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byang chub;bodhi;bodhi;According to the buddhadharma, theistic and mystical experiences of all kinds still fall within saṃsāra, as long as they confirm the experiencer or solidify his experience, even in the most subtle way. Buddhist norms of experience are: universal impermanence, existence as suffering, ego less ness , and peace as absence of struggle to attain or maintain anything.<br> According to the hīnayāna tradition, enlightenment (also S: nirvāṇa;extinguished) means the cessation of ignorance and of conflicting emotions, and therefore freedom from the compulsive re- birth in saṃsāra. Its degrees of attainment were graded by the four levels: stream enterer (S: srotāpanna), once-returner (S: sakṛdāgāmin), nonreturner (S: anāgāmin), and arhat.<br> According to mahāyāna tradition, hīnayāna nirvāṇa is a way station, like an illusory city in the desert created by the Buddha to encourage travelers. Enlightenment requires not only cessation of ignorance but also compassion and skillful means to work with the bewilderment of all sentient beings. The arhat does not attain complete enlightenment because of his underdeveloped compassion.<br> According to vajrayāna tradition, hīnayāna and mahāyāna attainment are necessary, but they contain dogma. It is necessary for the yogin to develop complete partnership with the phenomenal world and to experience a more penetrating unmasking of the root of ego. In presenting the final fruition, the vajrayāna teaches either four or six tantric yānas. The term nirvāṇa can have the utmost positive sense when referring to enlightenment;or it can have a limiting or pejorative sense when referring to a limited goal of cessation. +
tha mal gyi shes pa;ordinary mind;ordinary mind;A key term in vajrayāna referring to the naked simplicity of things as they are, raw and rugged. Here there is nothing to abandon and nothing to cultivate. It is synonomous with the fourth moment (S: vilakṣaṇa;T: mtsan-nyid-dang-bral-ba) which cuts through the web of past, present, and future. +
shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa;perfection of knowledge;perfection of knowledge;prajñāpāramitā;The sixth pāramitā. Prajñā is considered to be the eye without which the other five transcendent actions would be blind. According to Gampopa, prajñāpāramitā is the awareness that the whole of reality is without origination or basis. It sees through any solid existence as well as through any nihilistic interpretation of reality. Even the duality between saṃsāra and nirvāṇa).a is transcended, and therefore, prajñā gives birth to more active and energetic upāya (seventh pāramitā).<br> Prajñāpāramitā is called the mother of all the buddhas, and is sometimes depicted as a youthful, smiling deity. The ''Prajñāpāramitāsūtras''describe prajñā and the other pāramitās. In vajrayāna, prajñā corresponds to the feminine principle of space, the mother of all wisdom and manifestation. ''See also'' ḍākinī, prajñā. +
perfection;perfection +
mi pham;unconquerable;unconquerable;Ajita;An epithet of Maitreya, the future buddha. +
ras pa;cotton clad;cotton clad;repa;repa;This term refers to those yo gins who were accomplished in caṇḍālī practice and so might have worn a single cotton cloth, in spite of Tibet's cold winters. The most famous of these is Milarepa, also known as the Great Repa. +
lha mo;goddess;goddess;devī;A general term for any type of female deity +
saffron robes;saffron robes;Since the time of Śākyamuni, Buddhist monks have worn saffron-colored robes. Hence, saffron robes have come to be known as a mark of a Buddhist monk. +
gling chen ras pa;Lingchenrepa;lingchenrepa;Founder of the Drukpa Kagyü lineage. +
bde gshegs snying po;sugatagarbha;Roughly equivalent to tathāgatagarbha. However, sugatagarbha emphasizes buddha nature as it manifests on the path. +
ka rma kaṃ tshang;Karma Kaṃtsang;karma kaṃtsang;Another name for the Karma Kagyü, originating from a vision of Rangjung Dorje, Karmapa III. +
primitive beliefs about reality;primitive beliefs about reality;jñeyāvaraṇa +
bon;Pön;pön;The native religion of Tibet, according to Tibetan Buddhists. It was first promulgated in Shangshung (T: zhang-zhung), an ancient name of the province of Guge in western Tibet, west of lake Manasarovar. +
rdzogs pa'i sangs rgyas;perfect buddha;perfect buddha;Sambuddha;Superlative for "buddha." +
rtsam pa;tsampa;tsampa;A flour used throughout Tibet as a staple food-ground, roasted barley. It is often mixed with tea and butter into a thick porridge. +
mi bskyod pa;immoveable;immoveable;Akṣobhya;The sambhogakāya buddha of the vajra family. +
'jig rten gyi chos brgyad;dharmas,eight worldly;dharmas,eight worldly;aṣṭau lokadharmāḥ;Gain (S: labha;T: rnyed-pa) and loss (S: alābha;T: ma-rnyed-pa), fame (S: yaśas;T: snyan-grags) and disgrace (S: ayaśas, T: ma-grags), praise (S: praśaṃsā;T: bstod-pa) and blame (S: nindā;T: smad-pa), pleasure (S: sukha;T: bde-ba) and pain (S: duḥkha;T: sdug-bsngaṇ) +
mngon shes;abhijñā;abhijñā;Certain abilities that the Buddha possessed and which may be attained through meditation practice. There are several lists of abhijñās, which include the ability to hear and see for great distances, reading others' minds, and so on. These are more mundane compared to the final abhijñā, the wisdom of the termination of defilements (S: āśravakṣayajñāna), marking the attainment of the arhat. +
rang sangs rgyas;solitary buddha;solitary buddha;pratyekabuddha;In the early texts, one who attains liberation from saṃsāra without the benefit of a teacher and does not teach others. In the Tibetan tradition, the pratyekabuddha became a symbol of a certain stage of enlightenment. He concentrates on individual liberation through examining the twelvefold chain of dependent co-origination, pratītyasamutpāda. It is also the name of the second of the nine yānas.<br> Regarded positively, he is worthy of veneration as among the awakened ones. Regarded negatively, his spiritual arrogance and fear of saṃsāra prevent him from completely developing skillful means and compassion. Hence, his enlightenment is only partial. +
dud sol rna;Vetālī;A mahākalī who has been a traditional protector of the Practice Lineage since the time of Nāropa and Marpa. She is dark blue, wearing the skull crown and bone ornaments. She wields in her four arms a mirror of judgment, a skull cup, a hooked knife, and a phurba. She rides on a donkey with a white blaze. +
