snying po'i phyag chen;Essence Mahamudra;essence mahamudra;essence mahamudra;essence mahamudra;The essential view of mahamudra introduced directly and without being dependent upon philosophical reasoning (as in sutra mahamudra) or yogic practices (as in mantra mahamudra). +
'gro ba rigs drug;Six Classes Of Beings;six classes of beings;six classes of beings;six classes of beings;Gods, demigods, human beings, animals, hungry ghosts, and hell beings. +
spros bcas kyi spyod pa;Elaborate Conduct;elaborate conduct;elaborate conduct;elaborate conduct;One of the various types of enhancement. Acts of procuring food and clothing, like a businessman, or keeping to detailed precepts and rituals. +
rdzogs pa chen po;Mahasandhi;Literally, "great perfection," the most direct practice for realizing one's buddha nature, according to the Nyingma or Old School. See also Dzogchen. +
rdzogs pa'i sangs rgyas;Perfect Buddhahood;perfect buddhahood;perfect buddhahood;perfect buddhahood;The extinction of all faults and obscurations and the perfection of all enlightened qualities. +
nyams len gyi dngos gzhi;Main Part Of Practice;main part of practice;main part of practice;main part of practice;Refers to the practice that follows the preliminaries: either yidam practice or, in this case, the actual practice of mahamudra. +
grub thob brgyad bcu,grub chen brgyad bcu;Eighty Mahasiddhas;eighty mahasiddhas;eighty mahasiddhas;eighty mahasiddhas;Accomplished masters in the Indian lineages of vajrayana practice. For details of their life stories, see Buddha's Lions (Dharma Publishing) and Masters of Mahamudra (Suny Press). +
gti mug las byung ba'i rtog pa bdun;Seven Thought States Resulting From Delusion;seven thought states resulting from delusion;seven thought states resulting from delusion;seven thought states resulting from delusion;See Eighty inherent thought states. +
sku gsum;Three Kayas;three kayas;three kayas;three kayas;Dharmakaya,sambhogakaya,and nirmanakaya;Dharmakaya, sambhogakaya, and nirmanakaya. The three kayas as ground are "essence, nature, and expression," as path they are "bliss, clarity, and nonthought," and as fruition they are the "three kayas of buddhahood." See also Dharmakaya;Sambhogakaya;Nirmanakaya. +