Energies
  ...way from [[saṃsāra]]. Complete all the [[accumulations]] and purifications of the uncommon ...s on the Generation Phase of Deity Practice]][2] and general presentations of the [[development stage]].[3]
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• Esoteric Buddhism - 2
  ...Buddhism]], [[Secret Vehicle]], [[Vajrayana]], [[Mantra Vehicle]], [[Yoga Tantra]], [[Vajra Wheel]], and [[Mantra Buddhism]]. ...Buddhism]] was inherited from [[India]] [[Tantra]] which was in the period of its early and middle [[Buddhism]]. There are two branches in [[Japan]]:
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• PURIFYING DUALISTIC KARMIC IMPRINTS INTO THE ESSENCE GROUND: GENERATION-STAGE VISUALISATION IN UNION WITH ONE-POINTEDNESS, teachings by 8th Garchen Rinpoche
  ...translation by Ina Bieler). It is a profound [[teaching]] on the necessity of [[one-pointedness]] (abiding in a ...g as real and [[inherently existing]]. [[Rinpoche]] explains the [[state]] of [[one-pointedness]], a [[state]]
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• Unification of the Twelve Yanas
  ...g the {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[Sutras]], the [[Diamond Sutra]] and the [[Sutra]] of [[Bodhisattva Earth Treasure]], together with my works on these [[Sutras]] ...I had written an article on this topic in {{Wiki|Chinese}}. In the evening of the day when that work was done I began to translate it into English. And t
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• The Namchak Putri, or The Meteoric Iron Razor teachings on Vajrakīlaya
  ...laya]] is [[meditated]] on as the natural qualities of the {{Wiki|nature}} of [[mind's]] [[illusory]] display, in accordance with the [[Anuyoga]] [[path] ...s]] continues to demonstrate their {{Wiki|realisation}}, both in [[signs]] of [[meditative]] [[accomplishment]], and in the [[masters]]' inspiring qualit
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• Esoteric Buddhism , also known as Tantra or Vajrayana
  ...Buddhism]], Secret [[Vehicle]], [[Vajrayana]], [[Mantra Vehicle]], [[Yoga Tantra]], [[Vajra]] [[Wheel]], and [[Mantra]] [[Buddhism]]. ...ularized [[Acarya]] [[religion]], commonly known as Dian Mi — [[Yunnan]] [[Tantra]].
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• The Story of Padmasambhava
  ...is published on the internet. With many thanks to the Editorial Committee of the [[Ngagyur Nyingma Institute]] for their support. ...[heart]] of [[Buddha Amitabha]], {{Wiki|light}} rays radiated into the bud of a [[lotus]] on [[Danakosha lake]].
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• Spiritual and Cultural Relationships During the Reign of the Great Dharma Rajas of Tibet
  ...th [[King of Tibet]], [[Lha]] Tho Tho-ri Nyentsen. In {{Wiki|recognition}} of this, according to [[Shakabpa]] in his “An Advanced {{Wiki|Political}} ...agation]] of [[Buddhism]], in the [[form]] of translation and [[teaching]] of
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• Vajrakilaya or Dorje Phurpa
  ...les]] of practice, and especially the three [[inner vehicles]] ([[yānas]]) of [[Mahāyoga]], [[Anuyoga]] and [[Atiyoga]]. ...jrakīlaya]] is [[meditated]] on as the natural qualities of the [[nature]] of [[mind’s]] [[illusory]] display, in accordance with the [[Anuyoga]] [[pat
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• Je Tsongkhapa
  ...a.jpg|right|frame|Je Tsongkhapa ([[Tsong-kha-pa]]) in the fifth [[vision]] of [[Khedrub Jey]] (mkhas ’grub)]]<nomobile>{{DisplayImages|1041|3923|4054|6 ...eacher]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] whose [[activities]] led to the formation of the [[Gelug]] school.
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• Tsem Tulku
  ...]] school of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], and the founder and [[spiritual]] guide of the Kechara House [[Buddhist]] Association in {{Wiki|Malaysia}}. ...an honorific meaning "precious," which is customarily affixed to the names of [[lamas]].)
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• Tantra - 01
  [[Tantra]] in [[Sanskrit]] meant loom; also specifically, the warp thread that dress ...antra]] and it has come to mean continuous, or continuity in the [[sense]] of unbroken.
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• Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga
  ...of [[Lama]] [[Tsongkhapa]] [[Guru Yoga]] and the [[Three Principal Aspects of the Path]]. Yeah, then, the {{Wiki|purpose}} of my [[life]] is to [[benefit]] for [[sentient beings]], therefore, I must ac
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• Aaa
  ...oup of [[people]] called [[Buddhism]] in {{Wiki|Sweden}} . I wrote couple of words myself an english on their page and immediately reacted on my words ...compared to my [[attitude]] towards the {{Wiki|Encyclopedia}} and other [[activities]] in {{Wiki|Asia}}, {{Wiki|Sweden}} had an extremely negative and rusty col
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• Tantra and its Misconceptions: Reclaiming the Essence from the Illusions
  ...nd]] and its seeking of the bizarre, the entertaining and the enigmatic. [[Tantra]] appears to offer both [[spiritual]] and [[worldly]] [[success]] and [[pro ...oaches to the [[spiritual life]] such as seem to dominate most of the rest of the [[Yoga]] [[tradition]].
