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Vajrayana vows are known as samaya in Sanskrit and damtsik in Tibetan. These vows are transmitted by a guru who holds a particular lineage of practice via a Tantric initiation or ‘empowerment’ ceremony, known as wang in Tibetan.

To successfully practice any Highest Yoga Tantra Vajrayana practice, one needs to receive three kinds of transmission for the practice in question: wang, lung, and tri.

The Yuthok Nyingthig, meaning "Heart Essence of Yuthok," originated in the 12th century. Yuthok Yönten Gönpo the Younger, recognized as the father of Tibetan Medicine, blended the rich tradition of Tibetan medical knowledge with the comprehensive Vajrayana Buddhist path.

This Highest Yoga Tantra tradition encompasses everything from the foundational Ngöndro practices to the profound teachings of Mahamudra and Dzogchen, offering a complete path for contemporary practitioners interested in both health and spiritual awakening.

Deeply grounded in Sowa Rigpa, the Yuthok Nyingthig strengthens diagnostic and healing skills while weaving compassionate service together with deep spiritual realization.

To start to engage with Highest Yoga Tantra practices, for example, students need to receive formal ‘empowerments’—ceremonial initiations or authorizations—and specific oral transmissions and explanations from one or more qualified, lineage-holding gurus. Once students have received these transmissions, they also need the support of ateacher who knows them and the practices they are doing well, so that they can engage with them safely and successfully

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To begin the journey within the Yuthok Nyingthig lineage, practitioners undergo three foundational preparatory steps:

• Wang (Empowerment):
This is the official initiation in which a qualified teacher bestows the blessings and authorizations necessary for engaging in the practices.
• Lung (Reading Transmission):
In this stage, the teacher reads the text aloud, imparting blessings and ensuring the unbroken continuity of the lineage through the spoken word.
• Tri (Instruction or Teaching):
Here, practitioners receive comprehensive guidance on each practice, learning how to approach and apply every stage accurately.

The Yuthok Nyingthig is deeply intertwined with the traditions of Tibetan Medicine, presenting a comprehensive path that nourishes both spiritual and physical well-being. Founded in the 12th century by Yuthok Yönten Gönpo the Younger—revered as an emanation of the Medicine Buddha—this lineage was crafted to harmonize the healing insight of Sowa Rigpa with the transformative practices of Vajrayana Buddhism.

Through the seamless integration of Tibetan Medicine, meditation, visualization, and mantra recitation, the Yuthok Nyingthig empowers practitioners to foster healing within themselves and extend compassion to others, elegantly bridging the realms of medicine and spirituality.

Steeped in tradition, this Highest Yoga Tantra cycle has been transmitted through an unbroken lineage of teachers and practitioners, with each generation enriching its depth and practical wisdom for health, awakening, and compassionate service.

Introduction to Yuthok Nyingthig Practice

During the Tri (Instruction) phase, practitioners deepen their understanding through three key stages:

• Tö (Mindful Listening): Carefully listening to the teachings to fully grasp their meaning.

• Sam (Contemplation and Understanding): Thoughtfully reflecting on what has been taught to develop personal insight.

• Gom (Meditation and Integration): Meditating on the teachings to internalize them, allowing understanding to transform into direct personal experience.

The Blessings of the Guru Sadhana:

Understanding the Heart of the Yuthok Nyingthig The full name of Yuthok’s second heart jewel is Yuthok Nyingthig lé Jinlap Lama Drubpé Chökor Dungngel Münsel Tukjé Nyiwö, which translates to ‘The Sunlight of Compassion that Dispels the Darkness of Suffering: The Dharma Cycle of the Blessings of the Guru Sadhanas which come from the Yuthok Nyingthig, the Essential Heart-teachings of Yuthok.’
As this name indicates, the Yuthok Nyingthig is a collection of Buddhist teachings focused on alleviating the root causes of suffering.

The specific form these teachings take is Guru Yoga sadhanas—also called Guru sadhanas, lama drubpa or ladrup in Tibetan, for short.Sadhana is a technical Sanskrit term which means ‘a method for accomplishing a spiritual goal.’ It typically refers to a formal, standardized meditation or ritual procedure, one with distinct steps or stages. Sadhanas are usually preserved in texts, which practitioners will use as manuals for putting the procedures into practice.

The heart or central ‘engine’ of the Yuthok Nyingthig is the transformative blessing power (jinlap) of the sadhanas in which Yuthok appears as a Guru who is used as the focus for meditation. A relationship with one or more gurus is a technical requirement in Tibetan Vajrayana.

