Property:Gloss-term
From Buddha-Nature
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rtsa ba'i bla ma;mūla-guru +
rGyal ba Sen-ge'i-ṅa-ro;Buddha Siṃhāsvara;According to the Gelukpa, this is the form that Tsongkapa will assume in the future. Iconographically, the deity is a form of Lord Mañjuśrī. +
sMan bla;Bhaiṣajyaguru;The Buddha as "Healer," also called the "Medicine Buddha." +
'Od-dpag-rned;Amitābha +
dpa' bo;mkha' 'gro;ḍāka +
chos skyoṅ;dharmapāla +
rab tu 'byuṅ ba;pravrajyā;A newly ordained Buddhist monk. See the entry under ''pravrajyā''. +
sgrub thabs;sādhana;A descriptive ritual and meditation text. Also the meditation practice it outlines. +
Chos-kyi-rdo-rje;definition=The Gelukpa Mahāmudrā siddha who is revered for having attained the highest siddhi [enlightenment in one lifetime],for winning the siddhi of immortality,and for instructing the famed Ensapa in the methods of Mahāmudrā. +
rgyud;tantra;Literally, "continuity," the term is used to refer both to the texts that elaborate the views and practices of Vajrayāna Buddhism and to those practices themselves. +
dkyil 'khor;maṇḍala +
khar gsil;definition=A mendicant's staff. The staff carried by the early Buddhist monks of India. Also sometimes called a "warning staff" since the brass rings attached to its top were jingled by the monk in order to signal small animals of his approach. +
'phags pa;ārya;A title of great respect meaning "noble." +
rnal 'byor ma;Yogini +
mchod brten;stūpa;Literally, a support (''rten'') for worship (''mchod''). Originally, a memorial mound containing the relics of Śākyamuni Buddha and symbolizing the Dharmakāya, or "Truth Body," of the Buddha. Later, the relics of other enlightened beings were deposited in similar structures and also venerated. +
byaṅ chub sems dpa';definition=Literally,"one whose very mind and being (''sattva'') are intent on enlightenment (''bodhi'') ." The ideal saint of Mahāyāna practice. +
'Jam-dpal-dbyaṅs;Mañjuśrī +
gdan sa;vihāra;A main monastic see. The chief monastery of an order. +
