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literally, "ultimate awakening attitude"; the second of seven terms referring to the Great Perfection teachings as explained to Dudjom Lingpa by Ekajati (''see jang-chub-kyi sem'') +
literally, "Unshakable Vajra"; among the buddhas of the five families, the one associated with the eastern direction; the name denotes the ground of being endowed with the seven vajra (''dor-je'') attributes and unwavering (''mi-kyod'') throughout the three times +
one of the eight great holders of intrinsic awareness of Buddhist India who taught Padmakara; Hungchhenkara was responsible for transmitting to him the lineage of the deity Yangdag Heruka +
one of the five buddha families, denoting the spontaneous accomplishment of all activities within the ground of being [evolutionary action (MW); actions and their effects (WPT)] +
the second of six levels of tantra in the Nyingma school; the approach of gaining accomplishment, especially through mantra repetition and meditative absorption +
a protective deity guarding Buddhist teachings and practitioners against obstacles +
literally, "wholly positive"; the dharmakaya buddha embodying the primordial nature of mind +
an explanatory commentary that extracts the essential meanings of the tantras; the scriptural basis of anuyoga +
also, one of the five buddha families, denoting the ground of being functioning as the source all kayas and aspects of pristine awareness +
direct transmission (instructions) [instruction (cs); experiential instruction (DZP); pith instructions (LS, WPT); oral pith instructions (NJ); intimate advice (PT); secret oral instructions (SL); pith of teachings (ws)] +
scriptural sources that are the basis of the mahayoga teachings (''see'' mahayoga) +
the fundamentally uncontrived nature of being; the Great Perfection teachings state that this ground is already endowed with all positive qualities of enlightened being, perfect and complete without having to be sought or brought into being deliberately; the process of the spiritual path is one of making the ground evident as the fruition, rather than fundamentally altering it in any way [basis (BM); Being (FRC); ground-basis (NJ, PC); base, foundation (SL)] +
a traditional metaphor for the illusion-like nature of phenomena +
literally, "Utterly Perfect and Complete Activity"; pure realm associated with the buddha Amoghasiddhi and the northern direction +
the first of six levels of tantra in the Nyingma school; an approach employing ascetic practices and ritual purity +
literally, "city of the gandharvas"; a mirage occurring at sunset under certain atmospheric conditions, when the sky seems filled with ethereal shapes of palaces and great cities +
literally, "Vajra in Hand"; the bodhisattva embodying the spiritual power of all buddhas and bodhisattvas +
the principles to which a practitioner is personally committed in vajrayana practice +
the greatest scholar of the Nyingma school, who lived from 1308 to 1364 +
wrathful feminine protective deity; the main protector of the Great Perfection teachings +
