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bardo of dharmata (chos nyid kyi bar do). The period from dying until emerging in the mental body of the bardo of becoming. Dharmata means 'intrinsic nature

the six bardos: gnas lugs gzhi'i bar do the ground bardo of the natural condition, 'od gsal ting nge 'dzin gyi bar do the bardo the samadhi bardo of luminosity

dissolution stages. bardo of dharmata (chos nyid kyi bar do). The period from dying until emerging in the mental body of the bardo of becoming. bardo of becoming

dissolution stages. bardo of dharmata (chos nyid kyi bar do). The period from dying until emerging in the mental body of the bardo of becoming. bardo of becoming

dissolution stages (thim rim). In the context of bardo teachings defined as three types: the gross dissolution of the elements, the subtle dissolution

རྙིང་མ། Nyingma School (rnying ma) The teachings brought to Tibet and translated mainly during the reign of King Trisong Deutsen and in the subsequent

dharmata bardo of spontaneous presence, {srid pa las kyi bar do} the karmic bardo of becoming]. Syn {the six bardos, {skye gnas kyi bar do} the bardo of the

one's direct perception of the nature of mind. In the general Buddhist teachings several types are mentions: the obscuration of karma preventing one from

intermediate state. [RY] bardo. The general teachings outline six bardos (please see above). Two of these, the bardo of meditation and the bardo of dreams, occur

http://rywiki.tsadra.org/ for more upcoming features. བར་དོའི་ཆོས་བཤད bardo teaching [RY]

Chökyi Gyamtso, the Dharma Ocean Embodying All Teachings. [Daki] [RY] Kagye Desheg Dupa, a cycle of teachings focusing on the Eight Heruka Sadhanas. [Daki]

Bardo of becoming (srid pa'i bar do). The period from the arising of confusion and one's emergence in a mental body until entering the womb of the next

(sbas don); expl. [LWx] [RY] Hidden Teachings of Tibet [LW1] [RY] Hidden Teachings of Tibet [LWx] [RY] Hidden Teachings of Tibet: An Explanation of the Terma

intermediate state, the bardo, after passing away. It teaches how to resolve one's master's oral instructions during the bardo of this life, how to stabilize

refer to all the resultant teachings of Vajrayana as a whole. [Bardo Guide 91][ZL] [RY] TANTRA (rgyud). The Vajrayana teachings given by the Buddha in his

the Buddha having given his teachings, the continued existence of the teachings, the existence of followers of the teachings, and the existence of a spiritual

sutras. Saraha also gave him many teachings upon the secret Mantrayana. [RY] Nagarjuna 2. Having mastered all these teachings Nagarjuna returned to see his

Manjushri, representing wisdom that subdues death. Among the Eight Sadhana Teachings he is the wrathful buddha of the Body Family. In this book he is named

space from and within which these thoughts take place. See also Equanimity. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] sems nyid gcig gi rol pa - the display of the single mind

Here identical with Padma Heruka, Lotus Speech, among the Eight Sadhana Teachings. (RY) bde ba can - Blissful Realm, Sukhavati. The pure land of Buddha Amitabha

Rinpoche honed his English language skills and began to offer weekend teachings to the Western travelers. In 1980, Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche and his father

fundamental teachings of the Nyingma kahma and the main teachings for the practice of the Kagyu lineage; 4) the Precious Treasury of Rediscovered Teachings (rin

antarabhava - bardo. 'Intermediate state.' Usually refers to the period between death and the next rebirth. For details of the four bardos, see Mirror of

Ignorance of the ultimate truth is the main cause of samsaric existence. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] Ignorance of single identity (bdag nyid gcig pa'i ma rig pa)

disturbing emotions and dualistic knowledge that cover one's buddha nature. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] Obscuration (sgrib pa). The two veils of disturbing emotions

land of Buddha Amitabha in which a practitioner can take rebirth during the bardo of becoming through a combination of pure faith, sufficient merit, and one-pointed

{gzugs} dissolved in the {dun gzhi} at death. The 1st four stages in the bardo of the after-death experience. ignorance, stirring of conscious patterning

