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907:). According to different sources, Niguma was either the sister or consort of Naropa. Her family relationship with Naropa is not entirely clear from the existing sources. One scholar who has done extensive research presents and discusses the available evidence and concludes that Niguma was indeed Naropa's older sister, not his wife or consort.
825:. While the biographical information for Niguma is scarce, what is available often offers details that are identical with the biography of Naropa. While not much can be confirmed about the historical details of Niguma's life, what does remain is the corpus of her teachings and her impact on the founding of the
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and Niguma. Niguma then passed the lineage to
Khyungpo Neljor who passed it to Mokchokpa Rinchen Tsondru (1110-1170). After that, Niguma's lineage went to Wonton Kyergngpa (or Chokyi Senge, 1143â1216), Sangye Nyenton (or Rigongpa, 1175-1247/1255?), and Drogon Sangye Tonpa (1207-1278). At this point,
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lineage. Khyungpo Neljor traveled to Nepal and India seeking teachings and transmissions from a variety of teachers, including Niguma. Some of Niguma's realization, and teaching style, can be seen in the description of
Khyungpo Neljor meeting Niguma for the first time. While in India studying with
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The elusiveness of Niguma is typical of the lore of the dakini, the very embodiment of liminal spiritual experience. Additionally the difficulty of pinpointing historical information may well be due to the lack of ancient sources from India and the lack of concern about such mundane matters by the
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of the dakinis: "I am a flesh-eating dakini!" One source says that she claimed to be the queen of the cannibals. Finally when
Khyungpo Neljor again asked for transmissions, Niguma demanded gold from him. He had been traveling with great amounts of gold in order to make offerings to any teacher he
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may have been a student of Niguma's. Other evidence indicates that they may never have met even while living during the same time period. Both Niguma and
Sukhasiddhi were teachers of Khyungpo Neljor, and both Niguma and Sukhasiddhi are credited with the formation of the
1136:. This was his main seat, and he became known as the Lama of Shang. Although he was reputed to have founded hundreds of monasteries and had thousands of students, he passed the teachings of Niguma to only one of his students, Mochok Rinchen Tsondru. The
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As secret, or hidden, as her name implies, there are only a few facts known about Niguma's life. This may partially be because of genuine lack of sources from both India and Tibet as well as the nature of the dakini. One author offers this explanation:
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of eastern India. It is traditional for a student to request teachings and transmissions three times before they are bestowed. When
Khyungpo Neljor first requested transmissions, Niguma is said to have replied in the
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The only specific information about Niguma's teachers that I have from my sources is her connection with a certain Lavapa, according to two accounts by
Taranatha. However Lavapa is not mentioned by name in Niguma's
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are virtually unknown, whether of men or women. In Tibet, where hagiography became a prolific genre in its own right, those of women are extremely rare, for all the usual reasons. It is in the experience of those
1073:) stands out both for his intensive travel to seek teachings and transmissions from qualified masters and also for receiving the entire corpus of teachings from Niguma that would become the basis of the
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Tibetan masters who encountered her in dreams and visions and maybe in person. After all, when confronted with the blazing apparition of the resplendent and daunting dark dakini bestowing
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is often referred to as the "secret lineage" because Niguma instructed
Khyungpo Neljor to transmit the teachings to only one student for the first seven generations beginning with
1168:) was one of Niguma's students, yet in a unique way. He was instructed by Niguma in a vision two to three centuries after she lived. He is well known for being a great Buddhist
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empowerment and instructions. During his second visit with Niguma, he received prophecy about meeting Naropa again, even though Naropa had already died.
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There is often confusion between the biographical details of Niguma's life and spiritual accomplishments and that of the renowned
Vajrayana teacher and
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as follows: "The name Nigu accords with the Indian language, which is
Nigupta, and is said to mean 'truly secret' or 'truly hidden.' In fact, it is the
1120:), or Six Yogas of Niguma. Niguma then transported him to a golden mountain summit where she bestowed the complete Six Yogas, the Dorje Tsikang (
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1025:. You can also request of the kusulus there whatever teachings you desire." Having arrived in the charnel grounds at Sosadvipa, Marpa met this
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who encountered the dakini that one finds the most information, and these experiences are invested with the value of spiritual meaning.
