Property:EncodedGlossary-Senses
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The+term+has+the+sense+of+making+knowledge+and+meaning+manifest+through+intelligent+analysis+and+systematic+presentation. +
Enlightenment+attained+through+practice. +
Often+used+to+reference+the+ultimate+truth%2C+which+is+beyond+dualistic+conceptions+such+as+subject+and+object+and+so+forth. +
According+to+East+Asian+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra%2C+the+absolute+purity+of+mind+of+a+buddha.+While+the+Sanskrit+term+appears+in+Vasubandhu%27s+%27%27Abidharmako%C5%9Ba%27%27+and+the+accompanying+%27%27Bha%E1%B9%A3ya%27%27%2C+the+term+as+it+is+used+in+the+sense+of+pure+consciousness+was+first+used+in+Chinese+by+Param%C4%81rtha+and+then+expanded+and+changed+by+later+Chinese+Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra+writers.+While+Param%C4%81rtha+associated+it+with+thusness+and+used+it+to+refer+to+a+catalyst+for+enlightenment%2C+it+has+come+to+refer+to+a+ninth+consciousness+which+only+appears+when+the+%C4%81layavij%C3%B1%C4%81na%2C+the+eighth+consciousness%2C+ceases.+As+such%2C+it+is+pure%2C+luminous%2C+and+permanent.+Some+writers%2C+however%2C+have+equated+it+to+the+pure+aspect+of+the+%C4%81layavij%C3%B1%C4%81na%2C+as+well+as+with+prak%E1%B9%9Btiprabh%C4%81svaracitta+%28the+absolute+purity+of+mind%29%2C+tath%C4%81gatagarbha%2C+and+even+emptiness. +
Anuyoga+is+generally+associated+with+lung+%28%E0%BD%A3%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%84%E0%BC%8B%29+or+doctrinal+teachings%2C+wisdom+aspect+of+the+path+and+female+tantras. +
A+key+feature+of+the+Buddha%27s+teachings+that+stood+in+direct+contrast+to+the+mainstream+Indian+religious-philosophical+notion+of+an+eternal+self%2C+or+%C4%81tman. +
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. +
Atiyoga+is+considered+to+be+the+highest+yoga+or+path+which+can+help+attain+Buddhahood+very+swiftly+and+easily+by+simply+realising+that+all+phenomena+are+expressions+of+the+primordial+wisdom. +
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. +
B
Generally+associated+with+bodhisattvas%2C+these+are+major+stages+arrived+at+over+the+course+of+lifetimes+of+ongoing+spiritual+practice+and+development. +
As+this+is+the+desire+to+achieve+and+help+achieve+the+state+of+enlightenment+for+all+sentient+beings%2C+it+is+called+the+thought+or+mind+of+awakening+or+enlightenment. +
Buddha-nature+in+its+ultimate+sense+as+the+primordially+existing+essence+of+buddhahood+present+in+all+beings.+It+is+treated+as+a+Tantric%2FDzogchen+equivalent+of+the+more+S%C5%ABtra-based+terms+%27%27tath%C4%81gatagarbha%27%27+and+%27%27sugatagarbha%27%27. +
The+practical+application+or+fulfillment+of+the+altruistic+wish+to+attain+enlightenment+for+the+sake+of+all+sentient+beings. +
The+altruistic+wish+to+attain+enlightenment+for+the+sake+of+all+sentient+beings. +
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. +
It+has+the+sense+of+being+pure+and+expansive+as+the+universal+principle.+It+is+the+source+from+which+all+things+emanate%2C+and+to+which+they+return. +
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. +
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. +
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. +
C
It+is+a+philosophical+position+that+places+mentation+at+the+forefront+of+our+experience+of+the+world%2C+rather+than+the+seemingly+real+objects+that+consciousness+perceives.+It+can+also+be+used+to+refer+to+a+Buddhist+school%2C+a+genre+of+texts%2C+or+as+a+section+of+the+Tibetan+Buddhist+canon.+For+instance%2C+the+%27%27Gy%C3%BC+Lama%27%27+is+in+the+%27%27sems+tsam%27%27+section+of+the+Tibetan+canon. +