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Cittamātra;sem tsampa;sem tsampa;A school founded by Asaṅga in the fourth century and is usually translated as the Mind Only School. It is one of the four major schools in the mahāyāna tradition and its main tenet (to greatly simplify) is that all phenomena are mental events. +
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mahāpaṇḍita;A great Buddhist scholar (paṇḍita). +
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madhyamaka;u ma;u ma;A philosophical school often called the Middle Way school founded by Nāgārjuna in the 2nd century. The main principle of this school is proving that everything is devoid of any inherent independent reality, that is, the teachings of emptiness. +
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five actions of immediate result;five actions of immediate result;These actions such as killing one's guru which cause one to be reborn immediately in the hell realm upon death. +
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dharmakāya;cho ku;cho ku;One of the three bodies of buddhahood. It is enlightenment itself, that is wisdom beyond reference point. See kāyas, three. +
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hīnayāna;tek pa chung wa;tek pa chung wa;Literally means "the lesser vehicle" which refers to the first teachings of the Buddha such as the four noble truths that developed into the 18 early schools of Buddhism. Also called the Theravādin path. +
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svābhāvikakāya;Refers to the dharmakāya of the Buddha. +
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lung;lung;A Tibetan word for ritual reading. To perform a vajrayāna practice, one must have a holder of the lineage read the text through (Tib. lung), give an explanation of the practice (Tib. tri) and give the empowerment for the practice (Tib. wang). +
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dharmadhātu;cho ying;cho ying;The all-encompassing space which is unoriginated and without beginning out of which all phenomena arise. The Sanskrit means "the essence of phenomena" and the Tibetan means "the expanse of phenomena" but usually it refers to the emptiness which is the essence of phenomena, +
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dharma of statements;dharma of statements;lung gi cho;lung gi cho;Teachings based on the Buddhist scriptures. Also called scriptural dharma or the teachings of the Tripiṭaka. +
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sūtra;do;do;These are the hinayanā and mahayanā teachings which are the words of the Sākyamuni Buddha. They are often contrasted with the śāstras. +
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ye shes;jñāna;jñāna;yeshe;yeshe +
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chos;dharma;dharma;chö;chö +
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mind only school;mind only school;Cittamātra +
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byang chub sems;bodhisattva;bodhisattva;chang chub sem;chang chub sem +
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three jewels;three jewels;kön chok sum;kön chok sum;These are the Buddha, the dharma, and the saṅgha. +
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don dam bden pa;absolute truth;absolute truth;dondam;dondam +
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vinaya;dul wa;dul wa;The teachings of the Buddha concerning proper conduct. There are seven main precepts that may be observed by lay persons or various levels of monks and nuns. +
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saṅgha;gen dun;gen dun +
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rdo rje;vajra;vajra;dorje;dorje +
