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Rgyu'i rgyud + (A+proxy+term+for+buddha-nature+found+in+tantric+literature.)

Tathatā + (A+synonym+for+emptiness+or+the+nature+of+things%2C+%27%27dharmat%C4%81%27%27%3B+it+can+also+be+used+to+describe+the+unity+of+dependent+origination+and+emptiness.+%28Source%3A+Erik+Pema+Kunsang%2C+%27%27Lamp+of+Mahamudra%27%27%2C+1989.%29)
Dhātu + (A+term+that+has+numerous+meanings+dependin … A+term+that+has+numerous+meanings+depending+on+the+context%2C+including+physical+realms+or+regions%2C+the+%28five%29+elements%2C+as+well+as+aspects+of+the+sense+organs%2C+bases%2C+and+fields.+In+terms+of+buddha-nature+theory%2C+it+is+often+treated+as+synonymous+with+terms+like+%27%27gotra%27%27+and+%27%27garbha%27%27+or+even+as+equivalents+of+buddha-nature+itself%2C+such+as+%27%27sugatagarbha%27%27.tself%2C+such+as+%27%27sugatagarbha%27%27.)
Pratipakṣa + (According+to+Dan+Martin%2C+it+%22seems+to+mean+rather+a+kind+of+friendly+opposition%2C+an+antidote%2C+a+harmony+restorer.%22)
Amalavijñāna + (According+to+East+Asian+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra … According+to+East+Asian+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra%2C+the+absolute+purity+of+mind+of+a+buddha.+While+the+Sanskrit+term+appears+in+Vasubandhu%27s+%27%27Abidharmako%C5%9Ba%27%27+and+the+accompanying+%27%27Bha%E1%B9%A3ya%27%27%2C+the+term+as+it+is+used+in+the+sense+of+pure+consciousness+was+first+used+in+Chinese+by+Param%C4%81rtha+and+then+expanded+and+changed+by+later+Chinese+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra+writers.+While+Param%C4%81rtha+associated+it+with+thusness+and+used+it+to+refer+to+a+catalyst+for+enlightenment%2C+it+has+come+to+refer+to+a+ninth+consciousness+which+only+appears+when+the+%C4%81layavij%C3%B1%C4%81na%2C+the+eighth+consciousness%2C+ceases.+As+such%2C+it+is+pure%2C+luminous%2C+and+permanent.+Some+writers%2C+however%2C+have+equated+it+to+the+pure+aspect+of+the+%C4%81layavij%C3%B1%C4%81na%2C+as+well+as+with+prak%E1%B9%9Btiprabh%C4%81svaracitta+%28the+absolute+purity+of+mind%29%2C+tath%C4%81gatagarbha%2C+and+even+emptiness.ath%C4%81gatagarbha%2C+and+even+emptiness.)
Ngo bo + (According+to+Ives+Waldo%2C+it+is+similar+to+%27%27rang+bzhin%27%27%2C+but+when+referring+to+%27%27sugatagarbha%27%27%2C+%27%27ngo+bo%27%27+refers+to+the+emptiness+part%2C+whereas+%27%27rang+bzhin%27%27+refers+to+the+luminosity+or+clarity+part.)
Ka dag + (All+things+in+Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na+and+Vajra … All+things+in+Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na+and+Vajray%C4%81na+Buddhism+are+said+to+be+primordially+empty+and+thus+pure+and+free+from+extremes+and+defilements.+More+specifically%2C+primordial+purity+refers+to+the+nature+of+consciousness+or+buddha-nature%2C+which+is+empty+by+nature+but+endowed+with+spontaneous+luminosity.+Primordial+purity+is+the+empty+aspect+of+the+buddha-nature+which+is+primordially+present+in+all+beings.ich+is+primordially+present+in+all+beings.)
