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The thirty-nine qualities exclusive to the Omniscient Mind.\n[1-10]{stobs bcu/} [dasa balāni]/ the ten powers (see- {de bzhin gshegs pa'i stobs bcu})\n[11-14] {mi 'jigs pa bzhi/} [catvāri vaiṡāradyāh]/the four fearlessnesses (see-\n{mi 'jigaspa bzhi})\n[15-18] {so sor yang dag par rig pa bzhi/} [catvа_ri pratides'anīyāḥ]the four specific perfect understandings (see- {so sor yang dag rig pa bzhi})\n[19-36] {chos ma 'dris pa bco brgyad/}[aṣṭādaṡāveṇika dharmāḥ]/ the eighteen unshared qualities of a Buddha (see- {ma 'dres pa bco brgyad})\n[37-39] {rnam mkhyen nyid kyi rnam pa gsum/} the three exclusive qualities of the Omniscient Mind itself:\n1){de bzhin nyid kyi rnam pa/} the aspect of suchness\n2){rang byung gi rnam pa/} the aspect of spontaneity\n3){sangs rgyas nyid kyi rnam pa/} the aspect of the fully enlightened being himself. +
Intervals between meditation sessions; post-meditational periods. +
The four session yoga. The meditation practiced in the four sessions of a day:\n1){tho rangs/} early dawn\n2){snga dro/} morning [З] {nyin gung /} day time (afternoon)\n4){srod/} dusk. +
Downward pervasion. The pervasion that whatever is that predicate is the reason in a logical syllogism. +
Correct downward pervasion. The pervasion that whatever is the predicate is the reason in a logical syllogism. Synonymous with downward pervasion (see- {thur khyab}) +
Wrong downward pervasion. The pervasion in a logical syllogism that whatever is the predicate is not the reason. +
The downward moving wind; One of the five principal energy-winds (see- {rtsa ba'i rlung Ing}) that control the lower sphincter muscles, holding and discharging faeces, urine, semen and menstrual blood. +
[Tri viciktsā]/ The three types of doubt.\n1){don 'gyur gyi the tshom/} doubt inclining towards fact/ factual doubt\n2){don mi 'gyur gyi the tshom/} doubt inclining away from fact/ non-factual doubt\n3){cha mnyam pa'i the tshom/} evently balanced doubt. +
[Mahāyāna]/ The Greater Vehicle. The Bodhisattva vehicle leading to full enlightenment and is superior in seven ways (see {chen po bdun}) from the lower vehicles of the Hearers and Solitary Realizers. It has two types:\n1){phar phyin theg pa/} the perfection vehicle\n2){sngags kyi theg pa/} the secret mantrayana vehicle. +
A stupa with four gates built on the highway north of the Lhasa cathedral. It is believed to be a holy place where the great meditator, Thangtong Gyalpo spent many years practising meditation before 1368 A.D. +
The six texts of Kadampa tradition. Treatises which formed the fundamental basis of practice of the past Kadampa masters. These are: Life Stories of Buddha {skyes rabs/} and Specific Teachings {ched du brjod pa'i tshoms/} for inspiring faith and devotion; Bodhisattva Grounds {byang sa/} and Ornament of Collection of [sūtras] {mdo sdo rgyan/} for producing meditative concentration; and Guide to Bodhisattva's Way of Life {spyod 'jug} and Compendium of Precepts {bslab btus/} for developing wholesome behavior. +
[Mahāyāna pratipatti bhāvanā mārga]/ The [mahāyāna] path of meditation of achievement. The uncontaminated [mahāyāna] path of meditation which is a cause for the attainment of the realizations of the first to the tenth level ofthe Bodhisattva's path. +
[Mahāyāna bhavanā mārga karaṇa]/ The function of the\n[mahāyāna] path of meditation; the benefits derived through meditation on the [mahāyāna] path of meditation. +
The thirteen achievements of [mahāyāna]; the thirteen trainings of the [mahāyāna] path:\n[1-4] {nges 'byed cha mthun bzhi/} the four levels of the path of preparation (see- {nges 'byed cha mthun bzhi})\n5){mthong lam/} path of seeing\n6){sgom lam/} path of meditation\n7){gnyen po'i sgrub pa/} achievement through antidotes\n8){spong pa'i sgrub pa/} achievement through elimination\n9){de dag yongs su gtugad pa'i sgrub pa/} achievement through forsaking discrimination between antidotes and abandonments\n10) {shes rab snying brtse'i sgrub pa/} achievement through the unity of wisdom and compassion\n11) {slob ma thun mong ma yin pa'i sgrub pa/} achievement for uncommon practitioners\n12) {gzhan don go rim du byed pa'i sgrub pa/} achievement through persistently working for the welfare of others\n13) {ye shes rtsol ba mi mnga' ba'i sgrub pa/} achievement through effortless wisdom. +
The five eyes (see- {span lnga}) that are the cause for engaging independently in the [mahāyāna] path of achievements. +
The three aims of [mahāyāna] achievements.\n1){sems dpa' chen po/} [mahāsattva]/ greatness of thought\n2){spong ba chen po/} [mahāprahāṇa]/greatness of elimination\n3){rtogs pa chen po/} [adlṅgamamahattva]/greatness of insights. +
The eleven objects of observation of the [mahāyāna] achievements.\n1){dge ba/} [kuṡala]/ wholesome phenomena\n2){mi dge ba/} [akuṡala]/ unwholesome phenomena\n3){lung ma bstan/} [avyākṛta]/ unspecified phenomena\n4){'jig rten pa/} [lokika]/worldly phenomena\n5){'jig rten las 'das pa/} [lokottara]/transworldly phenomena\n6){zag bcas/} [sāsrava]/ contaminated phenomena\n7){zag med/} [anāsrava]/ uncontaminated phenomena\n8){'dus byas/} [saṁskṛta]/ conditioned phenomena\n9){'dus ma byas/} [asaṁskṛta]/ unconditioned phenomena\n10) {thun mong ba/} [sādhāraṇa]/ common qualitites\n11) {thun mong ma yin pa/} [asādhāraṇa]/ uncommon qualities. +
[Mahāyāna ārya]/ A [mahāyānist] Noble Being; a [mahāyāna ārya] A practitioner of the greater vehicle on or above the path of seeing who has gained direct insight into emptiness. +
The [mahāyāna] precepts or vows. An ordination of the [mahāyāna] tradition normally accepted for twenty hours during special occasions in the presence of a master or an image of the Buddha, taken by both lay and ordained Buddhists. This entails generating the mind of enlightenment and pledging to follow the footsteps of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the past in accordance with the ritual text of this ordination. On top of not eating meat, there are eight precepts to be observed (see- {bsnyen gnas yan lag bzhi}) conjoined with the motive of enlightenment. +
The four wheels of the supreme vehicle; the four essential factors for a Mahayanist practitioner.\n1){mthun par gyur ba'i yul na gnas pa/} living in a conducive place\n2){skye bo dam pa la brten pa/} relying upon a holy person\n3){smon lam btab pa/} making prayers\n4){bsod nams bsags pa/} accumulating merits. +