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ri rab;Mount Meru;mount meru;The great mountain at the center of a universal system according to the cosmology of ancient India. +
phung po lnga;Five Aggregates;five aggregates;skandha;The five constituents, one physical and four mental, found when, in the search for the self, the human "person" is subjected to analytical investigation. They are the material form or body, feelings, perceptions, conditioning factors, and consciousness. The coming together of these aggregates gives rise to the impression of "I." +
gtor ma;Torma;torma;A ritual offering, of more or less elaborate design, made usually of dough, but sometimes of clay. +
Saraha;(c. tenth century). An Indian mahasiddha, or master of high accomplishment. He was the author of three famous cycles of dohas, or songs of realization. +
dam tshig;Samaya;The sacramental bond and commitment in the Vajrayana established between the master and the disciples on whom empowerment is conferred. The samaya bond exists also between the disciples of the same master and between the disciples and their practice. +
gu ru chos kyi dbang phyug;Guru Chökyi Wangchuk;guru chökyi wangchuk;(1212-70). One of the five "tertön kings," who were the greatest of the treasure-revealers. +
gsang sngags;Secret Mantra;secret mantra;Another name for the Vajrayana. ''See'' resultant vehicle. +
de bzhin gshegs pa;Tathagata;lit. one who has gone thus. A synonym for Buddha. +
rtsa gsum;Three Roots;three roots;The three objects of refuge as spoken of in the tantra teachings: the guru, the root of blessings;the yidam deity, the root of accomplishment;and the dakini, the root of enlightened activities. The three roots are the tantric parallel to the Three Refuges of the sutra teachings. +
srin po;Rakshasa;A class of dangerous flesh-devouring demons. +
kun tu bzang po;Samantabhadra;The primordial Buddha who has never fallen into delusion;the symbolic personification of awareness;the ever-present and luminous nature of the mind. +
rdo rje theg pa;Vajrayana;''See'' resultant vehicle. +
rnying ma;Old Tradition;old tradition;The original tradition of Buddhist teaching in Tibet dating from the eighth century, sometimes referred to as the Old Translation School, so-called in contrast with the schools of the New Translation tradition, founded from the twelfth century onward. +
sgra gcan;Rahu;A mythical demon believed to devour the sun and moon, thereby causing the eclipses. +
bskal pa bzang po;Fortunate Kalpa;fortunate kalpa;The name of the present kalpa, so called because a thousand universal Buddhas will appear in the course of it. The Buddha Shakyamuni is the fourth in the series. +
rnga yab;Chamara;The name of a subcontinent lying to the south and west of the continent of Jambudvipa (our world) according to Buddhist cosmology. It is here that the glorious Copper-Colored Mountain, the buddhafield of Guru Padmasambhava, is located. +
chos kyi 'khor lo;Dharmachakra;lit. channel-wheel of reality. ''See'' chakra. +
brten ma bcu gnyis;Tenma Goddesses;tenma goddesses;Twelve female spirits associated with mountain ranges in Tibet, who, in the presence of Guru Padmasambhava, vowed to protect the religion and people of Tibet. +
nang rgyud;Inner Tantra;inner tantra;''See'' anuttara tantra. +
rigs lnga;Five Enlightened Lineages;five enlightened lineages;The five lineages of Tathagata, Vajra, Jewel, Lotus, and Action. They are represented by five Buddhas (respectively, Vairochana, Akshobhya or Vajrasattva, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, and Amoghasiddhi) who constitute the five aspects of Buddhahood. They are regarded as the nature of the five aggregates, and they correspond to the five wisdoms arising when the five emotional defilements are purified and transmuted. +
