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The shamatha state at the first bhumi. which is embraced with insight into emptiness. +
The general outer preliminaries are the four mind-changings; the special inner preliminaries are the four times hundred-thousand practices of refuge and bodhichitta, Vajrasattva recitation, mandala offering, and guru yoga. For details, see The Torch of Certainty (Shambhala Publications, 1977) and The Great Gate (Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1989). +
The first abode in the formless realm dwelling on the thought, "Space is infinite!" Inseparability Of The Three Kayas (sku gsum dbyer med) +
"Accomplished one," someone who has attained siddhi; an accomplished master. +
The state of complete and perfect buddhahood. +
The third stage in the practice of mahamudra. +
The three sections of tantra: kriya, charya, and yoga. +
The physical eye, the divine eye, the eye of discriminating knowledge, the eye of dharma, and the eye of wisdom (also called "buddha-eye"). +
"Body" in the sense of a body or embodiment of numerous qualities. +
The Kagyu teachings transmitted from Gampopa to Phagmo Drubpa, and from him to Lingje Repa. +
The widely renowned mahayoga tantra of the Old School of the Early Translations. See Gyurme Dorje's forthcoming translation. +
Intelligence that transcends conceptual thinking. +
A tantra of the New Schools, which sets forth the system of mahamudra. +
The teachings beyond the vehicles of causation, first taught in the human world by the great vidyadhara Garab Dorje. See also Mahasandhi. +
The mahayana school of philosophy established by Asanga. +
Someone with the correct view and genuine compassion. For details see Kindly Bent to Ease Us, vol. 1 (Dharma Publishing, 1975). +
The nature of one's mind, which is taught to be identical with the essence of all enlightened beings, the sugatagarbha. It should be distinguished from "mind" (sems), which refers to ordinary discursive thinking based on ignorance of the nature of thought. +
Characteristics such as arising and ceasing, singularity or plurality, coming and going, permanence and annihilation, which are falsely attributed to the nature of things or to sugatagarbha. +
Joy, supreme joy, nonjoy, and innate joy. +
