dri za;Disembodied Consciousness;disembodied consciousness;Beings in the intermediate state of the desire realm;this term literally means "scent-eater" due to the fact that these beings subsist on either pleasant or unpleasant smells, depending on their karmic propensities. [TD 1330] +
gsal dag nga rgyal gsum;Clarity,Purity,and Pride;clarity,purity,and pride;These three principles are used to present the most important aspects of development stage visualization. Jamgon Kongtrül explains, "Regardless of whether you are meditating on the development stage in an elaborate or concise form, there are three factors involved. The clear appearance of the visualization purifies one's fixation towards "objective" appearances, recollecting purity eliminates the idea that it is a solid thing, and stable pride vanquishes the belief in an ordinary 'I'." [ND 15] +
dad pa;Faith;faith;Generally, three types of faith are discussed in the scholastic tradition: lucid faith, desirous faith, and the faith of conviction. The first entails a lucid frame of mind that arises in reference to the Three Jewels. The second concerns the desire to take up and reject the four truths. The third involves having conviction in the principle of karmic causality. [YD 607] +
rnam par thar pa'i sgo gsum;Three Gates To Complete Liberation;three gates to complete liberation;The three meditative concentrations that enable one to attain complete liberation: 1) the gate to complete liberation of emptiness, 2) the gate to complete liberation of the absence of characteristics, and 3) the gate to complete liberation of being without desire. [TD 1569] +
thugs srog;Spiritual Life-Force;spiritual life-force;According to Jamgön Kongtrül, the spiritual life-force is the specific seed syllable of the yidam deity, "the unchanging nature of its respective family." [LW 14] +