A relationship with one or more gurus is a technical requirement in Tibetan Vajrayana.
To start to engage with Highest Yoga Tantra practices, for example, students need to receive formal ‘empowerments’—ceremonial initiations or authorizations—and specific oral transmissions and explanations from one or more qualified, lineage-holdinggurus. Once students have received these transmissions, they also need the support of ateacher who knows them and the practices they are doing well, so that they can engage with them safely and successfully.

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Dr. Nida is the Founder and Medical Director of the Sowa Rigpa Institute of Tibetan Medicine and of Sorig Khang International: Foundation for Traditional Tibetan Medicine and the co-founder of the International Ngakmang Institute, which was established to preserve and support the unique Rebkong non-monastic yogi and yogini culture in modern Tibetan society.

In addition to his work as a physician, Dr Nida trains students in Sowa Rigpa and the Yuthok Nyingthig tradition in over forty countries around the world.

HE HAS LIVED IN ROME FOR OVER 30 YEARS CLOSE TO YUTHOK LING HIS CENTER IN ARCE (FR)

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Dr. Nida Chenagtsang

orn in Amdo, Malho, in Northeastern Tibet, Dr. Nida began his early studies of Sowa Rigpa at the local Tibetan medical hospital. Later, he was awarded a scholarship to enter the Lhasa Mentsikhang or Tibetan Medical University, where he completed his degree in 1996, with practical training at the Tibetan Medicine hospitals in Lhasa and Lhoka.

Alongside his medical education, Dr. Nida trained in Vajrayana with teachers from every school of Tibetan Buddhism. In particular, he trained in the Longchen Nyingthig tradition of the Nyingma school with his root guru Ani Ngawang Gyaltsen and in the Dudjom Tersar tradition with Chönyi Rinpoche and Semo Dechen Yudrön. He received complete instruction in the Yuthok Nyingthig lineage, the unique spiritual tradition of Tibetan Medicine, from his teachers Khenpo Tsultrim Gyaltsen and Khenchen Troru Tsenam, and was requested to continue the Yuthok Nyingthig lineage by Jamyang Rinpoche of the Rebkong ngakpa and ngakma (i.e. non-monastic yogi and yogini) community.

A well-known poet in his youth, Dr. Nida later published many articles and books on Sowa Rigpa and the Yuthok Nyingthig tradition in Tibetan and English, which have been translated into several languages. He has extensively researched ancient Tibetan healing methods, and has gained acclaim in East and West for his revival of little-known Tibetan external therapies.

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I voti Vajrayana sono conosciuti come samaya in sanscrito e damtsik in tibetano. Questi voti vengono trasmessi da un guru che detiene un particolare lignaggio di pratica attraverso un'iniziazione tantrica o cerimonia di "potere", conosciuta come wang in tibetano.

Per praticare con successo qualsiasi pratica del Tantra Yoga Supremo Vajrayana, è necessario ricevere tre tipi di trasmissione per la pratica in questione: wang, lung e tri.

Lo Yuthok Nyingthig, che significa "Essenza del cuore di Yuthok", ha avuto origine nel XII secolo. Yuthok Yönten Gönpo il Giovane, riconosciuto come il padre della medicina tibetana, ha fuso la ricca tradizione della conoscenza medica tibetana con il percorso buddista Vajrayana completo.

Questa tradizione del Tantra Yoga Supremo comprende tutto, dalle pratiche fondamentali del Ngöndro agli insegnamenti profondi del Mahamudra e dello Dzogchen, offrendo un percorso completo per i praticanti contemporanei interessati sia alla salute che al risveglio spirituale.

Profondamente radicato nel Sowa Rigpa, lo Yuthok Nyingthig rafforza le capacità diagnostiche e di guarigione, intrecciando il servizio compassionevole con una profonda realizzazione spirituale.

Per iniziare a praticare il Tantra Yoga Supremo, ad esempio, gli studenti devono ricevere "iniziazioni" formali - iniziazioni cerimoniali o autorizzazioni - e specifiche trasmissioni orali e spiegazioni da uno o più guru qualificati e detentori del lignaggio. Una volta ricevute queste trasmissioni, gli studenti hanno anche bisogno del sostegno di un insegnante che li conosca e che conosca bene le pratiche che stanno svolgendo, in modo che possano impegnarsi in modo sicuro e con successo.

