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• Bīja  + (A seed, commonly used figuratively in the sense of something which has the potential to develop or grow, and likewise as the basic cause for this development or growth.)

• Tha mal gyi shes pa  + (A Mahāmudrā term for the basic state of consciousness that has not been fabricated or altered in any way.)
• Bhūmi  + (A plateau of spiritual development.)
• Samudānītagotra  + (A potential or disposition that is acquired, accentuated, or developed through past karmic actions.)
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• Kun gzhi  + (Although it is commonly used as an abbrevi … Although it is commonly used as an abbreviation of ''ālayavijñāna'' (''kun gzhi'i rnam shes''), in later Tibetan traditions, particularly that of the Kagyu and the Nyingma, it came to denote an ultimate or pure basis of mind, as opposed to the ordinary, deluded consciousness represented by the ālayavijñāna. Alternatively, in the Jonang tradition, this pure version is referred to as ''ālaya-wisdom'' (''kun gzhi'i ye shes'').''ālaya-wisdom'' (''kun gzhi'i ye shes'').)
• Sems nyid  + (Commonly found in Dzogchen and Mahāmudrā literature, this term denotes the true, natural state of mind as it is. Often used in these traditions as a synonym for buddha-nature.)
• Triyāna  + (Commonly seen in a Mahāyāna context, the t … Commonly seen in a Mahāyāna context, the three vehicles are the Śrāvakayāna, Pratyekabuddhayāna, and Bodhisattvayāna, which reference the three different types of Buddhist practitioners. However, these three vehicles can also reference the three types of Buddhist teachings of the Hīnayāna, Mahāyāna (or Pāramitāyāna), and the Vajrayāna.yāna (or Pāramitāyāna), and the Vajrayāna.)
• Ngo bo  + (Essence or the most basic, fundamental nature or natural state of being. It is often used as a synonym for ''rang bzhin''.)
• Prabhāsvaratā  + (In a general sense, that which clears away … In a general sense, that which clears away darkness, though it often appears in Buddhist literature in reference to the mind or its nature. It is a particularly salient feature of Tantric literature, especially in regard to the advanced meditation techniques of the completion-stage yogas. techniques of the completion-stage yogas.)
• Lam rim  + (Lam rim refers to the stages on the path a … Lam rim refers to the stages on the path and, by extension, more commonly to the genre of teachings which contain practical instructions for training on the stages of the path to enlightenment. Related to the Lojong (བློ་སྦྱོང་ blo sbyong) practice, it is particularly known among the Kadampa and Geluk schools. Tsongkhapa's Byang chub lam rim chen mo is the most well-known in this genre, and the term lam rim is often used specifically to refer to this text.n used specifically to refer to this text.)
• Sugatagarbha  + (Literally, the "essence" or "heart of the … Literally, the "essence" or "heart of the Bliss Gone One(s)," a synonym for tathāgatagarbha that is likewise often rendered into English by the term ''buddha-nature''. Though it is often back translated into Sanskrit as ''sugatagarbha'', this term is not found in Sanskrit sources.his term is not found in Sanskrit sources.)
• Prajñā  + (One of the key terms for wisdom or knowledge, most often having the sense of insight, transcendent knowledge, or perhaps gnosis. In some contexts it can also refer to cognition or intellectual understanding.)
• Prabhāsvaracitta  + (The luminous aspect of mind that is often … The luminous aspect of mind that is often contrasted with its empty aspect. It is often used figuratively to reference the cognizant, or knowing, aspect of mind and sometimes more literally as the natural luminosity of mind and luminous wisdom that is experienced in meditation. wisdom that is experienced in meditation.)
• Prakṛtisthagotra  + (The potential for awakening that is inherently present in all beings.)
• Mahāyoga  + (This is first one of the inner tantric sch … This is first one of the inner tantric schools according to the Nyingma tradition. Mahāyoga includes two sub-sections of the tantras which includes eighteen tantras and the sādhanās that includes the eight sādhanā practices. Mahāyoga focuses on the Development Stage and espouses the view of equality and purity in which equality refers to equal nature of phenomena in being empty and purity refers to all appearances being inherently enlightened energies. The Mahāyoga path leads to four stages of vidyadharas. path leads to four stages of vidyadharas.)