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*Dan Martin, ''Tibetan Histories: A Bibliography of Tibetan Language Historical Works'', Serindia, 1997, page 151 ...

...incarnations of [[Jikmé Lingpa]] and the thirteen successive incarnations of [[Gyalsé Lharjé]]. ...Rinpoche]], ''The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Its Fundamentals and History'', trans. and ed. Gyurme Dorje (Boston: Wisdom, 1991), vol.1 pp.775-779 ...

...ns study the most important Buddhist scriptures, based on the explanations of their teacher, or [[khenpo]]. ...in many shedras, particularly in the [[Nyingma]] and [[Sakya]] monasteries of eastern Tibet. ...

...of [[Longchenpa]]. Rigdzin Kumaradza was also one of the main teachers of the Third Karmapa [[Rangjung Dorje]]. ...Rinpoche]], ''The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Its Fundamentals and History'', trans. and ed. by Gyurme Dorje (Boston: Wisdom, 1991), pages 568-572. ...

...s for his writings in defence of the [[Nyingma]] school and his history of the [[Vajrakilaya]] teachings. His main teacher was [[Shikpo Lingpa]] (1524-158 *[[Dispelling Mind's Darkness]], a biography of [[Guru Padmasambhava]] ...

...as the [[sangyum]] of [[Guru Chöwang]]. She passed away by dissolving into the sky, along with two female disciples. ...Rinpoche]], ''The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Its Fundamentals and History'', trans. and ed. Gyurme Dorje (Boston: Wisdom, 1991), page 771-774. ...

...manation of [[King Trisong Detsen]]. Among his revelations is the practice of [[Lama Sangdü]]. ...Rinpoche]], ''The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Its Fundamentals and History'', trans. and ed. Gyurme Dorje (Boston: Wisdom, 1991), pages 760-770. ...

...[[Dudjom Rinpoche]] and his private secretary for 15 years. He is also a [[Nyingma]] teacher, scholar and meditation master. ...gan receiving instruction in the traditions of Tibetan Buddhism at the age of six in Tsasum Chokhorling Monastery in Tibet. ...

...heart-son was [[Rigdzin Kumaradza]] (1266-1343). Melong Dorje also started the Lhodrak Kharchu Monastery. ...Rinpoche]], ''The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Its Fundamentals and History'', trans. and ed. by Gyurme Dorje (Boston: Wisdom, 1991), pages 566-568. ...

...1th centuries) — one of the early masters of the [[Vima Nyingtik]] lineage of transmission in Tibet. ...''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'', page 84-85.</ref> ...

...[[Nupchen Sangye Yeshe]]. The [[sadhana]] corresponding to this tantra is the ''Tsokchen Düpa''. ...ning the Difficult Points of the Sutra Which Gathers the Intentions of All the Buddhas (Düpa Do)'' (Wyl. sangs rgyas thams cad kyi dgongs pa 'dus pa mdo' ...

...ferred upon Jñanasutra before passing into the [[rainbow body]], is called the ''[[Seven Nails]]''. ...Rinpoche]], ''The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Its Fundamentals and History'', trans. and ed. Gyurme Dorje (Boston: Wisdom, 1991), book one, pages 497- ...

*''[[Zanglingma]]'', a biography of [[Guru Rinpoche]] ...

...efore passing into the [[rainbow body]], is called the ''[[Six Experiences of Meditation]]''. ...Rinpoche]], ''The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Its Fundamentals and History'', trans. and ed. Gyurme Dorje (Boston: Wisdom, 1991), vol.1 pages 490-494. ...

...yl. ''yang gter'') by [[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]]—the thirteenth emanation of Gyalsé Lharjé. ...Rinpoche]], ''The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Its Fundamentals and History'', trans. and ed. Gyurme Dorje (Boston: Wisdom, 1991), page 751-752. ...

...mission of the [[Mahayoga]] teachings in India and Tibet. He was a teacher of [[Vimalamitra]]. *'''Entrance into the Meaning of Tantra''' (Skt. ''tantrārthāvatāra''; Wyl. ''rgyud kyi don la 'jug pa'') ...

