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From Buddha-Nature
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Serpentlike beings (classed in the animal realm) living in the water or under the earth and endowed with magical powers and wealth. The most powerful ones have several heads +
“knowledge holder”: one who through profound means holds the deities, mantras, and the wisdom of great bliss +
Factors that veil one's buddha nature. +
A deity representing enlightenment, in a male or female, peaceful or wrathful form, that corresponds to the practitioner's individual nature. The yidam is the source of accomplishments +
(1) Making material offerings, (2) helping him through physical, verbal, or mental tasks, and (3) practicing what he teaches +
The absence of true existence in all phenomena +
“promise”: sacred links between the teacher and disciple, and also between disciples, in the Vajrayana. The Sanskrit word samaya can mean: agreement, engagement, convention, precept, boundary, etc. Although there are many detailed obligations, the most essential samaya is to consider the teacher's body, speech, and mind as pure +
