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[[Image:Khenpo Namdrol prayer.jpg| | [[Image:Khenpo Namdrol prayer.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Khenchen Namdrol]], who oversees the Rigpa Shedra in Nepal]] | ||
'''Welcome to the Rigpa Shedra Wiki''', an ''online encyclopedia'' and ''media library'' of '''[[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan Buddhist]] teachings''' designed especially for students of [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] and [[Sogyal Rinpoche]]. It is provided by members of the [[Rigpa Shedra]], an intensive study programme that currently takes place each winter in [[Pharping]], Nepal. | '''Welcome to the Rigpa Shedra Wiki''', an ''online encyclopedia'' and ''media library'' of '''[[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan Buddhist]] teachings''' designed especially for students of [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] and [[Sogyal Rinpoche]]. It is provided by members of the [[Rigpa Shedra]], an intensive study programme that currently takes place each winter in [[Pharping]], Nepal. | ||
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*'''[[Padmasambhava]]''' (Skt.), or '''Padmakara''' (Skt. ''Padmākara''; Tib. ''Pemajungné''; [[Wyl.]] ''pad+ma 'byung gnas'') means ‘Lotus-Born’, which refers to Guru Rinpoche's birth from a lotus in the land of [[Oddiyana]]. '''Guru Rinpoche''', the ‘Precious Master’, is the founder of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] and the [[Buddha]] of our time. Whereas Buddha is known primarily for having taught the teachings of the [[sutra]] vehicle, Padmasambhava came into this world, and to Tibet in particular, in order to teach the [[tantra]]s. While [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] exemplifies the buddha principle, the most important element in the [[sutrayana]] path, Padmasambhava personifies the [[guru]] principle, the heart of [[Vajrayana]] Buddhism, and he is therefore known as the ‘second Buddha’ (Tib. ''sangyé nyipa''). ([[Padmasambhava|Read more...]]) | *'''[[Padmasambhava]]''' (Skt.), or '''Padmakara''' (Skt. ''Padmākara''; Tib. ''Pemajungné''; [[Wyl.]] ''pad+ma 'byung gnas'') means ‘Lotus-Born’, which refers to Guru Rinpoche's birth from a lotus in the land of [[Oddiyana]]. '''Guru Rinpoche''', the ‘Precious Master’, is the founder of [[Tibetan Buddhism]] and the [[Buddha]] of our time. Whereas Buddha is known primarily for having taught the teachings of the [[sutra]] vehicle, Padmasambhava came into this world, and to Tibet in particular, in order to teach the [[tantra]]s. While [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] exemplifies the buddha principle, the most important element in the [[sutrayana]] path, Padmasambhava personifies the [[guru]] principle, the heart of [[Vajrayana]] Buddhism, and he is therefore known as the ‘second Buddha’ (Tib. ''sangyé nyipa''). ([[Padmasambhava|Read more...]]) | ||
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Welcome to the Rigpa Shedra Wiki, an online encyclopedia and media library of Tibetan Buddhist teachings designed especially for students of Rigpa and Sogyal Rinpoche. It is provided by members of the Rigpa Shedra, an intensive study programme that currently takes place each winter in Pharping, Nepal.
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