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A class of dangerous flesh-devouring demons. +
The primordial Buddha who has never fallen into delusion; the symbolic personification of awareness; the ever-present and luminous nature of the mind. +
''See'' resultant vehicle. +
The original tradition of Buddhist teaching in Tibet dating from the eighth century, sometimes referred to as the Old Translation School, so-called in contrast with the schools of the New Translation tradition, founded from the twelfth century onward. +
A mythical demon believed to devour the sun and moon, thereby causing the eclipses. +
The name of the present kalpa, so called because a thousand universal Buddhas will appear in the course of it. The Buddha Shakyamuni is the fourth in the series. +
The name of a subcontinent lying to the south and west of the continent of Jambudvipa (our world) according to Buddhist cosmology. It is here that the glorious Copper-Colored Mountain, the buddhafield of Guru Padmasambhava, is located. +
lit. channel-wheel of reality. ''See'' chakra. +
Twelve female spirits associated with mountain ranges in Tibet, who, in the presence of Guru Padmasambhava, vowed to protect the religion and people of Tibet. +
''See'' anuttara tantra. +
The five lineages of Tathagata, Vajra, Jewel, Lotus, and Action. They are represented by five Buddhas (respectively, Vairochana, Akshobhya or Vajrasattva, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, and Amoghasiddhi) who constitute the five aspects of Buddhahood. They are regarded as the nature of the five aggregates, and they correspond to the five wisdoms arising when the five emotional defilements are purified and transmuted. +
lit. the essence of the Sugata. The luminous and empty nature of the mind. A synonym of the tathagatagarbha, the Buddha-nature present in every sentient being. +
Requisites for spiritual practice: (1) altruistic motivation, (2) practicing without objective reference or conceptual fabrication, and (3) dedicating the merit for the sake of all beings. +
Also known as Dorje Yudrönma. One of the Twelve Tenma Sisters, protectors of the Nyingma lineage, guardians of Tibet. Often appears holding a five-colored long-life arrow and divinatory mirror. +
A satellite temple on the north side of Samye Monastery. +
Serta (also Sertal) County corresponds to the headwaters and gorge of the Serchu, above Gyarong. Home to the famous Khenpo Jigme Püntsok (1933–2004), founder of the Serta Buddhist Institute, a.k.a. Larung Gar, in Gogentang. +
One of thirteen powerplaces in Tibet and Bhutan known as "Tiger's Den." This one is Paro Taktsang, where Guru Padmasambhava manifested as Dorje Drollö. On the east side of Paro Valley in western Bhutan. +
(1) Khandro Yangtik (mkha' 'gro yang thig); (2) Lama Yangtik (bla ma yang thig); and (3) Zabmo Yangtik (zab mo yang thig); Longchenpa's commentaries on Khandro Nyingtik (mkha' 'gro snying thig) and Vima Nyingtik (bi ma snying thig). +
(1785–1848). Dzogchen master, author of the Treasury of Sutras and Tantras, disciple of Dodrubchen Jigme Trinley Özer. +
(1) Motionlessness of body, (2) speech, and (3) mind. +
