tshogs bsags pa;Gathering The Accumulations;gathering the accumulations;gathering the accumulations;gathering the accumulations;The virtuous practices of perfecting the "two accumulations" of merit and wisdom. +
lha ris;God Realms;god realms;god realms;god realms;Six abodes of the gods of the desire realm;seventeen abodes of the gods of the realm of form, and four abodes of the gods of the formless realm. +
'dod khams;Desire Realm;desire realm;desire realm;desire realm;Comprised of the abodes of hell beings, hungry ghosts, animals, humans, asuras, and the gods of the six abodes of desire;it is called "desire realm" because of the torment by mental pain caused by gross desire and attachment. One of the "three realms." +
yang dag spong ba bzhi;Four Right Exertions;four right exertions;four right exertions;four right exertions;To avoid giving rise to non virtuous qualities, to abandon the ones that have arisen, to give rise to virtuous qualities, and to avoid letting the ones that have arisen degenerate. They are perfected on the medium stage of the path of accumulation. +
sprul sku u rgyan rin po che;Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche;tulku urgyen rinpoche;tulku urgyen rinpoche;tulku urgyen rinpoche;A contemporary master of the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages, who lives at Nagi Gompa in Nepal. +
smin byed kyi dbang;Ripening Empowerments;ripening empowerments;ripening empowerments;ripening empowerments;The vajrayana empowerments, which ripen one's being with the capacity to realize the four kayas. +
de bzhin nyid;Suchness;suchness;suchness;suchness;Synonym for emptiness or the nature of things, dharmata;it can also be used to describe the unity of dependent origination and emptiness. +
mdo phal po che;Avatamsaka Sutra;A sutra belonging to the third turning of the wheel of dharma. Translated into English and published as The Flower Adornment Scripture, vols. 1-3, translated by Thomas Cleary (Shambhala Publications, 1984-87). +