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Nirvana;One of the many names for enlightenment, it refers to removing ignorance that obscures the mind and realizing absolute truth. +
Bodhisattva;A fully enlightened compassionate being who, through the "superior" motivation and practices of the mahayana path, goes beyond personal liberation to benefit all sentient beings. (See also Three yanas) +
Three yanas;three yanas;The three vehicles of the Buddhist path. Hinayana, the "narrow vehicle," refers to an initial stage of self liberation, with an emphasis on cutting through ego fixation. Mahayana, the "great vehicle," brings realization of emptiness and egolessness of self and others, culminating in the bodhisattva path and the aspiration to liberate all sentient beings. Vajrayana, or "indestructible vehicle," sometimes referred to as "tantra," recognizes wisdom and compassion in the form of the guru, devotion to whom brings enlightenment, the fruition of the Buddhist path. +
dkon mchog gsum;Three Jewels;three jewels;triratna;könchok sum;könchok sum;The Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha in whom one takes refuge. +
Six realms;six realms;The three lower realms (hell realm, hungry ghost realm, and animal realm) and three higher realms (human realm, jealous god realm, and god realm) of samsaric existence. Since the god and asura (jealous god) realms are often considered as one, the six realms are sometimes referred to as five realms. +
gtong len;tonglen;tonglen;Literally, "sending and taking,"a contemplative practice that generates loving-kindness and compassion for sentient beings. +
zhi gnas;Shamatha meditation;shamatha meditation;shine;shine +
Karma;Any cause, or first action, producing some effect or fruition, which then becomes another cause. Awareness of cause and effect brings understanding of karma. +
Madhyamika school;madhyamika school;The Middle Way teachings of Buddhism, which expose the falsity of the extreme views of nihilism and eternalism. +
Prana energy;prana energy;The wind element, or breath. +
Arhat;One who, through hinayana practices, has gone beyond emotional defilements to attain the lesser fruition of individual liberation, or "arhatship." +
Bodhgaya;From ''bodhi'', meaning "awakening," the actual place where the Buddha attained enlightenment and first taught. Also known as Vajrasana, "land of vajra," or "vajra mind," referring to buddha mind or a situation or place where, upon viewing vajra mind, one could realize one's inherent buddha nature. +
Ten unvirtuous actions;ten unvirtuous actions;The three unvirtuous actions of body (killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct);four of speech (lying, sowing discord, harsh speech, and idle chatter);and three of mind (covetousness, wishing harm on others, and wrong view). Their opposites are the ten virtuous actions. +
yi dam;yidam;yidam;The energetic or expressive aspect of enlightened mind in the form of a tutelary deity. In Tibetan Buddhism, the focus of one's formal practice might be one of hundreds of such deities. As tutelary deity, the yidam is a personal protector of one's practice and guide to enlightenment. +
spyan ras gzigs;Avalokiteshvara;Chenrezig;chenrezig;One of the deities in the Tibetan vajrayana teachings, known as the embodiment of compassion. +
Milarepa;milarepa;(1040-1123) Great yogi and poet of Tibetan Buddhism and the Karma Kagyu lineage. +
lhag mthong;Vipashyana Meditation;vipashyana meditation;From the ground of awareness stabilized by shamatha meditation, vipashyana (insight meditation) arises as the wisdom of discernment that recognizes the true nature of all inner and outer phenomena. +
'byor ba bcu;Ten endowments;ten endowments;jorwa chu;jorwa chu;The five individual and five circumstantial endowments of a precious human birth: (i) in a human body;(2) in a "central place";(3) with senses intact;(4) with right view;(5) with devotion, or irreversible confidence;(6) with the Buddha having been born in this kalpa;(7) with the Buddha having taught the Dharma;(8) in the presence of the Dharma;(9) among practitioners of the Dharma;and (10) with compassion in the hearts of the teachers. +
Three poisons;three poisons;Attachment, aggression, and ignorance, which arise from basic duality and the initial clinging to a self. +
dal 'byor bco brgyad.;Discursive thoughts;discursive thoughts;daljor choje;daljor choje;The basic qualities of a precious human existence, composed of the eight freedoms and ten endowments. +
