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tshul bzhi;four modes;four modes;Often coupled with the six sides, these are four particular modes, or types, of tantric text. The work is said to be sealed by these four modes and cannot be fully understood without their recognition. The four are open mode, general or shared mode, hidden or exclusive mode, and ultimate mode. +
grong 'jug;entering the household;entering the household;purapraveśa;The advance tantric practice of forcing the consciousness to enter the corpse or living body of another being. +
rtsa 'khor;cakra;Channels that carry the winds are grouped together at certain "vital points" within the body, such as the heart, navel, and throat, often in a form resembling the spokes of a wheel or petals of a lotus. The Tibetan term means "channel wheels". +
mngon par byang chub;mastery;mastery;abhisambodhi;The term ''byang chub'' often refers to enlightenment or buddhahood and is usually short for ''rdzogs pa'i byang chub'' ("complete enlightenment"). The fundamental meaning of ''byang chub'' alone, however, is to perfect, or to master, and it is used to describe the mastery of a particular science such as medicine. In this work ''mngon par byang chub'' is primarily a synonym of fourth-stage clear light and is rendered as "mastery." The same term is found in generation-stage practices when referring to the visualized transformation of the practitioner into the five buddhas by way of seed syllables, and in such instances, I have used enlightenment" to distinguish it from the completion-stage practice and to indicate that such a transformation, although imagined, is a transformation into the forms of enlightened deities. +
thigh;drops;drops;bindu/tilaka;Tiny matter-based phenomena that occur naturally within the body, or are "created" through completion-stage meditation, and that are located at particular points in the body. The indestructible drop is always present, located in the heart cakra, and consists of the subtle wind and subtle mind. Other drops are visualized at various "tips" within the body. +
snod kyi skyon gsum;three pot-like faults;three pot-like faults;Not listening, like an upturned pot;perverting the message, like a dirty pot;not retaining, like a leaky pot. +
so sor śdud pa;individual withdrawal;individual withdrawal;pratyāhāra +
ril por 'dzin pa,rjes gzhig;held-as-a-whole and subsequent dissolutions;held-as-a-whole and subsequent dissolutions;Two dissolution processes beginning from the extremities and proceeding toward the heart;likened to vapor evaporating on a mirror. "Whole" is glossed as being the body;"held" means being held by the emptiness, or clear light, into which the body dissolves. Subsequent dissolution is dissolution in which the outer environment dissolves first, followed by the subsequent dissolution of the body. +
gum mo;caṇḍālī;The inner heat or fire generated by the force of the winds entering the central channel from the practice of penetrating the vital points of the cakras. +
sbyor ba yan lag drug;six-branch yoga;six-branch yoga;saḍaṅgayoga;In the Kālacakra the completion stage is taught by way of these six yogas and not by way of the five stages. The same six names appear in the ''Guhyasamāja Later Tantra'' but not in the ''Guhyasamāja Root Tantra'' itself. Much discussion, therefore, is given over to the identification of these six and how they are incorporated into the five stages. The six are: individual withdrawal, meditative absorption, prāṇāyāma, apprehending, recollection, and samādhi. +
dkyil 'khor rgyal mchog;sovereign mandala;sovereign mandala;The main resident and residence mandala of the generation stage. +
ye shes kyi phyag rgya;wisdom consort;wisdom consort;jñānamudrā;Visualized consort. The term ''mudrā'' (seal) refers to the consorts ability to seal the yogi with great bliss. ''See also'' karma consort. +
gzhi dus;basic state;basic state;The ordinary state of existence, whose natural processes of birth, death, and intermediate state are mirrored and used in tantric practice to advance on the path. +
dpei od gsal;illustrative clear light;illustrative clear light;The actualization of clear light before the illusory body has been developed;can be generated from the practice of body isolation onward. ''See also'' actual clear light. +
skye mched;sources;sources;The six sensory and mental consciousnesses are produced from the inner sources of their corresponding six sensory and mental organs connecting with the outer sources of the six sensory and mental objects. +
din pa;apprehending;apprehending;dhāraṇā;Generally, this term refers to the prime function of any consciousness apprehending its own object. The branch of ''apprehending'' is the fourth yoga of six yogas that comprise an alternative categorization of the completion stage. In terms of the five stages, it is a synonym for clear light. ''See also'' six-branch yoga. +
srung 'khor;protection wheel;protection wheel;Performed at the beginning of generation-stage sādhana, this practice involves the mental creation of a wheel or circle around the meditator and his or her environment consisting of protective elements such as fire, indestructible vajras, or various wrathful figures. +
sting bzhi;four empty states;four empty states;These are names given to the arising of the three appearances and the clear light. The empty state (''stong pa''), the very empty state (''shin tu stong pa''), the greatly empty state (''stong pa chen po''), and the all-empty state, or clear light (thams cad stongpa). In some traditions they equate to the four joys. +
rtsa;channel;channel;nāḍi;Subtle material avenues for wind and for subtle drops of blood and semen within the body. Each cakra has channels branching off from it. The three main channels are the central channel ([''ava'']''dhūtī'') and the left (''lalanā'') and right (''rasanā'') channels on either side of it. Completion-stage practice manipulates the flow of winds in these channels. +
gzhi gnas;mental quiescence;mental quiescence;śamatha;The advanced meditative state of single-pointed focus of the mind. +
