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• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/154  + ([tri ṡaraṇagrāhaka upāsaka]/ a lay person … [tri ṡaraṇagrāhaka upāsaka]/ a lay person ordained by refuge precepts. A Buddhist layman who has taken formal refuge or vow of precepts to accept the Three Jewels as the ultimate object of refuge for one's life-time. One of the four nominally ordained lay persons (see {dge bsnyen btags pa ba bzhi}).rsons (see {dge bsnyen btags pa ba bzhi}).)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/428  + ([tuṣita]/ A. The Heaven of Joy. The Tusita … [tuṣita]/ A. The Heaven of Joy. The Tusita Buddha field; the pure land where the future Buddha, Maitreya would give teachings, also called the joyous field of virtue and mental happiness (dga'-ldan yid-dga' chos-'dzin); one of the six heavens of the gods of desire realm. It is also known to be the heaven for Bodhisattvas obstructed by a single birth from attaining Buddhahood. B. The Ganden monastery founded by JeTsong Khapain\n1408.onastery founded by JeTsong Khapain\n1408.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/880  + ([upādānam]/ The four compulsive acquisitio … [upādānam]/ The four compulsive acquisitions; the four negative acquirements by the force of delusions in a person. The hundred and eight delusions are included in these four.\n1. {'dod pa nyi bar len pa/} that of desire\n2. {lha ba nye bar len pa/} that of view\n3. {bdag tu lta ba nye bar len pa/} that of the view of self\n4. {tshul khrims dang brtul zhugs mchog 'dzin/} that of holding wrong moral conduct as superior.f holding wrong moral conduct as superior.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/436  + ([upāsaka]/ Ordained lay person. A layman or laywoman who has taken any or all of the five precepts—not killing, not lying, not indulging in sexual misconduct, not stealing and not taking intoxicants.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/175  + ([uttama puruṣa mārga]/ The paths of a person of great scope. All paths of the greater vehicle ([mahāyāna]) that are conjoined by resolute intent (lhag-bsam), the sixth of the seven-fold causes and result (see {rgyu 'bras man ngag bdun}) transmission.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/174  + ([uttama puruṣa]/ Person of great scope. A … [uttama puruṣa]/ Person of great scope. A practitioner with great spirit who voluntarily seeks to place all sentient beings throughout the expanse of space in the state of complete enlightenment (Buddhahood), and who therefore is able to work extensively for the sake of others.o work extensively for the sake of others.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1409  + ([vijñaptirūpa]/ Revelatory form. The physical or verbal expressions of a person's attitude or feeling.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1423  + ([vijñānāhāra]/ Mental nourishment; food of consciousness. The energy of consciousnesses that assists the survival of a person's life.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1397  + ([vimuktimārga]/ Path of thorough liberation. A path of single-pointed concentration in which the practitioner gains a cessation through abandoning the particular object of elimination.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2652  + ([vipaSyanā]/ Penetrative Insight. Penetrative insight meditation. A single pointed concentration able to apply analysis of its object; an apex form of all concentrations able to see the indepth reality of phenomena.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1314  + ([viprayukta saṁskāra]/ Non-associated compositional factor. Impermanent phenomena being neither form nor consciousness, e.g. a person.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1408  + ([vipāka ekakṣaṇika prayoga]/ Fruitional mo … [vipāka ekakṣaṇika prayoga]/ Fruitional momentary training. The yogic practice of a Bodhisattva, which is the wisdom directly opposing the obstructions to omniscience, and which, in actualizing the non-contaminated, maturing dharma, also actualizes the other concordant dharmas, all in the space of one instant (i.e. the l/60th of a finger snap).nstant (i.e. the l/60th of a finger snap).)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/172  + ([viṡeṣakādhama puruṣa]/ The superior perso … [viṡeṣakādhama puruṣa]/ The superior person of small scope. A practitioner who has generated disgust of the expenence of this life and has produced an uncontrived or natural interest in a better future life through contemplating the difficulty and significance of finding a human rebirth endowed with leisure (see {dal ba brgyad}) and endowments (see {'byor ba bcu}), and impermanence.ts (see {'byor ba bcu}), and impermanence.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1725  + ([vārṣika]/ Summer retreat. One of the thre … [vārṣika]/ Summer retreat. One of the three basic observances for monks as prescribed by Buddha [ṡākyamuni]; rainy season retreat during which time they do not go beyond the marked bounds of the monasteries and observe rules and regulations in addition to their regular routine.ions in addition to their regular routine.)
