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sa bdag;kṣamāpati;An earth spirit, whose actual nature is that of delusions produced by the causes and conditions of ignorance.  +
'og min;Akaniṣṭha;Lit "unsurpassed," the buddhafield of Samantabhadra,in which every being finally achieves supreme enlightenment  +
tha snyad bden pa;truth,conventional;truth,conventional;An aspect of relative truth or a simile for it, such as a name established by agreement.  +
nges 'byung gi blo;emergence,spirit of;emergence,spirit of;The aspiration to emerge from saṃsāra (renunciation) and experience the complete freedom of suffering and its causes in the realization of nirvāṇa. See FP 14-15, VE 402-3.  +
theg pa chen po;Mahāyāna;The "Great Vehicle," by which one proceeds to the state of the perfect enlightenment of a buddha.  +
sangs rgyas kyi zhing khams;buddhafield;buddhafield;buddhakṣetradhatu;Lit. "buddha field-realm," this is a "pure realm," which is brought forth spontaneously from a buddha's enlightened mind.  +
dri za;gandharva;An ethereal being who is said to subsist on fragrances. A "celestial musician." A being in the bardo.  +
phyogs skyong;guardian,directional;guardian,directional;dikpāla;A powerful being that guards one of the ten directions  +
spyod pa'i rgyud kyi theg pa;Upāyatantrayāna;The spiritual vehicle of the "performance tantras," in which conduct accords with kriyā and view accords with yoga;it is perfected by realizing the nonduality of view and conduct. See CM 391;GD184;VE 304.  +
mngar gsum;offerings,three sweet;offerings,three sweet;White sugar, molasses, and honey.  +
ye shes sems dpa';jñānasattva;A "primordial consciousness being, whom one invites and with whom one merges inseparably in the practice of the stage of generation. See VE 149.  +
dkon mchogg sum;Jewels,Three;jewels,three;The outer objects of refuge,which are the Buddha,Dharma,and Sangha.;trīratna  +
lhags kyong;guardian of the remains;guardian of the remains;A being to which the remains of the ganacakra are offered.  +
dpag tshad;dpag tshad;yojana;An ancient Indian measure of a day's range for an ox cart, about five miles.  +
rang byung;self-emergent;self-emergent;Emerging from itself;the aspect of primordial consciousness that is Ratnadākinī. See CM 389, 415;VS 566;''GD 143,117'';VE 190.  +
sangs rgyas kyi khams;buddha nature;buddha nature;buddhadhātu;The primordially pure, essential nature of the mind, equivalent to pristine awareness, which is none other than the dharmakāya. It may be regarded provisionally as one's capacity for achieving spiritual awakening.  +
melong lta bu'i ye shes;primordial consciousness,mirror-like;primordial consciousness,mirror-like;ādaria jñāna;Self-illuminating primordial consciousness, which is of a lucid, clear nature, free of contamination, and allows for the unceasing appearances of all manner of objects;this is purified as Bhagavān Akṣobhya, or as Vajrasattva (GD 155). When obscured by ignorance, it manifests externally as white light;this is reified as the derivative element of water. Its radiance is transformed into the substrate consciousness and gives rise to thoughts of hatred and the aggregate of consciousness. See GD 150-53, VE121-25.  +