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'''Kyabjé''' is a mark of respect for | '''Kyabjé''' ([[wyl.]] ''skyabs rje'') is a mark of respect reserved for the seniormost lamas of the tradition, whose realization and powers are extraordinary. For example among today's [[Nyingmapa]] lamas it is used for the likes of [[Trulshik Rinpoche]], [[Penor Rinpoche]], [[Chatral Rinpoche]], [[Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche]] and [[Minling Trichen]]. The term means lord (''jé'') of [[refuge]] (''kyab''), signifying someone who, on account of his or her extraordinary realization, has the capacity to protect us from the suffering of [[samsara]] and its causes, the [[disturbing emotions]]. It is sometimes rendered into English as 'His Holiness' or 'His Eminence'. | ||
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Revision as of 21:33, 26 May 2007
Kyabjé (wyl. skyabs rje) is a mark of respect reserved for the seniormost lamas of the tradition, whose realization and powers are extraordinary. For example among today's Nyingmapa lamas it is used for the likes of Trulshik Rinpoche, Penor Rinpoche, Chatral Rinpoche, Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche and Minling Trichen. The term means lord (jé) of refuge (kyab), signifying someone who, on account of his or her extraordinary realization, has the capacity to protect us from the suffering of samsara and its causes, the disturbing emotions. It is sometimes rendered into English as 'His Holiness' or 'His Eminence'.