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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. +
gling bzhi;four continents;four continents;The four continents located in the four directions around Mount Meru, constituting a universe. They are the semi-circular Sublime Body in the east;the trapezoidal Land of Rose Apples in the south;the circular Bountiful Cow in the west;and the square Unpleasant Sound in the north. +
tshangs pa;Brahma;In the Buddhist tradition, this name refers to the ruler of the gods in the form realm. +
dngos grub;accomplishment;accomplishment;siddhi;Accomplishment is described as either supreme or common. Supreme accomplishment is the attainment of buddhahood. Common accomplishments are the miraculous powers acquired in the course of spiritual training. The attainment of these powers, which are similar in kind to those acquired by the practitioners of some non-Buddhist traditions, are not regarded as ends in themselves. When they arise, however, they are taken as signs of progress on the path and are employed for the benefit of the teachings and disciples. +
srong btsan sgam po;Songtsen Gampo;songtsen gampo;(609-49) An emanation of Avalokiteshvara who was the second Dharma king of Tibet and the fifth hereditary king after Lha Thothori Nyenshel. He married two Buddhist princesses, Bhrikuti of Nepal and Wen Cheng of China. He built the first Buddhist temples, established a code of laws based on Dharma principles, developed the Tibetan script with the help of his minister Thonmi Sambhota, and began the translation of Buddhist texts into Tibetan. +
Sems sde bco brgyad;Eighteen Major Scriptures of the Mind Class;eighteen major scriptures of the mind class;A set of Dzogchen tantras taught by Shri Singha to Vairotsana and Tsang Lekdrub, of which the first five were translated by Vairotsana before his exile to Tsawarong and the remaining thirteen were later translated by Vimalamitra and Yudra Nyingpo. +
bram ze;Brahmin;Member of the priestly caste of ancient India. This term often indicates hermits and spiritual practitioners. It should be noted that the Buddha rejected the caste system and proclaimed on several occasions that the true Brahmin is not someone so designated through an accident of birth, but one who has thoroughly overcome defilement and attained freedom. See caste. +
nyon mongs lnga;five conflicting emotions;five conflicting emotions;Ignorance, desire, anger, jealousy, and pride. +
bdud;demon;demon;mara;This term is used to designate either a malevolent spirit or, symbolically, a negative force or obstacle on the path. The four demons (''bdud bzhi''), or maras, are of the latter kind. The demon of the aggregates refers to the five ''skandhas'' (body, feeling, perception, conditioning factors, and consciousness) as described in Buddhist teachings, which form the basis of suffering in samsara. The demon of the emotions refers to the conflicting emotions, which provoke suffering. The demon of death refers not only to death itself but also to the momentary transience of all phenomena, the nature of which is suffering. The demon child of the gods refers to mental wandering and the attachment to phenomena apprehended as truly existent. +
'od gsal;luminosity;luminosity;prabhasvara;The clarity or knowing aspect of the mind. Refers to being free from the darkness of unknowing and endowed with the ability to cognize. +
dge 'dun;Sangha;The community of Buddhist practitioners, whether monastic or lay. The term ''noble Sangha'' refers to those members of the Buddhist community who have attained the path of seeing and beyond. +