Nick Dudka's thangka artwork, here> [1]) Dakini Teachings (Shambhala Publications) [LW1] [RY] Dakini Teachings: Padmasambhava's Oral Instructions to Lady Tsogyal

dag pa chos nyid kyi bar do - the pure bardo of dharmata [experienced by enlightened beings] [RY] gdung - beam, pedigree, spiritual descent, bones, remains

intermediate state, the bardo, after passing away. It teaches how to resolve one’s master’s oral instructions during the bardo of this life, how to stabilize

Garbha, and Guhyachandra. dag pa rig 'dzin - Pure vidyadharas; appear in the bardo of dharmata [RY] rgya gar rig 'dzin brgyad - eight vidyadharas of India [RY]

Vimalamitra, he was one of the three main masters to bring the Dzogchen teachings to Tibet. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] Vairochana (Skt.). The great translator who lived

sgrub pa sde dgu - Nine Sadhana Sections. The Eight Sadhana Teachings in addition to the teachings connected to Guru Vidyadhara. Sometimes the Assemblage of

intermediate state, the bardo, after passing away. It teaches how to resolve one's master's oral instructions during the bardo of this life, how to stabilize

land of Buddha Amitabha in which a practitioner can take rebirth during the bardo of becoming through a combination of pure faith, sufficient merit, and one-pointed

sequence or quality." [AL] [RY] Causal philosophical teachings (rgyu mtshan nyid kyi chos). The teachings of Hinayana and Mahayana which regard practices of

children died in an epidemic. After having studied and practiced the Kadampa teachings, at the age of thirty-two he met and became the foremost disciple of Jetsun

awareness of the 'in-between', transitional impermanance of all relative states. [RWB]

Theravadin Buddhism under Anoratha [RY] Painful bardo of dying ('chi kha sdug bsngal gyi bar do). See Bardo of dying. [RY] Pal Gyalkar (1992) speaks of twenty-five

used especially in the teachings of the maha, anu and ati tantras demonstrating that all phenomena are inherently perfect. [Bardo Guide 91] RY All-ground

established the teachings in Kashmir; sometimes regarded as an eight patriarch [RY] Madhyantika - A disciple of Ananda who established the teachings in Kashmir;

sounds & lights & rays in bardo, sgra yis dngangs so, 'od kyis 'jigs so, zer gyis sgrag go [JV] sounds, [colored] lights, and [light] rays [IW] sounds

expanse (of being)* [RB] Whiteness (dkar lam) - An experience during the bardo of dying. The first stage of the subtle dissolution stages of appearance

meditation on Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, can nourish the bardo consciousness as well as hungry ghosts [RY]

T'ien-t'ai master and scholarvUisang - Korean master who introduced Hua-yen teachings to Korea [RY] Ujjaini - Early Buddhist center; later a center of literary

experience during the bardo of dying. The first stage of the subtle dissolution stages of appearance, increase, and attainment [RY] Bardo of dying ('chi kha'i

R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z - Ja O Kyilbar. [RY] Jahabira - The teachings on prana of the Indian mahasiddha Jahabira are instructions on the vital

during the bardo of dying. The first stage of the subtle dissolution stages of appearance, increase and attainment [RY] 'chi kha'i bar do - Bardo of dying

these teachings from Dingkipa. 2) Father Tantra, from Bodhisattva Ratnamati, Nagarjuna, andMatangi. Tilopa taught that he received these teachings from

[RB] bardo of the present life/ [place/process] of birth [IW] bardo of the present life, * intermediate state of the condition of birth [IW] bardo of the

hell beings (dmyal ba rnams) or (dmyal ba pa); devas, and beings in the bardo; some dragons ('brug), garudas (khyung), and hungry ghosts (yi dvags); and

grva) [RY] Teachings of Maitreya (byams chos). [EMP] [RY] Teachings of the Kadampas, Father and Son; (bka' gdams pha chos bu chos), the teachings on mind

wrathful deities [IW] khro bo'i bar do - the bardo of the wrathful deities [IW] khro bo'i bar do - the bardo of the wrathful deities [part of {chos nyid

lower realms [RY] 'jig rten bdun - the seven worlds [the six lokas and the bardo, OR the three lower realms, plus gods and human beings, the five kinds of

introduced the gCod teachings. His disciple, sKyo ston bSod nams bla ma, founded the Father lineage of gCod which followed the Sutrayana teachings according to