'jog sgom + (Also+called+Settling+meditation+%28Skt.+%2 … Also+called+Settling+meditation+%28Skt.+%27%27sth%C4%81pyabh%C4%81van%C4%81%27%27%3B+Tib.+%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%87%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%82%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A6%E0%BE%92%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%98%E0%BC%8B%2C+%27%27jokgom%27%27+or+%27%27jok+gom%27%27%2C+Wyl.+%27%27+%27jog+sgom%27%27%29+%E2%80%94+the+counterpart+of+analytical+meditation.+The+practice+of+settling+or+resting+the+mind%2C+which+is+alternated+with+periods+of+analysis+or+visualization.%0A%0ARingu+Tulku+Rinpoche+says%3A%0A%22Whenever+we+reach+a+conclusion%2C+or+simply+get+tired%2C+we+just+remain%2C+settled+in+peace.+This+part+is+a+little+like+shamatha.%22+%28Source%3A+Rigpa+Wiki%29%0A%0A%22In+placement+meditation+one+goes+directly+into+deep+Shamatha+meditation+and+then+one+%22looks+at+mind%22+directly+without+any+analysis+and+perceives+its+emptiness.%22+%28Thrangu+Rinpoche%2C+%27%27Transcending+Ego%27%27%2C+86%29.%2C+%27%27Transcending+Ego%27%27%2C+86%29.)
Tsen Tradition + (Also+known+as+the+%22meditative+tradition% … Also+known+as+the+%22meditative+tradition%22+%28%27%27sgom+lugs%27%27%29%2C+this+form+of+exegesis+was+primarily+concerned+with+the+practical+application+of+the+teachings+contained+in+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+as+a+means+to+experience+buddha-nature+for+oneself.+However%2C+both+the+Tsen+Tradition+and+its+opposing+counterpart%2C+the+Ngok+Tradition%2C+reportedly+came+from+a+single+source%2C+the+Kashmiri+scholar-yogi+Sajjana.urce%2C+the+Kashmiri+scholar-yogi+Sajjana.)
Ngok Tradition + (Also+known+as+the+analytic+tradition+%28%2 … Also+known+as+the+analytic+tradition+%28%27%27thos+bsam+gyi+lugs%27%27%29%2C+literally%2C+%22the+tradition+of+hearing+and+contemplating%2C%22+this+form+of+exegesis+explicated+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+through+philosophical+reasoning+and+debate+and+thus+entailed+a+primarily+scholastic+approach+to+the+treatise.+However%2C+both+the+Ngok+Tradition+and+its+opposing+counterpart%2C+the+Tsen+Tradition%2C+reportedly+came+from+a+single+source%2C+the+Kashmiri+scholar-yogi+Sajjana.urce%2C+the+Kashmiri+scholar-yogi+Sajjana.)
Dharmakāya + (Although+this+term+is+sometimes+rendered+i … Although+this+term+is+sometimes+rendered+into+English+as+%E2%80%9Ctruth+body%2C%E2%80%9D+dharmak%C4%81ya+seems+to+have+originally+been+meant+to+refer+to+the+entire+corpus+%28%27%27k%C4%81ya%27%27%29+of+the+Buddha%E2%80%99s+transcendent+qualities+%28%27%27dharma%27%27%29.+%28%27%27The+Princeton+Dictionary+of+Buddhism%27%27%2C+p.+242%29+Dictionary+of+Buddhism%27%27%2C+p.+242%29)
Vajrayāna + (An+adamantine+system+for+being+based+on+the+innate+nature+of+reality+and+using+the+state+of+Buddha+as+a+way+to+actualize+enlightenment.)
Svabhāva + (An+innate+attribute+that+establishes+the+completely+independent+existence+of+an+entity%2C+which+is+typically+refuted+in+the+Madhyamaka+notion+of+emptiness.)
Anuyoga + (Anuyoga+is+generally+associated+with+lung+%28%E0%BD%A3%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%84%E0%BC%8B%29+or+doctrinal+teachings%2C+wisdom+aspect+of+the+path+and+female+tantras.)
