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OT

[3143] u rgyan dang 'dra/

JV

country of odiyana, SA or rgyan, Oddiyana, Uddiyana

IW

u iy na [epithet of Padmakara]. U iy na * Padmasambhava

RY

Uddiyana, Odiyana; {u rgyan}. 

1) Uddiyana, the country. The country to the north-west of ancient India where Guru Rinpoche was born on a lotus flower. The literal meaning of Uddiyana is 'vehicle of flying' or 'going above and far.' 

2) The master from Uddiyana, Padmasambhava. See also 'Orgyen' which is a corruption of the Indian word. Oddiyana {rgya gar nub phyogs o rgyan mkha' 'gro ma'i yul} To the west of India lies Oddiyana, the land of the dakinis