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bsdu ba'i dngos po bzhi;Four means of magnetizing;four means of magnetizing;Being generous, uttering kind words, giving appropriate teachings, and keeping consistency between words and conduct. +
rdzogs chen sde gsum;Three Sections of Dzogchen;three sections of dzogchen;After Garab Dorje established the six million four hundred thousand tantras of Dzogchen in the human world, his chief disciple, Manjushrimitra, arranged these tantras into three categories: the Mind Section, emphasizing luminosity;the Space Section, emphasizing emptiness;and the Instruction Section, emphasizing their inseparability. +
khrag 'thung lnga bcu nga brgyad;Fifty-eight herukas;fifty-eight herukas;The five male and female herukas, eight yoginis, eight tramen goddesses, four female gatekeepers, and twenty-eight ishvaris. +
drag sngags;Fierce mantras;fierce mantras;A certain type of mantra belonging to wrathful deities. They are used to dispel demonic forces that obstruct the continuation of the Buddhadharma or the welfare of sentient beings. +
mdo phal po che;Avatamsaka Sutra;A sutra belonging to the third turning of the wheel of Dharma. Published as The Flower Ornament Scripture, 3 vols., Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1984-1987. +
byams pa;Maitreya;"The Loving One." The bodhisattva regent of Buddha Shakyamuni, presently residing in Tushita heaven until becoming the fifth buddha of this aeon;author of five treatises preserved by Asanga. +
zhi ba rdo rje dbyings kyi dkyil 'khor;Vajradhatu Mandala of Peaceful Deities;vajradhatu mandala of peaceful deities;An important sadhana of Mahayoga. See also Forty-two peaceful deities. +
sangs rgyas;Buddhahood;buddhahood;The perfect and complete enlightenment, in which one dwells in neither samsara nor nirvana;the state of having eradicated all obscurations and being endowed with the wisdom of seeing the nature of things as they are and with the wisdom of perceiving all that exists. +
theg pa;Vehicle;vehicle;yana +
sprul sku;Nirmanakaya;"Emanation body," "form of magical apparition." The third of the three kayas. The aspect of enlightenment that can be perceived by ordinary beings. See also Three kayas. +
dregs pa;Haughty spirit;haughty spirit;A certain type of malevolent spirit. +
nyan brgyud;Hearing lineage;hearing lineage;The lineage of oral teachings from master to disciple, as distinct from the scriptural lineage of textual transmission. The hearing lineage emphasizes the key points of oral instruction rather than elaborate philosophical learning. +
ra mo che;Ramochey;ramochey;One of two important temples in Lhasa, which houses the statue of Buddha Shakyamuni brought to Tibet by the queens of King Songtsen Gampo. +
padma thod phreng rtsal;Padma Thőtreng Tsal;padma thőtreng tsal;The secret name of Guru Rinpoche, which means "Powerful Lotus of the Garland of Skulls." +
rtsa ba'i rgyud dgu;Nine Root Tantras;nine root tantras;The most important Mahayoga tantras of the Sadhana Section (sgrub sde). Listed in chapter 19. +
sbyor sgrol);The Vajrayana practice of "union and liberation": liberating ignorance and disturbing emotions by uniting with the wisdom of the enlightened state. +
rnying ma rgyud 'bum;"The Hundred Thousand Tantras of the Old School." A collection of scriptures belonging to the three inner tantras, gathered by Ratna Lingpa and re-edited by Jigmey Lingpa. Various editions exist, but the numbering of the volumes used in this book are from the version in thirty-six volumes published by His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, New Delhi, 1974. The structure of this edition is as follows: ten volumes of Ati Yoga, three volumes of Anu Yoga, six volumes of the Tantra Section of Mahayoga, thirteen volumes of the Sadhana Section of Mahayoga, one volume of protector tantras, and three volumes of catalogues and historical background. +
shud bu dpal gyi seng ge;Palgyi Senge of Shűbu;palgyi senge of shűbu;As one of the ministers of King Trisong Deutsen, he was sent as one of the first emissaries to invite Padmasambhava to Tibet. He learned translation from Padmasambhava and rendered numerous teachings of Mamo, Yamantaka, and Kilaya into Tibetan. Having attained accomplishment through Kilaya and Mamo, he could split boulders and divide the flow of rivers with his dagger. Palgyi Wangchuk of Kharchen (mkhar chen dpal gyi dbang phyug) Here, in the Sanglingma, he is described as the father of Yeshe Tsogyal, but elsewhere as her brother, who became a close disciple of Padmasambhava. +
srin po;One of the eight classes of gods and demons. Also the cannibal savages inhabiting the southwestern continent of Chamara. At times rakshasa refers to the unruly and untamed expression of ignorance and disturbing emotions. +
'og min chos kyi dbyings kyi pho brang;Dharmadhatu palace of Akanishtha;dharmadhatu palace of akanishtha;Figurative expression for the abode of Vajradhara or Samantabhadra, the dharmakaya buddha. Akanishtha means "highest" or "unsurpassed." +