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• Tulku Urgyen Interview
  ...was recorded on the 16th day of December, 1985, at [[Nagi Gompa]], outside of [[Kathmandu]]. ...jradhatu]] {{Wiki|Sun}}, his reply was, "What is the use of the tiny light of a firefly when the {{Wiki|sun}} has already risen in the sky?" referring to
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• Envisioning Tara
  The [[Wikipedia:Absolute (philosophy)|ultimate]] goal of all [[Buddhism]] is to help us uncover our [[true buddha]] [[nature]] and t bring [[awareness]] to what’s going on with our selves and our [[world]]. Of course, some
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• 3. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ALL PHENOMENA
  ==3. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ALL PHENOMENA== The {{Wiki|purpose}} of the third [[chapter]] is to explore the [[nature]] of this [[compassionate]] [[spirituality]] as it [[manifests]] in the [[world]
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• The Chakrasamvara Tantra: Its History, Interpretation, and Practice in India and Tibet
  ..., {{Wiki|distinct}} from the ‘method of [[perfection]]’ ([[Paramitayana]]) of the early [[mahAyAna]]. ...uality}}. They tended to be less obviously ‘[[Buddhist]]’, in part because of their departure from earlier textual models. For these [[reasons]], the yog
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• Five wisdoms
  ...ྔ་]]}}, ''[[yeshe nga]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[ye shes lnga]]'') — [[five aspects of primordial wisdom]] (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[ཡེ་ཤེས་]]}}, ''[[yes #[[wisdom of dharmadhatu]]; [[Wisdom of the Embodied Nature of Dharma Realm]] - derived from [[amala-vijanana]], i.e. [[pure consciousness
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• Clear Light of Bliss
  A [[manifestation]] of the [[wisdom]] of countless [[omniscient]] [[Buddhas]], And holder of three immaculate sets of [[vows]].
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• Adi Buddha & Principal Buddhist deities: Concept & Practice in Vajrayana Buddhism in Nepal
  ...ishing the townscapes, the glittering [[Stupas]] add lustre, and the glory of stone sculptures is everywhere. ...is not an immense museum of [[Buddhist]] antiques, but it is unique oasis of surviving [[Mahayana]] [[Buddhist doctrine]], {{Wiki|cultural}} practices a
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• Dondrub Rinchen
  ...]]; [[Kadam master]] [[Choje Dondrub Rinchen]] , [[master of the Yamantaka Tantra]], the [[yogin]] [[Döndrub Rinchen]]. ...he text also identifies Dondrub Rinchen's paternal grandfather as a member of Se (bse) {{Wiki|clan}}, listing [[Se Tore Tokden Lhundrub Gyatso]] ([[bse t
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• TANTRA AND SADHANA
  TANTRA AND [[SADHANA]] ...ath]] of [[spiritual realization]]. Man's quest has been for [[knowledge]] of the [[Infinite]], direct or indirect.
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• Lamrim outline: Advanced
  A. How to rely on [[spiritual teachers]] as the [[root of the path]] 1. [[Being]] persuaded to take advantage of our [[precious human life]]
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• Tantric Buddhism, Degeneration or Enhancement: The Viewpoint of a Tibetan Tradition
  [[Tantric Buddhism]], {{Wiki|Degeneration}} or [[Enhancement]]: The Viewpoint of a [[Tibetan Tradition]] {{Wiki|University of Virginia}}
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• How can we follow the Buddhist Dharma and uphold the lineage?
  ...ke to briefly explain this, because [[people]] need to know the importance of these two key points. The [[Buddha]] gave the teachings of the eighty-four thousand [[Dharma Gates]] because [[sentient beings]] have
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• The Eighth Gyara Tulku, Lobzang Tendzin Chokyi Wangchuk
  ...n [[Drayab]] ([[brag gyab]]) in [[Kham]] in 1918, the [[earth-horse year]] of the fifteenth [[sexagenary cycle]]. ...01 grub chen shes rab phun tshogs]], 1566-1632) and had been the main seat of his [[incarnation line]].
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• Amitayus
  [[Image:Amitayus red.jpg|thumb|250px|Amitayus, from the private collection of [[Sogyal Rinpoche]])<nomobile>{{DisplayImages|1863|2286}}</nomobile> ...g med]]''), 'The [[Buddha of Boundless Life]]' — a [[sambhogakaya]] aspect of [[Amitabha]], particularly associated with longevity.
