Property:Gloss-def
From Buddha-Nature
This is a property of type Text.
T
The five aspects of perfect enlightenment are described by Padmasambhava in his Lam-rim Yeshe Nyingpo:
:The perfection of the benefit of oneself is the peaceful dharmakaya.
:The spontaneously present benefit for others is the unified sambhogakaya.
:The manifold skillful means to tame beings is the way of nirmanakaya.
:The distinct and unmixed appearance aspect is the true bodhikaya.
:Their one taste as dharmadhatu of the emptiness aspect is the vajrakaya. +
A drink of sugar cane or grain from Nepal. +
"Cyclic existence," "vicious circle," or "round" of birth and death and rebirth within the six realms of existence, characterized by suffering, impermanence, and ignorance. The state of ordinary sentient beings fettered by ignorance, dualistic perception, karma, and disturbing emotions. Ordinary reality, an endless cycle of frustration and suffering generated as the result of karma. +
he three bodhisatt- vas Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, and Vajrapani. Lotsawa (lo tsa ba) Tibetan translators of the canonical texts, who usually worked closely with Indian panditas. The title literally means "bilingual" (skad gnyis smra ba) or the "eyes of the world" ('jig rten mig). +
Basic wakefulness that is independent of intellectual constructs. +
A revealer of hidden treasures, concealed mainly by Guru Rinpoche and Yeshe Tsogyal. A tertőn is the reincarnation of an accomplished student of Padmasambhava who had made the aspiration to benefit people in the future. +
The country to the northwest of ancient India, where Guru Rinpoche was born on a lotus flower. The literal meaning of Uddiyana is "vehicle of flying" or "going above and far." See also Orgyen, which is a corruption of the Indian word. +
A tantric ritual involving structures of sticks and colored yarn, used to appease mundane spirits. +
Usually refers to the ten unvirtuous actions: The physical misdeeds of killing, taking what is not given, and engaging in sexual misconduct; the verbal misdeeds of lying, uttering divisive talk, using harsh words, and gossiping; and the mental misdeeds of harboring covetousness, ill-will, and wrong views. +
One of the Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras, focused on Vishuddha Mind. Found in the Nyingma Gyūbum, vol. RA. Supreme Hundred Families (dam pa rigs brgya) Name of a sadhana text composed by Guru Rinpoche, focused on the hundred peaceful and wrathful deities. +
One of the first Tibetans to take ordination; received transmission from Hungkara in India, together with Namkhai Nyingpo. +
The secret script of the female spiritual beings, which can only be decoded by accomplished masters. +
he present world-age, dominated by decline and degeneration. +
The heruka of the padma family or the tantric teachings connected to this deity, which are among the Eight Sadhana Teachings. +
The "winds" or energy currents of the body. +
Born into the Drogmi clan he was also known as Palgyi Yeshe of Drogmi. He was an adept translator and rendered numerous sutras and tantras into Tibetan, including the Tantra of the Mother Deities Mamo. He received the transmission of the mother deities from Padmasambhava and became an accomplished mantrika. +
One of the twenty-five disciples of Padmasambhava. He was the chief recipient of the Anu Yoga teachings, as well as the Yamantaka teachings or Mahayoga. In addition to Guru Rinpoche, his other teachers were Traktung Nagpo and Chŏgyal Kyong of India, Vasudhara of Nepal, and Chetsen Kye from the country of Drusha. He visited India and Nepal seven times. When the evil king Langdarma attempted to destroy Buddhism in Tibet, Sangye Yeshe put fear in the king by making an enormous scorpion, the size of nine yaks, magically appear by a single gesture of his right hand. It is through his kindness that Langdarma had no courage to persecute the Vajrayana sangha who dressed in white robes and kept long hair. +
Tibetan wine, usually made from barley grains. +
The teachings brought to Tibet chiefly by the great masters Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra, Shantarakshita, and Vairochana and which were translated into Tibetan. This occurred mainly during the reign of King Trisong Deutsen and in the subsequent period, up to the translator Rinchen Sangpo in the ninth century. The two main types of transmission that developed were Kama and Terma. Practices are based on both the outer and inner tantras, with emphasis on the practice of the Inner Tantras of Mahayoga, Anu Yoga, and Ati Yoga. +
One of the Eight Sadhana Teachings of Mahayoga. +
