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rgya che ba;extensive aspect;extensive aspect;Also called vast aspect. That aspect of the teachings and practice, based on the Buddha’s third turning of the wheel of the Dharma and the teachings of Asaṅga and his followers, that stress the buddha nature (tathāgatagarbha) and the extensive activities, levels, and so on of the bodhisattvas. +
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byang chub kyi sems;two kinds of no-self;two kinds of no-self;The no-self of the individual (Tib. ''gang zag gi bdag med'') and the no-self of phenomena (Tib. ''chos kyi bdag med''). See also no-self. +
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’jam dpal;Mañjuśrī;lit. “Gentle and Glorious.” The bodhisattva who embodies the buddhas’ knowledge and wisdom. +
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gnyen po;antidote;antidote;Also called remedy or remedial method. Any means used for eliminating defilements and other factors that hinder the attainment of happiness and enlightenment. +
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phyogs bcu;ten directions;ten directions;The four cardinal points, the four intermediate directions, and the zenith and nadir. +
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Mantrayāna;See Secret Mantrayāna. +
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mu stegs pa;tīrthika;A term generally used to denote non-Buddhist proponents of nihilistic and eternalistic philosophical views. The Tibetan term refers to the fact that they are said to stay on the steps (''stegs'') leading down to the edge ('''mu'') of the river, that is, the path flowing into the ocean of nirvāṇa. +
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skye bu gang zag brgyad;eight kinds of noble beings;eight kinds of noble beings;The four results of the Listeners’ Vehicle—namely, stream enterer, once-returner, nonreturner, and arhat, for each of which there are two kinds: those who have entered their respective level (“candidates,” Tib. ''zhugs pa'') and those who are firmly establishedon it (“graduates,” Tib.''bras la gnas pa''),hence the alternative Tibetan term ''zhugs gnas brgyad''. +
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dkon mchog gsum;Three Jewels;three jewels;triratna;Collectively, the object of refuge of all Buddhists. The Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha. +
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brgya byin;Indra;“He who is honored with a hundred gifts.” The ruler of the Heaven of the Thirty-Three in the realms ofthe gods. +
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sa dag pa gsum;three pure levels;three pure levels;The eighth, ninth, and tenth bodhisattva levels. +
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theg pa chen po;Mahāyāna;See Great Vehicle. +
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gzungs;power of retention;power of retention;dhāraṇi;Bodhisattvas’ ability to remember unfailingly the infinite words and meanings of the Dharma, enabling them to teach for kalpas on end. +
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zad par gyi skye mched;perceptual limitlessness,powers of;perceptual limitlessness,powers of;Also called limitless āyatanas. The power, through concentration, to transfer the characteristics of the different elements, colors, space, and consciousness onto other elements, etc., thus enabling one to walk on water as if it were earth,for example. +
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’khor los sgyur ba’i rgyal po;universal emperor;universal emperor;cakravartin;An emperor who, with his golden, silver, copper, or iron wheel, has dominion over the beings of the four continents. Universal emperors only appear in certain eras when the human life span is greater than eighty thousand years. +
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nyer len gyi phung po;perpetuating aggregates;perpetuating aggregates;The five aggregates that are at the same time the result of past defilements and deeds and the causal basis of the defilements and deeds that perpetuate rebirth in saṃsāra. +
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bras bu bzhi;four results of the Listeners;four results of the listeners;Stream enterer, oncereturner, nonreturner, and arhat. +
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mtshan dpe;major and minor marks;major and minor marks;The thirty-two major marks and eighty minor marks of excellence that characterize a buddha’s physical form. +
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bden gnyis;two truths;two truths;Relative truth and ultimate truth. +
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mi dge ba bcu;ten negative actions;ten negative actions;The physical acts of killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct;the verbal acts of lying, divisive speech, harsh speech, and meaningless chatter;and the mental acts of covetousness, malice, and wrong view. +
