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A song of attainment or song of experience spontaneously sung by realized masters. +
Literally, "without bias" and usually translated as "nonsectarian," it often refers to the great renaissance of Buddhism in nineteenth-century Tibet. +
A nectar that brings freedom from birth and death; it can also function as a purifying liquid to cleanse away defilements. +
A meditative stabilization that involves undistracted, deep concentration when one's attention is exceptionally clear and focused one-pointedly. Many different kinds of samadhis are described in the sutras. +
Also translated as "transcendent perfection," or more literally, "gone to the other shore," since by practicing them, one is carried across to the far shore of samsara and into liberation. As six, they are: generosity, discipline, patience, joyful diligence, stable contemplation, and deeper knowing. As ten, four more are added: skillful means, aspiration, strength, and primordial wisdom. They constitute the bodhichitta of engagement and, along with meditation on the nature of the mind, form the path of a bodhisattvas practice. On each of the bodhisattva levels, the practice of one of the perfections is fully accomplished; for example, on the first level, generosity is brought to perfection. +
In the early compilation of the Buddhas teachings known as the tripitaka, the abhidharma ("higher teachings") is the third of three parts (along with the sutras and the vinaya). It sets forth a systematic structuring of experience whereby it is analyzed into numerous categories, thus training discriminating wisdom and providing objects of meditation. +
Often translated as "self realizers" or "solitary buddhas," these practitioners of the Foundational Vehicle attain their realization without the help of a teacher and through the contemplation of the twelve links of dependent arising. +
Fried biscuits in ornamental forms made for New Year's celebrations. +
A realized master who discovers or reveals terma. +
Usually translated as "the Victorious One." The Karmapa is referred to as the Gyalwa Karmapa or the Gyalwang (Victorious and Powerful) Karmapa. In a more general context, "Gyalwa" refers to a buddha. +
A tan trie practice for realizing the nature of a particular deity, who is the focus of the text. It usually begins with the preliminaries of taking refuge and generating bodhichitta, then moves to the main section of visualizing the deity and reciting its mantra, and closes with dissolution of the image and dedication. +
Sometimes translated as "the Consequentialist school," so named for its method of debate, which consists of drawing out unwanted consequences from another's argument while avoiding making assertions. This is the main Rangtong school and sometimes synonymous with it, although the Svantantrika school (q.v.) is also considered part of Rangtong. +
The five constituents of our mental and physical life: form, sensation, discrimination, mental formations, and consciousness. +
A special protectress of the Karmapas lineage, and also known as a goddess whose dialogues with Milarepa are famous. +
A sphere or drop of light, which rides the prana (q.v.) in the nadi (q.v.) of the illusory or subtle body. +
The four maras are the afflictions, the five aggregates, the children of the gods (devaputra), and the Lord of Death (Yama). The Karmapa explains that in general, "The label 'mara' is given to what blocks a practitioner from attaining awakening or perfect liberation." +
The manifestation of Amitabha on the sambhogakaya level and one of the three main deities connected with long life along with White Tara and Ushnisha- Vijaya. +
The central white buddha of the five buddha families, associated with the wisdom of the dharmadhatu. +
Refers to the three major systems of Buddhist teachings from the Tibetan perspective: the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. The term "vehicle" is used because these teachings carry one along the path of practice into ultimate realization. +
An intermediate state or interval, of which six types are usually enumerated: birth, dream, meditation, the time of death, dharmata, and becoming. The common understanding of bardo encompasses the last three, from the process of dying, to the dharmata, the various appearances, and rebirth. +
