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gter ma;Treasure;treasure;The teachings of the Nyingma School have been transmitted through two lineages, the distant lineage of the Transmitted Teachings and the close lineage of the treasures. In the latter, the teachings that are passed on consist of three primary categories: those that relate to Guru Padmasambhava, the Great Perfection, and the Great Compassionate One, Avalokiteśvara. [NS 396] +
zhi gnas;calm abiding;calm abiding +
thabs;method;method +
pha rol tu phyin pa drug;Six Perfections;six perfections;saṭpāramitā;1) generosity, 2) discipline, 3) patience, 4) diligence, 5) meditative absorption, and 6) knowledge. [TD 1698] +
mchog gi dngos grub;supreme spiritual accomplishment;supreme spiritual accomplishment +
so zur gnubs;So,Zur,and Nup;so,zur,and nup;So,Zur,and Nup;so,zur,and nup;Three great masters of the Nyingma School that form the source of the lineage of the Transmitted Teachings of the Nyingma School, the Secret Mantra of the Nyingma School of the Early Translations;the names of these three masters are ''So'' Yeshe Wangchuk, ''Zur'' Shakya Jungne, and ''Nup'' Chen Sangye Yeshe. [TD 2957] +
rang bzhin ye shes kyi 'khor lo;cakra of natural wisdom;cakra of natural wisdom +
dbang po lnga;five capacities;five capacities +
rlung;Energy;energy;prāṇa;Energy is one element of the triad energies, channels, and essences. This factor has the nature of the five elements and completely pervades the energetic channels. [TD 2734] There are ten forms of energy: the five root energies (the life-force energy, the downwards-expelling energy, the fire-accompanying energy, the upwards-moving energy, and the pervading energy) and five subsidiary energies (the nāga-energy, the tortoise-energy, the chameleon-energy, the devadatta-energy, and the fire-energy). [JG 50] +
bar srid dang po'i 'od gsal;Luminosity Of The First Intermediate State;luminosity of the first intermediate state;The moment of death provides one of the most potent opportunities for liberation, according to the Buddhist teachings, because the dharmakāya dawns nakedly at this point and has only to be recognized for liberation to occur. Tsele Natsok Rangdröl explains, "After all the previously mentioned dissolution phases are finished, the energeticmind will dissolve between the white and red pure essences, the A and HANG, union of means and knowledge. Because of this coincidence, the dharmakāya of primordial luminosity, the noncomplex, unfabricated, coemergent wisdom of great bliss, will definitely manifest." This experience is referred to by various terms, depending on the system, but, he explains, "The general teachings common to all systems know it as the luminosity of the first bardo." [MM 45] ''See also'' death and three appearances. +
rdo rje phur pa;Vajrakīlaya;A yidam deity associated with the principle of enlightened activity from the Eight Great Sādhana Teachings. +
bar do;intermediate state;intermediate state +
phyag rgya;Mudra;mudra;Mudra;''See'' seal. +
shes bzhin;introspection;introspection +
rgyud gsang ba snying po;Tantra of the Secret Essence;tantra of the secret essence;Guhyagarbha Tantra;The most important tantra in the Nyingma School, translated by Vimalamitra, Nyak Jñānakumāra, and Ma Rinchen Chok. The full title of this twenty-two chapter text is the ''Tantra of the True Nature of Reality: The Glorious Secret Essence''. [TD 574] +
khor lo;Cakra;cakra;1) In terms of the energetic body, the cakras are circular conglomerations of energetic channels that are supported by the central channel [TD 2209];2) as a symbolic implement used in development stage practice, the cakra is a circular instrument that symbolizes cutting through the afflictions. [KR 51] +
yul gsum gyad du gyur ba;Mastery of the Three Objects;mastery of the three objects;According to Jamgön Kongtrül, these are three stages that refer to a practitioner's proficiency in visualization practice and the corresponding signs that manifest as a result. In the first stage, the mental visualization of the deity becomes completely clear and distinct. In the second, this visualized form actually becomes visually perceptible, and in the third, it can even be touched. [LW 113] +
rjes su rnal 'byor;Anuyoga;anuyoga;Anuyoga;Anuyoga is the eighth of the nine vehicles found in the Nyingma tradition. To enter this system one first receives the thirty-six supreme empowerments: the ten outer empowerments, eleven inner empowerments, thirteen practice empowerments, and two secret empowerments. Next, one trains in the Anuyoga view until one has come to a definitive understanding concerning the essence of the threefold maṇḍala of Samantabhadra. In the meditative system of this tradition, one practices the paths of liberation and skillful means. The former involves settling in a nonconceptual state in accordance with reality or, in accordance with letters, reciting mantras to visualize the maṇḍala of deities. The latter entails arousing coemergent wisdom by relying upon the upper and lower gates. In terms of conduct, one understands all appearances and mental events to be the play of the wisdom of great bliss and, with this understanding, uses the proximate cause of being beyond acceptance and rejection to attain the fruition. Here, the fruition involves the five yogas (which are in essence the five paths), the completion of the ten levels, and the attainment of the state of Samantabhadra. [TD 3120] +
lam rim;Stages of the Path;stages of the path;''Stages of the Path'' can refer to either one of two important early commentaries on the ''Tantra of the Secret Essence''. Both were composed by the Indian master Buddhaguhya, a pivotal figure in the transmission of the Mahāyoga teachings to Tibet. These works, which are included in the Transmitted Teachings of the Nyingma School, are widely quoted in works pertaining to development stage meditation and the ''Tantra of the Secret Essence''. A short biography of Buddhaguhya can be found in NS, pp. 466-467. +
zla ba skar phreng;moon with a garland of stars;moon with a garland of stars +
