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2013-08-10 14:31:43 UTC
According to some Tibetan teachers, the rainbow body is a Tibetan term, mentioned in Rama's book "Surfing the Himalayas". With the rainbow body siddhi, a person can disappear into thin air at death. One of the teachers listed below actually disappeared while he was still alive**! One other teacher disappeared into a lake*.
The attainment of enlightenment is typically accompanied by the appearance of lights and rainbows. When you get enlightened, sometimes your body exudes a rainbow, or sometimes golden light, which can fill a whole room, and then you can if you want to, leave your body by disappearing.
List of teachers who have attained the Rainbow Body:
Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen
Shug-gseb rJe-btsun Cho-nyid bzang-mo
Kenchen Tsewang Rigdzin**
Ayu Khandro
Nima Cultrim Rinpoche Teacher of Arta Lama
Togden Ugyen Tendzin
Khenpo A-chos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_body
The attainment of enlightenment is typically accompanied by the appearance of lights and rainbows. When you get enlightened, sometimes your body exudes a rainbow, or sometimes golden light, which can fill a whole room, and then you can if you want to, leave your body by disappearing.
List of teachers who have attained the Rainbow Body:
Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen
Shug-gseb rJe-btsun Cho-nyid bzang-mo
Kenchen Tsewang Rigdzin**
Ayu Khandro
Nima Cultrim Rinpoche Teacher of Arta Lama
Togden Ugyen Tendzin
Khenpo A-chos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_body