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Also known as Padmakara or Guru Rinpoche, the founder of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, Padmasaṁbhava was one of the major figures in the arrival of Buddhism in Tibet in approximately the eighth century c.e. +
The Sanskrit form of ''düd'', referring to the force of evil in the world, the tempter of the Buddha. +
The celestial Buddha of compassion who through his enlightened aspiration created the western pure land, Sukhavatī, in which beings can take rebirth to avoid further suffering in cyclic existence. +
A central buddha in Mahāyāna Buddhism, and the head of the buddha family in the five-family system. +
Spirits associated with the natural environment. +
Formed from the red and white vital essences, this is the seat in which the innermost nature of mind is said to abide. It rests in the heart until the moment of death, when it either is transferred to a pure realm (''See'' Powa) or dissolves, releasing the consciousness into the bardo between birth and death (''See'' Bardo). +
The central teaching of Mahāyāna Buddhism, the quality of a lack of abiding essence in any phenomena; connected to the teachings on impermanence and interdependence. +
Literally, "the Great Vehicle." Originally propagated in India and currently practiced in Tibet, China, Mongolia, Japan, and Korea, the Mahāyāna teachings emphasize the idea of emptiness and universal compassion, and in particular the practices of the bodhisattva. +
The collections of scripture or "baskets" (Skt. piṭaka), refers to the three collections which constitute the Buddhist canon: the vinaya piṭaka, the books of discipline or rules; the sutra piṭaka, books of the Buddha's sermons; and the abhidharma piṭaka, the teachings on all phenomena (dharmas). Sometimes the tantras are called the fourth basket. In general the term refers to the basic Buddhist teachings. +
A religious master or preceptor, usually translated into Tibetan as ''loppön''. It has the connotation of a teacher-preceptor, someone who performs the traditional ceremonies and ordinations. +
A single syllable conceived as one expression of enlightened mind. It represents a primal vibration and corresponds to the seminal source of being. Each deity springs from a single seed syllable. +
Small images of stūpas used as reliquaries. Often tsa-tsas are made as a way to accumulate merit. +
The nature of mind itself, pure of ignorance and afflictive emotions. From a Tibetan Buddhist viewpoint, this is the basic nature of mind which is concealed by ignorance. +
The buddha of the future, currently manifesting as a high-level bodhisattva. According to legend, Maitreya gave many important teachings. See Five Dharmas of Maitreya. +
The "Perfection of Wisdom," the sixth perfection or pāramitā, (''see'' Six pāramitās), or the goddess associated with transcendent intelligence, the Great Mother, Yum Chenmo. It also refers to the Mahāyāna sutras and teachings expounding the doctrine of śūnyatā, the emptiness of phenomena. These include ''The Heart Sutra'', the ''Eight Thousand'', the ''Twenty-Five Thousand'', and the ''One Hundred Thousand Verse'' sutras, among others. +
Also, the Great Compassionate One. One of the most important yidams of Tibetan Buddhism, the bodhisattva who represents the compassion of the buddhas. +
The highest of all the pure lands. +
The "Supreme Horse," a horse-headed yidam of the Mahāyoga class. +
"Nonself," a goddess personifying the selflessness of individuals and phenomena, usually portrayed as blue or black, alone or with Hevajra. +
An Indian teacher from the city of Kapilavastu, one of the teachers of Dampa Sangye. +
