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- 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.)
- Kṣaṇasaṃpad + (In+Sanskrit+it+literally+means+a+%E2%80%9C … In+Sanskrit+it+literally+means+a+%E2%80%9Cfortunate+moment%2C%E2%80%9D+or++%E2%80%9Causpicious+moment%2C%E2%80%9D+in+the+sense+of+an+%E2%80%9Copportune+birth%E2%80%9D+that+specifically+refers+to+rebirth+as+a+human+being+with+the+conditions+that+permit+practice+of+the+dharma.itions+that+permit+practice+of+the+dharma.)
- 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.)
- Tattva + (Reality+or+the+natural+state+of+things+are+called+suchness+or+thatness+in+order+to+indicate+that+reality+is+the+nature+as+it+is+without+any+any+fabrication+or+imputation.)
- Sūtra + (S%C5%ABtras+originally+referred+to+the+aph … S%C5%ABtras+originally+referred+to+the+aphoristic+sayings+and+discourses%2C+although+one+can+find+many+exegetical+and+descriptive+s%C5%ABtras.+In+the+Buddhist+tradition%2C+s%C5%ABtras+are+generally+considered+to+be+the+words+of+the+Buddha+or+his+immediate+disciples%2C+in+contrast+to+the+commentarial+or+synoptic+literature%2C+some+of+which+summarized+and+condensed+the+teachings+in+the+s%C5%ABtras.ondensed+the+teachings+in+the+s%C5%ABtras.)