Trul khor ('magical instrument' or 'magic circle;' Skt. adhisāra[1]), in full tsa lung trul khor (Sanskrit: vayv-adhisāra 'magical movement instrument, channels and inner breath currents'), also known as yantra yoga, is a Vajrayana discipline which includes pranayama (breath control) and body postures (asanas). From the perspective of the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist traditions of Dzogchen, the mind is merely vāyu (breath or, more literally, wind) in the body. Thus working with vāyu and the body is paramount, while meditation, on the other hand, is considered contrived and conceptual.
A Tibetan illustration of the subtle body showing the central channel and two side channels as well as the five chakras
Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche (1938-2018), a proponent of trul khor, preferred to use the equivalent Sanskrit-derived English term 'yantra yoga' when writing in English. Trul khor derives from the instructions of the Indianmahasiddhas (great sages) who founded Vajrayana (3rd to 13th centuries CE).
Lung (Tibetan: རླུངrlung) means wind or breath. It is a key concept in the Vajrayana traditions of Tibetan Buddhism and has a variety of meanings. Lung is a concept that is particularly important to understandings of the illusory body and the trikaya (body, speech and mind).[2] The 'illusory body', which is often referred to as the 'vajra body' in medieval Tibetan Buddhist discourse, is constituted by the flow of subtle energy currents:
'rlung' (Wylie) is equivalent to Sanskrit: prāna or vāyu.
'rtsa' (Wylie) is equivalent to Sanskrit: nāḍī, sirā, srota and dhamanī;
Channelsedit
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Yantra yogaedit
Namkhai Norbu was the first to discuss trul khor in his book on yantra yoga,[3] essentially a commentary on a practical yoga manual by Vairotsana. Namkhai Norbu began dissemination of Yantra Yoga through his practical teaching and esoteric transmission of this discipline within the International Dzogchen Community, which he founded some time after 1975 in Italy, Merigar.
Chaoul (2006) has begun discussion of Bon traditions of Trul Khor in English with his thesis from Rice University.[4] In his work, Chaoul makes reference to a commentary by the famed Bonpo Dzogchen master, Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen.
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche's text Awakening the Sacred Body presents some of the basic practices of trul khor according to the Tibetan Bön tradition.[5]
Primary textsedit
Tibetan: འཕྲུལ་འཁོར་ཉི་ཟླ་ཁ་སྦྱོར་གྱི་དགོངས་འགྲེལ་དྲི་མེད་ནོར་བུའི་མེ་ལོང, Wylie: 'phrul 'khor nyi zla kha sbyor gyi dgongs 'grel dri med nor bu'i me long
Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen: byang zab nam mkha' mdzod chen las snyan rgyud rtsa rlung 'phrul 'khor
^ Wallace, Karma Chagmé ; with commentary by Gyatrul Rinpoche ; translated by B. Alan (1998). A spacious path to freedom : practical instructions on the union of Mahāmudrā and Atiyoga. Ithaca, N.Y.: Snow Lion Publications. p. 69. ISBN1559390719.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Norbu, Namkhai; Andrico, Fabio (2013). Tibetan yoga of movement : the art and practice of yantra yoga. Berkeley, California: North Atlantic Books. ISBN978-1583945568.
^Chaoul, Alejandro (2006). Magical movements ('phrul 'khor): ancient yogic practices in the Bon religion and contemporary medical perspectives (Thesis). Rice University. p. 52. hdl:1911/18880. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
Norbu, Chögyal Namkhai (2000). Revision: Laura Evangelisti. Translation: Des Barry, Nina Robinson, Liz Granger, Carol Chaney. Yantra Yoga Manual. Italy, Shang Shung Edizioni. (This booklet is published for those who have received the transmission of these practices from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche.)
Ancient drawing from the Blue Beryl by Sangye Gyamtso (1653-1705)
Lipman, Kennard (1987).'The Dynamic Yoga of Tibet: combining asanas, breathing exercises, and flowing movements, Yantra Yoga aims to return us to our "natural state".' Cited in: Yoga Journal, May 1987, No. 74. Active Interest Media. ISSN 0191-0965. Source: [1] (accessed: Friday April 9, 2010) p. 46-49
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche (2011). Awakening the Sacred Body. Hay House. ISBN978-1-4019-2871-1.
Further readingedit
Chang, Garma C. C. (1993). Teachings of Tibetan Yoga: An Introduction to the Spiritual, Mental, and Physical Exercises of the Tibetan Religion. Kensington Pub Corp. ISBN978-0-8065-1453-6.
Chaoul, M. Alejandro (2003). . International Association for Tibetan Studies. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2008-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Norbu, Namkhai (2017). Yantra Yoga: Tibetan Yoga of Movement. Translated by Adriano Clemente. Snow Lion Publications. ISBN978-1559398978.
