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1102:Tai Situpa
1042:Phabongkha
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567:Deity yoga
453:Traditions
402:2010-02-03
380:2010-02-03
350:2020-02-21
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577:Guru yoga
551:Vajrayana
546:Pure Land
541:Mahamudra
526:Kālacakra
311:in 1999.
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1278:Serkyem
1232:Tengyur
1227:Kangyur
947:Gampopa
805:Karmapa
711:Nyingma
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612:Sadhana
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180:, China
1420:Ladakh
1395:Bhutan
1388:Places
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1283:Stupa
1258:Chöda
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