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thegpa chen po;Mahāyāna;Literally, the term means the "Great Vehicle." Philosophically, the various schools of the Mahayana expand the earlier teachings on voidness (''śūnyatā'') so that the latter has reference to both the "selflessness of the so-called 'self'" (''atmannairātmya'') and the "selflessness of all dharmas" (''dharma-nairātmya''). From the practice side, the Mahāyāna schools stress compassionate activiry, aimed at the universal liberation from ''saṃsāra'' of all beings without exception. +
dka' bzi;definition=Literally,the "Four Difficulties." A way of referring to the four areas of monastic study to be mastered,namely: Vinaya,Pramāṇa,Prajñāpāramitā,and Madhyamaka. Here,one who successfully does this earns the tide of" ''bKa' chen''." +
bla ma mchod pa;guru puja +
sindhura;A bright scarlet powdery substance consisting of red lead, or vermilion. The powder is used, especially in tantric initiations involving the female ''yidam'' Vajrayoginī, to mark the "three doors" [of body, speech, and mind] of the disciple. +
kha na ma tho ba;avadya +
rdo rje theg pa;Vajrayāna;Literally, the "Diamond (or, Indestructible) Vehicle." That form of Mahāyāna Buddhism which, while based firmly upon the vow to liberate all beings, offers the "speedy path" (''nye lam'') set forth in the ''tantras'' as a way of attaining complete Buddhahood in one's very lifetime. +
mi rtag pa;anitya;Impermanence. One of the quintessential doctrines of Buddhist theory. +
byaṅ chub sems dpa';bodhisattva +
loṅs spyod rdzogs sku;Saṃbhogakāya +
khrag 'thuṅ;heruka +
rnam par rtog pa;vikalpa +
sgrub chen;mahāsiddha;Literally, "great accomplished one." The term is used most frequently to refer to the famed group of eighty-four Indian Buddhist siddhas. Here, any greatly accomplished Buddhist tantric adept. +
Lam rim;definition=An abbreviated title for the ''Lam rim chen mo'',[''The Great Stages of the Path (to Enlightenment)''],composed by Tsongkapa,and which serves as the fundamental source for the followers of the Gelukpa order with regard to both philosophical view and practical applications. +
riṅ bsrel;śarīra;The relics or bodily remains left after the cremation of an advanced tantric adept. They are usually described as small, hard, pearl-like particles of various colors and, as in the case of Sanggye Yeshe here, they sometimes form themselves into clumps or shapes of various organs, said to remain from the "arcane body" of the saint. +
Se ra;definition=One of the three great Gelukpa monasteries near Lhasa. Sera was founded in 1419 by Jamchen Chöje Shakya Yeshe,a direct disciple of Tsongkapa. +
