Property:Gloss-term
From Buddha-Nature
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sems dpa'i skyil krung;sattvāsana;A type of cross-legged meditation posture in which the legs are very loosely crossed, the right leg being slightly extended out in front. +
rlung;wind;wind;prāṇa +
lho brag pa;Lhotrakpa;lhotrakpa;An epithet for Marpa, who was from the southern region of Lhotrak +
universal monarch;universal monarch;cakravartin +
dpal;glorious;glorious;śrī;A common honorific. +
'phrin las;buddha activity;buddha activity;karman;The activity of an enlightened one. +
rje btsun;jetsün;jetsün;An honorific Tibetan term applied to revered teachers. +
dngos grub;siddhi;Siddhis or accomplishments are either ordinary or supreme. The eight ordinary siddhis involve mastery over the phenomenal world. An example is the siddhi of the sword, the touch of which is said to grant whatever is wished. Supreme siddhi is enlightenment. +
saṅgraha vastūni;magnetizing,four means of;magnetizing,four means of;The four ways a bodhisattva gathers students and spreads the dharma: (1) generosity, providing necessities so that students will be attracted to the dharma;(2) praise, being generous in a pleasing and kind way;(3) acting in accord with local customs, so that students will understand the bodhisattva's actions;and (4) actions that benefit students. +
mkha' 'gro ma;one who goes in the sky;one who goes in the sky;ḍākinī;A wrathful or semi-wrathful female yidam, signifying compassion, emptiness, and prajñā. The ḍākinīs are tricky and playful, representing the basic space of fertility out of which the play of sarṃsāra and nirvāṇa arises. They inspire the union of skillful means and prajñā. More generally, a ḍākinī can be a type of messenger or protector. +
dal 'byor;kṣaṇa-sampad;kṣaṇa-sampad;A technical term describing the very special situation of a human birth that allows one to hear and practice the dharma. +
rdo rje slob dpon;vajra master;vajra master;vajrācārya;One who is accomplished in the vajrayāna teachings and capable of transmitting them to others. +
E and VAṂ;e and vaṃ;E is the seed syllable for the feminine principle-emptiness, prajñā;VAṂ is the seed syllable for the masculine principle-form, upāya. EVAṂ is the union of prajñā and upāya-space and indestructibility. +
'ja' lus;rainbow body;rainbow body;A term in fruition tantra. This refers to a yogin who has completely transmuted physical experience into basic space. Though he retains an apparent body during his lifetime, at death his body may dissolve into luminosity. It is said that sometimes only hair and nails remain. +
tsad med pa;immeasurables,four;immeasurables,four;apramāṇa;Maitrī (friendliness), karuṇa (compassion), muditā (joy), and upekṣā (impartiality). These are a catalyst to the bodhisattva's attitude. When these have a conditional reference point, they are also referred to as the" dwelling places of Brahmā" (S: brahmavihāra). The bodhisattva sees these as indivisible with śūnyatā, and in this case, they are called "immeasurables." As Longchenpa says,<br><small>A man who has become a site for spiritual growth by having taken refuge<br>Will cultivate his mind for the welfare of beings.<br>By letting the flower of compassion blossom in the soil of friendliness<br>And tending it with the pure water of equanimity in the cool shade of joy.</small><br><small>[Herbert V. Guenther, trans. ''Kindly Bent to Ease Us'', Vol. I, Emeryville, CA: Dharma Publishing, 1975, p. 113]</small> +
byams pa;Maitreya;The name of the next buddha. It is said that Maitreya presides over Tuṣita heaven. +
snyan brgyud;hearing lineage;hearing lineage;An epithet for the Kagyü lineage, whose tradition emphasized the oral instructions passed from teacher to student. +
bde ba;sukha;sukha +
