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The hermitage of caves above Samye where Padmasambhava and many other great masters spent years in retreat. +
Female treasure revealer. She was an emanation of Yeshe Tsogyal, the main consort of Padmasambhava, and was one of the wives of the great ''terton'' Guru Chowang (1212-70). She rediscovered one version of the ''Great Image''. +
One of the Indian Dzogchen lineage masters, a disciple of Shri Singha. +
A general term referring to the six samsaric realms; the first of the three worlds of existence. +
Another name for Vajrapani. +
Synonym for Vajrapani, an emanation of Vajrasattva and the compiler of the tantric teachings. +
The six great Indian masters Nagarjuna, Asanga, Dignaga, Aryadeva, Vasubandhu, and Dharmakirti. +
Tibetan term for a highly realized spiritual teacher. In colloquial language it is sometimes used as a polite way of addressing a monk. +
This lineage is transmitted through the awareness-holders by means of symbols or gestures; according to this text it goes from Manjushrimitra up to and including Vimalamitra. +
Resultant Vehicle of the Secret Mantra. The Secret Mantra system of taking the fruition as the path by regarding buddhahood as inherently present and the path as the act of uncovering one's basic state. This is different from the "causal philosophical vehicles" of Mahayana and Hinayana that regard the path as that which leads to and produces the state of buddhahood. Ultimately, these two approaches are not in conflict. +
The Dharma protectors guard the teachings from being diluted and their transmission from being disturbed or distorted. Protectors are sometimes emanations of buddhas or bodhisattvas and sometimes spirits, gods, or demons that have been subjugated by a great spiritual master and bound under oath. +
Conflicting emotions. Mental factors that produce states of mental torment both immediately and in the long term. See five poisons. +
That which appears to the eyes of each individual according to one's tendencies or spiritual development. There are three types of perception: (1) The deluded perceptions that arise in the consciousness of beings of the six realms due to misunderstanding are called the impure deluded perceptions of the universe and beings. (2) The perceptions of interdependence, magical illusions, corresponding to the eight similes of illusion that one does not apprehend as real; these are the perceptions of the bodhisattvas of the ten levels in their post-meditation state. (3) The authentic, perfect perceptions of wisdom; when one has realized the natural state of everything, beings and the universe appear as the display of the kayas and wisdoms. +
The commitment established between the master and disciples on whom empowerment is conferred. +
One of the eight classes of gods and demons. Also refers to the cannibal savages inhabiting the southwestern continent of Chamara. At times ''raksha'' refers to the unruly and untamed expression of ignorance and disturbing emotions. +
"center and surrounding." A mandala is a symbolic graphic representation of a deity's realm of existence. +
The hell, hungry ghost, and animal realms. +
Son of King Dhahena Talo, who was a direct disciple of Prahevajra and Manjushrimitra and the teacher of Princess Parani. +
The second of the inner tantras, according to the system of nine vehicles used in the Nyingma tradition. Anu Yoga emphasizes the perfection stage of tantric practice, which consists of meditation on emptiness as well as on the subtle channels, energies, and essences of the physical body. +
The paths of accumulation, joining, seeing, meditation, and beyond training. These five paths cover the entire path from sincerely beginning Dharma practice to complete enlightenment. +
