Six Yogas of Naropa

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The Six Yogas of Naropa are a set of advanced Tibetan Buddhist tantric meditation practices aimed at rapidly achieving spiritual realization and enlightenment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist meditation system
Tibetan Buddhist tantric practice system
Vajrayana practice
aimsAt enlightenment
rapid spiritual realization
associatedWith Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Marpa Lotsawa NERFINISHED
Milarepa NERFINISHED
Naropa NERFINISHED
category completion stage practices
corePractice tummo
developedFrom Indian Buddhist tantra
emphasizes transforming death dream and sleep into the path
union of bliss and emptiness
focusesOn channels winds and drops
subtle body practices
hasComponent bardo yoga
clear light practice
dream yoga
illusory body practice
phowa NERFINISHED
tummo NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 11th century
languageOfEarlyTransmission Tibetan GENERATED
lineage Gelug lineage NERFINISHED
Kagyu lineage NERFINISHED
modernExpositionBy Glenn H. Mullin NERFINISHED
Lama Yeshe NERFINISHED
Tsongkhapa NERFINISHED
originatedIn India NERFINISHED
practicedIn Himalayan region
Tibet NERFINISHED
prerequisiteFor advanced Mahamudra realization (in some Kagyu lineages)
relatedTo Mahamudra NERFINISHED
Six Yogas of Niguma NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED
requires bodhicitta motivation
completion stage tantra empowerment
initiation from qualified guru
preliminary practices (ngöndro)
strict ethical discipline
risk psychological and energetic imbalance if practiced without guidance
taughtIn Gelug monasteries NERFINISHED
Kagyu monasteries
textualSource oral instructions of Naropa
transmittedBy Marpa Lotsawa NERFINISHED
transmittedTo Milarepa NERFINISHED

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Tibetan Buddhism hasPracticeSystem Six Yogas of Naropa
Drukpa Kagyu Buddhism practiceIncludes Six Yogas of Naropa
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