Bodhicitta + (As+this+is+the+desire+to+achieve+and+help+achieve+the+state+of+enlightenment+for+all+sentient+beings%2C+it+is+called+the+thought+or+mind+of+awakening+or+enlightenment.)
Atiyoga + (Atiyoga+is+considered+to+be+the+highest+yoga+or+path+which+can+help+attain+Buddhahood+very+swiftly+and+easily+by+simply+realising+that+all+phenomena+are+expressions+of+the+primordial+wisdom.)
Pratyekabuddha + (Because+the+pratyekabuddhas+work+on+their+ … Because+the+pratyekabuddhas+work+on+their+own+to+seek+enlightenment+for+themselves%2C+they+are+considered+as+self-centred%2C+but+because+they+are+superior+to+the+%C5%9Br%C4%81vakas+but+inferior+to+the+buddhas+in+their+calibre%2C+they+are+called+middling+buddhas.libre%2C+they+are+called+middling+buddhas.)
Śrāvaka + (Because+they+mainly+rely+on+the+words+of+t … Because+they+mainly+rely+on+the+words+of+the+Buddha+in+their+spiritual+practice%2C+they+are+known+as+Hearers+or+Listeners.+The+%C5%9Br%C4%81vaka+vehicle+is+the+one+of+the+three+vehicles+or+y%C4%81nas+in+Buddhism+beside+the+vehicles+of+Solitary+Realizers+and+Bodhisattvasles+of+Solitary+Realizers+and+Bodhisattvas)
Bodhigarbha + (Buddha-nature+in+its+ultimate+sense+as+the … Buddha-nature+in+its+ultimate+sense+as+the+primordially+existing+essence+of+buddhahood+present+in+all+beings.+It+is+treated+as+a+Tantric%2FDzogchen+equivalent+of+the+more+S%C5%ABtra-based+terms+%27%27tath%C4%81gatagarbha%27%27+and+%27%27sugatagarbha%27%27.garbha%27%27+and+%27%27sugatagarbha%27%27.)
Dzogchen + (Dzogchen%2C+or+Great+Perfection%2C+refers+more+specifically+to+the+nature+of+awareness%2C+which+is+the+innate+state+of+perfect+enlightenment+latent+in+the+mind.+More+broadly%2C+it+refers+to+the+associated+system+of+teachings%2C+theories%2C+and+practices.)
Nirmāṇakāya + (Emanation+body+is+considered+as+an+apparit … Emanation+body+is+considered+as+an+apparitional+form+and+thus+not+the+actual+physical+form+of+a+buddha+but+one+projected+for+the+purpose+of+helping+sentient+beings.+This+concept+became+later+conflated+with+the+Tibetan+culture+of+religious+incarnation+and+many+lamas+who+are+considered+to+be+rebirths+of+earlier+ones+are+also+referred+to+as+trulku.rlier+ones+are+also+referred+to+as+trulku.)
Actualized enlightenment + (Enlightenment+attained+through+practice.)