...opagating the lineage of the [[Four Medical Tantras]] which form the basis of Tibetan medicine. ...Rinpoche]], ''The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Its Fundamentals and History'', trans. and ed. Gyurme Dorje (Boston: Wisdom, 1991), page 753-754. ...

...yingtik]] teachings who was born in [[Central Tibet]] and lived to the age of sixty-four. ...gtik in their entirety.<ref>Based on Nyoshul Khenpo, ''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems''</ref> ...

...he three [[inner tantras]] of the [[Nyingma]] school, and in particular of the [[Dzogchen]] teachings. ...milies]], and [[Vajrasattva]], and then to [[nirmanakaya]] buddhas such as the [[twelve teachers]]. ...

...g is known as the [[Vima Nyingtik]], one of the Heart-essence teachings of the [[Great Perfection]]. ...once again go to [[Vajrasana]] in India, where he will manifest the state of complete and perfect enlightenment. ...

...enemies of his teacher, Nyak Jnanakumara. He was also one of the teachers of [[Nupchen Sangye Yeshe]]. ...f Palyul Monastery]], Pema Lhundrub Gyatso (1660-1727), was said to be one of Sokpo Lhapal's reincarnations. ...

[[Image:Rigdzin Godem.jpg|frame|Rigdzin Gödem, revealer of the [[Northern Treasures]]]] ...he age of twelve, three vulture feathers spontaneously grew from the crown of his head. When he was twenty-four, five more grew. Rigdzin Gödem literally ...

...nd [[Tri Ralpachen]], further supporting the establishment and flourishing of Buddhism in Tibet. ...tted the oral lineage to [[Drom Rinchen Bar]].</ref>. Thus, the lineage of the Vima Nyingtik became partly 'hidden' ([[terma]]), and partly 'oral' ([[kama ...

...by the [[eight vidyadharas]] and twenty-five disciples from a [[thangka]] of [[Rigdzin Düpa]]]] ...ing up to twenty-six by counting the King Trisong Detsen separately, as in the following list: ...

[[Image:ChetsunMini.jpg|frame|Thangka of [[Chetsün Nyingtik]]]] ...y Tenzin Senge</ref> Before passing away, he gave his last instructions to the [[dakini]] Palgyi Lodrö. ...

...ycle of Khandro Nyingtik from Gyalsé Lekden, and by so doing, ensured that the authentic lineage was kept alive. ...''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'' (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), pages 70-73. ...

...A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems]]: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'' (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), page 367.</re *[[Torch to Dispel Darkness]] (''mun sel sgron me''), a two-volume biography of [[Padmasambhava]] ...

...st important and influential in the whole of Tibet for the spread of the [[Nyingma]] and Dzogchen teachings. ...close link between the Dzogchen Rinpoches and the Dalai Lamas. At the age of 61 (??) he founded [[Dzogchen Monastery|Orgyen Samten Chöling]]. He passed ...

[[Image:6munis.jpg|thumb|250px|The Six Munis © 2004 Shechen Archives]] ...are the [[supreme nirmanakaya]] [[buddha]]s for each of the [[six classes of beings]]. They are: ...

...ita]] was chosen as one of the first seven Tibetans to receive ordination, the so-called '[[seven men to be tested]]'. ...ok Gyalpo]] to seek teachings from [[Drokmi Lotsawa]]. In 1073, at the age of forty, Könchok Gyalpo founded [[Sakya Monastery]]. ...

[[Image:DalaiLamaV.JPG|frame|Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, the Great Fifth Dalai Lama]] ...reign of the Dalai Lamas in spite of the premature deaths that befell many of his subsequent incarnations. ...

[[Image:Rigpacalendarearthoxcover.jpg|frame|The Rigpa Tibetan Calendar 2009 - 2010]] The '''[[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] Tibetan Calendar''' ...

...rta chen mo brgyad'') — the eight principal traditions which 'transported' the Buddhist teachings from India to Tibet. They are: ...s to the kindness of Khenpo [[Shantarakshita]], Guru [[Padmasambhava]] and the Dharma-King [[Trisong Deutsen]]. ...

