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lam khyer rnam gsum;Three Meditations-in-Action;three meditations-in-action;the meditation practice that follows Great Seal within the Shangpa Instruction Lineage. +
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phrog ma;Trokma;trokma;is a harmful spirit who was put under oath by the Buddha. In return for her promise not to harm human beings, she receives a daily portion of food from ordained persons. +
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rnam thos sras;Son of Renown;son of renown;is a wealth god and guardian of the northern direction. +
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rdo rje gzhun nu;Vajra Youth;vajra youth;another name for Vajra Dagger. +
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shakya thub pa;Shakyamuni;shakyamuni;"Sage of the Shakyas";was the historical buddha. +
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vi ma la'i zab thig;Profound Vital Essence of Vimalamitra;profound vital essence of vimalamitra;a treasure teaching recalled by Jamyang Kyentsay Wangpo at the age of twenty-four. The catalyst for the revelation was a vision he had of Chetsun Sengay Wangchuk. Kongtrul places this text within the section on Ati Yoga in ''The Treasury of Rediscovered Teachings''. +
theg pa chen po;Great Vehicle;great vehicle;mahāyāna;A path to become buddha that involves bodhicitta, the method of compassion, and the wisdom that thoroughly realizes emptiness. +
'khor ba;samsara;A life of suffering perpetuated by ignorance. +
dul ba;Vinaya;One of the three main sections of the Buddhist canon that deals with moral discipline, especially for the monastic community. +
ang mtshan;particular;particular;svalakṣaṇa;A phenomenon that is utterly unique in space and time. It is directly perceived (nonconceptually) in Dharmakīrti s presentation of valid cognition, in contrast to a universal, which is a conceptual construct. +
sems tsam;Mind-Only;mind-only;cittamātra;One of four main philosophical systems that asserts that there is no external world independent of mind and that nondual, self-illuminating, reflexive awareness is ultimately real. Also known as the Yogic Practice School. +
gter ma;terma;terma;"Treasure revelations" generally held to be eighth-century teachings of Padmasambhava that were hidden in the Tibetan landscape for future generations to uncover when the time was right for the particular teachings to be understood and practiced. +
chos kyi grags pa;Dharmakīrti;ca. 600-660, Author of influential texts on valid cognition who laid out a system of knowledge that distinguishes real particulars—which are perceived nonconceptually in direct perception—from universals—which are unreal, conceptual imputations. +
sgro dogs;superimposition;superimposition;samāropa;A misconception of holding what does not exist to exist. +
don dam bden pa;ultimate truth;ultimate truth;paramārthasatya;The way things are, as opposed to the relative truth (the way things appear). +
thogs med;Asanga;ca. fourth century, Important systematizer of the Yogic Practice School. +
mdo;Sutra;(1) One of the three main sections of the Buddhist canon that contains discourses attributed to the Buddha;(2) a long path to become a buddha that contrasts with the faster path of tantra. +
tshad ma;valid cognition;valid cognition;pramana;A correct means of assessing what is true or real. It is particularly associated with an influential system developed by Dharmaklrti. +
ye shes;wisdom;wisdom;jñāna;Nonconceptual awareness of reality. +
rnam shes;consciousness;consciousness;vijñāna;As opposed to wisdom (Tib. ''ye shes''), the ordinary conceptual mind. +
