Property:Gloss-term
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theg pa gsum;Three vehicles;three vehicles;triyana;The vehicles of the Shravakas, Pratyekabuddhas, and Bodhisattvas. +
'mu stegs pa;Tirthika;A proponent of extreme philosophical views such as nihilism and eternalism. This term is often used to imply non-Buddhist religious traditions in India. +
khrel yod;Sense of decency;sense of decency;Also "modesty," "consideration of others": to be ashamed because of what others might think if one commits negative actions. This is one of the seven noble riches ( 'phags pa'i nor bdun) listed in verse 32 of Letter to a Friend +
zag bcas;Tainted;tainted;Lit. "possessing the cause of downfall (zag pa)": tainted by afflictive emotions, or by concepts of subject, object, and action. +
rnal 'byor;Yoga;Lit. "union with the natural state": a term for spiritual practice. +
mtho ris;Higher realms;higher realms;The gods' realms, the asuras' realm, and the human realm. +
mdo;Sutra;(1) A scripture containing the teachings of the Buddha;(2) the Sutra-pitaka (mdo sd), the one of the Three Pitakas that deals with meditation. +
rang sangs rgyas;Pratyekabuddha;A follower of the Basic Vehicle who attains liberation (the cessation of suffering) without the help of a spiritual teacher. +
Klesha;The Sanskrit term for afflictive emotions. +
rgyan drug;Six Ornaments;six ornaments;The six great commentators on the Buddha's teachings: Nagarjuna, Aryadeva, Asanga, Vasubandhu, Dignaga, and Dharmakirti. +
mtshams med lnga;Five crimes with immediate retribution;five crimes with immediate retribution;pañchanantariya;Also called five sins with immediate effect: (1) killing one's father, (2) killing one's mother, (3) killing an Arhat, (4) creating a split in the Sangha, and (5) malevolently causing a Buddha to bleed. Someone who has committed one of these five actions takes rebirth in the Hell of Torment Unsurpassed immediately after death, without going through the intermediate state. +
ri rab;Mount Meru;mount meru;Lit. "the supreme mountain": the four-sided mountain in the form of an inverted pyramid which is the center of our universe according to Buddhist cosmology. +
spyan ras gzigs;Avalokiteshvara;Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. +
khrel yod;Sense of decency;sense of decency;Also "modesty," "consideration of others": to be ashamed because of what others might think if one commits negative actions. This is one of the seven noble riches ( 'phags pa'i nor bdun) listed in verse 32 of Letter to a Friend +
theg pa chen po;Great Vehicle;great vehicle;Mahāyāna;The vehicle of the Bodhisattvas, referred to as great because it aims at full Buddhahood for the sake of all beings. +
dge 'dun;Sangha;The community of Buddhist practitioners. +
'dul ba;Vinaya;One of the Three Pitakas;the section of the Buddha's teaching that deals with discipline, and in particular with the vows of monastic ordination. +
dgra bcom pa;Arhat;Lit. "one who has vanquished the enemy" (the enemy being afflictive emotions): a practitioner of the Basic or Fundamental Vehicle who has attained the cessation of suffering, i.e., nirvana, but not the Perfect Buddhahood of the Great Vehicle. +
dge slong ma;Bhikshuni;A fully ordained nun. +
dge bsnyen;Upasaka;A layman who has taken refuge in the Three Jewels and keeps one or more of the basic precepts. +
