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Renunciation arises from insight into the hopelessness and poison of saṃsāra. It is often said in the nontheistic tradition that renunciation is not something you do; rather, out of your ·experience, renunciation comes to you. ''See also''revulsion. +
Can either refer to Vajradhara or to a vajrācārya. +
A type of vajrayāna ritual text, as well as the actual meditation practice it sets out. +
A ceremony in which a master reads through a sādhana or liturgy, usually quite rapidly, thereby empowering the disciples to practice it. It is a type of permission-blessing. A lung may also be given on a text to be studied. ''See also'' abhiṣeka, permission-blessing, tri. +
Another term for the practice of "one taste," one of the six yogas of Nāropa. +
The six levels of gods that dwell in the kāmadhātu, the realm of desire. +
These are the precious: wheel (S: cakra; T: 'khor-lo), wish-fulfilling gem (S: cintāmaṇi; T: yid-bzhin-nor-bu), queen (S: stīlratna; T: btsun-mo), minister (S: gṛhapati; T: blon-po), elephant (S: hastiratna; T: giang-po), steed (S: aśvaratna; T: rta-mchog), and general (S: pariṇāyaka; T: dmag-dpon). +
A type of hand drum, usually two-headed, made of either skulls or wood, and used frequently in vajrayāna practice. +
The primordial, dharmakāya buddha, blue in color and naked, often depicted in consort with Prajñā, who is white in color. +
May refer to the principle of enlightenment or to any enlightened being, in particular to Śākyamuni Buddha, the historical Buddha. +
That branch of the Kagyü lineage that traces back to Gampopa through Tüsum Khyenpa, the first Karmapa. The Karmapa is the head of the Karma Kagyü. ''See also'' Afterword: The Lineage and Its Teachings. +
The name given to the bodhisattva-to-be during the bodhisattva vow ceremony. +
One of the heavenly bodies of Indian cosmology. Rahu originally was a demon who tried to capture the sun and moon but was subdued and is now said to be one of the planets. He is responsible for eclipses. +
"Ka" refers to the oral instructions of the guru. It carries a sense of enlightened vision, and therefore often has the connotation of command. ''See also'' Afterword: The Lineage and Its Teachings. +
A lake in western Tibet, near Mt. Kailāsa, sacred to Cakrasaṃvara. +
The accumulation of merit (S: puṇya-sambhāra; T: bsod-nams-kyi-tshogs) is creating favorable conditions for following the path, by means of surrendering ego-oriented approaches, and exerting oneself toward dharma practice. The accumulation of wisdom (S: jñāna-sambhāra; T: ye-shes-kyi-tshogs) is the resulting realization. +
The sambhogakāya buddha of the karma family. +
A vajrayāna term for a kind of psychic heat generated and experienced through certain meditative practices. This heat serves to burn up all types of obstacles and confusion. One of the six yogas of Nāropa. +
A type of malevolent spirit, usually of the preta realm, who tends to cause disease-physical or psychological-due to a lack of mindfulness on the part of the practitioner. +
