Rigpa
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In Dzogchen, rigpa is knowledge of the ground, the primordial state of any sentient being. The opposite of rigpa is ma rigpa. A practitioner who has attained the state of rigpa and is able to rest in
Rigpa is often explained through the metaphor of a crystal or a crystal ball
A depiction of the heart centre from a Tibetan Medicine text
Melong Dorje, wearing a melong (mirror), which is a symbol of kadag
A widespread simile for ignorance is the obscuration of the sun by clouds
Jamgön Ju Mipham Gyatso
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Jamgön Ju Mipham Gyatso, or Mipham Jamyang Namgyal Gyamtso was a very influential philosopher and polymath of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. He wrote over 32 volumes on topics such as paintin
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…which the subject-object dichotomy has completely subsided. (Sems nyid ngal gso ’grel, 132.5.) Koppl notes that although later Nyingma authors such as Mipham attempted to harmonize the view of Dzogchen with Madhyamaka, the earlier Nyingma author Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo did not. Rongzom held that the views of…
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