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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. +
draṅ don;neyārtha;The indirect or "interpretable" meaning. An important term in Buddhist hermeneutics employed to characterize primarily the sūtras, which reveal their true meaning only after further elaboration and explication. +
'Dus-kyi-'khor'lo;Kālacakra +
na ma tho ba;avadya;Literally, "not praiseworthy." Anything shameful, disgraceful, or subject to blame. The term is used here with particular reference to Jampel Gyatso, who kept his monastic vows so well that he was completely above blame, having not even the slightest fault or transgression to conceal. +
sbas yul;definition= A so-called "hidden" country. One of the legendary hidden paradises of Inner Asia. +
Zi-ba-'tsho;Śāntirakṣita;The eighth-century Indian monk-scholar who journeyed to Tibet, taught the Buddhist Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna doctrines there, and ordained the first seven Tibetan monks. +
slob dpon;ācārya;An accomplished master of the traditional subjects of study and meditation. Also, an official position in a given monastery. +
Thogs-med;Asaṅga;The fourth-century Buddhist philosopher who founded the famed Yogācāra school. +
tiṅ ṅe 'dzin;samādhi +
chos;dharma;The term used, especially in Buddhist philosophical contexts, to refer to any existent reality or phenomenon, however fleeting in terms of temporal duration. +
