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Born in Lower Nyal, he was one of the first Tibetans to take ordination. An adept translator, he journeyed to India where he received transmission from Hungkara and attained the body of nondual wisdom. Namkhai Nyingpo is also counted among the twenty-five disciples of Guru Rinpoche. He received the transmission of Vishuddha Mind through the practice of which he was able to fly on the rays of the sun. When meditating in Splendid Long Cave of Kharchu at Lhodrak, he had visions of numerous yidams and attained the vidyadhara level of mahamudra. Finally, he departed for celestial realms without leaving a corpse behind. +
In this book the term has the negative connotation of rituals performed for selfish or superficial, mundane aims. +
"Vajra Bearer." One of the eight great bodhisattvas and the chief compiler of the Vajrayana teachings. Also known as Lord of Secrets. +
"Equalizing Buddhahood." A Mahayoga scripture. Three tantras of this name are found in the Nyingma Gyūbum, vol. MA. Sometimes counted as the tantra of enlightened body, from among the Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras. +
Several Mahayoga tantras with resembling names occur in the Nyingma Gyŭbum, vol. HA. +
One of the eight vidyadharas, the receiver of the transmissions of Liberating Sorcery of Mother Deities, Mamo Bŏtong. Not much is available about his life, except his birthplace in the Thogar area of Uddiyana. +
"Knowledge-holder." Holder (Skt. dhara) or bearer of knowledge (Skt. vidya) mantra. A realized master on one of the four stages on the tantric path of Mahayoga, the tantric equivalent of the eleven levels. Another definition is the bearer of the profound method, the knowledge that is the wisdom of deity, mantra, and great bliss. +
"Vajra-holder." The dharmakaya buddha of the Sarma Schools. Can also refer to one's personal teacher of Vajrayana or to the all-embracing buddha nature. +
Listed in chapter 12. An alternative list is given by Shechen Gyaltsab in his historical work entitled the Pond of White Lotus Flowers and in Guru Tashi Tobgyaľs Ocean of Wondrous Sayings to Delight the Darned Ones: (1—5) Five basic root tantras of body, speech, mind, quality, and activity: Sarvahuddha Samayoga, Secret Moon Essence, Assemblage of Secrets, Glorious Supreme Primal Tantra, and Activity Garland. (6—10) Five display tantras functioning as the utilization of sadhana practice: Heruka Display Tantra, Supreme Steed Display Tantra, Compassion Display Tantra, Nectar Display Tantra, and Twelvefold Kilaya Tantra. (11—15) Five tantras functioning as subsidiaries to conduct: Mountain Pile, Awesome Wisdom Lightning, Arrangement of Samaya, One-Pointed Samadhi, and the Rampant Elephant Tantra. (16—17) Two subsequent tantras of amending incompleteness: Magical Net of Vairochana and Skillful Lasso. (18) The one outstanding tantra that epitomizes them all: The Essence of Secrets, the Tantra of the Magical Net of Vajrasattva, also known as Guhyagarbha. +
Of or pertaining to Vajrayana. +
A dome-shaped monument housing relics of the Buddha or an accomplished master. The shape of the stupa embodies an elaborate symbolism. +
Tantra belonging to the Sadhana Section of Mahayoga, found in the Nyingma Gyūbum, vol. OM. +
A site where bodies are left to decompose or be eaten by wild animals. Frequented by ghosts and spirits, it is a suitable place for advanced practitioners to gain progress in their realization. +
"Transcendent knowledge." The Mahayana teachings on insight into emptiness, transcending the fixation on subject, object, and action. Associated with the second turning of the wheel of Dharma. +
One of the eight main bodhisattvas. He is the personification of the perfection of transcendent knowledge. +
A collective term for the manifestations of enlightenment that tame whoever needs to be tamed and that do so in whichever way is necessary. In this book, the term refers to a collection of tantric scriptures belonging chiefly to Mahayoga. +
Being generous, uttering kind words, giving appropriate teachings, and keeping consistency between words and conduct. +
After Garab Dorje established the six million four hundred thousand tantras of Dzogchen in the human world, his chief disciple, Manjushrimitra, arranged these tantras into three categories: the Mind Section, emphasizing luminosity; the Space Section, emphasizing emptiness; and the Instruction Section, emphasizing their inseparability. +
The five male and female herukas, eight yoginis, eight tramen goddesses, four female gatekeepers, and twenty-eight ishvaris. +
A certain type of mantra belonging to wrathful deities. They are used to dispel demonic forces that obstruct the continuation of the Buddhadharma or the welfare of sentient beings. +
