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See Eighty inherent thought states. +
The third abode in the formless realm, dwelling on the thought "My perception is neither absent nor present!" +
At the time of death of a practitioner who has reached the exhaustion of all grasping and fixation, the five gross elements that form the physical body dissolve back into their essences, five-colored light. Sometimes the hair and the nails alone are left behind. +
The state of not holding on to an object meditated upon nor a subject who meditates. Also refers to the fourth stage of mahamudra in which nothing further needs to be meditated upon or cultivated. +
"Calm abiding" or "remaining in quiescence" after the subsiding of thought activity or the medita- tive practice of calming the mind in order to rest free from the disturbance of thought. +
See Five skandhas. +
Same as the two vehicles, hinayana and mahayana. The practitioners of these vehicles regard the practices as the cause for attaining fruition. +
Kriya, charya, yoga, and anuttara yoga. +
The lineage of masters who emphasize one's personal experience of the teachings as opposed to the scholastic lineage of expounding the scriptures (bshad brgyud). See Eight Practice Lineages. +
The three realms of samsaric existence. +
The final stage of the tenth bhumi which results in buddhahood. +
Discourse or teaching by the Buddha. Also refers to all the causal teachings that take the cause as the path as a whole. This includes the teachings of both hinayana and mahayana. +
The veils that cover one's direct perception of the nature of mind. In the general Buddhist teachings several types are mentioned: the obscuration of karma preventing one from entering the path of enlightenment, the obscuration of disturbing emotions preventing progress along the path, the obscuration of habitual tendencies preventing the vanishing of confusion, and the final obscuration of dualistic knowledge preventing the full attainment of buddhahood. +
The basis of mind and both pure and impure phenomena. This word has different meanings in different contexts and should be understood accordingly. Literally it means the "foundation of all things." +
A term for hinayana and mahayana taken together and compared with the "supreme vehicle," vajrayana. +
Dharmakaya realized for the benefit of self and rupakaya manifested for the welfare of others. +
The vehicle of bodhisattvas striving for perfect enlightenment for the sake of all beings. For a detailed explanation, see Maitreya's Abhisamayalamkara. +
