Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

describe each yidam and are included in the Kangyur
(Tibetan Tripitaka). These were preached by the
Buddha's Sambhogakaya in the Ogmin (Akanistha)
Heaven. They have either been found in various parts of
the earth (in India and Tibet) or they have fallen down
from the heavens—none of them were actually preached
in this world. The Yellow Sect only allowed that the
translations from Sanskrit are genuine, disbelieving in
these found in the earth of Tibet.
Bhante noted that recently many Nyingmapa
Tantras, previously thought to be Tibetan
"Discoveries" had been found in Sanskrit
manuscripts in Nepal.
Then continued our yogi:
We should distinguish two traditions. The "distant"
tradition may be defined in two ways: either as coming
down from a school's first patriarch and then being
passed from guru to guru, or the tradition from the
Buddha up to the time of Padmasambhava—these are
called "distant" traditions. The "near" tradition comes
either from some patriarch's meditation, or from those
sages after the time of Padmasambhava who were
inspired by him. If I give you some mantra or mudra
which has appeared in the light of my meditation, then
this is the "near" tradition from me.
5. For the practice of the six element meditation,
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