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byang chub chen po;Mahabodhi Temple;mahabodhi temple;The enormous shrine in front of the bodhi tree at Vajra Seat, Bodhgaya. See also Vajra Seat. +
de bzhin gshegs pa;"Thus-gone." Same as a fully enlightened buddha. +
bslab pa gsum;Three trainings;three trainings;The trainings of discipline, concentration, and discriminating knowledge. +
bla ma rin po che la phyag 'tshal lo;NAMO RATNA-GURU;"I pay homage to the precious master!" +
lha'i zla ba;Rombuguhya Devachandra;One of the eight vidyadharas;who received the transmission of Mundane Worship. He was born in Uddiyana. +
sgrag yang rdzong shel gyi brag phug;Crystal Cave of Drag Yangdzong;crystal cave of drag yangdzong;The retreat place of Padmasambhava s body. Situated between Lhasa and Samye in Central Tibet. +
Kilaya Activity;kilaya activity +
gzungs;Sacred incantation;sacred incantation;dharani;A particular type of mantra, usually quite long. +
khams gsum;Three realms;three realms;tridhatu;The samsaric realms of desire, form, and formlessness. +
gsang ba'i snying po;Essence of Secrets;essence of secrets;Guhyagarbha;The widely renowned tantra of the Early Translations which, according to Jam-gőn Kongtrŭl, is the chief of the Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras, exalted above them all like the banner of victory. The first text in the Nyingma Gyūbum, vol. PHA. A great number of commentaries on this tantra is found in the Nyingma Kama collection. +
rin chen,dkon mchog;"Jewel," "precious." +
gshong pa'i lha chu;Divine Valley Wate;divine valley wate;Even today, a place with clear and sweet water, situated near Lhasa in Central Tibet. +
mdo gzher sprel chung;Dosher Trelchung;dosher trelchung;A minister of King Trisong Deutsen;also spelled Dershey Trelchung (sder bzhed sprel chung). +
sha kya seng ge;One of the eight manifestations of Padmasambhava. +
gnubs nam mkha'i snying po;Namkhai Nyingpo of Nub;namkhai nyingpo of nub;Born in Lower Nyal, he was one of the first Tibetans to take ordination. An adept translator, he journeyed to India where he received transmission from Hungkara and attained the body of nondual wisdom. Namkhai Nyingpo is also counted among the twenty-five disciples of Guru Rinpoche. He received the transmission of Vishuddha Mind through the practice of which he was able to fly on the rays of the sun. When meditating in Splendid Long Cave of Kharchu at Lhodrak, he had visions of numerous yidams and attained the vidyadhara level of mahamudra. Finally, he departed for celestial realms without leaving a corpse behind. +
bon gyer;Shamanism;shamanism;In this book the term has the negative connotation of rituals performed for selfish or superficial, mundane aims. +
phyag na rdo rje;"Vajra Bearer." One of the eight great bodhisattvas and the chief compiler of the Vajrayana teachings. Also known as Lord of Secrets. +
sangs rgyas mnyam sbyor;"Equalizing Buddhahood." A Mahayoga scripture. Three tantras of this name are found in the Nyingma Gyūbum, vol. MA. Sometimes counted as the tantra of enlightened body, from among the Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras. +
padma dbang chen gyi rgyud;Several Mahayoga tantras with resembling names occur in the Nyingma Gyŭbum, vol. HA. +
nor gyi legs sbyar;Dhana Sanskrita;One of the eight vidyadharas, the receiver of the transmissions of Liberating Sorcery of Mother Deities, Mamo Bŏtong. Not much is available about his life, except his birthplace in the Thogar area of Uddiyana. +
