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[[kun tu bzang mo]] - Ever-Excellent Lady, Skt. [[Samantabhadri]]. The All-good, the mother of all the [[buddhas of the three times]]; the female counterpart / consort of [[Samantabhadra]], the Dharmakaya buddha. She symbolizes [[Emptiness]] and [[dharmadhatu]] [RY]
[[Karma]]; [[ka rma]] (Tib. [[las]]): A Sanskrit word meaning "action", which refer to the law of cause an effect related to our thoughts, words and behavior. According to the Buddha's teachings, beings' destinies, joys, sufferings, and perceptions of the universe are due neither to chance nor to the will of some all-powerful entity. They are the result of previous actions. In the same way, beings' future are determined by the positive or negative quality of their current actions. Distinction is made between collective karma, which defines our general perception of the world, and individual karma, which determines our personal experiences. [MR]
 
[[dus gsum rgyal ba'i yab gcig]] - the single father of the ''buddhas of the three times'' [IW]
 
[[dus gsum sangs rgyas]] - 1) the ''buddhas of the three times'' [past, present, and future]; 2) the previous buddha [[mar me mdzad]] Dipa kara the present buddha sh'akya thub pa Shakyamuni and the next {[[byams pa]]} [[Maitreya]] [IW]




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Latest revision as of 21:37, 23 January 2006

Karma; ka rma (Tib. las): A Sanskrit word meaning "action", which refer to the law of cause an effect related to our thoughts, words and behavior. According to the Buddha's teachings, beings' destinies, joys, sufferings, and perceptions of the universe are due neither to chance nor to the will of some all-powerful entity. They are the result of previous actions. In the same way, beings' future are determined by the positive or negative quality of their current actions. Distinction is made between collective karma, which defines our general perception of the world, and individual karma, which determines our personal experiences. [MR]

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