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One of the queens of King Trisong Deutsen. Reputed to have been a major troublemaker. +
The vase, secret, wisdom-knowledge, and precious word empowerments. Padmasambhava says in the Lam-rim Yeshe Nyingpo:
The vase empowerment, which purifies the body and the nadis, is the seed of the vajra body and nirmanakaya. The secret empowerment, which purifies the speech and the pranas, is the seed of the vajra speech and sambhogakaya. The phonya empowerment, which purifies the mind and the essences, is the seed of the vajra mind and dharmakaya. The ultimate empowerment, which purifies the habitual patterns of the all-ground, is the seed of the vajra wisdom and svabhavikakaya. +
This present aeon, in which one thousand buddhas will appear, lasting no less than 160 million years. +
Expression of homage and respect; salutation. +
A class of semidivine beings, generally benevolent, but sometimes wicked. Many are powerful local divinities; others live on Mount Sumeru, guarding the realm of the gods. +
The five buddha families: tathagata, vajra, ratna, padma, and karma. They represent five aspects of innate qualities of the tathagatagarbha, our enlightened essence. +
The king of Tibet in the seventh century, who prepared the way for transmission of the Buddhist teachings. He is regarded as an incarnation of Avalokiteshvara. He married Bhrikuti of Nepal and Wen Cheng of China, who each brought a sacred statue of Buddha Shakyamuni to Lhasa. Songtsen Gampo built the first Buddhist temples in Tibet, established a code of laws based on Dharma principles, and had his minister Thőnmi Sambhota develop the Tibetan script. During his reign, the translation of Buddhist texts into Tibetan began. +
The first four of the five paths. The fifth path is called the "path beyond training" and corresponds to perfect buddhahood. +
Also known as Bandey Yeshe Dey of Shang (zhang gi bhan dhe ye shes sde). Prolific expert translator and disciple of Padmasambhava. He was a monk, both learned and accomplished, and once exhibited his miraculous powers by soaring through the sky, like a bird. +
A Mahayoga scripture. A tantra of this title is found in the Nyingma Gyūbum, vol. DZA. +
Indestructible innate space. +
In the context of this book, a scripture belonging to the category of Anu Yoga or Ati Yoga. +
"Permission once given (cannot be taken back)." The great white stupa at Boudhanath in the Kath-mandu Valley. +
The "body of perfect enjoyment." In the context of the five kayas of fruition, sambhogakaya is the semimanifest form of the buddhas endowed with the five perfections of perfect teacher, retinue, place, teaching, and time, which are perceptible only to bodhisattvas on the ten levels. See also Three kayas. +
Name of a sadhana text composed by Guru Rinpoche focused on Mahayoga tantra. +
The mythological giant mountain at the center of our world-system, where the two lowest classes of gods of the desire realm live. It is surrounded by chains of lesser mountains, lakes, continents, and oceans and is said to rise 84,000 leagues above sea level. +
A type of mischievous spirit, sometimes counted among the eight classes of gods and demons. When subdued by a great master, they can also act as guardians of the Buddhadharma. +
"Hearer" or "listener." Hinayana practitioner of the first turning of the wheel of the dharma concerning the four noble truths, who realizes the suffering inherent in samsara and focuses on understanding that there is no independent self. By conquering disturbing emotions, he liberates himself, attaining first the stage of stream enterer at the path of seeing, followed by the stage of once returner, who will be reborn only one more time, and the stage of nonreturner, who will no longer be reborn into samsara. The final goal is to become an arhat. These four stages are also known as the four results of spiritual practice. Shri Singha The chief disciple and successor of Manjushrimitra in the lineage of the Dzogchen teachings. He was born in the Chinese city of Shokyam in Khotan and studied at first with the Chinese masters Hatibhala and Bhelakirti. In his Ocean of Wondrous Sayings, Guru Tashi Tobgyal adds that Shri Singha received a prophecy from Avalokiteshvara while traveling to Serling, telling him to go to the Sosaling charnel ground in order to be sure of the ultimate attainment. After many years, Shri Singha met Manjushrimitra in the charnel ground of Sosaling and remained with him for twenty-five years. Having transmitted all the oral instructions, the great master Manjushrimitra dissolved his bodily form into a mass of light. When Shri Singha cried out in despair and uttered songs of deep yearning, Manjushrimitra appeared again and bestowed upon him a tiny casket of precious substance. The casket contained his master's final words, a vital instruction named Gomnyam Drugpa, the Six Experiences of Meditation. Having received this transmission, Shri Singha reached ultimate confidence. In Bodhgaya, he found the manuscripts of the tantras previously hidden by Manjushrimitra, which he took to China where he classified the Instruction Section into four parts: the outer, inner, secret, and the innermost unexcelled sections. Among Shri Singha's disciples were four outstanding masters: Jnanasutra, Vimalamitra, Padmasambhava, and the Tibetan translator Vairochana.
The name of the family clan into which Buddha Shakyamuni was born. Practitioners are often given "Shakya" as a part of their Buddhist name. +
The two vehicles, Hinayana and Mahayana. See also Resultant vehicle. +
