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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. +
rgyal ba;Jina;Literally, "Conqueror." A common epithet for a Buddha. +
rtsa;nāḍī;The channels or pathways in the arcane body generated by a tantric adept. The mind-bearing "winds" (''prāṇa'') are said to course through the ''nāḍī''. +
dpa' mo;mkha' 'gro ma;ḍākinī +
Ye śes mkha' 'gro ma;Jñānaḍākinī;The feminine principle of ultimate insight. Often rendered "wisdom ḍākinī," the term is also a common epithet for Vajrayoginī. +
sprul pa'i sku;Nirmāṇakāya +
rab 'byuṅ;definition=A term referring to the sixty-year cycle of the Tibetan system of dating. The term is also the name of the first year of the cycle. +
bDe-mchog;Cakrasaṃvara;A semiwrathful [heruka] deity of the wisdom, or mother tantra, class of tantric practice. One of the three chief deities meditated upon in association with the Ganden Oral Tradition of Mahāmudrā. +
kLu-sgrub;Nāgārjuna;The renowned Indian Buddhist sage who founded the Madhyamaka school based upon his explication of the doctrine of ''śūnyatā'', especiallyas presented in his work the ''Mūlamadhyamakakārikā''. +
Sog yul;definition=The Tibetan name for Mongolia. +
ri khrod;definition=A mountain retreat site. A hermitage isolated in the mountains. +