...n schools (Tib. ཆོས་ལུགས་ཆེན་པོ་བཞི་, [[Wyl.]] ''chos lugs chen po bzhi'') of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] are: #[[Nyingma]] (Tib. རྙིང་མ་, Wyl. ''rnying ma'') ...

...of [[Tara]] in the [[Tradruk]] temple. In his fifteenth year in a cave at the Ökar rock, when Guru [[Padmasambhava]] came to him in person and granted h The foremost of his termas is the ''Trilogy of [[Lama]], [[Dzogchen]] and [[Avalokiteshvara]]'' ([[Wyl.]] ''bla rdzogs thu ...

...the ''[[Reverberation of Sound Tantra]]'', he was considered an emanation of [[Vajrapani]]. ...''A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage'', page 88-89.</ref> ...

...the [[Mengakde]] of [[Dzogpachenpo]]. He was the nephew and main disciple of [[Drupchen Khepa Nyima Bum]]. ...uctions of the Mengakdé without exception and spending his time explaining the [[tantra]]s and pursuing his practice with diligence. ...

...e [[Three Jewels]] is the enlightened mind,” and so it became known as ''[[The Jewel Commentary]]''. ...ared who has been his equal.” Atisha recognized Rongzom as an emanation of the Indian [[mahasiddha]] [[Krishnacharya]]. ...

*At the age of five (six according to Tibetan counting) he joins Palri Ösal Tekchen Ling *At the age of thirteen he meets Tukchok Dorje. ...

...uding the fifth [[Karma Kuchen Rinpoche]], the third Choktrul Rinpoche and the third Rago Choktrul. Their spiritual training is directed and guided by Pen ...intensive three-year retreat. Penor Rinpoche personally instructed them in the Dzogchen [[Longchen Nyingtik]] cycle. ...

.... ''gter bdag gling pa'') (1646-1714) — a great [[tertön]] and the founder of [[Mindroling Monastery]]. ...terma]] collection known as the [[Döjo Bumzang]], which was a precursor of the [[Rinchen Terdzö]]. Terdak Lingpa established [[Mindroling Monastery]] in ...

...e [[Nyingma]] and [[Kagyü]] traditions and took full ordination at the age of eighteen. ...chen tantras]]. He wrote many volumes of teachings on Dzogchen and founded the [[Karma Nyingtik]] lineage. ...

...eveloped over the following centuries, the foremost among them being the [[Nyingma]], [[Sakya]], [[Kagyü]] and [[Gelug]]. ...i Lama]] in Finland, 1988. Published in [[Dzogchen and Padmasambhava]], in the [[nine yanas]] chapter.</ref> ...

...entered Dodrupchen monastery and studied various Buddhist texts, becoming the monastery’s ritual master ([[dorje lopön]]). In 1958 he moved to India, ...Tibet'' (on [[terma]]); ''Buddhist Civilisation in Tibet''; ''The Practice of Dzogchen'' ([[Longchenpa]] on [[Dzogchen]]), and ''Enlightened Living'' (on ...

...''Tsiké Norbu Punsum''.<ref>[[Tulku Thondup Rinpoche]], ''Hidden Teachings of Tibet'', central pictures.</ref>]] ...great master. These images are used as objects of inspiration and a source of [[blessing]] for [[Vajrayana]] practitioners. ...

...y is situated in Half-Moon valley on the Tromgé plateau.''' photo courtesy of Matthew Pistono]] ...u mo rab dgon'') is a [[Nyingma]] monastery in [[Nyarong]]. It is a branch of [[Mindroling]] founded in 1896 by [[Tertön Rangrik Dorje]]. ...

...establish the [[Nyingma]] tradition, founding major centres in France and the United States. ...hool of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], the ‘oldest’ school introduced into Tibet in the 8th century by Guru [[Padmasambhava]]. ...

...kt. ''Vedalī''), according to the [[Lankavatara Sutra]], is the birthplace of [[Nagarjuna]]. ...origins of this name can be traced back to a frequently quoted passage of the ''Lankavatara Sutra'', which states: ...

...[Oddiyana]] or [[Zahor]] who were key figures in the early transmission of the [[Vajrayana]] teachings. ...Buddhism'', (Asian Language and Cultures: Buddhist Studies. The University of Michigan, 2002), 39 – 67.</ref> ...

