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Dharmakaya, sambhogakaya, and nirmanakaya. The three kayas as ground are "essence, nature, and expression," as path they are "bliss, clarity, and nonthought," and as fruition they are the "three kayas of buddhahood." See also Dharmakaya; Sambhogakaya; Nirmanakaya. +
The five sense consciousnesses and the mind consciousness. +
Literally the "eight aspects of the path of noble beings": right view, thought, speech, conduct, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration. These are perfected on the path of cultivation. +
"Cutting through." One of the two main aspects of dzogchen practice, the other being thogal. See also Cutting through. +
Synonymous with supreme attribute. +
At the level of the first bodhisattva bhumi one is able to simultaneously manifest one hundred nirmanakayas for the benefit of beings. There are eleven other such sets of one hundred abilities. For details see the Abhisamayalamkara by Maitreya. +
Similar to the five ruling faculties but differing in that they have become indomitable by adverse factors. They cover the last two of the four aspects of ascertainment on the path of joining. +
"Emanation body," the third of the three kayas. The aspect of enlightenment that tames and can be perceived by ordinary beings. See also Three kayas. +
See Five skandhas. +
Free from the darkness of unknowing and endowed with the ability to cognize. The two aspects are "empty luminosity," like a clear open sky, and "manifest luminosity," such as five-colored lights, images, and so forth. Luminosity is the uncompounded nature present throughout all of samsara and nirvana. +
See Means and knowledge. +
A meditation state characterized by attachment, especially to bliss, clarity, and non thought, and lacking insight into the emptiness of a self-entity. +
Tummo, illusory body, dream, luminosity, bardo, and phowa. See also Means and knowledge. +
Heat, summit, acceptance, and supreme attribute. For details see each individually. +
The abodes of beings who have cultivated the meditative states of the four dhyanas. +
People whose qualities of experience and realization increase and decrease without sequential order. +
Lord Gampopa's seat in Central Tibet. +
One who holds (dhara) or upholds the wisdom of knowledge (vidya)-mantra. An accomplished master of vajrayana. +
The obscurations that are not intrinsic to the sugatagarbha, like clouds are not inherent in the sky. +
