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[samayasattva]/ The commitment being. Generating oneself in the form of a deity according to the generation stage practice of tantra. +
The threefold commitment beings. A. A type of Buddha [ṡākyamuni] images known as Dam-tshig sum-bkod, three samayas or pledges related to a Buddha's body, speech and mind (see {dam tshig sems dpa/ ye shes sems dpa' and ting nge 'dzin sems dpa'}). B. The three commitments to be observed:\n1. {khril mi nyal ba/} not sleeping on an elevated bed\n2. {chang mi 'thung ba/} not taking intoxicants\n3. {phyag rgya 'dra ba mi za ba/} not consuming edible things made in the shape of the various implements of deities such as lotus, vajra, etc. +
[paṭṭāṅka]/ Silk ribbons; tassels of silk threads that hang over the ears from a tantric ritual head-dress. +
The eight leisures; the eight freedoms.\nA. Four freedoms from the four fetters within human existence:\n1. {log lta can ma yin pa/} not holding wrong views\n2. {kla klor skye ba min pa/} not born in a barbaric land\n3. {rgyal ba'i bka' med pa'i yul du skye ba min pa/} not born in a place where Buddha has not appeared\n4.{_glen lhugs can ma yin pa/} not born as a mute or fool.\nB. Four freedoms from the four fetters of non-human existence:\n1. {dmyul bar skye ba min pa/} not being a hell being\n2. {yi dwags su skye ba min pa/} not being a hungry ghost\n3. {dud 'gror skye ba min pa/} not being an animal\n4. {lha tshe ring por skye ba min pa/} not being a long living god. +
A fully endowed human rebirth. A human life which is characterized by the eight leisures (see {dal ba brgyad}) and the ten endowments (see {sbyor ba bcu}) thus making it suitable for practising Dharma. +
The three poisons; the three poisonous delusions.\n1. {'dod chags/} [rāga]/ desire-attachment\n2. {zhe sdang /} [krodha]/ hatred-anger\n3. {gti mug} [moha]/ closed mindedness. +
The five major texts. The five subjects of Buddhist philosophy studied in the Geshe Degree curriculum in the great monastic universities of Tibet and India.\n1. {phar phyin/} [prajñapāramitā]/ Perfection of Wisdom\n2. {dbu ma/} [madhyamaka]/ Middle Way\n3. {tshad ma} [pramāṇa]/ Valid Cognition\n4. {mdzad/} [abhidharma]/ Treasure of Knowledge\n5. {'dul ba/} [vinaya]/ Monastic Discipline. +
The eight adornments of an ascetic who dwells in a cemetery; the eight costumes of a cemetery Yogi.\n1. {mi mgo'i dbu rgyan/} he is crowned with human skulls\n2. {mi mgo'i do shal/} he wears a rosary of human heads carved in crystal\n3. {_glang chen gyi pags pa'i stod g.yog} he wears an elephant skin as an upper garment\n4. {zhing lpags kyi g.yang gzhi/} he uses the skin of a human being who has committed heinous non-virtues as his skin\n5. {zhag gi sor ris/} his forehead bears three greased lines horizontally and vertically\n6. {stag spags kyi sham thabs/} he wears a tiger skin as his lower garment\n7.{_khrag gi thig le/} he uses blood for the tilaka between his eyes\n8. {thal chen gyi tshom bu/} his body is covered with ashes. +
[aṣṭa mahā ṡmaṡāna]/ The eight great cemeteries.\n1. {shar du gtu drug} The Fiery One to the east\n2. {byang du tshang tshing 'khrigs pa/} The Wilderness to the north\n3. {nub tu rdo rje 'bar ba/} The Vajra Fire to the west\n4. {lhor keng rus can/} The Skeleton Bound to the south\n5. {dbang ldan du drag tu rgod pa/} The Terrific Laugh to the north-east\n6. {mer bkra shis chal/} The Auspicious Garden to the south-east\n7. {bden bral du mun pa drag po/} The Gloomy One to the south-west\n8. {rlung du ki li ki li'i sgra sgrog pa/} The One Pronouncing Ki-li Ki-li to the north-west. +
[smṡānika]/ He who dwells in a cemetery; an ascetic dwelling in a cemetery. There are three types of such practitioners: the initial practitioner dwells in the remains of the former charnel ground, the intermediate in the temporary charnel ground and the advanced in the permanent charnel ground. +
[kālacakra]/ A tantric deity belonging to the highest class of tantra. When referred to it as a tantra, it can be understood as having three levels. 1. the outer [kālacakra] comprising the universe 2. the inner [kālacakra] comprising the system of energy channels, winds and drops of the inhabitants of the universe 3. the alternative [kālacakra] comprising the residence and resident [kālacakra] [maṇḍala] and meditation on the energy-channel, winds and essential drops. +
The eight precepts of a specific period (see {bsnyen gnas nan lag brgyad}). +
The four great festivals; the four holy occasions in Buddha's life.\n1. {dang po'i yar ngo la cho 'phrul dus chen/} the period when Buddha performed miracles from the 1st through 15th of the first Tibetan month\n2. {bzhi pa'i btsa lngar mngon par rdzogs par sangs rgyas pa'i dus chen/} the day when Buddha attained full enlightenment on the 15th of the fourth Tibetan month.\n3. {drug pa'i bzhi la chos 'khor bskor bsdor pa'i 'dus chen/} the day which Buddha turned the wheel of dotrine on the 4th of the sixth Tibetan month.\n4. {dgu pa'i nyer gnyis la lha babs dus chen/} the day which Buddha descended from Tusita heaven on the 22nd of the ninth Tibetan month. +
The combination of three festivals. The 15th of the 4th Tibetan month celebrated as Buddha's entering into the womb of his mother for conception; complete enlightenment; and passing away into [parinirvāṇa]. +
The single instant of the end of time. According to Abhidharmkosa this is the period of time equivalent to one fraction of the sixty parts of a normal person's finger snap. +
[kālāntarabhiprāya]/ Determining another time. Interpretive [sūtra] taught with reference to another time, e.g. the [sūtra] in which the Buddha taught, 'If you recite Sukhavati prayers you will immediately be born there', where the intention of the Buddha was that through proper practice of the precepts of the Buddha of the Blissful Realm, one may be born there in the future. +
The four types of thatnesses; the four thatnesses of the Action tantra.\n1. {bdag gi de kho na nyod/} thatness of self\n2. {sngags kyi de kho na nyed/} thatness of mantra\n3. {lha'i de kho na nyid/} thatness of the deity\n4. {bsam gtan byi de kho na nyid/} fatness of concentration. +
A. The four great disciples of Marpa:\n1. {rngog chos sku rdo rje/} Ngog Choku Dorje\n2. {mtshur ston dpang gi rdo rje/} Tsurton Wangi Dorje\n3. {mes ston chen po/} Meton Chenpo\n4. {mi la ras pa/} Milarepa. B. The four commissioned lineages:\n1. {sgyu lus dang 'pho ba'i bka' bab/} the yoga of illusory body and consciousness transference\n2. {rmi lam gyi bka' bab/} the yoga of dreams\n3. {'od gsal gyi bka' bab/} the yoga of clear light mind\n4. {gtum mo'i bka' bab/} the yoga of psychic heat. +
[daṡatattva]/ The ten suchnesses (see {nang gi de nyid bcu } and {phyi'i de nyid bcu}@{}). +
[Itivṛttika]/ Legendary teachings. One of the twelve scriptural categories of Buddha's teachings reaching its audience through legends. +