Fully realized Dzogchen practitioners can dissolve the physical body at death.

With Trekcho practice, the practitioner can reach the so-called rainbow body when the body is gradually reduced and dissolved in the iridescent light, with the result that there are only hair and nails.

Through the practice Togyal when completely depleted any grasping and fixation, five gross physical body elements dissolve in five pure elements, five-color light, so that the body is transformed into light in the space and disappears.

So did Garab Dorje, Manjushrimitra, Shri Singh Dzhnyanasutra and Vairocana.

Another achievement is the practice Togyal "Rainbow Body of Great Transference" (ja 'lus' pho ba chen po), when the master of the body dissolves in glowing terms, and continues to live for many centuries for the benefit of sentient beings.

Thus did Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra.

"When dying realized yogi, at the time of his death, he is freed from the shackles of the physical body and reaches enlightenment Dharmakaya at the same moment he does not go through the experience of post-mortem state Bardo -. Samsaric path completed during his lifetime for him His death is like a day of the full moon. when the sun meets the moon without the twilight between them. If yoga has a stable implementation of the nature of mind, he does not lose consciousness at the moment of death, his awareness simply merges with the nature of the phenomena without fainting or forgetfulness. So, for example, died master Samten Gyatso (1880 -1944), a teacher, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (1920-1996). He was just sitting in a meditative posture, without moans and sighs, wide-eyed, watching the clear sky.

In its previous incarnation, in the XIX century, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche was hidden yoga. He never let anyone taught and even pretended not practice at all, although it was common knowledge that he - the reincarnation of the great Guru Chowang (XIII century BC). No one even knew what he was doing practice, as all them kept secret. When he died, his body was reduced to a size of 45 centimeters.

In 1956 he attained the rainbow body of a Tibetan master Sonam Namgyal. This wizard has lived all his life in poverty, earning a livelihood carved mantras on the stones, and no one even considered realized practitioners. Shortly before his death began to notice unusual behavior for him: he climbed to the top of the mountain, I was sitting there alone and often incomprehensible singing songs and also composed himself. When he became ill, he was unusually happy and joyful. His son said to him before he died that he should remember all the teachings and instructions, which he received on that Sonam Namgyal said: "I'm all right. In any case, there is already nothing to remember. The only thing I ask you, is to wrap up my body after death [in a shroud] and do not touch it for a week. " When the body was transferred to another room on the fifth or sixth day after death, everyone noticed that his heavy body incredibly relieved and was easily carried through the doorway. In those days in the house and around there was a lot of rainbows. When after a week with the deceased removed all shrouds to carry the body for cremation, they found nothing but hair and nails.

The great Tibetan master Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro (1893-1959), a teacher Sogyal Rinpoche asked him to bring the hair and nails, and personally confirmed that the implementation of the rainbow body.

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Throughout the long history of Tibetan Buddhism can count hundreds, if not thousands of cases, the implementation of the rainbow body. Some of them have been registered documented, some were recognized according to rumors, as many incidents took place in secret, so that nobody will even know.

..... At some point in the history of Tibetan Buddhism to achieve the rainbow body it was almost commonplace.

Lama Pema Changchub of Serta monastery, student Khenchen Jigme Phuntsog Rinpoche (1933-2004) also received teachings from Khenpo Tsultrim Lodro (this is one of the most active teachers in the Nyingma modern Tibet). Lama monk already 15-20 years, ethnic Chinese, told interesting. In particular, the fact that in Tibet every year at least one teacher realizes the rainbow body (eg Achuk Rinpoche went to this year) in our time. Modern Zen masters, as well as masters and other Tibetan traditions, we can only rejoice that amount of high realizations. In 2004 Lama personally witnessed how the body of his teacher Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche after leaving reduced to one third in height in a sitting position. It said the lama, the best evidence to preserve the purity of Dzogchen transmission lines and high efficiency Dzogchen practices in our time, and he urged all to implement the rainbow body, that itself on its experience to confirm this. They say that to realize it takes only 10 years of constant practice.

To be continued...