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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 +
“vajra holder”: in the New Tradition, he is the primordial Buddha, source of all the tantras. In the Ancient Tradition, Vajradhara represents the principle of the Teacher as enlightened holder of the Vajrayana teachings +
A major holder of the Longchen Nyingtik teachings and exponent of Shantideva's Bodhicharyavatara (The Way of the Bodhisattva), famed for his simple lifestyle and as the author of The Words of My Perfect Teacher. He is often considered to be the emanation of Jigme Lingpa's speech +
(1) A king ruling over a world system; (2) an emperor +
Meditative absorption of different degrees. Generally translated as “concentration.” +
An abridged form of kun gzhi rnam par shes pa, the ground consciousness in which the habitual tendencies are stored. It is the basis for the other consciousnesses. In certain teachings, kun gzhi is used to signify the original nature, the primordial purity (ka dag) +
The vehicles of the Shravakas, Pratyekabuddhas, and Bodhisattvas +
the object in which one takes refuge; the practice of taking refuge +
One of the Three Pitakas; the branch of the Buddha's teachings that deals mainly with psychology and logic +
The second of the three worlds, comprising the twelve realms of the four concentrations and the five pure abodes +
A follower of the Great Vehicle whose aim is enlightenment for all beings +
