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A fully ordained monk. +
The essence-energy carried by prana as it flows through the nadis. +
A fully ordained monk, who vows to abide by 253 rules of behavior. ''See also'' getsul. +
One of the three bodies (''kayas'') of the Buddha. Part of the sambhogakaya can only be apprehended by fully enlightened Buddhas, and part of it can be apprehended by highly realized practitioners still on the path. +
The ''paramitas'', or transcendent perfections, are six activities that form the practice of the bodhisattva path: generosity, ethical discipline, patience, diligence, concentration, and wisdom. It is said that the five first paramitas are all meant to accomplish the sixth, the perfection of wisdom. ''Paramita'' literally means "gone to the other shore," having transcended samsara and attained nirvana. Compared to ordinary "perfections," they are said to be transcendent inasmuch as their practice is free from grasping at the notions of subject, object, and action. +
One of the four primary schools of Tibetan Buddhism. An adherent of the Kagyu school is called a Kagyupa. +
A practice of training (sbyong) the mind (''io''/bio) and cultivating relative and absolute bodhichitta with the use of short phrases, or slogans, as taught by Atisha in his Seven-Point Mind Training and other eminent Kadam masters. Later, numerous ''lojong'' slogans were written by masters of all schools. +
The title in the Geluk school for one who holds a high degree in Buddhist scholarship, comparable to a doctorate. +
A title used for a particularly learned scholar. +
A monument often containing relics of Buddhist saints, as well as mandalas, hundred of thousands of mantras, sacred books, and earth from various sacred places. Stupas symbolize the enlightened mind of the buddhas, while statues symbolize the enlightened body and books symbolize the enlightened speech. There are many kinds ofstupas, which are all built according to well-defined proportions. It is said that they bring great benefit to the land where they are built and contribute to reducing conflicts, famines, and other causes of suffering throughout the world. +
A title for a person, mostly in the Nyingma, Sakya, and Kagyu traditions, who has completed the major course of nine to twelve years of studying traditional Buddhist philosophy, logic, Vinaya, and other subjects, and afterward has been authorized to teach. This title can also refer to the abbot of a monastery of any of the four traditions or the preceptor from whom one receives ordination. +
A sacred feast or ritual of fering in tantric Buddhism in which oblations of food and drink are blessed as the elixir of wisdom and offered to the yidam deity as well as to the mandala of one's own body. +
One of the three bodies (''kayas'') of the Buddha, the dharmakaya is the formless body of enlightened qualities and the absolute dimension of enlightenment. +
A term commonly used to refer to spiritual practice. ''Yoga'' literally means "joining" or "union" with the natural state of the mind. +
The main deity upon which a Vajrayana practitioner focuses. +
Advanced yogic teachings including practice of the subtle channels, energies, and essences. +
The transcendent perfection of wisdom. +
Text written in symbolic letters, said to be used by the dakinis, which can only be read by certain treasure revealers (tertöns). +
The section of the Buddha's teaching (Tripitaka) that deals with discipline, and in particular with the vows of monastic ordination. +
A ritual performed at the moment of death, either by a lama or by a dying practitioner, for the transference of consciousness to a buddhafield where enlightenment will ultimately be attained. In its quintessential form, it consists in merging with the Guru's enlightened mind at the time of death. Phowa is also practiced during one's lifetime, combined with a longevity practice, as a training to be fully applied at the time ofdeath. +
