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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.)
Āvaraṇa + (See+also+%5B%5B%C4%81gantukamala+%7Cadventitious+stains+%28%27%27%C4%81gantukamala%27%27%29%5D%5D)
Āgantukamala + (See+also+%5B%5B%C4%81vara%E1%B9%87a%7Cobscurations+%28%27%27%C4%81vara%E1%B9%87a%27%27%29%5D%5D.+%0A%0ASomething+which+has+been+incidentally+added+on+and+therefore+can+be+removed.)
Niḥsvabhāvatā + (Since+phenomena+are+dependent+on+causes+and+conditions%2C+their+mode+of+being+is+generally+characterized+as+an+absence+of+self-nature+or+personally+distinct+essence.)
Rang stong + (Since+relative+phenomena+arise+in+dependen … Since+relative+phenomena+arise+in+dependence+on+causes+and+conditions%2C+they+cannot+be+said+to+exist+based+solely+on+their+own+defining+characteristics.+Thus+they+are+deemed+to+be+empty+of+an+innate+nature.+As+a+noun%2C+this+term+generally+refers+to+the+more+traditional%2C+or+orthodox%2C+philosophical+stance+of+the+Madhyamaka+school+and+its+view+of+emptiness%2C+as+opposed+to+those+who+profess+other-emptiness+%28%27%27gzhan+stong%27%27%29.+For+the+latter+group%2C+self-emptiness+is+also+asserted+to+be+true%2C+but+it+is+only+used+to+describe+the+relative+truth.+However%2C+for+traditional+M%C4%81dhyamikas%2C+emptiness+is+universally+applied%2C+and+thus+the+lack+of+inherent+existence+is+itself+the+ultimate+truth.nt+existence+is+itself+the+ultimate+truth.)
Neyārtha + (Something+that+is+taught+as+a+means+to+an+end.)
Niṣprapañca + (That+which+is+unadulterated+by+the+complexities+or+artifice+of+thought+patterns.)
Ātmaka + (That+which+one+inherently+possesses.)
Kagyu + (The+Marpa+Kagyu+%28%27%27mar+pa+bka%E2%80% … The+Marpa+Kagyu+%28%27%27mar+pa+bka%E2%80%99+brgyud%27%27%29+tradition+originated+in+the+eleventh+century+with+the+Tibetan+translator+Marpa+Chokyi+Lodro%2C+who+studied+in+India+with+N%C4%81ropa.+Marpa%E2%80%99s+disciple+Milarepa+famously+attained+enlightenment+in+the+caves+of+southern+Tibet+after+renouncing+a+life+of+violent+revenge%3B+his+disciple+Gampopa+merged+the+lay+siddha+practice+of+his+master+with+the+Kadampa+monasticism+and+scholarship+that+he+had+previously+studied.+Gampopa+founded+the+first+Kagyu+monastery%2C+Daklha+Gampo%2C+in+southern+Tibet.+Following+Gampopa+the+tradition+split+into+multiple+autonomous+subsects+known+as+the+four+primary+%28Barom%2C+Pakdru%2C+Karma%2C+and+Tselpa%29%2C+and+eight+secondary+traditions+%28Drigung%2C+Drukpa%2C+Martsang%2C+Shukseb%2C+Taklung%2C+Tropu%2C+Yabzang%2C+and+Yelpa+Kagyu%29.+%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Ftreasuryoflives.org%2Ftradition%2FMarpa-Kagyu+Read+more+at+Treasury+of+Lives%5Dpa-Kagyu+Read+more+at+Treasury+of+Lives%5D)
Pāramitā + (The+Sanskrit+and+Tibetan+terms+p%C4%81ramit%C4%81+and+phar+phyin+imply+crossing+over+or+reaching+the+other+side+because+these+practices+help+the+individual+practitioner+to+cross+the+ocean+of+cycle+of+existence+and+reach+Buddhahood.)
Bodhipraṇidhicitta + (The+altruistic+wish+to+attain+enlightenment+for+the+sake+of+all+sentient+beings.)
Parikalpitasvabhāva + (The+artificial+and+mistaken+perception+of+phenomena+as+being+something+which+they+are+not.)
Saṃbhogakāya + (The+enjoyment+body+of+the+buddha+is+so+called+for+its+perfect+and+luxurious+nature.+It+is+the+highest+physical+form+and+normally+enumerated+as+one+of+the+three+enlightened+bodies+of+a+buddha+beside+truth+and+emanation+bodies.)

Sugatagarbha + (The+essence+of+enlightenment+present+in+all+sentient+beings.)

Sems nyid + (The+essence+of+mind.)
