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tathāgatagarbha;deshin shekpai nying po;deshin shekpai nying po;The original nature present in all beings which when realized leads to enlightenment. It is often called the essence of Buddhahood or enlightened essence and is the topic of the Uttara Tantra.  +
bodhisattva;chang chup sem pa;chang chup sem pa;An person who has committed him or herself to the mahāyāna path of compassion and the practice of the six pāramitās to free beings from saṃsāra.  +
salwa;salwa;Tibetan for luminosity. In the vajrayāna everything is void, but this voidness is not completely empty because it has luminosity. Luminosity or clarity allows all phenomena to appear and is a characteristic of emptiness (śūnyatā).  +
vajra;dorjé;dorjé;In Sanskrit a "thunderbolt" which was a weapon of Indra. In Tibet it generally means anything invincible or indestructible or "diamond-like."  +
samādhi;ting nge dziri;ting nge dziri;An advanced state in which the mind is in one-pointed meditation. It is also called "meditative absorpiton.  +
four noble truths;four noble truths;pak pay den pa shi;pak pay den pa shi;The first teaching of the Buddha and the foundation of Buddhism. These are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the cessation of suffering, and the eightfold path to enlightenment,  +
ten powers of the Buddha;ten powers of the buddha;These are special "miraculous" powers of the Buddha  +
four inconceivables or immeasurables;four inconceivables or immeasurables;catvāry aprarriāṇāni;tsad med pa;tsad med pa;The four qualities that one achieves with complete enlightenment. Being inconceivable to ordinary persons they are loving kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity,  +