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- 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)
- 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.)
- Buddhadhātu + (This+is+most+likely+the+direct+source+of+t … This+is+most+likely+the+direct+source+of+the+English+term+%27%27buddha-nature%27%27+via+its+translation+into+Chinese+and+Japanese.+These+traditions+tended+to+treat+the+Sanskrit+terms+%27%27dh%C4%81tu%27%27%2C+%27%27gotra%27%27%2C+and+%27%27garbha%27%27+as+synonyms+when+compounded+with+the+term+%27%27buddha%27%27%2C+though+the+translation+of+%27%27buddhadh%C4%81tu%27%27+seems+to+have+been+adopted+as+the+standard+technical+term+to+reference+the+buddha-nature+doctrine%2C+as+it+could+cover+a+wider+range+of+possible+meanings.+In+other+words%2C+the+term+%27%27dh%C4%81tu%27%27+could+more+easily+reference+both+the+causal+aspect+of+this+nature%2C+commonly+associated+with+the+term+%27%27gotra%27%27%2C+and+the+fruition+aspect+of+this+nature%2C+commonly+associated+with+the+term+%27%27garbha%27%27.sociated+with+the+term+%27%27garbha%27%27.)
- Paryudāsapratiṣedha + (This+is+the+type+of+negation+most+commonly+used+by+proponents+of+other-emptiness.+For+instance%2C+by+denying+the+existence+of+adventitious+stains%2C+they+imply+the+presence+of+enlightened+qualities.)
- Prasajyapratiṣedha + (This+is+the+type+of+negation+that+is+associated+with+the+classical+Madhyamaka+presentation+of+emptiness%2C+in+which+that+absence+is+taken+literally.+It+is+typical+of+the+philosophical+position+that+became+known+as+self-emptiness.)
- Bīja + (This+term+can+be+used+in+a+variety+of+cont … This+term+can+be+used+in+a+variety+of+contexts%2C+though+one+of+the+more+common+usages+is+related+to+the+Buddhist+notion+of+karma%2C+cause+and+effect.+In+this+sense%2C+b%C4%ABja+are+the+seeds+of+karmic+actions%2C+which+have+the+potential+to+ripen+into+karmic+consequences.tential+to+ripen+into+karmic+consequences.)
- Avidyā + (This+term+can+have+different+meanings+and+ … This+term+can+have+different+meanings+and+connotations+depending+on+the+context.+Especially+among+Tibetan+traditions+such+as+the+Nyingma%2C+in+which+%27%27rig+pa%27%27%2C+usually+translated+as+awareness%2C+became+a+key+concept%2C+its+opposite%2C+%27%27ma+rig+pa%27%27%2C+references+the+state+in+which+that+awareness+is+not+recognized.+In+this+context%2C+%27%27ma+rig+pa%27%27+should+likely+be+treated+as+an+indigenous+Tibetan+term+rather+than+a+direct+translation+of+the+Sanskrit+term+%27%27avidy%C4%81%27%27.the+Sanskrit+term+%27%27avidy%C4%81%27%27.)
- Kun gzhi + (This+term+entered+the+Tibetan+lexicon+as+a … This+term+entered+the+Tibetan+lexicon+as+a+translation+of+%27%27%C4%81laya%27%27%2C+and+thus+it+is+often+rendered+back+to+its+Sanskrit+antecedent+in+modern+scholarship+and+translations.+However%2C+as+a+Tibetan+term%2C+it+is+more+commonly+read+literally+as+the+compound+%27%27all-ground%27%27%2C+or+%27%27ground+of+everything%27%27.+As+such+it+is+often+used+to+describe+a+common+locus%2C+or+substrate%2C+out+of+which+both+sa%E1%B9%83s%C4%81ra+and+nirv%C4%81%E1%B9%87a+emerge.s%C4%81ra+and+nirv%C4%81%E1%B9%87a+emerge.)
- Gzhan stong + (Though%2C+as+a+noun%2C+this+term+is+common … Though%2C+as+a+noun%2C+this+term+is+commonly+used+to+reference+a+subsect+of+the+Madhyamaka+school+that+lies+in+opposition+to+the+more+mainstream+stance+that+asserts+self-emptiness+%28%27%27rang+stong%27%27%29%2C+or+the+universal+lack+of+inherent+existence+%28%27%27rang+bzhin+med+pa%27%27%29%2C+it+can+also+refer+to+different+types+of+emptiness+that+describe+the+ultimate+and+relative+levels+of+reality.+Hence%2C+relative+phenomena+are+deemed+to+be+self-empty+since+they+lack+independent+defining+characteristics%2C+while+the+ultimate+is+said+to+be+empty+of+other%E2%80%94namely%2C+the+afflictions+and+defilements+that+only+incidentally+seem+to+obscure+it+but+by+which+it+has+actually+never+been+sullied.+which+it+has+actually+never+been+sullied.)
- Śūnyatā + (Though+emptiness+is+generally+predicated+o … Though+emptiness+is+generally+predicated+on+the+dependent+origination+of+relative+phenomena%2C+it+is+a+dialectic+method+of+explaining+the+ultimate+truth+through+a+negative+assertion+and+thereby+highlighting+what+true+reality+lacks%2C+rather+than+making+a+positive+assertion+of+what+that+reality+actually+is.ssertion+of+what+that+reality+actually+is.)
- Triyāna + (Three+ways+of+arriving+at+enlightenment+or+traversing+the+path.)
- Thugs dam + (Thugs+dam+generally+refers+to+meditation+a … Thugs+dam+generally+refers+to+meditation+and+spiritual+commitment+of+a+religious+practitioner+but+often+has+the+specific+meaning+of+remaining+in+the+state+of+meditation+after+death+in+the+Himalayan+Buddhist+tradition.+Highly+realised+beings+are+said+to+remain+in+this+state+for+period+after+their+death+until+their+enlightened+spirit+leaves+the+physical+body.lightened+spirit+leaves+the+physical+body.)
- Vinaya + (Vinaya+literally+means+taming%2C+subduing%2C+or+conquering+because+the+moral+precepts+and+vows+help+to+tame+the+practitioner+and+to+develop+the+good+discipline+necessary+for+spiritual+practice.)
- Viparyāsa + (Vipary%C4%81sa+is+the+mistaken+and+erroneous+understanding+of+the+way+things+are+but+also+has+the+connotation+of+having+a+totally+opposite+or+perverse+view+rather+than+a+minor+misunderstanding.)
- Test Term + (test+page)