Byams chos sde lnga + (The+list+of+five+is%3A+%27%27Ornament+of+C … The+list+of+five+is%3A+%27%27Ornament+of+Clear+Realization+%28Abhisamay%C4%81la%E1%B9%83k%C4%81ra%2C+mngon+rtogs+rgyan%29%3B+Ornament+for+the+Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na+S%C5%ABtras+%28Mah%C4%81y%C4%81nas%C5%ABtr%C4%81la%E1%B9%83k%C4%81ra%2C+theg+pa+chen+po+mdo+sde+rgyan%29%3B+Differentiation+of+the+Middle+and+the+Extremes+%28Madhy%C4%81ntavibh%C4%81ga%2C+dbus+mtha%27+rnam+%27byed%29%3B+Differentiation+of+Phenomena+and+Their+Nature+%28Dharmadharmat%C4%81vibh%C4%81ga%2C+chos+dang+chos+nyid+rnam+%27byed%29%27%27%3B+and+%27%27The+Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na+Treatise+of+the+Highest+Continuum+%28Ratnagotravibh%C4%81ga+Mah%C4%81y%C4%81nottaratantra%C5%9B%C4%81stra%2C+theg+pa+chen+po+rgyud+bla+ma%27i+bstan+bcos%29%27%27.n+po+rgyud+bla+ma%27i+bstan+bcos%29%27%27.)
Tha mal gyi shes pa + (The+mind+in+its+natural+state.+Often+used+as+a+synonym+for+the+nature+of+mind+and+buddha-nature.)
Prabhāsvaracitta + (The+natural+radiance+of+mind.)
Original enlightenment + (The+natural+state+of+enlightenment+that+is+obscured+by+the+adventitious+stains.)
Ātman + (The+notion+of+%C4%81tman+is+often+equated+with+the+Western+notions+of+an+eternal+soul.)
Bodhiprasthānacitta + (The+practical+application+or+fulfillment+of+the+altruistic+wish+to+attain+enlightenment+for+the+sake+of+all+sentient+beings.)
Dpyad sgom + (The+practical+approach+to+gaining+incontro … The+practical+approach+to+gaining+incontrovertible+conceptual+certainty+is+called+analytical+meditation+or+superior+insight.+%28%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Center+of+the+Sunlit+Sky%5D%5D%27%27%2C+29%29%0A%0A%22Another+division+of+meditation+is+into+%E2%80%9Cthe+analytical+meditation+of+scholars%E2%80%9D+and+%E2%80%9Cthe+resting+meditation+of+mendicants%2C%E2%80%9D+or+simply+analytical+meditation+and+resting+meditation.+The+analytical+meditation+of+scholars+refers+to+the+intellectual+examination+of+all+phenomena+through+reasoning.+There+are+two+key+terms+here%3A+%E2%80%9Cdiscriminating+knowledge%E2%80%9D+and+%E2%80%9Cpersonally+experienced+wisdom.%E2%80%9D+The+first+step+in+this+analytical+meditation+is+to+cultivate+discriminating+knowledge.+This+refers+to+all+the+levels+of+increasingly+refined+inferential+valid+cognition+that+are+based+on+reasoning+and+developed+through+studying%2C+reflecting%2C+and+meditating.%22+%28%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Center+of+the+Sunlit+Sky%5D%5D%27%27%2C+279%29%0A%0A%22The+general+scope+of+analytical+meditation+encompasses+all+of+the+teachings+of+the+Buddha%2C+starting+from+contemplating+impermanence+and+the+preciousness+of+human+existence+up+through+ascertaining+the+two+kinds+of+identitylessness.+Resting+meditation+includes+all+types+of+meditations+in+which+the+conclusions+achieved+through+preceding+investigation+become+absorbed+by+the+mind.%22+%28%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Center+of+the+Sunlit+Sky%5D%5D%27%27%2C+281%29er+of+the+Sunlit+Sky%5D%5D%27%27%2C+281%29)
Paratantrasvabhāva + (The+relatively+dependent+nature+of+phenomena+and+the+consciousness+that+perceives+them.)
Tathāgatagarbha + (The+seed+or+essence+of+enlightenment.+%27% … The+seed+or+essence+of+enlightenment.+%27%27Tath%C4%81gata%27%27+loosely+translates+as+%22one+who+has+gone+to+a+state+of+enlightenment%2C%22+while+%27%27garbha%27%27+has+the+sense+of+%22womb%2C%22+%22essence%2C%22+and+%22embryo.%22+Tath%C4%81gatagarbha+thus+suggests+a+potential+or+an+innate+buddhahood+possessed+by+all+sentient+beings+that+is+either+developed+or+revealed+when+one+attains+enlightenment.r+revealed+when+one+attains+enlightenment.)
Niḥsvabhāva + (The+selflessness+of+phenomena.)
Bodhisattva + (The+term+Bodhisattva+rendered+into+Tibetan … The+term+Bodhisattva+rendered+into+Tibetan+as+%E0%BD%96%E0%BE%B1%E0%BD%84%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%86%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%96%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A6%E0%BD%BA%E0%BD%98%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%91%E0%BD%94%E0%BD%A0%E0%BC%8B+%28wyl.+byang+chub+sems+dpa%27%29+has+the+sense+of+heroic+beings+who+have+developed+the+thought+of+enlightenment+or+awakening.+Thus%2C+a+Bodhisattva+is+defined+as+a+person+who+has+given+rise+to+Bodhicitta+or+the+thought+of+enlightenment.odhicitta+or+the+thought+of+enlightenment.)
