'brug pa bka' brgyud;Drukpa Kagyu School;drukpa kagyu school;drukpa kagyu school;drukpa kagyu school;The Kagyu teachings transmitted from Gampopa to Phagmo Drubpa, and from him to Lingje Repa. +
rgyud gsang ba snying po;Guhyagarbha Tantra;The widely renowned mahayoga tantra of the Old School of the Early Translations. See Gyurme Dorje's forthcoming translation. +
gsang ba bsam gyis mi khyab pa'i rgyud;Tantra of the Inconceivable Secret;tantra of the inconceivable secret;tantra of the inconceivable secret;tantra of the inconceivable secret;A tantra of the New Schools, which sets forth the system of mahamudra. +
rdzogs pa chen po;rdzogs chen;Dzogchen;dzogchen;The teachings beyond the vehicles of causation, first taught in the human world by the great vidyadhara Garab Dorje. See also Mahasandhi. +
bla ma mtshan nyid dang ldan pa;Qualified Master;qualified master;qualified master;qualified master;Someone with the correct view and genuine compassion. For details see Kindly Bent to Ease Us, vol. 1 (Dharma Publishing, 1975). +
sems nyid;Mind-Essence;mind-essence;mind-essence;mind-essence;The nature of one's mind, which is taught to be identical with the essence of all enlightened beings, the sugatagarbha. It should be distinguished from "mind" (sems), which refers to ordinary discursive thinking based on ignorance of the nature of thought. +
spros mtshan;Fabricated Attributes;fabricated attributes;fabricated attributes;fabricated attributes;Characteristics such as arising and ceasing, singularity or plurality, coming and going, permanence and annihilation, which are falsely attributed to the nature of things or to sugatagarbha. +
yan lag gi lung phran lnga;Five Minor Branch Pranas;five minor branch pranas;five minor branch pranas;five minor branch pranas;Five Paths (lam lnga) The paths of accumulation, joining, seeing, cultivation, and no-learning. The five paths cover the entire process from beginning dharma practice to complete enlightenment. +
lhan cig skyes pa;Coemergent;coemergent;coemergent;coemergent;The two aspects of mind, appearance and emptiness, coexist. As is said: "Coemergent mind is dharmakaya;coemergent appearance is the light of dharmakaya." +
bag chags;Habitual Tendencies;habitual tendencies;habitual tendencies;habitual tendencies;Subtle inclinations imprinted in the all-ground consciousness. +
nyon mongs pa;Disturbing Emotions;disturbing emotions;disturbing emotions;disturbing emotions;The five poisons of desire, anger, delusion, pride, and envy which tire, disturb, and torment one's mind. +
sku gsung thugs mi zad pa rgyan gyi 'khor lo;Inexhaustible Adornment Wheel Of Body,Speech,And Mind;inexhaustible adornment wheel of body,speech,and mind;inexhaustible adornment wheel of body,speech,and mind;inexhaustible adornment wheel of body,speech,and mind +
sgro btags;skur 'debs;Exaggeration And Denigration;exaggeration and denigration;exaggeration and denigration;exaggeration and denigration;Attaching existence or attributes to something that does not have them;underestimating the existence or attributes of something which does have them. +