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• Brief Teaching on the Practice of Tsok
  ...retend that we are [[deities]] - that's pretty good! This is the beginning of [[pure vision]] (dak-nang). When we [[recognize]] that we are [[deities]], ...ayana]]. Neither the [[Hinayana]] nor [[Mahayana paths]] have any [[idea]] of doing [[tsok]]. It is a very powerful practice because it takes us beyond o
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• Tapihritsa I
  ...s and [[teachers]] of this [[lineage]]. He is the twenty-fifth [[master]] of the [[transmission]] line, beginning with the [[Buddha Samantabhadra]], [[T ...[[death]]. Dagpa [[Gyaltsen]] is responsible for structuring the teachings of the [[Zhang-Zhung Nyen-gyüd]] in outer, inner, secret and top secret cycle
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• Generation stage Khenpo Tsultrim Lodro Rinpoche
  All [[Vajrayana practices]] can be subsumed under the categories of the [[generation stage]] and the [[completion stage]]. ...quence in the practice of the union of the two stages. From the standpoint of [[phenomena]], it is the [[generation stage]]; the dream-like, [[illusory]]
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• Sakya lineage
  ...d mainly through the efforts of [[Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara]]. The spread of [[Buddhism]] to [[Tibet]] was itself prophesied by [[Lord Buddha]] in the [ ...e {{Wiki|royal}} linage (ca. 618-650). This [[king]] was the [[emanation]] of the [[Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara]] and he opened the door and established
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• Clear Light of Blis
  ...countless [[omniscient]] [[Buddhas]], And holder of three immaculate sets of [[vows]]. This {{Wiki|excellent}} commentary on the [[joyous]] [[Mahamudra] ...that arise From the {{Wiki|excellent}}, impeccable teachings and practices of [[Losang Dragpa]],
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• Tantra: Special Features More Efficient Than Sutra
  ...]] up more positive force and {{Wiki|purify}} or cleanse ourselves of some of the negative force that would make [[obstacles]] in our practice. ...powerment]] (we’re not just sitting there like a baby). Then, on the basis of taking the [[vows]] during the [[empowerment]] or [[initiation]], and actua
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• The Means for Progressing Along the Path of Kalacakra
  ==[[THE MEANS FOR PROGRESSING ALONG THE PATH OF KALACAKRA]]== ...nt of reaching [[enlightenment]] ever so swiftly for the great [[benefit]] of all [[sentient beings]]. Rather than listening to the teachings as mere wor
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• Tantric Buddhism Enhancement or Degeneration From the viewpoint of Tibetan Perspective
  [[Jeffrey Hopkins]], {{Wiki|University of Virginia}} ...emphases will be on hoe the [[tantric path]] is an enhanced [[embodiment]] of the teachings on [[Compassion]] and [[Wisdom]] basic to [[Great Vehicle]] [
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• The Shambhala missionary Agvan Dorjiev
  ...ala]] [[myth]] and the [[Kalachakra Tantra]] in the [[West]] has a history of its own. ...|political}} [[activity]] of an {{Wiki|ethnic}} [[Buriat]] by the [[name]] of [[Agvan Dorjiev]].
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• Mantra Recitation
  ...[[Dakinis]] on the left, with the [[lineage]] [[Masters]] of [[Sutra]], [[Tantra]] and [[Dzogchen]] in the centre, and the [[Protectors]]. Just [[visualize] ...help, introduce me to the [[Nature]] of my [[Mind]], give me the [[Power]] of [[Wisdom]] and {{Wiki|purify}} my [[Ignorance]]’, something like this.
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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
  ...to [[Tibetan Buddhism]]? When and why did you decide to make a career out of it? What is your specialty within this field? ...cape and {{Wiki|environment}} can support a [[transformed]] [[experience]] of the [[human]] [[condition]].
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• Shingon Buddhism and the Tantras
  ...and later [[Buddhism]], these [[Dharmic]] [[traditions]], in the [[form]] of [[Buddhism]], reaching as {{Wiki|far east}} as [[Japan]] before the year ...to [[Japan]] through [[China]] and [[Korea]]. However, there is one school of [[Buddhism]] which links the archipelago directly to the [[Indian]] subcont
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• Guru Padmasambhava
  ...[heart]] of [[Buddha Amitabha]], {{Wiki|light}} rays radiated into the bud of a [[lotus]] on [[Danakosha lake]]. ...Buddha Samantabhadra]], the all-pervading [[Lord]] of the [[three jewels]] of
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• The Generation Stage - Khenpo Tsultrim Lodro Rinpoche
  All [[Vajrayana practices]] can be subsumed under the categories of the [[generation stage]] and the [[completion stage]]. ...quence in the practice of the union of the two stages. From the standpoint of [[phenomena]], it is the [[generation stage]]; the dream-like, [[illusory]]
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• Introduction to the Kalachakra
  ==General presentation of the [[Dharma]]== ...selflessness]]. They [[meditate]] on it accompanied by the [[other paths]] of [[moral conduct]], [[meditative concentration]] and so forth, and thus exti
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• Uncompounded Wisdom
  ...owledge]] due to not having a lanstructions. From the {{Wiki|perspective}} of all ...her than [[compounded]]? That they think this only arises due to the force of
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• A Teaching on Vajrayogini
  ...o a [[Vajrayogini initiation]] at ABC Centre, {{Wiki|Singapore}}. The date of this [[teaching]] is unknown, but could be 1998. Edited by Ven. [[Ailsa Cam ...retreat]]. The [[abbess]] who built the [[temple]], who is the [[teacher]] of the [[abbess]] who is now running it, was the [[translator]] for [[Changkya
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• The Constructions of Knowledge regarding Tantric practice in Tibet
  ...ory of its practice [[in Tibet]]. [[Tantric practice]] is a complex system of [[rituals]], [[meditation]] and [[doctrine]]. It is an ...]] construct the [[Tantric]] [[knowledge]]. I shall also discuss the roles of [[gurus]],
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• The most important and influential institution of the Dzogchen Lineage
  ...]. The institution of [[Dzogchen]] has kept alive the unbroken [[lineage]] of [[Padmasambhava]] for centuries through intensive instruction in study and ...retreatants the opportunity to accomplish [[meditative]] and liturgical [[activities]].
