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Tögal
In Dzogchen, ''tögal'' () literally means "crossing the peak." It is sometimes translated as 'leapover,' 'direct crossing,' or 'direct transcendence.' ''Tögal'' is also called "the practice of vision," or "the practice of the Clear Light" ('' od-gsal''). Definition Vimalamitra's ''Great Commentary'', defines ''tögal'' as "the practice of the direct perception of pristine consciousness" which is for "the diligent who gradually attain buddhahood through meditation." Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche glosses the term as "to proceed directly to the goal without having to go through intermediate steps." Jigme Lingpa follows Longchenpa in seeing the visionary practice of ''tögal'' as the highest level of meditation practice. ''Tögal'' is also called "the practice of vision", or "the practice of the Clear Light ('' od-gsal'')". Practice ''Tögal'' is practiced in a completely dark setting or through sky gazing. The practices engage the subtle body of psychic channels, winds and drops ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzogchen Practices
Dzogchen (, "Great Perfection" or "Great Completion"), also known as ''atiyoga'' ( utmost yoga), is a tradition of teachings in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and Yungdrung Bon aimed at discovering and continuing in the ultimate ground of existence. The primordial ground (''gzhi'', "basis") is said to have the qualities of purity (i.e. emptiness), spontaneity (''lhun grub'', associated with luminous clarity) and compassion (''thugs rje''). The goal of Dzogchen is knowledge of this basis, this knowledge is called ''rigpa'' (Skt. ''vidyā''). There are numerous spiritual practices taught in the various Dzogchen systems for awakening rigpa. History Dzogchen developed in the Tibetan Empire period and the Era of Fragmentation (9th-11th centuries) and continues to be practiced today both in Tibet and around the world. It is a central teaching of the Yundrung Bon tradition as well as in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. In these traditions, Dzogchen is the highest and most defini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzogchen
Dzogchen (, "Great Perfection" or "Great Completion"), also known as ''atiyoga'' ( utmost yoga), is a tradition of teachings in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and Yungdrung Bon aimed at discovering and continuing in the ultimate ground of existence. The primordial ground (''gzhi'', "basis") is said to have the qualities of purity (i.e. emptiness), spontaneity (''lhun grub'', associated with luminous clarity) and compassion (''thugs rje''). The goal of Dzogchen is knowledge of this basis, this knowledge is called ''rigpa'' (Skt. ''vidyā''). There are numerous spiritual practices taught in the various Dzogchen systems for awakening rigpa. History Dzogchen developed in the Tibetan Empire period and the Era of Fragmentation (9th-11th centuries) and continues to be practiced today both in Tibet and around the world. It is a central teaching of the Yundrung Bon tradition as well as in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. In these traditions, Dzogchen is the highest and most defi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trekchö
In Dzogchen, ''trekchö'' (''khregs chod'') means "(spontaneous) cutting of tension" or "cutting through solidity." The practice of ''trekchö'' reflects the earliest developments of Dzogchen, with its admonition against practice. In this practice one first identifies, and then sustains recognition of, one's own innately pure, empty awareness. The main trekchö instructions in the Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo state "This instant freshness, unspoiled by the thoughts of the three times; You directly see in actuality by letting be in naturalness." Definition According to Malcolm Smith, ''trekchö'' can also be interpreted as meaning "an undone bundle", "like a hay bale with the twine." In Vimalamitra's ''Great Commentary'', ''trekchö'' is defined as "the system of buddhahood through immediate liberation as a directly perceived realization that is not connected to appearances," and states that this is "the superior intimate instruction for the lazy who attain buddhahood instantly without me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukhang Mural 14
