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rgyu mtshan nyid kyi bstan pa;causal philosophical teachings;causal philosophical teachings;The teachings of Hinayana and Mahayana that regard the practices of the path as the causes for attaining the fruition of liberation and enlightenment. +
de gshegs snying po;Buddha-nature;the essence of enlightenment present in all sentient beings. +
ma ha ra dza;Maharaja;An abbot from Oddiyana who was one of the Dzogchen lineage masters. He was a disciple of Rabnang and the teacher of Princess Gomadevi. +
mkha' 'gro ma;dakini;Literally, "moving through space." The representation of wisdom in female form. There are several levels of dakinis: wisdom dakinis who have complete realization and worldly dakinis who possess various spiritual powers. The word is also used as a title for great women teachers and as a respectful form of addressing the wives of spiritual masters. +
che ba lnga;five greatnesses;five greatnesses;The greatness of direct manifestation of enlightenment;the greatness of enlightenment in the ultimate dimension of phenomena;the greatness of enlightenment in the dharmakaya;the greatness of enlightenment that proves its own nature;and the greatness of the absolute nonexistence of enlightenment. +
ngo sprod;pointing-out instruction;pointing-out instruction;The direct introduction to the nature of mind that is given by the root guru and leads to the recognition of mind nature. +
khrag 'thung;Heruka;Literally, "blood drinker." A wrathful deity, drinker of the blood of ego-clinging. +
mar rgyan;Margyen;margyen;Red Ornament. This queen was the senior consort of Trisong Deutsen and bore him three sons. According to some sources, she poisoned her son Mune Tsenpo when he came to power because he married his father's younger consort Phoyongza. She was in favor of the Bon tradition and openly hostile to Buddhist teachers. +
lha sa;Lhasa;lhasa;Literally means "abode of the gods." The capital of Tibet. +
dha he na ta lo;Dhahena Talo;A king of Oddiyana who was a direct disciple of Prahevajra and Manjushrimitra. He was the father of Princess Parani and Prince Rajahasti, and the teacher of Rajahasti. +
bde wa ra dza;Devaraja;One of the Indian lineage masters of the Dzogchen teachings, who was a disciple of Manjushri Bhadra and the teacher of Buddhagupta. +
sil bai' tshal;Sitavana;Cool Grove, a sacred charnel ground to the northeast of Bodhgaya, which is inhabited by many dakinis and savage beings. It has a great stupa, which contains many special tantras in caskets that were hidden by the dakinis. Padmasambhava practiced ascetics there for many years. Garab Dorje also spent many years there teaching the dakinis, and it was there that Manjushrimitra met him. +
yar lha sham po;Deity riding a white yak, oath-bound by Padmasambhava. Also refers to a mountain in the Yarlung Valley of central Tibet, where the first king of Tibet is said to have descended from the sky. +
thig le nyag gcig;single sphere;single sphere;A symbolic description of dharmakaya being like a single sphere because it is devoid of duality and limitation and defies all conceptual constructs that could be formed about it. +
nyag ye shes gzhon nu;Nyag Jnana Kumara;Expert translator and disciple of Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra, Vairotsana, and Yudra Nyingpo. He worked closely with Vimalamitra in translating the Maha Yoga and Ati Yoga tantras. +
khyi'i rgyal po;Kukkuraja;King of Dogs. He is so called because in the daytime he taught a thousand warriors and yoginis in the guise of a dog, and at night they would perform feast offerings and other practices in the charnel grounds. There were two Kukkurajas, the Elder and the Younger;the Younger is also called Dhahuna. +
phyag na rdo rje;A great bodhisattva, one of the eight close sons. He personifies the power and mind of all buddhas. +
mDo bcu gsum;Thirteen Sutras;thirteen sutras;A set of scriptures belonging to the Mind Class. +
gsal byed rin po che 'bar ba'i dkyil 'khor;Illuminating Blazing Gem;illuminating blazing gem;Name of the mandala through which direct pointing out of the mind essence is given. +
Byang sems rdo la gser zhun;Bodhichitta Written in Pure Gold on Stone;bodhichitta written in pure gold on stone;A text written by Manjushrimitra as a confession to Prahevajra;one of the five major scriptures of the Mind Class that were translated by Vairotsana. +