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• Mañjuśrīmitra
  ...neage]]. He was a [[disciple]] of [[Garab Dorje]] and the main [[teacher]] of [[Shri Singha]]. ...f [[Singhala]] (now [[Sri Lanka]]), who is said to have been a [[student]] of [[Garab Dorje]], and who was given the [[Nyingtig]] teachings both in perso
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• THE PERIOD OF THE “LATER SPREAD”
  ...or [[doctrinal]] affiliations. The unique and the [[traditional]] aspects of [[Chod]] can be ...ervative and innovative {{Wiki|impulses}}, this period supported a variety of new communities with new [[ideas]] about authority and legitimation.
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• Meditation on Thousand-Armed Chenresig
  from Ven. [[Thubten Chodron's]] , [[Pearl of Wisdom]], [[Book]] II ...[[divine]] [[form]] of [[1000-Armed Chenresig]], who is the [[embodiment]] of all the [[infinite]] [[Buddhas]]' [[compassionate]] [[wisdom]].
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• Common Misunderstandings about Tantra
  ...d practices, but they also want something fast. This article looks at some of the most common misunderstandings and separates fact from {{Wiki|fiction}}. [[Misunderstandings about Tantra]]
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• Malas - prayer beads
  ...iott) which charts the use of {{Wiki|rosaries}} across all [[faiths]], and of course our own Robert Beer who offers some [[insight]] into [[Tibetan]] usa ...oration, and advise that either hand will do and the {{Wiki|superstition}} of not crossing the [[guru]] bead is all tosh. [[108]] beads mean that we have
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• CHOD TRANSMISSIONS AND LINEAGES
  ...] of the [[tradition]] and authority. [[Understanding]] [[transmissions]] of [[Chod]] teachings is particularly difficult because they represent two dif ...lp [[to build]] a complex picture of this [[development]] and legitimation of [[Chod traditions]].
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• About me Yidams: a godless approach, naturally!
  But [[Vajrayana]] ([[Buddhist tantra]]) doesn’t need [[gods]] anymore. We could take them to bits for parts, i ...rhaps the most important [[tantric practice]]. It requires the cooperation of “[[yidams]],” who are…
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• Refuge and Bodhicitta - Ven Geshe Doga
  A Drop from the Ocean of [[Consciousness]] A Drop from the Ocean of [[Aggregates]]
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• The Nine Levels or Yanas by Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa
  ...[[Tai Situpa Rinpoche]], who is one of the regents of the [[Kagyu school]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. It may use unfamiliar words, but that is just the [[language]], the code, of that system.
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• Action Tantra
  How to progress on the [[path]] of [[action tantra]] ...master]] and in accord with the explanations of the different classes of [[tantra]].
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• Buddhist Pantheon
  [[35 Buddhas]] of {{Wiki|Confession}} Thirty-five [[Buddhas]] of {{Wiki|Confession}}:
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• Tantra and Transparency, or Cultural Contradiction and Today’s Tibetan Buddhist Wizard
  This is the first of a series of articles that I will be posting this month as a guest-contributor for Savag ...y research on [[Tibetan diaspora]], [[esotericism]], and the globalization of [[Tibetan culture]].
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• The Three Kaya Meditation
  ...state]], and [[Rebirth]] are central to the teachings and the [[practice]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. [[Contemplation]] and [[Meditation]] on [[Death]] and For the [[Path]] of [[Sutra]] here are two common [[meditations]] on [[Death]] in the [[Tibetan
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• Time-wheel
  ...cosmic]] [[phenomena]] with [[time]], and it also builds a complete system of [[Indian]] astology. ...or importance to the practice. [[Kalachakra]] is also called the "clear" [[tantra]], because its [[language]] is unusually clear and straightforward as compa
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• Vaira Wisdom Deity Practice in Tibetan Buddhism
  —[[Sogyal Rinpoche]], author of [[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]
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• ORIGINS OF SECRET MANTRA (DAY 5): VEDIC MAGICAL RITUALS, ACTIVITIES AND MANTRAS: the four Vedas, horse sacrifice, King empowerment, fire pujas, the fourth Veda and their connection to Secret Mantra
  Around us rise no din of frequent slaughter, nor [[Indra’s]] arrow fly, for day is {{Wiki|present} ...{{Wiki|Vedic}} [[rituals]], such as [[horse]] [[sacrifices]], enthronement of a [[King]], [[fire pujas]] and the [[magical]] {{Wiki|spells}}, [[mantras]]
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• One astrologers reflections
  ...ion]] were circulating in a special manner induced by the External [[Wheel of Time]], the {{Wiki|zodiac}}, {{Wiki|stars}} and {{Wiki|planets}}. ...nd {{Wiki|planets}}. This is the portal into the first of the two streams of [[Tibetan Astrology]].