Arhat + (The+term+arhat+refers+to+someone+worthy+of+veneration+as+well+as+someone+who+has+overcome+the+enemies.+The+Tibetan+translation+has+the+latter+meaning+as+arhats+are+said+to+have+defeated+the+foes+of+defiling+emotions.)
Pramāṇa + (The+term+has+the+sense+of+being+valid%2C+authentic+or+standard.+In+Buddhist+epistemology%2C+a+correct+cognition+is+considered+to+be+the+most+authentic+knowledge+or+accurate+measure+of+the+way+things+are.)
Abhidharma + (The+term+has+the+sense+of+making+knowledge+and+meaning+manifest+through+intelligent+analysis+and+systematic+presentation.)
Tantra + (The+term+implies+a+continuum+or+stream+and+is+thus+used+to+refer+to+scriptures+which+teach+a+substrate+nature%2C+such+as+buddha-nature%2C+that+underlies+empirical+phenomena.)
Prajñāpāramitā + (The+term+itself+references+a+type+of+intelligence%2C+discernment%2C+or+knowledge+that+embodies+the+insight+which+transcends+the+notions+of+the+three+spheres+of+agent%2C+object%2C+and+action.)
Sarma + (The+term+often+refers+to+the+new+translati … The+term+often+refers+to+the+new+translation+of+Buddhist+texts+in+contrast+to+the+translations+carried+out+in+the+first+millennium%2C+particularly+of+the+tantric+literature.+The+tantric+tradition+which+is+based+on+the+tantras+translated+in+the+period+of+Early+Diffusion+of+Buddhism+in+Tibet+came+to+be+known+as+sngags+rnying+ma+or+ancient+mantra+and+those+based+on+tantras+translated+during+the+Later+Diffusion+came+to+known+as+sngags+gear+ma+or+new+mantra.+to+known+as+sngags+gear+ma+or+new+mantra.)
Hīnayāna + (The+term+was+used+mainly+by+the+proponents+of+the+Greater+Vehicle%2C+who+considered+the+goals%2C+understanding%2C+practices%2C+methods%2C+and+results+of+this+school+as+being+lesser+in+scope.)
Trikāya + (The+three+aspects+of+perfect+enlightenment … The+three+aspects+of+perfect+enlightenment+of+a+buddha%3A+the+enlightened+state+of+one%27s+mind+after+full+transformation%2C+the+pure+physical+existence+one+attains+as+a+result+of+inner+perfection%2C+and+the+myriad+forms+one+can+emanate+from+the+enlightened+state+to+help+others.from+the+enlightened+state+to+help+others.)
Dharmadhātu + (The+ultimate+source+of+phenomenal+appearances%2C+or+the+basic+nature+which+allows+for+phenomena+to+arise+in+all+their+multiplicity.+It+is+often+treated+as+a+synonym+for+emptiness+and+the+ultimate+truth.)
Nītārtha + (The+unadulterated+truth%2C+in+the+sense+of+something+that+is+taught+explicitly+without+any+underlying+intention+or+need+for+further+interpretation.)
Uttaratantra + (There+is+extensive+discussion+of+the+title … There+is+extensive+discussion+of+the+title+in+multiple+academic+sources.+For+further+information+about+the+text+and+its+title%2C+please+see+the+entry+for+this+text%2C+%27%27%5B%5BMah%C4%81y%C4%81nottaratantra%C5%9B%C4%81stra%5D%5D%27%27.+And+for+a+short+essay+on+the+translation+of+this+term%2C+see+%22%5B%5BContinuum+vs.+Teachings%5D%5D.%22%22%5B%5BContinuum+vs.+Teachings%5D%5D.%22)
Ekayāna + (There+is+ultimately+only+one+way+to+become+a+buddha.)
Triviṣa + (These+three+are+traditionally+featured+as+ … These+three+are+traditionally+featured+as+the+central+hub+in+depictions+of+the+so-called+wheel+of+life+%28Skt.+%27%27bh%C4%81vacakra%27%27%2C+Tib.+%27%27srid+pa%27i+%27khor+lo%27%27%29.+In+these+images+they+are+represented+by+a+pig+known+for+sleeping+in+their+own+filth+and+other+such+behavior+as+the+embodiment+of+%27%27moha%27%27%2C+a+type+of+Indian+bird+that+is+known+for+its+possessive+attachment+to+its+mate+as+the+embodiment+of+%27%27r%C4%81ga%27%27%2C+and+a+snake+that+is+quick+to+strike+at+the+slightest+provocation+as+the+embodiment+of+%27%27dve%E1%B9%A3a%27%27.+These+three+are+likewise+depicted+as+chasing+after%2C+or+being+pulled+along%2C+by+each+other+in+a+circle+to+demonstrate+how+these+emotional+reactions+feed+into+each+other+and+thus+perpetuate+this+cycle.+Though+sometimes+it+is+the+pig+which+is+pictured+biting+the+tails+of+both+the+bird+and+the+snake+to+show+that+both+those+emotional+responses+are+rooted+in+our+lack+of+understanding.s+are+rooted+in+our+lack+of+understanding.)