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'phag pa;ARYA;arya;Lit. superior, sublime, or noble one. One who has transcended samsaric existence. There are four classes of sublime beings: Arhats, Pratyekabuddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas. +
rgyang 'phen pa;MATERIALISTS or CHARVAKAS;materialists or charvakas;Name of the ancient Indian philosophical school professing materialistic nihilism. The Charvakas denied the law of karma and the existence of past and future lives. +
nyag bla pad ma bdud 'dul;NYAKLA PEMA DUDUL;nyakla pema dudul;(1816-1872) A celebrated master from Nyarong in the east of Tibet, who accomplished the rainbow body. +
bka' gdams pa;KADAMPA;kadampa;Inspired by Atisha and founded by his disdple Dromtön, this school placed great emphasis on the mindtraining teaching of bodhichitta and pure observance of ethical discipline. It exerted a decisive influence on the entire Tibetan tradition. +
GURU RINPOCHE;guru rinpoche;The name by which Guru Padmasambhava, the Lotus-Born, is commonly known in Tibet. He was predicted by Shakyamuni Buddha as the one who would propagate the teachings of the Secret Mantra. Invited to Tibet by King Trisong Detsen in the eighth century, he succeeded in definitively establishing there the Buddhist teachings of sutra and tantra. +
mya ngan las 'das pa chen po'i mdo;MAHAPARINIRVANA-SUTRA;mahaparinirvana-sutra;A Mahayana sutra of the ultimate meaning belonging to the third turning of the Dharma wheel and expounding the doctrine of the tathagatagarbha. +
GAMPOPA;gampopa;(1079-1153) Also known as Dhakpo Lharje, Gampopa trained as a doctor before becoming a monk in the Kadampa tradition. He eventually met his root teacher, Milarepa, whose principal disciple he was to become and from whom he received the transmission of the Six Yogas of Naropa. Unifying the monastic and yogic paths, Gampopa exerted a decisive influence over the Kagyu tradition. +
sa skya pa;SAKYAPA;sakyapa;One of the new translation schools of Tibetan Buddhism founded by Khön Könchog Gyalpo and associated with the great monastery of Sakya. The Sakya Lamas were, for a time, the rulers of Tibet. +
bka' 'gyur;KANGYUR;kangyur;The canonical collection of sutras and tantras translated into Tibetan. +
rgod tshang pa sna tshogs rang grol;GOTSANGPA NATSOK RANGDROL;gotsangpa natsok rangdrol;(1608-?) Also known as Tsele Natsok Rangdrol, he was a disciple of the famous tertön Jatsön Nyingpo. A highly accomplished meditator and outstanding scholar in both the teachings of the Kagyu and Nyingma schools, he received the name of Gotsangpa (dweller in the vulture's nest) because of his long retreats in the mountain caves and hermitages of the great Drukpa Kagyu master Gotsang Gonpo Dorje. His discipline was immaculate, and it is said that he never tasted a single drop of alcohol. +
phag mo gru pa rdo rje rgyal po;PHAGMO DRUPA;phagmo drupa;(1110-1170) A disciple of Gampopa and founder of the Phagdru tradition of the Kagyu school. Many of his disciples attained high realization. +
rig sngags;VIDYA MANTRA;vidya mantra;Mantras are generally said to be of three kinds: vidya mantras, dharani mantras, and secret mantras. These categories refer respectively to the skillful means of compassion, the wisdom of emptiness, and their nondual union. +
bslabs pa kun las btus pa;SHIKSASAMUCCAYA;shiksasamuccaya;An anthology of texts taken from important Mahayana sutras, compiled by Shantideva. +
bka' brgyud pa;KAGYUPA;kagyupa;One of the New Translation schools of Tibetan Buddhism, founded by Marpa the Translator (1012-1099). This school subsequently divided into many subschools, the most well known nowadays being the Karma (or Dhakpo) Kagyu, Drikung Kagyu, Drukpa Kagyu, and Shangpa Kagyu. +
dus 'khor 'grel chen dri med 'od;VIMALAPRABHA;vimalaprabha;A very extensive commentary on the Kalachakra-tantra, and the basic textual source for the entire Kalachakra system. It was composed by Kalkia Pundarika, one of the Dharma kings of Shambhala, and still exists in Sanskrit. +
gsar ma;SARMA;sarma;The new translation schools of Tibetan Buddhism (namely, Kagyupa, Sakyapa, and Gelugpa) founded in the period following the persecution by Langdarma. +
mkha' 'gro ma;DAKINI;dakini;The representation in female form of wisdom. There are several levels of dakinis: fully enlightened wisdom dakinis and worldly dakinis, who possess various preternatural powers, not necessarily beneficent. +
tshogs kyi 'khor lo;GANACHAKRA;ganachakra;A tantric feast offering performed within the framework of a sadhana practice. +
stag lung thang pa bkra shis dpal;TAKLUNG THANGPA;taklung thangpa;(1142-1210), a disciple of Phagmo Drupa and founder of the Taklung Kagyu school. He was known for his realization of Mahamudra attained through devotion. +
gcer bu pa;JAIN;jain;lit. naked ascetics. An important Indian rdigious system founded in the sixth century B.C.E. by ]ina (whence Jaina or Jain), also known as Vardhamana. The Jainas or Jains advocate a very pure ethical system involving, in particular, an extreme form of ahimsa, or nonviolence. +