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Thus, from the perspective of the spiritual lineage, it is said that Niguma's spiritual realization originates directly from the
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Sosadvipa, is Jnanadakini Adorned with Bone Ornaments. Whoever encounters her is liberated. Go before her and request the
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received teachings from Niguma on at least two occasions. Marpa is said to have visited Niguma each time he traveled to
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Khyungpo Naljor then returned to Tibet, and established a monastery at Zhangzhong in the Shang region in western
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various teachers, Khyungpo Neljor asked those he met if there were any teachers who had met the Buddha
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King of the Empty Plain: The Tibetan Iron Bridge Builder Tangtong Gyalpo
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Timeless Rapture: Inspired Verses of the Shangpa Masters
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school of Tibetan Buddhism which was founded by Niguma.
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is considered one of the most important and influential
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The Six Dharmas of Niguma or The Six Yogas of Niguma?
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referring to her purported relationship to the great
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sadhana cycles, it is more accurate to use the term
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Jñana (wisdom) Dakini Adorned with Bone (ornaments)
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1840:. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications. pp.
1049:. During the first meeting, Marpa received the
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887:family in the town (or monastery) of Peme in
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47:. Consider transferring direct quotations to
1942:. Ithaca, New York: Snow Lion Publications.
1923:. Ithaca, New York: Snow Lion Publications.
1252:. This is a parallel to the more well known
997:The great meditation master and translator,
744:, and one of the two female founders of the
1303:5. Transference of consciousness ('pho ba)
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1915:Kongtrul, Jamgon; Zangpo, Ngawang (2003).
1698:. Brill Academic Publishers. p. 230.
960:Notable students and transmission lineages
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815:of the dakinis of timeless awareness."
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1176:. He is considered a reincarnation of
993:Marpa Lotsawa, or Marpa the Translator
969:There is some evidence that the great
899:) and her mother was called Shrimati (
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1982:
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1673:. Snow Lion Publications. p. 1.
1621:Gardener, Alexander (December 2009).
944:.' The only two named masters in the
838:sgrub brgyud shing rta chen po brgyad
38:too many or overly lengthy quotations
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1968:(in German). Buddhistischer Verlag.
1248:, sometimes also referred to as the
1180:and founded the Iron Chain lineage (
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20:
1153:The famous architect, scholar, and
1100:... her retinue of ážÄkinÄ« formed a
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2569:Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
1966:Dakinie: biografie ĆŒeĆskich buddĂłw
1957:
1836:Mahamudra and Related Instructions
1728:, Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center
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164:Decline in the Indian subcontinent
159:Silk Road transmission of Buddhism
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2002:
1305:6. Intermediate state (bar do).
1196:Teachings and spiritual practices
2694:Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama
2629:Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche
1400:"ye shes mkha' 'gro ma ni gu ma"
1336:). An interesting comparison of
803:. She was also sometimes called
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1900:. Ithaca, New York: Snow Lion.
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1009:. The story is told thusly, in
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1246:Vajra Lines of the Six Dharmas
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1:
2649:Mikyö Dorje, 8th Karmapa Lama
1355:
1297:2. Illusory body (rgyud lus)
1258:. Yet, for both Niguma's and
923:'s foremost Indian disciple.
1832:Roberts, Peter Alan (2011).
1786:, pp. 135â142, 183â192.
1594:Kongtrul & Zangpo (2003)
1523:Kongtrul & Zangpo (2003)
1492:Kongtrul & Zangpo (2003)
1417:Kongtrul & Zangpo (2003)
1372:Kongtrul & Zangpo (2003)
362:Buddhist Paths to liberation
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1964:Prenzel, Angelika (2007).
1301:4. Clear light ('od gsal)
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1938:Mullin, Glenn H. (1985).
