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cang te'u;ḍāmaru;Ḍamaru;ḍamaru;Tantric drum +
mchog sbyin pa;Boon-granting;boon-granting;vara-da;gesture in which the arm is outstretched with all the fingers extended and the palm outwards +
de bzhin gshegs pa;Tathāgata;'thus gone' or 'thus come', a Buddha. +
ka la bing ka mā;Kalaviṅka,kalaviṅkā;fem. ''kalaviṅkā (ka la bing ka mā)'': the Indian cuckoo, to whose sweet song the Buddha's voice is often compared +
bag la nyal;Predisposition;predisposition;anuśaya;unwholesome tendencies, much the same as defilements. +
mya ngan las 'das pa,in compounds zhi;Nirvāṇa;the cessation of everything samsaric such as ignorance and suffering, the Liberation of an ''Arhant'' or a Buddha. Hīnayāna ''Nirvāṇa'' is supremely blissful but unhelpful to others, and the ''Arhant'' must eventually abandon that self-absorbed state and enter the Mahāyāna. '' 'Nirvāṇa' '' is also used for the passing away of a Buddha (and sometimes for that of other, presumably saintly persons), 'the N/ being the passing of 'the Buddha', Śākyamuni;when we ask Buddhas not to enter N., they are of course in N. already in one sense, but we want them to continue manifesting themselves, not to pass away. Non-conceptual (nirvikalpa, mam par mi rtog (pa)). +
bzod pa;Patience;patience;kṣānti,titikṣā;the third Perfection. +
padma'i rigs;Lotus Family;lotus family;padma-kula;the Family of Amitābha. +
mchod rten;Stūpa;a dome-shaped monument housing relics of the Buddha or some revered person, embodying in its form an elaborate symbolism. +
zung 'jug;Union,Unification;union,unification;yuganaddha;Union of the Illusory Body and Clear Light, final section of the Completing Stage. The U of the Four ''Kāyas'', or U Beyond Learning, is Buddhahood. +
ting nge 'dzin;Concentration;concentration;samādhi +
rdo rje;Vajra;1. The magical weapon of the Vedic god Indra, made of metal and very hard and sharp. 2. A thunderbolt. 3. A Tantric implement symbolizing Method (Compassion), held in the right hand (male side), cf. Bell. Also a part of various other Tantric implements, e.g. v. hook, a hook with v.-shaped knobs on. 4. As a description of anything that is supposed to be impenetrably hard (v. wall, v. tent) or indestructible (Vajrayāna and just about everything involved in it) — adamantine. +
sdig pa;Evil,sin;evil,sin;pāpa;unwholesome karma +
byang chub;Enlightenment,Awakening;enlightenment,awakening;bodhi;Awakening to Buddhahood from the sleep of ignorance, perfect knowledge +
skyil (mo) krung phyed pa;Ardha-paryaṅk;'half-cross-legged' position +
yang dag pa'i mtha';True Goal;true goal;bhūta-koṭi;Ultimate Truth, Emptiness. +
dri ma;Stains;stains;mala;sometimes = the three poisons. +
chos kyi dbyings,chos dbyings;Dharma-dhātu;the Universal Law, the fact that phenomena do not exist as they are apprehended by consciousness adhering to their true existence. The ''Dharmadhātu'' Wisdom is the Wisdom-knowledge directly cognizing this +
thabs;Means,Method;means,method;upāya;the conventional aspect of the practice of Dharma, equivalent to Compassion, as contrasted with the ultimate aspect, Wisdom. In Tantra, it is symbolized by the ''vajra'' and the male aspect. Also counted as seventh of the ten Perfections. +
stong pa nyid;Emptiness;emptiness;śūnyatā;the Ultimate Mode of Being of all things +
