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rgyal thabs spyi blugs;empowerment of direct anointment;empowerment of direct anointment;Empowerment without any ritual or visual process;the complete and instantaneous transfer of enlightened realization from mind to mind, ''rgyal thabs'' refers to the means of the conqueror, and ''spyi lugs'' to the pouring of the transmission, like a king pouring sovereignty to his heir. +
indra bhu ti;Indrabhuti;King of Oddiyana who found, fostered, and for a time protected Padmasambhava. +
rnam par snang mdzad;Vairochana;The main buddha of the Tathagata family, which corresponds to the aggregate of form. +
theg pa;vehicle;vehicle;yana;The means for traveling the path to enlightenment. +
pan di ta;pandita;A learned master, scholar, or professor of Buddhist philosophy. +
rig pa'i gnas lnga;five sciences;five sciences;The five disciplines of grammar, dialectics, healing, philosophy, and "arts and crafts." +
g.yu sgra snying po;Yudra Nyingpo;yudra nyingpo;The main disciple and lineage holder of Vairotsana. He was the reincarnation of Tsang Lekdrub. +
tsa mun shri,tsa mun tri,nam gru ma;Names of dakinis residing in the cemeteries. +
mi mjed;The name of our present world system. ''Saha'' means "enduring" because sentient beings endure unbearable suffering here +
shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa;prajnaparamita;Either the paramita of transcendent wisdom, the knowledge of emptiness, or the collection of sutras belonging to the second turning of the Dharma wheel that expounds the doctrine of emptiness. +
thub pa drug;Six Munis;six munis;In each of the six realms of beings, an emanation of the tathagatas acts on behalf of the beings of that realm. +
dur khrod brgyad;eight charnel grounds;eight charnel grounds;Frightening places where dakas and dakinis meet, which internally correspond to the eight consciousnesses. +
gtsang po;Brahmaputra;Tsangpo;tsangpo;The river flowing past Samye. +
klu'i rgyal po 'dga' bo;Naga King Nanda;naga king nanda;One of the Indian Dzogchen lineage masters, a disciple of Prahevajra, Prince Rajahasti, and Princess Parani, and the teacher of Yakshini Changchubma. +
dri za;gandharva;Literally, "scent eater," a member of a class of nonhumans who are said to be nourished on smells. They are also a type of celestial musician living on the rim of Mount Meru in cloudlike castles. The metaphor "city of gandharvas" is used to point out the illusoriness of phenomena. +
dga' rabs rdo rje;Prahevajra;Commonly known as Garab Dorje. The name literally means "indestructible joy." He received all the tantras, scriptures, and oral instructions of Dzogchen from Vajrasattva and Vajrapani in person and became the first human vidyadhara in the Dzogchen lineage. Manjushrimitra is regarded as his chief disciple. He passed away 540 years after the Buddha's nirvana. +
stong pa nyid;emptiness;emptiness;shunyata;The ultimate nature of phenomena. +
nyan thos;shravaka;A follower of Hinayana, whose goal is to be free of the sufferings of samsara. Unlike the followers of the Great Vehicle, shravakas do not aspire to full enlightenment for the sake of all beings. +
gsangs ba'i sku;guhyakaya;Esoteric form. +
gter ston;terton;terton;A revealer of hidden treasures. Tertons are said to be reincarnations of Padmasambhava's close disciples who made the aspiration to benefit beings in the future. +
