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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. +
'ja'lus;rainbow body;rainbow body;definition=Here,the result of accomplished Mahāmudrā practice,wherein the ''siddha'' is able to dissolve his coarse physical body into a radiant "rainbow body." +
rten 'brel;auspicious confluence;auspicious confluence;pratītya-samutpāda;Here, the coming together of factors or conditions to form a given situation. Also, the coincidence giving rise to fitting or auspicious circumstance. +
dge tshul;śramaṇera +
bka' chems;definition= A great person's last will and testament. Here,a teacher's final words of advice to his disciple. +
sūtra;A discourse given by the Buddha that elaborates some point of Buddhist doctrine. A sacred scripture of the Buddhists. +
stages,two;stages,two;definition=The two stages of highest yoga tantric practice,namely the "Generation Stage" (Skt. ''utpatti-krama'') and the "Completion Stage" (Skt. ''sampanna-krama''). +