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Trul khor magical instrument or magic circle Skt adhisara 1 in full tsa lung trul khor Sanskrit vayv adhisara magical movement instrument channels and inner breath currents also known as yantra yoga is a Vajrayana discipline which includes pranayama breath control and body postures asanas From the perspective of the Indo Tibetan Buddhist traditions of Dzogchen the mind is merely vayu breath or more literally wind in the body Thus working with vayu and the body is paramount while meditation on the other hand is considered contrived and conceptual Trul khorTibetan nameTibetanར ར ང འཁ ལ འཁ ར Literal meaningmagical movement instrument channels and inner breath currentsTranscriptionsWyliertsa rlung phrul khor A Tibetan illustration of the subtle body showing the central channel and two side channels as well as the five chakras Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche 1938 2018 a proponent of trul khor preferred to use the equivalent Sanskrit derived English term yantra yoga when writing in English Trul khor derives from the instructions of the Indian mahasiddhas great sages who founded Vajrayana 3rd to 13th centuries CE Trul khor traditionally consists of 108 movements including bodily movements or dynamic asanas incantations or mantras pranayama and visualizations citation needed The walls of the Dalai Lama s summer temple of Lukhang depict trul khor asanas Contents 1 Lung 2 Channels 3 Yantra yoga 4 Primary texts 5 See also 6 References 6 1 Citations 6 2 Works cited 7 Further reading 8 External linksLung editMain article Lung Tibetan Buddhism Lung Tibetan ར ང rlung means wind or breath It is a key concept in the Vajrayana traditions of Tibetan Buddhism and has a variety of meanings Lung is a concept that is particularly important to understandings of the illusory body and the trikaya body speech and mind 2 The illusory body which is often referred to as the vajra body in medieval Tibetan Buddhist discourse is constituted by the flow of subtle energy currents rlung Wylie is equivalent to Sanskrit prana or vayu rtsa Wylie is equivalent to Sanskrit naḍi sira srota and dhamani Channels editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it March 2022 Yantra yoga editNamkhai Norbu was the first to discuss trul khor in his book on yantra yoga 3 essentially a commentary on a practical yoga manual by Vairotsana Namkhai Norbu began dissemination of Yantra Yoga through his practical teaching and esoteric transmission of this discipline within the International Dzogchen Community which he founded some time after 1975 in Italy Merigar Chaoul 2006 has begun discussion of Bon traditions of Trul Khor in English with his thesis from Rice University 4 In his work Chaoul makes reference to a commentary by the famed Bonpo Dzogchen master Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche s text Awakening the Sacred Body presents some of the basic practices of trul khor according to the Tibetan Bon tradition 5 Primary texts editTibetan འཕ ལ འཁ ར ཉ ཟ ཁ ས ར ག དག ངས འག ལ ད མ ད ན ར བ འ མ ལ ང Wylie phrul khor nyi zla kha sbyor gyi dgongs grel dri med nor bu i me long Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen byang zab nam mkha mdzod chen las snyan rgyud rtsa rlung phrul khorSee also editDesi Sangye Gyatso Six yogas of Naropa Vairotsana PadmasambhavaReferences editCitations edit Wallace Karma Chagme with commentary by Gyatrul Rinpoche translated by B Alan 1998 A spacious path to freedom practical instructions on the union of Mahamudra and Atiyoga Ithaca N Y Snow Lion Publications p 69 ISBN 1559390719 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Arya Pasang Yonten 2009 Tibetan Tantric Yoga accessed January 8 2013 Norbu Namkhai Andrico Fabio 2013 Tibetan yoga of movement the art and practice of yantra yoga Berkeley California North Atlantic Books ISBN 978 1583945568 Chaoul Alejandro 2006 Magical movements phrul khor ancient yogic practices in the Bon religion and contemporary medical perspectives Thesis Rice University p 52 hdl 1911 18880 Retrieved 7 March 2011 Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche 2011 Works cited edit Chaoul Reich Alejandro Spinning the Magical Wheel in The Snow Lion Newsletter Snow Lion Publications Retrieved 1 December 2006 Chaoul Reich Alejandro Tibetan Yoga from the Bon Tradition in Snow Lion Magazine Snow Lion Publications Lipson Elaine Into the Mystic in Yoga Journal Norbu Chogyal Namkhai 2000 Revision Laura Evangelisti Translation Des Barry Nina Robinson Liz Granger Carol Chaney Yantra Yoga Manual Italy Shang Shung Edizioni This booklet is published for those who have received the transmission of these practices from Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche Yogic practices in the Bon tradition by M Alejandro Chaoul Ancient drawing from the Blue Beryl by Sangye Gyamtso 1653 1705 Lipman Kennard 1987 The Dynamic Yoga of Tibet combining asanas breathing exercises and flowing movements Yantra Yoga aims to return us to our natural state Cited in Yoga Journal May 1987 No 74 Active Interest Media ISSN 0191 0965 Source 1 accessed Friday April 9 2010 p 46 49 Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche 2011 Awakening the Sacred Body Hay House ISBN 978 1 4019 2871 1 Further reading editChang Garma C C 1993 Teachings of Tibetan Yoga An Introduction to the Spiritual Mental and Physical Exercises of the Tibetan Religion Kensington Pub Corp ISBN 978 0 8065 1453 6 Chaoul M Alejandro 2003 Yogic practices rtsarlung phr ul khor in the Bon tradition and possible applications as a CIM complementary and integrative medicine therapy International Association for Tibetan Studies Archived from the original on 2007 12 13 Retrieved 2008 02 03 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Norbu Namkhai 2017 Yantra Yoga Tibetan Yoga of Movement Translated by Adriano Clemente Snow Lion Publications ISBN 978 1559398978 External links editLiterature from the Tibetan Tradition Relevant to Six Yogas of Naropa Practitioners An Annotated Bibliography and Selected Excerpts 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