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A collection of spiritual treasures or terma (gter ma), which were reportedly hidden by Guru Padmasambhava and Yeshe Tsogyal, either in the earth and in the minds of disciples, and then revealed at the appropriate time by ‘treasure revealers’ or tertön (gter ston):

Apang Tertön

by Apang Tertön
This short daily sādhana of Vajrakīlaya concentrates on the ultimate nature of the deity, which is one's very own awareness, beyond imagery and attributes.
Vajrakīlaya Sādhanas Restricted 28 Apr 2019

Chöje Lingpa

by Chöje Lingpa
This long-life practice (tshe sgrub) and empowerment (tshe dbang) of Thangtong Gyalpo (1361–1485?) is said to bring together the oral, treasure and visionary teachings. It combines Thangtong Gyalpo's original Glorious Bestower of Immortality ('chi med dpal ster) with Chöjé Lingpa's own treasure revelation and visionary account.
Longevity Empowerment Compendium of Sādhanas Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 20 Nov 2020
by Chöje Lingpa
This pith instruction for accomplishing longevity (tshe sgrub) through Thangtong Gyalpo (1361–1485?) is said to bring together the oral, treasure and visionary teachings. According to its colophon, Chöjé Lingpa received the instruction from Thangtong Gyalpo directly in a vision. Jamgön Kongtrul included the text in the Precious Treasury of Revelations (Rinchen Terdzö).
Longevity Compendium of Sādhanas Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 9 Jan 2020

Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa

by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
A brief offering to the treasure guardians (gter srung mchod pa) for The Guru’s Heart Practice, Wish-Fulfilling Jewel (thugs sgrub yid bzhin nor bu) revelation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa.
Tukdrup Yizhin Norbu Rinchen Terdzö Chokling Tersar 2 Jun 2023
revealed by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
This aspiration prayer is said to have been spoken by Guru Padmasambhava when revealing the Vajradhātu maṇḍala in the temple of Samye. The text was revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa and transcribed by Jamgön Kongtrul. Generally, it is known as Mönlam Chokchu Düzhima (Aspiration of the Ten Directions and Four Times), a name which derives from the prayer's first four syllables.
Aspiration Prayers Chokling Tersar Rinchen Terdzö Khyentse Kabab Nyingma Mönlam
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa revealed this concise smoke offering practice (bsang mchod) as part of the famous cycle known as The Guru's Heart Practice: Dispelling All Obstacles on the Path (bla ma'i thugs sgrub bar chad kun sel).
Sang Offering Tukdrup Barché Kunsel Chokling Tersar 4 Mar 2020
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
Chokgyur Lingpa revealed The Guru’s Heart Practice, Dispeller of All Obstacles (bla ma'i thugs sgrub bar chad kun sel) on the tenth day of the ninth month in the Earth Monkey year (1848). This concise daily sādhana represents the briefest means of practising the cycle.
Rinchen Terdzö Chokling Tersar Tukdrup Barché Kunsel Restricted 1 Aug 2023
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
This version of the famous confession, revealed as part of the Tukdrup Barché Kunsel (thugs sgrub bar chad kun sel) cycle, differs slightly from the eleventh chapter of the Immaculate Confession Tantra, with minor variations throughout and an additional two lines at the very end.
Confession Chokling Tersar Khyentse Kabab Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 9 Jan 2020
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
This famous prayer to Guru Padmasambhava for the elimination of all obstacles on the spiritual path is the outer practice of The Guru's Heart Practice: Dispelling All Obstacles on the Path (bla ma'i thugs sgrub bar chad kun sel), a joint revelation of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo.
Guru Rinpoche Prayers Guru Padmasambhava Rinchen Terdzö Chokling Tersar Tukdrup Barché Kunsel Nyingma Mönlam 31 May 2013
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
Popularly known as Dü Sum Sangye (Dus gsum sangs rgyas), this short prayer to Guru Padmasambhava was discovered as a treasure (gter ma) by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa. As indicated in the colophon, it was—and still is—regarded as especially pertinent for the current time.
Guru Rinpoche Prayers Guru Padmasambhava Chokling Tersar Nyingma Mönlam 31 May 2013
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa’s revelation of the Sampa Lhundrupma (bsam pa lhun grub ma), a famous prayer to Guru Padmasambhava for the spontaneous fulfilment of wishes, forms the outer section of The Guru’s Heart Practice: The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel (thugs sgrub yid bzhin nor bu). The prayer is very similar to Tulku Zangpo Drakpa’s Sampa Lhundrupma prayer, which is counted as the final chapter of the Le’u Dünma or Prayer in Seven Chapters.
Guru Rinpoche Prayers Guru Padmasambhava Rinchen Terdzö Chokling Tersar Tukdrup Yizhin Norbu 31 May 2013
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
As stated in the colophon this prayer to the Guru of Oḍḍiyāna is extracted from a biography which Chokgyur Lingpa revealed as a treasure (gter ma) at Karmé Damchen Drak (karma'i dam can brag).
Guru Rinpoche Prayers Guru Padmasambhava Testament Chokling Tersar
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
This concise biography of the eighth-century master from Uḍḍīyana, Guru Padmasambhava, who established Buddhism in Tibet, was revealed in 1856 by the great treasure-revealer Chokgyur Lingpa as part of the Sevenfold Cycle of Profundity (zab pa skor bdun). The text consists of ten short chapters, each related to a different aspect of the master’s life and activities.
Biography Guru Rinpoche Prayers Guru Padmasambhava Chokling Tersar 6 Feb 2017
by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
This prayer, to be recited when accumulating tsok offerings on a large scale, is extracted from 'The Essential Drop of Enlightened Activity: A Tsok Offering for the Single Mudrā Form of Vajrakumāra', which is itself part from the Sangtik Korsum cycle, a joint revelation of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa and Jamgön Kongtrul.
Vajrakīlaya Rinchen Terdzö Chokling Tersar Tsok Restricted 10 Aug 2020
by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Khyentse Rinpoche composed this simple sādhana of Vajrasattva by adapting a section of the Tukdrup Sheldam Nyingjang (thugs sgrub zhal gdams snying byang), the root text of the Barche Kunsel revelation of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa.
Sādhanas Vajrasattva Chokling Tersar Tukdrup Barché Kunsel Restricted 16 Oct 2019
by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
A simple practice of Chöd ('severance') extracted from the Essential Manual of Oral Instructions (zhal gdams snying byang), which is part of the Chokling Tersar, and supplemented by verses of introduction and conclusion composed by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
Chöd Chokling Tersar Tukdrup Barché Kunsel Restricted 1 Jan 2020

