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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. +
One of the first Tibetans to take ordination. He also received transmission from Hungkara in India, but died on the way back to Tibet. +
Early Tibetan translator predicted by Padmasambhava. The chief scribe for writing down the termas of Padmasambhava. He was an accomplished yogi, able to fly like a bird to the celestial realms. Also known as Atsara Yeshe Yang of Ba (sba a tsar ye shes dbyangs) or Atsara Yeshe. Atsara is a corrupt form of the Sanskrit acharya, "master." +
Eight chief yidam deities of Mahayoga and their corresponding tantras and sadhanas: Manjushri Body, Lotus Speech, Vishuddha Mind, Nectar Quality, Kilaya Activity, Liberating Sorcery of Mother Deities, Maledictory Fierce Mantra, and Mundane Worship. See also Assemblage of Sugatas; Sadhana Section. +
Brother of the great Dharma king Ralpachen and the persecutor of the sangha in Central Tibet during his five-year reign. During this brief reign, he almost succeeded in eradicating Buddhism in Tibet. +
Wrathful emanations of the four female gatekeepers from among the forty-two peaceful deities in the mandala of Magical Net—seven for each of the four activities. +
The "sacred pledges, precepts or commitments" of Vajrayana practice. Essentially, samayas consist of: outwardly, maintaining harmonious relationship with the vajra master and one's Dharma friends; and inwardly, not straying from the continuity of the practice. At the end of a chapter, the single word SAMAYA is an oath that confirms that what has been stated is true. +
The intermediate state between death and the next rebirth. Bashey Annals (sba bzhad) Histories of the reigns of Trisong Deutsen and Muney Tsenpo. +
A personal deity and the root of accomplishment from among the three roots. The yidam is one's tutelary deity, a personal protector of one's practice, and guide to enlightenment. Traditionally, yidam practice is the main practice that follows the preliminaries. It includes the two stages of development and completion and is a perfect stepping stone or bridge to approaching the more subtle practices of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. Later on, yidam practice is the perfect enhancement for the view of these subtle practices. See also Guru, yidam, and dakini. +
The third great Dharma king of Tibet. He supported the standardization of new grammar and vocabulary for translation and the revision of old translations. He renewed old centers for learning and practice and invited many Buddhist scholars to Tibet. He was renowned for his devotion to the Dharma and is regarded as an incarnation of Vajrapani. +
An Indian master in the Dzogchen lineage and the chief disciple of Garab Dorje. In his role as a master in the lineage of the Sadhana Section of Mahayoga, he received the transmission of Yamantaka in the form of the Secret Wrathful Manjushri Tantra and other texts. Manjushrimitra was born in the Magadha district of India and was soon an adept in the general sciences and the conventional topics of Buddhism. After having become the most eminent among five hundred panditas, he received many teachings and empowerments from Garab Dorje, Lalitavajra, and other masters and reached the unified level of enlightenment, indivisible from Manjushri. Yamantaka appeared to him in person, conferred empowerment, and transmitted the tantras and oral instructions. Among his chief recipients of this teaching were Hungkara, Padmasambhava, and Hanatela. There seem to have been several masters with this name, but Guru Tashi Tobgyal in his Ocean of Wondrous Sayings to Delight the Learned Ones views them as being magical emanations of the same master. See also Sadhana Section. +