...middle of the 17th century, he played a critical role in re-strengthening the [[Katok Monastery]] lineage and its initial monastery which had fallen into ...ibetan Culture. Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 227-39, The Tibet Journal 19,3 (1994).</Ref>. ...

|title=8. Yana of anuyoga ...ree yanas of powerful transformative methods]] specific to the [[Nyingma]] school. ...

...Sogyal Rinpoche]], [[Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche]], and other teachers of the [[Nyingma]] tradition. ...ental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), and at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain), as well as in different Buddhist centres. ...

...kme Lingpa published the compilation of Nyingma [[tantra]]s known as the [[Nyingma Gyübum]] and composed a catalogue to accompany it. ===Revelation of the Longchen Nyingtik=== ...

[[Image: Dzamtang.jpg |thumb|450px|Landscape of Dzamtang]] ...ut culturally belongs to [[Golok]].<Ref>Emeric Yeshe Dorje, The History of the Düdjom Tersar Lineage, Volume 1: “Golok”, forthcoming.</Ref>. ...

...is a county division of [[Golok]].<Ref>Emeric Yeshe Dorje, The History of the Düdjom Tersar Lineage, Volume 1: “Golok”, forthcoming.</Ref>. ...ith 500 monks. Machen county is a large animal sanctuary with a large area of pastures. ...

...dia; he received the Shri Heruka (Tib. [[Yangdak Heruka]]) [[tantra]] from the [[Kagyé]] cycle. ...however never mentions the name Vaidyapada or Viryapada and only refers to the siddha as Humkara. ...

...rows and the tips of his tongue and nose were all very clearly marked with the seed-syllable AH, <big>ཨཱཿ</big>. ...], completely mastering all the accomplishments and enlightened activities of these practices. ...

[[Image:Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye.jpg|frame|Jamgön Kongtrul the Great]] ...g drung gling pa''). During empowerments he also received the secret names of Pema Garwang Trinlé Drodul Tsal, Pema Garwang Lodrö Tayé, and Pema Garwa ...

...ingpo]]'', the ''[[Seven Profound Cycles]]'', and the ''[[Three Classes of the Great Perfection]]''. Profound teachings meant for our times, his revelatio ...gs cannot be matched by that of all his predecessors added together.” In ''The Great Tertön'', 163.</ref> ...

..., and [[pith instructions]] of the unsurpassable secret, the vajra essence of Ösal Dzogpachenpo to his son, [[Drupchen Khepa Nyima Bum]]. ==Account of How Shyangtön Tashi Dorje Received the Nyingtik Teachings== ...

...npoche]]. Blessed by [[Manjushri]], he became one of the greatest scholars of his time. His collected works fill more than thirty volumes. His chief disc ...nterest in the [[Nyingma]] and [[Dzogchen]] teachings. His contribution to the [[Rimé]] movement is inestimable. ...

...Tibetan settlement of Bir in Himachal Pradesh, North East India. It was on the way from Delhi to Bir that His Eminence died tragically in a car accident i ...me famous throughout the Tibetan world, particularly among the [[Nyingma]] school, for its expertise in elaborate [[Vajrayana]] rituals, Rinpoche's specialty ...

...age: Pema Dzong News.cn.jpg|thumb|450px|Landscape of Pema County, courtesy of News.cn]] ...is a county division of [[Golok]].<Ref>Emeric Yeshe Dorje, The History of the Düdjom Tersar Lineage, Volume 1: “Golok”, forthcoming.</Ref> ...

...ollowing in South East Asia and Malaysia, and has long since taken root in the West. ...ineage of the four instruction transmissions’ (''kabab shyi gyü'') held by the mahasiddha [[Tilopa]] from Bengal. ...

...gs first appeared. Thus Zahor played a vital role in the early development of Vajrayana Buddhism. Like [[Uddiyana]], Zahor is a place in which historical ..., Chopel, ''Grains of Gold: Tales of a Cosmopolitan Traveler'' (University of Chicago Press, 2014), 259.</ref> ...

...Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]], one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of the twentieth century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and rais ..., demonstrated so vividly in his groundbreaking book, ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''. ...

