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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.  +
lit : 'those who aspire for virtue,' the realised beings who assist in one's spiritual development.  +
The 'lesser spiritual pursuit' of the Shravaka and the Pratyekabuddha aimed at one's personal liberation alone.  +
This terin refers to all existent phenomena other than emptinesses, i.e. everything apprehended by the valid cognitions of ordinary beings. They are deceptive because the way in which they appear and the way in which they exist do not correspond: they appear as truly existent whereas in reality they are found to be empty of true existence.  +
The true nature of all phenomena, i.e. their emptiness and identitylessness.  +
The name of a Bodhisattva mentioned in the Avatamsaka Sutra. See note 28.  +
A follower of a nonBuddhist materialist philosophy current in ancient India See note 55  +