Bodhi + (Enlightenment+has+the+sense+of+complete+ac … Enlightenment+has+the+sense+of+complete+actualization+of+one%27s+true+nature+or+total+understanding+of+reality+and+freedom+from+suffering+that+comes+from+achieving+that+realization.+%0A%0AEnlightenment+%28Skt.%2C+%27%27bodhi%27%27%3B+Tib.%2C+%27%27byang+chub%27%27%29+is+a+state+that+can+potentially+be+attained+by+any+being+with+a+mind.+The+very+nature+of+the+mind+as+a+clear+and+radiant+entity%2C+and+of+the+defilements+as+adventitious+entities+that+are+not+essential+to+our+nature%2C+is+what+allows+for+the+possibility+of+mental+purification%2C+and+hence+of+enlightenment.+The+clearest+doctrinal+formulation+of+this+idea+is+to+be+found+in+the+concept+of+buddha-nature+%28%27%27tathagatagarbha%27%27%3B+%27%27de+bzhin+gshegs+pa%27i+snying+po%27%27%29.+Whether+buddha-nature+is+the+primordial+presence+of+an+enlightened+state+in+the+minds+of+beings%2C+something+that+merely+needs+to+be+uncovered%2C+or+only+a+potential+that+permits+the+attainment+of+that+state+is+of+course+a+disputed+point+in+the+tradition.+Here%2C+it+is+only+important+to+note+that+the+vast+majority+of+Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na+schools+maintain+that+all+beings%2C+regardless+of+birth%2C+race%2C+social+status%2C+and+gender%2C+are+capable+of+the+attainment+of+the+state+of+human+perfection+known+as+enlightenment.%0ASource%3A+page+192%2C+%E2%80%9CLiberation%3A+An+Indo-Tibetan+Perspective%E2%80%9D+by+Jos%C3%A9+Ignacio+Cabez%C3%B3n.+Buddhist-Christian+Studies%2C+Vol.+12+%281992%29%2C+pp.+191-198+Published+by%3A+University+of+Hawai%27i+Press+Stable+URL%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F1389971s%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F1389971)
Samudānītagotra + (Fluidity%2C+in+that+it+is+a+potential+that+is+developed+through+personal+habits+of+study%2C+practice%2C+and+exposure+to+a+particular+vehicle+of+Buddhism.)
Bhūmi + (Generally+associated+with+bodhisattvas%2C+these+are+major+stages+arrived+at+over+the+course+of+lifetimes+of+ongoing+spiritual+practice+and+development.)
Pratītyasamutpāda + (In+Madhyamaka+thought+it+is+used+to+describe+the+relative+level+of+the+truth.+Since+phenomena+come+into+being+interdependently+at+this+level%2C+they+are+therefore+empty+of+inherent+existence+at+the+ultimate+level.)
Gzhi + (In+the+Dzogchen+teachings+it+is+commonly+counted+among+the+trilogy+of+ground%2C+path%2C+and+fruition.+Sometimes+referred+to+as+the+primordial+ground+%28%27%27ye+bzhi%27%27%29%2C+it+is+the+source+from+which+all+phenomena+arise.)
Icchantika + (Individuals+who+are+so+consumed+by+their+desires+or+by+a+particular+lifestyle+that+they+would+never+even+consider+the+need+for+self-improvement.+Therefore%2C+they+have+no+interest+in+following+any+spiritual+path%2C+let+alone+the+path+to+liberation.)
Mahāmudrā + (It+has+a+sense+of+being+the+binding+force+and+refers+to+the+reality+of+all+things.+Just+as+a+seal+makes+a+document+binding%2C+reality+binds+all+things%2C+including+our+understanding+of+the+true+nature+of+things.+It+also+refers+to+a+symbolic+gesture.)
Brahman + (It+has+the+sense+of+being+pure+and+expansive+as+the+universal+principle.+It+is+the+source+from+which+all+things+emanate%2C+and+to+which+they+return.)
Cittamātra + (It+is+a+philosophical+position+that+places … It+is+a+philosophical+position+that+places+mentation+at+the+forefront+of+our+experience+of+the+world%2C+rather+than+the+seemingly+real+objects+that+consciousness+perceives.+It+can+also+be+used+to+refer+to+a+Buddhist+school%2C+a+genre+of+texts%2C+or+as+a+section+of+the+Tibetan+Buddhist+canon.+For+instance%2C+the+%27%27Gy%C3%BC+Lama%27%27+is+in+the+%27%27sems+tsam%27%27+section+of+the+Tibetan+canon.s+tsam%27%27+section+of+the+Tibetan+canon.)
Sarvākāravaropetāśūnyatā + (It+is+an+important+term+in+the+Mah%C4%81mudr%C4%81+teachings%2C+as+well+as+in+various+Tibetan+traditions+that+have+a+connection+to+buddha-nature+theory%2C+such+as+those+associated+with+other-emptiness+%28%27%27gzhan+stong%27%27%29.)
