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“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 +
“Great Seal”: the Great Seal means that the seal of the absolute nature is on everything, that all phenomena belong to the wisdom mandala. The term is used to denote the teaching, the meditation practice, or the supreme accomplishment +
One of the two foremost Shravaka disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni +
One of the schools of the New Tradition, founded by Je Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) +
The aggregates and elements, ayatanas (the sense organs and their corresponding sense objects), and limbs of one's body, whose true nature, according to the pure perception of the Mantrayana, is the mandala of the male and female Tathagatas, the male and female Bodhisattvas, and other deities +
Purification (byang) of all obscurations and realization (chub) of all qualities +
The last five of the ten advantages: (1) a Buddha has appeared in the world in which one is, (2) he has taught the doctrine, (3) his teaching has endured until now, (4) there are spiritual friends who can teach it, and (5) one has been accepted as a disciple by such a teacher +
Also means “to have a belief”: thus “ego clinging” can also be interpreted as “believing in an ‘I'.” +
The highest of the three inner yogas, the summit of the nine vehicles according to the classification of the Nyingmapa School +
Sugar, molasses, and honey +
The first of the three higher yogas according to the classification of the Dharma into nine vehicles. In this yoga, the main stress is put on the generation phase (bskyed rim) +
