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A type of mantra belonging to the wrathful deities that is used to dispel demonic forces that obstruct the Buddhist doctrine or the welfare of beings. +
The ultimate view of the Nyingma school. See Ati, Ati Yoga. +
The four highest states of samsaric existence. +
The first seven fully ordained monks in Tibet, who were ordained by the abbot Shantarakshita. They were the minister Ba Trhizi, Ba Selnang, Pagor Vairotsana, Ngenlam Gyalwa Chokyang, Ma Rinchen Chok, Khon Lui Wangpo, and Lasum Gyalwa Changchub. When the king decided they turned out well, he had Shantarakshita ordain another three hundred people. +
Mental factors that veil the true nature of the mind. In the general Buddhist teachings, several types are mentioned: the obscuration of karma preventing one from entering the path of enlightenment; the obscuration of disturbing emotions preventing progress along the path; the obscuration of habitual tendencies preventing the vanishing of confusion; and the final obscuration of dualistic knowledge preventing the full attainment of buddhahood. +
In Kriya Tantra, the purity of deity and mantra, the purity of substance and rapture, and the purity of mantra and contemplation. +
The first of the three divisions of Ati Yoga. +
The religion prevalent in Tibet before the establishment of Buddhism in the ninth century. +
Generally means the state of buddhahood, characterized by the perfection of the accumulations of merit and wisdom and by the removal of the two obscurations. It can also refer to the lower stages of enlightenment of an arhat or pratyekabuddha. +
The first Buddhist text that appeared in Tibet, which fell on to the roof of King Lha Thothori Nyensheľs palace during the fifth century and was translated by Thonmi Sambhota. +
One of the Dzogchen lineage masters who is sometimes designated as a prostitute and sometimes as a nun; prostitute may describe the sub-caste of the origin of this teacher. She received the transmission of the mind essence from Rishi Bhashita and became a teacher of Nagarjuna. +
Diamond or vajra weapon; a symbol of indestructibility. Also represents skillful means or compassion. The vajra is frequently employed in tantric rituals in conjunction with the bell, which in turn symbolizes the wisdom of emptiness. +
he five buddha families: Tathagata, Vajra, Ratna, Padma, and Karma. They represent five aspects of the innate qualities of our enlightened essence. Each of them is presided over by a buddha: respectively, Vairochana, Akshobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, and Amoghasiddhi. +
A wrathful form of Manjushri, yidam of one of the Eight Sadhana Teachings of Maha Yoga. +
A class of semi-divine beings who sometimes act as protectors of the Dharma. +
Five root tantras of body, speech, mind, quality, and activity: ''Sarvabuddha Samayoga, Secret Moon Essence, Gathering of Secrets, Glorious Supreme Primal Tantra'', and ''Activity Garland''. Five display tantras related to sadhana practice: ''Heruka Display Tantra, Supreme Steed Display Tantra, Compassion Display Tantra, Nectar Display Tantra'', and ''Twelvefold Kilaya Tantra''. Five tantras related to conduct: ''Mountain Pile, Awesome Wisdom Lightning, Arrangement of Precepts, One-Pointed Samadhi'', and ''Rampant Elephant Tantra''. Two subsequent tantras for amending incompleteness: ''Magical Net of Vairochana'' and ''Skillful Lasso''. The one outstanding tantra that epitomizes them all is the ''Essence of Secrets, the Tantra of the Magical Net of Vajrasattva'', known as the ''Guhyagarbha''. +
Tibetan translators of the canonical texts who usually worked closely with Indian panditas. The title literally means "bilingual." +
A nun from Khotan who became Vairotsana's foremost female disciple. +
Basic wakefulness that is independent of intellectual constructs. +
Essentially a concentration in which the mind remains focused on an object of concentration. It is a state of calm abiding, which, though of great importance, is incapable unto itself of overcoming ignorance and the conception of a self. +
