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Kleśa + (Often referred to as poisons, these are a class of disturbing or disruptive emotional states that when aroused negatively affect or taint the mind.)

Dpyad sgom + (''Analytical meditation'' is a technique involving critical analysis that focuses the mind on a specific contemplation, such as impermanence.)
Prajñāpāramitā + (A class of Mahāyāna sūtras which represent … A class of Mahāyāna sūtras which represents some of the earliest known literature of this genre of Buddhism. There are around forty texts associated with this category, though the most widespread is the exceedingly brief ''Prajñāpāramitāhṛdayasūtra'', popularly known as the ''Heart Sūtra''. This class of literature is typically associated with the second turning of the dharma wheel and especially with the teachings on emptiness (''śūnyatā''). As such, these texts were the primary scriptural source for the philosophy of the Madhyamaka school.r the philosophy of the Madhyamaka school.)
Arhat + (A person who has reached nirvāṇa by elimin … A person who has reached nirvāṇa by eliminating the three poisons of attachment, hatred and ignorance having followed the path of seeking individual liberation as a Śrāvaka or a Pratyekabuddha. An arhat, thus, is a person who has overcome the cause of rebirth in the cycle of existence and will not take an ordinary birth again.and will not take an ordinary birth again.)
Atiyoga + (A system of esoteric thought and practice … A system of esoteric thought and practice associated with the Nyingma tradition and equivalent to Great Perfection, it is considered as the pinnacle of the nine vehicles or paths one can follow to reach Buddhahood. The system focusses on the pure, luminous and empty nature of the mind as the ground reality which must be realised through the path of trekchö and thögal practice.h the path of trekchö and thögal practice.)
Actualized enlightenment + (Actualized enlightenment is enlightenment … Actualized enlightenment is enlightenment that is attained through practice. It is contrasted with original enlightenment, which is the mind's innate purity in its natural state. Ultimately, there is no difference between them. Because of the presence of ignorance, sentient beings are blind to their true nature. By removing that ignorance, one actualizes enlightenment.t ignorance, one actualizes enlightenment.)
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.)
Gotra + (Disposition, lineage, or class; an individual's ''gotra'' determines the type of enlightenment one is destined to attain.)
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.)
Āvaraṇa + (Literally, that which obscures or conceals … Literally, that which obscures or conceals. Often listed as a set of two obscurations (''sgrib gnyis''): the afflictive emotional obscurations (Skt. ''kleśāvaraṇa'', Tib. ''nyon mongs pa'i sgrib pa'') and the cognitive obscurations (Skt. ''jñeyāvaraṇa'', Tib. ''shes bya'i sgrib pa''). By removing the first, one becomes free of suffering, and by removing the second, one becomes omniscient.moving the second, one becomes omniscient.)
Mahāmudrā + (Mahāmudrā refers to an advanced meditation … Mahāmudrā refers to an advanced meditation tradition in Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna forms of Into-Tibetan Buddhism that is focused on the realization of the empty and luminous nature of the mind. It also refers to the resultant state of buddhahood attained through such meditation practice. In Tibet, this tradition is particularly associated with the Kagyu school, although all other schools also profess this tradition. The term also appears as part of the four seals, alongside ''dharmamūdra'', ''samayamudrā'', and ''karmamudrā''.ra'', ''samayamudrā'', and ''karmamudrā''.)
Āgantukamala + (Mental stains that are not inherent to the … Mental stains that are not inherent to the nature of the mind but are temporarily present as the residue of past actions or habitual tendencies. It is sometimes iterated as adventitious defilements (Skt. ''āgantukakleśa'', Tib. ''glo bur gyi nyon mongs''), which references the fickle and temporary nature of disturbing emotions that lack an ultimately established basis for existence.ltimately established basis for existence.)
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Thugs dam + (Persons who have experience in meditation … Persons who have experience in meditation on the nature of the mind or emptiness are said to be able to remain in a meditative equipoise after death. Although they have stopped breathing and are clinically dead, they are said to be able to retain their body without decay, often with lustre and flexibility. They are believed to have actualised their buddha-nature at the time of death and attained the state of enlightenment.h and attained the state of enlightenment.)
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.)
Bodhipraṇidhicitta + (The mind or mental attitude that aspires towards enlightenment.)
Bodhiprasthānacitta + (The mind or mental attitude that actually works towards enlightenment by continuously engaging in the trainings that lead to its accomplishment.)
Rgyu'i rgyud + (The mind's natural mode that abides as suchness, which remains unchanged from the state of an ordinary being up until enlightenment.)
Amalavijñāna + (The ninth consciousness, the immaculate pure mind.)
Paratantrasvabhāva + (The second of the three natures, according … The second of the three natures, according to the Yogācāra school. It is the dependent nature that is used to describe the relationship between mind and its objects, though there is a clear emphasis on the latter. Hence, this nature is concerned with the nature of seemingly external objects that arise in dependence upon causes and conditions. in dependence upon causes and conditions.)
Triviṣa + (The three poisons are a reference to the a … The three poisons are a reference to the afflictive emotions of ''rāga'' (Tib. '' 'dod chags''), ''dveṣa'' (Tib. ''zhe sdang''), and ''moha'' (Tib. ''gti mug''). These three detrimental states or afflictive behavioral patterns are difficult to definitively translate, and thus there are several common English variations of this group of three, such as desire, aggression, and bewilderment, or attachment, aversion, and delusion. It is useful to think of these three as a process that involves our insatiable urge to possess that which we desire and the ensuing aggravation that arises when we don't get what we want or have what we don't want forced upon us. Yet we are oblivious to the futility of these conditioned responses due to our lack of discernment, and thus we mindlessly continue to get caught up in this causal nexus.nue to get caught up in this causal nexus.)
'jog sgom + (This is the meditation of directly observing the mind without engaging in any analytical or intellectual activity. (Thrangu Rinpoche, ''Transcending Ego'', 102).)