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Pure and impure phenomena. +
The first of the five paths, which emphasizes the accumulation of merit, faith, and mindfulness. +
Synonymous with emptiness or suchness. See also Three natures. +
A great bodhisattva of a past aeon. +
The acts of cognizing visual form, sound, smell, taste, and texture. +
Literally "especially eminent" or "supremely exalted"; said to appear and bloom only accompanying the appearance of a fully enlightened buddha. +
Determination, discernment, diligence, and samadhi; perfected on the greater path of accumulation. +
A scripture on mahamudra. +
In vajrayana, the ignorance of conceptualizing subject and object. In the sutra system, superimposed or learned wrong views. Specifically, in mahamudra practice it means conceptual thinking. +
An Indian master in the mahamudra lineage. +
The natural law that all phenomena arise "dependent upon" their own causes "in connection with" their individual conditions. The fact that no phenomena appear without a cause and none are made by an uncaused creator, but all arise exclusively due to the coincidence of causes and conditions. +
See Three natures. +
The chief disciple of Tilupa and the guru of Marpa in the Kagyu lineage. +
The first stage in the practice of mahamudra. +
Figurative expression for the abode of Vajradhara, the dharmakaya buddha. +
Intellectual comprehension, practical experience, and unchanging realization. +
The virtuous practices of perfecting the "two accumulations" of merit and wisdom. +
The first of the ten bhumis. +
Six abodes of the gods of the desire realm; seventeen abodes of the gods of the realm of form, and four abodes of the gods of the formless realm. +
Comprised of the abodes of hell beings, hungry ghosts, animals, humans, asuras, and the gods of the six abodes of desire; it is called "desire realm" because of the torment by mental pain caused by gross desire and attachment. One of the "three realms." +