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• The Extraordinary Qualities of Lamdre
  ...he teachings were brought to [[Tibet]] by [[Drogmi Lotsawa]] in the middle of the tenth century and were later codified in the twelfth century by [[Sache ...apa]] [[lineage]], which is the [[Lamdre lineage]], we have only a handful of [[lineage holders]] in any generation.
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• Jigdal Dagchen Sakya
  ...egarded as an embodiment of [[Manjushri]] as well as the [[tulku|rebirth]] of a Sakya from the [[Ngor]] sub-school, Ewam Luding Khenchen (The Great Abbot ...ecious One”). His formal title of “His Holiness” indicates the high degree of esteem with which the Tibetan Buddhist community holds him.
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• The Nine Vehicles According to Nyingma
  ...e learned in [[sutra]]. So when we [[visualize]] ourselves in the [[form]] of some [[deity]], some [[Buddha-figure]], all the arms and faces and {{Wiki|l ...htenment]]. And it’s not something that we should take for granted. As one of my [[teachers]] said, it is like we are on a temporary holiday from the [[l
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• Thapa - Padmasambhava Legend in Tibet
  ...tradition]] was well established, with strong [[roots]] in the dark period of [[Tibetan]] history. [[Wangdu]] and ...ater sources, as he is sent back to [[India]] by [[Tibetan]] supposing his activities.This prompts the following theory:The portrait [[Padmasambhavas]] is mainly
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• The Seven Points of Mind Training of Atisha
  ...s [[essential]] for any [[tantric]] practice, since it ensures the removal of obstacles along the [[path]]. ...] towards [[Enlightenment]]. No further elaboration is given here, as most of you are already very familiar with it.
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• Naked wisdom for degenerate times: Vajrayogini, enlightened wisdom queen, leads us to bliss, clear light and emptiness, despite modern obstacles
  ...sions]], is of the utmost need, especially as it has the profound property of becoming more powerful as [[delusions]] become stronger.” Of all the [[Vajrayana]] [[meditative]] [[deities]], [[Vajrayogini]] is credit
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• The Three Lineages of Ngagyur Nyingma
  The brief account of the [[Atiyoga lineage]] will be explained here. ...cles is defined by the [[name]] [[Dzongpa Chenpo]]; the natural expression of [[enlightened mind]].
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• Dzogchen, Chinese Buddhism and the Universal Mind
  The historical origin of the [[Dzogchen teachings]] and the relationship of [[Dzogchen]] to certain other [[Buddhist teachings]] and [[traditions]], su Some leading [[Tibetan]] [[Lama]] [[scholars]] have accused [[Dzogchen]] of being a [[Chinese Dharma]] ([[rgya-nag gi chos]]), or assert that it is con
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• Hayagreeva the embodiment of higher intelligence
  [[Hayagreeva]] is an [[incarnation]] of [[Vishnu]], depicted with a [[human body]] and a [[horse's]] head, brillian In [[Hinduism]], [[Hayagriva]] is an [[avatar]] [[form]] of [[Vishnu]], as described in the [[Bhagavata Purana]], representing [[knowle
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• A lamp for the path to full awakening
  The original text of the ‘[[Stages of the Path of the Great Vehicle]]’: Obeisance of the [[translator]] from [[Sanskrit]] into [[Tibetan]]:
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• Shen Weirong : Sixty Years of Tibetan Buddhism Research
  ...is the [[essence]] of [[Tibetan]] {{Wiki|civilization}}, and its study one of the most important component in [[Tibetology]]. ...r compiled into “An On-The-Spot [[Investigation]] of [[Religious]] History of [[Tibetan]] [[People]]”, “Labrang---Li Anzhai’s [[Investigation]] Rep
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• Dzogchen and Chinese Buddhism by John Myrdhin Reynolds
  The historical origin of the [[Dzogchen]] teachings and the relationship of [[Dzogchen]] to certain other [[Buddhist teachings]] and [[traditions]], su ...e One [[Mind]], appertains to the [[Doctrine]] of the [[Great Perfection]] of the [[Dhyana]] School.
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• Yeshe Tsogyal
  {{Seealso|Biography of Yeshe Tsogyal}} ...]. She was [[Vajravarahi]] in [[human]] [[form]] and also an [[emanation]] of [[Tara]] and [[Buddhalochana]].
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• Tantra
  '''[[Tantra]]''' (Tib [[gyüd]]) (1) a [[ritual tradition of the Vajrayana]], transmitted from [[guru]] to [[disciple]];
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• 35 Buddhas of Confession
  [[35 Buddhas of Confession]] [[Thirty-five Buddhas]] of {{Wiki|Confession}}:
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• Authors, plagiarists, or tradents?
  ...or prophesied revelations, can differ so markedly from the presuppositions of such terms in popular {{Wiki|modern}} usage. It’s high [[time]] these dif ...ral}} generation of new genres, they occur against an established backdrop of quite different [[traditional]] {{Wiki|literary}} norms.
