Niguma

Resource ID	P1
Date of Birth	10~11th c.	Date of Death	After 1030
External links	Shangpa Foundation BUDA P47 Rangjung Yeshe Wiki

Name Variants

ni gu ma
ne gu ma
nai gu ma
ni gup+ta
ni gup+tA
srījñāna ḍākinī
rnal 'byor ma rus pa'i rgyan cha can
grub pa'i rgyal mo

Teachers

Naropa
Ratnavajra
Lavapa
Lalitavajra?

Students

Khyungpo Neljor
Abhayakara
Marpa Chökyi Lodrö
DA ki 'dra ba'i dngos grub / dra ba'i dngos grub (SCv9p711)

Associated works

Author

• 'khor lo sdom pa'i ting 'dzin gyi dbang bskur
• Bde mchog dbu ma yig bdun
• Bla ma'i dgos bka' byed lugs
• Dpal 'khor lo sdom pa myur du sgrub pa'i thabs
• Dpal dgyes pa rdo rje'i dkyil 'khor gyi cho ga
• MaN+Dal bka' rgya ma
• Ni gu ma'i chos drug rdo rje tshig rkang
• Ni gu ma'i dmigs pa gsum bskor
• Ni gu ma'i dmigs pa lnga skor
• Ni gu ma'i phyag rgya chen po
• Rang grol phyag rgya chen po
• Rje btsun mu tig phreng ba
• Rtsa brkyang bskum
• Rtsa gsum gyi gdams pa
• Rtsa kha 'byed pa
• Rtsa mdud 'grol ba
• Rtsa sgor lung 'don
• Rtsibs brgyad 'khor lo
• Sdong po phyag rgya chen po ga'u ma'i rdo rje'i tshig rkang
• Sems 'chi med kyi rtsa ba
• Sgyu ma lam rim
• Sgyu ma lam rim 'grel pa
• Shangs pa'i tshe sgrub
• Smon lam bka' rgya ma
• Thabs lam bsgom pa'i rnal 'byor
• Thabs lam gtum mo
• Yal ga 'chugs med lam khyer rnam gsum gyi rdo rje'i tshig rkang
• Zhal shes bla ma'i gtum mo

Associated to work

• 'chug med bar do gsum gyi gdams pa
• Bka' bcu'i phyag len myu gu'i phreng ba
• Bka' brgyud kyi phyag len bde chen snye ma'i chun po
• Chos drug gi tshig gsal
• Dbu ma yi ge bdun lugs gcig
• Deb ther sngon po
• Dpal 'khor lo sdom pa myur du sgrub pa'i lag len
• Dpal ldan shangs pa'i chos skor gyi 'byung khungs yid kyi mun sel
• Gzhan don phun sum tshogs pa'i rten 'brel
• Gzhi lam 'bras bu'i rnam bzhag
• Khyad 'phags kyi gdams pa bco lnga
• Khyung po mdzad pa'i rab gnas bka' rgya ma
• Khyung po rnal 'byor lugs kyi bde mchog lha lnga'i mngon rtogs
• Khyung pos mdzad pa'i bkra shis bka' rgya ma
• Khyung pos mdzad pa'i bsngo ba bka' rgya ma
• Ni gu chos drug gi sa bcad rgyas pa
• Ni gu dang su kha sid+d+hi la brten pa'i tshe sgrub zab mo dbang chog dang bcas pa
• Ni gu ma'i bstod pa byang phyogs so bdun
• Ni gu ma'i rnam thar
• Ni gu ma'i tshe sgrub
• Ni gu ma'i zhal gdams kyi skor gyi lus sbyong
• Phyag mchod bka' rgya ma
• Phyag rgya chen po rtogs mi rtog
• Rab gnas bka' rgya ma'i zhal gdams
• Rdo rje rnam par 'joms pa'i gsang sgrub
• Rje btsun mu tig gi 'phreng ba'i zhal gdams kyi rim pa
• Rnal 'byor pa'i bar chad bsrung ba
• Rnam 'joms gsang sgrub
• Sku gsum lam khyer
• Smon lam bka' rgya ma'i byin rlabs
• Snyan rgyud kyi gdams pa snang ba rang sems kyi khrid

Notes

For a complete study of Niguma, see the book Niguma, Lady of illusion by Sarah Harding.

Niguma is the second Jewel among the Seven Shangpa Jewels (notice that The first Jewel of the Shangpa is Vajradhara, the first and eternal Buddha from whom Niguma received teachings directly).
Established in a realization which goes beyond the usual temporal benchmarks, she remains accessible to those endowed with a pure mind and appeared to masters who lived in the 11th and 12th c. and then to others throughout history. Among them is Bodong Cholé Namgyel, Thangtong Gyelpo and Künga Drölchok.
"Blessed by Vajradhara himself, named Niguma or rnal 'byor ma rus pa'i rgyan cha can (Yogini Adorned with Bone Ornaments), she remained at the charnel ground of so sa gling and left for a pure domain without leaving her body. Mochokpa used to say she was Naropa's sister but opinions differ and most masters consider that she was his consort. She is also named grub pa'i rgyal mo, the Queen of the Accomplished" (chos 'byung bstan pa'i pad+ma rgyas pa'i nyin byed p.207).

Lineage: Lavapa > Niguma: "Thus, in this life (as Niguma), based on the teachings of the instructions by the adept Lavāpa and some others..." (Lady of Illusion, p.1 and Tsadra Foundation).