Nyingma teachings, and precedes the oral lineage of the individuals, described in note 51. In the Mahayoga, this is the transmission of teachings from the

dang po - First bardo. Usually the moment of "ground luminosity." [RY] bar do dang po gzhi'i 'od gsal - ground luminosity of the 1st bardo [IW] ma'i 'od

a similar but slightly different categorization found in the Dzogchen teachings. These four correlate with the four types of birth: egg birth, womb birth

happiness since even the highest realms of the gods are still within samsara. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] Three Hundred and Sixty Sacred Incantations (gzungs sum brgya

these teachings from dingkipa. 2) father tantra, from Bodhisattva ratnamati, nagarjuna, and matangi tilo taught that he received these teachings from matangi

six bardos, {gnas lugs gzhi'i bar do} the ground bardo of the natural condition, {'od gsal ting nge 'dzin gyi bar do} the bardo the samadhi bardo of luminosity

Aggregates; disease, famine and warfare; and the dread of rebirth, death, and the bardo. The inner are obstacles for the channels, energies and essences (nadi, prana

bka' brgyud - Kagyü. The lineage of teachings brought to Tibet by Lord Marpa, received from the dharmakaya buddha Vajradhara by the Indian siddha Tilopa

based on the Madhyamaka teachings brought by Kumarajiva. [Tarthang] San-lun - Chinese Buddhist school based on the Madhyamaka teachings brought by Kumarajiva

བརྡའ་དོན་རྟགས་གསུམ Symbol, meaning, and sign. Three aspects of Vajrayana teachings. For example, the peaceful and wrathful deities depicted are the symbol

the esoteric, tantric teachings. [AL] [RY] Sutra (mdo). Discourse or teaching by the Buddha. Also refers to all the causal teachings that regard the path

Padmasambhava. If you receive teachings from him it will help reawaken these memories." The next day he was on his way to the teachings when he was enticed into

purity [RY] ka dag chos sku'i bar do - bardo of primordially pure dharmakaya [RY] ka dag chos sku'i bar do - the bardo of primordially pure dharmakaya [IW]

disciple and successor of Manjushrimitra in the lineage of the Dzogchen teachings. He was born in the city of Shokyam in Khotan and studied with the masters

- Vidyadhara level of spontaneous presence. One of the stages during the bardo of dharmata [RY]

meditation on Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, can nourish the bardo consciousness as well as hungry ghosts [RY]

Yamaraja. [GM] [RY] zhi bar ba'i bar do - the bardo of he peaceful deities [RY] zhi bar ba'i bar do - the bardo of the peaceful deities [IW] zhi bar lha tshogs

between the bardo of dying and the bardo of dharmata. [RY] Space Section (klong sde). A division of Dzogchen emphasizing emptiness. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY]

intermediate state, the bardo, after passing away. It teaches how to resolve one's master's oral instructions during the bardo of this life, how to stabilize

a practice, essential and complete, for this life, for dying and for the bardo. At best, the empowerment ceremony should be performed coinciding with the

independent lineages. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] Eight Great Disciplines - ascetic practices concerned with food, dress, speech, body, mind, teaching, benefiting others

these teachings from dingkipa. 2) father tantra, from Bodhisattva ratnamati, nagarjuna, and matangi tilo taught that he received these teachings from matangi

(sgrub brgyud). The lineage of teachings and masters where emphasis is placed on one's personal experience of the teachings as opposed to the scholastic

teachings outline six bardos. Two of these, the bardo of meditation and the bardo of dreams, occur within the bardo of this life, which is defined as the

causal teachings; Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma: First Turning; (chos 'khor dang po) - First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma. The teachings focusing

heruka of the padma family or the tantric teachings connected to this deity among the Eight Sadhana Teachings. [ZL] [RY] Lotus Speech (padma gsung) [LW1]

three collections of teachings; vinaya, sutra, and abhidharma. [RY] Tripitaka (sde snod gsum). The three collections of the teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni:

aspects: the lineage of scriptures and the lineage of teachings. In addition, numerous Dzogchen teachings were concealed as treasures (termas) by these masters

sutras (theg pa chen po'i mdo). [RY] Mahayana teachings (theg pa chen po'i chos). The Buddha's teachings comprised of the second and third turning of the

