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stong pa nyid;dh. statements;dh. statements;tong pa nyi;tong pa nyi  +
tranquility meditation;tranquility meditation;śamatha;shi nay;shi nay;A basic meditation practice aimed at taming and sharpening the mind. It is also called basic sitting meditation.  +
four unfavorable obstacles;four unfavorable obstacles;The four obstacles in reaching complete enlightenment are a dislike of the dharma, a strong belief in self, fear of suffering on the path, and lack of motivation to help others, ground, path, and fruition A logical method for describing something used in many Buddhist works. First one describes ṁe causal conditions (ground), then the coming together of these causes towards some goal (path), and finally the result (fruition),  +
kleśa;nyon monģ;nyon monģ;These are the emotional (in contrast to intellectual) obscurations and are often called "mind poison" and translated as "defilements" in this text. The three main poisons are ataachment (also translated as desire), aggression (anger or adversion) and ignorance (or delusion). The five poisons are these three plus pride and jealousy.  +
Tripitaka;the "three baskets." These are the sūtras (the narrative teachings of the Buddha), the vinaya (a code for monks and nuns) and the abhidharma (philosophical background of the dharma).  +
ratna;rin po che;rin po che;Literally, a jewel but in this context refers to the three jewels which are the Buddha, the dharma, and the saṅgha.  +
byang chub sems dpa';bodhisattva;bodhisattva;chang chub sem pa;chang chub sem pa  +
chos kyi dbyings;dharmadhātu;dharmadhātu;chö kyi yang;chö kyi yang  +
rinpoche;rinpoche;Literally, "very precious" and is used as a term of respect for a Tibetan guru.  +
triplistic thought;triplistic thought;Is believing in the solidity of relative reality by dividing all actions into subject and object and the exchange between the two. For example, on the relative level, one (subject) does a prostration (the action between) to a buddha statue (object)  +