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ISSN 2753-4812
ISSN 2753-4812

Lama Yangtik Series

Nyingtik Yabzhi Lama Yangtik Restricted

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Texts belonging to the Lama Yangtik (bla ma yang tig), or Quintessence of the Guru, Wish-Fulfilling Jewel (bla ma yang tig yid bzhin nor bu) section of the Nyingtik Yabzhi (snying thig ya bzhi) or Four-Part Heart-Essence:

Dedicatory Colophon Verses

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Aspirational verses composed in 1959 for an edition of Lama Yangtik, or Quintessence of the Guru, Wish-Fulfilling Jewel (bla ma yang tig yid bzhin nor bu), that was sponsored by the Pomda family.
Dedicatory Colophon Verses

Empowerment

by Longchen Rabjam
Lists of possible names for disciples receiving the elaborate empowerment of Lama Yangtik, arranged according to the direction of the maṇḍala in which their flower lands.
Damngak Dzö Restricted

Essence Trilogy

by Longchen Rabjam
A practical guide to finding liberation upon encountering: 1) fundamental reality, 2) meditative experiences, 3) negative circumstances, 4) apparent objects, 5) sickness, 6) spirits and demons, 7) the five poisons, and 8) thoughts of death.
Restricted
by Longchen Rabjam
Longchenpa says in the inventory to the Lama Yangtik that this profound transference practice is a means of bypassing the terrors of the bardo and arriving at the primordial state.
Transference Restricted

Following a Teacher

by Longchen Rabjam
This frequently cited text discusses the guru-disciple relationship in a Dzogchen context—a means of bringing about boundless blessings and realization.
Following a Teacher Restricted

Guru Sādhana

by Longchen Rabjam
From the Jewel Trilogy of the Lama Yangtik, this is the heart-practice of the guru featuring Vimalamitra, which, Longchenpa tells us, confers the blessings and attainments of realization the view and meditation.
Guru Sādhana Restricted

History

by Longchen Rabjam
As part of his history of the Lama Yangtik lineage, Longchenpa offers a first-hand account of his own early life, a brief but important reference for later biographers.
Autobiography
by Longchen Rabjam
Extracted from The Jewel Rosary History, this brief biography of Guru Jober (1196–1255) provides details about his spiritual training and accomplishment.
Biography
by Longchen Rabjam
Extracted from The Jewel Rosary History, this short biography of Zhangtön Tashi Dorje (1097–1167) describes his encounters with emanations of the protectors Vajrasadhu and Ekajaṭī and his discovery of the Dzogchen teachings as hidden termas in a cave.
Biography
by Longchen Rabjam
Extracted from The Jewel Rosary History, this short biography of Khepa Nyima Bum (1158–1213) provides some details about his spiritual training and accomplishment.
Biography
by Longchen Rabjam
Extracted from The Jewel Rosary History, this biography of Longchenpa’s root guru became an important source for later historians, such as Gö Lotsawa Zhönnu Pal, Guru Tashi, Dudjom Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje.
Biography
by Longchen Rabjam
Extracted from The Jewel Rosary History, this biography of Kumārādza’s root teacher became an important source for later historians, such as Gö Lotsawa Zhönnu Pal, Guru Tashi, Dudjom Rinpoche and Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje.
Biography
by Longchen Rabjam
Extracted from The Jewel Rosary History, this brief biography of Trulzhik Sengge Gyabpa, root teacher of Melong Dorje (1243–1303), provides details about his training and accomplishment.
Biography

Inventory

by Longchen Rabjam
One of two inventories to the Lama Yangtik that Longchen Rabjam wrote, this text identifies the thirty-five main sections of the collection and explains their purpose.
Inventory Restricted
by Longchen Rabjam
The longer of two inventories to the Lama Yangtik authored by Longchen Rabjam, this one identifies the fifty-one texts that constitute the collection and explains their purpose.
Inventory Restricted

Jewel Trilogy

by Longchen Rabjam
From the Jewel Trilogy of the Lama Yangtik, this is the practice of the yidam, which, Longchenpa tells us in his inventory to the collection, confers the blessing of immortal life.
Restricted

Maṇḍala Offering

by Longchen Rabjam
A liturgy to be recited at the time of the extremely unelaborate empowerment (shin tu spros med dbang) as part of the Lama Yangtik.
Maṇḍala Offering Damngak Dzö
by Longchen Rabjam
This three-kāya maṇḍala offering rite belongs to the Clouds Trilogy within the Lama Yangtik collection and is also included in the Chetsün Nyingtik section of the Rinchen Terdzö.
Maṇḍala Offering Damngak Dzö Rinchen Terdzö Chetsün Nyingtik
by Longchen Rabjam
This maṇḍala offering from the Lama Yangtik is appended to The Clouds of Twofold Accumulation and is also found in the Chetsün Nyingtik section of the Rinchen Terdzö.
Maṇḍala Offering Rinchen Terdzö Chetsün Nyingtik
by Longchen Rabjam
A liturgy to be recited at the time of the utterly unelaborate empowerment (rab tu spros med dbang) as part of the Lama Yangtik.
Maṇḍala Offering Damngak Dzö

Nectar Trilogy

by Longchen Rabjam
Key points for Trekchö and Tögal and for various phases of time—on an outer level, the four seasons; on an inner level, four periods of the day; and on a secret level, four divisions related to mind.
Restricted

Praise

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Additional verses of praise to three later masters of the lineage of Lama Yangtik: Shechen Gyaltsab (1871–1926), Shechen Kongtrul (1901–c.1960) and Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (1893–1959) himself.
Lineage Prayers Dzogchen
by Longchen Rabjam
Verses of praise to the masters of the lineage of Lama Yangtik, from Samantabhadra to one's own root guru.
Lineage Prayers Dzogchen
by Shechen Gyaltsab Gyurme Pema Namgyal
Supplementary verses for the Lama Yangtik homage, covering the lineage from Khyabdal Lhundrup (1304?–1400?) through to Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye (1813–1899).
Lineage Prayers Dzogchen

Prayers

by Longchen Rabjam
This popular prayer is extracted from Ocean of Siddhis: The Stages of Guru Service (bla ma'i rim pa dngos grub rgya mtsho), which is part of the Lama Yangtik.
Prayers

Preliminary

by Longchen Rabjam
Belonging to the Lama Yangtik, these are the seven preliminary contemplations of: 1) impermanence, 2) temporary and lasting happiness, 3) manifold conditions, 4) the futility of ordinary enterprises, 5) the qualities of buddhahood, 6) the guru's instructions, and 7) non-conceptuality.
Mind Training (Lojong) Restricted

Samaya

by Longchen Rabjam
In this brief survey of commitments related to the Lama Yangtik, Longchenpa explains the categories of samaya to be maintained, the methods for maintaining them, and the results of putting such methods into practice.
Samaya Restricted

Related Topics

Dzogchen Khandro Nyingtik Khandro Yangtik Longchen Nyingtik Nyingtik Yabzhi Vima Nyingtik Zabmo Yangtik

Longchen Rabjam

Courtesy of David Christensen

Further information:

BDRC T1888 (bla ma yang tig)

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