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From Buddha-Nature
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nature of mind;nature of mind;synonym for mind-essence or buddha nature;should be distinguished from the thinking mind (''sem''), which refers to ordinary discursive thinking based on ignorance. This nature is the basic space from and within which these thoughts take place. +
pönpo;pönpo;local chieftain, similar to district governor. +
Rumtek;rumtek;chief seat of the Karma Kagyu lineage established in Sikkim, India, by the sixteenth Karmapa. +
Tsang-Yang Gyamtso;tsang-yang gyamtso;(b.19th cent.) — (Gebchak Tokden), chief disciple of the first Tsoknyi;founded numerous nunneries in Nangchen. +
Dzongsar Khyentse;dzongsar khyentse;(1893-1959) — Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö of Dzongsar monastery;one of the five reincarnations of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. He upheld the Rimey (nonsectarian) tradition, and was one of the two main root gurus of Dilgo Khyentse. +
Melemchi;melemchi;village in the Helambu region (Yölmo), three days walk north of Kathmandu. +
Samye;samye;temple complex and monastery in Central Tibet founded by Padmasambhava, King Trisong Deutsen, and Shantarakshita;center of the early transmission. +
Treasury of Oral Instructions;treasury of oral instructions;-Jamgön Kongtrul's compilation of the most vital instructions from the eight chariots of the Practice Lineage. +
refuge;refuge;source of protection, place of trust, object of support. +
Solu Khumbu;solu khumbu;district in the northeastern mountains of Nepal. +
Mount Kailash;mount kailash;sacred mountain in west Tibet. +
garuda;garuda;The mythological bird, able to travel from one end of the universe to the other with a single movement of its wings. It is also known to hatch from the egg fully developed and ready to soar through the sky. +
earth terma;earth terma;A revelation based on physical substance, often in the form of dakini script, a vajra, a statue, etc. See also 'mind terma.' +
dakini script;dakini script;code script, symbolic script or writing used by the dakinis. +
Lingpa;lingpa;title usually referring to a revealer of hidden treasures, for instance Sangye Lingpa, Ratna Lingpa, Chokgyur Lingpa. +
Side Ornament to the Light of Wisdom;side ornament to the light of wisdom;Jokyab's collected notes on ''Light of Wisdom'' that he received from Jamyang Drakpa of Dru. +
samaya;samaya;sacred pledges, precepts or commitments of Vajrayana practice;essentially consist of maintaining harmonious relationship with the vajra master and Dharma siblings and not straying from the continuity of the practice. A samaya violator is someone with severely damaged or broken samaya, comparable to a traitor or demon. +
Tsikey monastery;tsikey monastery;one of the three main 'seats' of Chokgyur Lingpa;located at the confluence of the Tsichu and Kechu rivers ten minutes inside the Tibetan Autonomous Region east of Nangchen (Qinghai). +
Gebchak;gebchak;gompa, monastery. Retreat center and nunnery founded by Tsang-Yang Gyatso, half a day's horse ride from Fortress Peak or Lachab. +
Karma Pakshi;karma pakshi;(1204-1283) — second Karmapa and therefore the first Karmapa tulku. +
