Property:Gloss-def
From Buddha-Nature
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any beings who have not yet attained Buddhahood. +
'praise', n. of a Skt verse metre +
the essential dependence of things on each other, whereby they are empty of independent self-existence; causality, expressed in a formula of twelve links +
rite for summoning or controlling another person. +
one who has attained ''Nirvāṇa''. Pali ''Arahant'' +
ruler of the gods of the lower heavens of the Desire Realm, who dwells in the immense Vaijayanta palace on the summit of Mount Meru. Sometimes referred to as Indra. +
first of the four Sublime Mothers (''yum (mchog)''), the female aspects of the ''Tathāgatas'' of the Five Families. +
the second Perfection. +
'free of elaboration', i.e. devoid of conventional objects, which are mere mental projections. +
a type of demoniac spirit +
a particular sitting position, some say one leg on top of the other with the soles almost hidden. +
a commentary (esp. on another commentary). +
n. of several plants — ''Mesua roxburghii, Rottlera tinctoria'' and ''Michelia champaka'' — or may =''nāga-puṣpikā'', yellow jasmine. +
n. of fourth Perfection, joy in the practice of virtue +
the books of 'sacred knowledge' — hymns and rituals — of the Aryans who invaded India c. 1700 BC, completed by about 800 BC. +
the ten unwholesome acts are killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, harsh speech, slander, vain speech, covetousness, illwill, and wrong view. +
class of celestial spirits, noted for their musical talents. They have healing powers but can also cause insanity. A 'city of the ''gandharvas' (gandharvanagara, dri za'i grong khyer)'' is an imaginary city in the sky, like a fairy castle in the clouds. +
title given to spiritual teachers and learned scholars. +
