Three lineages of transmission (Wyl. bka'i brgyud pa gsum) — the three modes and stages of transmission of the three inner tantras of the Nyingma school, and in particular of the Dzogchen teachings.
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the
oral transmission from special individuals (Tib.
gangzak nyen gyü; Wyl.
gang zag snyan brgyud)<ref>This lineage is also sometimes known as the
oral transmission of the ascetics (Wyl.
rnal 'byor snyan brgyud).</ref>. In Tibet, the oral transmission of the Dzogchen teachings started with Padmasambhava,
Vimalamitra and
Vairotsana, and has continued in an unbroken lineage to this day.
Alternative Translations
Lama Chökyi Nyima:
the mind-to-mind transmission by victorious ones
the transmission through symbols by masters of awareness
the oral transmission by human individuals
Notes
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Further Reading
Chögyam Trungpa,
Crazy Wisdom Seminar II: Karmê Chöling, 1972, The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa, Volume Five, Shambhala, 2004, '7. Dorje Trolö and The Three Styles of Transmission'.
Nyoshul Khenpo,
A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage (Junction City: Padma Publications, 2005), 'I. The Lineage'.
Patrul Rinpoche,
The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), 'Chapter Six, III. The History of the Advent of the Early Translation School', pages 332-347.
Thinley Norbu,
The Small Golden Key (Shambhala Publications, 1999), pages 8-13.
Tulku Thondup,
Masters of Meditation and Miracles, edited by Harold Talbott (Boston: Shambhala, 1996), Part One, Three Modes of Lineal Transmission of the General Nyingma Inner Tantras.
Schools and Lineages
Nyingma
Dzogchen
Enumerations
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