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• Getting used to Meditation
  ...to help ourselves and others to be free from the cyclic {{Wiki|continuum}} of [[suffering]]. ...d their [[causes]] is key to actualizing the [[essence]] of the [[practice of meditation]]. If we come to our practice with the {{Wiki|sincere}} heartfel
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• NEW TRANSLATION: Milarepa’s Song on the Ten Pāramitās
  Please be a [[refuge]] for [[sentient beings]] of [[degenerate times]]. ...it]] of [[Dharma brothers]] and sisters, I have done a [[new translation]] of this song, with [[Tibetan]] and phonetics, that can also be freely download
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• Tsewang Paljor (1909-1999) A Tribute to a Remarkable Life
  ...drö]] brought him in [[contact]] with the greatest [[Tibetan]] [[masters]] of the age.'' [[Image:TP-1.jpg|frame|'''[[Tsewang Paljor]] outside the [[temple]] of the newly inaugurated [[Dzogchen Monastery]] in {{Wiki|South India}}, Janua
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• Introduction to the Six Yogas of Kālacakra
  [[File:Vakal03.jpg|thumb|250px|Detail from a painting of Kālacakra, preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.]] ...ion to the regular generation process [[meditation]] a {{Wiki|recitation}} of 10 million [[Kālacakra]] [[mantras]].
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• Explanation of the Feast-Gathering
  Sweet Droplets of the [[Honey]] of [[Accomplishment]]: A Concise Explanation of the Indispensable Points of the Feast-Gathering
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• THREE IMPORTANT SOURCES FOR TRANSMISSION LINEAGES
  ...only depicted picture of [[Buddhist]] [[Chod]]. The [[rnam thar]] chapters of The Great Explanation establish precedents for later [[lineage]] constructs ...erhaps the most historically important in the [[transmission]] and renewal of the [[Chod tradition]].
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• Previous Incarnations of Dorje Shugden
  ...dy attained the [[Buddha]] ground And engage in the twenty-seven [[deeds]] of a [[Buddha]], You appear in various [[forms]] to help the [[Buddhadharma]] ...]] [[path]] to [[liberation]] up to guiding them to the final [[attainment of Buddhahood]]. Since [[Dorje Shugden]] performs all these twenty-seven [[dee
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• The Root Text The Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment
  To the Conquerors of the three times, 2 Understand there are three kinds of persons Because of their small, middling and supreme capacities. I shall write clearly disting
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• The Yogas of Sleeping, Rising, and Experiencing Nectar
  ...urifies our {{Wiki|speech}}, [[transforming]] it into the· {{Wiki|speech}} of [[Vajrayogini]]. ===[[THE YOGA OF SLEEPING]]===
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• Introductory Remark on Pancharaksha Sutra in Mahayana Buddhism by Dr. Shanker Thapa
  ...[belief]] that multiple benefits can be accrued from using five [[sutras]] of Pancharakshya group through {{Wiki|recitation}} as well as [[puja]] made it ...arge, Pancharakshya was the popular text among the [[Buddhist]] [[Newars]] of [[Kathmandu valley]].
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• Simhamukha Dakini, the supremely ferocious remover of obstacles, Sengdongma, snow-lion-faced Dakini, whose roar defeats all negativities, curses, obstacles or evil forces
  Amongst the most powerful, rapid, and awe-inspiring of the [[Wisdom Dakinis]] is [[Glorious Simhamukha]], the [[Snow-Lion faced Da ===She’s the specialist in the darkest of threats and dangers===
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• TANTRA CANNOT BE KNOWN WITHOUT KNOWING THE “CHANTED NAMES OF MAÑJUŚRĪ’: ‘Aspirations to End Adversity’ with 17th Karmapa (Part VII)
  ...dpal mtshan brjod]]), Chanted Names of [[Mañjuśrī]]. Here is a transcript of the [[Karmapa’s]] teachings together with additional [[information]] on t ...tisha]] and others have said that [[in Tibet]], there are two main streams of the [[Mahayana]]: the l
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• How to Step Into Your Feminine Power with the Wisdom of the Dakinis
  ...and liberty while researching [[dakinis]], or fierce [[female messengers]] of [[wisdom]] ...trees]], the [[water]] colored rich red-brown by the tannins in the leaves of the maple [[trees]]. We would play and catch foot-long white suckerfish wit
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• Ornament of Stainless Light - Introduction
  ...that [[mind]], into the “real thing”—the [[enlightened mind]] and [[form]] of a [[buddha]]. ...ousands of [[bodhisattvas]] and [[celestial beings]] was [[King Sucandra]] of [[Shambhala]], a fabulous {{Wiki|kingdom}} somewhere on this [[earth]] wher
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• The Mahasiddha Tradition in Tibet by John Myrdhin Reynolds
  ...dant [[religion]] of {{Wiki|Islam}}, much of the [[intellectual]] heritage of these {{Wiki|universities}}, lost in [[India]], was preserved in [[Tibet]]. ...on]] of the [[Buddhist]] heritage, that there have existed other [[forms]] of [[Buddhist teaching]] and practice.
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• The Highest Maha Ati Teachings
  ...was [[Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche]], and he was the first genuine [[teacher]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] to come to the [[West]]. ...simple questions, and used his answers as a basis for developing the theme of the [[maha ati]] teachings in an extremely inspiring way.