Lukhang (Tib. klu khang, residence of Nagas), formally Zongdag Lukhang (Tib. rdzong bdag klu khang /nowiki>, residence of Nagas, lords of the castle and administered territory /nowiki>) is the name of a secret temple of Lozang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama. Three walls of the temple are covered with murals of yogis engaged in their exercises. * One wall of murals illustrates a commentary by Longchenpa on a Dzogchen tantra ''Rigpa Rangshar'', interpreted according to the 5th Dalai Lama's experience of practice. The murals show characteristic visions of the secret practice of tögal. * Another wall shows eight manifestations of Guru Padmasambhava and eighty four main Mahasiddhas. * The third wall illustrates positions and movements of Yantra Yoga. The temple is situated on a small island on a lake behind the Potala palace in Lhasa. References The Crystal and The Way of Light. Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Namkhai Norbu (; 8 December 1938 – 27 September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ösel (yoga)
Luminous mind ( Skt: or , Pali: ; Tib: ; Ch: ; Jpn: ; Kor: ) is a Buddhist term which appears only rarely in the Pali Canon, but is common in the Mahayana sūtras and central to the Buddhist tantras. It is variously translated as "brightly shining mind", or "mind of clear light" while the related term ''luminosity'' (Skt. ; Tib. ; Ch. ; Jpn. ; Kor. ) is also translated as "clear light" or "luminosity" in Tibetan Buddhist contexts or, "purity" in East Asian contexts. The Theravada school identifies the "luminous mind" with the '' bhavanga'', a concept first proposed in the Theravāda Abhidhamma. The later schools of the Mahayana identify it with ''bodhicitta'' and ''tathagatagarbha''. The luminosity of mind is of central importance in the philosophy and practice of the Buddhist tantras, Mahamudra, and Dzogchen. Early Buddhist texts In the Early Buddhist Texts there are various mentions of luminosity or radiance which refer to the development of the mind in meditation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche
Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche (Tibetan: ཆོས་ཀྱི་ཉི་མ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, Wyl. chos kyi nyi ma rin po che or ne, छोकी निमा रिम्पोचे) (b. 1951) is a Tibetan Buddhist teacher and meditation master. He is the abbot of Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is the author of several books, founder of meditation centers around the world, and an international teacher. Life Born in 1951 in Nakchukha, Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche is the eldest son of Kunsang Dechen, a devoted Buddhist practitioner, and Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, who was considered one of the greatest Dzogchen masters of our time. When he was 18 months old, Chökyi Nyima was recognized as the seventh incarnation Tibetan meditation master Gar Drubchen from Drikung Kagyu lineage. Not long after being recognized as tulku, he was enthroned at Drong Gon Tubten Dargye Ling, in Nakchukha, north of the capital city Lhasa. Chökyi Nyima and his family fled Tibe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Retreat
Dark retreat (Allione, Tsultrim (2000). ''Women of Wisdom''. (Includes transcribed interview with Namkhai Norbu) Source(accessed: November 15, 2007)) is a spiritual retreat in a space that is completely absent of light, which is an advanced practice in the Dzogchen and Kalachakra lineages of Tibetan Buddhism and Bön. Overview The dark retreat environment of the Bon religion is particularly conducive to the practice of certain visionary yogas (such as the “six-limbed yoga” of Kalacakra and the Dzogchen practice of ''Thögal'' for the attainment of the Rainbow Body), which according to Hatchell are "techniques that lead to the experience of spontaneously arising visual experiences, which are said to occur without deliberate effort or conceptual imagination, and which appear before the practitioner’s eyes." According Hatchell, the Kalacakra system's six yogas:instruct the yogi to spend lengthy periods either gazing at the blank sky or residing in a dark room specially prep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Gazing (Dzogchen)
In Dzogchen, sky gazing ( Wylie: ''nam mkha' ar gtad'', THDL: namkha arté) is one of the core practices of ''trekchö'' as well as ''tögal''. Dzogchen is part of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Detailed instructions on the practice are provided by the Nyingma teacher Tarthang Tulku, among others. In ''trekchö'' As sky gazing can be practised in different contexts, both ''trekchö'' and ''tögal'', it can have multiple purposes. Like many other meditation techniques, one of the more superficial purposes is ''relaxation''. Many people who meditate because of stress-related problems try to get out of their thoughts. Sky gazing meditation follows this intention by moving out of your thoughts, into space and ''emptiness''. This can cause a calming effect because the practitioner learns to let go. Lama Surya Das describes this in his book ''Natural Radiance'': "Through this practice of natural meditative awareness, our innate wakefulness completely unfurls and reveals itself. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukhang Mural 18
