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From Buddha-Nature
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ma'i 'od gsal;MOTHER LUMINOSITY;mother luminosity;The ground luminosity of the natural state, inherent as the enlightened essence of all sentient beings. +
bskyed rdzogs;DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLETION;development and completion;The two main aspects of vajrayana practice. By uniting the means (upaya) of the development stage, the fabricated, with the knowledge (prajña) of the completion stage, the unfabricated, a tantric practitioner swiftly attains complete enlightenment. +
lus 'phags po;SUPERIOR BODY;superior body;The eastern continent. +
rnam shes tshogs brgyad;EIGHT CONSCIOUSNESSES;eight consciousnesses;The all-ground consciousness, mind-consciousness, afflicted mind, consciousness, and the five sense-consciousnesses. +
rdzogs rim;COMPLETION STAGE;completion stage;The completion stage with concepts is the Six Doctrines of Naropa according to the Sarma schools or Anu Yoga in the Nyingma system;the completion stage without concepts is Essence Mahamudra according to Sarma or Dzogchen in the Nyingma system. +
mdo;SUTRAS;sutras;The discourses and teachings given by Buddha Shakyamuni. +
bar do dang po'i 'od gsal;LUMINOSITY OF THE FIRST BARDO;luminosity of the first bardo;Same as ''mother luminosity''. +
dag pa rab 'byams;ALL-ENCOMPASSING PURITY;all-encompassing purity;All the components of our existence, the skandhas, elements, and so forth of the world and of all beings, are, in their pure aspects, a pure realm consisting of the five male and female buddhas and so forth;so, when perceiving things as they are, there is not even a speck of impurity to find anywhere. This is the basic view of the Anuttara Tantra of the New Schools and the Three Inner Tantras of the Old School. For more information see Longchen Rabjam's ''phyogs bcu mun sel'', recently translated by Gyurme Dorje. +
sde gsum;THREE SECTIONS;three sections;The three divisions of Dzogchen: Mind Section, Space Section, and Instruction Section. +
tshad med bzhi;FOUR IMMEASURABLES;four immeasurables;Compassion, love, joy, and impartiality. +
'ja' lus;RAINBOW BODY;rainbow body;At the time of death of a practitioner who has reached the exhaustion of all grasping and fixation through the Dzogchen practice of Thögal, the five gross elements which form the physical body dissolve back into their essences, five-colored light (the natural lights of the buddha nature). Sometimes only the hair and the nails are left behind. +
bdud bzhi;FOUR MARAS;four maras;Lord of Death, Godly Son, Klesha, and Skandha. +
dam tshig;SAMAYA;samaya;The sacred pledge or commitment of vajrayana practice. There are many details, but essentially the samayas consist of, outwardly, keeping a harmonious relationship with the vajra master and one's dharma friends and, inwardly, not straying from the continuity of the practice. +
don gyi 'od gsal;TRUE LUMINOSITY;true luminosity;Empty luminosity. +
tshogs kyi 'khor lo,tshogs kyi mchod pa;FEAST OFFERING;feast offering;ganachakra;A tantric ritual connected to the sadhana practice of one of the three roots: guru, yidam, or dakini. ''Feast'' literally means "gathering": the gathering of enlightened guests, the practitioners, the feast articles, and the two accumulations of merit and wisdom. +
dag pa'i zhing sbyong ba;CULTIVATING PURE REALMS;cultivating pure realms;A practice connected with dream yoga. +
gangs can gyi yul;LAND OF SNOW;land of snow;Tibet. +
skye gnas kyi bar do;BARDO OF THIS LIFE;bardo of this life;The period from conception in the womb until catching a fatal disease or meeting with an irreversible cause of death. +
dkar lam,dmar lam,nag lam;WHITENESS,REDNESS,AND BLACKNESS;whiteness,redness,and blackness;The three experiences accompanying the stages of appearance, increase, and attainment. +
[rnal 'byor] chen po);MAHA;maha;The first of the three inner tantras. The emphasis of this tantra is the buddha-mandala as the pure aspect of oneself, the people, and the environment. The chief practice is the development stage. +
