Initiation Cards: Three Inner Cycles of Peaceful Deities
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These twelve figures, belonging to the Revealed Treasure (terma) lineages are regarded as the original Twelve Teachers (Buddhas) of the Dzogchen philosophical system of the Nyingma Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. They are sometimes referred to as the Twelve Dzogchen Buddhas.
Twelve Buddhas (rdzogs chen ston pa bcu gnyis):
1. Kye'u Nangwa Dampa Dorje Sempa (ston pa khye'u snang ba dam pa rdo rje sems dpa')
2. Kye'u Midrugpa (ston pa khye'u mi 'khrugs pa) [example 2]
3. Jigpa Kyob (ston pa 'jigs pa skyob)
4. Shonnu Rolpa Nampar Tsewa (ston pa gzhon nu rol pa rnam par brtse ba)
5. Vajradhara (ston pa rdo rje 'chang)
6. Shonnu Pawo Tobden (ston pa gzhon nu dpa' bo stobs ldan) [example 2]
7. Drangsong Tropa'i Gyalpo (ston pa drang srong khros pa'i rgyal po)
8. Serod Dampa (ston pa gser 'od dam pa)
9. Tsewe Rolpa'i Lodro (ston pa brtse bas rol pa'i blo gros)
10. Odsung Drepo (ston pa 'od srung bgres po) [example 2]
11. Ngondzog Gyalpo (ston pa mngon rdzogs rgyal po)
12. Shakyamuni (ston pa sha kya thub pa)
