Terma

I happened to find this site recently and I was drawn to the section on Termas. I often heard my Tibetan Lama teachers talk about Termas. This explains it better than most. So, it sort of takes me back to the 1980s in California, Oregon, India and Nepal and Studying with Various Tibetan Lamas then. in 1986 Geshe Lobsang Gyatso returned to California with us along with his English interpreter. I have had many many amazing experiences that most people wouldn't believe unless they experienced them themselves in regard to the Tibetan Buddhist Dharma and Teachers and students in California, Oregon, India and Nepal.

Terma is a Tibetan Term that means "Treasures" and refers to Buddhist texts, ritual objects such as statues, or chests that may have been concealed by Padmasambhava or other Buddhist masters.

Jigme Phuntsok - Wikipedia

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Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok, born 1933– died January 7, 2004 was a Nyingma lama from Sertha Region , His family were Tibetan nomads. At the age of five he was recognized "as a reincarnation of Lerab Lingpa (las rab gling pa, 1856-1926). Known also as Nyala Sogyel (nyag bla bsod rgyal) and Terton Sogyel (gter ston ...

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  "Terma" is a Tibetan term that means "treasures" and refers to Buddhist texts, ritual objects such as statues, or chests that may have been concealed by Padmasambhava or other Buddhist masters. Uncovering terma is a very important tradition of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism.
  In modern Tibet, Jigme Phuntsok was an intellectual and religious scholar as well as a famous Tertön (treasure revealer). There are many mythic and charismatic stories of his ability to uncover Terma. In 1990, he discovered a sacred site that had been a palace of legendary King Gesar. That led to an archaeological dig that turned up ancient building stones and several treasure chests.^[2] His findings of new sacred sites and caves that related to previous Buddhas and reincarnations are numerous in Tibet. He also found holy places in other parts of world. During his visit to Mount Wutai in China and India, by miraculous signs he recalled memories of previous lives and discovered meditation retreat sites that were previously unknown.^[2]
  Jigme Phuntsok's ability to uncover Terma has played an important role in inspiring devotion in the revival of Tibetan Buddhism in contemporary Tibet.^{[citation needed]} He is particularly known in the West for "A Branch of the Kilaya Tantra Gurkhukma called: The Sole Kilaya of the Sacred Bond of the Heart."^[8]