Property:Gloss-def
From Buddha-Nature
This is a property of type Text.
T
A sutra belonging to the third turning of the wheel of Dharma. Published as The Flower Ornament Scripture, 3 vols., Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1984-1987. +
"The Loving One." The bodhisattva regent of Buddha Shakyamuni, presently residing in Tushita heaven until becoming the fifth buddha of this aeon; author of five treatises preserved by Asanga. +
An important sadhana of Mahayoga. See also Forty-two peaceful deities. +
The perfect and complete enlightenment, in which one dwells in neither samsara nor nirvana; the state of having eradicated all obscurations and being endowed with the wisdom of seeing the nature of things as they are and with the wisdom of perceiving all that exists. +
"Emanation body," "form of magical apparition." The third of the three kayas. The aspect of enlightenment that can be perceived by ordinary beings. See also Three kayas. +
A certain type of malevolent spirit. +
The lineage of oral teachings from master to disciple, as distinct from the scriptural lineage of textual transmission. The hearing lineage emphasizes the key points of oral instruction rather than elaborate philosophical learning. +
One of two important temples in Lhasa, which houses the statue of Buddha Shakyamuni brought to Tibet by the queens of King Songtsen Gampo. +
The secret name of Guru Rinpoche, which means "Powerful Lotus of the Garland of Skulls." +
The most important Mahayoga tantras of the Sadhana Section (sgrub sde). Listed in chapter 19. +
The Vajrayana practice of "union and liberation": liberating ignorance and disturbing emotions by uniting with the wisdom of the enlightened state. +
"The Hundred Thousand Tantras of the Old School." A collection of scriptures belonging to the three inner tantras, gathered by Ratna Lingpa and re-edited by Jigmey Lingpa. Various editions exist, but the numbering of the volumes used in this book are from the version in thirty-six volumes published by His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, New Delhi, 1974. The structure of this edition is as follows: ten volumes of Ati Yoga, three volumes of Anu Yoga, six volumes of the Tantra Section of Mahayoga, thirteen volumes of the Sadhana Section of Mahayoga, one volume of protector tantras, and three volumes of catalogues and historical background. +
As one of the ministers of King Trisong Deutsen, he was sent as one of the first emissaries to invite Padmasambhava to Tibet. He learned translation from Padmasambhava and rendered numerous teachings of Mamo, Yamantaka, and Kilaya into Tibetan. Having attained accomplishment through Kilaya and Mamo, he could split boulders and divide the flow of rivers with his dagger. Palgyi Wangchuk of Kharchen (mkhar chen dpal gyi dbang phyug) Here, in the Sanglingma, he is described as the father of Yeshe Tsogyal, but elsewhere as her brother, who became a close disciple of Padmasambhava. +
One of the eight classes of gods and demons. Also the cannibal savages inhabiting the southwestern continent of Chamara. At times rakshasa refers to the unruly and untamed expression of ignorance and disturbing emotions. +
Figurative expression for the abode of Vajradhara or Samantabhadra, the dharmakaya buddha. Akanishtha means "highest" or "unsurpassed." +
Also known as Concise Lotus Garland (pad mo phreng ba'i don bsdus pa), this scripture functions as a support for rituals to attain accomplishment. See Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras. +
(i) Another word for conceptual thinking. (2) The inevitable force of the ripening effect of former deeds. +
Born in Upper Drom, he was first a border guard, but developed renunciation and received ordination from Vimalamitra, together with his two brothers. He received the bodhisattva vow from Padmasambhava as well as empowerment and oral instructions in Vajrayana. He practiced meditation in White Gorge of Tsib and at Yerpa, where he reached the accomplishment of being able to traverse freely through solid rock. Years later he assassinated the evil king Langdarma. +
A type of hideous hungry ghost. +
