Property:Gloss-def
From Buddha-Nature
This is a property of type Text.
T
lit. 'the All-gooď; the Ādibuddha who
through ceaseless meditation gives rise to the Dhyānibuddhas; representation of
the ultimate nature of reality. +
the Teaching of the Buddha; the truth, the true law;
individual things, elements, or phenomena are all referred to as dharmas. +
also known as Uddiyāna or Odiyan; home of many ḍākinīs, and birth-
place of Padmasambhava; thought to be located in the Swat valley northwest of
India, which borders on modern Afghanistan. +
highest of the three realms that make up a world-system;
inhabited by the highest gods. +
lit. 'foundation of offering'; monuments often con-
taining relics of Buddhist saints. Stūpas are built according to universal principles
of harmony and order. Often quite large, they focus and radiate healing energy
throughout the six realms of existence. +
the physical eye through which we perceive our physical surroundings;
the eye of the gods which can see what ordinary mortals cannot; the eye of wisdom
which penetrates all appearances; the eye of the Dharma which sees reality without
obscurations; and the eye of the Buddha, the omniscient and most perfect seeing of
a ll aspects of the cosmos. +
the highest of the heavens of the form realm. +
lit. 'the Sage of the Sakyas'; name of the Buddha. +
lit. 'All-perfect'; the highest realiza
tion of the Ātiyoga; a practice in which one can obtain enlightenment in one
lifetime. +
the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth within the six realms of existence,
characterized by suffering, impermanence, and ignorance. +
lit. 'dagger'; used as a symbol in certain tantric ceremonies. +
Whenever a person practises virya he finds delight in it, because it is not based on painfully going on and on and on, but it is a way of seeing the joyous element, of seeing that energy does not have to be forced but that it develops spontaneously. This happens by not regarding things as a duty in the puritanical or religious sense but doing them because one has already established the connection between the action and one's being. +
Symbolic mythical bird used in iconography. According to the story about the Garuda or celestial hawk, it nests in the wish-fulfilling tree of life, is full grown in the egg, and subdues the viciousness of the Nagas (symbolising the swamp-like quality of passion). Since it is mature from birth, it signifies absolute confidence. +
The profit oriented and competitive mentality which could even be applied to "spiritual" activities. It is based on the neurotic need for security and expanding ego's territory. It is the paranoid fear ofloss and greed for achievement which tends to permeate one's whole psychology. Materialism is the "sane" approach to gaining happiness. There's nothing wrong with it, but in the process of seeking happiness the original aim is lost. Instead of the simple primordial happiness one tries to grasp something tangible. At the end one is amazed to find that the search did not fulfil the original aim. Instead, shock and panic result. +
The symbol of indestructibility. It is also referred to as penetrating wisdom which cuts through solidified ignorance. The Tibetan equivalent dorje is "noble stone"; it can destroy that which seemingly cannot be destroyed. +
