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sde snod gsum;Tripiṭaka +
isolations,three;isolations,three;definition=This terminology refers to the first three [of the five,or six] stages of yogic accomplishment as articulated by the ''Guhyasamāja Tantra''. The three are: "isolation of body" (''lus dben''),"isolation of speech" (''ṅag dben''),and "isolation of mind" (''sems dben''),respectively. Thereafter follows the achievement of the experience of the "clear light" and the "illusory body," finally culminating in the experience of the unification of these latter two,which is the consummate experience of Buddhahood itself. +
bya bral;definition=Literally,"one who is freed (''bral'') from householding obligations or work (''bya'')." Used ro characterize a "wandering ascetic." +
byaṅ chub sems;bodhicitta;The term is generally used to mean "the thought of enlightenment." Here, it is also employed in its tantric sense ro refer to the "white drops" (''Tib. thig le;Skt. bindu'') generated and manipulated in the arcane body by a tantric adept. +
gNas-brtan Rab-'byor;Subhūti +
Chos kyi dbyins;Dharmadhātu;Literally, the "realm of [all] ''dharmas''," this term is used to characterize the totality of existents. It is also used as an epithet for ultimate existence. +
gdam ṅag;man ṅag;upadeśa +
tshogs 'khor;gaṇacakra;Generally described as a "tantric feast," the term refers to a communal ritual performed by tantric adepts. +
dgon thag;definition=Meditation strap. The strap,or rope,worn by advanced yogic practitioners to hold their bodies in meditative posture. +
brgyud;definition=Lineage. The unbroken,pure,and continuous transmission of the teachings. +
chos kyi brgyad;mundane concerns,eight;mundane concerns,eight;definition=See entry under ''chos kyi brgyad'' +
rgyal chen;mahārāja +
gCod;definition=The tantric meditative system chiefly attributed to Padampa Sanggye [d. 1117],which is based upon the ''Prajñāpārarnitā'' and which,from the practical side,aims at cutting off the ego and cutting through (''gcod'') discursive thought. The Gelukpa order has incorporated its own oral tradition of ''gcod'' practice. +