Do Khyentse

by Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje
This very short prayer to the three kāyas, the dharmakāya Amitābha, sambhogakāya Avalokiteśvara and nirmāṇakāya Guru Padmasambhava, for 'clearing obstacles from the path' (bar chad lam sel) was composed by the treasure-revealer Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje.
Guru Rinpoche Prayers Guru Padmasambhava 31 May 2013
by Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje
This popular confessional liturgy, revealed as a terma (gter ma) by Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje, is structured around the short six-syllable mantra of Vajrasattva, oṃ vajra sattva hūṃ.
Confession Vajrasattva
by Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje
An easily chantable version of the popular confessional liturgy revealed by Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje that incorporates Vajrasattva's six-syllable mantra. Translated by Anne C. Klein.
Confession Vajrasattva 24 May 2023
by Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje
The famous tertön (gter ston) Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje wrote this brief prayer to Guru Padmasambhava Tötreng Tsal for the spontaneous fulfilment of wishes (bsam pa lhun grub) at the request of his consort and son.
Guru Rinpoche Prayers Guru Padmasambhava 31 May 2013
by Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje
This liturgy for the preliminary practices, or ngöndro (sngon 'gro), of Do Khyentse's terma revelation Yangsang Khandrö Tuktik, 'The Exceedingly Secret, Enlightened Heart-Essence of the Ḍākinī', includes the common, outer practices of contemplation and the main, inner preliminaries of taking refuge, generating bodhicitta, offering the maṇḍala, purifying obscurations through Vajrasattva, and guru yoga.
Ngöndro 19 Oct 2021
by Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje
This aspiration prayer forms the conclusion of The Exceedingly Secret, Enlightened Heart-Essence (yang gsang mkha' 'gro'i thugs thig) revelation and thus is said to be the words of Pema Tötrengtsel (Mighty Lotus Skull-Garland, i.e., Padmasambhava) himself.
Aspiration Prayers 15 Dec 2020

Dodrupchen Jigme Trinle Özer

by Dodrupchen Jigme Trinle Özer
This four-line prayer is among the most popular of prayers to Guru Padmasambhava. In the colophon Jigme Trinle Özer records that it was spoken by the Guru himself during a visionary encounter.
Guru Rinpoche Prayers Guru Padmasambhava 31 May 2013

Dorje Dechen Lingpa

by Dorje Dechen Lingpa
This rite for summoning the spirit of abundance or prosperity (g.yang 'gug) is a terma revelation of Dorje Dechen Lingpa (1857–1928).
Wealth & Prosperity 13 Apr 2015

Dudjom Lingpa

revealed by Dudjom Lingpa
This seven-chapter biography is a late example of the Kathang (bka' thang) genre, a versified chronicle of Padmasambhava's life as recounted to Emperor Tri Songdetsen and his subjects. The text is unusually detailed in its description of Padmasambhava's personal practice, listing dozens of places where he meditated, how long he stayed, which practices he performed, which results he gained, and so on. It concludes with a chapter that includes prophecies and practical advice for the people of Tibet.
Biography Dudjom Tersar 22 Jul 2018

