Property:Gloss-term
From Buddha-Nature
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bde 'gro;Happy realm;happy realm;good destiny +
dam tshig;Pledge;pledge;samaya;besides the Bodhisattva vows and (in the higher classes of Tantra) the Tantric vows, one receiving a Tantric empowerment has to take numerous pledges, which must be kept purely if the practice is to be successful. See Tsong-ka-pa, ''The Yoga of Tibet'', 69—76;Beyer, 406-7. +
skye gnas;Yoni;the female genitals. +
Khaṭvāṅga;a staff surmounted by a freshly-severed head, a withered one and a skull, and a triple point, carried by Tantric adepts and representing the secret consort. +
lha ma yin,lha min;Asura;a class of beings slightly inferior to ''devas'', who live within sight of a ''deva'' realm and are plagued by envy of their neighbours. +
mi 'jigs pa;Fearlessnesses,four;fearlessnesses,four;vaiśdradya;see p. 408, n.16. +
rgyal ba'i sras;Conquerors' Offspring or Son;conquerors' offspring or son;jina-putra;Bodhisattva +
ma rig (pa);Ignorance,unknowing;ignorance,unknowing;avidyā;through i. of good and evil one is reborn in ill destinies;through i. of Ultimate Truth one is reborn in ''saṃsāra'' in general +
tshad med pa;Immeasurables,Four;immeasurables,four;apramāṇa +
gtsug lag khang;Vihāra;a Buddhist monastery or monastic college. +
ba'i rnam lnga;Cow-products,five;cow-products,five;pañca-gavya;milk, sour milk or yogurt, butter, dung, urine +
sgo gsum;Doors,three;doors,three;body, speech and mind +
grangs med pa;Countless;countless;asaṃkhya,asaṃkhyeya;a very large finite number +
dge ba;Wholesome;wholesome;kuśala +
bka' 'gyur;Kangyur,Kanjur;kangyur,kanjur;often pron. 'Kanjur': 'the Translated Word (of the Buddha)', the Tibetan canon of scriptures, comprising the Vinaya, several collections of Sūtras, and the Tantras +
lha;god;god;Deva;samsaric being temporarily enjoying a heavenly state of existence +
sa bdag;Earth-owning spirits;earth-owning spirits +
phung po;Skandha;see p. 412, n.36. +
shlo ka;Śloka;a stanza, esp. one of four eight-syllable pādas;as a unit of length of prose, 32 syllables. +
the Buddhist Doctrine;the buddhist doctrine;Buddha-dharma +
