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zhen yul;Conceived Object;conceived object;A technical term in Buddhist logic, used to refer to objects of the conceptual mental consciousness that identifies and names things. It refers to sense objects as apprehended by this consciousness, but also to objects wrongly assumed to exist (e.g., the self). +
'dus byas;Compounded Phenomenon;compounded phenomenon;A phenomenon belonging to the relative level, brought about by causes and conditions, and which appears to originate, remain, and eventually cease. +
chos sku;Dharmakaya;See Kaya. +
dbyig gnyen;Vasubandhu;(280-360 C.E.). The only Buddhist master to enjoy equal prestige as an exponent of the Hinayana and the Mahayana. During his Sarvastivadin phase he composed the ''Abhidharmakosha-bhasya'', which is the most systematic and complete exposition of the Abhidharma and is one of the summits of Hinayana scholarship. Later in life, through his own inner development and under the influence of his elder brother Asanga, Vasubandhu adopted the Mahayana Yogachara view and composed many works of which the ''Trimsikavijnapti-karika (Thirty Stanzas on the Mind)'' is the most outstanding. +
gzugs sku;Rupakaya;See Kaya. +
med dgag;Nonaffirming Negative;nonaffirming negative;See Affirming negative. +
mdo sde pa;Sautrantika;One of the four systems of Buddhist tenets. Together with the Vaibhashika school, the Sautrantika is considered as belonging to the Hinayana. The Sautrantikas are divided into two subgroups: the Sautrantikas following scripture (''lung gi rjes 'brang'') and the Sautrantikas following reasoning (''rigs kyi rjes 'brang''). The former group is quite close in outlook to the Vaibhashikas;the latter is particularly associated with Dharmakirti and is remarkable for its elaborate epistemology and logic. It is widely studied and utilized in Tibetan Buddhism. +
zhi ba lha;Shantideva;(flourished in the first half of the eighth century C.E.) A member of Nalanda University and the celebrated author of the ''Bodhicharyavatara'', He upheld the view of the Prasangika Madhyamika in the tradition of Chandrakirti. +
red mda' ba gzhon nu blo gros;Rendawa;rendawa;(1348-1412). An important Sakya master from whom Je Tsongkhapa received the Madhyamika teachings. +
bzod pa;Acceptance,patience;acceptance,patience;lit. patience. Fearless acceptance of the ultimate nature of things. +
gzungs;Dharani;The term is used to refer to the accomplishment of different kinds of unfailing memory. It is also a verbal formula, often quite long, blessed by a Buddha or a Bodhisattva, belonging to the sutra tradition and similar to the mantras of the Vajrayana. +
mngon shes lnga;Five Kinds Of Preternatural Knowledge;five kinds of preternatural knowledge;These are: (1) the knowledge and ability to perform wonders;(2) the knowledge of births and deaths of all beings;(3) the ability to hear all sounds throughout the three-thousandfold universe;(4) the knowledge of one's own and others' past lives;and (5) the knowledge of the minds of others. +
don dam dpyod byed kyi rigs pa;Absolutist Reasoning;absolutist reasoning;This is reasoning that investigates the absolute or ultimate status of phenomena, employing the four or five Madhyamika arguments. +
skye mched;sense fields;sense fields;Ayatana;sense fields. The six inner ayatanas refer exclusively to the sense organs (the mind being the sixth);the twelve ayatanas comprise these six plus their outer corresponding objects. (The outer and inner ayatana of the mind is the mental sense organ and mental objects. In this case, the mental organ is the immediately preceding moment of consciousness.) From the interaction of the six sense organs and their six objects, the six consciousnesses are engendered. +
rang mtshan;Specifically Characterized Phenomena;specifically characterized phenomena;Concrete individual phenomena characterized by impermanence and ability to function. See also Generally characterized phenomena. +
don dam bden pa;Ultimate Truth;ultimate truth;The ultimate nature of the mind and the true status of all phenomena, the state beyond all conceptual constructs which can be seen only by the primordial wisdom in a nondual manner. This is the so-called ultimate truth in itself (''rnam grangs ma yin pa'i don dam''). The Svatantrika Madhyamikas speak also of the approximate ultimate truth (''rnam grangs pa'i don dam''), which is the conceptual assessment of and an approach to the ultimate truth in itself. The approximate ultimate truth is a mental image posited in contrast with conventional truth. +
spangs rtogs kyi yon tan;Qualities Of Elimination And Realization;qualities of elimination and realization;Spiritual qualities (e.g., the realization of the five kinds of enlightened vision) that shine forth in proportion as the emotional and cognitive veils are removed from the mind's nature. +
Atmyavada;A general term for the traditions of Indian philosophy that assert the existence of the self, or atman-that is, the orthodox schools of Hinduism. It is opposed by the ''nairatmyavada'' (in other words, Buddhadharma), which denies the atman. +
srid pa'i rtse mo;Peak Of Existence;peak of existence;The highest level in the formless realm and thus the summit of all possible states in the dimension of samsaric existence. +
ka thog si tu chos kyi rgya mtsho;Kathok Situ Chokyi Gyamtso;kathok situ chokyi gyamtso;(1880-1925). A nephew and disciple ofJamyang Khyentse Wangpo (in the transmission of whose teachings he was instrumental) and a disciple of Mipham Rinpoche. +
