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rigs lnga;Five families;five families;panchakula;The five buddha families: tathagata, vajra, ratna, padma, and karma. They represent five aspects of innate qualities of the tathagatagarbha, our enlightened essence. +
srong btsan sgam po;569—650 or 617-650;Songtsen Gampo;songtsen gampo;The king of Tibet in the seventh century, who prepared the way for transmission of the Buddhist teachings. He is regarded as an incarnation of Avalokiteshvara. He married Bhrikuti of Nepal and Wen Cheng of China, who each brought a sacred statue of Buddha Shakyamuni to Lhasa. Songtsen Gampo built the first Buddhist temples in Tibet, established a code of laws based on Dharma principles, and had his minister Thőnmi Sambhota develop the Tibetan script. During his reign, the translation of Buddhist texts into Tibetan began. +
slob pa'i lam;The first four of the five paths. The fifth path is called the "path beyond training" and corresponds to perfect buddhahood. +
sna nam ye shes sde;Yeshe Dey of Nanam;yeshe dey of nanam;Also known as Bandey Yeshe Dey of Shang (zhang gi bhan dhe ye shes sde). Prolific expert translator and disciple of Padmasambhava. He was a monk, both learned and accomplished, and once exhibited his miraculous powers by soaring through the sky, like a bird. +
(glang po che rab 'bog gi rgyud;Rampant Elephant Tantra;rampant elephant tantra;A Mahayoga scripture. A tantra of this title is found in the Nyingma Gyūbum, vol. DZA. +
rdo rje dbyings;Indestructible innate space. +
mdo,lung;Scripture;scripture;In the context of this book, a scripture belonging to the category of Anu Yoga or Ati Yoga. +
bya rung kha shor;Jarung Khashor;jarung khashor;"Permission once given (cannot be taken back)." The great white stupa at Boudhanath in the Kath-mandu Valley. +
longs spyod rdzogs pa'i sku;Sambhogakaya;The "body of perfect enjoyment." In the context of the five kayas of fruition, sambhogakaya is the semimanifest form of the buddhas endowed with the five perfections of perfect teacher, retinue, place, teaching, and time, which are perceptible only to bodhisattvas on the ten levels. See also Three kayas. +
rigs lnga;Five Families;five families;Name of a sadhana text composed by Guru Rinpoche focused on Mahayoga tantra. +
ri rab lhun po;Mount Sumeru;mount sumeru;The mythological giant mountain at the center of our world-system, where the two lowest classes of gods of the desire realm live. It is surrounded by chains of lesser mountains, lakes, continents, and oceans and is said to rise 84,000 leagues above sea level. +
rgyal po;Gyalpo spirits;gyalpo spirits;A type of mischievous spirit, sometimes counted among the eight classes of gods and demons. When subdued by a great master, they can also act as guardians of the Buddhadharma. +
nyan thos;"Hearer" or "listener." Hinayana practitioner of the first turning of the wheel of the dharma concerning the four noble truths, who realizes the suffering inherent in samsara and focuses on understanding that there is no independent self. By conquering disturbing emotions, he liberates himself, attaining first the stage of stream enterer at the path of seeing, followed by the stage of once returner, who will be reborn only one more time, and the stage of nonreturner, who will no longer be reborn into samsara. The final goal is to become an arhat. These four stages are also known as the four results of spiritual practice. Shri Singha The chief disciple and successor of Manjushrimitra in the lineage of the Dzogchen teachings. He was born in the Chinese city of Shokyam in Khotan and studied at first with the Chinese masters Hatibhala and Bhelakirti. In his Ocean of Wondrous Sayings, Guru Tashi Tobgyal adds that Shri Singha received a prophecy from Avalokiteshvara while traveling to Serling, telling him to go to the Sosaling charnel ground in order to be sure of the ultimate attainment. After many years, Shri Singha met Manjushrimitra in the charnel ground of Sosaling and remained with him for twenty-five years. Having transmitted all the oral instructions, the great master Manjushrimitra dissolved his bodily form into a mass of light. When Shri Singha cried out in despair and uttered songs of deep yearning, Manjushrimitra appeared again and bestowed upon him a tiny casket of precious substance. The casket contained his master's final words, a vital instruction named Gomnyam Drugpa, the Six Experiences of Meditation. Having received this transmission, Shri Singha reached ultimate confidence. In Bodhgaya, he found the manuscripts of the tantras previously hidden by Manjushrimitra, which he took to China where he classified the Instruction Section into four parts: the outer, inner, secret, and the innermost unexcelled sections. Among Shri Singha's disciples were four outstanding masters: Jnanasutra, Vimalamitra, Padmasambhava, and the Tibetan translator Vairochana.
The name of the family clan into which Buddha Shakyamuni was born. Practitioners are often given "Shakya" as a part of their Buddhist name. +
rgyu mtshan nyid kyi theg pa;Causal philosophical vehicles;causal philosophical vehicles;The two vehicles, Hinayana and Mahayana. See also Resultant vehicle. +
bsam yas;Samye;samye;The wondrous temple complex built by King Trisong Deutsen (790—844) and consecrated by Guru Rinpoche. Situated in Central Tibet close to Lhasa, it was the center of the early transmission. It is also known as Glorious Samye, the Unchanging and Spontaneously Accomplished Temple. +
chos skyong;Dharma protector;dharma protector;dharmapala;Nonhumans who vow to protect and guard the teachings of the Buddha and its followers. Dharma protectors can be either mundane, i.e., virtuous samsaric beings, or wisdom dharma protectors, who are emanations of buddhas or bodhisattvas. +
yi ge gcig ma;Single Syllable;single syllable;A Mahayana sutra. Refers to the letter A, the syllable symbolizing the nonarising nature of emptiness. +
zhang zhung gi dgra lha;War Goddess of Shangshung;war goddess of shangshung;A protectress of the Bŏnpo doctrine. She was subjugated by Padmasambhava and given the name Great Glacier Lady of Invincible Turquoise Mist. +
jam mgon kong sprul,1813—1899;Also known as Lodro Thaye, Yőnten Gyamtso, Padma Garwang, and by his tertőn name Padma Tennyi Yungdrung Lingpa. He was one of the most prominent Buddhist masters in the nineteenth century and placed special focus upon a nonsectarian attitude. Renowned as an accomplished master, scholar, and writer, he authored more than one hundred volumes of scriptures. The most well known are his Five Treasuries, among which are the sixty-three volumes of the Rinchen Terdző, the terma literature of the one hundred great tertőns. +
