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Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2581 + ([ādeṡanāprātihārya]/ Miracles through teachings. Buddha's way of teaching his disciples according to their need; one of the three types of miracles of a Buddha (see {cho 'phrul rnam gsum}).)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1224 + ([ādibuddha]/ The primordial Buddha. The primordial Buddha, Samantabhadra. However, the basic primordial Buddha is recognized as the [tathāgata] essence within the mental continuum of all sentient beings.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/707 + ([ākiṁcanyāyatana]/ The domain of nothingne … [ākiṁcanyāyatana]/ The domain of nothingness. One of the four means of emanation within the formless realm; the domain of concentration within the formless realm where a person remains fixed to the idea that there exists nothing other than consciousness because of not seeing anything, and thus remains fully absorbed in it as one's object of meditation.orbed in it as one's object of meditation.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/29 + ([ānanda]; one of the twelve close disciple … [ānanda]; one of the twelve close disciples of Buddha [ṡakyamuni] known for his knowledge of scriptures. He was second of the seven hierarchs (see {ston pa'i gtad rabs bdun}) after the passing away of Buddha and recited by heart the [sūtrapitaka] during the first council held at [rājagṛha]. He was also one of the main disciples who attended Buddha's teachings on the four tantras of medicine.teachings on the four tantras of medicine.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1607 + ([ānantarya mārga]/ Uninterrupted path. A path of single-pointed concentration that overcomes its respective object of abandonment, e.g. the first instant of the path of seeing.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1578 + ([ārya Mahākās'yapa]. A close disciple of Buddha [ṡākyamuni] belonging to the Brahmin caste, he was the first patriach or successor of the Buddha and was responsible for reciting the Abhidharma teachings at the first Buddhist council.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1577 + ([ārya Upa li]. A close disciple of Buddha … [ārya Upa li]. A close disciple of Buddha [ṡākyamuni], and a\nbarber by caste and profession, who was renowned for his mastery of the Vinaya teachings. After Buddha [ṡākyamuni]'s passing away, he was responsible for reciting the Vinaya teachings at the first Buddhist council.a teachings at the first Buddhist council.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1576 + ([ārya] [nāgārjuna]The pioneer of the Madhyamika philosophy after Buddha [ṡākyamuni], who elucidated the subtlest profound view of emptiness.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1575 + ([ārya]/ A Noble Being. An exalted being; a superior. One who has attained the third path, the path of seeing, on which a person becomes a real [saṇgha] refuge.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1980 + ([ūṃākeṡa]/ Coiled hair, hair-treasure. A long coiled hair between the eyebrows of a Buddha; one of the thirty-two major marks of a Buddha (see {mtshan bzang po sum cu rtsa gnyis}).)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/285 + ([ḍākinī]/ sky-goer; sky-walker. Female cel … [ḍākinī]/ sky-goer; sky-walker. Female celestial beings capable of flying through space, residing in a pure land or within cyclic existence. In tantras dakinis are the class of female deities embodying the wisdom aspect of a practitioner who has attained the uncommon siddhi. A goddess born in the pure land of a Buddha is also known as Dakini. land of a Buddha is also known as Dakini.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1204 + ([ṛṣi]/ A Sage (Rishi); Lit. 'the righteous one'. Ancient vedic masters and practitioners; [mahārṣi] is used as an epithet for Buddha.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2406 + ([ṡariputra]/ One of the two principal attendents of Buddha [ṡākyamuni] known for his wisdom and intelligence.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2146 + ([ṡilpanirmāṇakāya]/ Artisan emanation. A form of incarnate Buddha's emanation as artisans and master-craftsman in order to tame beings.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/856 + ([ṡrāvaka]/ A Hearer. Originally, those dis … [ṡrāvaka]/ A Hearer. Originally, those disciples of Buddha who actually listen to Buddha's teachings and also propagate these to others. Their goal is to achieve nirvana for themselves. The four noble truths and the twelve links of independent origination are their primary fields of study and practice.heir primary fields of study and practice.