Property:Gloss-term
From Buddha-Nature
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Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain;glorious copper-colored mountain;the terrestrial pure land of Padmasambhava. +
Vajrapani;one of the eight great bodhisattvas;chief compiler of the Vajrayana teachings;also known as Lord of Secrets. +
Sikkim;sikkim;(until 1975) independent kingdom in the Himalayas, between Nepal and Bhutan. +
One Hundred Chö empowerments;one hundred chö empowerments;''Chöwang Gyatsa'';collection of one hundred empowerments for the practice of Chö. +
Mara;mara;demon of obstacles;anything that distracts a practitioner from the Dharma and the pursuit of lasting happiness and liberation. +
Gelug;gelug;The Tibetan school of Buddhism founded by Tsongkhapa as a reformation of the tradition of Atisha Dipamkara. +
Dudul;dudul;Samten Gyatso's attendant and Tulku Urgyen's childhood friend. +
Swayambhu;one of the three main stupas of the Kathmandu valley. +
ringsel;ringsel;pills, tiny white pearls;often found among the ashes of sublime people and great meditators. +
Lama Sangdu;lama sangdu;terma treasure revealed by Guru Chöwang. +
Gompa;gompa;a monastery or temple hall connected to a hermitage. +
''mani'' stones;''mani'' stones;stones carved or engraved with the mani mantra of Avalokiteshvara: OM MANI PADME HUNG. They are often made under commission by a devotee to increase the merit of the living or the dead and placed where other people can benefit from seeing or circumambulating them. +
terma objects;terma objects;concealed treasures of many kinds, including texts, ritual objects, relics, and natural objects. +
Rinchen Lingpa;rinchen lingpa;(1295-1375) — one of the eleven great revealers of hidden treasures with the name Lingpa. +
vajra holder;vajra holder;of the threefold precepts: ''see'' triple-vow vajra holder. +
Kutsab Lhakhang;kutsab lhakhang;shrine room dedicated to a special statue representing Padmasambhava. +
Jokhang;jokhang;the famous temple and most important pilgrimage site in Lhasa, houses the Jowo statue of Buddha Shakyamuni. +
neydag;neydag;lord of the locality, local spirit. +
phey;phey;an exclamation used in Chö practice;same as PHAT but with different pronunciation. +
four levels of Dzogchen and Mahamudra;four levels of dzogchen and mahamudra;The four visions in Dzogchen practice: ''dharmata'' in actuality, increase in experience, culmination of awareness and exhaustion of phenomena. Four stages in Mahamudra practice: one-pointedness, simplicity, one taste, and nonmeditation. +
