Property:Gloss-term
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bla ma;guru;A superior teacher. See entry for "guru." +
rtsa dbu ma;avadhūti;The central channel, or vein, of the arcane body generated by the tantric adept. +
dkon mchog gsum;triratna +
śug 'bru ba;definition=The kernel,or berry,of the juniper tree. The epithet won by Jampel Gyatso by virtue of his having encouraged the "juniper berry" pill retreat at Wölka and by virtue of his having subsisted throughout the retreat on the fewest of such pills,made from ground juniper berries. +
gsun 'bum;definition=Literally,the "collected sayings" of a teacher. The term is used to refer to the collected writings or collected works of such a one. ''bKa' 'bum'' is a synonym for the term. +
thugs kyi sras;definition=Literally,"heart-disciple." This term is used with reference to a teacher's closest disciples. Heart-disciples are usually the ones who later author the teacher's biography. However,they need not necessarily be the students who are chosen to advance a particular lineage or transmission,these being more properly called ''bka' babs pas''. For example,Chennga Lodrö Gyeltsen wrote the biography of his teacher,Jampel Gyatso;but the latter chose Baso Je as the singular ''bka' babs'' to whom he entrusted the Oral Tradition teachings on Mahāmudrā. +
vows,three;vows,three;definition=See entry under ''sdom pa gsum''. +
gdams ṅag;upadeśa;Oral instruction communicated directly from guru to disciple. An alternate Tibetan term is ''man ṅag''. +
Nag-po-chen-po;Mahākāla +
rDo-rje-rnal- 'byor-ma;Vajrayoginī;Literally, "Diamond Yogic Practitioner," Vajrayoginī is the female deity who is the chief consort of Lord Cakrasaṃvara. The name "Vajravārāhī" is used to emphasize her ''function'', which is to destroy the ignorance of holding the view of an inherently existent "I," while the name "Vajrayogini" is used to indicate her ''essence'', which is the insight that cognizes the inseparability of bliss and voidness. +
dGe lugs pa;definition= The order founded by Je Rinpoche,Tsongkapa. The name literally means the "Tradition of the Virtuous Ones." The order is also known under various other names,such as Kadampa Sarpa (bKa' gdams pa gsar pa) [the "new Kadampa"],the Gandenpa (dGa' ldan pa),and the "Yellow Hat" school. +
dBaṇs-can-ma;Sarasvati +
thar pa;Liberation;liberation;mokṣa;Liberation +
''rGyud-bla-ma'';''Uttaratantra'' +
lag khaṅ;definition=The main assembly hall and place of worship in a monastery. +
