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Yuthok Nyingthig (Wylie transliteration: g.yu thog snying thig) is atantric cycle composed (or re-discovered) byYuthok Yontan Gonpo the Younger. It is a system ofBuddhist practice which combinesTraditional Tibetan medicine andVajrayāna practices. These are the primary Vajrayāna practices ofTibetan medicine practitioners.
The Yuthok Nyingthig cycle of texts contains practices such asYuthok Nyingthig Guru Accomplishment: Compassionate Sunlight for Dispersing Suffering's Darkness (Yuthok Nyingthig Ladrub Dugngel Munpa Selwey Nyimey Oser;g.yu thog snying thig bla sgrub sdug bsngal mun pa sel ba'i nyi ma'i 'od zer).
The practices are a part of angakpa (sngags pa) family lineage, and were handed down through the Yuthok family until they were taught to Sumtön Yeshe Zung (sum ston ye shes gzungs), the heart disciple ofYuthok Yontan Gonpo the Younger.[1] More recent lineage holders include the lateKhenpo Truro Tsenam, the late Khenpo Tsultrim Gyaltsen, and Micho Khedrub Gyatso Rinpoche. Dr. Nida Chenagstang (lce nag tshang nyi zla he ru ka), Micho Khedrub Gyatso Rinpoche, and Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche have taught or are continuing to teach this lineage as well.[2][3][4]
The Yuthok Nyingthig is a complete Vajrayāna cycle, includingngöndro,generation stage (bskyed rim) practices including four forms of Yuthok guru yoga and practices of Deva (i.e.,yi dam) andḌākinī (mkha' 'gro ma), andcompletion stage (rdzogs rim) practices including theSix Yogas andDzogchen.
The cycle includes additional practices such asmendrub (sman sgrub) or rituals for empowering and blessing medicine, healing and protection mantras, severalpūjās, long-life practices, Medical Protectors including Shanglön (zhang blon), and instructions on a form of pulse diagnosis.[5] Lastly, there are fifteen topics addressing diagnosis and treatment within Traditional Tibetan Medicine.[1]
These practices have been of interest to academics studying the evolution of Tibetan medicine andmindfulness-based practices.[5] A translation project by theNational University of Natural Medicine and the Sorig Institute seeks to translate the work fromTibetan intoEnglish.[6]