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deep insight;deep insight;vipashyana;Coming after the mind has been stabilized through the practice of calm abiding, deep insight involves seeing into the nature of mind itself. +
zi stone;zi stone;A white and black semiprecious stone having different numbers of "eyes" (circles), highly valued by Tibetans and thought to give protection. It is said to be a form of agate. +
Rumtek;rumtek;The town in Sikkim, India, where the sixteenth Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, built the Dharma Chakra Center, also known as Rumtek Monastery, his main seat in exile, which is also home to the Karma Shri Nalanda Institute for Higher Buddhist Studies. +
thangka;thangka;A Tibetan scroll image, usually of deities or mandalas, which is painted from ground precious stones (or, now, modern paints), stitched, or made of appliqué. +
parinirvana;The final liberation of buddhas or, by extension, great masters, which is said to occur when they pass away. +
pure land;pure land;A pure realm or the universe of a mandala, generated by a deity or a buddha and endowed with special characteristics related to the being at its center. +
accumulations,two;accumulations,two;The merit of virtuous activity and the development of a deeper knowing or wisdom. +
Last Testament;last testament;The letter composed by the Karmapa to predict his next incarnation, indicating the place, the names of his parents, and other details about his rebirth. +
Manjushri;A bodhisattva who embodies wisdom and holds a sword in one hand and a text in the other. +
Chenrezik;chenrezik;The embodiment of compassion and Tibet's special deity, usually depicted as white. The Dalai Lama and the Karmapa are considered incarnations of Chenrezik. +
definitive meaning;definitive meaning;The definitive meaning is directly stated;it can be taken to mean what it says, and usually describes the ultimate. It is paired with the term "provisional meaning." +
dharmata;Reality itself, another synonym for the ultimate, often used to indicate it in the context of its presence as the empty nature of all phenomena, that is, as embedded or enfolded within relative truth. ''See also'' truths, two. +
mahasandhi;dzogchen;dzogchen;The Great Completion, the most advanced practice in the Nyingma tradition (also practiced by the Kagyu and others), involving a focus on the nature of mind as pristine awareness and the appearances that arise from it. Full awakening is understood as the realization of the primordial and spontaneous purity of mind. The core texts of dzogchen are usually numbered at seventeen, and the teachings are divided into three main sections: mind, space, and instruction. +
obscurations,two;obscurations,two;The afflictive and the cognitive. The first refers to the five or six afflictions, which are purified during the first seven bodhisattva levels. The second refers to obscurations that prevent realization of omniscience, which are purified on the last three bodhisattva levels. +
kaya;In the Mahayana, full awakening is often described in terms of the kayas, meaning "bodies" or "dimensions of reality," which are numbered two, three, or four. When they are two, they are the dharmakaya (dimension or body of truth) and the rupakaya (body of form). The dharmakaya is the perfect realization of mind's nature and replete with enlightened qualities;it is nonconceptual and synonymous with emptiness or omniscience. When the kayas are three, the rupakaya is divided into the sambhogakaya (body of bliss or enjoyment) and the nirmanakaya (body of manifestation or emanation). Expressing the nature of radiant clarity, the sambhogakaya is visible only to bodhisattvas on the ten levels and is adorned with the major and minor marks of a buddha. The nirmanakaya is the fully awakened mind that manifests without impediment in a variety of forms and remains visible to ordinary beings;Shakyamuni Buddha is an example of a nirmanakaya. When the kayas are four, the svabhavikakaya (body of the essential nature) refers to the inseparability of the other three. +
bodhisattva levels;bodhisattva levels;bhumi;The ten successive grounds or stages of a bodhisattvas practice, beginning with the initial realization of emptiness on the first level and culminating with the vajralike samadhi at the end of the tenth level that opens into full realization. On each level, there are defects to be discarded and qualities to be manifested. buddha nature: A synonym for the ultimate nature of mind, emphasizing its presence within all living beings. +
chuba;chuba;The traditional Tibetan dress worn by women and men. The woman's version is full length, with long or short sleeves, and usually wraps around the body closely. The man's version is belted, has long, wide sleeves, and wraps loosely around the body to fall below the knee. +
Foundational Vehicle;foundational vehicle;hinayana;In the Tibetan context, it is understood as the part of the Buddhist heritage that focuses on the rules and regulations for the ordained sangha and on the practice of liberating oneself from the ocean of samsara. In general usage, the term often overlaps with Theravada, "the school of the elders," which is still practiced in Thailand, Burma, Sri Lanka, Laos, and Cambodia. +
mantra;Mantra is understood as "what can protect our mind" and refers to various sets of Sanskrit syllables, infused with meaning and power through practice and lineage transmission, and repeated during yidam deity practice. +
yidam;yidam;The fully awakened mind manifesting as the different forms of male and female deities who represent its myriad qualities. Often translated as "chosen deity," it refers to the specific deity selected as the focus of one's practice. +
