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Subtle veins in which the subtle energy (rlung; prana) circulates. The left and right principal channels run from the nostrils to just below the navel, where they join the central channel. +
The basis of all concentrations; a calm, undistracted state of unwavering concentration +
The third of the five paths; the stage at which a Bodhisattva in meditation gains a genuine experience of emptiness +
The three collections of the Buddha's teachings: Vinaya, Sutra, and Abhidharma. The Vajrayana teachings are sometimes considered as a fourth pitaka. +
“beyond suffering”: while this can be loosely understood as the goal of Buddhist practice, the opposite of samsara, it is important to realize that the term is understood differently by the different vehicles: the nirvana of the Basic Vehicle, the peace of cessation that an Arhat attains, is very different from a Buddha's nirvana, the state of perfect enlightenment that transcends both samsara and nirvana +
A mantra that has been blessed by a Buddha or Bodhisattva and has the power to help beings. Several of the sutras contain dharanis, often quite long +
freedom from samsara, either as an Arhat or as a Buddha; a practice performed by a fully realized being in order to liberate the consciousness of a malignant being into a Buddhafield +
Also modesty, consideration of others: to be ashamed because of what others might think if one commits negative actions. This is one of the seven noble riches +
(1) A spiritual teacher, explained as the contraction of bla na med pa (lit. “nothing superior”); (2) often used loosely for Buddhist monks or yogis in general +
This term designates a Buddha or wisdom deity, or sometimes a wealth deity or Dharma protector, as distinct from a nonenlightened god in the world of desire, the world of form, or the world of formlessness. +
Also conscientiousness, honesty: to be ashamed of oneself if one commits negative actions. This is one of the seven noble riches +
The term used for the various stages of experience between death and the next rebirth, with a wider interpretation that includes the various states of consciousness in life +
“one who has attained the accomplishments”: someone who has attained the fruit of the practice of the Secret Mantrayana +
A branch of the Great Vehicle that uses the special techniques of the tantrasto pursue the path of enlightenment for all beings more rapidly. Synonymous with Vajrayana +
A gesture of reverence, in which the forehead, the two hands, and the two knees touch the ground +
The absolute and relative truths +
(1) The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, (2) the Dharma protectors, (3) the beings of the six realms, and (4) those with whom we have karmic debts. +
A member of the priestly caste in Indian society +
The eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind +
One of the five great scholars of the Sakyapa School, who are known as the Sakya Gongma +