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• Namgyalma mantra, Stainless Pinnacle mantra - lungs
  ...me from Kyongla [[Rato Rinpoche]] at [[Lama]] Ösel’s house. Quite a number of [[incarnate lamas]] and then [[monks]] and [[abbots]] and the ex-abbots, so ...} around, starts in the front of the DRUM, not right in front but the edge of the [[moon]] then it goes around.
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• Six Session Guru Yoga An Open Version Based on a teaching by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Lobsang Tarchin Taught by Lama Dvora-hla
  ...d arranged them in a way that [[people]] who are not [[initiated]] into [[Tantra]] can make it into their daily practice, and it will be a very very powerfu ...u all will, if you haven't already, then you'll get the full-fledged power of the pract ice. But even as is, in the open version – it is extremely powe
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• The generation stage
  A detailed explanation of [[highest yoga tantra]] ...ailed explanation of the way to progress on the [[path]] of [[highest yoga tantra]] has two parts:
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• Early terma as found manuscripts.
  ...‘remembering’ a [[teaching]] from a [[past life]] with which all students of [[terma]] are familiar. Unfortunately there was not time for me to hear at ...]] and held to have come to [[Tibet]] in the late 8th century, at the time of [[Padmasambhava]] and [[Emperor]] [[Trisong Detsen]].
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• Seven Points of Mind Training
  #The Main Practice of Training the [[Mind]] in [[Bodhichitta]]
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• Sky burial
  ...for the birds]]") is a funerary practice in the {{Wiki|Chinese}} provinces of [[Tibet]], {{Wiki|Qinghai}}, The locations of preparation and [[sky burial]] are understood in the [[Vajrayana]] [[tradit
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• Six Yogas of Naropa
  ...({{BigTibetan|[[ཆོས་དྲུག་]]}}, [[Wyl.]] ''[[chos drug]]''), are [[six sets of teachings and practices]] which originate from the [[Indian mahasiddha]] [[ They [[form]] the basis of the inner [[yoga]] practices of [[Mahamudra]], as practised in the [[Kagyü]] and [[Gelug]] schools.
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• A Guide to the Kalachakra Empowerment
  There are a number of [[lineages]] of the [[Kalachakra system]] [[in Tibet]] and each [[lineage]] will have its p here is a summation here of the [[empowerment]] text written by [[Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye]] in the
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• Four Noble Truths By His Holiness the Dalai Lama
  ...o the [[cessation of suffering]]. Since many [[books]] contain discussions of the [[four noble truths]] in English, they (as well as the [[eightfold path ...ue cessation]] and true [[paths]] are the effect and [[cause]] on the side of things that we [[desire]].
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• The Ever-Changing Forms of Buddhism
  ...c}} tendencies in [[Tibetan]] [[forms]] of [[Buddhism]], including the use of {{Wiki|oracles}}, weather manipulators, {{Wiki|divinations}}, etc., the “ ...e [[lineages]] must be utterly unchanged and continuous since the [[time]] of [[Shakyamuni Buddha]]. They seem to [[feel]] they are blaspheming the [[tra
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• Biography of Rin chen bzang po
  Short summary of [[life]] ...lific translatore during the early part of the Later Spread ([[phyi dar]]) of [[Buddhism in Tibet]].
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• Concentration Without Repetition I
  ...on]] at the end of [[sound]]— constitutes the [[meditative]] stabilization of [[exalted]] [[mind]]. ...of [[exalted]] [[mind]]. About these, the [[Concentration]] [[Continuation Tantra]] says:
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• Künkhyen Longchen Rabjam
  ...h [[Guru Rinpoche]] and [[Vimalamitra's]] intent, through his [[activity]] of holding and {{Wiki|propagating}} the [[Khandro Nyingthig]] and the [[Vima N ...bearing a dazzling {{Wiki|sun}} and [[moon]] that radiated a swirling mass of [[light]] that was absorbed into her [[body]]. At his [[birth]], the {{Wiki
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• Vajrasattva meditation By Kyabje Lati Rinpoche
  ...advised [[Lama]] [[Tzong Khapa]] that in order to have proper realizations of the high [[path]], three factors must be ...[[visualization]] of the [[sadhana]], which is the [[principal]] [[cause]] of having realizations.
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• Tibetan Buddhist Rime Institute
  ...ld]] and are said to have an important role to play in the {{Wiki|future}} of [[Buddhism]]. ...the last generation, and especially wished that the [[pure]] [[Kalachakra Tantra]] and the [[precious]] [[Amitabha Sutra]] teachings from his [[lineage]] be
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• Angry Wisdom: Yamantaka, the Destroyer of Death; Vajrabhairava, the wrathful Highest Yoga Tantra Yidam manifestation of Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom
  ...and related to skillfully, it has the necessary qualities to be a catalyst of [[transformation]]. One [[deity]] that [[embodies]] the power to [[transfor ...ce]] of [[anger]] and [[hatred]].” — The {{Wiki|Psychology}} of [[Buddhist Tantra]], Rob Preece
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• Vajrasattva meditation and recitation By Lati Rinpoche
  ...sed [[Lama]] [[Tzong Khapa]] that in [[order]] to have proper realizations of the high [[path]], three factors must be complete: ...[[visualization]] of the [[sadhana]], which is the [[principal]] [[cause]] of having realizations.
