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A life of suffering perpetuated by ignorance. +
One of the three main sections of the Buddhist canon that deals with moral discipline, especially for the monastic community. +
A phenomenon that is utterly unique in space and time. It is directly perceived (nonconceptually) in Dharmakīrti s presentation of valid cognition, in contrast to a universal, which is a conceptual construct. +
One of four main philosophical systems that asserts that there is no external world independent of mind and that nondual, self-illuminating, reflexive awareness is ultimately real. Also known as the Yogic Practice School. +
"Treasure revelations" generally held to be eighth-century teachings of Padmasambhava that were hidden in the Tibetan landscape for future generations to uncover when the time was right for the particular teachings to be understood and practiced. +
ca. 600-660, Author of influential texts on valid cognition who laid out a system of knowledge that distinguishes real particulars—which are perceived nonconceptually in direct perception—from universals—which are unreal, conceptual imputations. +
A misconception of holding what does not exist to exist. +
The way things are, as opposed to the relative truth (the way things appear). +
ca. fourth century, Important systematizer of the Yogic Practice School. +
(1) One of the three main sections of the Buddhist canon that contains discourses attributed to the Buddha; (2) a long path to become a buddha that contrasts with the faster path of tantra. +
A correct means of assessing what is true or real. It is particularly associated with an influential system developed by Dharmaklrti. +
Nonconceptual awareness of reality. +
As opposed to wisdom (Tib. ''ye shes''), the ordinary conceptual mind. +
The genuine ultimate truth, which is nonconceptual. +
An emotional outgrowth of egoclinging, such as attachment or hatred, that functions to prevent liberation. +
1429-1489, Important scholar of the Sakya school who notably critiqued Tsongkhapas formulation of the Middle Way. +
The philosophical tradition systematized by Nāgārjuna that avoids the extremes of eternalism and nihilism, disclosing reality free from all extremes. +
A common property shared by particular things. In Dharmaklrti s system of valid cognition, universals are simply unreal, conceptual constructs that are incapable of performing a function, in contrast to particulars. +
One of the three main sections of the Buddhist canon containing philosophy, cosmology, and psychology. An important feature of the philosophical analysis found in these texts is that complex phenomena are explained in terms of their more fundamental constituents, or elements (''dharmas''), that are held to compose reality. +
(1) A genre of text attributed to the Buddha, or another enlightened being, that gives extraordinary teachings in mythological settings; (2) the Vajrayāna, a direct path to become a buddha that contrasts with the path of sutra. +
