Tertöns

political and religious leader of Tibet (1617–1682)

Tibetan Buddhist lama and writer (1939-1987)

hidden teachings in various Buddhist traditions

In Tibetan Buddhism, a Tertön () is a person who is a discoverer of ancient hidden texts or terma. Many tertöns are considered to be incarnations of the twenty five main disciples of Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), who foresaw a dark time in Tibet. He and his consort Yeshe Tsogyal hid teachings to be found in the future to benefit beings. A vast system of transmission lineages developed. Scriptures from the Nyingma school were updated by terma discoveries, and terma teachings have guided many Tibetan Bon and Buddhist practitioners.

Tibetan Dzogchen master (1938–2018)

Saint and siddha of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhist scholar (1813–1899)

Buddhist Vajrayana master, scholar, poet, and teacher (1910–1991)

tibetan Lama

Buddhist Lama of the Nyingma lineage (1730–1798)

Tibetan Lama

Tibetan Lama (1904-1987)

Tibetan Buddhist (1820–1892)

Tibetan writer

Main disciple of Lingchen Repa Pema Dorj

Tibetan Lama and tertön. (1835–1903)

Tibetan lama (1933–2004)