Dudjom Rinpoche

by Dudjom Rinpoche
The root text of the Dudjom Tersar preliminary practices, including the outer preliminaries, i.e., the four contemplations that turn the mind from saṃsāra, and the inner preliminaries of taking refuge, generating bodhicitta, offering the maṇḍala, meditation on Vajrasattva, guru yoga and transference (phowa).
Ngöndro Dudjom Tersar

Garwang Chökyi Gyaltsen

by Garwang Chökyi Gyaltsen
This supplication to Guru Padmasambhava, revealed as a treasure (terma) by the Fourth Shechen Rabjam, has been recommended by the current Rabjam Rinpoche for its special potency in times of crisis.
Guru Rinpoche Prayers Guru Padmasambhava 9 Sep 2021

Guru Chöwang

by Guru Chökyi Wangchuk
The original revelation of the Seven-Line Prayer (tshig bdun gsol 'debs), which is the most famous and widely chanted of all invocations of Guru Padmasambhava, and which, according to later commentators, can be understood and practised on multiple levels.
Seven-Line Prayer Nyingma Mönlam 31 May 2013
by Guru Chökyi Wangchuk
This short text is said to encapsulate the essence of the famous tantra known as Chanting the Names of Mañjuśrī (Mañjuśrī Nāmasaṃgīti).
Mañjuśrī Rinchen Terdzö Nyingma Mönlam 5 Sep 2007
from the revelation of Guru Chökyi Wangchuk
This practice of confession and fulfilment, popularly known as Narak Kong Shak, was arranged by combining elements of Guru Chökyi Wangchuk’s revelation called Kagye Sangwa Yongdzok together with the Kagye Drakpo Rangjung Rangshar of the Northern Treasures.
Confession Peaceful and Wrathful Deities Kagyé Fulfilment Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 7 Oct 2017
by Guru Chökyi Wangchuk
This concise instruction on the practice of Vajrakīla (or Vajrakīlaya) was given by Guru Padmasambhava to his closest disciple, Khandro Yeshé Tsogyal. Rooted in the Atiyoga approach, the text elaborates on the oft-quoted verses from the Vajrakīla Root Tantra Fragment (Tōh. 439). Preserved within the Treasury of Revelations (Rinchen Terdzö), it stands as one of the few unedited, original revelations by Guru Chöwang from his Vajrakīla cycle, The Extremely Secret Razor Vajrakīla (phur ba yang gsang spu gri).
Vajrakīlaya Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 18 Mar 2020
revealed by Guru Chökyi Wangchuk
A collection of brief ḍhāraṇīs that are said to encapsulate the essence of the entire Kangyur (bka' 'gyur), or Collected Words of the Buddha, and serve as a powerful means of purification when recited.
Dhāraṇī Kangyur Rinchen Terdzö 21 Jun 2020
by Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorje
Gyurme Dorje compiled this ritual manual (las byang) for the Secret Embodiment of the Guru (bla ma gsang 'dus) revelation of Guru Chökyi Wangchuk (1212–1270) in order to facilitate elaborate offering practice on each tenth day of the lunar month at Mindrolling Monastery.
Sādhanas Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 21 Oct 2021

Gyarong Khandro

by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
A lineage prayer for Tsogyal's Whispered Transmission of Kīla (mtsho rgyal snyan brgyud phur pa), which was revealed by Gyarong Khandro, together with Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö and Khandro Tsering Chödrön, from the Zadü (gza' bdud) cave at Khyungdrak Dorjei Yangdzong in 1953, and then transmitted by Jamyang Khyentse to Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche in 1955.
Vajrakīlaya Lineage Prayers 15 Aug 2023
by Gyarong Khandro
A prayer for Tsogyal's Whispered Transmission of Kīla (mtsho rgyal snyan brgyud phur pa), which was revealed by Gyarong Khandro, together with Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö and Khandro Tsering Chödrön, from the Zadü (gza' bdud) cave at Khyungdrak Dorjei Yangdzong in the Water Snake year (1953), and then transmitted by Jamyang Khyentse to Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche in the Wood Sheep year (1955).
Vajrakīlaya Prayers
by Gyarong Khandro
This description of a vision in which Gyarong Khandro Dechen Wangmo met hosts of ḍākinīs is included in the recently compiled anthology known as Ḍākinīs' Great Dharma Treasury.
Prayers Ḍākinī Treasury 14 Aug 2023

Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
This brief text, which includes ter marks, is of uncertain origin, but the editors of the latest edition of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö's writings included it on the basis that it is possibly a revelation of his and note that he encouraged his students to recite it during a period of frequent earthquakes.
Tārā Sādhanas Restricted 5 Jan 2021

Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
This brief prayer to Guru Padmākara, which Khyentse Wangpo says came to him spontaneously, includes requests to dispel all obstacles and fulfil all wishes.
Guru Rinpoche Prayers Guru Padmasambhava Compendium of Sādhanas Tsasum Drildrup 31 May 2013
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
The longer sādhana of The Heart-Essence of the Sublime Lady of Immortality, or Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik ('chi med 'phags ma'i snying thig), the popular long-life practice of Tārā in union with the Lord of the Dance, which Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo discovered as a mind treasure in 1855.
Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 10 Feb 2021
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
These verses to be recited before and after prayers to Guru Padmasambhava, especially the famous Prayer in Seven Chapters (le'u bdun ma), include the practices of taking refuge and arousing bodhicitta, a seven-branch offering, the generation and dissolution of a visualisation, and the dedication of merit.
Guru Rinpoche Prayers Guru Padmasambhava Le'u Dünma Nyingma Mönlam 31 May 2013
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
Jamyang Khyentse composed this simple daily practice of Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik (The Heart-Essence of the Sublime Lady of Immortality) at the request of Jamgön Kongtrul.
Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 29 Jul 2019

Jatsön Nyingpo

by Jatsön Nyingpo
A short maṇḍala offering from the revelations of Jatsön Nyingpo. These lines are also recommended in Chatral Rinpoche's edition of Khenpo Ngawang Palzang's notes (zin bris) to the Longchen Nyingtik preliminaries.
Maṇḍala Offering
by Jatsön Nyingpo
This revealed treasure text (gter ma), included in the Könchok Chidü (dkon mchog spyi 'dus), contains prophecies about future degenerate times and is purportedly the first guidebook to the hidden land of Pemakö (here spelt Pemokö).
Pemakö Pilgrimage Prophecy Pilgrimage Guides 18 Nov 2020

Jigdral Tutop Lingpa

revealed by Jigdral Tutop Lingpa
This text from the terma cycle known as The Ocean of the Profound Essence (zab tig rgya mtsho) relates the mythical origins of tobacco and warns readers against its use, noting how it incites destructive emotions and ultimately leads to rebirth in hell.
Ethical Guidelines 18 Apr 2013

