Property:Gloss-term
From Buddha-Nature
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bla;བླ་;life essence;life essence;This is defined as the support for the life-force that is explained in Indian astrology. GTCD. "Life-essence abodes" (bla gnas) is also translated as "life-supports." See Parfionovitch, Dorje, and Meyer 1992, 39. +
rigs 'dra;རིགས་འདྲ་;same category;same category +
de bzhin nyid;thusness;thusness;tathātā;Another term for things as they are, the world as seen from sacred outlook. +
mngon par dga' ba;higher joy;higher joy;Abhirati;The eastern buddha field of Akṣobhya +
mi 'jigs pa;vaiśāradya;vaiśāradya;There are four fearlessnesses or grounds of confidence of a bodhisattva-two fearlessnesses concerning oneself: having abandoned all limitations or faults and being the complete embodiment of realization;and two fearlessnesses concerning others: fearless in showing the path and fearless in pointing out the obscurations and obstacles. +
vehicle,greater and lesser;vehicle,greater and lesser;mahāyāna and hīnayāna. +
rdo rje sems dpa';vajra being;vajra being;Vajrasattva;A buddha of the vajra family, Vajrasattva is white and is associated with purity. +
yar lha sham po;Vairocana,seven characteristics of;vairocana,seven characteristics of;A mountain in the Yarlung valley of Central Tibet, where the first king of Tibet is said to have descended from the sky. +
dpa' bo;S: one who goes in the sky,T: hero,warrior;s: one who goes in the sky,t: hero,warrior;ḍāka;Specifically, a masculine semiwrathful yidam. More generally, it can refer to a type of messenger or protector. +
shar chen nyi ma;Great Eastern Sun;great eastern sun;An important image in the Shambhala tradition, representing indestructible wakefulness. Being spontaneously present, it radiates peace and confidence. Being brilliant, it illuminates the way of discipline. Since it shines over all, heaven, earth, and man find their proper place. +
rnal 'byor bzhi;yogas,four;yogas,four;The four yogas of mahāmudrā: one-pointedness (T: rtse-gcig), simplicity (T: spros-bral), one taste (T: ro-gcig) , and nonmeditation (T: sgom-med). +
dge ba'i bshes gnyen;good,virtuous friend;good,virtuous friend;kalyāṇamitra;The spiritual friend is the guru at the mahāyāna level. +
bstan ma bcu gnyis;local goddesses,twelve;local goddesses,twelve;Local deities subjugated by Padmākara. They are associated with the months of the year, the realms, and the nidanas. +
zhing skyong;protector of the land,field;protector of the land,field;kṣetrapāla;A kind of local deity often associated with charnel grounds. +
thod pa;skull cup;skull cup;kapāla;Used in vajrayāna rituals;usually contains amṛta. +
rtsa gsum;roots,three;roots,three;Guru, yidam, and dharmapāla. These three are objects of refuge in the vajrayāna in addition to the three jewels. The lineage gurus are the root or source of blessings (S: adhiṣṭhāna). The yidams are the root of attainment (S: siddhi). The dharmapālas are the root of enlightened action (the four karmas: pacifying, enriching, magnetizing, and destroying). The root guru embodies them all. +
kun 'dar ma,dbu ma;avadhūti;The central nāḍī of the illusory body. +
lha thugs rje chen po;Great Compassionate One;great compassionate one;An epithet of Avalokiteśvara. +
translator;translator;lotsawa;lotsawa +
tira;Ḍākinī code-word for corpse. +
