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the true nature of mind itself, as contrasted with the contents of mind as thoughts, perceptions, emotions and so forth [Mind (BM); pure experience, experience-as-such (FRC); Mind-as-such (KB, LS); mind-essence (LM); nature of mind (NJ, PC)] +
literally, "vajra essence of sheer lucidity"; the fifth of seven terms referring to the Great Perfection as explained to Dudjom Lingpa by Ekajati [doctrine of the adamantine essence of the Clear Light (GL); clear light vajra essence (Nj, PC)] +
nonrecognition of intrinsic awareness; lack of awareness of one's essential nature [unenlightenment (BM); low-level (cognitive) intensity (FRC); loss of pure awareness (KB); unawareness, ignorance (MW); non-recognition (NJ)] +
one of the five basic afflictive emotions +
literally, "Under Nothing"; the pinnacle pure realm, another epithet for the pure realm of Ghanavyuha, that of the Buddha Vairocana +
a term referring to seven attributes of space—invulnerability, indestructibility, authenticity, incorruptibility, stability, unobstructedness and invincibility; one of the five buddha families, denoting the ground of being endowed with these attributes +
literally, one who "feeds upon smells"; a class of gods in the desire realm +
literally, "potential for reaching a state of bliss"; often rendered "buddha nature"; the nature of mind as the potential that accounts for any being awakening to buddhahood +
emotionally afflicted ideational consciousness; the conception of an "I" causing the mind to react on the basis of emotionality [emotionally toned ego-act (KB); defiled mind (MW); passion-based mental events (NJ); consciousness of the intellect endowed with conflicting emotions (NS)] +
pristine awareness of the basic space of phenomena, or dharmadhatu; one of the five aspects of pristine awareness (''see ye-shey nga''); the realization that samsara and nirvana are of one taste in the basic space of the true nature of reality [primordial wisdom of the ultimate sphere (BM); wisdom of absolute expanse (LS); awareness of the Expanse of Dharma (MK); primoridal wisdom of the dharmadhatu (sphere of truth) (NJ, PC); pristine cognition of the expanse of reality (NS); timeless awareness of the basic space of phenomena (PPTC); Wisdom of Dharmadhatu (SGK); wisdom of absolute space (WPT)] +
literally, "Lake-Born Vajra of Oddiyana"; epithet of an aspect of Padmakara +
literally, "Lion of Speech"; a bodhisattva embodying the wisdom and transcendent knowledge of all buddhas and bodhisattvas +
refers to the "worldview" or philosophical underpinnings of a given spiritual approach; in the context of the Great Perfection, view is the understanding of the supreme common ground of samsara and nirvana—basic space in which the three modes of samsara, nirvana and the spiritual path are perfect and complete +
An impermanent phenomenon; something that performs a function. +
See Emptiness. +
A Mahayana Buddhist tradition popular in Tibet and Japan. +
To give a label or name to an object. To give meaning to an object. +
The factors allowing all beings to attain full enlightenment. +
Attitudes and emotions such as ignorance, attachment, anger, pride, jealousy, and confusion that disturb our mental peace and propel us to act in ways harmful to others. +
A false and nonexistent quality that we project onto persons and phenomena; existence independent of causes and conditions, parts, or the mind labeling a phenomenon. +