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UNPer intraprendere il percorso all'interno del lignaggio Yuthok Nyingthig, i praticanti devono seguire tre fasi preparatorie fondamentali:

• Wang (Empowerment):
Si tratta dell'iniziazione ufficiale in cui un insegnante qualificato conferisce le benedizioni e le autorizzazioni necessarie per impegnarsi nelle pratiche.
• LUNG (Trasmissione attraverso la lettura):
In questa fase, l'insegnante legge il testo ad alta voce, impartendo benedizioni e assicurando la continuità ininterrotta del lignaggio attraverso la parola pronunciata.
• Tri (Istruzione o Insegnamento):
Qui, i praticanti ricevono una guida completa su ogni pratica, imparando come affrontare e applicare accuratamente ogni fase.

Lo Yuthok Nyingthig è profondamente intrecciato con le tradizioni della medicina tibetana e presenta un percorso completo che nutre sia il benessere spirituale che quello fisico. Fondato nel XII secolo da Yuthok Yönten Gönpo il Giovane, venerato come emanazione del Buddha della Medicina, questo lignaggio è stato creato per armonizzare la visione curativa dello Sowa Rigpa con le pratiche trasformative del buddhismo Vajrayana.

Attraverso la perfetta integrazione di medicina tibetana, meditazione, visualizzazione e recitazione di mantra, lo Yuthok Nyingthig consente ai praticanti di promuovere la guarigione dentro di sé e di estendere la compassione agli altri, collegando con eleganza i regni della medicina e della spiritualità.

Ricco di tradizione, questo ciclo di Tantra Yoga Supremo è stato trasmesso attraverso un lignaggio ininterrotto di insegnanti e praticanti, con ogni generazione che ne ha arricchito la profondità e la saggezza pratica per la salute, il risveglio e il servizio compassionevole.

Introduzione alla pratica dello Yuthok Nyingthig

Durante la fase Tri (Istruzione), i praticanti approfondiscono la loro comprensione attraverso tre fasi chiave:

• Tö (Ascolto consapevole): ascoltare attentamente gli insegnamenti per coglierne appieno il significato.

• Sam (Contemplazione e comprensione): riflettere attentamente su ciò che è stato insegnato per sviluppare una visione personale.

• Gom (Meditazione e integrazione): meditare sugli insegnamenti per interiorizzarli, permettendo alla comprensione di trasformarsi in esperienza personale diretta.

Le benedizioni della sadhana del guru:

Comprendere il cuore dello Yuthok Nyingthig Il nome completo del secondo gioiello del cuore di Yuthok è Yuthok Nyingthig lé Jinlap Lama Drubpé Chökor Dungngel Münsel Tukjé Nyiwö, che si traduce come "La luce del sole della compassione che dissipa l'oscurità della sofferenza: Il ciclo del Dharma delle benedizioni delle sadhana del Guru che provengono dallo Yuthok Nyingthig, gli insegnamenti essenziali del cuore di Yuthok".

Come indica questo nome, lo Yuthok Nyingthig è una raccolta di insegnamenti buddhisti incentrati sull'alleviare le cause profonde della sofferenza.

La forma specifica che assumono questi insegnamenti è quella delle sadhana del Guru Yoga, chiamate anche sadhana del Guru, lama drubpa o ladrup in tibetano, in breve. Sadhana è un termine tecnico sanscrito che significa "metodo per raggiungere un obiettivo spirituale". In genere si riferisce a una procedura formale e standardizzata di meditazione o rituale, con fasi o stadi distinti. Le sadhana sono solitamente conservate in testi che i praticanti utilizzano come manuali per mettere in pratica le procedure.

Il cuore o il "motore" centrale dello Yuthok Nyingthig è il potere trasformativo della benedizione (jinlap) delle sadhana, in cui Yuthok appare come un Guru che viene utilizzato come punto focale per la meditazione. Una relazione con uno o più guru è un requisito tecnico nel sistema Vajrayana tibetano.

Una relazione con uno o più guru è un requisito tecnico nel Vajrayana tibetano.

Per iniziare a praticare il Tantra Yoga Supremo, ad esempio, gli studenti devono ricevere "iniziazioni" formali - iniziazioni cerimoniali o autorizzazioni - e specifiche trasmissioni orali e spiegazioni da uno o più guru qualificati, detentori del lignaggio. Una volta ricevute queste trasmissioni, gli studenti hanno anche bisogno del sostegno di un insegnante che li conosca e che conosca bene le pratiche che stanno svolgendo, in modo che possano praticarle in modo sicuro e con successo.

