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Dharmakaya, sambhogakaya, and nirmanakaya. The three kayas as ground are essence, nature, and expression; as path they are bliss, clarity, and nonthought; and as fruition they are the three kayas of buddhahood. The three kayas of buddhahood are the dharmakaya, which is free from elaborate constructs and endowed with the twenty-one sets of enlightened qualities; the sambhogakaya, which is of the nature of light and endowed with the perfect major and minor marks, which are perceptible only to bodhisattvas on the levels; and the nirmanakaya, which manifests in forms perceptible to both pure and impure beings. In the context of this book, the three kayas are sometimes Buddha Amitabha, Avalokiteshvara, and Padmasambhava. See also Dharmakaya; Nirmanakaya; Sambhogakaya. +
An exclamation of wonder and amazement. +
One the four major sections of yoga tantra. A tantra of the same title is sometimes listed among the Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras as the tantra of enlightened qualities. +
One of the Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras. Also named Galpo Dūpa (gal po bsdus pa). +
Opponent and competitor of the Buddha. A proud scion of the Shakya clan whose pride prevented him from appreciating the qualities of the Buddha +
An ancient Indian kingdom believed to be situated around Mandir in the present state of Himachal Pradesh in north India. +
Also known as Karma Indranila. The dakini who transmitted the Eight Sadhana Teachings to the eight vidyadharas and later the Assemblage of Sugatas to Padmasambhava. See also Kungamo. +
The third of the Three Inner Tantras. According to Jamgőn Kongtrűl, it emphasizes the view that liberation is attained through growing accustomed to insight into the nature of primordial enlightenment, free from accepting and rejecting, hope and fear. The more common word for Ati Yoga nowadays is "Dzogchen." The Ati Yoga teachings first appeared in this world to Garab Dorje, in the country of Uddiyana, to the west of India. According to The Narration of the Precious Revelation of the Terma Treasures by Longchen Rabjam (pp. 87—88), the great master Padmasambhava described the teachings of Ati Yoga in the following way before imparting them to Yeshe Tsogyal: It is an instruction unlike any I have given in the past, the summit that transcends all of the nine gradual vehicles. By seeing its vital point, mind-made views and meditations are shattered. The paths and levels are perfected with no need for struggle. Disturbing emotions are liberated into their natural state, without any need for reform or remedy. This instruction brings realization of a fruition within oneself that is not produced from causes. It instantly brings forth spontaneously present realization, liberates the material body of flesh and blood into the luminous sambhogakaya within this very lifetime, and enables you to capture the permanent abode, the precious dharmakaya realm of spontaneous presence, within three years, in the domain of Akanishtha. I possess such an instruction and I shall teach it to you! See also Dzogchen; Great Perfection. +
Minor teachings associated with the deity Yamantaka, the wrathful aspect of Manjushri. +
The Vajrayana system of the Nyingma School, the emphasis of which is on the Three Inner Tantras: Mahayoga, Anu Yoga, and Ati Yoga. According to Jamgŏn Kongtrűl, the chief scriptures are the Magical Net of mahayoga, the Embodiment of Realization of Anu Yoga, and the Dzogchen tantras of the Mind Section and Space Section. These are adorned with the Eight Sadhana Teachings, while the vital life force is the Instruction Section of Dzogchen, the extract of the realization of Padmasambhava and Vimalamitra, which is contained in the collection renowned as Nyinĝtiĝ Yabshi. See also Nyingma School; Three inner tantras. +
A synonym for the development stage; the practice of visualizing the form of the deity. +
The location of the temple complex of Samye. The mountain slope behind Samye is of a bright red color. +
"Divine Savioress." An important female bodhisattva of compassion, the one who takes beings across the ocean of samsara. There are twenty-one forms of Tara, the most popular being the white and green Taras. +
receiver of the tantras of Vishuddha Mind, including Heruka Galpo. Having taken birth in either India or Nepal, at first he was erudite in a non-Buddhist religion and gained some attainments. Later his faith awakened in the Buddhist teachings, he took ordination from Buddhajnana at Na-landa, and he studied both the outer and inner aspects of Secret Mantra. His name derives from the chief deity of the mandala into which he was first initiated. At some point he took an outcaste girl as consort and practiced the four aspects of approach and accomplishment for six months. Through that practice he had a vision of the entire mandala of Vajra Heruka and reached the attainment of the supreme accomplishment of mahamudra. He wrote the Golden Garland of Rulu, the Vishuddha Accomplishment, as well as other treatises and benefited beings with tremendous activity. Finally, he departed to the realm of Buddha Akshobhya in his very body. He was associated with Rolang Sukhasiddhi, Kukuraja, and Buddhaguhya, while his lineage was transmitted to Padmasambhava and Namkhai Nyingpo, who spread his teachings in India. +
Tantra belonging to the Sadhana Section of Mahayoga, found in the Nyingma Gyūbum, vol. OM. +
The "Enlightened" or "Awakened One," who has completely abandoned all obscurations and perfected every good quality. A perfected bodhisattva after attaining true and complete enlightenment is known as a buddha. The Buddha generally referred to is Shakyamuni Buddha, the buddha of this era, who lived in India during the sixth century B.C. There have been innumerable buddhas in past aeons, who manifested the way to enlightenment. In the current Good Aeon, there will be one thousand buddhas, of which Buddha Shakyamuni is the fourth. +
Possibly identical with Mőnkha Senge Dzong, a cave situated to the east of Bumthang in Bhutan, which was used by Padmasambhava and later by Yeshe Tsogyal as a sacred place for the sadhana of Vajra Kilaya. +
The precious Buddha, the precious Dharma, and the precious Sangha. +
Samantabhadra and Samantabhadri, the five male and female buddhas, the eight male and female bodhisattvas, the six munis, and the four male and female gatekeepers. +
