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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/2373  + ([āgama]/ Reading transmission. A discourse … [āgama]/ Reading transmission. A discourse in which a text is thoroughiy read to the disciples in order to transmit the oral tradition to the disciples. This then authorizes a disciple to read, contemplate and meditate on that particular cycle of teachings.ate on that particular cycle of teachings.)
• 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/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/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/2408  + ([ṡakyaprabha]/. An Indian pandit who was a direct disciple of [ācārya guṇaprabha]. He mastered the study of monastic discipline (vinaya) and wrote the Treatise on Novice Vows ({sa'aramanerika karika}).)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2406  + ([ṡariputra]/ One of the two principal attendents of Buddha [ṡākyamuni] known for his wisdom and intelligence.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1045  + ([ṡastra]/Treatises; commentanal works; commentarial texts.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2623  + ([ṡikṣāsammuccaya]/ Compendium of Precepts. An important work by Acarya Santideva compiled from [mahāyāna] teachings dealing with moralities, vows and precepts. This complements his A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life ({spyod 'jug}).)
• 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/571  + ([ṣoḍaṡa bhāvanāneyakleṡā]/ The sixteen del … [ṣoḍaṡa bhāvanāneyakleṡā]/ The sixteen delusions (which are obscurations to liberation) to be abandoned on the path of meditation. {'dod pa'i sas bsdus kyi drug} [ṣaḍ kāmadhātu kleṡā]/ Six of the desire realm:\n1. {'dod chags/} [rāga]/ desire-attachment\n2. {khong khro/} [krodha]/ anger\n3. {nga rgyal/} [māna]/ pride\n4. {ma rig pa/} [avidyā]/ ignorance\n5. {'jig lta/} [satkāyadṛṣṭi]/ view of the transitory collection\n6. {mthar lta/} [antagrāhadṛṣṭi]/ extreme view. {gzugs kyi sas bsdus kyi lnga /} [pañca rū_padhatu kleṡā]/ Five of the form realm: {'dod chag} [rāga]/ desire-attachment\n2. {nga rgyal/} [māna]/pride\n3. {ma rig pa/} [avidyā]/ignorance\n4. {'jig lta/} [satkāyadṛṣṭi]/ view of the transitory collection\n5. {mthar lta/} [antagrāha dṛṣṭi]/ extreme view. {gzugs med sas bsdus kyi lnga/} [pañca arūpadhātu kleṡā]/ Five of the formless realm:\n1. {'dod chags/} [rāga]/ desire-attachment\n1. {nga rgyal/} [māna]/ pride\n3. {ma rig pa/} [avidyā]/ ignorance\n4. {'jig lta/} [satkāyadṛṣṭi]/ view of the transitory collection\n5. {mthar lta/} [antagrāhadṛṣṭi]/ extreme view.thar lta/} [antagrāhadṛṣṭi]/ extreme view.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1147  + ([ṣoḍaṡa darṡanamārgakṣāḥ]/ The sixteen mom … [ṣoḍaṡa darṡanamārgakṣāḥ]/ The sixteen moments of cognition and forbearance of the path of seeing.\n1. {sdug bsngal chos bzod/} [duḥkhe dharmakṣānti]/ forbearance with the reality of suffering\n2. {sdug bsngal chos shes/} [duḥkhe dharmajñānam]/ cognition of the reality of suffering\n3. {sdu ga bsngal rjes bzod/} [duḥkhe 'nvayakṣānti]/ subsequent forbearance with suffering\n4. {sdug bsngal rjes shes/} [duḥkhe 'nyayajñānam]/ subsequent cognition of suffering\n5. {kun 'byang chos bzod/} [samudaye dharmakṣānti]/ forbearance with the reality of the origin of suffering\n6. {kun 'byung chos shas/} [samudaye dharmajñānam]/ cognition of the reality of the origin of suffering\n7. {kun 'byung rjes bzod/} [samudaye 'nyayakṣānti]/ subsequent forbearance with the origin of suffering\n8. {kun 'byung rjes shas/} [samudaye 'nvayajñānam]/ subsequent cognition of the origin of suffering\n9. {'gog pa chos bzod/} [nirodhe dharmakṣānti]/ forbearance with reality of the cessation of suffering\n10. {'gog pa chos shes/} [nirodhe dharmajñānam]/ cognition of the reality of the cessation of suffering\n11. {'gog pa rjes bzod/} [nirodhe 'nyayaakṣānti]/ subsequent forbearance with the cessation of suffering\n12. {'gog pa rjes shes/} [nirodhe anvayajñānam]/ subsequent cognition of the cessation suffering\n13. {lam chos bzod/} [mārge dharmakṣānti]/ forbearance with the reality of the path\n14. {lam chos shes/} [mārge dharmajñānam]/ cognition of the reality of the path\n15. {lam rjes bzod/} [mārge 'nyayakṣānam]/ subsequent forbearance with the path\n16. {lam rjes shes/} [mārge 'nvayajñānam]/ subsequent cognition of the path. dA na shI la/[dānaṡīla]/ An Indian pandit of the eighth century born in Kashmir. He was invited to Tibet during the reign of King Trisong Deutsan and made considerable contributions in the translation of Buddhist texts into Tibetan.ranslation of Buddhist texts into Tibetan.)

• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1044  + (The Tangyur; the commentarial canon. The collection of i Tibetan translations of early Indian commentaries to Buddha's teachings which runs into 225 volumes with slight variations between different editions.)

• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/3  + (1. Primordially pure or pure from the beginning; the original mode of abidance of that which is basically unarisen; a term used in Nyingma teachings.\n2. Emptiness.)
• 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/1470  + (A citation pure of the three-fold analysis. A citation in Buddhist teachings and practice qualified by the three-fold analysis (see {dpad pa gsum}).)
• 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/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/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/1532  + (A. The six symbolic ornaments. Costumes as … A. The six symbolic ornaments. Costumes associated with tantric deities and yoginis, made of bones representing the six perfections.\n1. {nor bu/} jewels\n2. {lag gdub/} bracelets\n3. {rna cha/} ear rings\n4. {ska rag} belt\n5. {'khor lo/} wheel\n6. {thal ba/} funerary ashes. B. The six sacred articles obtained from heaven during the reign of the Tibetan King, Lha Tho-Tho-Ri Nyan-Tsen. 1. {mdo sde spang skong phug rgya/} the [sūtra] {spang skong phyag rgya}\n2. {mdo sde za ma} {tog} the [sūtra] {za ma tog}\n3. {gser gyi mchod rten/} a golden stupa\n4. {g.yu'i mchod rten/} a turquoise stupa\n5. {mu dra'i phyag rgya/} a [mudrā] of woven pearl-net\n6. {tsit+tamaNi'i skos phor/} wish-fulfilling pot.+tamaNi'i skos phor/} wish-fulfilling pot.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/18  + (An Indian pandit who was invited to Tibet during the reign of King Songtsen Gampo. He translated many tantric texts of different levels from Sanskrit into Tibetan.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2567  + (Ancient secret mantra tradition; Ancient T … Ancient secret mantra tradition; Ancient Tantra. Tantra was initially introduced into Tibet in the seventh century during the reign of King Songtsen Gampo and in the middle of the eighth century. During the reign of King Trisong Deutsan, Guru Padmasambhava visited Tibet and spread the tantric teach-Lngs widely through translating many tantric texts into Tibetan. In the tenth century Pandita Smrti Jnana and others came to Tibet and further carried out translation works of the doctrine and spread it extensively. The spreading of tantric doctrines in the history of Tibet is known as the Ancient Tantra.y of Tibet is known as the Ancient Tantra.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1732  + (Bamrom Kagyu tradition. One of the eight lineages of Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism founded by Gampopa's disciple, Bamrom Darma Wangchuk who is believed to have been the incarnation of Tulzug Choepa Nagpopa.)
• 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/1643  + (Bodhisattva. Practitioner of the greater v … Bodhisattva. Practitioner of the greater vehicle teachings who has resolved to attain Buddhahood for the sake of ail sentient beings; also called the son of the Victorious Ones, more strictly, one who has at least attained the first path of the greater vehicle.ned the first path of the greater vehicle.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1665  + (Brahmin. One of the four castes of Indian society who are traditionally occupied with religious duties.)
• 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/2307  + (Collection of six treatises; six treatises … Collection of six treatises; six treatises on the Middle Way by [nāgārjuna].\n1. {dbu ma rtsab shes rab/} The Fundamental Treatise on the Middle Way ([mūlaprajña])\n2. {rin chen phreng ba/} The Precious Garland ([ratnāvali])\n3. {rigs pa drug cu pa/} The Sixty Verses of Reasoning (Yuktisastika)\n4. {stong nyid bdun cu pa/} The Seventy Verses on Emptiness ([ṡūnytāsaptati])\n5. {rtsod bzlog} The Refutation of Wrong Views ([vigrahavyāvartanī])\n6. {zhib mo rnam 'thag} The Thorough Investigation ([vaidalyasūtra]). Thorough Investigation ([vaidalyasūtra]).)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1947  + (Collective generality. Any group which is the combination or collection of many factors or components, e.g. a pillar.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/712  + (Cutting-off ritual. The practice primarily … Cutting-off ritual. The practice primarily common to the {zhi byed} tradition of Tibetan Buddhism formed by Phadampa Sangye. The term is derived from the nature of the instructions on which this practice is based; that love, compassion and bodhicitta sever selfishness; the view of emptiness severs the root of cyclic existence (saṁsāra); and the common practices sever the four demonic forces (see {gcod lugs kyi bdud bzhi/}).c forces (see {gcod lugs kyi bdud bzhi/}).)
• 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.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/746  + (Dharma. A. Teachings of Buddha. B. A phenomenon.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/963  + (Discoverer of treasure. Realized master-scholars who discover texts, images and mystic articles connected to a highly sophisticated cycle of teachings. Trhis tradition is very familiar to the Nyingma order of Tibetan buddhism.)