Nyala Pema Dündul (1816–1872), also known as Terton Nyala Pema Duddul, was a teacher of

Dzogchen Dzogchen ( 'Great Completion' or 'Great Perfection'), also known as ''atiyoga'' ( utmost yoga), is a tradition of teachings in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and Bön aimed at discovering and continuing in the ultimate ground of existence. The goal ...

and

Tantric Buddhism ''Vajrayāna'' (; 'vajra vehicle'), also known as Mantrayāna ('mantra vehicle'), Guhyamantrayāna ('secret mantra vehicle'), Tantrayāna ('tantra vehicle'), Tantric Buddhism, and Esoteric Buddhism, is a Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition that emp ...

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 a level of realization known as

rainbow body In Dzogchen, rainbow body (, Jalü or Jalus) is a level of realization. This may or may not be accompanied by the 'rainbow body phenomenon'. The rainbow body phenomenon is pre-Buddhist in origin and is related to the indigenous Tibetan Bon religi ...

. According to one source, he deliberately did not, but reduced his 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 were said to have attained

(e.g.

Ayu Khandro Ayu Khandro (, "Long Life Dakini", 1839 – 1953), also known as Dorje Paldrön, was a Tibetan yogini, practitioner and terton of Tantric Buddhism in Eastern Tibet. An accomplished Dzogchen meditator, she is known for her extensive pilgrima ...

and Nyala Rinpoche Rigdzin Changchub Dorje). Dündul was a

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References

* Chögyal Namkhai Norbu ''Dream Yoga And The Practice Of Natural Light''. Edited and introduced by Michael Katz, Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca, NY, , p. 89.

External links

Nyala Pema Duddul Series on Lotsawa House
1816 births 1872 deaths Lamas Tertöns Tibetan Buddhists from Tibet 19th-century Tibetan people {{Tibet-bio-stub