Direct Introduction

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Direct Introduction (Tibetan: ངོ་སྤྲོད་སྤྲས་པ, Wylie: ngo sprod spras pa ) is one of the Seventeen tantras of Dzogchen Upadesha.^[1]

Primary resources

• ngo sprod rin po che spras pa'i zhing khams bstan pa'i rgyud @ Wikisource in Wylie
• ངོ་སྤྲོད་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་སྤྲས་པའི་ཞིང་ཁམས་བསྟན་པའི་རྒྱུད @ Wikisource in Uchen (Tibetan Script), Unicode

Notes

1. ↑ Source: (accessed: Thursday March 25, 2010)

Tibetan Buddhism
	Traditions: Vajrayana Bon Nyingma Kadam Sakya Kagyu Chöd Jonang Bodongpa Gelug Rimé movement
	Key figures: Padmasambhava Dalai Lama Panchen Lama Karmapa Sakya Trizin Je Tsongkhapa Trisong Detsen Milarepa Thang Tong Gyalpo Shabkar Tsodruk Rangdrol Sakya Pandita Drogön Chögyal Phagpa Vairotsana Dampa Sangye Drukpa Kunley Namkhai Norbu Godrakpa Gorampa Sonam Sengye Jigdral Yeshe Dorje (2nd Dudjom Rinpoche) Shamarpa Dilgo Khyentse Jamgon Kongtrul Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen Longchenpa Jigme Lingpa Patrul Rinpoche Gampopa Marpa Lotsawa Chögyam Trungpa Penor Rinpoche Ratna Lingpa Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche Shakya Shri Thinley Norbu Chogye Trichen Tenzin Ösel Hita Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche Taranatha Mikyö Dorje, 8th Karmapa Lama Minling Terton Rendawa Rongtong Shenrab Kunrig Orgyen Chokgyur Lingpa Pema Lingpa Tai Situpa Thubten Yeshe Jamgon Ju Mipham Gyatso Tenzin Palmo Sakya Chokden Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Tsele Natsok Rangdröl Ganden Tripa Lama Jampa Thaye Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche Tarthang Tulku Dodrupchen Rinpoche Anagarika Govinda Alexandra David-Néel Vimalamitra Atiśa Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo Tsangnyön Heruka Go Lotsawa Shonnu Pal Sogyal Rinpoche Second Beru Khyentse Alexander Berzin (scholar) Chatral Rinpoche Dezhung Rinpoche Tulku Thondup Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche Akong Rinpoche Khenpo Abbey Rinpoche Kangyur Rinpoche Dudjom Yangsi Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Orgyen Tobgyal Kathok Ontrul Rinpoche Zurmang Tenpa Rinpoche Adzom Drukpa Yudra Nyingpo Ratna Vajra Sakya Gyana Vajra Sakya Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Dawa Chodrak Rinpoche Kalu Rinpoche Tenga Rinpoche Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche Thrangu Rinpoche Chetsang Rinpoche John Myrdhin Reynolds Trijang Rinpoche Phabongkha Reting Rinpoche Zong Rinpoche Ling Rinpoche Khandro Rinpoche Trulshik Rinpoche Karma Thinley Rinpoche Khamtrul Rinpoche Gyalwang Drukpa Luding Khenchen Rinpoche Rechung Dorje Drakpa Phagmo Drupa Dorje Gyalpo Arija Rinpoche
	Monasteries: Jokhang Ganden Monastery Sera Monastery Ramoche Temple Sanga Monastery Drepung Monastery Tashilhunpo Monastery Dzongsar Monastery Sakya Monastery
	Key concepts: Ngöndro Dzogchen Mahamudra Kālacakra Lama Tulku Tertön Terma Rinpoche Ngagpa Lhasa Thangka Shambhala Stupa Yidam