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'''Kalachakra''' ([[dus kyi 'khor lo]]). '[[Wheel of Time]].' A tantra and a Vajrayana system taught by Buddha Shakyamuni himself, showing the interrelationship between the phenomenal world, the physical body and the mind.
'''Magical Net''' ([[sgyu 'phrul drva ba]]), [[mayajala]]. A collective term for the manifestations of enlightenment to tame whoever needs in whichever way is necessary.  


[[Category:Tantric Deities]]
In particular, it refers to
 
*the various divinities and [[vidyadharas]] who are manifestations of [[Guru Rinpoche]], or
*to a collection of tantric scriptures belonging chiefly to [[Mahayoga]].
 
[[category:Key Terms]]

Revision as of 20:23, 15 January 2006

Magical Net (sgyu 'phrul drva ba), mayajala. A collective term for the manifestations of enlightenment to tame whoever needs in whichever way is necessary.

In particular, it refers to