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This is first one of the inner tantric schools according to the Nyingma tradition. Mahāyoga includes two sub-sections of the tantras which includes eighteen tantras and the sādhanās that includes the eight sādhanā practices. Mahāyoga focuses on the Development Stage and espouses the view of equality and purity in which equality refers to equal nature of phenomena in being empty and purity refers to all appearances being inherently enlightened energies. The Mahāyoga path leads to four stages of vidyadharas. +
Mahāyāna, or the Great Vehicle, refers to the system of Buddhist thought and practice which developed around the beginning of the Common Era, focusing on the pursuit of the state of full enlightenment of the Buddha through the realization of the wisdom of emptiness and the cultivation of compassion. +
This is the title of Asaṅga's commentary to the ''Gyü Lama'' that is given by Tibetan sources instead of the ''Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā''. +
The unconditional wish for all sentient beings to experience happiness and the causes of happiness. It is a form of universal, selfless love and is one of the four immeasurables (or sublime abodes). +
Refers to something that is taught for a specific reason, rather than because it is entirely true. +
Essence or the most basic, fundamental nature or natural state of being. It is often used as a synonym for ''rang bzhin''. +
Ngok Lotsāwa Loden Sherab's "analytic tradition" of exegesis of the ''Uttaratantra''; one of two major Tibetan traditions of exegesis, both stemming from students of Sajjana. +
An fully enlightened Buddha is said to have the power to manifest in many forms in order to help the sentient beings. The emanation body of a buddha, as the third of the three bodies of a buddha, refers to the many forms in which a buddha can manifest and which are accessible to ordinary sentient beings. Buddhist scholars present four types of emanation bodies: emanation as supreme being, emanation as rebirth, emanation as artisan and emanation in diverse forms. +
Lacking inherent existence. +
The state of lacking a truly independent existence. +
Freedom from conceptual elaborations. +
The Nyingma, which is often described as the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, traces its origin to Padmasambhava, who is said to have visited Tibet in the eighth century. +
Refers to a teaching that is literally true. +
According to East Asian Buddhism, the intrinsic enlightenment of all sentient beings. This is obscured by the many stains present in the ''ālayavijñāna''. When these are purified, the natural state of enlightenment is recovered, a status known as "actualized enlightenment." +
The direct realization of the true nature of reality, specifically emptiness, as an essential part of the path to enlightenment for the sake of all beings. +
"Ultimate truth" or "absolute truth"; the reality of things as they truly are. +
The second of the three natures, according to the Yogācāra school. It is the dependent nature that is used to describe the relationship between mind and its objects, though there is a clear emphasis on the latter. Hence, this nature is concerned with the nature of seemingly external objects that arise in dependence upon causes and conditions. +
The first of the three natures, according to the Yogācāra school. It is the imaginary nature which is falsely projected onto an object out of confusion. +
The third of the three natures, according to the Yogācāra school. It is the perfect nature that represents the most authentic understanding of phenomena, which is classically defined as the complete absence of the imaginary nature within the dependent nature. +
The Buddhist practice of 'dedicating' or giving away the positive energy from one's good deeds for the benefit of others. It ensures that the goodness created is shared with all beings and directed toward the ultimate goal of enlightenment, preventing it from being exhausted. +
