Property:Gloss-term
From Buddha-Nature
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bsod nams kyi tshogs;ACCUMULATION OF MERIT;accumulation of merit;Virtuous actions with concepts. +
sgrub thabs;SADHANA;sadhana;Tantric liturgy and procedure for practice, usually emphasizing the development stage. +
sku gsum;THREE KAYAS;three kayas;Dharmakaya, sambhogakaya, and nirmanakaya. +
rnal 'byor;YOGA;yoga;The third of the three outer tantras: kriya, upa, and yoga. +
bya rdzogs kyi skad gcig ma;ONE INSTANT OF COMPLETED ACTION;one instant of completed action;A short moment such as a finger-snap or a long period such as from initially engendering bodhicitta until final and complete buddhahood. +
snang ba'i 'od gsal;LUMINOSITY OF APPEARANCE;luminosity of appearance;The first of the three stages of appearance, increase, and attainment. +
dga' rab rdo rje;PRAHEVAJRA;prahevajra;The human recipient of the maha ati teachings. ''See'' Garab Dorje. +
DZOGCHEN NYINGTHIG;dzogchen nyingthig;The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection. Specifically the teachings of Dzogchcn brought to Tibet by Vimalamitra and Guru Rinpoche and later set down by Longchenpa. +
'od gsal gsang skor;SECRET CYCLE OF LUMINOSITY;secret cycle of luminosity;An aspect of the Instruction Section of Dzogchen. +
las bzhi;FOUR ACTIVITIES;four activities;Pacifying, increasing, magnetizing, and subjugating. +
mya ngan las 'das pa;NIRVANA;nirvana;The lesser nirvana refers to the liberation from cyclic existence attained by a hinayana practitioner. When referring to a buddha, ''nirvana'' is the great nondwelling state of enlightenment which falls neither into the extreme of samsaric existence nor into the passive state of cessation attained by an arhant. +
lhun grub' 'od gsal gyi snang ba;LUMINOSITY MANIFESTATIONS OF SPONTANEOUS PRESENCE;luminosity manifestations of spontaneous presence;The display during the bardo of dharmata. +
sdom pa gsum;THREE VOWS;three vows;The hinayana vows of individual liberation, the mahayana trainings of a bodhisattva, and the vajrayana samayas of a vidyadhara. +
'khor ba;CYCLIC EXISTENCE;cyclic existence;samsara;''Samsara'' means to spin or circle endlessly, as on a potter's wheel or on the rim of a water wheel. The idea is that sentient beings take birth and die, endlessly, in the six realms of samsara: the abodes of hell-beings, hungry ghosts, animals, humans, demigods, and gods. +
me long rdo rje;MELONG DORJE;melong dorje;A great Tibetan master in the Oral Lineage of the Nyingma School. +
mi la ras pa;MILAREPA;milarepa;A great Tibetan master and the chief disciple of Marpa. See'' The Life of Milarepa'' (Shambhala Publications, 1977). +
don dam shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa;ULTIMATE TRANSCENDENT KNOWLEDGE;ultimate transcendent knowledge +
mkha' spyod 'pho ba;PHOWA OF THE CELESTIAL REALM;phowa of the celestial realm;A type of phowa. +
rgyal ba'i dkyil 'khor;JINA MANDALAS;jina mandalas;The mandalas of the five buddhas. +
bstan bcos;TREATISES;treatises;shastra;Scriptures composed by accomplished or learned masters. +
