rgyan drug mchog gnyis;Six Ornaments And The Two Supreme Ones;six ornaments and the two supreme ones;six ornaments and the two supreme ones;six ornaments and the two supreme ones;The six ornaments are Nagarjuna, Aryadeva, Asanga, Dignaga, Vasubhandu, and Dharmakirti. The two supreme ones are Shakyaprabha and Gunaprabha. +
rdzogs rim;Completion Stage;completion stage;completion stage;completion stage;"Completion stage with marks" is the six doctrines of Naropa. "Completion stage without marks" is the practice of essence mahamudra. See also Development and completion. +
rtsa ba gsum;Three Roots;three roots;three roots;three roots;Guru, yidam, and dakini. The guru is the root of blessings, the yidam is the root of accomplishment, and the dakini is the root of activity. +
byams pa;Maitreya;The "Loving One," the bodhisattva regent of Buddha Shakyamuni, presently residing in the Tushita heaven until he becomes the fifth buddha of this kalpa. +
mkhyen pa gnyis;Twofold Knowledge;twofold knowledge;twofold knowledge;twofold knowledge;The wisdom of knowing the nature as it is and the wisdom of perceiving all that exists. Knowledge of conventional and ultimate phenomena. +
chad lta;Nihilism;nihilism;nihilism;nihilism;Literally "the view of discontinuance." The extreme view of nothingness: no rebirth or karmic effects and the nonexistence of a mind after death. +
stong pa bzhi;Four Levels Of Emptiness;four levels of emptiness;four levels of emptiness;four levels of emptiness;Emptiness, special emptiness, great emptiness, universal emptiness. +
lhan cig skyes pa'i ye shes;Coemergent Wisdom;coemergent wisdom;coemergent wisdom;coemergent wisdom;The innate wakefulness potentially present in all sentient beings. "Wisdom" here means the "primordially undeluded wakefulness." +
rlung sems;Prana-Mind;prana-mind;prana-mind;prana-mind;Prana here is the wind of karma and "mind" is the dualistic consciousness of an unenlightened being. +
nges 'byed kyi yan lag bzhi;Four Aspects Of Ascertainment;four aspects of ascertainment;four aspects of ascertainment;four aspects of ascertainment;See Four aspects of the path of joining. +
gshis gdangs rtsal;Essence,Nature,And Expression;essence,nature,and expression;essence,nature,and expression;essence,nature,and expression;The three aspects of the sugatagarbha according to the mahamudra system. +
dbang po lnga;Five Faculties;five faculties;five faculties;five faculties;The five faculties "ruling" over the first two of the four aspects of ascertainment on the path of joining: faith, mindfulness, diligence, concentration, and discriminating knowledge. +