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bsam gtan bzhi;Four samadhis;four samadhis;Four levels of the form realm. ''See'' Form realm. +
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brtags min 'gog pa;Nonanalytical cessation or absence;nonanalytical cessation or absence;Refers to the absence of a phenomenon because the conditions for its presence, or perception, are not operative, whether entirely or in part. This includes, for example, all that is not detected by the senses through being outside the range of the sense organs, or anything else that does not appear due to other disqualifying factors, like the absence of horns on a horse's head which are lacking due to the horse's genetic makeup. A nonanalytical cessation is therefore the absence of a certain object in a specific location. +
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dngos grub;Accomplishment;accomplishment;Accomplishment is described as either supreme or ordinary. Supreme accomplishment is the attainment of buddhahood. "Common or ordinary accomplishments" are the miraculous powers acquired in the course of spiritual training. The attainment of these powers, which are similar in kind to those acquired by the practitioners of some non-Buddhist traditions, are not regarded as ends in themselves. When they arise, however, they are taken as signs of progress on the path and are employed for the benefit of the teachings and disciples. +
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zla ba grags pa;Chandrakirti;A sixth-century Indian master and author of unparalleled dialectical skill. He followed the Madhayamika tradition of Nagarjuna and reaffirmed the prasangika standpoint of Buddhapalita, against Bhavaviveka, as the supreme philosophical position of the Mahayana. He is thus regarded as the systematizer and founder of the Prasangika Madhyamika school. +
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spyod 'jug;Bodhicharyavatara;Shantideva's famous text, expounding the practice of the Bodhisattva path. +
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mdzod bdun;Seven Treasures;seven treasures;The most famous work of the Omniscient Longchenpa, consisting of seven treatises expounding the entire Buddhist path up to, and stressing, the Great Perfection (which is here discussed in a scholarly manner, "according to the great way of the panditas"). +
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phung po;Aggregates;aggregates;Skandhas +
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rang rgyud pa;Svatantrika;"Autonomists," a subdivision of the Madhyamika school of tenets, distinguished from the Prasangika. Inaugurated by Bhavaviveka (fifth century C.E.), the Svatantrika represents an approach to the relative and absolute truth in which positive reasoning, or "autonomous" syllogisms, are employed, together with arguments and examples, in order to produce a (conceptual) understanding of emptiness in the mind of the opponent and to refute the true existence of phenomena. It is distinguished from the Prasangika approach, which confines itself exclusively to consequences or reductio ad absurdum arguments. +
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mi 'am ci;Kinnara;A mythical creature half-man and half-animal. +
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'od gsal;Luminosity;luminosity;The clarity or knowing aspect of the mind. Luminosity means practically the same thing as primordial wisdom. +
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grub thob;Siddha;One who has gained siddhi or accomplishment through the practice of the Vajrayana. +
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rin chen bzang po;Rinchen Zangpo;rinchen zangpo;A great translator (958—1051) and inaugurator of the second phase of translation of Sanskrit texts into Tibetan, so-called the New Translation period. +
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bu ston;Butön;butön;A renowned scholar (1290—1364) famous for his compilation of the Kangyur and Tengyur, and author of an important ''History of Dharma''. +
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'gro drug;Six realms of existence;six realms of existence;Six modes of existence produced by specific karmas and apprehended as real. They are all equal in being merely perceptions of the deluded mind and lacking inherent existence. In ascending order they are the realms of hell, produced by hatred;pretas, brought about by extreme miserliness;of animals, provoked by stupidity;of humans, produced by desire;of asuras, by intense envy;and of gods, due to actions concomitant with pride. +
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sngags;Mantra;Syllables or formulas which, when recited with appropriate visualizations and so on, protect the mind of the practitioner from ordinary perceptions. They are invocations of, and manifestations of, the yidam deity in the form of sound. +
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yul dbus;Central land;central land;A land in which the Dharma is taught and practiced, as opposed to the peripheral or barbarous lands, so called because the Buddha's teachings are unknown there. From this standpoint, a country devoid of Dharma will still be termed barbarous, even though it may possess a high level of civilization and technology. +
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Three realities;three realities;''See'' Three natures. +
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sde snod gsum;Tripitaka;The Three Collections of the words of the Buddha (Vinaya, Sutra, and Abhidharma). They were compiled at the first council held shortly after the parinirvana of the Lord Buddha in the Nyagrodha cave at Rajagriha under the aegis of King Ajatashatru. Ananda recited from memory all the Buddha's sutric teachings, Kashyapa all his metaphysical teachings, and Upali all the rules of ethical discipline. The collection was supplemented and completed at the third council held at the behest of King Kanishka. +
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rgyu mthun gyi 'bras bu;Effects similar to the cause;effects similar to the cause;Karmic effects that in some way resemble the kind of actions that give rise to them. These may be "active," in the sense of being a spontaneous inclination to repeat the former action, or "passive," in the sense of being experiences that mirror the quality of the previous action. The former may be exemplified by children who take a natural pleasure in killing insects—a predisposition acquired through having indulged in such activity in previous existences. An instance of the latter would be the experience of poor health and short life, the passive result of killing. +
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Cessation without analysis;cessation without analysis;''See'' Nonanalytical cessation. +
