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That portion of the Buddhist Tripiṭaka that deals with monastic discipline and Buddhist ethics in general. +
The special vows of commitment, especially those in tantric practice between a guru and disciple. The most important ''samaya'' is maintaining a proper attitude towards one's root guru. +
Insight of the highest order, especially that which cognizes the true meaning of voidness (''śūnyatā''). It is defined as being of three types: that insight gained by "hearing" the Doctrine (Skt. ''śrūta-mayi-prajñā''), that gained by "pondering and reflecting" upon it (''cinta-mayi- prajñā''), and that gained through "cultivating meditation" upon it (''bhāvanā-mayi-prajñā''). The last practice engenders the culminating achievement, since it leads to direct realization of the teachings and, thereby, to complete liberation. +
The term ''yoga'' is derived from the Sanskrit root, ''yuj'', "to join together." Thus, it generally refers to practices-both physical and mental- aimed at bringing about a state of holistic integration. +
Literally, "higher seeing" or "higher vision." The term refers to that stage of meditative achievement wherein clear discriminative attention is brought to bear on a given object of meditation. The stage of "higher seeing" follows that of "calm abiding" and so represents a type of "discerning" that is of a higher order. +
Vows, especially the three "sets" of vows: monastic discipline [''pratimokḶa'' vows], the Mahāyāna's "Thought of Enlightenment" [''bodhicitta'' vows], and tantric practice [''vajrayāna'' vows] . +
A ritual ceremony dedicated to the lineage lamas of a given order. +
The Sanskrit term saṅgha literally means "an assemblage" [here, of religious practitioners]. It refers primarily to the monks and nuns forming the Buddhist clergy. In Tibetan the term ''dge 'dun'' is composed of two elements: '''dun'', meaning "having the desire for" and ''dge'', or "virtue." Thus, the Tibetan compound term designates "an assemblage of beings who seek virtue and emancipation." +
The term is generally used to mean "the thought of enlightenment." Here, it is also employed in its tantric sense ro refer to the "white drops" (''Tib. thig le; Skt. bindu'') generated and manipulated in the arcane body by a tantric adept. +
Literally, the "realm of [all] ''dharmas''," this term is used to characterize the totality of existents. It is also used as an epithet for ultimate existence. +
Generally described as a "tantric feast," the term refers to a communal ritual performed by tantric adepts. +
The indirect or "interpretable" meaning. An important term in Buddhist hermeneutics employed to characterize primarily the sūtras, which reveal their true meaning only after further elaboration and explication. +
Literally, "not praiseworthy." Anything shameful, disgraceful, or subject to blame. The term is used here with particular reference to Jampel Gyatso, who kept his monastic vows so well that he was completely above blame, having not even the slightest fault or transgression to conceal. +
The eighth-century Indian monk-scholar who journeyed to Tibet, taught the Buddhist Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna doctrines there, and ordained the first seven Tibetan monks. +
An accomplished master of the traditional subjects of study and meditation. Also, an official position in a given monastery. +
The fourth-century Buddhist philosopher who founded the famed Yogācāra school. +
The term used, especially in Buddhist philosophical contexts, to refer to any existent reality or phenomenon, however fleeting in terms of temporal duration. +
The Sanskrit name refers to the "heaven" of Tuṣita, whence all Buddhas issue, and which is now presided over by Lord Maitreya, the future Buddha. Here, ''dGa'-ldan'' [Ganden] refers to the great monastic institution near Lhasa founded by Tsongkapa himself in the year 1409. +
That type of transcendent or supramundane knowledge possessed by the Buddhas. +
Literally, a "place of meditation." The term is used to refer to a monastery. +