...siyuan 1 jiuzhaigou valley rhino lake 2011.jpg|thumb|450px|Ngawa, courtesy of chensiyuan]] ...ut culturally belongs to [[Golok]].<Ref>Emeric Yeshe Dorje, The History of the Düdjom Tersar Lineage, Volume 1: “Golok”, forthcoming.</Ref> ...

...gkhapa's many illustrious disciples, and eventually became the predominant school in Tibet, with major centres around [[Lhasa]] and in [[Amdo]]. ...ecame known as [[Gelugpa]]s—'the Virtuous Ones'. They also became known as the New Kadampas. ...

...[[Jikmé Lingpa]], and it has since become one of the most widely practised of traditions. ...e solitude of the mountains, after becoming disillusioned by the behaviour of some scholars. ...

...ynthesizes the meaning of all of them is the principal ''Tantra of the Web of Magical Illusion'' (aka ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]''). ...eneral tantras’, which are also divided up to correspond with the triad of the enlightened body, speech and mind."<ref>Khenpo Namdrol, ''Vajrakilaya'' (Dh ...

...rare Gems.png|frame|Cover of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche’s “A Marvelous Garland of rare Gems”]] ...and knowledgeable exponents of Dzogchen, and translated into English from the Tibetan by Richard Barron (Chokyi Nyima). ...

...mkha'i snying po'') (8th-9th century) — one of the [[twenty-five disciples of Guru Rinpoche]]. ...Deutsen.<sup> <ref name="ftn38"> Yeshe, Tsogyal,'' The Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava,'' Vol. I & II, (Emeryville: Dharma Publishing, 1978): 478 & ...

...n Sogyal]] and brought him up.<ref>See the Preface to ''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]''.</ref> ...astern Tibet, south of [[Derge]]. His father was [[Gyurme Tsewang Gyatso]] of Amdo and was a [[tantra|tantric]] master. His mother was Tsultrim Tso. ...

.... He was a prime mover and source of inspiration behind the flourishing of the [[Rimé]], non-partisan, approach in Tibet. ...ub Lingpa. His mother Sönam Tso was a daughter of Gerab Nyerchen Göntse of the Sogmo family. ...

[[Image:Patrul Rinpoche.JPG|frame|'''Patrul Rinpoche''' courtesy of Shechen Monastery]] ...ater collected into six volumes of his writings. Among them is ''The Words of My Perfect Teacher'', ''[[Kunzang Lama’i Shyalung]]''. ...

[[Image:Lakar in distance.jpg|thumb|Lakar village in the distance]] ...r house today. Villagers still circumambulate the remains of the house and the carved mani-stone pile nearby]] ...

...ions and dreams. Uddiyana thus had a deep impact on the tantric traditions of both Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. ...n of the original name from either a dialect or another language spoken in the area. ...

[[Image:Samantabhadra.jpg|frame|The Primordial Buddha [[Samantabhadra]]]] ...really are—Dzogchen is the clearest, most effective, and most relevant to the modern world. ...

...inciple, the heart of [[Vajrayana]] Buddhism, and he is therefore known as the ‘second Buddha’ (Tib. སངས་རྒྱས་གཉིས་པ་, [[Image:Guru rinpoche.jpg|thumb|Guru Rinpoche (courtesy of Terton Sogyal Trust)]] ...

...་སྔགས་འཆང་]]) Gönpo Tseten Rinpoche in Dudjom Rinpoche's biography ''Light of Fearless Indestructible Wisdom'', Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca, NY, 2008, ...e studied with Kargi Tertön and accomplished the [[preliminary practices]] of Tibetan Buddhism. ...

...je]].<ref>Janet Gyatso, ''Apparitions of the Self'', Princeton: University of Princeton Press, 1998: page 310, note 2.</ref> His collected works consists roughly of the following: ...

[[Image: Dorje Drakpa.jpg|thumb|400px|Drawing of Dorjé Drakpa, courtesy of Tulku Orgyen Phuntsok]] ...o a Governor.</Ref> during the Kings of Kanam’s rule of [[Powo]], a region of Southern Tibet, and a highly respected practitioners. ...