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dri sa;disembodied consciousness;disembodied consciousness +
shes rab ye shes kyi dbang;Knowledge-Wisdom Empowerment;knowledge-wisdom empowerment;This empowerment is the second of the three higher, supreme empowerments, which is bestowed upon the student's mind in dependence upon the maṇḍala of the feminine seal. This purifies mental impurities and, in terms of the path, empowers the student to train in the completion stage. As the result of this empowerment, a causal link is formed that leads to the attainment of the dharmakāya. [TD 2865] +
rnal 'byor ma;yoginī;yoginī +
ye shes zhabs;Jñānapāda;An Indian master known for his mastery of the Buddhist tantric teachings. In particular, he developed one of the two main exegetical approaches related to the ''Guhyasamāja Tantra''. Jigme Lingpa writes, "The great master Buddhajñānapāda, who was accepted by noble Mañjuśrī himself, advocated the principles of clarity, profundity, and their union. Clarity is embodied in the mahāmudrā - the illusory form of the deity. Profundity lies in the enlightened mind that rests in reality, which is difficult to fathom. The indivisible union of these two is the completion stage of nondual wisdom, the nonduality of profundity and clarity." Jigme Lingpa concludes with a quote from one of Jñānapāda's texts, the ''Sphere of Liberation'', about which he writes, "The terminology employed in this text is remarkably similar to that of the Great Perfection." [YT 429] +
rdzogs rim;completion stage;completion stage +
stong pa nyid bzhi;Four Emptinesses;four emptinesses;These four are: 1) emptiness, 2) extreme emptiness, 3) great emptiness, and 4) universal emptiness. Respectively, these four are linked with the stages of death: 1) appearance, 2) increase, 3) attainment, and 4) luminosity. [TD 1110] +
dag;purification;purification +
rdo rje 'chang;Vajradhara;Vajradhara is considered the sovereign lord of all families and the teacher of the tantras. It is also said that this is the form Śākyamuni took when teaching the Secret Mantra. [TD 1439] +
chos sku;dharmakāya;dharmakāya +
rten cing 'brel bar byung ba;interdependent origination;interdependent origination +
spyod rgyud;Caryā Tantra;[Lit. "Performance Tantra"] - The second of the three outer tantras;the view of this tradition is similar to that of Yoga Tantra, while its conduct is equated with that of Kriyā Tantra. For this reason, it is also known as "dual tantra." [NS 271] This is also the second of the four classes of Tantra found in the New Schools. +
chos nyid;Reality;reality;dharmatā;1) The character or nature of something;2) the empty nature. [TD 836] +
khyung mchu;garuda beak;garuda beak +
gri 'gug;Curved Knife;curved knife;The curved knife is a symbolic implement that symbolizes the severing of the four demons. [KR 51] +
tshogs lam;path of accumulation;path of accumulation +
dga' ba bcu drug;Sixteen Joys;sixteen joys;The sixteen joys are a more detailed presentation of the four joys, a common principle in both the New Schools and Nyingma teachings on the conceptual completion stage +
mchod pa'i lha mo;Offering Goddesses;offering goddesses;The eight goddesses, such as the Beautiful One (''sgeg mo''), who make offerings to the deities. [TD 857] +
slob dpon;master;master +
sbyang 'bras;result of purification;result of purification +
rgyud sde;Collected Tantras;collected tantras +
