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Mi-bskyod-pa;Akṣobhya;Literally, "the Immovable." Name of the Saṃbhogakāya form of Buddha-nature, and a central deity in the ''Guhyasamāja Tantra''. +
rtsa ba'i bla ma;definition=One's primary,or "root," teacher. +
dpa' bo mkha' 'gro;ḍāka;Literally, a "warrior sky-goer." Specifically, a masculine semiwrathful or wrathful ''yidam'', who may also function as a messenger or as a protector. +
Phyag rgya chen po;Mahāmudrā;Literally, the "Great Gesture," or "Great Seal." Mahāmudrā refers both ro the ground of realiry and to those advanced tantric meditative methods relied upon by the ''siddhas'' of India and Tibet to lead them to the supreme attainment of enlightenment in one lifetime. Interpreting the term's philosophical position poetically and aesthetically, a contemporary author translates the term as the "Magnificent Stance." +
sbyin bdag;dānapati;A patron or sponsor, especially of religious persons or undertakings. +
rdzogs rim;sampanna-krama;The second of the "rwo stages" of highest yoga tantric practice, called the "Completion Stage." That stage wherein, having attained identity with the deity, the tantric adept performs the yogic techniques of controlling the vital energies (''Skt. prāṇa'') and the mystic "drops" (''Skt. bindu'') until he or she is successful in uniting the "illusory body" and the "clear light" yogas so as to usher in the experience of "total integration" (''Tib. zuṅ 'jug''), enlightenment itself. +
sde snod gsum;Tripiṭaka;Literally, the "three baskets" or "collections" of scriptute setting forth the Buddhist teachings. These include the collections of ''Sūtra'' [Buddha's discourses], ''Vinaya'' [stories and axioms related to monastic discipline], and ''Abhidharma'' [later commentarial works]. +
dkyil 'khor;maṇḍala;The Tibetan compound term literally means "center and periphery." Maṇḍalas are diagrams or models, of the universe and of realiry itself, that are used as aids to meditative/spiritual transformation. They are usually represented as a diagram with a central deiry sutrounded by other symbolic components. Though they are often painted, they may be made of colored sand as well. They are always conceived of as being three-dimensional, and the constructed form has the basic structute of a palace having a center with four doors, or gates, in the cardinal directions. +
Jo-bo-rje;Atīśa;The eleventh-century Indian Buddhist sage who journeyed to Tibet in order to rejuvenate the Buddhist doctrine there. His teachings led to the creation of the Kadampa order of Buddhism in Tibet. +
grub chen;mahāsiddha;See entry under "grub chen." +
an chen;mahāpaṇḍita +
De bzin gśegs pa;Tathāgata;Literally, the "Thus Gone (or "Thus Come") One." The term is an epithet for the Buddha. +
sbyin bdag;dānapati +
kleśa;The "afflictive, defiling emotions," especially those forces primarily active in the production of ''saṃsāric'' states: greed, hatred, and ignorance. +
sprul sku;nirmanakaya;Literally, a "magically created body." The form assumed by enlightened beings in order to teach other sentient beings. Also, a title given to the recognized reincarnations of high ''lamas'' in Tibet. +
