Property:EncodedGlossary-Senses
T
Also+known+as+the+%22meditative+tradition%22+%28%27%27sgom+lugs%27%27%29%2C+this+form+of+exegesis+was+primarily+concerned+with+the+practical+application+of+the+teachings+contained+in+the+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+as+a+means+to+experience+buddha-nature+for+oneself.+However%2C+both+the+Tsen+Tradition+and+its+opposing+counterpart%2C+the+Ngok+Tradition%2C+reportedly+came+from+a+single+source%2C+the+Kashmiri+scholar-yogi+Sajjana. +
U
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 +
V
%27%27Vajra%27%27+has+a+variety+of+meanings+depending+on+the+context%2C+thus+it+is+often+left+untranslated.+For+instance%2C+it+can+refer+to+both+a+physical+diamond+and+something+which+has+the+physical+qualities+of+a+diamond+%28i.e.%2C+something+that+is+indestructible+or+indivisible%29.+In+this+latter+sense+it+is+often+rendered+as+%22adamantine.%22+In+the+%27%27Ratnagotravibh%C4%81ga%27%27+the+seven+main+topics+of+the+treatise+are+called+%22vajra%22+subjects+because+they+are+difficult+to+penetrate+through+an+understanding+that+is+arrived+at+through+merely+hearing+or+contemplating.+In+other+words%2C+they+require+direct+experience. +
An+adamantine+system+for+being+based+on+the+innate+nature+of+reality+and+using+the+state+of+Buddha+as+a+way+to+actualize+enlightenment. +
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. +
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. +
A+fruition+that+comes+about+from+being+freed+or+separated%2C+rather+than+being+produced+anew. +
a
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. +
A+central+tenet+of+the+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra+school%2C+in+which+it+is+listed+as+the+eighth+consciousness.+It+is+also+sometimes+equated+with+tath%C4%81gatagarbha%2C+in+particular+in+its+latent+or+impure+form+at+the+stage+of+ordinary+sentient+beings. +
See+also+%5B%5B%C4%81gantukamala+%7Cadventitious+stains+%28%27%27%C4%81gantukamala%27%27%29%5D%5D +
b
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%2F1389971 +
g
A+proxy+term+for+buddha-nature+found+in+tantric+literature. +
j
Also+called+Settling+meditation+%28Skt.+%27%27sth%C4%81pyabh%C4%81van%C4%81%27%27%3B+Tib.+%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%87%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%82%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A6%E0%BE%92%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%98%E0%BC%8B%2C+%27%27jokgom%27%27+or+%27%27jok+gom%27%27%2C+Wyl.+%27%27+%27jog+sgom%27%27%29+%E2%80%94+the+counterpart+of+analytical+meditation.+The+practice+of+settling+or+resting+the+mind%2C+which+is+alternated+with+periods+of+analysis+or+visualization.%0A%0ARingu+Tulku+Rinpoche+says%3A%0A%22Whenever+we+reach+a+conclusion%2C+or+simply+get+tired%2C+we+just+remain%2C+settled+in+peace.+This+part+is+a+little+like+shamatha.%22+%28Source%3A+Rigpa+Wiki%29%0A%0A%22In+placement+meditation+one+goes+directly+into+deep+Shamatha+meditation+and+then+one+%22looks+at+mind%22+directly+without+any+analysis+and+perceives+its+emptiness.%22+%28Thrangu+Rinpoche%2C+%27%27Transcending+Ego%27%27%2C+86%29. +
k
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
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. +
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. +