Yuthok Nyingthig ( Wylie transliteration: g.yu thog snying thig) is a tantric cycle composed (or re-discovered) by

Yuthok Yontan Gonpo the Younger Yuthok Yonten Gonpo the Younger ( Wylie transliteration g.yu thog gsar ma yon tan mgon po) (1126–1202) was a Tibetan doctor and ''ngakpa'' (lay, non-monastic tantric practitioner), credited with composing the ''Four Medical Tantras'' (''rgyud bz ...

. It is a system of Buddhist practice which combines Traditional Tibetan medicine and

Vajrayāna Vajrayāna ( sa, वज्रयान, "thunderbolt vehicle", "diamond vehicle", or "indestructible vehicle"), along with Mantrayāna, Guhyamantrayāna, Tantrayāna, Secret Mantra, Tantric Buddhism, and Esoteric Buddhism, are names referring t ...

practices. These are the primary Vajrayāna practices of Tibetan medicine practitioners. The Yuthok Nyingthig cycle of texts contains practices such as ''Yuthok Nyingthig Guru Accomplishment: Compassionate Sunlight for Dispersing Suffering's Darkness'' ().

Description of the text and practices

The practices are a part of a () family lineage, and were handed down through the Yuthok family until they were taught to Sumtön Yeshe Zung (), the heart disciple of

.''Mirror of Beryl: A Historical Introduction to Tibetan Medicine Desi Sangye Gyatso'', translated by Gavin Kilty, Wisdom Publications 2009. More recent lineage holders include the late Khenpo Truro Tsenam, the late Khenpo Tsultrim Gyaltsen, and Micho Khedrub Gyatso Rinpoche. Dr. Nida Chenagstang (lce nag tshang nyi zla he ru ka), Micho Khedrub Gyatso Rinpoche, and Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche have taught or are continuing to teach this lineage as well. The Yuthok Nyingthig is a complete Vajrayāna cycle, including '' ngöndro'', generation stage (''bskyed rim'') practices including four forms of Yuthok guru yoga and practices of Deva (''i.e.'', '' yi dam'') and Ḍākinī (''mkha' 'gro ma''), and completion stage (''rdzogs rim'') practices including the

Six Yogas The Six Dharmas of Nāropa (, Skt. ''ṣaḍdharma'', "Naro's six doctrines" or "six teachings"), are a set of advanced Tibetan Buddhist tantric practices compiled by the Indian mahasiddhas Tilopa and Nāropa (1016-1100 CE) and passed on to the ...

and

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 cycle includes additional practices such as ''mendrub'' (''sman sgrub'') or rituals for empowering and blessing medicine, healing and protection mantras, several '' pūjā''s, long-life practices, Medical Protectors including Shanglön (zhang blon), and instructions on a form of pulse diagnosis.Garrett, F. (2007) Buddhism and the Historicizing of Medicine in Thirteenth Century Tibet. ''Asian Medicine: Tradition and Modernity'' 2(2), 204-222. Lastly, there are fifteen topics addressing diagnosis and treatment within Traditional Tibetan Medicine. These practices have been of interest to academics studying the evolution of Tibetan medicine and

mindfulness Mindfulness is the practice of purposely bringing one's attention to the present-moment experience without evaluation, a skill one develops through meditation or other training. Mindfulness derives from ''sati'', a significant element of Hind ...

-based practices. A translation project by the National University of Natural Medicine and the Sorig Institute seeks to translate the work from

Tibetan 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 dial ...

into English.

References

External links

The Yukthok Nyingthig, A Perfect Journey to the Rainbow Body
* * *{{Cite web , title = Yukthok Nyingthig , work = ATTM - Akademie für Traditionelle Tibetische Medizin , access-date = 2014-05-18 , url = http://www.ttm-germany.net/yuthok-nyingthig.html Tibetan Buddhist practices Tibetan medicine Buddhist tantras