Mahāyāna + (It+is+known+as+the+Great+Vehicle+in+compar … It+is+known+as+the+Great+Vehicle+in+comparison+to+the+earlier+schools+of+Buddhism+which+aimed+only+to+reach+individual+liberation.+Thus%2C+this+system+claims+to+be+superior+to+the+early+Buddhist+schools+in+terms+of+the+philosophical+understanding+of+reality+and+the+moral+scope+of+rescuing+all+sentient+beings.ral+scope+of+rescuing+all+sentient+beings.)
Sādhana + (It+is+the+means%2C+method+or+technique+of+ … It+is+the+means%2C+method+or+technique+of+achieving+a+spiritual+goal+or+power%2C+and+thus+deals+with+the+process+of+practice+but+does+not+explain+or+discuss+concepts+or+theories.+A+s%C4%81dhana+is+almost+always+a+practical+manual+written+for+practice+on+a+specific+deity.+written+for+practice+on+a+specific+deity.)
Lam rim + (Lam+rim+has+the+sense+of+gradual+or+graded+practice+starting+from+basic+techniques+to+cultivate+the+thoughts+of+renunciation%2C+compassion+and+loving+kindness%2C+etc.+to+insight+into+ultimate+emptiness.)
Mahāyoga + (Mah%C4%81yoga+is+great+or+supreme+with+respect+to+outer+tantras+and+focuses+on+the+skill-in-means%2C+thus+mainly+refers+to+what+are+known+as+male+tantras.)
Svasaṃvedana + (Mind+seeing+mind.+The+classic+example+is+that+of+a+lamp+that+illuminates+the+surrounding+area+as+well+as+itself.)
Prātimokṣasaṃvara + (Moral-ethical+disciplinary+rules+that+act+as+a+restraint+on+one%27s+behavior+due+to+their+requirements+to+abide+by+a+specific+code+of+conduct.)
Pariniṣpannasvabhāva + (Of+the+three+natures%2C+this+one+is+representative+of+the+ultimate+truth.)
Advaya + (Often+used+to+reference+the+ultimate+truth%2C+which+is+beyond+dualistic+conceptions+such+as+subject+and+object+and+so+forth.)
Prajñā + (One+of+the+most+important+terms+in+Buddhis … One+of+the+most+important+terms+in+Buddhist+philosophy%2C+%27%27praj%C3%B1%C4%81%27%27%2C+or+%27%27sherab%27%27+in+Tibetan%2C+has+the+sense+of+%22higher+knowing%22+or+%22special+insight.%22+This+is+the+%27%27praj%C3%B1%C4%81%27%27+in+%27%27praj%C3%B1%C4%81p%C4%81ramit%C4%81%27%27%2C+and+it+is+associated+with+the+wisdom+that+perceives%2Fknows+the+actual+nature+of+reality.+See+also+%27%27j%C3%B1%C4%81na%27%27.ity.+See+also+%27%27j%C3%B1%C4%81na%27%27.)
Prabhāsvaratā + (Radiance%2C+brilliance%2C+or+effulgence.)
Paramārthasatya + (Reality+as+it+appears+to+an+enlightened+being%2C+in+which+all+phenomena+are+perceived+to+be+empty+of+an+individual%2C+permanent+essence.+This+is+contrasted+to+the+%22relative+truth%22+as+experienced+by+unenlightened+beings.)
Saṃvṛtisatya + (Reality+as+it+is+experienced+by+ordinary+p … Reality+as+it+is+experienced+by+ordinary+people+whose+perception+is+clouded+by+ignorance%2C+in+contrast+to+%22ultimate+truth%22+or+%22absolute+truth%2C%22+which+is+reality+as+perceived+by+an+enlightened+being.+Relative+truth+has+practical+value+in+daily+life%2C+but+upon+examination+all+phenomena+are+found+to+be+empty+of+individual%2C+permanent+existence.mpty+of+individual%2C+permanent+existence.)