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gnas ma bu ba'i sde;Vatsiputriya;Subdivision of the Sammitiya school, the distinctive tenet of which was the assertion of a quasi-permanent self, neither different from nor identical with the five aggregates. It was for this reason universally attacked by other Buddhist schools. +
don dam bden pa;Ultimate Truth;ultimate truth;The ultimate nature of the mind and the true status of all phenomena, the state beyond all conceptual constructs which can be seen only by the primordial wisdom in a nondual manner. This is the so-called ultimate truth in itself (''rnam grangs ma yin pa'i don dam''). The Svatantrika Madhyamikas speak also of the approximate ultimate truth (''rnam grangs pa'i don dam''), which is the conceptual assessment of and an approach to the ultimate truth in itself. The approximate ultimate truth is a mental image posited in contrast with conventional truth. +
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'od dpag med;Buddha Boundless Light;buddha boundless light;Amitabha;the chief of the lotus buddha-family and of the pure land Blissful, where Buddhists of many cultures, including Tibetan, aspire to be reborn. +
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drang srong dri med;Lokatri;lokatri;a fierce form of the bodhisattva Vajra-in-Hand (Vajrapani;Chagna Dorjay, phyag na rdo rje. +
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tshe bdag nag po;Black Lord of Life;black lord of life;Yamantaka;a form of Slayer of the Lord of Death (Shinjay Shay, gshin rje gshed), the wrathful deity of the buddha-family within the Eight Great Configurations of Deities. +
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sngag srung ma;Mantra Protectress Ekajati;mantra protectress ekajati;one of the main protectresses of the Ancient Instruction Lineage. +
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tshe ring ma;Goddess of Longevity;goddess of longevity;one of the main protectresses of the Himalayan region. She and the four goddesses in her entourage promised to protect Buddhism under the influence of Guru Rinpochay and Milarepa. +
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thod rgal;Direct Vision;direct vision;the highest level of practice of Great Perfection. +
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ser po skor gsum;Three Yellow Deities;three yellow deities;three wealth gods, all yellow in color: Son of Renown, Yellow Jambhala, and Goddess of Continual Wealth (Lhamo Nor Gyunma, ''lha mo nor rgyun ma''). +
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kregs chod;Cutting Through the Solidity of Clinging;cutting through the solidity of clinging;one of the two main divisions of the practice of Great Perfection. +
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gsang thig;Secret Vital Essence;secret vital essence;a treasure teaching discovered by Chok-gyur Daychen Lingpa in the vicinity of Kongtrul's retreat center. The three practices of this cycle - Vajrasattva, Yangdak, and Vajra Dagger - were performed daily during the retreat. +
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dkon mchog spyi 'dus;Gathering of the Jewels;gathering of the jewels;a treasure teaching discovered by Orgyen Laytro Lingpa, is classified by Kongtrul in ''The Treasury of Rediscovered Teachings'' as a meditation on the physically manifest body of enlightenment of the peaceful form of Guru Rinpochay. +
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rdo rje phur ba;Vajra Dagger;vajra dagger;Vajra Kilaya;the wrathful deity of the karma buddha-family within the Eight Great Configurations of Deities. The dagger he bears is three-sided. +
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klong chen snying thig;Heart-Essence of Longchenpa;heart-essence of longchenpa;a treasure teaching discovered by Jigmay Lingpa through three visions he had of Longchenpa. Kongtrul places this text within the section on Ati Yoga in ''The Treasury of Rediscovered Teachings''. +
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ma mo mngon rdzogs rgyal po;Consummate King of the Mamos;consummate king of the mamos;a wrathful deity within the Eight Great Configurations of Deities. +
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'dud khrod ma mo;Mamo of the Charnel Ground;mamo of the charnel ground;a protectress of the Ancient Instruction Lineage. +
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dus kyi 'khor lo;Wheel of Time;wheel of time;Kalachakra;the deity whose meditation represents the pinnacle of the tantras of the Later Translations. +
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phyag drug pa;Six-Armed Protector;six-armed protector;Mahakala;a protector whose practices originally travelled from India to the Tibetan-speaking world through Kyungpo Naljor and the Shangpa Instruction Lineage. It has since become one of the most widely practiced protectors. +
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rdor sems thugs kyi sgrub pa;Heart Practice of Vajrasattva;heart practice of vajrasattva;the name of the Minling practice of Vajrasattva. +
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dgyes pa rdo rje;Adamantine Joy;adamantine joy;Hevajra;a deity of the highest level of tantra within the tantras of the Later Translations. +
