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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. +
'chi ba mthar byed;Maratika;The sacred place in eastern Nepal where Guru Rinpoche and Mandarava were blessed with immortal life by Buddha Amitayus. +
rgyud sde;Tantra Section;tantra section;One of the two divisions of Mahayoga. The Mahayoga tantras appeared in this world when revealed by Vajrasattva and the Lord of Secrets to King Jah, the ruler of Sahor, who was born 112 years after Buddha's parinirvana. Some of the contemporary lineage holders were Uparaja, Kukuraja, Vimalakirti, and Jnanamitra. Subsequent masters were Shakputri, the regent and son of King Jah, King Jah's daughter Gomadevi, Singaraja, Lilavajra, Buddhaguhya, and Vajrahasya. The following generation of lineage holders were Bhashita, Prabhahasti, and Padmasambhava, the latter of whom also received the tantras directly from King Jah. +
bdud;Mara;Demon or demonic influence that creates obstacles for practice and enlightenment. Mythologically said to be a powerful god, who dwells in the highest abode in the realm of desire;the master of illusion, who attempted to prevent the Buddha from attaining enlightenment at Bodhgaya. For the Dharma practitioner, Mara symbolizes one's own ego-clinging and preoccupation with the eight worldly concerns. Generally, there are four maras or obstructions to practice of the Dharma: those of defilements, death, the aggregates, and the godly mara of seduction. Sometimes the four maras are mentioned by name: Klesha, Lord of Death, Skandha, and Godly Son. +
gshin rje'i 'khor lo;Wheel of Yama;wheel of yama;Tantra belonging to the Sadhana Section of Mahayoga, focused on a wrathful form of Manjushri. +
rdo rje gdan;Vajra Seatv;vajra seatv;vajrasana;The "diamond seat" under the Bodhi Tree in Bodhgaya where Buddha Shakyamuni attained enlightenment. +
chos la dmigs pa'i snying rje;Compassion that has the Dharma as its focus;compassion that has the dharma as its focus;Compassion that arises due to understanding the causes and conditions for suffering: ignorance, delusion, disturbing emotions, and the mistaken belief in an individual self and a real self-entity in phenomena. The yogi who perceives that all sentient beings undergo such self-inflicted suffering is overcome with the deepest compassion. Compassion that is beyond a focus (dmigs pa med pa'i snying rje) This is the ultimate form of compassion. When the practitioner recognizes and realizes the innate nature, compassion is spontaneously present as an intrinsic quality that transcends the domain of ordinary dualistic confines. +
ki la ya bcu gnyis;Twelvefold Kilaya Tantra;twelvefold kilaya tantra;Tantra belonging to the Sadhana Section of Mahayoga. Tantras with similar titles are found in the Nyingma Gyūhum, vols. DZA and HA. +
zhi ba dam pa lha'i rgyud;Sacred Peace Deity Tantra;sacred peace deity tantra;One of the Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras. In The Golden Garland Chronicles, this same text is named Peaceful Vajradhatu Tantra (zhi ba rdo rje dbyings kyi rgyud). +
tshe'i rig 'dzin,tshe la dbang ba'i rig 'dzin;Vidyadhara level of longevity;vidyadhara level of longevity;The second of the four vidyadhara levels. Corresponds to the path of seeing. The practitioner's body turns into the subtle vajralike body, while his mind matures into the wisdom of the path of seeing. It is the attainment of longevity beyond birth and death. +
mngon shes;Superknowledge;superknowledge;abhijna;Divine sight, divine hearing, recollection of former lives, cognition of the minds of others, capacity for performing miracles and, in the case of accomplished practitioners, the cognition of the exhaustion of defilements. +