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/919 + ([ṡrāvastī]/ The capital of the kingdom of Kosala, where Buddha [ṡākyamuni] passed 25 rainy seasons. It is called the place where Buddha defeated the Heterodox teachers through miracles.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2100 + ([ṡuddhodana]/ King [ṡuddhodana]; the father of Buddha [ṡākyamuni].)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2407 + ([ṡākya]/ [ṡākya] tribe. Lit: the able one; name of an ancient Indian caste in which Buddha [ṡākyamuni] was born. Hence, he is known as the king of the [ṡākya].)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1048 + ([ṡāsana]/ Teaching; doctrine. Teachings sp … [ṡāsana]/ Teaching; doctrine. Teachings spoken by Buddha himself, or recorded into writing by later disciples in the form of commentaries. Technically, Buddha's teachings can be subsumed under two categories: the transmission of oral and recorded teachings (see- {lung gi bstan pa}) and the transmission of insights (see- {rtogs pa'i bstan pa}). of insights (see- {rtogs pa'i bstan pa}).)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/848 + ([ṣaḍ anusmṛtayaḥ]/ The six types of recoll … [ṣaḍ anusmṛtayaḥ]/ The six types of recollection. The six things to be constantly remembered by ali Buddhists. Recollection of:\n1. {bla ma rjes su dran pa/} [guru-anusmṛti]/ the spiritual master\n2. {sangs rgyas rjes su dran pa/} [buddhānusmṛti]/ the Buddha\n3. {chos rjes su dran pa/} [dharmānusmṛtм]/ the Dharma\n4. {dge 'dun rjes su dran pa/} [saṅghānusmṛti]/ the [saṅgha]\n5. {tshul khrims rjes su dran pa/} \n[] ṡīlānusmiṛti]/ moral-discipline\n6. {gtong ba rjes su dran pa/} [tyāgānusmṛti]/giving.a rjes su dran pa/} [tyāgānusmṛti]/giving.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1833 + ([ṣaḍ tīrthika Sāstāraḥ]/ The six non-buddh … [ṣaḍ tīrthika Sāstāraḥ]/ The six non-buddhist teachers; These were the one's who were defeated by Buddha [ṡākyamuni] while completing miracles, and the event is celebrated as the Great Prayer Festival.\n1. {'od srung rdzogs byed/} [pūraṇakāSyapa]\n2. {kun tu rgya gnag lhas kyi bu/} [maskarīgoṡalīputra]\n3. {sgra byed kyi } {bu yang dag rgyal ba can/} [sañjayīvairaḍīputra]\n4. {mi pham skra'i la ba can/} [ajitakeSakambala]\n5. {ka ta'i bu nog can/} [kakudakātyāyana]\n6. {gcer bu ba gnyen gyi bu/} [nirgranthojñātiputra]. ba gnyen gyi bu/} [nirgranthojñātiputra].)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1217 + ([ṣaḍ vargika]/ The six close disciples of … [ṣaḍ vargika]/ The six close disciples of Buddha [ṡākyamuni],\nwho were punished by Buddha [ṡākyamuni] for their breach of disciplines.\n1. {dga' bo/} Nanda\n2. {nye dga' bo/} Upananda\n3. {'gro mabyogs/} [aṡvaka]\n4. {nabs so/} Punarvasu\n5. {'dun pa/} Chanda\n6. {'char ka/} [udāyi].{'dun pa/} Chanda\n6. {'char ka/} [udāyi].)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1023 + ([ṣoḍaṡa ṡūnyatā]/ The sixteen emptinesses. … [ṣoḍaṡa ṡūnyatā]/ The sixteen emptinesses.\n1){nang stong pa nyid/}[adhyātma ṡūnyatā]/ the internal emptiness\n2){phyi stong pa nyid/}[bahirdhā ṡūnyatā]/ the external emptiness\n3){phyi nang stong pa nyid/}[adhyātma bahirdhā ṡūnyatā]/ the emptiness of both external and internal\n4){stong pa nyid stong pa nyid/}[ṡūnyatā ṡūnyatā]/ the emptiness of emptiness\n5){chen po stong pa nyid/}[mahā ṡūnyatā]/the emptiness of the great\n6){don dam pa stong pa nyid/}[paramārtha ṡūnyatā]/ the emptiness of the ultimate\n7){'dus byas stong pa nyid/}[saṁskr`ta ṡūnyatā]/ the emptiness of the collected phenomena\n8){'dus ma byas stong pa nyid/}[asaṁskṛta ṡūnyatā]/ the emptiness of the uncollected phenomena\n9){mtha' las 'das pa stong nyid/}[atyanta ṡūnyatā]/ the emptiness of that beyond extremes\n10){thog ma dang tha ma med pa stong pa nyid/}[anavarāgta ṡūnyatā]/ the emptiness of that without beginning or end\n11){dor ba med pa stong pa nyid/}[anavakāra ṡūnyatā]/ the emptiness of that which is not to be abandoned 12){rang bzhin stong pa nyid/}[prakṛti ṡūnyatā]/ the emptines of nature\n13){chos thams cad stong pa nyid/}[sarva dharma ṡūnyatā]/ the emptiness of all phenomena\n14){rang gi mtshan nyid stong pa nyid/}[svalakṣaṇa ṡūnyatā]/ the emptiness of self-marks\n15){mi dmigs pa stong pa nyid/}[anupalambha ṡūnyatā]/ the emptiness of non-apprehension\n16){dngos po med pa'i ngo bo nyid stong pa nyid/}[abhāva svabhāva ṡūnyatā]/ the emptiness of the lack of truly existent identity.ss of the lack of truly existent identity.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/600 + (ffirming perception; assertive perception. All direct perceptions affirming their objects of knowledge as they are as a whole without being specific with respect to different aspects of their object, e.g. the direct perception with regard to a vase.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2234 + (nWater-bowl offering; offering of waters to the objects of refuge.)

Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1194 + ([paramārtha ṡaraṇam]/ The ultimate object of refuge, i.e. the Buddha [ṡākyamuni].)

Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1361 + (A Buddhist. One who accepts the Buddha, Dharma and [saṅgha] as the ultimate objects of refuge and protection.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/727 + (A leftover portion of food, squeezed between the fingers and offered to hungry ghosts; an after-meal rule of giving the remainders to spirits that Buddha has prescribed for monks and nuns.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2502 + (A. Souvenir. B. Brain and heart, the location of mind. C. object of meditation.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/98 + (A. The collection of Buddhist canons, the teachings of Buddha and their commentaries by Indian master-scholars; the former consists of 108 volumes and the latter 225, varying slightly according to the edition. B. The collection of sacred scriptures.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1672 + (A. The entire group of objects of refuge.\nB. A humble and sincere person.\nC. Not good, not bad.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/684 + (A. The five modes of enlightenment; a gene … A. The five modes of enlightenment; a generation stage practice of visualizing a deity.\n1. {zla ba las byang chub pa/} enlightenment from moon\n2. {nyi ma las byang chub pa/} enlightenment from sun\n3. {sa bon las byang chub pa/} enlightenment from the seed syllable\n4. {phyag mtshan las byang chub pa/} enlightenment from the deity's implements\n5. {sku rdzogs pa las byang chub pa/} enlightenment from the entire entity of the body. B. The process of generating oneself into a My enlightened deity:\n1. {zla ba me long yeshes las byang chub pa/} visualizing the moon as the mirror-like wisdom of a Buddha\n2. {nyi ma mnyam nyid ye shes las byang chub ba/} visualizing the sun as the wisdom of sameness of a Buddha\n3. {sa bon dang phyag mtshan sor rtogs ye shes las byang chub pa/} visualizing the seed syllable and implements of a deity as the wisdom of individual discrimination\n4. {thams cad 'dres pa bya grub ye shes las byang chub pa/} visualizing the combination of all (moon, sun, seed syllable and implements) as the wisdom of accomplishments\n5. {sku rdzogs pa chos dbyings ye shes las byang chub pa/} visualizing the full-fledged body of a Buddha as the wisdom of reality.body of a Buddha as the wisdom of reality.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2685 + (A. The last of the thirty letters of the T … A. The last of the thirty letters of the Tibetan alphabet; a universal vowel present in all letters. B. The shortest form of the Perfection of Wisdom. It is explained to contain the meaning of the entire teachings of Buddha; heavily blessed syllable.\n{a ti yo ga}\nThe atiyoga tantra. The peak of the nine vehicles according to -the Nyingma tradition called the Great Completion stage, {dzog pa chen po}.\n{a nu yo ga}\nThe anuyoga tantra. The eighth of the nine vehicles according to the Nyingma tradition dealing primarily with the completion stage practices of tantra.\n{a ti sha/}\n[atiṡa] (982-1054). A renowed Indian master and scholar w visited Tibet in the early 11th century and taught extensive thereby restoring the purity of Buddhist practice in Tibet. I wrote the famous text "A Lamp on the Path to Enlightenme" ([bodhipathapradhīpa]), and founded the Kadampa tradition.hīpa]), and founded the Kadampa tradition.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1368 + (A. The three principles. The principal psy … A. The three principles. The principal psycho-physical discipline to be maintained in the leap-over (thod-rgal) system of {rdzogs chen } meditation.\n1. {bca' ba lus kyi gnad sku gsum gyi bzhugs stangs gsum las mi g.yo ba/} stillness as the principle of the body seated in the manners of three kayas\n2. {'khred pa dbyings kyi gnad sku gsum gyi gzigs stangs las mi 'gul ba/} guidance as the principle of absorption in reality immutable from the manner of looking into three kayas\n3. {snang ba yul gyi gnad dbyings rig mi 'bral zhing rlung dal bar sdod pa/} appearance as the principle of the object of meditation inseparable from primordial awareness and reality, and maintaining a gentle pace of the flow of energy wind.\nB. The three essential practices.\n1. {snang ba sems su sgrub pa/} taking all appearances as the (nature of) mind\n2. {sems sgyu mar srub pa/} taking mind as illusory\n3. {sgyu ma rang bzhin med par sgrub pa/} taking all illusories as lacking inherent existence. illusories as lacking inherent existence.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/678 + (A. The two abhidharmas:\n1. {don dam pa'i … A. The two abhidharmas:\n1. {don dam pa'i chos mngon pa} [paramārtha abhidharma]/ the ultimate abhidharma, e.g. the uncontaminated wisdom understanding emptiness\n2. {brdar btags pa'i chos mngon pa/} [saṁketikābhidharma]/ the nominal abhidharma, e.g. the contaminated wisdom understanding emptiness and the Abhidharma texts. B. The two Abhidharma texts:\n1. {mngon pa kun btus/} Compendium of Knowledge ([abhidharmasamuccaya]) by [ārya] Asaṅga\n2. {mngon pa mdzod/} Treasure of Knowledge ([abhidharmakoṡa]) by [ācārya Vasubandhu].