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• The Difference Between the Four Tantras
  12. Bu-tön and [[Tsong-kha-pa]]: The [[Four Tantra Sets]] ...Wiki|culture}} of [[Tantra]], [[Tsong-kha-pa’s]] critical appraisal fits [[Tantra]] into a coherent, high world-view. Let us consider these nine approaches t
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• Vajrayana School in Nepal
  ...too. In oher words, [[Sakya]] and [[Bajracharya]] are the {{Wiki|priests}} of ...re of [[Buddhas]]). Some of them may come in the [[worldly life]] and most of them remain {{Wiki|bachelor}} throughout their [[lives]].
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• Bonpo Dzogchen Teachings
  ...the exception of the {{Wiki|Italian}} visit, I was {{Wiki|present}} on all of these occasions and served as a facilitator and sometime [[translator]] for ...into English as “The Condensed Meaning of an Explanation of the Teachings of [[Yungdrung Bon]]” and this has been published elsewhere. [1] During his
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• Dorje Shugden
  ...ལ་ཤུགས་ལྡན}}, [[Wylie]]: dol rgyal [[shugs ldan]]), "[[Shugden]], [[King]] of Dhol" is a [[deity]] (Tib. [[lha]]) in [[Tibetan ...otectors]] is central to most [[religious]] [[Tibetans]] and practitioners of [[Tibetan Buddhism]].[6]
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• An introduction to Tibetan Astrological Science
  ..., [[Persia]] and {{Wiki|Greece}} in {{Wiki|synthesis}} with the [[tenets]] of [[Buddhism]] to create a uniquely [[Tibetan]] system. ...into [[Tibet]] in the 4th century A.D. also brought advances in the study of [[Astrological]] [[Science]].
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• Vimalaprabhā
  These manuscripts are significant in terms of their historical, [[intellectual]] and {{Wiki|aesthetic}} value. [[Tantra]] apart, the text contains detailed discussions of [[astrology]] and [[astronomy]].
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• Why are cups made of skulls used in Buddhist tantric rituals and imagery?
  ...]], in order to free himself from the [[skull]], engaged in extensive acts of penance [1]. ...er hand, tend to fully engage in the [[world]] of [[action]] with the goal of directing that engagement, or the energies so generated, towards inner [[tr
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• Additional Advice Regarding Dolgyal
  ...ts, can be united. At the end, however, there will be the great [[danger]] of mistaking the outlying [[hungry ghost]] as the [[protector]] that one shoul ...ost]] and wanted to go to [[Tashi Lhunpo Monastery]]. When he arrived, one of the [[eight gate-keepers]] - [[Namthose]] [[Tadak]] - was outside guarding
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• Why are there Wrathful Deities?
  ...Mother who would turn ugly and "[[wrathful]]" to a very very naughty child of hers and this is due to her great [[love]] and [[compassion]] for her child ...em [[contradictory]] to [[Buddhist]] ideals, they are not personifications of [[evil]] or {{Wiki|demonic}} forces.
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• Physiology of the humors and constituents
  [[Buddha Baishajaya Guru]] said in the beginning of the first [[tantra]]: Normal or abnormal state of the<br/>
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• The system of Mantrayana kuladevata-s, the Family of Deities.
  ...the [[Buddhist]] [[Vajrayana]]/[[Mantrayana]], [[kuladevata]]-s, [[Family of Deities]]. ...[[Hevajra-tantra]] (H.T.,) 1.5.12. The H.T., is the [[root]] treatise of the 'blue' [[Wrath]] [[Family]].
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• Yidams
  ...and the [[dakini]]. All may serve as models of inspiration, as bestowers of grace or [[blessing]], and as guides and [[protectors]]. ...everal ways. Through [[dedication]] to, and the [[ritual]] [[observance]] of a [[yidam]], [[habitual tendencies]] and inclinations can be modified or ov
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• USHNISHNA WHITE PARASOL PROTECTION AND REPULSION FROM ALL HARM: ‘STALLION GARUDA KING OF BIRDS’ DAILY PRACTICE BY KARMA CHAGME: ‘Aspirations to End Adversity’ with 17th Karmapa (Day VIII: Part 1)
  ...the [[Lion-faced Dakini]] ([[Simhamukha]]) [[Repulsion]], the [[Dharani]] of [[Marichi]], and the [[Prayer]] That Saved [[Sakya]] from {{Wiki|Disease}}. Here is a transcript of the first part of the [[Karmapa’s]] [[teaching]] on the [[Sitātapatrā]][1] text by [[Karm
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• Incense Offering to Dorje Shugden
  ...ition]] or any other [[sect]] or school of [[thought]], [[incense]] is one of the most common and basic {{Wiki|substances}} used as [[offerings]] to the ...] to come forth and visit her village. [[Magadha]] Sangmo was the daughter of the [[Buddha]] main {{Wiki|patron}}, Suddatta. She mirrored her father’s
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