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Earth (solidity), water (fluidity), fire (heat), and air (motility). Space is sometimes counted as a fifth element. +
The six states or classes of life-forms of samsara: gods (''deva'') , anti-gods (''asura''), humans (''manuṣya''), animals (''tiryagyona''), frustrated spirits (''preta''), and hell beings (''nairayika''). The first three are called higher states and the last three lower states. +
Six integrated practices aimed at developing the stores of merit and gnosis: giving, morality, patience, effort, concentration, and wisdom. +
The native religion of Tibet. Its followers are called Bönpo. +
The cessation of one's own misery through eradication of affiictional mental states. In the Great Vehicle nirvana is used in distinction to enightenment, which involves not only the eradication of misery but also the attainment of unique abilities and insights into reality. +
Four practices performed by a bodhisattva primarily for the welfare of others: giving, relevant communication, assisting the development of others, and serving as an example for others. +
The two stages of tantric practice. The first, the production phase (''utpattikrama''), involves the visualized production of the tantric deities and their domains. The second, the completion phase (''utpannakrama''), is the completion of this process by perceiving the voidness of all appearances. +
Basic aids in all types of practice: faith, morality, modesty, receptiveness to Dharma, attentiveness, charity, and wisdom. +
The natural mode of existence of all things; the mental state wherein experience is not distorted by preconceived perceptions of identities. +
The mentally controlled body of an accomplished yogi. (When unhyphenated it indicates the ordinary body of an undeveloped being that takes its form through deluded preconceptions). Synonym: rainbow-body, vajra-body. +
Exactly that; any intentional or unintentional act performed through the "three doors," that is, body, speech, and mind. There are three types: virtuous, yielding positive results; evil, yielding negative results; and fixed, which refers to action in a state of absorption which yields results that are "fixed" or limited to the absorption levels. +
The principal afflictive mental functions: ignorance, desire, aversion, as well as jealousy and pride. +
"Substances" of the yogic psycho-physical system. In tantra the white bindu, or white element, is equivalent to the mind-forenlightenment. It must be "melted" at the head center and "dripped" down the central channel to the lower centers, producing the four ecstasies. +
The term vehicle connotes a means of traveling to enlightenment, that is, a major system of teaching and practice. The Small, or Elders', Vehicle is the oldest, relying on the scriptures set down in Pali. The Great Vehicle includes the teachings of the Small Vehicle, but in a new context and expanded scope. The Tantric Vehicle (synonym: Vajra Vehicle, Mantra Vehicle) combines the outlook of the Great Vehicle with a radically different, high-powered system of practice. +
The ultimate reality of all things. +
The state of consciousness between death and rebirth. +
he disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni and the followers of their schools. There were eighteen such schools in India whose teachings comprise the Small Vehicle. Specifically it refers to persons who have attained arhatship. +
"Great Gesture" or "Great Seal." An advanced practice closely aligned with the Peerless (''anuttara'') Yoga Tantras; aimed at direct revelation of the natural reality of the apparent world. +
The vows of personal liberation of the Small Vehicle, the bodhisattva vows of the Great Vehicle, and the tantric vows of the Tantric Vehicle. +
The two accumulations of personal power: the store of merit based on ethical behavior and ritual, and the store of gnosis based on knowledge and wisdom. When completed, the two stores provide the necessary elements to achieve direct experience of voidness. +
