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The ancient native religion of Tibet, existing at the time of the introduction of Buddhism in the eighth century and surviving to this day. In this translation, the term Bon may refer to the tradition itself and also to its adherents, who are, however, sometimes referred to as Bonpo. The relationship between Buddhism and Bon is very complex. Usually a dis-tinction is made between white Bon and black Bon, corresponding to the Inner Bon and the Gyu Bon of the story. The Inner Bon, which exists to this day and has been recognized by the Dalai Lama as the fifth religious tradition, has many teachings in common with the Buddhadharma, to which it is very close. +
The third of the outer sections of tantra. It emphasizes meditation, the importance of the mind, in order to realize emptiness, without neglecting, however the external discipline of the body and speech. +
Gautama, the historical Buddha of our age, the founder of Buddhism. +
According to the teachings of the Mahay-ana, the transcendent reality of perfect Buddhahood is described in terms of two, three, four, or five bodies or kayas. The two bodies, in the first case, are the Dharmakaya, the Body of Truth, and the Rupakaya, the Body of Form. The Dharmakaya is the absolute, "emptiness" aspect of Buddhahood. The Rupakaya is subdivided (thus giving rise to the three bodies mentioned above) into the Sambhogakaya, the Body of Perfect Enjoyment, and the Nirmanakaya, the Body of Manifestation. The Sambhogakaya, the spontaneous clarity aspect of Buddhahood, is perceptible only to highly realized beings. The Nirmanakaya, compassion aspect, is perceptible to ordinary beings and appears in our world most often, though not necessarily, in human form. The system of four bodies consists of the three just referred to, together with the Svabhavikakaya, the Body of Suchness, which refers to the union of the previous three. Occasionally there is men-tion of five bodies—the three kayas together with the immutable diamond or vajra body (the indestructible aspect of Buddhahood) and the Body of Complete Enlightenment (aspect of qualities). +
the "Lord who Sees." Name of the Bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all the Buddhas. Avalokiteshvara, sometimes called Avalokita, is the Sambhogakaya emana-tion of the Buddha Amitabha. +
A small ritual drum. +
Consort of Samantabhadra, symbol of emptiness. +
The twenty-four countries, thirty-two lo-cations, and eight charnel grounds inhabited by dakas and dakinis. They have a psychophysical significance and are correlated with certain points of the subtle body. +
A female wisdom protector of the tantric teachings, an emanation of Samantabhadri. See dharmapala +
The collection of 108 volumes containing the canon of Buddhist scriptures embodying the teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni. +
A class of dangerous, flesh-devouring nonhuman beings figuring in the Hindu and Buddhist worldview. +
See Great Perfection +
An essential instruction for the practice of tantra. +
The Bodhisattva who personifies the Mind of all the Buddhas. +