Rangdrol, including his teachings on the bardo, Mahamudra, and the Great Perfection. If they study and reflect correctly on his teachings, they will find the

practice of a set of teachings which 'carries' one to the level of fruition. [RY] Vehicle (theg pa). The practice of a set of teachings which 'carries' one

Thar Drupche. [RY] Thatness (de nyid). The nature of phenomena and mind. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] thatness of deity (lha'i de kho na nyid) . One of sngags kyi

encompasses six types of bardo: the bardo of the present life, the bardo of meditation, the bardo of dream, the bardo of dying, the luminous bardo of ultimate reality

most well known is the Kagye Deshek Düpa, a cycle of teachings focusing on the Eight Sadhana Teachings, and the biography of Guru Rinpoche called Sanglingma

most famous yogis and poets in Tibetan religious history. Much of the teachings of the Karma Kagyü schools passed through him. For more details read The

during the bardo of dying. [RY] Whiteness (dkar lam). The first stage of the subtle dissolution stages of appearance, increase, and attainment. [Bardo Guide

twelve links of dependent origination in reverse order, without needing teachings in that lifetime. He lacks the complete realization of a buddha and so

the close disciple of Guru Rinpoche who compiled the major part of his teachings. [RY] TSOGYAL (mtsho rgyal). See under 'Yeshe Tsogyal.'[AL] [RY] Tsogyal

profound and visionary concealed teachings, mind dharma treasures, treasury of the mind, spontaneous appearance of teachings that were concealed in the transmigrating

Shambhala Publications. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] Marpa (mar pa). The great Tibetan master and disciple of Naropa who brought the teachings of Mahamudra and the

Passing away in a mass of rainbow light and leaving no corpse behind. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] rainbow body ('ja' lus); sixteenth bhumi [LW1] [RY] Rainbow

Numerous Dzogchen teachings were concealed as termas treasures by these masters and revealed through the following centuries. These teachings are embodied in

dissolution stages of whiteness, redness and blackness. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] Ground luminosity of the first bardo (bar do dang po gzhi'i 'od gsal). Synonymous with

IM-MEDIATELY to the hells upon death. There is no intervening mtshams med pa bardo experience. Hence the translation should be "the five no-intermediaries"

very subtle dissolution stages during the bardo of dharmata. For the last see also 'bardo of dharmata.' (The Bardo Guide) (RY) distraction - ('du 'dzi) -

take rebirth during the bardo of becoming through a combination of pure faith, sufficient merit, and one-pointed determination. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] Buddhafield

empowerments.' [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] Empowerment (dbang). The conferring of power or authorization to practice the Vajrayana teachings, the indispensable

' the heruka of the ratna family among the Eight Sadhana Teachings and the tantric teachings connected with that deity. [RY] Amrita and rakta (sman rak)

heruka of the karma family or the tantric teachings connected to this deity among the Eight Sadhana Teachings. [ZL] [RY] Kilaya Display Root Tantra (phur

One must distinguish between the teachings of ultimate meaning, the teachings of expedient meaning, and the teachings of indirect and implied meaning,

the three parts of the Tripitaka, the Words of the Buddha. Systematic teachings on metaphysics focusing on developing discriminating knowledge by analyzing

was known both for his mastery over Dzogchen meditation, especially the teachings on the channels, energies and essences, as well as his previous births

Mantrayana teachings of the Yoga Tantra class to Japan; later known as Kobo Daishi [RY] Kukai - Japanese master who brought Mantrayana teachings of the Yoga

disciple and successor of Manjushrimitra in the lineage of the Dzogchen teachings. He was born in the city of Shokyam in Khotan and studied with the masters

Cambodian Kingdom that followed Buddhist teachings [RY] Fu-nan - Early Cambodian kingdom that followed Buddhist teachings. [Tarthang] Fundamental Treatise on

