including the Great Perfection (Dzogchen)
" This statue shows the traditional pose of the Buddha holding a begging bowl and making the mudra of the "earth witness"
He went from being the worst kind of malevolent sorcerer to a devoted and ascetic Buddhist practitioner to a completely enlightened being all in a single lifetime
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He retreats to a cave where
Living is Dying history including the Great Perfection (Dzogchen)By Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Whether you know you only have a few months to live or think you have your whole life ahead of you, death is a reality that will have to be faced sooner or later. And as far as the Buddhist teachings are concerned, the sooner you face it, the better. No matter how rich, well connected, famous, intelligent, talented and compassionate a person may be, no one can avoid death. Yet how many of us believe death will happen to