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Il dottor Nida è fondatore e direttore medico dell'Istituto di Medicina Tibetana Sowa Rigpa e della Fondazione Internazionale Sorig Khang per la Medicina Tradizionale Tibetana, nonché cofondatore dell'Istituto Internazionale Ngakmang, istituito per preservare e sostenere la cultura unica degli yogi e delle yogini non monastici di Rebkong nella società tibetana moderna.

Oltre al suo lavoro di medico, il dottor Nida forma studenti in Sowa Rigpa e nella tradizione Yuthok Nyingthig in oltre quaranta paesi in tutto il mondo.

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Nato ad Amdo, Malho, nel Tibet nord-orientale, il dottor Nida ha iniziato i suoi primi studi di Sowa Rigpa presso l'ospedale medico tibetano locale. Successivamente, ha ottenuto una borsa di studio per entrare alla Lhasa Mentsikhang, o Università di Medicina Tibetana, dove ha conseguito la laurea nel 1996, con una formazione pratica presso gli ospedali di medicina tibetana di Lhasa e Lhoka.

Parallelamente alla sua formazione medica, il dottor Nida si è formato nel Vajrayana con maestri di tutte le scuole del buddhismo tibetano. In particolare, si è formato nella tradizione Longchen Nyingthig della scuola Nyingma con il suo guru radice Ani Ngawang Gyaltsen e nella tradizione Dudjom Tersar con Chönyi Rinpoche e Semo Dechen Yudrön. Ha ricevuto un'istruzione completa nel lignaggio Yuthok Nyingthig, la tradizione spirituale unica della medicina tibetana, dai suoi maestri Khenpo Tsultrim Gyaltsen e Khenchen Troru Tsenam, e gli è stato chiesto di continuare il lignaggio Yuthok Nyingthig da Jamyang Rinpoche della comunità Rebkong ngakpa e ngakma (cioè yogi e yogini non monastici).

Poeta famoso in gioventù, il dottor Nida ha successivamente pubblicato numerosi articoli e libri sul Sowa Rigpa e sulla tradizione Yuthok Nyingthig in tibetano e in inglese, che sono stati tradotti in diverse lingue. Ha condotto ricerche approfondite sugli antichi metodi di guarigione tibetani e ha ottenuto riconoscimenti in Oriente e in Occidente per aver riportato in auge terapie tibetane esterne poco conosciute.

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YUTHOK YONTEN GONPO

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Songtsen Gampo is the forefather of Buddhism in Tibet. Two generations before King Trisong Detsen invited Shantarakshita and Padmasambhava to Tibet, King Songtsen Gampo cultivated the nation for its transformation, clearing pathways for the dharma to enter and ultimately permeate Tibetan culture. Without Songsten Gampo there would be no Tibetan alphabet, Lhasa would have no Jokang, and the supreme demoness of Central Tibet might still be roaming the earth unfettered.

Songtsen Gampo reigned from 617 to 650. His Yarlung dynasty was based in Central Tibet during an imperialist period in Tibetan history. Bön was the dominant religion, and Buddhism was only seminally present. No Tibetan translations of the Buddhist scriptures existed, partially because there was no written form of Tibetan, so Songsten Gampo instructed his minister Thonmi Sambota to travel to India, study Sanskrit, and develop a Tibetan script. He then commissioned the translation of several thousand texts.

His celebrated successes in battle expanded the Tibetan empire deep into Nepal and China, and it was during these battles that he gained an appreciation of the neighbouring cultures. As a reminder of the great empire that Songtsen Gampo ruled, a large pillar still stands before the Potala palace in Lhasa, erected during his reign, on which is inscribed the agreement between the Tibetan and Chinese rulers to respect each other’s borders. He studied Chinese, became skilled in the art of leadership, and most importantly, he adopted sacred codes of conduct from Buddhist scripture. Under his rule, sacred practices began to replace the shamanistic practices of the Bönpos.

Songtsen Gampo’s two queens can be credited for a great part of his cultural awareness. Bhirkuti, from Kathmandu, brought the traditions of Himalayan Buddhism. Princess Wengchin, daughter of the Tang emperor, brought a treasure trove of ancient Chinese wisdom. She travelled across the steppes to her husband with a collection of Chinese classic literature and texts on sacred astrology, geomancy, and medicine.

