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dge slong;Bhikshu;A fully ordained monk. +
'jigs pa chen po bcu drug;Sixteen great dangers (or fears);sixteen great dangers (or fears);Those related to (1) earth (earthquakes, landslides), (2) water (oceans, floods, drowning), (3) fire, (4) wind (cyclones), (5) lightning, (6) weapons, (7) imprisonment and the law, (8) robbers, (9) ghosts, (10) wild elephants, (11) lions, (12) poisonous snakes and food poisoning, (13) epidemics and disease, (14) untimely death, (15) poverty, and (16) not accomplishing one's wishes. Also listed as dangers and fears related to (1) obstacles created by gyalpo spirits, (2) celestial beings, (3) sicknesses caught from sadag spirits, (4) diseases such as leprosy, (5) famine, (6) war, (7) harm caused by sadhu, (8) harm caused by elemental spirits, (9) lightning, (10) frost and hail, (11) earthquakes, (12) fire, (13) water, (14) falling stars, (15) outer space, and (16) nightmares. +
so sor thar pa;Pratimoksha;Lit. "individual liberation": the collective term for the different kinds of Buddhist ordination and their respective vows, as laid down in the Vinaya. +
lhag mthong;Profound insight;profound insight;vipashyana;The perception, through wisdom, of the true nature of things. +
ngo tsha shes;Sense of shame;sense of shame;Also "conscientiousness," "honesty": to be ashamed of oneself 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 +
bstan bcos;Shastra;A commentary on the Buddha's teachings. The term shastra does not only apply to a commentary on one particular teaching (a named sutra, for example) but also includes works by both Indian and Tibetan masters that provide condensed or more accessible expositions of particular subjects. +
'jigs pa chen po brgyad;Eight great dangers (or fears);eight great dangers (or fears);Those related to lions, elephants, fire, snakes, water, chains, robbers, and flesh eaters (harmful spirits and rakshasas). +
'od dpag med;Amitabha;The Buddha of Infinite Light. +
mya ngan las 'das pa;Nirvana;Lit. "beyond suffering": while this can be loosely understood as the goal of Buddhist practice, the opposite of samsara, it is important to realize that the term is understood differently by the different vehicles;the nirvana of the Basic Vehicle, the peace of cessation that an Arhat attains, is very different from a Buddha's nirvana, the state of perfect enlightenment that transcends both samsara and nirvana. +
phyir mi 'ong ba;Non-Returner;non-returner;In the context of the Basic Vehicle, a state of realization where one will no longer be reborn in the desire realm. It is the stage before the attainment of the level of Arhat. In the context of the Great Vehicle, a Bodhisattva Non-Returner is one who cannot return to a samsaric state of mind, though he may still manifest in samsara to benefit beings. +
'dod khams;Kamaloka;The world of desire. +
ngan song;Lower realms;lower realms;The hells, the preta realm, and the animal realm. +
dge rtsa;Source of good;source of good;A positive or virtuous act that serves as a cause propelling one towards happy states. +
nyan thos;Shravaka;Lit. "one who listens": one who follows the Basic Vehicle of the Buddha's teachings and aims to attain liberation for himself as an Arhat. +
pha rol tu phyin pa drug;Six transcendent perfections;six transcendent perfections;sadparamita;Transcendent generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, concentration, and wisdom. +
de bzhin gshegs pa;Thus Gone;thus gone;tathagata;An epithet of a Buddha. +
spangs rtogs;Elimination and realization;elimination and realization;Eliminating (or getting rid of) all obscurations, and realizing the two kinds of knowledge of a Buddha (q.v.). +
chos mngon pa;Abhidharma;One of the Three Pitakas;the branch of the Buddha's teachings that deals mainly with psychology and logic. +
'phags pa'i bden pa bzhi;Four Noble Truths;four noble truths;chaturaryasatya;The truth of suffering, the truth of the origin of suffering, the truth of cessation, and the truth of the path. These constitute the foundation of Buddha Shakyamuni's doctrine', the first teaching that he gave (at Sarnath near Varanasi) after attaining enlightenment. +
kandha;See Five aggregates. +
