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bsam yas;Samye;samye;Literally "inconceivable." The first monastery in Tibet, it is located in the Tsangpo Valley southeast of Lhasa;built by King Trisong Deutsen, it was consecrated by Padmasambhava. +
rdzongs gsar mkhyen brtse rin po che;Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche;dzongsar khyentse rinpoche;Reincarnation of Jamyang Chokyi Lodro, who was regarded as the greatest Tibetan master of the last century. +
mngon pa;Abhidharma;The third section of the Tripitaka (the other two sections are Vinaya and Sutra). Systematic teachings on metaphysics, focusing on the training of discriminating knowledge by analyzing elements of experience and investigating the nature of existing things. +
rnal 'byor chen po;The first of the three inner tantras. Maha Yoga scripture is divided into the Tantra Section and the Sadhana Section. The Tantra Section consists of the Eighteen Maha Yoga Tantras, and the Sadhana Section of the ''Eight Sadhana Teachings''. The Maha Yoga scriptures emphasize the means of the development stage and the view that liberation is attained by growing accustomed to insight into the nature of the indivisibility of the two truths. +
drag ngags;fierce mantras;fierce mantras;A type of mantra belonging to the wrathful deities that is used to dispel demonic forces that obstruct the Buddhist doctrine or the welfare of beings. +
rdzogs pa chen po;Great Perfection;great perfection;mahasandhi;The ultimate view of the Nyingma school. See Ati, Ati Yoga. +
gzugs med khams;formless realm;formless realm;The four highest states of samsaric existence. +
sad mi mi bdun;seven men to be tested;seven men to be tested;The first seven fully ordained monks in Tibet, who were ordained by the abbot Shantarakshita. They were the minister Ba Trhizi, Ba Selnang, Pagor Vairotsana, Ngenlam Gyalwa Chokyang, Ma Rinchen Chok, Khon Lui Wangpo, and Lasum Gyalwa Changchub. When the king decided they turned out well, he had Shantarakshita ordain another three hundred people. +
sgrib pa;obscurations;obscurations;avarana;Mental factors that veil the true nature of the mind. In the general Buddhist teachings, several types are mentioned: the obscuration of karma preventing one from entering the path of enlightenment;the obscuration of disturbing emotions preventing progress along the path;the obscuration of habitual tendencies preventing the vanishing of confusion;and the final obscuration of dualistic knowledge preventing the full attainment of buddhahood. +
dag pa gsum;three purities;three purities;In Kriya Tantra, the purity of deity and mantra, the purity of substance and rapture, and the purity of mantra and contemplation. +
sems sde;Mind Class;mind class;The first of the three divisions of Ati Yoga. +
bon po;Bonpo;bonpo;The religion prevalent in Tibet before the establishment of Buddhism in the ninth century. +
byang chub;enlightenment;enlightenment;bodhi;Generally means the state of buddhahood, characterized by the perfection of the accumulations of merit and wisdom and by the removal of the two obscurations. It can also refer to the lower stages of enlightenment of an arhat or pratyekabuddha. +
dpang skong phyag brgya pa'i mdo;Sutra of a Hundredfold Homage for Amendment of Breaches;sutra of a hundredfold homage for amendment of breaches;Sakshipuranasudraka-sutra;The first Buddhist text that appeared in Tibet, which fell on to the roof of King Lha Thothori Nyensheľs palace during the fifth century and was translated by Thonmi Sambhota. +
bdag nyi ma;One of the Dzogchen lineage masters who is sometimes designated as a prostitute and sometimes as a nun;prostitute may describe the sub-caste of the origin of this teacher. She received the transmission of the mind essence from Rishi Bhashita and became a teacher of Nagarjuna. +
rdo rje;Diamond or vajra weapon;a symbol of indestructibility. Also represents skillful means or compassion. The vajra is frequently employed in tantric rituals in conjunction with the bell, which in turn symbolizes the wisdom of emptiness. +
rigs lnga;five families;five families;panchakula;he five buddha families: Tathagata, Vajra, Ratna, Padma, and Karma. They represent five aspects of the innate qualities of our enlightened essence. Each of them is presided over by a buddha: respectively, Vairochana, Akshobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, and Amoghasiddhi. +
gshin rje gshed;A wrathful form of Manjushri, yidam of one of the Eight Sadhana Teachings of Maha Yoga. +
ma mo;mamo;A class of semi-divine beings who sometimes act as protectors of the Dharma. +
Ma ha yo ga'i rgyud sde bco brgyad;Eighteen Root Tantras of Maha Yoga;eighteen root tantras of maha yoga;Five root tantras of body, speech, mind, quality, and activity: ''Sarvabuddha Samayoga, Secret Moon Essence, Gathering of Secrets, Glorious Supreme Primal Tantra'', and ''Activity Garland''. Five display tantras related to sadhana practice: ''Heruka Display Tantra, Supreme Steed Display Tantra, Compassion Display Tantra, Nectar Display Tantra'', and ''Twelvefold Kilaya Tantra''. Five tantras related to conduct: ''Mountain Pile, Awesome Wisdom Lightning, Arrangement of Precepts, One-Pointed Samadhi'', and ''Rampant Elephant Tantra''. Two subsequent tantras for amending incompleteness: ''Magical Net of Vairochana'' and ''Skillful Lasso''. The one outstanding tantra that epitomizes them all is the ''Essence of Secrets, the Tantra of the Magical Net of Vajrasattva'', known as the ''Guhyagarbha''. +
