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rnam bcad;visarga;The aspirate element of a Sanskrit syllable, represented as two stacked dots (•) and transliterated as h. vital energies, five impure sarpsāric (Tib. ma dagpa'i 'khor ba'i rlung lnga). Obscuring, converging, differentiating, wavering, and transforming vital energies. See CM 400, VS 554—55» VE 130-31.  +
rgyu'i ting nge 'dzin;samādhi,causal;samādhi,causal;Visualization of the seed syllable of pristine awareness as the cause that emanates the nature of all supporting palaces and supported deines. Apparitions involving objects and the clarity of their presence. See GD 14a, VE 114-15.  +
[rig gdangs] rdo rje lu gu rgyud;vajra strands;vajra strands;Lit. "vajra lamb-strands," alluding to the appearances of grazing sheep, this refers to the radiance, or appearance (rig snang), or display (rig rtsal), of pristine awareness. See VS 417-18;VE 427,433-3S  +
klong grol;liberation into the expanse;liberation into the expanse;A natural state of liberation in which the emergence of appearances becomes simultaneous with their release, like lightning flashing from the sky and vanishing back into the sky. See VE 41.  +
bad kan;phlegm;phlegm;kapha;In the Ayurvedic and Tibetan medical systems, the bodily constituent, or humor, that maintains structural integrity and lubricates.  +
shes rab;wisdom;wisdom;prajña;The knowledge that determines everything included in the phenomenal world of saṃsāra and nirvāṇa as being empty, identityless, and non objective, such that all appearances and mindsets are gradually extinguished in the space of awareness.  +
lta ba gyad kyi lam;path of the power of the view;path of the power of the view;Within the Vajrayāna, the method by which one achieves stability in one's own pristine awareness, whereby ordinary appearances and clinging are transferred to the nature of buddhafields, and one's body, speech, and mind are transferred to the dwelling of the three vajras. See VE 199-178.  +
'khor ba;'khor ba;saṃsāra;The cycle of existence, perpetuated by compulsively taking rebirth due to the power of one's mental afflictions and karma.  +
kha twam ga;khatvānga;A ritual staff that is commonly topped with three skulls in varying degrees of freshness.  +
ye shes drug;primordial consciousness,six facets of;primordial consciousness,six facets of;pañcajñāna;Mirror-like primordial consciousness, discerning primordial consciousness, primordial consciousness of equality, primordial consciousness of accomplishment, primordial consciousness of the absolute space of phenomena, and the primordial consciousness that perceives the full range of phenomena.  +
stong pa nyid;emptiness;emptiness;śūnyatā;The absence of the true, inherent existence of all phenomena. Emptiness itself is not to be reified.  +
khregs chod;cutting through;cutting through;The first of the two major phases in the practice of the Great Perfection, aimed at gaining direct, sustained realization of the original purity of pristine awareness.  +
a nu'i theg pa;Anuyāna;The spiritual vehicle of anuyoga, which corresponds to the stage of completion, following the mahāyoga.  +
rang bzhin;nature;nature;prakṛti;The quality or feature of some phenomenon, such as the mind, whose nature is luminosity.  +
lam nges rdzogs;path of definite perfection;path of definite perfection;Within the Vajrayāna, the path that reveals the deities and buddhafields as definitely existing by their own characteristics, and which emphasizes only the avenue of relative skillful means. See VE 199.  +
lhun grub;spontaneous actualization;spontaneous actualization;bhoga;The spontaneous emergence of qualities and activities from the dharmakāya, the realization ofwhich is the central aspect of the practice ofdirect crossingover.  +
yi dvags;preta;A spirit whose existence is dominated by insatiable hunger, thirst, and craving.  +