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The eight chief recipients in Tibet of the Eight Sadhana Teachings transmitted by Guru Rinpoche: King Trisong Deutsen, Namkhai Nyingpo, Sangye Yeshe, Gyalwa Cho-yang, Yeshe Tsogyal, Palgyi Yeshe, Palgyi Senge, and Vairochana. +
One of the Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras, focused on Vishuddha Mind. Found in the Nyingma Gyūbum, vol. RA. +
"Precious Master," the lotus-born tantric master who established Vajrayana Buddhism in Tibet in the ninth century at the invitation of King Trisong Deutsen. He manifested the attainment of the four vidyadhara levels. He hid innumerable Dharma treasures throughout Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan to be revealed by destined disciples in the centuries to come. Guru Rinpoche resides on the summit of the Copper-Colored Mountain on the southeastern continent. He is also known by the names Padmasambhava and Padmakara. See also Padmakara. +
Synonym for emptiness or the nature of things, dharmata; it can also be used to describe the unity of dependent origination and emptiness. +
The extinguishing of the causes for samsaric existence. The lesser nirvana refers to the liberation from cyclic existence attained by a Hinayana practitioner. When referring to a buddha, nirvana is the great nondwelling state of enlightenment which falls neither into the extreme of samsaric existence nor into the passive state of cessation attained by an arhat. +
One of the eight manifestations of Padmasambhava. +
Eleventh-century Indian pandita from Vikramashila, who spent the last twelve years of his life in Tibet. Founding forefather of the Kadampa School of Tibetan Buddhism, also known as Dipamkara Shrijnana and Jowo Jey (jo bo rje). +
A brick ornamented with flourishes. A gold patra possibly weighs several kilos. +
The voice endowed with the sixteen perfect qualities of Brahma, the king of the gods. A common description of a buddha's speech. +
Tantric deity always shown with a horse's head within his flaming hair; wrathful aspect of Buddha Amitabha. Here, he is identical with Padma Heruka, Lotus Speech, from among the Eight Sadhana Teachings. +
Retinue of the twelve tenma goddesses. +
he seat of His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse in Nepal, situated at the Great Stupa of Jarung Khashor in Boudhanath. +
"The Sage of the Shakyas," Buddha Shakyamuni, the historical buddha. +
(i) The "nectar of immortality," the ambrosia of the gods, which confers immortality or other powers. (2) Abbreviation of Nectar Quality, the heruka of the ratna family from among the Eight Sadhana Teachings. +
One of the eight chief disciples of Padmasambhava when the empowerment of the Assemblage of Sugatas was conferred. He attained both the common and supreme accomplishments at Paro Taktsang through the practice of the Tamer of All Haughty Spirits. His father was Amey Jangchub Drekhŏl, a powerful mantrika, who could employ the eight classes of gods and demons as his servants. +
In the aspect of ultimate truth, all phenomena are devoid of an independent, concrete identity and have therefore no basis for such attributes as "arising, dwelling, or ceasing," i.e., coming into being, remaining in time and place, and ceasing to exist. +
Any living being in one of the six realms who has not attained liberation. +
"Abode of the gods," the capital of Tibet and the location of the famous Jokhang temple founded by King Songtsen Gampo. +
The state of not holding onto an object meditated upon nor a subject who meditates. +
There are various enumerations, but in the sutras the most general is: devas, nagas, yakshas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kinnaras, and mahoragas. All of them were able to receive and practice the teachings of the Buddha. These eight classes can also refer to various types of mundane spirits, who can either help or cause harm, but remain invisible to normal human beings: ging, mara, tsen, yaksha, rakshasa, mamo, rahula, and naga. On a subtle level, they are regarded as the impure manifestation of the eight types of consciousness. +
