rjes shes;Ensuing Understanding;ensuing understanding;ensuing understanding;ensuing understanding;The state of mind during the post meditation state. +
bag chags sna tshogs pa'i kun gzhi;All-Ground Of Various Tendencies;all-ground of various tendencies;all-ground of various tendencies;all-ground of various tendencies;The alaya serving as the basis for samsaric tendencies. +
thun min gyi sngon 'gro;Special Preliminaries;special preliminaries;special preliminaries;special preliminaries;Taking refuge, arousing bodhicitta, recitation and meditation of Vajrasattva, mandala offerings, and guru yoga. For further details see The Torch of Certainty (Shambhala Publications, 1977) or The Great Gate (Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1989). +
gzhung;Authoritative Scriptures;authoritative scriptures;authoritative scriptures;authoritative scriptures;Books on philosophy with established validity. +
kun gzhi'i rnam par shes pa;All-Ground Consciousness;all-ground consciousness;all-ground consciousness;all-ground consciousness;The cognizant aspect of the all-ground, like the brightness of a mirror. +
bskyed rdzogs;Development And Completion;development and completion;development and completion;development and completion;The two main aspects of vajrayana practice. Development stage is fabricated by mind. Completion stage means resting in the un fabricated nature of mind. See also Completion;Development stage. +
bzod pa;Acceptance;acceptance;acceptance;acceptance;One of the four aspects of ascertainment on the path of One of the four aspects of ascertainment on the path of joining. +
shes bya ji snyed pa mkhyen pa'i ye shes;Wisdom Of All Existent Objects Of Knowledge;wisdom of all existent objects of knowledge;wisdom of all existent objects of knowledge;wisdom of all existent objects of knowledge;The aspects of the twofold knowledge which cognizes conventional phenomena. +
gcod;Chö;chö;Literally "cutting." A system of practices based on prajnaparamita and set down by Machik Labdron for the purpose of cutting through the four maras and ego-clinging. One of the Eight Practice Lineages of Buddhism in Tibet. +
'od gsal ma bu;Luminosities Of Mother And Child;luminosities of mother and child;luminosities of mother and child;luminosities of mother and child;"Mother luminosity" is the buddha nature inherent in all beings. "Child luminosity" Is the recognition of that which one's teacher points out. +
longs spyod rdzogs pa'i sku;Sambhogakaya;The "body of perfect enjoyment." Of the five kayas of fruition, this is the semimanifest form of the buddhas endowed with the five perfections of perfect teacher, retinue, place, teaching, and time, which is perceptible only to bodhisattvas on the ten bhumis. See also Three kayas. +
rang snang;Personal Experience;personal experience;personal experience;personal experience;Exemplified by the dream experience, this term is sometimes translated as "one's own projection" or "self-display." Personal Manifestation (rang snang) Synonymous with personal experience. +
rang rig chos sku;Dharmakaya Of Self-Cognizance;dharmakaya of self-cognizance;dharmakaya of self-cognizance;dharmakaya of self-cognizance;The dharmakaya aspect of one's own mind. +