Jigme Lingpa

by Jigme Lingpa
Four sets of concealed instructions (gab byang) related to the practice of Rigdzin Düpa (Vidyādhara Assembly), on 1) the wisdom deity, 2) the mantra, 3) the palanquin (do li) samādhi, and 4) the results of the practice.
Rigdzin Düpa Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 25 Sep 2020
revealed by Jigme Lingpa
Yumka Dechen Gyalmo (yum ka bde chen rgyal mo), the Queen of Great Bliss, is the peaceful ḍākinī practice from the Longchen Nyingtik cycle. It features Yeshe Tsogyal in the form of a wisdom ḍākinī.
Yumka Dechen Gyalmo Sādhanas Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 23 Oct 2019
by Jigme Lingpa
This source text of the Yumka Dechen Gyalmo empowerment, part of the original treasure revelation of Longchen Nyingtik, served as the basis for later, more elaborate manuals composed by Jamgön Kongtrul and the Third Dodrupchen, Jigme Tenpe Nyima.
Yumka Dechen Gyalmo Empowerment Restricted 29 Jan 2021
by Jigme Lingpa
A sādhana of Hayagrīva, the wrathful form of the Natural Liberation of Suffering (Dukngal Rangdrol) practice of Avalokiteśvara, from the Longchen Nyingtik cycle.
Hayagrīva Dukngal Rangdrol Sādhanas Restricted 31 Aug 2021
by Jigme Lingpa
Palchen Düpa (dpal chen 'dus pa), the 'Awesome Ones' Assembly', is the wrathful yidam practice of the Longchen Nyingtik cycle. It features the Kagyé (bka' brgyad), or eight herukas, with Chemchok Vajra Tötrengtsal as the central deity.
Palchen Düpa Kagyé Restricted 27 Aug 2020
by Jigme Lingpa
This famous offering prayer composed by Jigme Lingpa includes lines related to every aspect of the gaṇacakra feast yet is short enough to be recited multiple times, such as when accumulating large numbers of feast offerings. In fact, some claim that the tradition of accumulating multiple feast offerings originated with this very prayer.
Tsok 12 Sep 2017
by Jigme Lingpa
This prayer of aspiration to be reborn in Guru Padmasambhava's heaven of Zangdok Palri (zangs mdog dpal ri), the Copper-Coloured Mountain of Glory, includes detailed descriptions of its wonderful features and extraordinary qualities. The text is a terma (gter ma) revelation and part of the Longchen Nyingtik cycle.
Zangdok Palri Aspirations Guru Rinpoche Prayers Longchen Nyingtik 3 Jul 2008
by Jigme Lingpa
One of the fundamental works in the core Longchen Nyingtik collection, the root tantra provides a terse overview of the inner tantras and a brief account of the treasure's revelation. As Khenchen Pema Sherab Rinpoche remarked, it is usually taught only to a few select disciples.
Longchen Nyingtik Eight Vidyādharas Restricted 29 Jul 2021
revealed by Jigme Lingpa
This prayer to the lineage of Longchen Nyingtik is part of the original revelation and was supplemented by later authors. It includes an aspiration for successfully following the path.
Longchen Nyingtik Lineage Prayers 23 Apr 2019
by Jigme Lingpa
Jigme Lingpa describes how the cycle of Yumka Dechen Gyalmo was first revealed to him by a ḍākinī, while he was on pilgrimage in Drakyi Yangdzong in 1773.
Yumka Dechen Gyalmo History Restricted 26 Jun 2020
by Jigme Lingpa
This letter relates the history of the kīla that Jigme Lingpa found as a material treasure at Mount Hepori. The text was written for Queen Tsewang Lhamo of Derge and offered to her together with the kīla itself. The letter is found only in the Lhasa edition of Jigme Lingpa's writings, which might indicate that it was initially kept secret and only discovered after her passing, too late to be included in the Derge edition.
History Letters Takhyung Barwa 24 Nov 2022
by Jigme Lingpa
This famous aspiration to realize the ground, path and fruition of the Great Perfection (rdzogs pa chen po) is part of the Longchen Nyingtik revelation of Jigme Lingpa.
Aspiration Prayers Dzogchen Longchen Nyingtik Nyingma Mönlam 30 Dec 2006
by Jigme Lingpa
This root empowerment text, revealed as a mind treasure by Jigme Lingpa for the Vidyādhara Assembly (Rigdzin Düpa), contains the inner enabling empowerments (nang nus pa 'jug pa'i dbang).
Longchen Nyingtik Empowerment Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 2 Jul 2021
by Jigme Lingpa
The sādhana of Dukngal Rangdrol (sdug bsngal rang grol), 'Natural Liberation of Suffering', is the Avalokiteśvara practice from the Longchen Nyingtik that is classed either as a peaceful yidam or as the secret-level guru practice from the peaceful, male-vidyādhara section of the cycle.
Dukngal Rangdrol Avalokiteśvara Restricted 26 Jun 2020
revealed by Jigme Lingpa
A practice of confession and offering as a means to purify vows and restore commitments related to every level of the path, from the śrāvaka vehicle through to Atiyoga or the Great Perfection. The text was first revealed by Jigme Lingpa in 1760 while he was staying at Samye Chimphu.
Confession Fulfilment Longchen Nyingtik Rinchen Terdzö 8 Oct 2019
by Jigme Lingpa
This fire offering for Yuma Dechen Gyalmo, the main ḍākinī practice of Longchen Nyingtik, can be adapted to any of the four activities: pacifying, enriching, magnetizing or wrathful subjugation.
Fire Offering Yumka Dechen Gyalmo Restricted 6 May 2019
by Jigme Lingpa
This longevity practice related to Rigdzin Düpa (The Vidyādhara Assembly) includes a means of attaining immortality through Amitāyus and a summoning of longevity (tshe 'gugs) that invokes the eight vidyādharas.
Rigdzin Düpa Longevity Eight Vidyādharas Restricted 28 Oct 2020
by Jigme Lingpa
The inner guru practice Vidyādhara Assembly (Rigdzin Düpa) features Guru Padmasambhava and Mandāravā at the centre of the maṇḍala, surrounded by the eight vidyādharas, twenty-five disciples and other deities.
Rigdzin Düpa Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 23 Dec 2020
by Jigme Lingpa
This fundamental text from the Longchen Nyingtik cycle summarizes the view of the three inner tantras— Mahāyoga, Anuyoga and Atiyoga—and explains the approach, close approach, accomplishment and great accomplishment phases. It also elucidates major categories, such as the three objects, three enemies, and three ravines, and shows how each of the inner tantras overcomes the four māras.
Palchen Düpa Restricted 22 Dec 2021
revealed by Jigme Lingpa
The root text of the transference (phowa) practice from the Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse (Longchen Nyingtik) revelation of Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa.
Transference Longchen Nyingtik Phowa Restricted
revealed by Jigme Lingpa
This revelation, part of the Longchen Nyingtik, describes the pure awareness, or rigpa, that is the "natural state" (gnas lugs) of the mind, and how all the qualities of the path and fruition are complete within it. The text is considered a definitive statement on the topic, eliminating all doubts and need for further clarification.
Dzogchen Longchen Nyingtik Restricted 25 Sep 2015
by Jigme Lingpa
When Jigme Lingpa was in his sixties he ‘translated the signs’ of the four specific sādhanas of Palchen Düpa—Yamāntaka, Hayagrīva, Yangdak Heruka and Vajrakīlaya—at the request of Dodrupchen Jigme Trinle Özer, Jigme Losalchen, and Tsewang Lhamo, the Queen of Derge. This is the sādhana of Vajrakīlaya.
Vajrakīlaya Palchen Düpa Restricted 21 Feb 2024

