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slob dpon;Acharya;Teacher, the equivalent of spiritual master or lama. +
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rnam thar sgo gsum;Three doors of perfect liberation;three doors of perfect liberation;A central notion of the Mahayana teachings of the second turning of the Dharma wheel. They are a means of approach to ultimate reality through an understanding of three qualities implicit in all phenomena. The three doors are: (1) all phenomena are empty;(2) they are beyond all attributes;and (3) they are beyond all aspiration or expectation. +
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stong pa nyid;Emptiness;emptiness;shunyata;The ultimate nature of phenomena (namely, their lack of inherent existence) beyond the four ontological extremes. +
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gzhan 'phrul dbang byed;Mastery over Magical Creations of Others;mastery over magical creations of others;Paranirmita vashavarttina;The sixth and highest heaven of the desire realm, where gods have power over the enjoyments that other gods have created. +
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phyag rgya;Mudra;A term with several levels of meaning. Basically, it means a ritual gesture performed with the hands. +
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ma rig pa;Ignorance;ignorance;avidya;In a Buddhist context, ignorance is not mere nescience but mistaken apprehension. It is the incorrect understanding of, or failure to recognize, the ultimate nature of the person and phenomena, and falsely ascribing true existence to them. +
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theg pa dgu;Nine vehicles;nine vehicles;The traditional classification of the Dharrjia according to the Nyingma school. The first three are known as the three causal vehicles of the Shravakas, Pratyekabuddhas, and Bodhisattvas. Following these are the three" vehicles of the outer tantras, namely, Kriyayoga, Upayoga, and Yogatantra. Finally there are the three vehicles of the inner tantras: Mahayoga, Anuyoga, and Atiyoga. +
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mi g.yo ba'i las;Unwavering action;unwavering action;A positive action, such as a profound state of meditation devoid of the motivation of bodhichitta. The characteristic feature of this kind of action is that it invariably produces rebirth in the form or formless realms of samsara. Other actions lack this unwavering or invariable quality in the sense that, depending on circumstances, their result may ripen in a realm different from the one normally to be expected. +
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dge lugs pa;Gelugpa;gelugpa;One of the New Translation schools, founded by Je Tsongkhapa (1357—1419), whose head is the Throne-Holder of Ganden and whose most illustrious member is His Holiness the Dalai Lama. +
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yon tan gyi gzhi;Field of exalted qualities;field of exalted qualities;The Three Jewels, spiritual masters, abbots, and so forth, who possess extraordinary spiritual qualities of elimination and realization and in respect of whom actions bring forth powerful karmic effects. +
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'dul ba;Vinaya;The name of the Buddhist ethical teachings in general and of the code of monastic discipline in particular. +
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bram ze;Brahmin;A member of the priestly caste of ancient India;this term often indicates hermits and spiritual practitioners. It should be noted that the Buddha rejected the caste system and proclaimed on several occasions that the true Brahmin is not someone so designated through an accident of birth, but one who has thoroughly overcome defilement and attained freedom. ''See also'' Four castes. +
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byang chub sems dpa';Bodhisattva;One who through compassion strives to attain the full enlightenment of buddhahood for the sake of all beings. Bodhisattvas may be "ordinary" or "noble" depending on whether they have attained the path of seeing and are residing on one of the ten bodhisattva grounds. +
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Profound View;profound view;''See'' Tradition of the Profound View. +
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rtsis mgo yan lag lnga;Five important headings;five important headings;A method of textual analysis adopted by the panditas of Nalanda and used by Tibetan scholars. It consists of a sequence of five topics: the author of the treatise (''mdzad pa po''), its scriptural source (''lung gang nas btus''), its general philosophical tendency (''phyogs gang du gtogs''), its condensed meaning (''bsdus don''), and its purpose (''dgos ched''). +
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'khor ba;Samsara;The wheel or round of existence;the state of being unenlightened in which the mind, enslaved by the three poisons of desire, anger, and ignorance, evolves uncontrolled from one state to another, passing through an endless stream of psychophysical experiences all of which are characterized by suffering. ''See also'' World of desire. +
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nges legs;Ultimate excellence;ultimate excellence;The state of buddhahood. +
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'jigs med chos kyi dbang po;Patrul Rinpoche;patrul rinpoche;(1808—1887). A highly accomplished master of the Nyingma tradition, from eastern Tibet. He was famous for his nonsectarian approach and extraordinary simplicity of life. He was a prolific writer and is well known in the West as the author of ''The Words of My Perfect Teacher'', an introduction to the practice of the Vajrayana. +
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klong chen rab 'byams;Longchenpa;longchenpa;Kunkhyen Longchen Rabjam (1308-1363), regarded as the greatest genius of the Nyingma tradition, an incomparable master and author of over two hundred and fifty treatises. He brought together the two main transmissions of Atiyoga, or Dzogchen: the Khandro Nyingthik of Guru Rinpoche and the Vima Nyingthik descended from Vimalamitra. Longchenpa's wide-ranging commentaries cover the whole field of sutra and mantra, in particular the teachings of Dzogchen, or the Great Perfection, but also such topics as history and literature. Many of his writings are considered to be authentic Mind Termas. Of these the most important are the ''Four Sections of Heart Essence'' teachings (''snying thig ya bzhi''), the Seven Treasures (''mdzod bdun''), and the ''Mind at Rest'' trilogy (''sems nyid ngal gso''). For more details, see Longchen Rabjam, ''The Practice of Dzogchen''. +
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yid bzhin nor bu;Wish-fulfilling jewel;wish-fulfilling jewel;chintamani;A fabulous jewel found in the realms of the gods or nagas which fulfills all wishes. +
