Light of the Valley Vendor_Lama Tendron and how the dharma showed

and how the dharma showed them a way to clear seeing and understanding

The teaching consisted of the essential points of mahamudra and dzogchen

a living embodiment of the bodhisattva ideal

as well as portions of the root text embedded within

Light of the Valley Vendor_Lama Tendron and how the dharma showedPerched on a small hillock in the center of the Kathmandu Valley, Svayambhu, with its majestic white dome and resplendent golden spire, stands as a beacon of light. Legend has it that Svayambhu magically appeared in the center of a giant lake as a beautiful lotus radiating light. In order to protect the pristine self arisen lotus, it was encased in a sacred structure. Visited every year by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, the Stupa is a living