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Generally, the four or five "wheels" or chakras in the body. +
Refers here to the Mahamudra teachings. +
Also known as the "precious word empowerment"(tshig dbang rin po che). See four empowerments. +
The body of light of the five wisdoms, devoid of materiality. +
The dividing point between the bardo of dying and the bardo of dharmata. +
The primordially enlightened buddha. +
The eight openings of one's body, not counting the aperture at the top of one's head. +
The eight types of mundane, or common, accomplishments. +
The pure realm of Buddha Amoghasiddhi. +
Calm abiding, the meditative practice of calming the mind in order to rest free from the disturbance of thought activity. For details see Dakpo Tashi Namgyal's ''Mahamudra'' (Shambhala Publications, 1986). +
An experience during the bardo of dying +
(1) The aspiration to attain enlightenment for the sake of all beings. (2) The red and white essences. +
The two main aspects of vajrayana practice. +
Gods, demigods, human beings, animals, hungry ghosts, and hell beings. +
"Transcendent knowledge." The mahayana teachings on insight into emptiness. +
Usually this term refers to the eight common siddhis and the supreme siddhi of mahamudra. +
(1) The embodiment of compassion. (2) One of the eight main bodhisattvas. +
A system of teachings which is the basic view of vajrayana practice according to the Sarma schools. +
The form of a deity. +
An Indian master of the Dzogchen lineage and a disciple of Garab Dorje. Same as Jampal Shenyen. +
