Property:Gloss-term
From Buddha-Nature
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Affirmative phenomenon;affirmative phenomenon;A phenomenon realized by a mind that does not eliminate an object of negation. +
Wisdom realizing emptiness;wisdom realizing emptiness;A wisdom that correctly understands the manner in which all persons and phenomena exist, that is, the mind realizing the emptiness of inherent existence. +
Altruistic intention (Bodhicitta);altruistic intention (bodhicitta);The mind dedicated to attaining enlightenment in order to be able to benefit all others most effectively. +
Attachment;attachment;An emotion that, based on exaggerating the good qualities of a person or thing, clings to it. +
Three Jewels;three jewels;The Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. +
Love;love;The wish for all sentient beings to have happiness and its causes. +
Karma;karma;Intentional action. Our actions leave imprints on our mindstreams that bring about our experiences. +
Mantra;mantra;A series of syllables consecrated by a Buddha and expressing the essence of the entire path to enlightenment. Mantras can be recited during meditation to calm and purify the mind. +
Cyclic existence;cyclic existence;Taking uncontrolled rebirth under the influence of afflictions and karma. +
Positive potential;positive potential;Imprints of positive actions that will result in happiness in the future. +
Phenomena;phenomena;Existent objects. This includes both permanent and impermanent existents. +
Bodhicitta;bodhicitta;See Altruistic intention. +
Special insight (Vipashyana);special insight (vipashyana);A wisdom thoroughly discriminating phenomena. When conjoined with meditative quiescence, it enables one to analyze the meditation object and simultaneously remain single-pointedly on it. +
Sangha;sangha;Any person who directly and nonconceptually realizes emptiness. In a more general sense, Sangha refers to the communities of ordained monastics. It is sometimes used to refer to Buddhists in general. +
Stabilizing meditation;stabilizing meditation;A type of meditation used to develop concentration. It involves training the mind to rest single-pointedly on its object of meditation. +
Sadhana;sadhana;The meditation practice associated with a particular Buddha. This is often a written text that one follows, by chanting or reading, in order to meditate on that Buddha. +
Nirvana;nirvana;The cessation of suffering and its causes. Freedom from cyclic existence. +
Analytical meditation;analytical meditation;(Tib: bpyad sgom) A type of meditation used to discern and understand the main points of a meditation topic. This may involve thinking but eventually goes beyond conceptions. +
Nonaffirming negation;nonaffirming negation;A negation that eliminates its object of negation but does not imply an affirmative phenomenon. +
Deity (Yidam);deity (yidam);A meditational deity, one of a number of Buddhas. +
