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The first of the three inner tantras; emphasizes the development stage. +
"Direct Crossing." One of the two main aspects of Dzogchen practice, the other being Trekchö. +
One of the last experiences in the bardo of dharmata. +
Here specifically referring to one of the Six Doctrines of Naropa. +
The first two of the three sections of Dzogchen. +
One of the five wisdoms. +
Male enlightened practItIoner of vajrayana. Can also have deeper levels of meaning. +
Refers to liberation from samsaric existence and the state of complete enlightenment. +
The state of buddha hood endowed with the perfect benefit for self and others. +
''Kaya'' literally means "body" in the sense of "embodiment of numerous qualities." Thus dharmakaya, for instance, is the "body" of all enlightened wisdom "qualities," such as the ten powers and the fourfold fearlessness. +
Same as Mahamudra. +
The primordial dharmakaya buddha. +
Inherent or primordial purity and the purity of having removed all temporary obscurations. +
The period from emerging in a mental body until entering a womb at the moment of conception. +
The emanated realms of the five buddhas. +
Twenty-five masters in the Dzogchen lineage from Garab Dorje to Guru Rinpoche, Vimalamitra, and Vairochana. +
The excellent beginning of bodhicitta, the excellent main part of nonconceptualization, and the excellent conclusion of dedicating the merit. These three aspects should be part of any spiritual practice one does. +
Synonymous with the state of complete enlightenment. +
Complete enlightenment, the unified level of a vajra holder. ''Unity'' refers to the union of means and knowledge, appearance and emptiness , or space and awareness. According to Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, ''unity'' refers to the unified state of the kayas and wisdoms, in which ''kaya'' is emptiness endowed with the supreme of all aspects and ''wisdom'' is the mind of unchanging great bliss. +
''Karma'' literally means "action." In a general sense, it is the law of cause and effect, ruling that positive actions bring happiness and misdeeds yield suffering. Only through realizing selflessness and emptiness does one transcend the karma of cyclic existence, after which all activities are "undefiled" and result in manifesting the nirmanakayas for the benefit of beings. +
