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...hen' (Tib. རྡོ་གྲུབ་ཆེན་, [[Wyl.]] ''rdo grub chen'') literally means 'The Great Siddha ([[mahasiddha]]) from Do valley (a region of Eastern Tibet, part of *Son of King Krikri, at the time of Buddha [[Kashyapa]] ...

...g po''; Chi. 地藏, pin. ''Dìzàng''; 'Essence of Earth') — one of the [[eight great bodhisattvas]] who is especially revered in China and Japan. Having vowed n ...ough her great compassion for her mother and devotion to the Buddha of her time, through prayer, making offerings and dedicating the merit to her mother, s ...

...to refer to the period following the death of a great master, during which time they are absorbed in luminosity. As [[Sogyal Rinpoche]] describes it in ''[ ...p a soft and compassionate glow, and there is still a warmth at the heart. Great care is taken that the master’s body is not touched, and silence is maint ...

He was guided in his studies by the great teachers of his time such as [[Dudjom Lingpa]] and ...e to extend to all directions the teachings and virtuous work of their two great lamas,[[Dudjom Lingpa]] and [[Tulku Trimé Özer]]. ...

...tened potential was awakened and he entered the path of the [[Dharma]]. In time, he joined a party of traders and pilgrims returning to Eastern Tibet, and ...]]s and [[tantra]]s, but especially on the [[thirteen great texts|thirteen great classical scriptures]]. Through this training, he joined the ranks of the l ...

...declined considerably and thus these three great masters performed many ''great accomplishment practices'' or [[drupchen]]s of the practice. However, the t ...

...(Tib. བདེ་ཆེན་རྣམ་གྲོལ་, [[Wyl.]] ''bde chen rnam grol''), ‘The Display of Great Exaltation’, aka '''Rigdzin Düpa Dechen Namrol''', is a [[Guru Rinpoche] ...Rigdzin Düpa’, and at that time renamed it Dechen Namrol, ‘The Display of Great Exaltation’. ...

..., and they can call them back into the expanse of primordial wisdom at any time, in other words calling them to other [[buddha realm]]s. In longevity pract ...

...Eighth Choegon Rinpoche, [[Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö]] and many other great masters. After this, Rinpoche entered into a seven-year retreat, during whi ...npoche was imprisoned for fifteen years. Although Adeu Rinpoche suffered a great deal, the period in prison gave him an opportunity to meet many accomplishe ...

...for disciples of the highest capacity and were not taught widely until the time of [[Geshe Chekawa]]. ...n of [[selflessness]], while the skilful means focus on the development of great compassion, through the meditative practices of [[equalizing ourselves and ...

...ounded by the Sixteen Arhats and an assembly of [[bodhisattva]]s generates great [[merit]] and quickly develops insight into the teachings of the Buddha. ...two attendants, [[Hva Shang]] and [[Upasaka Dharmatala]] and by the [[Four Great Kings]]. ...

...[[Chö]] and [[Dzogchen]] to a gathering of one hundred disciples. At that time, at night on the tenth day of the middle winter month, a woman appeared say :At that time on the tenth day of the middle winter month, a woman appears saying she was ...

'''Seventeen Nalanda Masters''' — seventeen great Indian [[pandita]]s who were associated with [[Nalanda monastery]]. :At this time, when the whole world has witnessed tremendous advancement in the fields of ...

...Kunga Wangchuk accompanied his uncle as his attendant. This was the first time Kunga Wangchuk met Jaymang Khyentse Chökyi Lodro. He went on to receive ma ...s was so great that he had to study for most of the night and hardly found time to sleep. ...

...[[faith]]. He then listened to the [[Dharma]], studied and practiced with great devotion and attained the level of [[arhat]]. The Buddha said that amongst ...

...Gyalchen Rinpoche of Jhang Dhong-Nyur Monastery in Northern Tibet. At that time, Dudjom Rinpoche also added the promised second name of Phuntsok. ...sar, India. Lama Yeshi Phuntsok was given the name Dogomchen Tulku at that time, and was sent to the Young Lama's Home School in Dalhousie, India, where ma ...

...sawa]]. Khye'u Chung Lotsawa reincarnated as [[Rigdzin Düddul Dorje]], the great revitaliser of the [[Katok Monastery]] lineage, and then later as the medit ...aha]], [[Padampa Sangye]] and others. He kept the practice secret for some time before teaching it. ...

...Zang'', [[Wyl.]] ''spyan mi bzang''; Eng. 'Ugly Eyes') — one of the [[Four Great Kings]]. Guardian King of the '''West''' and leader of the [[naga]]s. ...took refuge. The two nagas and two garudas all prayed to be reborn in the time of [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] in order to support him. ...

...ours drive east of [[Sarnath]]. It is one of the [[eight holy places|eight great Buddhist holy places]], and is where the [[Buddha]] descended from the god Some time after his [[enlightenment]] the Buddha went to the god realms to teach his ...

...making them accessible to everyone. Towards the end of his life he placed great emphasis on the practice of [[loving kindness]]. ...lamas, including Kyabje [[Trulshik Rinpoche]] who was in Lerab Ling at the time. A guided loving kindness meditation was performed at his funeral. ...