1751:"Teachings and practices"
1342:The Six Dharmas of Naropa
1338:The Six Dharmas of Niguma
1215:The Six Dharmas of Niguma
1033:and oral instructions on
2564:Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
2559:Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
2254:Tibetan tantric practice
1898:Niguma: Lady of Illusion
1346:Niguma: Lady of Illusion
1293:Her six dharmas are as:
1124:) and the Gyuma Lamrim (
848:. The importance of the
45:summarize the quotations
2789:Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche
2759:Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
2659:Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche
2604:Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
2549:Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen
1896:Harding, Sarah (2010).
1694:Gerke, Barbara (2011).
1669:Stearns, Cyrus (2007).
1295:1.Inner fire (gtum mo)
1237:Niguma brought forth a
1178:Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen
382:Philosophical reasoning
2664:Orgyen Chokgyur Lingpa
2614:Karma Thinley Rinpoche
2509:Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
1987:. Dharma Cloud Press.
1983:Riggs, Nicole (2000).
1757:. 2009. Archived from
1540:Sukhasiddhi Foundation
1299:3. Dreaming (rmi lam)
1291:
1130:
1039:
973:and Vajrayana teacher
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881:
149:Pre-sectarian Buddhism
77:
3011:Tashilhunpo Monastery
2814:Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
2809:Tsele Natsok Rangdröl
2784:Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
2529:Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche
2416:Drogön Chögyal Phagpa
2234:Preparatory practices
2022:Dakini Yogini Central
1628:The Treasury of Lives
1352:, pp. 135â136).
1310:Six Dharmas of Niguma
1271:
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911:Previous incarnations
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759:. Her birth name was
752:Buddhism, along with
417:Aids to Enlightenment
242:Dependent Origination
75:
2976:Namdroling Monastery
2719:Second Beru Khyentse
2704:Rechung Dorje Drakpa
2589:Gorampa Sonam Sengye
2192:Individual practices
1071:khyung po rnal 'byor
905:dPal gyi blo gros ma
771:). Like many of the
387:Devotional practices
210:Noble Eightfold Path
2401:Khön Könchok Gyalpo
2273:Institutional roles
2031:Rangjung Yeshe Wiki
1822:, pp. 177â182.
1810:, pp. 167â176.
1798:, pp. 143â152.
1774:, pp. 193â197.
1755:The Shangpa Network
1596:, pp. 227â228.
1255:Six Yogas of Naropa
1250:Six Yogas of Niguma
1122:rdo rje tshig rkang
1086:Niguma in the Sosa
942:a few adept masters
687:Buddhism portal
560:Buddhism by country
322:Sanskrit literature
2956:Dzongsar Monastery
2951:Dzogchen Monastery
1724:2007-12-19 at the
1546:on 28 October 2016
1312:are classified as
1164:or 1361–1485
799:teacher and adept
174:Buddhist modernism
78:
3085:
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3006:Shechen Monastery
2966:Jokhang Monastery
2946:Drepung Monastery
2842:
2841:
2799:Trulshik Rinpoche
2699:Ratna Vajra Sakya
2619:Khamtrul Rinpoche
2519:Chetsang Rinpoche
2494:Anagarika Govinda
2442:Thang Tong Gyalpo
2259:Transfer of merit
1994:978-0-9705639-0-3
1975:978-3-937160-13-9
1949:978-0-937938-28-7
1930:978-1-55939-204-4
1907:978-1-55939-361-4
1878:978-1-351-05073-9
1324:. Details of the
1158:Thang Tong Gyalpo
1149:Thang Tong Gyalpo
1065:Khyungpo Neljor (
1063:meditation master
1011:The Life of Marpa
954:Buddha Vajradhara
785:Vajradhara Niguma
781:Yogini Vimalashri
723:
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205:Four Noble Truths
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3118:Indian Buddhists
3042:Himachal Pradesh
2981:Palyul Monastery
2971:Kathok Monastery
2961:Ganden Monastery
2804:Tsangnyön Heruka
2794:Trijang Rinpoche
2774:Thrangu Rinpoche
2764:Tenzin Ăsel Hita
2634:Lama Jampa Thaye
2624:Khandro Rinpoche
2539:Dezhung Rinpoche
2514:Chatral Rinpoche
2340:
2339:
2141:Practice systems
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2077:Tibetan Buddhism
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2011:Like an Illusion
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856:Life and history
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2996:Sanga Monastery
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