the philosophical orientation, the act of growing accustomed to that, the implementation of that insight during the activities of daily life, and the final outcome resulting from such training. Each of the nine vehicles has its particular definition of view, meditation, conduct and fruition. +
'center and surrounding;' usually a deity along with its surrounding environment. A maṇḍala is often a symbolic, graphic representation of a tantric deity's realm of existence. +
the seat of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo in Derge county, home of the famous Buddhist college and subsequently the seat of the successor, Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö. +
(1182-1251) — Kunga Gyaltsen; renowned scholar and Tibetan statesman; staved off a Mongolian invasion (1244) by converting Emperor Godan Khan to Buddhism. +
The 42 peaceful and 58 wrathful deities. The are often related to the after-death experience of the ''bardo'' state. The details are found in the ''Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo''. +
Tantric deity shown with a horse's head within his flaming hair; wrathful aspect of Buddha Amitabha. Identical with Padma Heruka, Lotus Speech, among the ''Eight Sadhana Teachings''. +
''Nyingma Gyubum''; Literally the "One Hundred Thousand Nyingma Tantras." The website for The Collected Tantras of the Ancients at Virginia University lists around 388 different titles. +