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phun sum tshogs pa lnga;perfections of the saṃbhogakāya,five;perfections of the saṃbhogakāya,five;The perfect time, place, teacher, retinue, and Dharma, or teaching. Also called five fully endowed circumstances, excellences, or certainties. +
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rtogs pa;realization;realization;Direct insight into some fundamental aspect of reality. In the context of the Great Perfection, this refers to the subtle, exact knowledge ofhow all appearing phenomena are nonobjective and empty from their own side, culminating in the decisive knowledge of the one taste ofgreat emptiness—the fact that the whole of samsāra and nirvāṇa naturally arises from the expanse of the ground and is not established as anything else. +
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gtong len;tonglen;tonglen;Lit. "giving and taking," this refers to the exchange of self and others in order to reduce self-cherishing and cultivate bodhicitta, practiced by giving others one's happiness with the out breath and taking on their sufferings with the in breath. +
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lha chen po brgyad;devas,eight great;devas,eight great;Maheśvara, Indra, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Kāmeśvara, Gaṇapati, Bhriṅgiridhi, and Kumāraṣaṇmukha. +
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sdug bsngal;suffering;suffering;dukkha;The unsatisfying nature of saṃsāra, the first Noble Truth, consisting of blatant suffering, the suffering of change, and existential suffering. +
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rdo rje'i bla ma;vajra guru;vajra guru;A spiritual guide who is qualified to lead one in the practices of Vajrayāna. +
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thes tab rang byung sgron ma;lamp of self emergent wisdom;lamp of self emergent wisdom;One's own awareness, the sugatagarbha, which witnesses the displays of primordial consciousness. See CM 427-28, VS 591, VE 427-28. +
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bdud gcod;severance of maras;severance of maras;A meditative practice established in Tibet and Bhutan by Padampa Sangyé's main disciple, Machik Lapdrön (1055-1149), in which one imaginatively offers up one's entire being as a means to realizing the empty nature of all phenomena, severing all clinging to the appearances of the three realms, and realizing that all gods and demons are none other than one's own appearances. See GD116-27, VE 153-60. +
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nges don;meaning,definitive;meaning,definitive;nītārtha;The meaning of ultimate reality. +
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mu men;vairāṭa;A dark blue gemstone;it is astringent in taste, its post-digestive effects are cooling, and in terms of its healing effects, it benefits illnesses from poisoning, leprosy, lymph disorders, and skin disorders. Blue beryl may match this description, but this requires further research. +
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sgron me drug;lamps,six;lamps,six;The teachings on direct crossing over describe six metaphoric "lamps," whose nature is luminosity: the three lamps of the vessel (the citta lamp of the flesh, the hollow crystal kati channel, and the fluid lasso lamp) and the three lamps of the vital essence (the lamp of the pristine space of awareness, the lamp of empty bindus, and the lamp of self-emergent wisdom). See CM 423-28, VS 591, VE 424-28. +
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bdag med;identitylessness;identitylessness;nairātmya;The selflessness or lack of inherent identity of phenomena. There are two types: (1) the identitylessness ofpersons and (2) the identitylessness of phenomena. +
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mtshams med pa lnga;deeds of immediate retribution,five;deeds of immediate retribution,five;pañcānantarya;Actions with such negative karmic force that upon death, the perpetrator is reborn immediately in hell, bypassing the intermediate period: matricide, patricide, killing an arhat, creating a schism in the Saṅgha, and maliciously drawing the blood of a tathāgata. +
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tshad med bzhi;immeasurables,four;immeasurables,four;caturapramāṇa;Lovingkindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity. +
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chos skyong;chos skyong;dharmapāla;Dharma protector. This may be a worldly being oath-bound to protect the Dharma and sentient beings ('jigtenpa) or a wisdom deity who is an enlightened manifestation of compassion (jig ten ha 'daspa). The chiefprotectress of the Dzokchen teachings is Ekajati. +
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thig le;thig le;bindu;An orb of light. The red and white essential drops of vital fluids within the body, included within the triad of channels, vital energies, and bindus. The dot or small circle above Tibetan and Sanskrit syllables such as Hūm. +
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drva ba drva phyed;latticework and pendants;latticework and pendants;Indian temple frieze ornamentation featuring a lattice (i.e., web or net) of looped garlands with pendants hung from the highest points. +
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rnal 'byor;rnal 'byor;yoga;Lit. "yoke," a meditative practice involving the mind and body. One of the six higher yānas of kriyāyoga, upāyayoga, yoga, mahāyoga, anuyoga, and atiyoga. +
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rig 'dzin brda yi brgyud;Lineage of the Vidyādharas,Symbolic;lineage of the vidyādharas,symbolic;The lineage of the Great Perfection, by which the symbolic signs of ultimate reality, the treasury of space, are spontaneously released, without reliance upon the stages ofspiritual training and practice. See VE z, GD 179. +
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dngos grub;siddhis,eight;siddhis,eight;A supernormal ability or achievement The supreme siddhi is the perfect enlightenment of a buddha, while the eight common siddhis include: (1) the siddhi of celestial realms, the ability to dwell in celestial realms while still alive;(i) the siddhi of the sword, the ability to overcome any hostile army;(3) the siddhi of medicinal pills, the ability to become invisible by holding blessing pills in your hand;(4) the siddhi of fleet-footedness, by which you can walk around a lake in an instant by wearing boots you have blessed;(5) the vase siddhi, by which you can create a vessel that renders inexhaustible anything you put inside it, food or money for example;(6) the siddhi of yakṣas, the power to make yakṣas your servants;(7) the siddhi of ambrosia (Skt.amṛta),which gives you a lifespan as long as the sun and the moon, the strength of an elephant, and the beauty of a lotus, and makes you feel as light as cotton wool whenever you arise from your seat;and (8) the siddhi of the balm of clairvoyance, which, when applied to your eyes, allows you to see things beneath the earth, such as treasures and so on. +
