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Kadampas of the textual lineage. The lineage of Kadampa teachings coming from the Kadampa master Geshe Potowa to Sharawa, primarily based on study and practice of the Graded Path teachings combined with the major texts of the Kadampa tradition (see {bka' gdams gzhung drug}). +
[Daṡa mahāyāna kalyāṇamitra guṇāḥ]/ The ten qualities of a [mahāyāna] spiritual master.\n1){lhag pa tshul khrims kyi bslob pas dul ba/} in his higher training of discipline he is humble\n2){lhag pa ting nge 'jin gyi bslab pas zhi ba/} his higher training of concentration he is peaceful\n3){lhag pa shes rab kyi bslab pas nye bar zhi ba/} in his higher training of wisdom he has pacified his ego\n4){lung gi yon tan gyis phyug pa/} he is rich in lineages and oral teachings\n5){stong pa nyid rtogs pa/} has realized emptiness\n6){slob ma las yon tan lhag pa/} he has higher qualities than his disciples\n7){smra mkhas pa/} he is skillful in teaching\n8){brtse ba dang ldan pa/} he is compassionate\n9){brtson 'grus dang lngan pa/} he is hard working\n10) {'khor ba la skyo ngal bskyed du bcug pa/} he inspires aversion of cyclic existence. +
The two vehicles.\n[1)]\n1){theg chen/} [[mahāyāna]]/ the greater vehicle\n2){theg dman/} Hinayana/ the smaller vehicle.\n[2)]\n1. {rgyu pha rol tu phyin pa'i theg pa/} the causal perfection vehicle\n2. {'bras bu gsang sngags kyi theg pa/} the resultant mantra vehicle. +
The nine vehicles; the nine paths (see- {rnying ma'i theg pa rim pa dgu}). +
[triyāna]/ The three vehicles; the three causal vehicles.\n1. {snyan thos kyi theg pa/} [ṡrāvaka yāna]/ Hearer's vehicle\n2. {rang rgyal gyi theg pa/} [pratyekabuddha yāna]/ Solitary Realizer's vehicle\n3. {theg chen gyi theg pa/} [mahāyāna]/ Greater vehicle. +
[hīnayāna]/ Lower vehicle; the lesser vehicle. Path followed by [ṡrāvakas] and Pratekya Buddhas which leads to the attainment of liberation from cyclic existence. +
[dvi hīnayāna arhat]/ The two Arhats of the lower vehicle.\n1. {nyan thos kyi mi slob pa/} Arhat of the Hearer vehicle\n2. {rang sangs rgyas kyi mi slob pa/} Arhat of the Solitary realizer's vehicle. +
[aṣṭa hīnayāna bhūmayaḥ]/ The eight spiritual grounds of the lower vehicle.\n1. {dkar po rnam par mthon pa'i sa/} [ṡukla vidarṡanā bhūmi]/ the ground of seeing virtuous dharma\n2. {rigs kyi sa/} [gotra bhūmi]/ the ground the family\n3. {brgyad pa'i sa/} [aṣṭamaka bhūmi]/ the eighth ground\n4. {mthong pa'i sa/} [darṡana bhūmi]/ the ground of seeing\n5. {bsrabs pa'i sa/} [tanū bhūmi]/ the ground of subtleness\n6. {'dod chags dang bral ba'i sa/} [vigata rāga bhūmi]/ the ground free of attachment\n7. {byas pa srugs pa'i sa/} [kṛtāvi bhūmi]/ the ground of protecting deeds\n8. {byas pa rtogs pa'i sa/} [kṛtāvi samaya bhūmi]/ the ground of realizing deeds. +
The unchangeable phenomenon; the permanent existents. +
[anavarāgraṡūnyatā]/ The emptiness of that which is without beginning or end. One of the sixteen types of emptinesses (see {stong nyid bcu drug}), the emptiness of the beginninglessness and endlessness of cyclic existence. +
[ārya Asaṇga]. The brother of Vasubandhu and the founder of the [cittamātrin] school of thought. He was the pioneer of the lineage of extensive deeds (rgya-chen spyod-rgyud) and is famous for bringing the Five Wort ofMaitreya (see {byams chos sde lnga}) from Tusita heaven. His works include the Five Treatises of Asanga (see {sa sde lnga}) and the Two Compendiums (see {sdom rnam gnyis}). +
Kadampas of the path lineage. The lineage of Kadampa teachings coming from the Kadampa master Gonpowa to Neuzur, primarily based on study and practice of the Graded Path teachings combined with miscellaneous texts of the Kadampa tradition. +
Tangible objects; obstructive things. +
[ṡruta cintā bhāvanā]/ The threefold practice of study, contemplation and meditation. +
A human from a remote place. To be born as a barbarian or among men dwelling in a country far from the place of the eight conducive factors (see {dal ba brgyad}) preventing the practice of religion. +
The two extremes. A.\n1. {rtag mtha'/} [nityānta]/ extreme of eternalism\n2. {chad mtha'/} [ucchedānta]/ extreme of nihilism.\nB.\n1. {srid pa 'khor ba'i mtha'/} extreme of cyclic existence— [saṁsara]\n2. {zhi ba myang 'das kyi mtha'/} extreme of peace— [nirvāṇa]\nС.\n1. {yod mtha'/} [astyanta]/ extreme of existence\n2. {med mtha'/} [ananta]/ extreme of non-existence.\nD.\n1. {bzang mtha'/} extreme of good\n2. {ngan mtha'} extreme of evil. +
A. The four extreme beliefs in the inherent existence:\n1. {bdag las skye ba/} [ātmaja]/ production from self\n2. {gzhan las skye ba} [paraja]/ production from others\n3. {gnyis ka las skye ba/} [ubhayaja]/ production from both\n4. {rgyu med las skye ba/} [akāraṇaja]/ production without causes.\nB. The four ends:\n1. {skyes mtha' 'chi ba/} death as the end of birth\n2. {'dus mtha' bral ba/} separation as the end of meeting\n3. {bsags mtha' 'dzad pa/} exhaustion as the end of accumulation\n4. {mtho mtha' sluu+ung ba/} downfall as the end of an elevated position.\nС. The four extremes:\n1. {yod mtha'/} extreme of existence\n2. {med mtha'/} extreme of non-existence\n3. {gnyis ka'i mtha'/} extreme of being both\n4. {gnyis min gyi mtha'/} extreme of being neither. +
[atyanta ṡūnyatā]/ That emptiness of that which is beyond extremes. One of the sixteen types of emptinesses (see {stong pa nyid bcu drug}), the emptiness of reality free of the two extremes—the extreme of existence and non-existence. +
The nine meditative absorptions existing in series.\n1-4. {bsam gtan gyi snyoms 'jug bzhi/} [catvāri dhyāna samāpattayaḥ]/ the four types of meditative absorptions of the form realm (see {bsam gtan gyi snyoms jug bzhi}) 5-8. {gzugs med kyi snyoms 'jug bzhi/} [catvāri arūpa samāpattayaḥ]/ the four types of meditative absorptions within the formless realms (see {gzugs med snyoms 'jug bzhi})\n9. {'gog pa'i snyoms 'jug} [nirodha samāpatti]/ the meditative absorption of cessation. +
[anupūrva prayoga]/ The Serial Training. A Bodhisattva's wisdom which through serial meditation upon the 173 aspects of the three wisdoms (the basis, path and resultant wisdom) gains firm understanding of these aspects. +