Crown aperture

Upper terminus of uma

The crown aperture (usnisa-kamala) at the vertex — upper terminus of uma in Tsongkhapa's presentation, and the egress point of the subtle mind-and-wind at the time of death in the transference (phowa) practices built on this channel map.

UmaRomaKyangmaSecret-place cakraNavel cakraHeart cakraThroat cakraCrown apertureCrown apertureBrow centreRoma lower endRoma abdominal stationRoma heart-level stationRoma throat-level stationKyangma lower endKyangma abdominal stationKyangma heart-level stationKyangma throat-level station

Point 8 of 17 in Tibetan Tsa Lung — Three Channels

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Tsongkhapa, A Book of Three Inspirations (primary_canonical)

In the description of the central channel’s upper course and the transference (’pho ba) practices, Tsongkhapa identifies the crown aperture as the channel’s upper terminus. The crown coordinate represents that tantric aperture in the subtle-body map.

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