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From Buddha-Nature
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'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. +
a tsan tra a lo ke;Atsantra Aloke;One of the Indian Dzogchen lineage masters who was a disciple of Princess Gomadevi and the teacher of Kukkuraja the Elder. +
bsam gtan;samadhi;Meditative absorption of different degrees. +
bstan bcos;shastra;A commentary on the words of the Buddha. +
rgyud sde;Tantra Section;tantra section;One of the two divisions of Maha Yoga. The Maha Yoga tantras appeared in this world when revealed to King Ja by Vajrasattva and the Lord of Secrets. +
rDo la gser zhun;Pure Gold on Stone;pure gold on stone;A text written by Manjushrimitra as a confession to Prahevajra, which is one of the Eighteen Major Scriptures of the Mind Class. +
sems lhag can;Adhichitta;Prahevajra's previous incarnation in the celestial realms. +
rigs gsum;three families;three families;The three main bodhisattvas: Samantabhadra, Avalokiteshvara, and Manjushri. +
zhi ha mtsho;Shantarakshita;Also known as Khenpo Bodhisattva. An emanation of the bodhisattva Vajrapani, he was the abbot of Vikramashila and Samye. He ordained the first monks in Tibet and was the founder of a philosophical school combining Madhyamaka and Yogachara. +
smad 'thong ma ba ra ni;prostitute Barani;prostitute barani;One of the Indian Dzogchen lineage masters;a disciple of Yakshini Changchubma and the teacher of the abbot Rabnang. +
klu;naga;Powerful, long-living serpent-like beings dwelling in water domains and often guarding great treasures. Nagas belong half to the animal realm and half to the god realm. They generally live in the form of snakes, but many can change into human form. +
