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Literally, a jewel. "Maṇi" is also a way of referring to the famed six-syllable mantra of Avalokiteśvara: ''oṃ ma ṇi pad me hūṃ''. +
Literally, "Holder of the Vajra," Vajradhara is the name used for the Dharmakāya, or "Truth Body," of Buddha and for the deity who heads the tantric practice lineages. According to the various traditions of Tibetan tantrism, he is the source from which the tantric teachings originated and from which all such lineages issue. Thus, according to the Kagyüpas, the Mahāmudrā teachings were passed directly from Vajradhara to Tilopa and, through the latter, to Nāropa, Milarepa, etc. According to the Gelukpas, the Mahāmudrā lineage descended from the Buddha Vajradhara to Lord Mañjuśrī. Tsongkapa then received the teachings directly from Lord Mañjuśrī himself. +
A fully ordained Buddhist monk, who has taken the 253 vows of full ordination. +
Used especially of a philosophical position. +
According to the Gelukpa, this is the form that Tsongkapa will assume in the future. Iconographically, the deity is a form of Lord Mañjuśrī. +
The Buddha as "Healer," also called the "Medicine Buddha." +
A newly ordained Buddhist monk. See the entry under ''pravrajyā''. +
A descriptive ritual and meditation text. Also the meditation practice it outlines. +
Literally, "continuity," the term is used to refer both to the texts that elaborate the views and practices of Vajrayāna Buddhism and to those practices themselves. +
A title of great respect meaning "noble." +
Literally, a support (''rten'') for worship (''mchod''). Originally, a memorial mound containing the relics of Śākyamuni Buddha and symbolizing the Dharmakāya, or "Truth Body," of the Buddha. Later, the relics of other enlightened beings were deposited in similar structures and also venerated. +
A main monastic see. The chief monastery of an order. +
Here, the coming together of factors or conditions to form a given situation. Also, the coincidence giving rise to fitting or auspicious circumstance. +
A discourse given by the Buddha that elaborates some point of Buddhist doctrine. A sacred scripture of the Buddhists. +
Literally, the "Lord who looks [lovingly] down [upon suffering beings]." The name of the deity who embodies the compassion of the Buddha. +
A Buddhist monk of the intermediate rank, who has taken the thirty-six vows. +
Literally, the Tibetan means "to dwell in peace." The term has reference to the fundamental meditative practice aimed at developing calm, unwavering clarity and peace of mind. The development of ''zi gnas'' is essential for the arising of "higher vision" (''lhag mthoṅ''). +
The wrathful aspect of the Buddha's wisdom and insight. He was Sanggye Yeshe's main tutelary deity. +
Literally, the "going forth" from home into homelessness. The initial level of Buddhist monastic ordination. +
The "magical" powers that accrue to a ''siddha''. +
