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pa gor he 'dod;Pagor Hedo;pagor hedo;Vairotsana's father, though some sources claim he was Vairotsana's uncle who adopted his nephew after the father died. +
dag snang;The perception of the world and its contents as a pure buddha-field or as the display of kayas and wisdoms. +
dGongs 'dus;Embodiment of Realization;embodiment of realization;Abbreviation of the ''Scripture of the Embodiment of the Realization of All Buddhas'';the most important Anu Yoga scripture. +
bde ba can;Sukhavati;Literally, "the Blissful,";the name of the Western Paradise, the pure land of Buddha Amitabha. +
mDo bcu;Ten Sutras;ten sutras;An exposition tantra of the All-Creating Monarch Tantra. +
ska ba dpal brtsegs;Kawa Paltsek;kawa paltsek;One of the Tibetan translators who were predicted by Padmasambhava at the time of Trisong Deutsen. While Vairotsana and Namkhai Nyingpo were sent to India, Kawa Paltsek stayed at Samye and translated the sutras and mantra teachings. Later, he went to India to invite Vimalamitra to Tibet. He is considered the second greatest translator and was one of the twenty-five close disciples of Padmasambhava. +
rin chen lnga;five precious things;five precious things;Gold, silver, turquoise, coral, and pearl. +
nang rgyud gsum;three inner tantras;three inner tantras;Maha, Anu, and Ati. These three tantra classes are the special characteristics of the Nyingma school of the early translation. They are also known as "development, completion, and Great Perfection," or as "tantras, scriptures, and instructions." +
zhabs tog gsum;three services;three services;The best service to one's guru is the offering of one's practice, mediocre service is to serve one's guru with body and speech, and inferior service is the offering of material things. +
mDo dgongs 'dus;Scripture of the Embodiment of Realization;scripture of the embodiment of realization;One of the four root tantras of Anu Yoga. +
'byung ba lnga;five elements;five elements;Earth, water, fire, and wind or air, as principles of solidity, liquidity, heat, movement, and space. +
bde gshegs snying po;sugatagarbha;The potential for buddhahood, the luminous and empty nature of the mind. +
rdzogs chen;Dzogchen;dzogchen;The highest teaching of the Nyingma. See Ati. +
rdzogs chen;Ati,Ati Yoga;The last and highest of the inner tantras;the summit of the system of nine vehicles according to the Nyingma classification;a synonym of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection. +
sa;bhumi;The levels or stages of the bodhisattvas. +
rang sangs rgyas;pratyekabuddha;Literally, "solitary buddha." One who attains the cessation of suffering without relying on a teacher by meditating on the twelve links of dependent arising. Though realizing the emptiness of perceived phenomena, they lack the complete realization of a buddha and so cannot benefit limitless beings. +
don dam;absolute truth;absolute truth;The ultimate nature of the mind and the true status of all phenomena;the state beyond all conceptual constructs, which can be known only by primordial wisdom and in a manner that transcends duality. +
ma rig pa;ignorance;ignorance;avidya;In a Buddhist context, ignorance is not mere nescience;it is mistaken apprehension. It is the incorrect understanding of, or failure to recognize, the ultimate nature of beings and phenomena and falsely ascribing true existence to them. +
klong dgu;Ninefold Expanse;ninefold expanse;Nine subdivisions of the Space Class teachings of the Great Perfection. +
'jam dpal gshad snyan;Manjushrimitra;Second human master in the lineage of the Great Perfection and the chief disciple of Prahevajra. He divided the Dzogchen teachings into the Mind Class, the Space Class, and the Instruction Class. +
