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bskyed rim;DEVELOPMENT STAGE;development stage;utpattikrama;One of the two aspects of vajrayana practice, which involves mentally creating pure images in order to purify habitual tendencies. See stages of development and completion. +
nag lam;BLACKNESS;blackness;An experience of utter blackness, the third stage of appearance, increase, and attainment. +
blo ldog rnam bzhi;FOUR MIND-CHANGINGS;four mind-changings;(1) The freedoms and riches that are so difficult to find. (2) Impermanence and death. (3) Karma, the law of cause and effect. (4) The defects of samsara. Reflecting on these four topics of the facts of life causes one's mind to change and be directed toward dharma practice. +
he ru ka,khrag 'thung;HERUKA;heruka;In this context, the wrathful or semi wrathful male deities appearing to one in the bardo of dharmata. +
ha shang gi lta ba;HASHANG VIEW;hashang view;The view propagated in Tibet by Chinese Buddhist masters. When used in a negative sense it means to simply pursue a meditative state devoid of conceptual thinking, that is, lacking the clarity of discriminating knowledge. +
rdo rje sems dpa' khong seng gi lam;INNER PATH OF V AJRASTTVA;inner path of v ajrasttva;One of the last experiences in the bardo of dharmata. +
rnam mkhyen,thams cad mkhyen pa;OMNISCIENCE;omniscience;Complete enlightenment or buddhahood. +
mngon mtho;TRULY HIGH;truly high;The three higher realms. +
rtsa 'khor;NADI-WHEEL;nadi-wheel;Generally, the four or five "wheels" or chakras in the body. +
zab lam;PROFOUND PATH;profound path;Refers here to the Mahamudra teachings. +
'chi kha sdug bsngal gyi bar do;PAINFUL BARDO OF DYING;painful bardo of dying +
dbang bzhi pa;FOURTH EMPOWERMENT;fourth empowerment;Also known as the "precious word empowerment"(tshig dbang rin po che). See four empowerments. +
'od kyi lus;BODY OF LIGHT;body of light;The body of light of the five wisdoms, devoid of materiality. +
nam mkha' 'od gsal la thim pa;SPACE DISSOLVING IN LUMINOSITY;space dissolving in luminosity;The dividing point between the bardo of dying and the bardo of dharmata. +
mdod ma'i sangs rgyas kun tu bzang pa;ADI BUDDHA SAMANTABHADRA;adi buddha samantabhadra;The primordially enlightened buddha. +
'khor ba'i sgo brgyad;EIGHT DOORS TO SAMSARA;eight doors to samsara;The eight openings of one's body, not counting the aperture at the top of one's head. +
dngos grub brgyad;EIGHT SIDDHIS;eight siddhis;The eight types of mundane, or common, accomplishments. +
las rab rdzogs pa;FULFILLED ACTION;fulfilled action;The pure realm of Buddha Amoghasiddhi. +
zhi gnas;SHAMATHA;shamatha;Calm abiding, the meditative practice of calming the mind in order to rest free from the disturbance of thought activity. For details see Dakpo Tashi Namgyal's ''Mahamudra'' (Shambhala Publications, 1986). +
dkar lam;whiteness;whiteness;An experience during the bardo of dying +
