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Cittamātra + (Mind Only school, Chittamatra; the doctrine of Mind Only; founded by Maitreya and Asaṅga, idealist-mentalist, just displays of mind.)

Kālacakra + ('Wheel of Time.' A tantra and a Vajrayana system taught by Buddha Shakyamuni himself, showing the interrelationship between the phenomenal world, the physical body and the mind)
Byams chos sde lnga + (Five Teachings of Lord Maitreya, five trea … Five Teachings of Lord Maitreya, five treatises of Maitreya, the Five Doctrines of Maitreya, 1) {theg pa chen po'i mdo sde rgyan gyi tshig le'ur byas ba} [Mahayana Sutralamkara Karika]. 2) {dbus dang mtha' rnam par 'byed pa} [madhyaanta-vibhanga] 3) {chos dang chos nyid rnam par 'byed pa} [Dharma-dharmataa-vibhanya] 4) {theg pa chen po'i rgyan bla ma'i bstan bcos} [Mahaayanaottaratantra-shaastra] 5) {mngon par rtogs ba'i rgyan} [Abhisamayaalam.kaara]. rtogs ba'i rgyan} [Abhisamayaalam.kaara].)
Mahāyāna + (Mahayana. 'Greater vehicle.' When using th … Mahayana. 'Greater vehicle.' When using the term 'greater and lesser vehicles,' Mahayana and Hinayana, Mahayana includes the tantric vehicles while Hinayana is comprised of the teachings for shravakas and pratyekabuddhas. The connotation of 'greater' or 'lesser' refers to the scope of aspiration, the methods applied and the depth of insight. Central to Mahayana practice is the bodhisattva vow to liberate all sentient beings through means and knowledge, compassion and insight into emptiness. Mahayana's two divisions are known as Mind Only and Middle Way. The sevenfold greatness of Mahayana mentioned in Maitreya's Ornament of the Sutras are explained by Jamgön Kongtrül in his All-encompassing Knowledge: "The greatness of focus on the immense collection of Mahayana teachings, the greatness of the means of accomplishing the welfare of both self and others, the greatness of wisdom that realizes the twofold egolessness, the greatness of diligent endeavor for three incalculable aeons, the greatness of skillful means such as not abandoning samsaric existence and enacting the seven unvirtuous actions of body and speech without disturbing emotions, the greatness of true accomplishment of the ten strengths, the fourfold fearlessness, and the unique qualities of the awakened ones, and the greatness of activity that is spontaneous and unceasing."Mahayana, the Greater Vehicle, [Mahayana]; greater approach/ Mahayana; [Mahayana] supreme, comprehensive approach, universal / great vehicleensive approach, universal / great vehicle)
Prakṛtisthagotra + (Naturally present potential applies to the … Naturally present potential applies to the mind essence present as the unobstructed potential for the qualities of dharmakaya arising from its empty aspect and the qualities of rupakaya arising from its manifest aspect. It is called 'all-ground wisdom' (''kun gzhi'i ye shes'') because of being the ground from which both samsara and nirvana arise and the 'defiled suchness' (''dri bcas de bzhin nyid'') because of being combined with defilement at the time of a sentient being.efilement at the time of a sentient being.)
Nyingma + (Nyingma tradition. Nyingma school. The tea … Nyingma tradition. Nyingma school. The teachings brought to Tibet and translated mainly during the reign of King Trisong Deutsen and in the subsequent period up to Rinchen Sangpo in the ninth century chiefly by the great masters Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra, Shantarakshita, and Vairochana. The two subsequent main types of transmission are Kama and Terma. Practices are based on both the Outer and Inner Tantras with emphasis on the practice of the Inner Tantras of Mahayoga, Anu Yoga and Ati Yoga. Nyingma school; Nyingma, the Old school, old translation school.a, the Old school, old translation school.)
Āvaraṇa + (Obscurations. The veils that covers one's … Obscurations. The veils that covers one's direct perception of the nature of mind. In the general Buddhist teachings several types are mentions: the obscuration of karma preventing one from entering the path of enlightenment, the obscuration of disturbing emotions preventing progress along the path, the obscuration of habitual tendencies preventing the vanishing of confusion, and the final obscuration of dualistic knowledge preventing the full attainment of buddhahood. The two veils of disturbing emotions and dualistic perception that cover one's buddha nature.perception that cover one's buddha nature.)
