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... Amoghavajra was known as "the Lesser Vajrāsana (rdo rje ldan pa chung ba), in contrast to his teacher, the Great Vajrāsana (rdo rje ldan pa chen po), Ratnākaragupta. (A third teacher, Lalitavajra, is known to Tibetan historians as the "middle Vajrāsana.") Rinchen Drak received numerous tantric empowerments and instructions on sutras, including the Ratnakūṭa (Toh ...

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At some point he became a disciple of Lalitavajra, who was a direct disciple of Tilopa, the famous tantric guru of Nāropa (in the Blue Annals his alternative name, "Tilli-pa," is used). ...

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