Property:Gloss-term
From Buddha-Nature
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dpa' bo;warrior;warrior;Male tantric figure. +
currents;currents;prāṇa;The psycho-physical forces of the mind, body, and environment. +
samsara;samsara;saṃsāra;Literally "to run around";the condition of recurrent birth through the force of action (''karma'') and afflictive mental states. It applies to all states of existence of the three realms and their six life-forms. +
illusory,illusion;illusory,illusion;māyopama,bhrānti;Mayopama, "like a (magical) illusion" (''maya-upama'') , emphasizes the fact that the mind distorts experience of reality in the way a magician alters our perceptions. Our conditioned perception causes the world to appear as something it is not. +
realms,three;realms,three;tridhātu;The totality of samsara. The desire realm-so named because its inhabitants are primarily concerned with sensory gratification-includes beings of all six states of existence. The form and formless realms consist exclusively of gods whose mental states correspond with those of the eight absorption levels. The form realm corresponds to the first four absorption levels and the formless realm to the second four levels. +
triple gem;triple gem;triratna);The refuge sources of Buddhism: the Buddha, representing enlightenment;the Dharma, his teachings;and the Sangha, the community of practitioners. +
seed-syllable;seed-syllable;bīja;Monosyllabic mantric sounds embodying a universal principle, a deity's reality, or a psychic process. +
obscurations,two;obscurations,two;āvaraṇa;The afflictional obscuration (''kleśāvararza'') consists of negative mental states that obscure nirvana's freedom from misery. The objective obscuration (''jñeyāvararza'') consists of fundamental misperceptions of the world that obscure perfect enlightenment. +
superficial reality,superficial world;superficial reality,superficial world;saṃvṛtisatya;The world as it appears when perception is conditioned by verbal conventions. The term "reality" emphasizes the fact that, owing to its relative self-consistency, it does appear to be a valid reality to ordinary beings. +
voidness;voidness;śūnyatā;The actual nature of all things;the lack of any independent ego of persons and identity of things. +
evils,ten;evils,ten;akuśala;The ten main evils are killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, slander, abusive speech, senseless speech, coveting, ill will, and wrong views. The ten main virtues are abstaining from these evils. +
solitary-buddha;solitary-buddha;pratyekabuddha;A person of the Small Vehicle who has attained nirvana for his or her own benefit without the aid of a buddha's teachings. +
elements,four;elements,four;dhātu;Earth (solidity), water (fluidity), fire (heat), and air (motility). Space is sometimes counted as a fifth element. +
states of existence,six;states of existence,six;The six states or classes of life-forms of samsara: gods (''deva'') , anti-gods (''asura''), humans (''manuṣya''), animals (''tiryagyona''), frustrated spirits (''preta''), and hell beings (''nairayika''). The first three are called higher states and the last three lower states. +
six transcendences;six transcendences;pāramitā;Six integrated practices aimed at developing the stores of merit and gnosis: giving, morality, patience, effort, concentration, and wisdom. +
Bön;bön;The native religion of Tibet. Its followers are called Bönpo. +
nirvana (nirvāṇa);The cessation of one's own misery through eradication of affiictional mental states. In the Great Vehicle nirvana is used in distinction to enightenment, which involves not only the eradication of misery but also the attainment of unique abilities and insights into reality. +
social means,four;social means,four;saṃgrahavastu;Four practices performed by a bodhisattva primarily for the welfare of others: giving, relevant communication, assisting the development of others, and serving as an example for others. +
phases,two;phases,two;krama;The two stages of tantric practice. The first, the production phase (''utpattikrama''), involves the visualized production of the tantric deities and their domains. The second, the completion phase (''utpannakrama''), is the completion of this process by perceiving the voidness of all appearances. +
seven superior treasures;seven superior treasures;Basic aids in all types of practice: faith, morality, modesty, receptiveness to Dharma, attentiveness, charity, and wisdom. +