Padmasambhava, Dakini Teachings (previously Shambhala Publications), 1989; Rangjung Yeshe Publications; ISBN 962-7341-36-3 Padmasambhava, Advice from the

Garab Dorje to Guru Rinpoche, Vimalamitra and Vairocana who brought these teachings to Tibet. [RY] twenty-five qualities of fruition; listing of [LW1] [RY]

to the North," referring to the prediction of Buddha Sakyamuni that his teachings would spread to the north. When passing into Parinirvana, the Buddha laid

tantric teachings. [RY] Tantra - The Vajrayana teachings given by the Buddha in his sambhogakaya form. Can also refer to all the resultant teachings of Vajrayana

Tushita heaven and gave to Asanga the Mahayana teachings, following which Asanga wrote down the Five Teachings of Maitreya;. Later, having come back on earth

wrathful deity are described in the Sadhana Framework for the Eight Sacred Teachings (bka' brgyad sgrub khog): The fresh elephant skin to show the meaning of

KTGR: gCod, edited transcript, March 1995 (A4) KTGR: Commentaries on the Teachings of Machig Labdrön, edited transcript, Jan. 1996 (A4) ma gcig lab sgon gi

brda' don rtags gsum Symbol, meaning, and sign. Three aspects of Vajrayana teachings. For example, the peaceful and wrathful deities depicted are the symbol

definitive meaning as opposed to the expedient or relative meaning. The teachings of Prajnaparamita and the Middle Way. In his Treasury of Knowledge, Jamgön

the 8 tramen goddesses, the 4 female gatekeepers, and the 28 shvaris. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] Peaceful and wrathful buddhas. The forty-two peaceful buddhas:

Nine Sadhana Sections (sgrub pa sde dgu). The Eight Sadhana Teachings in addition to the teachings connected to Guru Vidyadhara. Sometimes the Assemblage of

- X - Y - Z - Eight Practice Lineages (sgrub brgyud brgyad). See above. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] Eight Practice Lineages (sgrub brgyud shing rta brgyad). The

reality. It is defined differently by the different philosophical schools. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] Relic pills (ring sel). Tiny pills of sacred substance found

almost all the transmissions he passed on in Tibet and later compiled his teachings. After living for more than 200 years she went to the Copper Colored Mountain

according to the teachings you have received. - To place it continually through reflection on and keeping the meaning of the teachings in mind. - To place

of the all-ground is the seed of the vajra wisdom and svabhavikakaya.† [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] four empowerments; expl.; listing of; [LWx] [RY] Four extremes

process from sincerely beginning Dharma practice to complete enlightenment. [Bardo Guide 91] [RY] Five paths (lam lnga). The paths of accumulation, joining

Padma Gyalpo and Loden Choksey. [RY] Eight Sadhana Teachings (grub pa bka' brgyad). Eight teachings and sadhanas transmitted to Guru Rinpoche by the Eight

Glorious Vishuddha Sadhana (dpal yang dag grub pa). One of the Eight Sadhana Teachings. [ZL] [RY] Glorious Wrathful One, the nine-faced (dpal chen khro bo dbu

seven volumes by Longchen Rabjam. It covers all aspects of the Buddhist teachings and in particular all the subtleties of the Great Perfection. [RY] Seven

One must distinguish between the teachings of ultimate meaning, the teachings of expedient meaning, and the teachings of indirect and implied meaning,

cultivation: expl., 278 84,000 Dharma sections, 154, 220 84,000 Dharma teachings, 29 84,000 entrances to the Dharma: expl., 281 A Treasury of Mahayana Sutras

IM-MEDIATELY to the hells upon death. There is no intervening mtshams med pa bardo experience. Hence the translation should be "the five no-intermediaries"

were translated into Tibetan, and where Guru Rinpoche gave many profound teachings and initiations. [MR] Seven Noble Riches ('phags pa'i nor bdun) Faith,

Noncompounds, like space or suchness, are unconditioned. [RY] concealed teachings on passion [LW1] [RY] concealment of the relative [LW1] [RY] concentration

139 Hidden Teachings of Tibet: 259 Hiding the Naga Treasure - klu gter sba ba: 135 Himachal Pradesh: 240, 330 Historical Origin of the Teachings of the Assemblage