Lukhang (Tib. klu khang, residence of Nagas), formally Zongdag Lukhang (Tib. rdzong bdag klu khang /nowiki>, residence of Nagas, lords of the castle and administered territory /nowiki>) is the name of a secret temple of Lozang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama. Three walls of the temple are covered with murals of yogis engaged in their exercises. * One wall of murals illustrates a commentary by Longchenpa on a Dzogchen tantra ''Rigpa Rangshar'', interpreted according to the 5th Dalai Lama's experience of practice. The murals show characteristic visions of the secret practice of tögal. * Another wall shows eight manifestations of Guru Padmasambhava and eighty four main Mahasiddhas. * The third wall illustrates positions and movements of Yantra Yoga. The temple is situated on a small island on a lake behind the Potala palace in Lhasa. References The Crystal and The Way of Light. Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Namkhai Norbu (; 8 December 1938 – 27 September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rigpa
In Dzogchen, ''rigpa'' (; Skt. vidyā; "knowledge") is knowledge of the ground. The opposite of ''rigpa'' is ''ma rigpa'' ('' avidyā'', ignorance). A practitioner who has attained the state of ''rigpa'' and is able to rest there continuously is called a ''Rigdzin'' (see Vidyadhara), which may be used as a title either pre- or post-nominally. ''Rigpa'' (knowledge) ''Rigpa'' (Sanskrit: ''vidyā'', 'knowledge') is a central concept in Dzogchen. According to Ācārya Malcolm Smith: ''Rigpa'' is the knowledge of the ground. It has also come to mean the 'pristine awareness' that is the fundamental ground itself. Erik Pema Kunsang translates a text which provides basic definitions of ''rigpa'' and ''ma rigpa'' in a Dzogchen context: Rigpa has two aspects, namely ''kadag'' and ''lhun grub''. ''Kadag'' means "purity" or specifically "primordial purity". ''Lhun grub'' in Tibetan normally implies automatic, self-caused or spontaneous actions or processes. As quality of ''rig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trul Khor
''Trul khor'' ('magical instrument' or 'magic circle;' Skt. ), in full ''tsa lung trul khor'' ( sa, vayv-adhisāra 'magical movement instrument, channels and inner breath currents'), also known as yantra yoga, is a Vajrayana discipline which includes pranayama (breath control) and body postures (asanas). From the perspective of the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist traditions of Dzogchen, the mind is merely ''vāyu'' (breath) in the body. Thus working with ''vāyu'' and the body is paramount, while meditation, on the other hand, is considered contrived and conceptual. Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche (1938-2018), a proponent of trul khor, preferred to use the equivalent Sanskrit-derived English term 'yantra yoga' when writing in English. Trul khor derives from the instructions of the Indian mahasiddhas (great sages) who founded Vajrayana (3rd to 13th centuries CE). Trul khor traditionally consists of 108 movements, including bodily movements (or dynamic asanas), incantations (or mantras), pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tibetan Buddhist Practices
Tibetan may mean: * of, from, or related to Tibet * Tibetan people, an ethnic group * Tibetan language: ** Classical Tibetan, the classical language used also as a contemporary written standard ** Standard Tibetan, the most widely used spoken dialect ** Tibetan pinyin, a method of writing Standard Tibetan in Latin script ** Tibetan script ** any other of the Tibetic languages Tibetan may additionally refer to: Culture * Old Tibetan, an era of Tibetan history * Tibetan art * Music of Tibet * Tibetan rug * Tibetan culture * Tibetan cuisine Religion * Tibetan Buddhism * Tibetan Muslims Other uses * Tibetan alphabet * Tibetan (Unicode block) * Tibetan name * Tibetan calendar * Tibetan Spaniel, a breed of dog * Tibetan Mastiff, a breed of dog See also * Tibetan Bells (other) * Traditional Tibetan medicine Traditional Tibetan medicine (), also known as Sowa-Rigpa medicine, is a centuries-old traditional medical system that employs a complex approach to diagnosis, incor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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