Aro gTér

The Aro gTér is a lineage within the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. The pure vision terma on which it is based teaches all Buddhist topics from the point of view of Dzogchen. Unlike many other Tibetan Vajrayana termas, the Aro gTer was 'received' relatively recently by a Western born buddhist, Ngakpa Chögyam. Therefore no historical sources or Tibetan language writings associated with it have been made available. It is a ngagpa or non-monastic lineage and so it emphasizes householder practice and non-celibate ordination. All of its contemporary teachers are ethnically non-Tibetan.

History

Ngakpa Chögyam founded the Aro gTér organization in the 1980s. He was born in Hanover, Germany in 1952 and grew up in England. His father was English and his mother German; he is distantly related to the composer Franz Schubert. He intermittently studied Buddhism from the early 1970s through 1989, while working as a manual laborer, factory worker, and a truck driver in Britain to subsidize his education.

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Årø (Denmark)

Årø (German: Aarö) is a small island in the Lillebælt in Denmark. It is due east of Haderslev and just offshore from Årøsund.

Coordinates: 55°15′N 9°45′E / 55.250°N 9.750°E / 55.250; 9.750

Aro people

The Aro people or Aros are an Igbo subgroup mixed with Akpa and Ibibio ancestry that originated from the Arochukwu kingdom in present day Abia state, Nigeria. The Aros can also be found in about 250 other settlements mostly in the Southeastern Nigeria and adjacent areas. The Aros today are classified as Eastern or Cross River Igbos because of their location, mixed origins, culture, and dialect. Their god, Ibini Ukpabi, was a key factor in establishing the Aro Confederacy as a regional power in the Niger Delta and Southeastern Nigeria during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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