theg pa chen po'i gsang sngags;SECRET MANTRA OF THE GREATER VEHICLE;secret mantra of the greater vehicle;Vajrayana when regarded as a part of mahayana. +
rnam byang;NAMJANG;namjang;"Complete perfection." In this context the term specifically refers to the natural light of the enlightened essence of mind. +
sa bcu;TEN BHUMIS;ten bhumis;The ten bodhisattva levels. For details, see ''The Jewel Ornament of Liberation'' by sGam.po.pa (Shambhala Publications, 1986). +
rgyud sde drug;SIX TANTRA SECTIONS;six tantra sections;The three outer tantras of kriya, charya, and yoga and the three inner tantras of maha, anu, and ati. +
dkon mchog gsum;THREE JEWELS;three jewels;The precious buddha, the precious dharma, and the precious sangha. For a detailed discussion see Thrangu Rinpoche's ''Buddha Nature'' (Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1988). +
rig 'dzin bzhi;FOUR VIDYADHARAS;four vidyadharas;The four knowledge-holders, masters of the four stages of the tantric path of Mahayoga. The four vidyadhara levels are the Fully Matured, Life-Mastery, Great Seal, and Spontaneously Accomplished (rnam smin, tshe dbang, phyag chen, lhun grub). The Mahayoga equivalent to the ten bodhisattva bhumis. +
kun gzhi;ALL-GROUND;all-ground;alaya;This word has different meanings in different contexts and should be understood accordingly. Literally it means the " foundation of all things. " +
stong gsum gyi 'jig rten gyi kham;THREE-THOUSANDFOLD WORLD SYSTEM;three-thousandfold world system;The world system of Mount Sumeru and the four continents multiplied a thousand times a thousand times a thousand, adding up to one billion. +