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shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa;Prajnaparamita;(1).The paramita of transcendent wisdom, the knowledge of emptiness;(2) the collection of sutras belonging to the second turning of the Dharma wheel and expounding the doctrine of shunyata, the emptiness of phenomena. +
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Heruka;A term used to refer to any meditational deity, a symbol of the ultimate nature of the mind. +
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byang chub yan lag so bdun;Thirty-seven elements leading to enlightenment;thirty-seven elements leading to enlightenment;A system of thirty-seven factors practiced on the paths of accumulation, joining, seeing, and meditation, by means of which progress is made toward enlightenment. +
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kun dga' rgyal mtshan;Sakya Pandita;sakya pandita;(1182—1251). Regarded as an emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri, one of the most illustrious masters in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. Belonging to the Sakya school, he was a great polymath and Sanskritist. His work on the three types of vow, ''The Three Vows Distinguished'', was and is extremely influential. +
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zad mi shes pa'i rgyan gyi 'khor lo;Wheel of inexhaustible ornaments;wheel of inexhaustible ornaments;The enlightened body, speech, mind, qualities, and activities of the Buddhas. +
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Shakya Shri;A Kashmiri master, the last abbot of Vikramashila, who visited Tibet in the early thirteenth century. He was the source of the lineage of monastic ordination called the Middle Vinaya lineage (''bar 'dul'') of the Ngor branch of the Sakya school. +
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Transcendent perfection;transcendent perfection;''See'' Paramita. +
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lha min;demigod,"Titan";demigod,"titan";Asura;One of six classes of beings in samsara. The asuras are usually considered to be similar to the gods, with whom they are sometimes classified. Their dominant emotional characteristic is envy, and they are constantly at war with the gods, of whom they are jealous. +
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rtsa;Subtle channels;subtle channels;nadi;The psychophysical channels located in the body, which act as the paths for the subtle wind energies that transport the essences. There are three main channels and thousands of subsidiary ones. The system of channels, energies, and essences is the basis for yogic practice. +
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'phags pa'i nor bdun;Seven sublime riches;seven sublime riches;Faith, discipline, generosity, learning, sense of shame, consideration of others, and wisdom. +
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Diamond vehicle;diamond vehicle;Vajrayana;''See'' Vajrayana. +
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rab tu dga' ba;Perfect Joy;perfect joy;The first of the Bodhisattva grounds, corresponding to the path of seeing. +
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sangs rgyas;Buddha;The Fully Awakened One, a being who has removed the emotional and cognitive veils and is endowed with all enlightened qualities of realization. +
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don gnyis;Twofold aim;twofold aim;(1) Buddhahood for oneself and (2) the temporary and ultimate fulfillment of other beings. +
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pha rol tu phyin pa;Paramita;A transcendent perfection or virtue, the practice of which leads to buddhahood and which therefore forms the practice of Bodhisattvas. There are six paramitas: generosity, ethical discipline, patience, diligence, concentration, and wisdom. According to another reckoning there are ten paramitas, these six with the addition of a further four, regarded as aspects of the wisdom paramita. They are: skillful means, strength, aspiration, and primordial wisdom. +
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chos nyid;Dharmata;Suchness, the ultimate nature of phenomena—emptiness. +
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las;Karma;Action, the psychophysical principle of cause and effect according to which all experiences are the result of previous actions, and all actions are the seeds of future existential situations. Actions resulting in the experience of happiness are defined as virtuous;actions which give rise to suffering are described as nonvirtuous. +
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nag po pa;Krishnapa;An Indian master and teacher of Atisha (fl. c. eleventh century). +
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ngan song;Lower realms;lower realms;The hells, the realms of pretas and animals. +
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'gyur med rdo rje;Gyurme Dorje;gyurme dorje;name of Minling Terdag Lingpa (1646—1714). A celebrated tertön and founder of the Mindroling monastery in central Tibet. He collected the tantras of the long oral lineage of the Nyingma school and all the earlier terma teachings. He was thus instrumental in the preservation of the Nyingma tradition. +