([abhidharmakoṡa]) by [ācārya Vasubandhu].)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1369 + (A. Thunder and lightning\nB. An adamantine vajra, normally a discovered treasure-object of metal that has a soothing sound when beaten with a shadowy dark metal, unbeatable by other metals. Powerful for clearing hindrances and curing insanity.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1790 + (Affirming negative. A negation which when … Affirming negative. A negation which when expressed in words negates its specific object of negation and directly or indirectly implies the existence of another affirming (non-negative) phenomena, e.g. the statement, 'Rani does not sleep during the day,' which indirectly implies that she sleeps during "the night. There are three types:\n1. {chos gzhan dngos su 'phen pa'i ma yin dgag} directly affirming negative\n2. {chos gzhan shugs la 'phen pa'i ma yin dgag} indirectly affirming negative\n3. {skabs stobs kyis 'phen pa'i ma yin dgag} circumstantially affirming negative.dgag} circumstantially affirming negative.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1837 + (Awareness of the clear appearance of a non-existent object; an awareness in which something not existent seems clearly to exist, e.g. appearence of the single moon as double.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2299 + (Blessed sons and daughters; the customary way in which Buddha addressed his disciples.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1654 + (Blessed words of the Buddha; the teaching given through the force of Buddha's blessings although not spoken by him. There can be the blessings of body, speech and mind, e.g. the Heart [sūtra] is a discourse of the Buddha blessed by his mind.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/732 + (Bodhimind like a flowing river. The mind of enlightenment primarily in accord with the path within the mental continuum of a Buddha in his physical form.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2479 + (Buddha/ Fully enlightened being; Buddha. One who has completely purified himself of all faults and delusions and perfected all knowledge and wisdom; a fully enlightened being knowing all phenomena as they are.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/312 + (Certainty of disciples. A feature of a sambhogakaya Buddha who only teaches to a circle of [ārya] Bodhisattva disciples.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2376 + (Citation; quotation; scriptural support.\n{lung ma bstan/}\n[avyākṛta]/ Unspecified phenomena. Something Buddha has\nnot specified as being either virtuous or non-virtuous, e.g. a person.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2659 + (Clear and lucid understanding; articulated meaning or sound; solid and vivid appearance of the object of meditation.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/521 + (Coarse mental agitation. In the practice of single-pointed concentration, losing one's focal object after having held it for any penod of time is recognized as coarse mental agitation.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/481 + (Complete fulfillment of the thought. One o … Complete fulfillment of the thought. One of the four objects of pervasion (see {khyab pa'i dmigs pa bzhi}). The experience of self-transformation from this impure body to a pure body as a result of repeated training of complete attention and familiarity with the chosen object of calm-abiding (zhi-gnas) and pene ative insight (lhag-mthong) meditation.ne ative insight (lhag-mthong) meditation.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2492 + (Concentration on mind base; absorption int … Concentration on mind base; absorption into the object of mind. One of the four types of recitations/ incantation in lower tantra (see {bzlas brjod yan lag bzhi}); a practice of\nvisualizing the ultimate mind of enlightenment as empty of inherent existence and the moon disk at the heart as the conventional mind of enlightenment.as the conventional mind of enlightenment.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/559 + (Continual fixation. The second of the nine stages of mental fixation or placement (see {sems gnas dgu}) in the practice of mental quiescence meditation; the stage at which one increases one's attention on the object of meditation.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/829 + (Definition; nature; meaning. An explanation of a point which gives a partial explanalion of the object defined.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2679 + (Devadatta. Cousin of Buddha [ṡākyamuni] who was his persistent antagonist, not only after Buddha's enlightenment but even when he engaged in the Bodhisattva trainings.)

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