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[[dag mnyam chen po]] - great [[purity and equality]], great purity and great evenness [RY]
[['jig rten mig gcig]] - [[Translator]]. The Tibetan translation of the Sanskrit word Locava [lotsawa] [RY]


[[dag mnyam bden pa]] - the truths of purity and equality. A term used by Kh. Namdrol (of NNI) within the context of anuttarayoga tantra to refer to the aspects of [[appearance]] and [[emptiness]], or [[conventional and ultimate truths]], which are explained as inseparable {[[dbyer med]]}. [mss] [RY]
[[g.yu sgra snying po]] - [[Yudra Nyingpo]]. One of the twenty-five disciples of [[Guru Rinpoche]]; the reincarnation of Lekdrub of Tsang. Born in the region of Gyalmo Tsawarong, he was brought up by [[Vairochana]] and reached perfection in both learning and yogic accomplishment. He is counted among the 108 lotsawas and is one of the main lineage holders of the [[Mind Section]] of [[Dzogchen]] from the great translator Vairochana [RY]


[[rnal 'byor chen po]] - [[Mahayoga]]. The first of the '[[Three Inner Tantras]].' Mahayoga as scripture is divided into two parts: [[Tantra Section]] and [[Sadhana Section]]. The [[Tantra Section]] consists of the [[Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras]] while the [[Sadhana Section]] is comprised of the [[Eight Sadhana Teachings]]. Jamgön Kongtrül says in his Treasury of Knowledge: "[[Mahayoga]] emphasizes means ([[upaya]]), the [[development stage]], and the view that liberation is attained through growing accustomed to the insight into the nature of the indivisibility of the superior two truths." The [[superior two truths]] in [[Mahayoga]] are [[purity and equality]] - the ''pure'' natures of the aggregates, elements and sense factors are the male and female buddhas and bodhisattvas. At the same time, everything that appears and exists is of the ''equal nature'' of [[emptiness] [RY]
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'jig rten mig gcig - Translator. The Tibetan translation of the Sanskrit word Locava [lotsawa] [RY]

g.yu sgra snying po - Yudra Nyingpo. One of the twenty-five disciples of Guru Rinpoche; the reincarnation of Lekdrub of Tsang. Born in the region of Gyalmo Tsawarong, he was brought up by Vairochana and reached perfection in both learning and yogic accomplishment. He is counted among the 108 lotsawas and is one of the main lineage holders of the Mind Section of Dzogchen from the great translator Vairochana [RY]

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