Composed in 1937, this text of the preliminary practices for the Dudjom Tersar includes both common and uncommon preliminaries. It is sometimes referred to as the Sa-Ter Ngöndro (Earth Treasure Preliminaries).
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Twenty physical exercises (lüjong) extracted from the physical preliminaries section of Longchen Rabjam's Vajra Essence: A Commentary on the Profound Meaning of the Wish-Fulfilling Treasury are here annotated by Lama Jigme Namgyal and illustrated by Akyong Tokden Lodrö Gyatso (1928/1930–2002) of Dzogchen Monastery, Tibet.
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Yungtön Dorje Pal (1284–1365) recounts the history of the Khandro Nyingtik lineage from Samantabhadra onwards, including Padmasambhava's prophecy concerning Princess Pema Sal. He also shows how Karmapa Rangjung Dorje received the teachings, and how the lineage remained unbroken even after the untimely death of the treasure-revealer Pema Ledrel Tsal (alias Tsultrim Dorje).
A short text in verse on the theme of the essence of luminosity, which is the basis for all manifestation and which is harnessed in the visionary practice of Tögal.
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A lengthy prayer of aspiration that incorporates detailed descriptions of the dying process and instructions related to the four bardos of this life, dying, dharmatā and becoming.
A three-verse aspiration prayer focusing on the ground, path and fruition of the Great Perfection.
This three-verse longevity prayer is adapted from a prayer originally composed by Shechen Gyatsab Gyurme Pema Namgyal (1871–1926) for the Sixth Shechen Rabjam (1911–1959).
This brief but important sādhana, which is included in the Tengyur (Toh 1579), is described in its colophon as a meditation suitable for beginners.
A short daily practice of the peaceful and wrathful deities according to the famous treasure revelation of the tertön Karma Lingpa (b. 14th C.) known as the Peaceful and Wrathful Deites of Self-Liberated Wisdom Mind (zhi khro dgongs pa rang grol).
This short treatise provides logical and scriptural support for the view of primordial purity—that everything is and always has been the maṇḍala of enlightened body, speech and mind. It is the earliest known example of a Tibetan-authored tantric pramāṇa text.
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A short historical guide to the sacred place of Samyé Chimpu, where Guru Padmasambhava taught and granted empowerments to his twenty-five disciples, who then meditated in the surrounding caves and attained signs of accomplishment. Later, as Jigme Lingpa explains, the place became a pilgrimage site that was visited by many of Tibet's most illustrious masters.
This prayer to the extraordinary Gyarong Khandro Dechen Wangmo, who was considered to be an emanation of Mandāravā, was written by Jamyang Khyentse at the request of Khandro Tsering Chödrön (1929–2011).
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A collection related to the ten royal sūtras or ten sūtras of the king (rgyal po'i mdo bcu), which are said to have been translated upon the advice of Padmasambhava for Emperor Tri Songdetsen's daily recitation.
* Lotsāwa ལོ་ཙཱ་བ་; lo tsā ba n. Title used for native Tibetan translators who worked together with Indian scholars (or paṇḍitas) to translate major buddhist texts into Tibetan from Sanskrit and other Asian languages; it is said to derive from lokacakṣu, literally "eyes of the world". See also paṇḍita.
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