Many obstacles lay in Princess Wengchin’s path as she headed to Yarlung. She had a vision of a gargantuan demoness who lay sprawled across the Himalayas, so large that one limb lay in Paro, Bhutan and another lay in Western Tibet. When she arrived in Yarlung, she shared her vision with her new husband. Recognizing the value of the treasures that his bride brought to him, as well as the importance of her vision, King Songsten Gampo commissioned thirteen demoness-subjugating temples across the land, built over the demoness’s vital organs, ankles, wrists, and torso, forever binding her from wreaking havoc. The Lhasa Jokang was built over her heart centre, and Wengchin’s Buddha statue was placed inside, where it still resides. Other such temples are Trenduk Lhakhang in Tsetang and Paro Kyichu in Bhutan.

King Songtsen Gampo is considered a human emanation of Avalokiteshvara, and he was the grandfather of King Trisong Detsen. Songtsen Gampo meditated for several years in a cave that is now at the core of Potala palace, and is revered for his great patronage of Buddhism.

Through his enlightened leadership, the path was cleared for the dharma to be propagated throughout the provinces, and for Buddhism to flourish.

Terma (Tibetan: གཏེར་མ་, Wylie: gter ma; "hidden treasure") are various forms of hidden teachings that are key to Vajrayana or Tibetan Buddhist and Bon religious traditions. The belief is that these teachings were originally esoterically hidden by various adepts such as Padmasambhava and dakini such as Yeshe Tsogyal (consorts) during the 8th century, for future discovery at auspicious times by other adepts, who are known as tertöns. As such, terma represent a tradition of continuous revelation in Vajrayana or Tibetan Buddhism. Termas are a part of tantric literature.
1. Terma Tradition

Tradition holds that terma may be a physical object such as a text or ritual implement that is buried in the ground (or earth), hidden in a rock or crystal, secreted in a herb, or a tree, hidden in a lake (or water), or hidden in the sky (space). Though a literal understanding of terma is "hidden treasure", and sometimes refers to objects that are hidden away, the teachings associated should be understood as being 'concealed within the mind of the guru', that is, the true place of concealment is in the tertön's nature or essence of mind. If the concealed or encoded teaching or object is a text, it is often written in dakini script, a non-human type of code or writing that only a tertön can decipher.
In this way, one may see the tradition of terma and tertön as analogous to that of inspiration and providing a legitimate cultural forum to ensure continuation of tantric tradition, and ensuring Tibetan Buddhism's and Bön's continued relevancy in an evolving world.

The terma tradition is particularly prevalent in, and significant to, the Nyingma lineage. Two of the most famous tertön in the 20th century, Jigdral Yeshe Dorje (2nd Dudjom Rinpoche) and Dilgo Khyentse, were Nyingmapa. Tertön are also prevalent in Bön traditions and a few tertön have been Kagyupa.

Padmasambhava and his principal consorts and disciples secreted away and hid religious texts, ritual objects and relics etc., to secure and protect Buddhism during the time of decline under Langdarma. Some of these terma have been rediscovered and special terma lineages established throughout Tibet as a result. Out of this activity developed, especially within the Nyingma tradition, two ways of dharma transmission: the so-called "long oral transmission" from teacher to student in unbroken disciplic lineages, and the "short transmission" of terma. The foremost revealers of these terma were the Five Terton Kings and the Eight Lingpas. In the 19th century, some of the most famous were the Khenkong Choksum referring to Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, Jamgon Kongtrul and Orgyen Chokgyur Lingpa.

Terma have been relayed by nāga and the dakini - of the underworld and the heavens, respectively - and have also been hidden by teachers such as the great translator Longchenpa. Sometimes terma are discovered by a master and reconcealed for a later tertön to find. (Encyclopedia: From Scholars for Scholars)

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Liz Sung was raised in New York City and now based in Los Angeles, California. She is a practitioner of the Yuthok Nyingthig—a Vajrayana lineage of the Medicine Buddha—under the guidance of her main teacher Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, with whom she also studied Tibetan yoga and Sowa Rigpa (Traditional Tibetan Medicine). Influenced by her Korean heritage and the Mahayana Buddhist traditions of her upbringing, Liz began her dharma education under her first teacher in the Gelug lineage.

As the Yoga Director for the Sowa Rigpa Institute, Liz helped to develop the institute’s Sowa Rigpa Yoga curriculum integrating Tibetan medicine with Tibetan yoga. She holds certifications in Sowa Rigpa, Hatha yoga, trauma-informed yoga, and meditation.

Beyond this work, Liz has an extensive and diverse background in design and branding with over 18 years of experience in New York City and Los Angeles. Raised in a family of fine artists and entrepreneurs, she focuses on creativity, practical application, and thoughtful integration. In 2015, she founded SAMAYA, a meditation lifestyle brand based in Los Angeles, honoring ancient practices with a contemporary perspective.

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