Karma Lingpa

by Dodrupchen Jigme Trinle Özer
This short daily practice of the peaceful and wrathful deities (zhi khro) takes the famous treasure revelations of the tertön Karma Lingpa (b. 14th C.) as its basis and is widely used within the Longchen Nyingtik tradition.
Sādhanas Karling Zhitro Peaceful and Wrathful Deities Restricted 9 Dec 2021
revealed by Karma Lingpa
Revealed as a 'treasure' (gter ma), this short text explains the benefits and significance of Guru Padmasambhava's famous twelve-syllable mantra oṃ āḥ hūṃ vajra guru padma siddhi hūṃ.
Mantra Guru Padmasambhava Benefits 31 Dec 2006
revealed by Karma Lingpa
One of the most famous sections of Liberation Upon Hearing in the Bardo (bar do thos grol)—the so-called Tibetan Book of the Dead—this text offers instructions on each of the six intermediate states, or bardos: 1) the bardo of this life, 2) the bardo of dreams, 3) the bardo of samādhi meditation, 4) the bardo of dying, 5) the bardo of dharmatā, and 5) the bardo of becoming.
Dying & the Bardos Karling Zhitro 26 Feb 2016

Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok

by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok
The first part of the Tidro (ti sgro) cycle to be revealed, this Kurukullā practice is—in Khenchen's own description—not entirely terma yet not entirely his own composition either.
Kurukullā Sādhanas Restricted 27 Mar 2019
by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok
A short sādhana of Dorje Drolö, one of the wrathful manifestations of Padmasambhava, revealed as a terma at Paro Taktsang, Bhutan, in 1990.
Dorje Drolö Sādhanas Restricted 29 Mar 2019

Lhatsün Namkha Jigme

revealed by Lhatsün Namkha Jigme
The Mountain Smoke Offering (ri bo bsangs mchod) from Lhatsün Namkha Jigme's Life-Force Practice of the Vidyādharas (rig 'dzin srog sgrub) revelation is one of the most famous and widely practised smoke-incense (bsangs) offering rituals in Tibetan Buddhism, and appears in a number of editions. This is the original version, without any introductory practices or other additions.
Sang Offering 12 Feb 2008

Longsal Nyingpo

revealed by Longsal Nyingpo
This four-line prayer to accompany the maṇḍala offering is extracted from the common preliminary practices of the Longsal Dorje Nyingpo tradition. It also appears in Chatral Rinpoche's edition of Khenpo Ngawang Palzang's famous guide to the Longchen Nyingtik preliminaries.
Maṇḍala Offering Longsal Dorje Nyingpo

Ngakchang Shakya Zangpo

by Ngakchang Shakya Zangpo
In this famous history of the sacred stūpa of Boudha, Guru Padmasambhava recounts the stūpa's origins. In response to a request from King Trisong Deutsen, he tells how a humble poultry-woman first extracted a promise from the king and then built the stūpa together with her four sons, who were all later reborn as prominent figures in the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet. Padmasambhava also describes the benefits to be gained from circumambulating the stūpa and making offerings before it, and concludes with a series of prophecies concerning the stūpa's restoration.
History Pilgrimage Prophecy Nepal Benefits 22 Dec 2017

Nyala Pema Dündul

revealed by Nyala Pema Düdul
This practice of invoking and paying homage to various buddhas is said to be a powerful means of purifying obscurations and accumulating merit, tantamount to reciting the Kangyur in its entirety. It belongs to the Profound Secret Teachings of The Natural Liberation Pervading Space (mkha' khyab rang grol) revelation.
Confession 10 Oct 2022
revealed by Nyala Pema Düdul
Although part of the Space-Pervading Self-Liberation (mkha' khyab rang grol) revelation, this confession is virtually identical to the popular Yeshe Kuchokma liturgy that is taken from the Immaculate Confession Tantra (Dri med bshags rgyud).
Confession 11 May 2019

Nyang Ral Nyima Özer

by Nyangral Nyima Özer
This prayer in 26 verses recounts the major events of the life of Guru Padmasambhava, from his miraculous birth upon a lotus to his final departure from Tibet for the land of the rakṣasas. Upon recollecting each stage or episode in the Guru's life, the reader requests empowerment and blessings.
Guru Rinpoche Prayers Guru Padmasambhava Biographical Prayers Rinchen Terdzö 22 Aug 2017
by Nyangral Nyima Özer
This brief Prayer in Seven Chapters (gsol 'debs le'u bdun ma) is said to have been discovered by the great tertön Nyangral Nyima Özer at Samye Monastery.
Le'u Dünma Guru Rinpoche Prayers Guru Padmasambhava 31 May 2013
by Nyangral Nyima Özer
One of the better known instructions from the collection known as Responses to Questions, Advice from the Guru's Direct Instructions (bla ma dmar khrid kyi zhal gdams zhus lan skor), which is included in the Precious Treasury of Revelations (rin chen gter mdzod). The text contains simple advice from Guru Padmasambhava for his elderly disciple, Ngok Sherab Gyalpo.
Advice Dzogchen Replies Rinchen Terdzö 26 Mar 2020

