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From Buddha-Nature
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zaṅ ziṅ;definition=Material offerings. +
Ye-śes-rgyal-mtshan;definition=The eighteenth-century monk-scholar and ''siddha'' who compiled the great anthology of Kadampa and Gelukpa namtar,selections from which are translated here. He is revered by Tibetan folk tradition for having risen from lowly beginnings ro the esteemed office of ''yoṅs 'dzin'' (tutor) to the Eighth Dalai Lama. He is also counted among the lineage-holders of the Geluk Mahāmudrā tradition. +
mya ṅan las 'das pa;Nirvāna +
Bön;definition=A general name for the indigenous,pre-Buddhist religion of Tibet. +
bla ma mchod pa;guru puja;A ritual ceremony dedicated to the lineage lamas of a given order. +
Rab 'byams pa;definition=One of the highest monastic degrees awarded by Gelukpa institutions upon successful completion of rigorous studies of the sacred scriptures. It is roughly equivalent to the ''dGe bśes'' and ''dKa' chen'' degrees. In these accounts,it is the way Gyelwa Ensapa refers to Sanggye Yeshe,owing to the latter's having earned the degree from Tashilünpo. +
mgon khan;definition=The special chapel in a monastery where images of the wrathful protector deities are kept. +
bDe bar gśegs pa;Sūgata +
rDo-rje-'chaṅ;Vajradhara +
rGyal ba gñis pa;definition=Literally,a "Second Buddha." Used herein to refer to Tsongkapa. Among the Nyingmapas,the term is used in reference to Padmasambhava. +
dge 'dun;saṅgha;The Sanskrit term saṅgha literally means "an assemblage" [here, of religious practitioners]. It refers primarily to the monks and nuns forming the Buddhist clergy. In Tibetan the term ''dge 'dun'' is composed of two elements: '''dun'', meaning "having the desire for" and ''dge'', or "virtue." Thus, the Tibetan compound term designates "an assemblage of beings who seek virtue and emancipation." +
rdo rje theg pa;Vajrayāna +
rnal 'byor pa;yogi +
