Nyala Pema Dündul
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Nyala Pema Dündul also known as Terton
Nyala Pema Duddul, was a teacher of Dzogchen
and Tantric Buddhism in Eastern Tibet.
In particular, he discovered and practiced the terma of the long-life practice of Guru Amitayus, called the Union of Primordial Essences.
Most sources state that the teacher in 1872 attained rainbow body
.
According to one source, he on purpose did not, but reduced the left dead body in size and transformed it so that it would not decompose. According to the source the small body is now hidden at a secret location.
Many of his students attained rainbow body
(e.g. Ayu Khandro
and Nyala Rinpoche Rigdzin Changchub Dorje).
Tertön
A tertön is a discoverer of ancient texts or "terma". Many tertöns are considered incarnations of the 25 main disciples of Padmasambhava. A vast system of transmission lineages developed...
Nyala Pema Duddul, was a teacher of Dzogchen
Dzogchen
According to Tibetan Buddhism and Bön, Dzogchen is the natural, primordial state or natural condition of the mind, and a body of teachings and meditation practices aimed at realizing that condition. Dzogchen, or "Great Perfection", is a central teaching of the Nyingma school also practiced by...
and Tantric Buddhism in Eastern Tibet.
In particular, he discovered and practiced the terma of the long-life practice of Guru Amitayus, called the Union of Primordial Essences.
Most sources state that the teacher in 1872 attained rainbow body
Rainbow body
In Tibetan Buddhism and Bön, a rainbow body is a body made, not of flesh, but of pure light.-In Dzogchen:...
.
According to one source, he on purpose did not, but reduced the left dead body in size and transformed it so that it would not decompose. According to the source the small body is now hidden at a secret location.
Many of his students attained rainbow body
Rainbow body
In Tibetan Buddhism and Bön, a rainbow body is a body made, not of flesh, but of pure light.-In Dzogchen:...
(e.g. Ayu Khandro
Ayu Khandro
Not to be confused with Ayya KhemaAyu Khandro, formally Ayu Khandro Dorje Paldrön was a teacher of Dzogchen and Tantric Buddhism in East Tibet.She was a student of both Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Nyala Pema Dündul....
and Nyala Rinpoche Rigdzin Changchub Dorje).