• 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/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/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/2028  + ([ṡamatha]/ Mental quiescence meditation; calm abiding meditation. A single-pointed meditative concentration developed through the techniques of settling the mind; a practice common to both Buddhists and non-Buddhists.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2313  + ([ṡarīra]/ Relic pills. Tiny grain-like pil … [ṡarīra]/ Relic pills. Tiny grain-like pills, sacred writings or physical remains of a saint or holy master, preserved at their cremation ground. Such relics are preserved in tombs and amulet boxes as objects of devotion and protection. There are three types:\n1. {gzungs kyi ringabasrel/} relics of sacred writing\n2. {dbu skra dang phyag sen sogs kyi ring bsrel/} relics of bodily parts such as hairs, nails, etc.\n3. {'phel gdung gi ring bsrel/} multiplied relics (see {'phel gdung}).\n1. {chos sku'i ring bsrel/} relics of dharmakaya\n2. {sku bal gyi ring bsrel/} relics of physical parts\n3. {sku gdung gi ring bsrel/} relics of the cremated body. ring bsrel/} relics of the cremated body.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/463  + ([ṡramaṇa]/ A practitioner of virtue. A gen … [ṡramaṇa]/ A practitioner of virtue. A general name for any person ordained as a novice monk or nun, or a fully ordained monk or nun or the whole [saṅgha], who have vowed to attain the state of liberation by means of observing the precepts of the individual liberation vows (pratimoksa) in his or her endeavour to eliminate delusions and pacify sufferings within [saṁsara].ns and pacify sufferings within [saṁsara].)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2035  + ([ṡāntarakṣita]/ [ācārya ṡāntarakṣita]. A h … [ṡāntarakṣita]/ [ācārya ṡāntarakṣita]. A highly learned master-scholar from Bengal who visited Tibet during the time of King Tnsong Deutsan. He assisted Guru Padmasambhava in the building of Samye monastery and was responsible for founding the monastic community for the first time in Tibet.tic community for the first time in Tibet.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1327  + ([ṣaḍ duḥkhatāḥ]/ Six types of suffering. T … [ṣaḍ duḥkhatāḥ]/ Six types of suffering. The six miseries within\ncyclic existence.\n1. {nges pa med pa'i sdug bsngal/} suffering of uncertainty\n2. {ngoms pa med pa'i sdug bsngal/} suffering of dissatisfaction\n3. {yang nas yang du lus 'dor ba'i sdug bsngal/} suffering of\ndiscarding one's body time and again\n4. {yang nas yang du nying mtshams sbyor ba'i sdug bsngal/} suffering of frequent conception\n5. {yang nas yang du mtho dman du 'gyur ba'i sdug bsngal/} suffering of frequent cnange of status\n6. {grogs med pa'i sdug bsngal/} suffering of loneliness.a'i sdug bsngal/} suffering of loneliness.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1886  + ([ṣaḍ mūladharmāḥ]/ Six root precepts; six … [ṣaḍ mūladharmāḥ]/ Six root precepts; six root vows of a probationary nun.\n1. {gcig pu lam du mi 'gro ba/} not going alone on the road\n2. {chur rkyal bar mi bya ba/} not swimming across to the other shore\n3. {skyes pa reg par mi bya ba/} not touching a male person\n4. {skyes pa dang lhan cig 'dug par mi bya ba/} not living with a male person\n5. {zla mo'i nyes pa 'chab par mi bya ba/} not concealing a transgression of vows by a fellow\nnun\n6. {smyan 'gyur ba mi bya ba/} not acting as a go-between.ba mi bya ba/} not acting as a go-between.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/563  + ([ṣaḍ pratītyasamutpāda]/ The six causal interdependent principles. The elements of the outer natural phenomena— earth, water, fire, wind, space and time.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/161  + ([ṣaḍ āyatana pratītyasamutpāda]/ The inter … [ṣaḍ āyatana pratītyasamutpāda]/ The interdependent link of six sources of perception; the link of six cognitive faculties. The fifth link in the twelve linked chain of interdependent origination; the period of time when the six sense powers of a foetus first emerge although they are still unable to distinguish objects of sense.ll unable to distinguish objects of sense.)

• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1177  + (The single instant of the end of time. According to Abhidharmkosa this is the period of time equivalent to one fraction of the sixty parts of a normal person's finger snap.)

• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1055  + (1. A glib person, only interested in words or literal conventions.\n2. One who was the first to give names to things, a name abbot.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1219  + (A basis of imputation, e.g. the five psycho-physical aggregates which are the basis for imputing 'person', 'I' or 'self.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1441  + (A lay-person observing only one vow. One of the four nominally ordained lay persons (see {dge bsnyen btags pa ba bzhi}) observing oniy one of the precepts.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1440  + (A lay-person observing only some vows. One of the four nominally ordained lay persons (see {dge bsnyen btags pa ba bzhi}) observing two or three precepts.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/207  + (A limit of calculation. The fifty-fifth fraction of the sixtieth limit of counting according to the Abhidharma tradition.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1815  + (A person of three-fold qualities. Being able to speak, understand and having a sound mind.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1057  + (A person possessing five features. Accordi … A person possessing five features. According to the Vinaya\ntradition these are:\n1){mi yin pa/} being a person\n2){smra shes pa/} being able to speak\n3){don go ba/} being able to understand the meaning of a language\n4){shes pa rang bzhin du gnas pa/} being in possession of a sound mind\n5){ma ning sogs min pa/} being neither an eunuch nor a hermaphrodite.ing neither an eunuch nor a hermaphrodite.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/386  + (A. Ordinary person B. Inferior one С. Lethargic.)
• 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/1977  + (A. Word by word teaching by a teacher pointing his finger at the text. B. Detailed teaching pointing out every single detail and reference.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2048  + (Abandonments of harms to others along with … Abandonments of harms to others along with the basis. The\nnature of individual liberation vows; 'others', here refers to\nthe seven non-virtuous activities of body and speech that\ninflicts direct harm on others, and 'bases', here refers to the\ncauses of those non-virtues—the three non-virtues of mind. When a person holding individual liberation vows eliminates these with his or her mind conjoined with a sense of\nrenunciation, it becomes a fully characterized individual\nliberation vow (pratimoksa).d individual\nliberation vow (pratimoksa).)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1382  + (Aeon of endurance. The period of twenty in … Aeon of endurance. The period of twenty intermediate aeons since the formation of the universe until the beginning of its destruction. It begins with the rebirth of a being born in the most heinous hell reaim and lasts till the end of the teaching of the last of the thousand Buddhas to appear in this uhiverse.ousand Buddhas to appear in this uhiverse.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/725  + (Aeon of formation. The twenty intermediate aeons covering the period of time since the formation of the outer world until the birth of one inhabitant in the realm of the hell)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/210  + (An oral will. An oral testament given, especially at the time of death, describing how one's affairs are to be handled.)
• 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/1799  + (Boundless action leading to lower realms; action of non-respite. One of the most serious hell-states in which a person\nis reborn without even passing through the intermediate state of rebirth.)
• 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/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/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/1062  + (Compulsive attraction to ordinary appearances. The idea of oneself as an ordinary person which must be abandoned through generating divine pride in the practice of deity yoga in order to produce divine vision and pride.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/876  + (Connecting to rebirth. The instant that consciousness\ncollapses into the parent's mixture of sperm and blood in the womb of a mother during rebirth. The instant of conception in the womb.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1761  + (Corrupt practice of liberation through uni … Corrupt practice of liberation through union. The name given to the corrupt practice spread in Tibet by the so called Red [ācārya] and the [paṇḍita] with blue lower robes from India, the period between Lang Darma and the coming of [atiṡa]. They spread the erroneous teaching that liberation is attained through mere union with consorts and killing of animals.nion with consorts and killing of animals.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/968  + (Designated phenomena; imputed phenomena. Phenomena that exists only in dependence upon the sound and concept that imputes them. For instance, time and person.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2312  + (Distant lineage of instruction. The texual … Distant lineage of instruction. The texual lineage of the Nyingma tantras received by master Ma-Rinchen Chog and Nyag Janan Kumara from the great pandita Vimalamitra, who came to Tibet during the reign of King Trisong Deutsan. This transmission was wide spread in Tibet during the later period of propagation.et during the later period of propagation.)
• Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2604  + (Five branches of the first level concentration.\n1. {rtog pa/} [vitarka]/ investigation\n2. {dpyod pa/} [vicāra]/ analysis\n3. {dga' ba/} [mudita]/ joy\n4. {bde ba/} [sukha]/ bliss\n5. {sems rtse gcig pa/} [ekāgracitta]/ single-pointed mind.)