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From Buddha-Nature
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phra men;Goddesses with human bodies and animal heads. Tramen means "hybrid" or "alloy." +
rnal 'byor rgyud;Yoga Tantra;The third of the three outer tantras: Kriya, Upa, and Yoga. It emphasizes the view rather than the conduct and regards the deity as being the same level as oneself. +
byang chub;Bodhi;"Enlightenment," "awakening," "state of realization." See also Enlightenment. +
drang srong;Rishi;(i) "Seer," inspired Vedic sage, brahmanical ascetic with magical powers. (2) Title for someone who has attained the power of truthful speech, so that whatever he says comes true. +
sa;Level;level;bhumi;The levels or stages a bodhisattva traverses on the journey to complete enlightenment. +
byang sems,byang chub kyi sems;Bodhichitta;"Awakened state of mind." (1) The aspiration to attain enlightenment for the sake of all beings. (2) In the context of Dzogchen, the innate wakefulness of awakened mind;synonymous with rigpa, awareness. +
mkhas pa;Pandita;A learned master, scholar, or professor of Buddhist philosophy. +
re ma ti mched bzhi;Four remati sisters;four remati sisters;Part of the group of female protectors of the Dharma known as the twelve tenma goddesses. They approached Padmasambhava while he was practicing in the Asura Cave, situated between India and Nepal. He gave them the nectar of samaya and made them take an oath. Practitioners are still required to present these twelve guardians with a regular oĺfering torma to ensure that they fulfill the demanded activities. +
ro mnyam;Equal taste;equal taste;A high level of realization;perceiving the empty nature of all things. +
dregs pa 'dul ba'i rgyud;Tantra of Taming Haughty Spirits;tantra of taming haughty spirits;A tantra belonging to the Sadhana Section of Mahayoga, focused on the section of Mundane Worship. +
Arura;Medicinal plant endowed with many wonderful qualities. +
dgra bcom pa;Arhat;"Foe destroyer," someone who has conquered the four maras and attained nirvana, the fourth and final result of the Hinayana path. +
rig pa'i rtsal gyi dbang;Empowerment of the expression of awareness;empowerment of the expression of awareness;The empowerment for practicing Dzogchen. Sometimes it also refers to the stage of realization achieved thorugh Dzogchen practice. +
sde snod gsum;Tripitaka;The three collections of the teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni: Vinaya, Sutra, and Abhidharma. Their purpose is the development of the three trainings of discipline, concentration, and discriminating knowledge, while their function is to remedy the three poisons of desire, anger, and delusion. The Tibetan version of the Tripitaka fills more than one hundred large volumes, each with more than six hundred pages. See also Abhidharma;Sutra;Vinaya. +
'jam dpal sgyu 'phrul;Magical Net of Manjushri;magical net of manjushri;A Mahayoga scripture found in the Nyingma Gyūbum, vol. BA. Magical Net of the Goddess (lha mo sgyu 'phrul) A Mahayoga scripture found in the Nyingma Gyūbum, vol. BA. Magical Net of Vairochana (rnam snang sgyu 'phrul drva ba) A Mahayoga scripture, which functions as a subsidiary support for engaging in yogic activities connected to the mandala. See also Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras. +
hva shang;Hashang;hashang;n this book, one of the construction masters of Samye was a Chinese known as Hashang Mahayana, and a Chinese doctor by the name of Hashang Tetsa (hva shang te tsa) also occurs here. Finally, Hashang is mentioned as one of the countries whose language served as a source of the Dharma, and from which translations were made. See also Chinese teacher Hashang. +
chos nyid stong gsal;Empty and luminous dharmata;empty and luminous dharmata;A synonym for buddha nature, the enlightened essence within all beings. +
spyan ras gzigs;Avalokiteshvara;The bodhisattva of boundless compassion;an emanation of Buddha Amitabha. Also known as Lord of Great Compassion or Great Compassionate One. +
ya ma bcu gnyis;Twelve yama goddesses;twelve yama goddesses;Retinue of the twelve tenma goddesses. +
bya ba'i rnal 'byor;Kriya Yoga +
