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srung 'khor;Protection Circle;protection circle;A protective barrier, formed of a vajra mesh, that is erected in all directions prior to practicing a maṇḍala, making offerings, giving an empowerment, and so forth. [TD 2983] +
pha rol tu phyin pa bcu;Ten Perfections;ten perfections;daśapāramitā;1) generosity, 2) discipline, 3) patience, 4) diligence, 5) meditative absorption, 6) knowledge, 7) skillful means, 8) strength, 9) aspiration, and 10) wisdom. [TD 1698] +
shes rab;knowledge;knowledge +
rnal 'byor pa;spiritual practitioner;spiritual practitioner +
gzugs kyi sku;Rūpakāya;The nirmāṇakāya and the sambhogakāya, which appear to those in need of guidance once the accumulation of merit has been perfected. [TD 2499] +
padma can gyi sa;level of the lotus endowed;level of the lotus endowed +
thabs kyi theg pa;Vehicle of Skillful Means;vehicle of skillful means +
rngam pa;intimidating;intimidating +
khril bag chags pa;firm;firm +
sbyang 'bras;Result of Purification;result of purification;There are four factors that subsume all aspects of development stage practice. Jamgön Kongtrül explains, "To engage in development stage practice, one needs to have at least some understanding of four factors: the basis, object, and process and result of purification ... The result of purification is the actualization of the deity, which abides in the ground. This fruition, once the process of release has reached its culmination, is referred to as the 'attainment of the state of vajradhara.'" [ND 13-14] +
snying po sngags kyi gzer;Stake of Essence Mantra;stake of essence mantra;One of the four stakes that bind the life-force;Tenpe Nyima explains, "For the stake of the essence mantra, focus your mind on the heart center of the wisdom being, where the absorption being - the heart essence [syllable or implement] - is encircled by a garland of mantras. Then recite the mantra." [KR 57] +
nyon yid;afflicted mind;afflicted mind +
rdo rje;vajra;vajra +
rus rgyan;Bone Ornaments;bone ornaments;Bone ornaments are symbolic ornamentation worn by certain yidam deities. Depending on the context, there are said to be either five or six types of bone ornament. The first group is presented in the ''Husks of Unity'' by Getse Mahāpaṇḍita. The sixfold grouping consists of bone jewels, bone lotuses, bone vajras, bone cakras, a bone eternal knot, and a bone double vajra. [TN 86] +
pang leb;board;board +
chos sku;Dharmakāya;One of the five kāyas;when classified into two forms, the state of buddhahood is divided into dharmakāya and rūpakāya (the form of reality and the embodied form). Dharmakāya is the actualization of what, for one's own benefit, results from the culmination of abandonment and realization. [TD 829] Explaining further, Padmasambhava writes, "The dharmakāya is the unfabricated innate nature - a profound naturalness, beyond arising and ceasing and devoid of constructs." [DE 190] +
mi g.yo ba;immutable;immutable +
rin po che'i rig'dzin;jewel knowledge holder;jewel knowledge holder +
nges rdzogs;Definitive Perfection;definitive perfection;'See' devoted training and definitive perfection. +
rta mgrin;Hayagrīva;[Lit. "Horse Neck"] - Hayagrīva is a wrathful divinity of the lotus family and one of the yidam deities in the Eight Great Sādhana Teachings. +