Bodhiprasthānacitta + (Syn {'jug pa'i sems bskyed} the impulse (to) steady pursuance, practical mind of enlightenment, the bodhi-mind of application)
Sems nyid + (The nature of one's mind which is taught to be identical with the essence of all enlightened beings, the sugata garbha. It should be distinguished from 'mind' (sems) which refers to ordinary discursive thinking based on ignorance of the nature of thought)
Sakya + (The seat of the (sa skya), founded in 1073 … The seat of the (sa skya), founded in 1073 by Könchok Gyalpo of the Khön clan. Its main temple, the impressive Great Emanated Temple (sprul pa'i gtsug lag khang chen mo), was erected in 1268 and is the only building, among over a hundred temples in Sakya's monastic complex, which survived the Cultural Revolution. [MR]. 1) Sakya. One of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. It was established in the eleventh century by Drogmi Lotsawa ('brog mi lo tsa ba), a disciple of the Indian master Virupa.), a disciple of the Indian master Virupa.)
Triviṣa + (Three mind poisons. Attachment, anger, and delusion.)
Bodhicitta + (a mind directed towards pure and total pre … a mind directed towards pure and total presence, a mind set on enlightenment, bodhichitta, awakened heart, enlightened mind, attitude, the [primordial] state of pure and total presence; enlightened mind. བྱང་ meaning – pure of obscurations and chub meaning perfect in enlightened attributes.meaning perfect in enlightened attributes.)
Kun gzhi + (alaya - *. Literally, the 'foundation of a … alaya - *. Literally, the 'foundation of all things.' The basis of mind and both pure and impure phenomena. This word has different meanings in different contexts and should be understood accordingly. Sometimes it is synonymous with buddha nature or dharmakaya, the recognition of which is the basis for all pure phenomena; other times, as in the case of the 'ignorant *,' it refers to a neutral state of dualistic mind that has not been embraced by innate wakefulness and thus is the basis for samsaric experience. alaya 1) *, basis of all, ground-of-all; gathering place, storehouse, ground of all (ordinary/ samsaric) experience; basis of everything, basic nature. 2) abbr. of {kun gzhi'i rnam par shes pa}, {kun gzhi rnam par shes pa} par shes pa}, {kun gzhi rnam par shes pa})
Tantra + (being, mind, stream, a) continuity, being … being, mind, stream, a) continuity, being b) Tantra. abbr. རྒྱུད་ Mahayoga.1) tantra, tantra-texts, being [body, speech and mind], stream of being, mind-stream, continuity, continuum, "linked together", area, location, stream of existence, mind, heart, nature, existence.2) the tantric teachings, texts.3) via, through [sm. བརྒྱུད་.4) bank, shore, coast, edge, side, range.5) lineage, descent.6) area, location.6) individual, person7) bow string མདོ་རྒྱུད་ sutra and tantra].8) continuum [or continua], tantra, string, cord. mind-stream; tantra/ continuum; mind-streamindirect, [opp to དངོས་ direct] [ggd]mind; ex རང་གི་རྒྱུད་ལ་བརྟག་དཔྱད་པ་ examining your own mindStream-of-being, (sems rgyud). The individual continuity of cognition in an individual sentient being. continuitytantra/ continuum (of being); mindstreamtantra. The Vajrayana teachings given by the Buddha in his sambhogakaya form. The real sense of tantra is 'continuity,' the innate buddha nature, which is known as the 'tantra of the expressed meaning.' The general sense of tantra is the extraordinary tantric scriptures also known as the 'tantra of the expressing words.' Can also refer to all the resultant teachings of Vajrayana as a wholeesultant teachings of Vajrayana as a whole)
Svasaṃvedana + (self-cognizant awareness. self-aware[ness] … self-cognizant awareness. self-aware[ness] [thd]. Self-cognizance. self-cognition, apperception [ggd]. one's own insight; 1) self awareness; aware of oneself; 2) self consciousness (according to Chittamatra), [svasamvedana]; self-cognizing (intrinsic) awareness; [lit.] your mind, inherent cognizance. [one's] self-cognizance. 1) self-known, self-aware, natural awareness, intrinsic awareness, apperception. 2) abr. of {rang byung rig pa} self-existing insight. 3) self knower, proprioceptive, self-consciousness [apperceptive], self-knower, one's mind, one's own insight, insight, my own mind. 4) the absolute truth in Y. comp. {rang gi rig pa}; self-existing awareness {rang gi rig pa}; self-existing awareness)