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rtag pa rgyun gyi 'khor lo;continuous wheel of eternity;continuous wheel of eternity +
do shal;jewel necklace;jewel necklace +
spyod rgyud;Performance Tantra;performance tantra;''See'' Caryā Tantra. +
dngos rgyu;direct cause;direct cause +
shes bya'i sgrib pa;Cognitive Obscurations;cognitive obscurations;The concepts of the three spheres, which obstruct the attainment of complete omniscience (the state of buddhahood). [TD 2860] +
gsang dbang;Secret Empowerment;secret empowerment;The secret empowerment is the first of the three higher supreme empowerments (the other two being the knowledge-wisdom empowerment and the precious word empowerment). This is bestowed upon the ordinary speech of the student by relying upon the maṇḍala of the relative enlightened mind of the male and female teachers in union. This purifies the impurities of ordinary speech. In terms of the path, this empowers one to meditate on the energetic practices and recite mantra. In terms of the fruition, a link is formed to the attainment of the sambhogakāya and vajra speech. [TD 3006] +
dam tshig sems dpa';Samaya Being;samaya being;samayasattva;The samaya being is one of the three beings set forth in development stage practice. This is the deity that one visualizes in conjunction with the ritual of which ever yidam deity is being practiced. [TK 3, 45] According to Jamgön Kongtrül, the samaya being corresponds to the luminous, enlightened mind. This, in turn, is inseparable from the wisdom being, the dharmakāya of all buddhas. [LW 62] +
tshe lung;transmission of life;transmission of life +
rgya phibs;roof;roof +
gri gug;curved knife;curved knife +
ka gzhu;pillar capital;pillar capital +
chos dbyings ye shes;Wisdom of the Basic Space of Phenomena;wisdom of the basic space of phenomena;Quoting the ''Sūtra of the Levels of Buddhahood'', Jigme Lingpa explains, "The wisdom of the basic space of phenomena can be exemplified by all the forms space can take. Although space is present in these forms, by its very nature there is nothing that can be said about it;it is not manifold, but of a single taste. In the same way, though the wisdom of the basic space of phenomena is present in everything that can be known, it is ineffable. And since it isn't manifold, it is of one taste." [YT 431] +
rdo rje;Vajra;1) That which is unchanging and indestructible;2) an ancient Indian symbol that, of skillful means and knowledge, is used to symbolize knowledge;3) one of the twenty-seven coincidences in Tibetan astrology;4) an abbreviation of the Tibetan word for diamond. [TD 1438] In Vajrayāna practice, this symbolic implement is associated with a number of important principles. Generally speaking, it is linked with the male principle, compassion, skillful means, and the great bliss of unchanging reality. [YT 671] +
rnal 'byor gyi rgyud;Yoga Tantra;yoga tantra +
nyon mongs pa'i sgrib pa;Afflictive Obscurations;afflictive obscurations;Concepts, such as avarice, that obstruct the attainment of liberation. [TD 970] +
mtha' drug;six limits;six limits +
o se;mulberry;mulberry +
ye shes;Wisdom;wisdom;Inborn knowing;the empty and dear awareness that is naturally present within the mind streams of all sentient beings. [TD 2593] +
tshul khrims;discipline;discipline +
gzhan snang;that which appears to others;that which appears to others +
