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ral pa can;Ralpachen;ralpachen;The third great Dharma king of Tibet. He supported the standardization of new grammar and vocabulary for translation and the revision of old translations. He renewed old centers for learning and practice and invited many Buddhist scholars to Tibet. He was renowned for his devotion to the Dharma and is regarded as an incarnation of Vajrapani. +
'jam dpal bshes gnyen;Manjushrimitra;An Indian master in the Dzogchen lineage and the chief disciple of Garab Dorje. In his role as a master in the lineage of the Sadhana Section of Mahayoga, he received the transmission of Yamantaka in the form of the Secret Wrathful Manjushri Tantra and other texts. Manjushrimitra was born in the Magadha district of India and was soon an adept in the general sciences and the conventional topics of Buddhism. After having become the most eminent among five hundred panditas, he received many teachings and empowerments from Garab Dorje, Lalitavajra, and other masters and reached the unified level of enlightenment, indivisible from Manjushri. Yamantaka appeared to him in person, conferred empowerment, and transmitted the tantras and oral instructions. Among his chief recipients of this teaching were Hungkara, Padmasambhava, and Hanatela. There seem to have been several masters with this name, but Guru Tashi Tobgyal in his Ocean of Wondrous Sayings to Delight the Learned Ones views them as being magical emanations of the same master. See also Sadhana Section. +
karma ma le 'phrin las kyi rgyud;Activity Garland Tantra;activity garland tantra;A Mahayoga scripture listed here as one of the Six Secret Sections. Sometimes also mentioned as one of the Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras—the tantra of enlightened activity. Texts with this name are found in the Nyingma Gyūbum, vol. TSA and SHA. +
bskyed rim;Development stage;development stage;utpattikrama;One of the two aspects of Vajrayana practice: the mental creation of pure images in order to purify habitual tendencies. The essence of the development stage is pure perception or sacred outlook, which means to perceive sights, sounds, and thoughts as deity, mantra, and wisdom. +
gtsug thor;Ushnisha;A protuberance that raises infinitely into space from the top of a buddha's head. It can be seen only by a bodhisattva who has attained the first bhumi. +
sngags 'chang;Mantradhara;An adept of tantric rituals. +
padma dbang chen;Mighty Lotus;mighty lotus;Same as the tantric deity Hayagriva, the chief heruka of the padma family. +
ma rgyud;One of the three aspects of Anuttara Yoga, which emphasizes the completion stage or prajna. Sometimes equivalent to Anu Yoga +
ye shes kyi mkha' 'gro ma;Wisdom dakini;wisdom dakini;jnanadakini;Enlightened female being, the root of activity among the three roots. See also Guru, yidam, and dakini. +
cog ro klu'i rgyal mtshan;Chokro Lui Gyaltsen;chokro lui gyaltsen;Early Tibetan translator of great importance and one of the twenty-five disciples of Padmasambhava, who recognized him as an incarnate bodhisattva. He worked closely with Vimalamitra, Jnanagarbha, Jinamitra, and Surendrabodhi. He is vital to the continuation of the Vinaya lineage in Tibet. Having attained realization at Chuwori, he aided Padmasambhava in transcribing and concealing terma treasures. The great tertőn Karma Lingpa (fourteenth century) is regarded as a reincarnation of Chokro Lui Gyaltsen. +
rmod pa drag sngags;Maledictory Fierce Mantra;maledictory fierce mantra;One of the Eight Sadhana Teachings. +
rgyal to ra mi;Gyalto Ram;gyalto ram;Minister of King Trisong Deutsen;also spelled Gyatong Rakyim (rgya stong ra khyim). +
yar lha sham po;Yarlha Shampo;yarlha shampo;Important Dharma protectors of Tibet, especially for the Chő teachings. +
rlung sems;Mind and prana;mind and prana;Prana here is the "wind of karma," the current of conceptual thinking, as well as the energy-currents in the body. Mind is the dualistic consciousness of an unenlightened being. These two are closely related. +
grub thob;"Accomplished one." Someone who has attained +
chos nyid skye ba med pa;Nonarising dharmata;nonarising dharmata;The nature of things which, like space, does not come into being as a concrete, apprehensible entity. +
gro ba rigs drug;Six classes of sentient beings;six classes of sentient beings;shadgat;Gods, demigods, human beings, animals, hungry ghosts, and hell beings. +
zhi ba'i snying po;One of the eight vidyadharas, receiver of the transmission of Maledictory Fierce Mantra. Born in Uddiyana and reputed to have visited Tibet, where he participated in the consecration of the Samye Temple. +
dur khrod brgyad;Eight charnel grounds;eight charnel grounds;(1) Cool Grove (bsil ba tshal, Skt. sitavana) to the east, (2) Perfected in Body (sku la rdzogs) to the south, (3) Lotus Mound (pad ma brtsegs) to the west, (4) Lanka Mound (lan ka brtsegs) to the north, (5) Spontaneously Accomplished Mound (lhun grub brtsegs) to the southeast, (6) Display of Great Secret (gsang chen rol pa) to the southwest, (7) Pervasive Great Joy (he chen brdal ba) to the northwest, and (8) World Mound ('jig rten brtsegs) to the northeast. There are also numerous other lists of charnel grounds. +
ting nge 'dzin;"Adhering to the continuity of evenness." A state of undistracted concentration or meditative absorption which, in the context of Vajrayana, can refer to either the development stage or the completion stage. +
