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las bzhi;Four activities;four activities;karma;Pacifying, increasing, magnetizing, and subjugating. +
dpa' bo;Daka;(i) Emanation of the chief figure in the mandala, who fulfills the four activities;male counterpart of dakinis. (2) Male enlightened practitioner of Vajrayana. Dakini (mkha' gro ma) Spiritual beings who fulfill the enlightened activities;female tantric deities who protect and serve the Buddhist doctrine and practitioners. Also one of the three roots. See also Guru, yidam, and dakini. Damaru (da ma ru) A small hand drum used in tantric rituals. Dark age (snyigs mai dus) The present age, when the five degenerations of life span, era, beings, views, and disturbing emotions are rampant. Demigod (lha ma yin) One of the six classes of beings. Deva (lha) "Gods," the highest of the six classes of samsaric beings. Temporarily, they enjoy a heavenly state of existence. +
theg pa chen po;Mahayana;"Greater vehicle." When using the terms "greater and lesser vehicles," Mahayana and Hinayana, Mahayana includes the tantric vehicles, while Hinayana is comprised of the teachings for shravakas and pratyekabuddhas. The connotation of "greater" or "lesser" refers to the scope of aspiration, the methods applied, and the depth of insight. +
rgyal thabs spyi blugs kyi dbang;Empowerment of direct anointment;empowerment of direct anointment;The act of bestowing the four empowerments condensed into one, transferring the totality of blessings, just as a king would empower the crown prince to wield total authority. +
sems rmad du byung ba bco brgyad kyi le u lnga bcu;Eighteen Marvels of Mind in Fifty Chapters;eighteen marvels of mind in fifty chapters;Several tantras in the first three volumes of the Nyingma Gyŭbum bear a resembling name, although none of them have fifty chapters. A writing mistake seems to have appeared, since the Bright Crystal Mirror by Yeshe Tsogyal says instead: "Five first parts of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind" (sems smad bco brgyad kyi stod kyi lnga), referring to the first five tantras translated by Vairochana. +
man ngag sde;Instruction Section;instruction section;The third of the three sections of Dzogchen, as arranged by Manjushrimitra. In Tibet, three lineages are represented: through Padmasambhava and Vairochana, who both received transmission from Shri Singha, and through Vimalamitra, who received transmission partly from Shri Singha and partly from Jnanasutra. The first two lineages were continued only as termas, while Vimalamitra's was passed on both as terma and as oral transmission. In the following millennium, innumerable termas were revealed, which contain the precious instructions of these three great masters. The most important of these terma treasures are included in the Rinchen Terdző, a collection of termas compiled by Jamgőn Kongtrŭl, covering the three inner tantras. +
gtor ma;balim;Torma;torma;An implement used in tantric ceremonies. Can also refer to a food offering to protectors of the Dharma or unfortunate spirits. +
thig le;Tika;Essence;sphere. +
gnyan chen thang lha;Important protector of the Nyingma teachings, regarded as a bodhisattva on the eighth level. Also the name of a mountain range. +
gsang sngags kyi mtha drug;Six limits of Secret Mantra;six limits of secret mantra;The views of the expedient and definitive meaning, the implied and the not implied, the literal and the not literal. +
rdzogs rim;Completion stage;completion stage;One of the two aspects of Vajrayana practice. The meaning and depth of this principle change while ascending through the outer and inner sections of tantra. For instance, the completion stage defined as the dissolving of the visualization of a deity corresponds to Maha Yoga;the "completion stage with marks" based on yogic practices such as tummo corresponds to Anu Yoga;and the "completion stage without marks" is the practice of Ati Yoga. See also Development stage. +
dgongs 'dus;Embodiment of Realization;embodiment of realization;Anu Yoga scripture of major importance. Abbreviation of The Scripture of the Embodiment of the Realization of All Buddhas (sangs rgyas thams cad kyi dgongs pa 'dus pa'i mdo). +
sangs rgyas gsang ba;Buddhaguhya;An Indian master who visited Tibet and reamined at Mount Kailash, where he taught emissaries of King Trisong Deutsen. +
bde gshegs rigs lnga;Five families of sugatas;five families of sugatas;The five families or aspects of victorious ones: Vairochana, Akshobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, and Amoghasiddhi. +
mu stegs pa;Non-Buddhist;non-buddhist;tirthika;Referring to teachers of non-Buddhist philosophy, who adhere to the extreme views of eter-nalism or nihilism. +
gsang sngags phyi'i rgyud sde;Outer Tantras of Secret Mantra;outer tantras of secret mantra;The tantras belonging to the three vehicles of Kriya, Upa, and Yoga. In the context of the Old School of the Early Translations (Ngagyur Nyingma), they were translated into Tibetan mainly by Shantarakshita and Kawa Paltsek. Listed in chapter 12. +
rdo rje sku;Vajrakaya;The unchanging quality of the buddha nature. Sometimes counted among the five kayas of buddhahood. See also Five kayas of fruition. +
o rgyan;Uddiyana;Orgyen;orgyen;(i) Uddiyana, the country. (2) The master from Uddiyana, Padmasambhava. See also Uddiyana. Outer and inner teachings of Secret Mantra (gsang sngags phyi nang gi chos) The three outer are Kriya, Upa, and Yoga. The three inner are Mahayoga, Anu Yoga, and Ati Yoga. Outer Secret Mantra (gsang sngags phyi pa) See Outer Tantras of Secret Mantra. +
rdo rje phur ba;One of the main yidams of the Nyingma School, belonging to the Eight Sadhana Teachings. +
rdo rje sems dpa';A sambhogakaya buddha who embodies all of the five or hundred buddha families. He is also a support for purification practices. +
