drang don;Expedient Meaning;expedient meaning;expedient meaning;expedient meaning;The teachings on conventional meaning designed to lead the practitioner to the "definitive meaning." +
chos kyi dbyings;Dharmadhatu;The "realm of phenomena";the suchness in which emptiness and dependent origination are inseparable. In this context "dharma" means the truth and "dhatu" means space free from center or periphery. Another explanation is "the nature of phenomena" beyond arising, dwelling, and ceasing. +
yid kyi rnam par shes pa;Mind Consciousness;mind consciousness;mind consciousness;mind consciousness;According to abhidharma, one of the eight consciousness. Its function is to discriminate and label things. +
bskyed rim;Development Stage;development stage;development stage;development stage;utpattikrama;One of the two aspects of vajrayana practice that is to create pure images mentally in order to purify habitual tendencies. See also Development and completion. +
thog med dus kyi mun pa chen po;Great Darkness Of Beginningless Time;great darkness of beginningless time;great darkness of beginningless time;great darkness of beginningless time;Primordial ignorance perpetuated in the minds of sentient beings. +
'bras bu gsang sngags;Resultant Secret Mantra;resultant secret mantra;resultant secret mantra;resultant secret mantra;The vajrayana system of taking the fruition as the path as opposed to the causal philosophical vehicles. See also Secret mantra. +
mngon shes lnga;Five Superknowledges;five superknowledges;five superknowledges;five superknowledges;The capacities for performing miracles, divine sight, divine hearing, recollection of former lives, and cognition of the minds of others. +
shin tu spros med kyi spyod pa;Very Unelaborate Conduct;very unelaborate conduct;very unelaborate conduct;very unelaborate conduct;A type of conduct for enhancement. +
shes bya'i sgrib pa;Obscuration Of Dualistic Knowledge;obscuration of dualistic knowledge;obscuration of dualistic knowledge;obscuration of dualistic knowledge;The subtle obscuration of holding on to the concepts of subject, object, and action. +
gdangs dgag med;Unobstructed Nature;unobstructed nature;unobstructed nature;unobstructed nature;One of the three aspects of the sugatagarbha: essence, nature, and expression. +
grub mtha';Philosophical Schools;philosophical schools;philosophical schools;philosophical schools;The four Buddhist schools of thought: Vaibhashika, Sautrantika, Chittamatra, and Madhyamaka. The former two are hinayana and the latter mahayana. +
dbyings dang ye shes mnyam pa nyid;Sameness Of Space And Wisdom;sameness of space and wisdom;sameness of space and wisdom;sameness of space and wisdom +
grol byed kyi khrid;Liberating Instructions;liberating instructions;liberating instructions;liberating instructions;Oral instructions received from an authentic master which, when practiced, liberate one's mind from delusion. +
dgongs pa zang thal gyi rgyud;Openness of Realization Tantra;openness of realization tantra;openness of realization tantra;openness of realization tantra;A tantric scripture concealed by Guru Rinpoche and revealed by Rigdzin Godem, the master who revealed the Jangter tradition of the Nyingma school. Contains the renowned "Aspiration of Samantabhadra." Paramita Vehicle (phar phyin gyi theg pa) The sutra system of the gradual path through the five paths and ten bhumis according to the prajnaparamita scriptures. +
seng ge bsgyings pa'i ting nge 'dzin;Samadhi Of The Majestic Lion;samadhi of the majestic lion;samadhi of the majestic lion;samadhi of the majestic lion;Described in The Flower Ornament Scripture, vol. 3 (Shambhala Publications, 1987). +