Tummo fire — gtum mo

red inner fire focus

This focus represents the red inner fire cultivated below or at the navel region in tummo instructions. The separate point keeps the fire image distinct from the broader navel cakra, while both coordinates remain schematic and lineage-sensitive.

Navel cakraTummo fire — gtum moTummo fire — gtum moHeart cakraThroat cakraCrown aperture

Point 2 of 5 in Tummo / Caṇḍālī Inner Heat

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Six Yogas of Nāropa (Nāro chos drug) (primary_canonical)

Sections on gtum mo, the four cakra stations, the central channel, and the red inner fire; wording and chapter divisions vary among Tibetan recensions.

Tsongkhapa, The Six Yogas of Naropa (secondary_translation)

English translation and practice commentary on the tummo visualisation, channels, winds, drops, and four principal cakra stations.

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