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rangs nang;self-appearing;self-appearing;Appearing from itself, a characteristic of primordial consciousness and of all phenomena.  +
rin po che sna bdun;precious substances,seven;precious substances,seven;Ruby, sapphire, lapis lazuli, emerald, diamond, pearl, and coral. Alternately gold, silver, turquoise, coral, pearl, emerald, and sapphire.  +
bse rag;serak;serak;A type of preta that consumes the vital essence of food and wealth.  +
rtse gcig gi dran pa;mindfulness,single-pointed;mindfulness,single-pointed;Vivid mindfulness resulting from the unification of the minds stillness and movement;this is called vipalyanā.  +
nyan thos kyi theg pa;śravakayāna;The spiritual vehicle of the hrāvakas, which is perfected by realizing personal identitylessness. Srimat (Skt., Tib. dpal dang ldan pa). Lit. "Endowed with Glory," the buddhafield of Ratnasambhava in the southern direction.  +
dam sri,dam tshig la gnod pa'i sri;damsi;damsi;A "samaya demon" which has taken on such rebirth due to tranhgressing the samayas of secret mantra.  +
ro ma;rasanā;The right channel among the three principal channels that run vertically through the torso and up into the head.  +
ji lta ba mkhyen pa'i ye shes;primordial consciousness that knows reality as it is;primordial consciousness that knows reality as it is;yathāvadbhāvikajnāna;The ontological aspect of primordial consciousness, which correctly knows the nature of ultimate reality, the sugatagarbha;this corresponds to knowing the essential nature of pristine awareness.  +
rdzogs pa chen po;Great Perfection;great perfection;mahāsandhi;Dzokchen, or atiyoga, the pinnacle of the nine vehicles transmitted by the Nyingma school The clear-light absolute space of phenomena, having no center or periphery, from which all phenomena of saṃsāra and nirvāria spontaneously arise as creative displays. See VE 301-11.  +
ngo bo lnga;natures,five essential;natures,five essential;The five facets of primordial consciousness.  +
smon pa'i sems bskyed;bodhicitta,aspirational;bodhicitta,aspirational;praṇidhicittotpāda;The altruistic motivation to achieve perfect enlightenment in order to liberate all sentient beings of the three realms from the ocean of suffering of mundane existence and bring them to the state of omniscience. See VE 204-5.  +
kun tu bzang po;Samantabhadra;Lit. "all good," with many meanings, depending upon the context: (1) the name of a particular bodhisattva who is one of the eight principal bodhisattva disciples of the Buddha sākyamuni;(1) a synonym for buddha nature in general;and (3) a synonym for the dharmakāya, in the form of the primordial Buddha Samantabhadra, from whom, according to the Nyingma tantras, the diverse buddha bodies emanate and from whom the higher tantric lineages arise. As such, Samantabhadra is also the result attained through the Dzokchen practice of cutting through (Tib. khregschod).  +
tsha tsha;saccha;tsatsa;tsatsa;A small image of an enlightened being, usually molded of clay and produced in large quantities.  +
dbyings lnga;space of awareness,five facets of;space of awareness,five facets of;pañcadhātu;The five facets of primordial consciousness.  +
'khrul snang;appearances,delusive;appearances,delusive;The reified appearances of phenomena arising due to delusion. The world of appearances (snang lugs) is the basis of delusion, while the nature of existence (gnas lugs) is the basis of liberation.  +
'khor 'das ru shan;The direct crossing over preliminary practice of differentiating samsāra from nirvāṇa with respect to the body, speech, and mind. See VS s86-89, VE 395-418.  +
skye mched;āyatana;Any of the twelve sense bases. Any of the five "signs" (Tib. mtshan ma, Skt. nimitta) that eventually arise due to meditating on the generic emblems of the five elements of earth, water, fire, air, and space.  +
dge 'dun;Sangha;The assembly ofāryas. More generally, the congregation of Buddhist practitioners.  +