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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. +
lha bla ma ye shes 'od;YESHE Ö;yeshe ö;King of Tibet and member of the Chögyal dynasty. He assumed the kingship in Ngari, western Tibet, with the name of Tsenpo Khore. Later he abdicated in order to become a monk and was subsequently known as Lha Lama Yeshe Ö. In a bid to revive Buddhism in his country, he sent a party of twenty-one young men to Kashmir to learn Sanskrit and to study the teachings. It was in response to his generous offerings that Atisha accepted his invitation to visit Tibet. +
srin po;RAKSHASA;rakshasa;A class of dangerous, flesh-devouring nonhuman beings figuring in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. +
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chen po stong pa nyid;emptiness of what is great;emptiness of what is great;mahāśūnyatā +
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btang snyoms;equanimity;equanimity;upekṣa +
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mngon par shes pa;levels of deeper discernment;levels of deeper discernment;abhijñā +
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kun rdzob kyi bden pa;relative truth;relative truth;saṃvṛti satya +
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stong pa nyid stong pa nyid;emptiness of emptiness;emptiness of emptiness;śūnyatā śūnyatā +
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dgongs pa can;explanation requiring interpretation;explanation requiring interpretation;bhāvika +
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(sems) rnam par zhi bar byed pa;pacifying the mind thoroughly;pacifying the mind thoroughly;(citta) vyupaśamana +
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nges par rtog pa;certain examination;certain examination +