Orgyen Lingpa

by Orgyen Lingpa
This revelation of Orgyen Lingpa, discovered at Samye Chimphu, provides a brief account of Guru Padmasambhava's life and deeds. Each of its sixteen chapters describes eight features, beginning with Padmasambhava's eight manifestations, his eight life-giving fathers, eight mothers, and so on. The text concludes with a series of prophecies.
Biography History 18 Aug 2017

Pema Lingpa

revealed by Pema Lingpa
This famous prayer of aspiration, which was a terma revelation of Pema Lingpa (1450–1521), is said to record the words of Yeshe Tsogyal to Guru Padmasambhava as he was about to leave Tibet for the land of the rākṣasa demons.
Aspiration Prayers Rinchen Terdzö Ḍākinī Treasury Nyingma Mönlam

Ratna Lingpa

by Ratna Lingpa
This brief prayer of aspiration is extracted from The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel: A Sādhana of Yeshe Tsogyal as Noble Tāra (Ye shes mtsho rgyal 'phags ma sgrol mar sgrub pa'i thabs yid bzhin nor bu), a treasure (terma) revealed by Ratna Lingpa.
Tārā Aspiration Prayers Rinchen Terdzö

Rigdzin Gödem

by Rigdzin Gödem
This famous prayer of aspiration of Buddha Samantabhadra (kun bzang smon lam), which is taken from the All-Penetrating Wisdom Mind (dgongs pa zang thal) revelation, is among the most popular texts of the Dzogchen tradition. Its recitation is especially recommended during solar and lunar eclipses, at the solstices and new year, as well as during earthquakes and other environmental anomalies.
Aspiration Prayers Dzogchen Rinchen Terdzö Nyingma Mönlam Northern Treasures 31 Dec 2019
by Rigdzin Gödem
A popular practice of Avalokiteśvara in his four-armed form, this sādhana was discovered by Rigdzin Gödemchen Ngödrup Gyaltsen as part of the Northern Treasures (byang gter) revelation.
Avalokiteśvara Sādhanas Rinchen Terdzö Northern Treasures Restricted 12 Jun 2020

Rigdzin Nyima Drakpa

by Rigdzin Nyima Drakpa
This light offering prayer is commonly recited in conjunction with Narak Kongshak within the Nyingma tradition. It is extracted from Casket of Siddhis: A Framework for Attainment (sgrub pa'i khog dbub dngos grub sgrom bu), which is part of Tertön Nyima Drakpa's revelation known as Dispelling the Darkness of Ignorance (Marig Munsel), a collection of Avalokiteśvara practices.
Light Offering Prayers

Samten Lingpa

revealed by Samten Lingpa
This prayer, which recounts Mandāravā’s lives and liberation, forms the 37th chapter of Samten Lingpa’s famous terma biography of Princess Mandāravā.
Biographical Prayers Prayers Ḍākinī Treasury 4 Aug 2018

Sera Khandro

revealed by Sera Khandro
A simple practice of Sarasvatī including refuge, bodhicitta, deity visualisation, mantra recitation, praise and dedication of merit.
Sarasvatī Sādhanas Ḍākinī Treasury Restricted 13 May 2019
revealed by Sera Khandro
This Dorje Drolö sādhana from Sera Khandro's Dharmatā Ḍākinis' Secret Treasury (chos nyid mkha' 'gro gsang mdzod) cycle includes visualization and mantra recitiation, as well as an additional activity rite.
Dorje Drolö Ḍākinī Treasury Restricted 6 May 2019

Sherab Özer

by Sherab Özer
This short practice of Vajrapāṇi in the form of Ucchuṣma is part of the treasure cycle The Essence of Liberation: Self-Liberation of the Wisdom Mind (grol thig dgongs pa rang grol). The text provides a short history of the practice, instructions on how it should be performed, a prophecy about the treasure-revealer, and instructions on the vase ritual.
Samaya Ucchuṣma Rinchen Terdzö Restricted 15 Jun 2019

Tertön Mingyur Dorje

by Tertön Mingyur Dorje
Part of the Namchö (gnam chos) revelation, this extremely popular prayer of aspiration for rebirth in Sukhāvatī derives from a vision in which Buddha Amitābha appeared to Tulku Mingyur Dorje, when the latter was just twelve years old, in 1657.
Amitābha Sukhāvatī Aspirations Namchö Nyingma Mönlam 25 Feb 2016
by Tertön Mingyur Dorje
Sometimes classified as a Sukhāvatī aspiration (bde smon), this well-known prayer for the dedication of virtue (dge ba bsngo ba) is attributed to Buddha Amitābha, who spoke to Tulku Mingyur Dorje in a vision in 1657.
Dedication Sukhāvatī Aspirations Amitābha Namchö Rinchen Terdzö Nyingma Mönlam 19 May 2015
by Tertön Mingyur Dorje
Taken from the visions Tertön Mingyur Dorje experienced at the age of just twelve, this is a short prayer to behold Amitābha and his Sukhāvatī pure realm during dreams.
Amitābha Namchö Sleep and Dream 6 May 2020

