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gzungs;dharani;A verbal formula, often quite long, blessed by a buddha or a bodhisattva, similar to the mantras of the Vajrayana but found in the sutra tradition. The term is also used to refer to the siddhi of unfailing memory. +
chos nyid;dharmata;The innate nature of phenomena and mind;emptiness. +
yid dam;Tantric deities that represent different aspects of enlightenment. Yidams may be peaceful or wrathful, male or female, and are meditated upon according to the nature and needs of the individual practitioner. +
wa ra na si;Varanasi;A city in India on the Ganges, a main place of pilgrimage for Hindus. At nearby Sarnath, the Buddha Shakyamuni turned the first wheel of the Dharma with his teachings on the Four Noble Truths. +
rgyal rigs;kshatriya;One of the four classes of the ancient Indian social system, the warrior or royal caste. +
phung po;aggregates;aggregates;skandha;The five aggregates are the basic component elements of form, feeling, perception, conditioning factors, and consciousness. When they appear together, the illusion of a self is produced in the ignorant mind. +
man ngag;pith instructions;pith instructions;upadesha;Instructions explaining the most profound points of practice in a condensed and direct way. +
ye shes;wisdom (2);wisdom (2);jnana;The primordial and nondual knowing aspect of the nature of the mind. +
dbang;four empowerments;four empowerments;abhisheka;The transference of wisdom power from the master to disciples that authorizes and enables them to engage in a practice and reap its fruit. There are four levels of tantric empowerment. The first is the vase empowerment, which purifies the defilements and obscurations associated with the body, grants the blessings of the vajra body, authorizes the disciples to practice the yogas of the development stage, and enables them to attain the nirmanakaya. The second is the secret empowerment. This purifies the defilements and obscurations of the speech faculty, grants the blessings of vajra speech, authorizes disciples to practice the yogas of the perfection stage, and enables them to attain the sambhogakaya. The third is the wisdom empowerment, which purifies the defilements and obscurations associated with the mind, grants the blessings of the vajra mind, authorizes disciples to practice the yogas of the skillful path, and enables them to attain the dharmakaya. The final empowerment, which is often simply referred to as the fourth initiation, is the word empowerment. This purifies the defilements of body, speech, and mind and all karmic and cognitive obscurations;it grants the blessings of primordial wisdom, authorizes disciples to engage in the practice of Dzogchen, and enables them to attain the svabhavikakaya. +
sras mo pa ra ni;Princess Parani;princess parani;King Dhahena Talo's daughter, who was one of the Indian Dzogchen lineage masters. She was a direct disciple of Prahevajra and Rajahasti and was the teacher of Naga King Nanda. +
pad ma 'byung gnas;Padmasambhava;Literally, "lotus born." Padmasambhava was predicted by the Buddha Shakyamuni as the one who would propagate the teachings of the Vajrayana. Invited to Tibet by King Trisong Deutsen in the ninth century, he subjugated the evil forces hostile to the propagation of the Buddhist doctrine there, spread the Secret Mantra teachings, and hid innumerable spiritual treasures for the sake of future generations. +
'jam dpal dyangs;Manjushri;One of the eight main bodhisattvas who personifies the perfection of transcendent knowledge. +
phyag rgya;mudra;Can refer to a gesture, a spiritual consort, or the bodily form of a deity. +
chos nyid;innate nature;innate nature;The true nature of phenomena. +
sbas rdo rje rgyal mtshan;Bes Dorje Gyaltsen;bes dorje gyaltsen;A disciple of Yudra Nyingpo and one of the lineage masters of Vairotsana's teachings. +
sNga 'gyur phyi 'gyur;Early and Later Translation;early and later translation;In this text this refers to the Eighteen Major Scriptures of the Mind Class. +
ka dag;primordial purity;primordial purity;The basic nature of sentient beings, which is originally untainted by defilement and beyond confusion and liberation. +
sgom pa;meditate,meditation;meditate,meditation;To let the mind rest on an object of contemplation. Alternatively, to maintain the flow of the view. +
jo khang;Jokhang;jokhang;The main temple in Lhasa that was built by Songtsen Gampo and that housed the Shakyamuni image brought to Tibet by his wife. +
'bdud rtsi;nectar;nectar;amrita;The ambrosia of the gods that confers immortality or other powers. +
