Property:Gloss-term
From Buddha-Nature
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pu shu;railing;railing +
mi slob lam;Path Beyond Training;path beyond training;The fifth of the five paths;the perfection of the various qualities of abandonment and realization as they pertain to the specific context of each of the three vehicles - the attainment of the level of a foe destroyer, solitary buddha, or buddha. +
rtse mo;summit [stage of];summit [stage of] +
rigs sngags/vidyāmantra;Knowledge Mantra;knowledge mantra;One of three types of mantra;knowledge mantras are used primarily to accomplish the enlightened activities of a deity and the aspect of knowledge, vajra mind. [TD 2681] +
mkhar;stronghold;stronghold +
rgyan;ornament;ornament +
de bzhin nyid;suchness;suchness +
lhun grub rig 'dzin;Spontaneously Present Knowledge Holder;spontaneously present knowledge holder;One of the four knowledge holders, four levels of spiritual attainment that constitute the Nyingma School's approach of progressing through the paths and levels of Secret Mantra;this classification refers to the path beyond training and the attainment of the ultimate fruition, the spontaneous presence of the five kāyas - the state of a vajra holder. [TD 3107] +
grags stong;empty sound;empty sound +
bzod pa;acceptance [stage of];acceptance [stage of] +
bskyed rdzogs;Development And Completion;development and completion;The development stage and completion stage comprise the inner tantric path to liberation. Explaining the function of these two approaches, Lochen Dharmaśrī writes, "The development stage purifies [the idea that] the environment and its inhabitants are real entities with their own characteristics, while the completion stage purifies the subtle clinging that can occur while meditating that these are all illusory, as is the case in development stage practice." [SD 325] As Khenpo Ngaga points out, all the various categories of Tantra relate to this twofold approach. He explains, "In the Vajrayāna, there are three inner divisions - the three inner tantras. The Father Tantra emphasizes the skillful methods of the development stage and the completion stage of the subtle energies. In the Mother Tantra, the completion stage associated with the subtle essences is emphasized, in which case one relies either upon the body of another or one's own body. The Nondual Tantra stresses the view of the path of liberation alone. In actuality, however, all of these are included within the two stages of development and completion." [ST 6] +
rtsa dbu ma;Central Channel;central channel;The central channel is the main energetic channel in the body, running vertically through its center. Its upper end is located at the cranial aperture on the crown of the head, while its lower end is found in the secret place (the perineum). [TD 2212] +
rjes su mal 'byor;Anuyoga;anuyoga +
phyam;rafter;rafter +
snam bu;streamer;streamer +
rnam smin rig 'dzin;matured knowledge holder;matured knowledge holder +
phrin las;Enlightened Activity;enlightened activity;Enlightened activity is one aspect of the fruitional state ofbuddhahood. The most common presentation of enlightened activity contains four divisions: pacifying, enriching, magnetizing, and wrathful activity. To these four, a fifth division is sometimes added, that of spontaneous activity. [TD 1771] According to Ju Mipham, enlightened activity can also be divided into supreme and mundane activities. The former, he writes, involves "planting the seed of liberation in the minds of others by granting empowerments, and through mantras, mudras, and so forth, while the latter functions to bring others more temporary forms of happiness." [ON 559] +
phyag rgya gcig pa;Single Seal;single seal;The single seal involves focusing on one principal deity. One focuses on the body of one deity that expresses the unfabricated union, and which arises together with the blissful melting of meditative absorption. Visualizing the body of the deity in this way, as nondual appearance-emptiness, is the practice of the single seal, the single mudrā. [JG 31] +
sras mchog;Supreme Son;supreme son +
bde bar gshegs pa;sugata;sugata +
