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The Tibetan translation of this Sanskrit word means "gone beyond suffering" and indicates the various levels of enlightenment gained according to the practice of the Shrāvakayāna or the Mahāyāna. +
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The Buddha nature, the potential for Buddhahood, present in the mind of every sentient being. +
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''See'' Shrāvakayāna. +
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Sanskrit word meaning "action," understood as the law of causality. According to the Buddha's teaching, all actions, whether of thought, word, or deed, are like seeds that will eventually bear fruit in experience, whether in this or future lives. A positive or virtuous act will result in happiness, and the definition of sin or negative action is that which is the cause of suffering later on. +
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The Great Vehicle, including the teachings of both Sūtrayāna and Mantrāyana (q.v.). ''See under'' Shrāvakayāna. +
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The manifestation body, the aspect of compassion and means, whereby a Buddha may be perceived by unenlightened beings. This is, therefore, the means by which he can communicate with and help them. +
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''See'' Dharma. +
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Gain or loss, pleasure or pain, praise or criticism, and fame or infamy. Most people who are not following a spiritual path seek gain and try to avoid loss, and so on for each of these pairs of opposites. +
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Ignorance, habitual tendencies, consciousness, name and form, the six sense fields, contact, feeling, craving, grasping, coming into being (existence), birth, and old age and death. +
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The teachings given by Shākyamuni Buddha, memorized by his disciples, and subsequently written down. +
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A group of words or syllables associated with specific meditational deities, the recitation of which forms an essential part of tantric meditation. +
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The absolute, or truth, body; an aspect of emptiness. +
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A Buddhist seeks the protection and guidance of the Three Jewels (q.v.) in order to find freedom from the suffering of saṃsāra. The Three Jewels therefore constitute the Buddhist refuge, and a Buddhist can be defined as someone who ''takes refuge'' in them. +
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The paths of accumulation, preparation, seeing, meditation, and no more learning. These represent successive stages in spiritual progress rather than distinct and different pathways to enlightenment. A Bodhisattva on the path of no more learning has attained Buddhahood. ''See also'' Ten levels. +
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One of the four main traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, founded by Marpa the Translator (1012—1095). +
Thorough, perfect knowledge. +
Final testament. +
Searching for mind. +
Four powers (necessary for confession practice) +
