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[[sems tsam]] - Mind Only school, Chittamatra; the doctrine of [[Mind-Only]]; founded by [[Maitreya]] and [[Asanga]], idealist-mentalist, just displays of mind. Def. by Jamgön Kongtrül: {gzung 'dzin gnyis las grol ba'i rnam shes cha med skad cig re re ba don dam pa'i bden par 'dod pas rnam rig pa'am sems tsam pa zhes bya dang gzung 'dzin gnyis med kyi shes pa rang rig rang gsal don dam pa nyid gnyis snang gyi sgrib pas bsgribs pas 'phags chos thob pa'i tshe yang de nyid gnyis snang dang bral ba tsam du 'dod do} [RY]
'''Padmasambhava''' ([[pad ma 'byung gnas]]). 'Lotus-born.' Same as Guru Rinpoche. Padmakara and Padmasambhava are interchangeable in Tibetan literature, sometimes is used the Tibetan translation Pema Jungney, sometimes the Sanskrit. <br><br>


[[sems tsam]] - Chittamatra/ Mind Only school [RB]
The essence of all the [[buddhas of the three times]], the supreme sovereign of all power-wielding [[vidyadhara]]s, the all-encompassing lord of the ocean of peaceful and wrathful yidams ([[yi dam]]), the chief of the gatherings of all the dakas and dakinis, the great being who by his splendor outshines all the vajra protectors of the [[Dharma]] and the haughty forces of appearance and existence, is the one renowned throughout the infinite realms of the teachers of the [[Three Kayas]] as Mahaguru Padmasambhava.<br><br>


[[sems tsam pa]] - Mind Only School, Chittamatra. A [[Mahayana]] school of Buddhist philosophy propagated by the great master [[Asanga]] and his followers. Founded on the Lankavatara Sutra and other scriptures, its main premise is that all phenomena are only mind, i.e. mental perceptions that appear within the [[All-ground]] consciousness due to habitual tendencies. Positively, this view relinquishes the fixation on a solid reality. Negatively, there is still clinging to a truly existing 'mind' within which everything takes place [RY]
From ''[[Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo]]'' root text, opening verses.


[[sems tsam pa]] - proponent of Mind-Only School/ Chittamatrin; Chittamatra. A 'Mind-only' Adherent, an idealist, Mind-only school. Def. Jamgön Kongtrül {sems las gzhan pa'i dngos po ni gang yang med la sems rnam rig tsam ni bden pa'i dngos por grub par 'dod pas sems tsam pa'am rnam rig pa}; Mind-only School, Chittamatrin, a follower of the Mind Only doctrine, (Syn. Yogacharin) [RY]
==Internal Links==
*[[A Short Biography of Padmasambhava from the Precious Garland of Lapis Lazuli]] by Jamgon Kongtrul
*[[Padmakara and the Four Vidyadhara Levels]] by Khenpo Jokyab Rinpoche


[[lang kar gshegs pa'i mdo]] - Lankavatara Sutra. A sutra of the third turning of the Wheel of the Dharma. Used as basis for [[Yogachara]] and [[Chittamatra]] [RY]
==External Links==
[http://www.rangjung.com/authors/padmasambhava.htm Jamgon Kongtrul's medium length biography of Padmasambhava from the Precious Garland of Lapis Lazuli, a collection of life stories of the 108 main tertons.]


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Revision as of 01:59, 27 January 2006

Padmasambhava (pad ma 'byung gnas). 'Lotus-born.' Same as Guru Rinpoche. Padmakara and Padmasambhava are interchangeable in Tibetan literature, sometimes is used the Tibetan translation Pema Jungney, sometimes the Sanskrit.

The essence of all the buddhas of the three times, the supreme sovereign of all power-wielding vidyadharas, the all-encompassing lord of the ocean of peaceful and wrathful yidams (yi dam), the chief of the gatherings of all the dakas and dakinis, the great being who by his splendor outshines all the vajra protectors of the Dharma and the haughty forces of appearance and existence, is the one renowned throughout the infinite realms of the teachers of the Three Kayas as Mahaguru Padmasambhava.

From Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo root text, opening verses.

Internal Links

External Links

Jamgon Kongtrul's medium length biography of Padmasambhava from the Precious Garland of Lapis Lazuli, a collection of life stories of the 108 main tertons.

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