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| − | The [[six yogas of Niguma]] are almost [[identical]] to the [[six yogas of Nāropa]] but are the version taught by [[Niguma]] who was both a [[teacher]] and, depending on the sources, either the sister or [[spiritual consort]] of [[Nāropa]]. The [[second Dalai Lama]], [[Gendun Gyatso]] has compiled a work on these [[yogas]]. | + | The [[six yogas of Niguma]] are almost [[identical]] to the [[six yogas of Nāropa]] but are the version taught by [[Niguma]] who was both a [[teacher]] and, depending on the sources, either the sister or [[spiritual consort]] of [[Nāropa]]. The [[second Dalai Lama]], [[Gendun Gyatso]] has compiled a work on these [[yogas]]. [[Niguma]] transmitted her teachings to [[yogini]] [[Sukhasiddhī]] and then to [[Khyungpu Neldjor]], the founder of the [[Shangpa Kagyu lineage]]. A [[translator]] and [[teacher]] in the [[lineage]], [[Lama]] [[Sarah Harding]], is currently working on a [[book]] about [[Niguma]] and the core role her teachings such as the [[six yogas]] of [[Niguma]] have played in the [[development]] of the [[Shangpa Kagyu lineage]]. |
In the [[lineage]] of [[Machig Labdron]], The practice of [[Mahamudra]] [[Chod]] begins with The [[Yoga of the Transference of Consciousness]]. | In the [[lineage]] of [[Machig Labdron]], The practice of [[Mahamudra]] [[Chod]] begins with The [[Yoga of the Transference of Consciousness]]. | ||
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Revision as of 08:21, 14 April 2014
The six yogas of Niguma are almost identical to the six yogas of Nāropa but are the version taught by Niguma who was both a teacher and, depending on the sources, either the sister or spiritual consort of Nāropa. The second Dalai Lama, Gendun Gyatso has compiled a work on these yogas. Niguma transmitted her teachings to yogini Sukhasiddhī and then to Khyungpu Neldjor, the founder of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage. A translator and teacher in the lineage, Lama Sarah Harding, is currently working on a book about Niguma and the core role her teachings such as the six yogas of Niguma have played in the development of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage.
In the lineage of Machig Labdron, The practice of Mahamudra Chod begins with The Yoga of the Transference of Consciousness.
