The Ngakpa Disciples of Guru Rinpoche

"The ngakpa style of vajrayana practice has ancient roots which go back at least as far as the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet."

http://www.nyingma.com/artman/publish/ngakpa_disciples.shtml

Ngakpa Society

"Two communities of Sutra and Mantra practitioners, shaven-headed monks and long-haired Yogins, with the view of the Middle Way and the conduct of the Vinaya, and the ultimate union of the generation and completion stages, the Great Perfection—This is the great secret tradition of Ancient Translations in the Land of Snows, With its six qualities of greatness."

http://www.ngakpasociety.org/

"The great spiritual traditions of Tibet are known for their extraordinary monastic institutions and disciplined training of monks and nuns. Yet, side by side, there has existed another, equally vital and important tradition. This is the way of the Ngakpa—the yogi or yogini, man or woman, who lives fully in both the material world and the world of spirit. For a thousand years these brave spiritual warriors strode directly into life, either as solitary wanderers or integrating their spiritual wisdom with the activity of the community. Today, the Diaspora from Tibet has created strong monastic communities in Nepal and India. Yet, the less known Ngakpa tradition, dwelling on the fringe of institutionalized religion and rigid hierarchies, is well suited for preservation by integration into our modern world and requires this preservation of its unique existence and spiritual identity."

A contemporary gö kar chang lo terma

"Antonio Terrone recently completed a most interesting PhD thesis on the current status of the gö kar chang lo’i dé (gos dkar lcang lo’i sde—ngakpas) in Kham and Golok (eastern parts of the culturally-Tibetan region).

Aspects of particular interest are the revelation of new termas that establish the authenticity of the gos dkar lcang lo tradition, and the political relationship of yogic Nyingma with the Chinese authority."


http://ngakpa-update.org/antonio-terrone-gos-dkar-lcang-lo-terma


https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/1887/14644/5/Summary.pdf

Ngakpa Update

"Ngakpa Update presents notes and news on the non-monastic ordained Tantric sangha: the gos dKar lCang lo’i sDe, or “white-skirt long-hair category” in Tibetan.

We post brief summaries of current academic research on the history of the tradition, and on its current manifestations in the Himalayas and elsewhere. We include pointers to events and resources of interest to non-monastic Tantrikas. Occasionally, we also post essays analyzing the state of current understanding, and drawing out its implications.

Ngakpa Update is primarily intended for Western ngakpas and ngakmas, and for those potentially interested in taking ordination in this lineage. We find current academic research relevant to Western Tantric practice. We hope to make that research more available to practitioners, and perhaps to serve as a bridge between the academic and practice communities."

http://ngakpa-update.org/

Ngakpa Society

"Two communities of Sutra and Mantra practitioners, shaven-headed monks and long-haired Yogins, with the view of the Middle Way and the conduct of the Vinaya, and the ultimate union of the generation and completion stages, the Great Perfection—This is the great secret tradition of Ancient Translations in the Land of Snows, With its six qualities of greatness."

-His Holiness Dunjom Rinpoche

http://www.ngakpasociety.org/

An Introduction to the White Sangha of Ngakpas and Ngakmos

"Monks and nuns renounce worldly life, emphasising the observance of celibacy, an abstinence from alcohol and meat and so on. Ngakmas and Ngakpas rely on internal renunciation rather than on external renunciation. We try to transmute our everyday life-circumstances as the means of practice. Relationships with one's partner, family, friends and colleagues at work are all regarded as the very basis of liberation and every facet of life-circumstances provides workable ground for practice."

http://www.nyingma.com/artman/publish/ngakpa_intro.shtml