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[[kun tu snang ba'i ting nge 'dzin]] - meditative absorption/ samadhi of universal manifestation [RB]
[[rgyud]] - [alt.] being, mind, stream, a) continuity, being b) Tantra. abbr. {rgyud} [[Mahayoga]]. 1) tantra, tantra-texts, being [body, speech and mind], stream of being, mind-stream, continuity, continuum, "linked together", area, location, stream of existence, mind, heart, nature, existence. 2) the tantric teachings, texts. 3) via, through [sm. {brgyud}. 4) bank, shore, coast, edge, side, range. 5) lineage, descent. 6) area, location. 6) individual, person 7) bow string {[[mdo rgyud]]} sutra and tantra]. 8) continuum [or continua], tantra, string, cord. mind-stream; tantra/ continuum; mind-stream [RY]


[[kun snang]] - {kun tu snang ba'i ting nge 'dzin} meditative absorption/ samadhi of universal manifestation [RB]
See ([[gsang sngags rdo rje theg pa rgyud]]) - tantrayana, tantra, esoteric or inner teachings of the [[Mahayana]] vehicle, the secret and sublime adamantine / vajra vehicle of Secret Mantra, [[Vajrayana]] [RY]
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Tantra ([[rgyud]])
*In Buddhism, tantra is defined as a natural continuum or unbroken stream flowing from fundamental ignorance to enlightenment. As such, it refers to the continua of ground, path and result ([[gzhi lam 'bras bu]]), which together form the dynamic process through which all fruitional aspects of buddhahood are fully manifested. Through the continuum of the path ([[lam gyi rgyud]]), the atemporally present continuum of the ground ([[gzhi'i rgyud]]) is actualised as the continuum of the result ([['bras bu'i rgyud]]). Because tantra includes sophisticated techniques which, unlike the sūtras, enable dissonant mental states ([[kleśa]]), such as attachment ([[rāga]]) and aversion ([[dveśa]]), to be transmuted into blissful states of realisation, without renunciation or rejection, the practitioner can cultivate an uninterrupted continuum between the ordinary initial mind, the advanced mind on the path, and the resultant fully enlightened mind of a buddha.
*The term tantra may also refer to the literature of the six classes of tantra ([[rgyud sde drug]]) which expound this dynamic. These comprise: the three outer tantras of austere awareness ([[phyi dka' thub rig pa'i rgyud]]), namely: Kriyātantra, Ubhayatantra, and Yogatantra, and the three inner tantras of skillful means ([[nang pa thabs kyi rgyud]]), namely, Mahāyoga, Anuyoga and Atiyoga. For a detailed discussion on the superiority of the tantras to the sūtras, see bDud-'joms Rin-po-che, NSTB, pp. 243-256. Although tantra-texts are represented in the Chinese Tripiṭaka, the most extensive collections are contained in the Collected Tantras of the rNying ma pa ([[rnying ma'i rgyud 'bum]]) and in the bKa' 'gyur. [[GD]] (from the Glossary to [[Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings]])
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[[kun snang gyi ting nge 'dzin]] - samadhi of illumination; meditative absorption of universal manifestation [RY]


[[skye mched]] - 1) ayatana; sense bases, sense-field, source, the sources of perception; The twelve sense factors are the five senses or the organs of eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and the mental faculty as well as their corresponding objects which are visual form, sound, smell, taste, texture, and the mental object. 2) perception-sphere/s. A variety of states of meditative absorption, possibly lasting many aeons within the four formless realms. See also {skye mched mu bzi} 'fourfold spheres of perception.' See under {gzugs med khams} 'Formless Realms.' 3) base of perception [RY]
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[[grogs ting nge 'dzin]] - meditative absorption into a feeling of fellowship [JV]
 
[[rgyas 'debs chen po'i ting nge 'dzin]] - meditative absorption as the supreme application of an (all-embracing) seal [RB]
 
[[rgyu'i ting nge 'dzin]] - causal samadhi/ meditative absorption [RB]
 
[[sgyu ma lta bu'i ting nge 'dzin]] - meditative absorption on the illusion-like nature of things [RB]
 
[[nyongs mong med pa'i ting nge 'dzin]] - meditative absorption which constitutes the absence of afflictive emotions [RB]
 
[[mnyam bzhag pa]] - meditative absorption [RY]
 
[[mnyam bzhag pa]] - meditative absorption/ equipoise [IW]
 
[[snyoms 'jug]] - samapatti, attainment, realization, absorption, meditative absorption, union, evenness, calmness of mind, equanimity, SA 'gog pa'i snyoms 'jug, 'du shes med snyoms 'jug, unification, meditation state, sexual intercourse, when solar and lunar energy have contact [JV]
 
[[snyoms 'jug]] - samapatti, 1) absorption. meditative absorption. composure, union; equilibrium, meditative concentration, engagement in evenness', [state of balance, equipoise]. {snyoms par 'jug pa}. 2) to establish equilibrium, remain absorbed [RY]
 
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Revision as of 09:35, 8 October 2006

rgyud - [alt.] being, mind, stream, a) continuity, being b) Tantra. abbr. {rgyud} Mahayoga. 1) tantra, tantra-texts, being [body, speech and mind], stream of being, mind-stream, continuity, continuum, "linked together", area, location, stream of existence, mind, heart, nature, existence. 2) the tantric teachings, texts. 3) via, through [sm. {brgyud}. 4) bank, shore, coast, edge, side, range. 5) lineage, descent. 6) area, location. 6) individual, person 7) bow string {mdo rgyud} sutra and tantra]. 8) continuum [or continua], tantra, string, cord. mind-stream; tantra/ continuum; mind-stream [RY]

See (gsang sngags rdo rje theg pa rgyud) - tantrayana, tantra, esoteric or inner teachings of the Mahayana vehicle, the secret and sublime adamantine / vajra vehicle of Secret Mantra, Vajrayana [RY]

Tantra (rgyud)

  • In Buddhism, tantra is defined as a natural continuum or unbroken stream flowing from fundamental ignorance to enlightenment. As such, it refers to the continua of ground, path and result (gzhi lam 'bras bu), which together form the dynamic process through which all fruitional aspects of buddhahood are fully manifested. Through the continuum of the path (lam gyi rgyud), the atemporally present continuum of the ground (gzhi'i rgyud) is actualised as the continuum of the result ('bras bu'i rgyud). Because tantra includes sophisticated techniques which, unlike the sūtras, enable dissonant mental states (kleśa), such as attachment (rāga) and aversion (dveśa), to be transmuted into blissful states of realisation, without renunciation or rejection, the practitioner can cultivate an uninterrupted continuum between the ordinary initial mind, the advanced mind on the path, and the resultant fully enlightened mind of a buddha.
  • The term tantra may also refer to the literature of the six classes of tantra (rgyud sde drug) which expound this dynamic. These comprise: the three outer tantras of austere awareness (phyi dka' thub rig pa'i rgyud), namely: Kriyātantra, Ubhayatantra, and Yogatantra, and the three inner tantras of skillful means (nang pa thabs kyi rgyud), namely, Mahāyoga, Anuyoga and Atiyoga. For a detailed discussion on the superiority of the tantras to the sūtras, see bDud-'joms Rin-po-che, NSTB, pp. 243-256. Although tantra-texts are represented in the Chinese Tripiṭaka, the most extensive collections are contained in the Collected Tantras of the rNying ma pa (rnying ma'i rgyud 'bum) and in the bKa' 'gyur. GD (from the Glossary to Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings)
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