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gsang sngags;Secret Mantra;secret mantra;guhya-mantra;Tantra. +
sde snod;Piṭaka;'basket', collection of the Buddhist scriptures. There are three — Vinaya, Sůtra and Abhidharma. +
dam tshig sems dpa';Symbolic Being;symbolic being;samaya-sattva;visualized image of the deity, with which the Tantric practitioner identifies herself. +
byams pa;Friendliness,Loving-kindness,Love;friendliness,loving-kindness,love;maitrī;wishing all sentient beings to be happy +
bde sogs,legs brjod ma;Śacī;'Divine Power', wife of Śakra or Indra +
Yoġacārin;pertaining to the Yogācāra, a Mahāyāna philosophical school also known as Citta-mātra. +
gshin rje;Yama;kīnāśa;the terrible judge of the dead, king of the ''pretas'' in the underground Yama-world (''yama-loka'') and also guardian of the southern quarter. The 'Yamas' are either the ''pretas'' or his servants who on his orders throw sinners into hell (AdK, III pp. 153,156). +
'phags (pa'i) nor;Āryas' seven Treasures;āryas' seven treasures;dhana;faith, morality, conscience, consideration, learning, generosity and wisdom. +
byams sems;Friendly-minded;friendly-minded;maitrī-citta;Bodhisattva +
pi bang,pi wang;Vīṇā;a type of stringed instrument, Indian lute. +
mtshan dang dpe byad,mtshan dpe;Marks and Signs;marks and signs;lakṣaṇânuvyañjana;the thirty-two characteristic Marks and eighty minor Signs of a Great Being (a Universal Monarch or a Buddha), such as thousand-spoked wheels on the palms and soles, the hairs of the body pointing upwards, and copper-coloured nails. See Conze, ''Large Sutra'', Appendix II. +
rnam par rtog pa,rnam rtog;Conceptualizations,conceptions,concepts;conceptualizations,conceptions,concepts;vikalpa;conceptual thoughts +
rtsod dus;Age of Strife;age of strife;kali-yuga;the present world-age +
nges 'byung;Renunciation;renunciation;niḥsaraṇa;escape from the world, in that one understands so well the faults of even the best of samsaric life that it arouses no attachment in one. +
nim pa;Nimb;nimb;nimba;a tree with bitter fruit, ''Azadirachta indica''. Every part of it is used for magical purposes. +
las,phrin las,'phrin las;Action,act,activity,rite;action,act,activity,rite;karman;for the activity of a Buddha, or for Tantric rites, Tib. often uses the honorific (')''phrin las'', which I have sometimes translated as 'divine action' or 'divine activity'. The 'four activities' or 'four rites' are Pacifying or Calming, Increasing, Subjugating or Subduing, and Fierceness +
byang chub kyi sems,sems bskyed;Bodhicitta,Bodhi-mind;bodhicitta,bodhi-mind;Bodhicitta,Bodhi;determination to attain Enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings +
bsdu ba;Attractions,four or Means of Attraction;attractions,four or means of attraction;saṃgraha;giving, pleasant speech, helping, and consistency. +
me lha;Agni;agni;agni,anala;the Vedic god of fire, guardian of the south-eastern direction +
(rnal 'byor) bla med (kyi) rgyud);Anuttara-yoga-tantra;'Highest Yoga Tantra', highest of the four levels of Tantra. +