Tertön Sogyal

revealed by Tertön Sogyal
This terma revelation is a simple sādhana focusing on orange Mañjuśrī as a means to increase intelligence.
Mañjuśrī Sādhanas Restricted 22 Apr 2019
by Tertön Sogyal
For this prayer from the Vajrakīlaya cycle known as Yang Zab Nyingpo (Deepest Heart-Essence), the practitioner assumes the form of the deity Vajrakīlaya and prays to Guru Padmākara and consort, who are visualized above the head.
Vajrakīlaya Prayers Descent of Blessings 3 May 2019
by Tertön Sogyal
In this guru yoga, a mind terma of Tertön Sogyal, the lama is visualized in the form of Dorje Tötreng Tsal. The text was revealed in association with the Nechung Oracle and it remains a daily practice of Nechung Monastery to this day.
Guru Yoga 5 Jul 2013
by Tertön Sogyal
The 54th of 60 texts in Tertön Sogyal's revelation connected with the 'solitary hero' (ekavīra) form of Yamāntaka, this is a special method for pacifying and healing contagious disease. It is among the rituals being performed by the monks of Larung Gar as a means to eliminate the coronavirus pandemic of 2020–21.
Yamāntaka Sickness & Healing Restricted 13 Apr 2020
by Tertön Sogyal
From the Vajrakīlaya cycle known as Yang Zab Nyingpo (Deepest Heart-Essence), this is the descent of blessings (byin 'bebs).
Vajrakīlaya Prayers Descent of Blessings 4 May 2019
by Tertön Sogyal
Deciphered by the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, this sādhana of Amitābha is among the most famous revelations of Tertön Sogyal Lerab Lingpa.
Amitābha Sādhanas 1 Dec 2015
by Tertön Sogyal
This brief Vajrakīlaya sādhana, complete with tsok offering, was revealed as a terma at Katok Monastery.
Vajrakīlaya Sādhanas Restricted 24 Apr 2019

Tulku Bakhal Mukpo

by Tulku Bakhal Mukpo
The original revelation of The Prayer Which Removes All Obstacles from the Path (Barché Lamsel), which was later 're-revealed' in virtually identical form by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa.
Guru Rinpoche Prayers Guru Padmasambhava Rinchen Terdzö 9 Oct 2023

Tulku Zangpo Drakpa

by Tulku Zangpo Drakpa
The first chapter from The Prayer in Seven Chapters (le'u bdun ma), is the Prayer to the Three-Kāya Guru, supplemented by supplications to the other masters of the lineage.
Le'u Dünma Rinchen Terdzö Nyingma Mönlam 31 May 2013
by Tulku Zangpo Drakpa
The second chapter from The Prayer in Seven Chapters (le'u bdun ma), given to King Tri Songdetsen, is to be recited in the evening, the time of wrath.
Le'u Dünma Rinchen Terdzö Nyingma Mönlam 31 May 2013
by Tulku Zangpo Drakpa
The third chapter from The Prayer in Seven Chapters (le'u bdun ma), given to Lady Yeshe Tsogyal, is to be recited before first light, the time of increase or enrichment.
Le'u Dünma Rinchen Terdzö Nyingma Mönlam 31 May 2013
by Tulku Zangpo Drakpa
The fourth chapter from The Prayer in Seven Chapters (le'u bdun ma), given to the monk Namkhai Nyingpo, is to be recited at dawn, the time of pacification.
Le'u Dünma Rinchen Terdzö Nyingma Mönlam 31 May 2013
by Tulku Zangpo Drakpa
The fifth chapter from The Prayer in Seven Chapters (le'u bdun ma), given to Nanam Dorje Dudjom, is to be recited in the afternoon, the time of magnetizing and power.
Le'u Dünma Rinchen Terdzö Nyingma Mönlam 31 May 2013
by Tulku Zangpo Drakpa
The sixth chapter from The Prayer in Seven Chapters (le'u bdun ma), given to Prince Mutri Tsenpo, is to be recited in the darkness of midnight.
Le'u Dünma Rinchen Terdzö Nyingma Mönlam 31 May 2013
by Tulku Zangpo Drakpa
The seventh chapter from The Prayer in Seven Chapters (le'u bdun ma) was given to the king of Gungthang and is to be recited at midday, during rest.
Le'u Dünma Rinchen Terdzö Nyingma Mönlam 31 May 2013
revealed by Tulku Zangpo Drakpa
This terma (gter ma), which Tulku Zangpo Drakpa revealed and passed on to Rigdzin Gödem (1337–1408), presents a sūtra-like scenario in which Buddha Śākyamuni reveals a dhāraṇī for subduing enemies and demonic forces.
Dhāraṇī Rinchen Terdzö Compendium of Sādhanas Nyingma Mönlam Northern Treasures 12 Feb 2018

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