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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/1926 + ([ṡabdābhiṣekha]/ Word initiation; word empowerment. The last of the four-fold initiation according to the highest yoga tantra in which the master introduces the state of union ([yuganada]) to his disciples.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1934 + ([ṡalākā]/ Counting sticks. Sticks measuring about one foot, that\nare used in monasteries during the ritual ceremony for counting the number of monks entering a rainy season retreat.)
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/2406 + ([ṡariputra]/ One of the two principal attendents of Buddha [ṡākyamuni] known for his wisdom and intelligence.)
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/2146 + ([ṡilpanirmāṇakāya]/ Artisan emanation. A form of incarnate Buddha's emanation as artisans and master-craftsman in order to tame beings.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1160 + ([ṡraddhā bhūmi]/ The ground of faith. The stage of a spiritual path where a practitioner is predominantly skillful in the practice of faith, efforts, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom.)
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/1121 + ([ṡruta cintā bhāvanā]/ The threefold practice of study, contemplation and meditation.)
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/1459 + ([ṡrīmat vājradhāra]/ The glorious Vajra ma … [ṡrīmat vājradhāra]/ The glorious Vajra master. Vajra master in the secret mantra tradition fulfilling six qualities:\n1. {'khor ba'i chos rgyab tu dor ba/} one who has fully renounced samsaric concerns\n2. {'dod pa chung zhing chog shes pa/} one who is content with few desires\n3. {lag len la mkhas shing nyams myong yod pa/} one who is experienced in practice and ritual activities\n4. {rgyud kyi tshig don la mkhas shing sgrub pa la martson pa/} one who is knowledgeable of tantric treatises, can explain their literal and implied meaning, and is devoted to practice\n5. {lta ba'i don la mkhas shing nus pa rdzogs pa/} one who is learned in the meaning of the right view and fully accomplished in it\n6. {snying rje che zhing gtong ba la dga' ba/} one who is highiy compassionate and generous. who is highiy compassionate and generous.)
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/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/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/1515 + ([ṣaḍ pāramitā vṛttiprasthāna pratipatti]/ Achievement through engagement in the six perfections; the Bodhisattva paths encompassing the practice of the six perfections.)
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/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/2234 + (nWater-bowl offering; offering of waters to the objects of refuge.)

Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1082 + (The uncommon [sambhogakāya maṇḍala]. A practice of [maṇḍala] offering made to one's spiritual master visualizing him or her as being a Sambhogakaya Buddha residing within a fully adorned Buddha field surrounded by an infinite number of goddesses.)

Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/608 + (@ibe activity of practice. One of the four … @ibe activity of practice. One of the four ways of utilizing realizations (see {spyod pa'i sgo bzhi}) according to action tantra in which one transforms articles of offering, body and resources into gods of desire realms and Vidyadharas or [ḍākinīs] of the same rank.Vidyadharas or [ḍākinīs] of the same rank.)
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/1614 + (A branch monastery. A subsidiary centre of learning founded by a later disciple of a master affiliated to the monastic centre, which is called the 'mother monastery' (ma-dgon).)
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/20 + (A cut-ritual ({gcod}) practice in which one offers one's body as a feast ({tshog}) to accumulate merit.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1168 + (A fully endowed human rebirth. A human life which is characterized by the eight leisures (see {dal ba brgyad}) and the ten endowments (see {sbyor ba bcu}) thus making it suitable for practising Dharma.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1122 + (A human from a remote place. To be born as a barbarian or among men dwelling in a country far from the place of the eight conducive factors (see {dal ba brgyad}) preventing the practice of religion.)
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/1863 + (A miniature painting. Small sized images and paintings of [maṇḍala]s, deities, implements and auspicious symbols used during the course of an initiation or other ceremonial occasions.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/603 + (A. Positive phenomenon. A phenomenon that can be understood without having to understand what is opposite to it or, in general, without recourse to conception, e.g. a vase. B. Practice; accomplishment; achievement; attainment; realization.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/1942 + (A. The Tsok-offering; the ritual feast offering ceremony. The ceremony of offering food and drink to the host of divinities by blessing these in the form of bliss and void. B. Accumulation of merits—virtues.)
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/282 + (A. The master and his disciple. B. The Abb … A. The master and his disciple. B. The Abbot and Assistant Abbot. According to the Vinaya tradition a spiritual master who fulfills the three qualities of being: 1. pure in the observance of moral discipline as the foundation of all qualities 2. learned in the ritual and rites explained in the Vinayapitaka scriptures 3. extremely compassionate towards the sick and friendless.assionate towards the sick and friendless.)
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/483 + (A. recluse. B. hermit. С. Gonpawa, a master of the Kadampa tradition.)
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/620 + (Accomplishment ceremony. A grand tantric ceremony involving the creation of a [maṇḍala], offering of services, and performance of the ritual and rites of generating oneself into a deity, generating the deity in front and into the vase, etc.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2370 + (Action vase. The ritual vase used during various religious ceremonies such in the consecration and purification of a [maṇḍala], offering articles, self-generation, abode, disciples and so on.)
Dictionaries/Tsepak Rigdzin/2164 + (Actual clear light. The fully characterized clear light mind.)
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/1827 + (Blindfold. The red blindfold worn around the head during particular stages of a tantric initiation in order to prohibit the disciple from seeing the secrets of the [maṇḍala] before they pass through the permission to be able to do so.)
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.)

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