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The Great Seal, i.e., the seal of emptiness on all phenomena. It refers both to the path (teaching and practice of the Mahamudra) and the result (accomplishment of Mahamudra). Mahamudra is comparable to the Nyingma teachings of Dzogchen, from which it is, however, subtly different. MAHASIDDHA, Skt. (grub thob chen po, Tib.). See Siddha +
This refers to the four enlightened Families of Vajra, Jewel, Lotus, and Action, corresponding to the four types of activity. +
Bliss inherent in the nature of the mind but totally beyond the ordinary sensation of pleasure. +
Lit., beyond imagination. The complex of temples built by the king Trisong Detsen beside the Tsangpo River near Hepori in Central Tibet. +
These represent the fundamental practices of the Mahayana path. The six are Generosity, Ethical Discipline, Patience, Diligence, Concentration, and Wisdom. The ten consist of the six just mentioned but with the last perfection of wisdom broken down into the aspects of Means (thabs). Strength (stobs), Aspiration (smon lam), and Primordial Wisdom (ye shes). They are called transcendent because, in conjunction with wisdom, they lead beyond samsara. +
The Buddha-field of Guru Padmasambhava in Ngayab. See Ngayab +
A dakini, usually of wrathful aspect; a kind of flesh-eating demoness. +
The three objects of refuge as expressed in the tantric teachings. These are the Guru, who is the root of blessings; the Yidam, the root of accomplishment; and the Dakinis, the root of activities. +
Female yidam deity, usually depicted with a sow's head protruding from the crown of her head. She is the Sambhogakaya form of Samantabhadri. +
A term with many levels of meaning. Here it mainly refers to the esoteric texts of Vajrayana Buddhism expounding the natural purity of the mind. +
The supreme accomplishment is the attainment of Buddhahood. Or-dinary accomplishments are miraculous powers acquired in the course of spiritual training. These powers, the reality of which is also recognized in spiritual traditions other than Buddhism, are not regarded as ends in themselves. They are, nevertheless, taken as signs of progress and are em-ployed for the benefit of the teachings and disciples. +
lit. noble. A being who has transcended sam-saric existence. There are four classes of Aryas: Arhats, Pratyekabuddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas. +
Teachings and sacred objects concealed by Guru Rinpoche and other enlightened beings, to be revealed later, at a time when they would be most beneficial. The Terma teachings are com-posed in the symbolic letters of the dakinis, or other writing, and consist sometimes of a few words, sometimes of an entire text. The Treasures were concealed in the nature of the elements—water, rocks, etc.—or in the minds of the disciples. When they were with Guru Rinpoche, these disciples fully realized the meaning of these teachings and are for this reason the only ones who can rediscover them in the course of subsequent incar-nations. The purpose of the symbolic script is in fact to awaken in the terton's mind the memory of the teaching entrusted to him or her by Guru Rinpoche. +
Five aspects of Buddha's mind, corre-lated with the Dhyani Buddhas of the five Families: the wisdom of the absolute space (Vairochana), mirror-like wisdom (Vajrasattva), the wisdom of equality (Ratnasambhava), all-perceiving wisdom (Amitabha), and all-accomplishing wisdom (Amoghasiddhi). +
Lit., Mighty Lotus Garlanded with Skulls. A name of Guru Padmasambhava. +
A cross between a yak and a cow. +
A kind of bird, in Indian and Tibetan my-thology, traditionally of great size, the chicks of which are said to emerge from the shell already equipped with feathers and able to fly immediately. It is a symbol of Primordial Wisdom. +
Four thoughts directed to the entire aggregate of living beings, which arc therefore de-scribed as incomensurable. They are boundless love, boundless compassion, boundless sympathetic joy, and boundless impartiality. +
Name of a Bodhisattva person-ifying the wisdom of all the Buddhas. +
