glo bur gyi dri ma;Temporary Stains;temporary stains;temporary stains;temporary stains;The obscurations that are not intrinsic to the sugatagarbha, like clouds are not inherent in the sky. +
dbang;Empowerment;empowerment;empowerment;empowerment;The conferring of power or authorization to practice the vajrayana teachings, the indispensable entrance door to tantric practice. +
nyan thos;Shravaka;shravaka;shravaka;shravaka;"Hearer" or "listener," the practitioners of the first turning of the wheel of the dharma on the four noble truths. +
rtag tu ngu;Sadaprarudita;The "Ever-Weeping" bodhisattva of a past aeon used as an example for unwavering devotion and perseverance. He is mentioned in the prajnaparamita scriptures. +
shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa;Prajnaparamita;"Transcendent knowledge," the mahayana teachings on insight into emptiness, transcending the fixation of subject, object, and action. +
dran pa nye bar bzhag pa bzhi;Four Applications Of Mindfulness;four applications of mindfulness;four applications of mindfulness;four applications of mindfulness;Mindfulness of the body, sensations, mind, and phenomena. Their essence being discriminating knowledge concurrent with mindfulness, they are chiefly practiced on the lesser stage of the path of accumulation. +
rdzogs chen gyi snang ba bzhi;Four Visions Of Dzogchen;four visions of dzogchen;four visions of dzogchen;four visions of dzogchen;Four stages;in dzogchen practice: manifest dharmata, increased experience, awareness reaching fullness, and exhaustion of concepts and phenomena. +
dam tshig;Samaya;The sacred pledge, precepts, or commitment of vajrayana practice. Many details exists, but the samayas essentially consist of: outwardly, maintaining harmonious relationship with the vajra master and one's dharma friends and inwardly, not straying from the continuity of the practice. +
de bzhin gshegs pa;Tathagata;"Thus-gone," a fully enlightened buddha. The buddhas who have gone (gata) to the state of dharmata or suchness (tatha). Synonym for sugata and Jma. +