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'ja' lus;Rainbow Body;rainbow body;rainbow body;rainbow body;At the time of death of a practitioner who has reached the exhaustion of all grasping and fixation, the five gross elements that form the physical body dissolve back into their essences, five-colored light. Sometimes the hair and the nails alone are left behind. +
'dzin med;Nonmeditation;nonmeditation;nonmeditation;nonmeditation;The state of not holding on to an object meditated upon nor a subject who meditates. Also refers to the fourth stage of mahamudra in which nothing further needs to be meditated upon or cultivated. +
zhi gnas;Shamatha;"Calm abiding" or "remaining in quiescence" after the subsiding of thought activity or the medita- tive practice of calming the mind in order to rest free from the disturbance of thought. +
phung po;Skandhas;See Five skandhas. +
rdo rje 'chang;Vajra Holder;vajra holder;vajra holder;vajra holder;See Vajradhara. +
rgyu'i theg pa;Causal Vehicles;causal vehicles;causal vehicles;causal vehicles;Same as the two vehicles, hinayana and mahayana. The practitioners of these vehicles regard the practices as the cause for attaining fruition. +
rgyud sde bzhi;Four Sections Of Tantra;four sections of tantra;four sections of tantra;four sections of tantra;Kriya, charya, yoga, and anuttara yoga. +
sgrub brgyud;Practice Lineage;practice lineage;practice lineage;practice lineage;The lineage of masters who emphasize one's personal experience of the teachings as opposed to the scholastic lineage of expounding the scriptures (bshad brgyud). See Eight Practice Lineages. +
stong nyid gshis shor;Basic Straying From The Essence Of Emptiness;basic straying from the essence of emptiness;basic straying from the essence of emptiness;basic straying from the essence of emptiness +
'dod gzugs gzugs med kyi khams;Desire,Form,And Formlessness,The Realms Of;desire,form,and formlessness,the realms of;desire,form,and formlessness,the realms of;desire,form,and formlessness,the realms of;The three realms of samsaric existence. +
rdo rje Ita bu'i ting nge 'dzin;Vajralike Samadhi;vajralike samadhi;vajralike samadhi;vajralike samadhi;The final stage of the tenth bhumi which results in buddhahood. +
mdo;Sutra;Discourse or teaching by the Buddha. Also refers to all the causal teachings that take the cause as the path as a whole. This includes the teachings of both hinayana and mahayana. +
rang gsal gyi dran pa;Self-Cognizant Mindfulness;self-cognizant mindfulness;self-cognizant mindfulness;self-cognizant mindfulness +
tha mal gyi shes pa rjen pa;Naked Ordinary Mind;naked ordinary mind;naked ordinary mind;naked ordinary mind +
sgrib pa;Obscurations;obscurations;obscurations;obscurations;The veils that cover one's direct perception of the nature of mind. In the general Buddhist teachings several types are mentioned: the obscuration of karma preventing one from entering the path of enlightenment, the obscuration of disturbing emotions preventing progress along the path, the obscuration of habitual tendencies preventing the vanishing of confusion, and the final obscuration of dualistic knowledge preventing the full attainment of buddhahood. +
kun gzhi;All-Ground;all-ground;all-ground;all-ground;alaya;The basis of mind and both pure and impure phenomena. This word has different meanings in different contexts and should be understood accordingly. Literally it means the "foundation of all things." +
thun mong gi theg pa;Common Vehicles;common vehicles;common vehicles;common vehicles;A term for hinayana and mahayana taken together and compared with the "supreme vehicle," vajrayana. +
sku gnyis;Two Kayas;two kayas;two kayas;two kayas;Dharmakaya realized for the benefit of self and rupakaya manifested for the welfare of others. +
theg pa chen po;Mahayana;The vehicle of bodhisattvas striving for perfect enlightenment for the sake of all beings. For a detailed explanation, see Maitreya's Abhisamayalamkara. +
sa;Bhumi;See Ten bhumis. +
