tshig dbang rin po che;Precious Word Empowerment;precious word empowerment;precious word empowerment;precious word empowerment;See Fourth empowerment of mantra. +
ting 'dzin rgyal po'i mdo;King of Samadhi Sutra;king of samadhi sutra;king of samadhi sutra;king of samadhi sutra;A sutra belonging to the third turning of the wheel of the dharma. +
'khor ba;Samsara;"Cyclic existence," Vicious circle," or "round" of births and deaths. The state of ordinary sentient beings fettered by ignorance and dualistic perception, karma, and disturbing emotions. +
rjes snang;Ensuing Perception;ensuing perception;ensuing perception;ensuing perception;The perceptions or appearances perceived during the postmeditation state. +
nges pa'i don;Definitive Meaning;definitive meaning;definitive meaning;definitive meaning;The direct teachings on emptiness and luminosity as opposed to the "expedient meaning" (drang don), which leads to the definitive meanmg. +
lhan cig skyes pa'i ma rig pa;Coemergent Ignorance;coemergent ignorance;coemergent ignorance;coemergent ignorance;"Coemergent" means arising together with or coexisting with one's mind, like sandalwood and its fragrance. "Ignorance" here means lack of knowledge of the nature of mind. In mahamudra practice this is the deluded aspect, the moment of oblivion that allows confused thinking to occur. +
sgrib sbyong;Purifying The Obscurations;purifying the obscurations;purifying the obscurations;purifying the obscurations;The spiritual practices of clearing away what obscures the sugatagarbha, for example, the meditation and recitation of Vajrasattva according to the special preliminaries. +
de bzhin gshegs dgyes zhi gnas / de bzhin gshegs dge'i zhi gnas;Shamatha That Delights The Tathagatas;shamatha that delights the tathagatas;shamatha that delights the tathagatas;shamatha that delights the tathagatas;The shamatha state at the first bhumi. which is embraced with insight into emptiness. +
sngon 'gro;Preliminaries;preliminaries;preliminaries;preliminaries;The general outer preliminaries are the four mind-changings;the special inner preliminaries are the four times hundred-thousand practices of refuge and bodhichitta, Vajrasattva recitation, mandala offering, and guru yoga. For details, see The Torch of Certainty (Shambhala Publications, 1977) and The Great Gate (Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1989). +
nam mkha' mtha' yas;Infinite Space;infinite space;infinite space;infinite space;The first abode in the formless realm dwelling on the thought, "Space is infinite!" Inseparability Of The Three Kayas (sku gsum dbyer med) +
sngags kyi rgyud 'og ma;Lower Tantras Of Mantra;lower tantras of mantra;lower tantras of mantra;lower tantras of mantra;The three sections of tantra: kriya, charya, and yoga. +
spyan lnga;Five Eyes;five eyes;five eyes;five eyes;The physical eye, the divine eye, the eye of discriminating knowledge, the eye of dharma, and the eye of wisdom (also called "buddha-eye"). +