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lit: 'the holder of the vajra', the name of the Bodhisattva of Power.  +
lit : 'a hearer,'a follower of the Hinayana tradition noted for his living in communities.  +
The heightened analytical faculty of mind that cognises subtle impermanence and emptiness.  +
A state of concentration in which the mind can one-pointedly and effortlessly abide on the object of meditation.  +
One who is totally purified from all defilements (sangs) and who has realised all that can be known (rgyas).  +
The name of a place in ancient India where competitions were held to see who could endure the most pain.  +
Existence conditioned by disturbing conceptions and tainted actions; the same as cyclic existence.  +
A follower of the Madhyamaka philosophical school founded by Nagarjuna See note 34  +
A form of being somewhat similar to a fairy or nymph. Some exist within cyclic existence, others are free from it.  +
lit: 'the lord of the world', the name of the Bodhisattva of Compassion.  +
A being who, having developed the Awakening Mind, devotes his life to the task of achieving Buddhahood for the sake of all sentient beings.  +