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is the eight collections of consciousness. +
The conferring of power or authorization to practice the vajrayana teachings, the indispensable entrance door to tantric practice. +
The seventh of the ten bhumis. +
"Hearer" or "listener," the practitioners of the first turning of the wheel of the dharma on the four noble truths. +
The "Ever-Weeping" bodhisattva of a past aeon used as an example for unwavering devotion and perseverance. He is mentioned in the prajnaparamita scriptures. +
Synonymous with vajrayana. See also Guhyamantra. +
"Transcendent knowledge," the mahayana teachings on insight into emptiness, transcending the fixation of subject, object, and action. +
Emancipation from samsaric existence. +
Mindfulness of the body, sensations, mind, and phenomena. Their essence being discriminating knowledge concurrent with mindfulness, they are chiefly practiced on the lesser stage of the path of accumulation. +
One of the various types of enhancement. +
Four stages; in dzogchen practice: manifest dharmata, increased experience, awareness reaching fullness, and exhaustion of concepts and phenomena. +
The short version of the Hevajra Tantra. +
The four kayas and five wisdoms. +
The sacred pledge, precepts, or commitment of vajrayana practice. Many details exists, but the samayas essentially consist of: outwardly, maintaining harmonious relationship with the vajra master and one's dharma friends and inwardly, not straying from the continuity of the practice. +
"Pacifying." one of the Eight Practice Lineages, brought to Tibet by Phadampa Sangye. +
"Thus-gone," a fully enlightened buddha. The buddhas who have gone (gata) to the state of dharmata or suchness (tatha). Synonym for sugata and Jma. +
The mountain in the center of the four continents. +
The great father of all the Kagyu lineages. For details see The Life of Milarepa and The Raill of Wisdom (both from Shambhala Publications). +
The first of the three kayas, which is devoid of constructs, like space. The nature of all phenomena designated as "body." Should be understood individually according to ground, path, and fruition. See also Three kayas. +
