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The works of Indian masters that develop, systematize, or clarify the original teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha. +
Fabulous human-headed serpents of Indian mythology who dwell under water in their own advanced civilization. +
Female tantric deities who aid the yogi and oversee his practice and behavior. +
The two modes of existence of phenomena. The superficial reality (''saṃvṛtisatya'') is the world appearing in the form of independent identities to ordinary, undefective perception conditioned by preconceptions. Absolute reality (''paramārthasatya'') is the voidness of all phenomena, that is, their inherent lack of independent identity. +
The three modes of existence and communication for an enlightened being. The dharma-body (''dharmakāya'') is the embodiment of voidness and its realization, the enjoyment-body (''saṃbhogakāya'') is the means of communication with advanced meditators, and the emanation-body (''nirmāṇakāya'') appears like a physical body in the world, but its form and activities are consciously directed and consist of the training of undeveloped beings. A fourth body, the essential-body (''svabhāvakāya'') represents the unity of the above three. +
Sound in the form of syllables and words that can communicate the realities of tantric deities, grant supernormal powers (''siddhi''), or induce purification and realization. +
Generally, knowledge; specifically, the wisdom by which the apparent world and its reality are simultaneously perceived. +
The experience of the natural, primal, unmodified state of the mind. +
'Accomplished person"; one who has achieved siddhis. +
Morality, concentration, and wisdom, which include all Buddhist practices. +
Basic emotions that can be developed into catalysts for generating the mind aimed at enlightenment (''bodhicitta''). They are love, compassion, joy, and mental equanimity. +
Refers to the practice of sexual union in tantric yoga. +
The "intrinsic identifiability" of anything. The ordinary mind compartmentalizes its experience into objects appearing as independent entities. The inherent lack of identity in persons and things constitutes voidness, which is their true mode of existence. +
Transhistorical buddha who is the source of the Kagyu lineage and teachings. +
Intercession with buddhas and bodhisattvas on behalf of all beings, aimed at providing for their welfare, both spiritual and temporal. "Supplication" denotes both the prayer and the mental resolution to aid beings, the latter replacing action (''karma'') and afflictive mental states in creating the rebirth and supernormal abilities of a bodhisattva. +
Symbol of the indestructible and indivisible reality represented variously as a scepter, a diamond, or a thunderbolt. +
The active expression of the mind-for-enlightenment (''bodhicitta''). It is the complement of transcendent wisdom that balances its intense revelations and what the bodhisattva uses to relate to beings, skillfully turning each situation into an opportunity for advancement for all.< +
The process of detailed examination of the meditation object as to its actual mode of existence. It involves thought and is aimed at penetrating the conceptual process. It results in receptivity to the direct perception of voidness. +
The systematic quieting of mental activity through practice of one-pointed concentration. It is the means of attaining the eight absorption levels and the prerequisite for proper practice of analytic insight. +
The inner heat developed by one type of tantric yoga. +
