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In the Buddhist cosmological systems, there are several ways of dividing the universe. The three realms are the desire realm, the form realm, and the formless realm. Within the desire realm, a further categorization is made into six realms: the hell realms, the hungry ghost realms, the animal realm, the human realm, the demigod realm, and the god realms. +
Ceremonial offering cakes. +
Ancient Tibetan spirits, sometimes called cannibal spirits. The female ''sinmo'' is often associated with the original demoness of the land of Tibet. +
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. +
A combined term for ''gyalpo'' and ''gongpo'' spirits. +
Beings or spirits who act to protect a given place or person. Dharma protectors are beings that have been tamed by a great dharma teacher like Padmasaṁbhava and actually serve the best interests of the Dharma. +
Also, the Great Compassionate One. One of the most important yidams of Tibetan Buddhism, the bodhisattva who represents the compassion of the buddhas. +
Literally, "Great Completion," the fruitional teachings of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. +
A powerful being in Indo-Tibetan mythology, the nāga is commonly represented as a being with a human torso and head and with a serpent's body. Nāgas are commonly associated with water and with wealth and dwell in subterranean areas. +
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 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 learned or skilled person; a scholar; teacher, or philosopher, usually of Indian origin. +
The great bodhisattva and yidam deity associated with perfect wisdom. He carries a flaming sword, which cuts through ignorance, and a text signifying learning. +
The philosophic traditions of the teaching on emptiness, the middle way between the extremes of eternalistic and nihilistic ideas about reality. +
Also, recitation monk. According to Thrangu Rinpoche, this is a cleric who has an ongoing relationship with a family, advising them on what ceremonies to do and leading the necessary rituals, or, as in Machik's case, the recitation of sutras. +
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 highest of all the pure lands. +
The second phase of yidam practice, in which one dissolves the visualization of oneself as the yidam deity and rests directly in the nature of mind. The yogic practices such as tummo are also counted as completion phase. +
Spirits that are attached to a particular area, such as a forest or a valley. +
Often translated as "teacher" or "guru." The lama corresponds to the Buddha among Three Roots of Vajrayāna practice. Because lamas can work directly with the mind of the student, they are said to be the most important being for the student's development. Thus they are called the root of blessings. +
