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ri rab;Sumeru;The mountain in the center of the four continents. +
rje btsun sgam po pa;Lord Gampopa;lord gampopa;lord gampopa;lord gampopa;The great father of all the Kagyu lineages. For details see The Life of Milarepa and The Raill of Wisdom (both from Shambhala Publications). +
chos sku;Dharmakaya;The first of the three kayas, which is devoid of constructs, like space. The nature of all phenomena designated as "body." Should be understood individually according to ground, path, and fruition. See also Three kayas. +
sgyu 'phrul gyi ting nge 'dzin;Samadhi Of Magical Illusion;samadhi of magical illusion;samadhi of magical illusion;samadhi of magical illusion +
'og min;Akanishtha;The "highest";the realm of Vajradhara, the dharmakaya buddha. For a discussion of the various types of Akanishtha, see Gyurme Dorje's forthcoming translation of Longchen Rabjam's Phyogs bCu Mun Sel. +
phyag chen gyi rnal 'byor bzhi;Four Yogas Of Mahamudra;four yogas of mahamudra;four yogas of mahamudra;four yogas of mahamudra;Four stages in mahamudra practice: one-pointedness, simplicity, one taste, and nonmeditation. +
'jig rten pa'i ting nge 'dzin;Mundane Samadhis;mundane samadhis;mundane samadhis;mundane samadhis;Similar to mundane dhyana. +
nyon yid,nyon mongs pa'i yid kyi rnam par shes pa;Defiled Mind;defiled mind;defiled mind;defiled mind;The aspect of mind which, taking the all-ground as reference, conceives the thought "I am";one of the eight collections of consciousnesses. +
Accumulations;accumulations;accumulations;accumulations;See Two accumulations. +
sa snying 'khor lo bdun gyi mdo;Seven Wheels of Kshitigarbha Sutra;seven wheels of kshitigarbha sutra;seven wheels of kshitigarbha sutra;seven wheels of kshitigarbha sutra +
my.a ngan las 'das pa;Nirvana;The lesser nirvana refers to the liberation from cyclic existence attained by a hinayana practitioner. When referring to a buddha, nirvana is the great nondwelling state of enlightenment, which falls neither into the extreme of samsaric existence nor into the passive state of cessation attained by an arhant. +
rnam mkhyen,thams cad mkhyen pa;Omniscience;omniscience;omniscience;omniscience;Same as complete enlightenment or buddhahood. +
rtag Ita;Eternalism;eternalism;eternalism;eternalism;Belief in a permanent and causeless creator of everything. In particular, the belief that one's identity or consciousness has a concrete essence which is independent, everlasting, and singular. +
sbyor lam;Path Of Joining;path of joining;path of joining;path of joining;The second of the five paths on which one grows closer to and joins with the realization of the truth of reality. +
don gyi ye shes;True Wisdom;true wisdom;true wisdom;true wisdom;The wisdom which is the unity of awareness and emptiness introduced through the fourth empowerment. +
mi slob pa'i lam;Path Of No-Learning;path of no-learning;path of no-learning;path of no-learning;The fifth of the five paths and the state of complete and perfect enlightenment. +
gu ru rin po che;Guru Rinpoche;guru rinpoche;The "Precious Master," refers to Padmakara, Padmasambhava. +
sku gsum gyi btsan sa;Royal Throne Of The Three Kayas;royal throne of the three kayas;royal throne of the three kayas;royal throne of the three kayas;Synonymous with complete buddhahood. +
bsgom med chos sku'i rgyal sa;Dharmakaya Throne Of Nonmeditation;dharmakaya throne of nonmeditation;dharmakaya throne of nonmeditation;dharmakaya throne of nonmeditation;The last stage in the yoga of nonmeditation, which is the complete collapse of fixation and conceptual mind, like a cloud free from the clouds of intellectual meditation. Synonymous with complete enlightenment. +
zhi gnas 'gog pa;Shamatha Cessation;shamatha cessation;shamatha cessation;shamatha cessation;In the context of vajrayana practice, this term is used in a derogative sense and is renowned as a severe sidetrack from the path of enlightenment. The mistake comes from regarding meditation practice as being the act of cultivating and fixating on a state in which sensations and thoughts are absent. +
