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spyod rgyud;Performance Tantra;performance tantra +
rgyu pha rot du phyin pa'i theg pa;Causal Vehicle of the Perfections;causal vehicle of the perfections;''See'' Sūtra Vehicle. +
rdo rje phag mo;Vajravarāhī;vajravarāhī +
ye shes sems dpa';Wisdom Being;wisdom being;jñānasattva;The wisdom being is one of the three beings set forth in development stage practice, that which is visualized in the heart center of the samaya being. Dza Patrul explains, "At the heart center of each of the assembly of deities you are meditating on, visualize a wisdom being that resembles the deity it inhabits, though bereft of ornamentation and implements." [SS 422] While this is the most common presentation, according to Kongtrül, meditating on the wisdom being can occur in other forms as well. It can involve visualizing a form that resembles the samaya being, as explained above, yet it can also entail meditating on a deity with a form, color, face, and arms that are different than the samaya being, or meditating on a symbolic implement that arises from the seed syllable. [TK 3, 209] +
dar phyang;silk streamer;silk streamer +
rtsa;channel;channel +
rgyan cha;jewelry;jewelry +
zar tshags,dra ba;lattice;lattice +
phun sum tshogs pa lnga;Five Perfections;five perfections;The perfect teaching, the perfect time, the perfect teacher, the perfect place, and the perfect retinue. [TD 1718] +
gsal le;lucidity;lucidity +
tshad med bzhi;four immeasurables;four immeasurables +
yum;female consort;female consort +
snang gsum;Three Appearances;three appearances;The three appearances are stages of the death process: appearance, increase, and attainment. An experience of luminosity, which usually goes untecognized, follows these three stages. According to Dilgo Khyenste Rinpoche, "When the connection between the body and mind is cut, the five elements of the body - earth, water, fire, wind, and space - dissolve into each other. There are many different experiences of dissolution of the elements, depending on the individual. The most common among beings is the threefold experience called appearance, increase, and attainment." He goes on to say that during the first stage, once the breath has ceased, the white essence (related to the father's semen) descends from the forehead center to the heart center. This is experienced as a white glow and an experience of intense bliss. In recognizing the nature of this experience, which is linked with the affliction of anger, one recognizes the essence of the nirmāṇakāya. The second stage is linked with the red element (related to the mother's menstrual blood), which ascends from the navel center to the heart center. At this point one's experience is suffused with a red glow. This is related to the affliction of passion and, when recognized, is seen to be the essence of the sambhogakāya. The third stage is as follows. Once these two have merged into the heart center, consciousness dissolves. This is experienced as a state of complete darkness and is linked with the affliction of ignorance. When its nature is recognized, it is realized to be the essence of the dharmakāya. If none of these stages are recognized for what they are, an experience of emptiness then follows. [PA 41-45] +
de gsal mi rtog pa;Bliss,Clarity,and Nonthought;bliss,clarity,and nonthought;These three factors are commonly listed as the primary forms of meditative experience (in contrast to actual realization). In particular, they are intimately connected with the nature of mind itself. Jamgon Kongtrül writes, "Wisdom energy is the mind's own nature-blissful, clear, and nonconceptual. When this becomes aware of itself, all fluctuations of the karmic winds are pacified." [TK 3, 45] In addition, as Lochen Dharmaśrī points out, these three also relate to the conceptual completion stage. He explains, "In the completion stage, the wisdom of bliss, clarity, and nonconceptuality arise from the channels, energies, and essences. [SD 35] +
gdags pa'i rgyan gnyis;two fastened ornaments;two fastened ornaments +
rnam par snang mdzad;Vairocana;vairocana +
gzi byin ldan pa;intense presence;intense presence +
nga rgyal;Pride;pride;''See'' stable pride. +
rnying ma bka' ma;Transmitted Teachings Of The Nyingma School;transmitted teachings of the nyingma school;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 former, the teachings of Mahāyoga, Anuyoga, and Atiyoga are preserved, respectively, under the headings of the ''Tantra of the Magical Web'', the ''Sūtra of the Condensed Realization'', and the Mind Class. [NS 396] +
phyag rgya chen po/mahāmudrā;Great Seal;great seal;1) "Great seal" is the term given to the ultimate fruition, the supreme spiritual accomplishment;2} this can also refer to one of the four seals taught in the Yoga Tantra. In this context, the practice of the great seal relates to the enlightened form. As such, it eliminates the temporary confusion of the all-ground consciousness and actualizes its nature, mirrorlike wisdom. [TD 1732] +
