GLOSSARY 2
Empowerment of Three Lights The three lights are: the white lights which enter the brow (purifying the body); the red light entering the throat (purifying the speech); and the blue light entering the heart (purifying the mind).
Empowerment A ritual wherein the guru transmits to a student the energy of a particular deity or practice so that the student's practice may quickly bear fruit.
Fierce Deity Yoga By merging one's mind consciousness with the Fierce Deity, one receives protection against outside negative forces, and quickly cuts through the negative internal state of mind which prevents Enlightenment.
Five Colored Thread Practice of Lakshmi (Mahakali) In this practice, one invokes Mahakali to obtain answers for one's problem via one's dreams.
Five Great Wisdoms of the Buddha The Five Great Wisdoms are: 1. The Wisdom of the Absolute Truth, embodied by Magavairocana, transforms the limited ego consciousness into cosmic consciousness. 2. The Mirror-like Wisdom, embodied by Akshobya, reveals the true nature if all forms by showing them as reflections of the Great Void. 3. The Wisdom of Equality, embodied by Ratnasambhava, transforms feelings into transcendent love and compassion for all beings. 4. The Discriminating Wisdom, embodied by Amitabha, transforms perception into spiritual discernment. 5. The All Accomplishing Wisdom, embodied by Amoghasiddhi, transform the will into egoless action.
Formless Realm (Arupaloka) See Heavenly Realms.
Four karma yogas Practices to aacomplish the four yogic intention. See four yogic intent.
Four Noble Truths These truths were taught by Shakyamuni Buddha at his first sermon after Enlightenment. They form the basis of Buddhism. These four truths are: 1. The truth of suffering. Suffering is inherent in life, including both physical and mental suffering such as death, sickness, old age, unpleasant situations, difficult people, not obtaining one's desires, etc. 2. The truth of the arising or origin of suffering. Suffering comes about through the desire for sensory pleasures, the thirst for existence, and the thirst for non-existence. 3. The truth of ending suffering. Suffering can be ended by extinguishing all desires (the states of Nirvana). 4. The truth of the way to end suffering. The Noble Eightfold Path consist of: right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right speech, right mindfulness, and right concentration.
Four Preliminary Practices These practices remove coarse hindrances and build merit so that one my have greater success with Trantric Practices. These consist of: bowing (Great Homage); making offerings (Mandala Offering); reaffirming one's refuge in one's teacher, the Buddhas, the teachings; and the sages (Fourfold Refuge Mantra) and repentance practice (Vajrasattva Yoga).
Four Yogic Intents (1) Purification of sickness and negativity, (2) enrichment and generosity so one may have abundance, (3) magnetization to draw people together and harmonize human relationships, and (4) subjugation of negative forces and demons.
Four Immaterial Heaven The highest of all twenty eight heavens. It is the last of the Realms without Form (Arupaloka), where one is beyond awareness and non-awareness.
Full Lotus Position The meditative sitting position in which feet are crossed and are resting on opposite thighs. This position brings greater stability to the meditation and allow one to keep one's spine erect.
Garbadhatu One of the two major mandalas in the Shingon School (Japanese Tantric Buddhism). The Garbadhatu or "Womb Mandala" represents the Material World, the static part of the cosmos. It contains all things, protecting and nourishing them.
Gelugpa The sect founded by Tsongkhapa, it is the last of the Four Tibetan Buddhism Schools. It places an emphasis on ethical behavior and scholarship.
Golden Mother of the Primordial Pond The Chief goddess of the Immortals in the Taoist Western paradise. Associated with the peach of immortality, she bestows longevity to beings.
Golden Compassion Dharani Water Water that has been empowered with the dharani (a long mantra) to Kuan Yin (known as the Great Compassion Dharani).
Great Golden Roc Garuda, a mythlogical bird with a human torsi and arms. He said to travel across the Universe with one flap of his wings. In Hinduism, Garuda is the vehicle of Vishnu. In Buddhism, he is the vehicle of Amoghasiddha Buddha.
Guru Yoga A special meditation wherein one merges one's consciousness with the Guru or Teacher, thereby receiving the blessings of the teacher and of his lineage.
Half-Lotus Position The meditative sitting position where the heel of one foot is placed against the perineum and the other foot is placed on the opposites thigh.
Heavenly Nectar Taoist term fir the fluid of immortality (amrita). When the ching travels up the spine to the brain, a special fluid descends from the crown chakra, filling the whole body with bliss.
Heavenly Realms In Buddhism there are 28 divine realms which are divided into three categories. The lower six heavenly realms are part of the Realm of Desire (Kamaloka). These are inhabited heavenly beings that still desire food and sex. The Four Deva Kings, Indra, the peaceful and contented gods, Mara are included in the Kamaloka. The next eighteen heavens are in the Realm of Form (Rupadhatu). Beings in this realm no longer desire sex but still have a form. The last four realms are the Formless Realm (Arupaloka), where the beings exist as pure spirit without any form. Beings in any of these realms are still subject to rebirth.
Highest Tantra Yoga ("Anuttura Yoga" in Sanskrit) This is the highest teaching of the Gelugpa sect of the Tibetan Buddhist sect. The practitioner utilize subtle levels of bodily energies and of consciousness, which are not accessible to the untrained practitioner to achieve complete Buddhahood.
Hinayana (Sanskrit, "lesser vehicle") A term used by the later Mahayana School to describe original, major school of Biddhism. Since the HInayana School foucused on liberation for oneself, the Mahayana School deemed it the "Lesser Vehicle", as it did not work for the liberation of all beings. Presently, the Hinayana School refers to itself as Theravada (School of the Elders) which is the only surviving sect of Hinayana and is based mainly in Southeast Asia. The Hinayana School emphasizes that the way to attain liberation is through one's own meditation and through living a monastic life-style.
Hui K'o (487-593) the Second Patriarch of Zen Buddhism. When he went to visit the First Patriarch, Bodhidharma, for instruction, he was forced to wait in the snow for several days. Finally, to demonstrate his strong desire to become Bodhidharma's student, Hui K'o cut off his left arm and presented to Bodhidharma.
Hundred Syllable Mantra Mantra of Vajrasattva to remove karmic hindrances. Recitation of this mantra one hundred thousand times is one of the Four Preliminary Practices.
Jambhala God of Wealth representing abundance. There are five Jambhalas: white, red, yellow, green, and black. The yellow Jambhala is a Principal Deity in the True Buddha School and is seen as and eight level Bodhisattva. When the term Jambhala is used without specification of color it typically refers to the Yellow Jambhala. The Jambhalas grant abundance to those practicing his Dharma, allowing the individual to practice the Buddhadharma and to help other.
Jataka (Pali, "birth stories") These are stories that tell about the past lives of Shakyamuni Buddha, his followers, and his enemies.
Kagyu (Tibtan, "oral transmission lineage") One of the Four Great School of Tibetan Buddhism. This school emphasizes practice (with the Mahamudra being its highest practice). The teachings came to Tibet around 1050 and were in the following century organized into Kagyu Sect. It descended from Vajradhara Buddha through the Indian Masters Tilopa and Naropa, who passed it on to Marpa, Milarepa, and Gampopa.
Kalachakra (Sanskirt, lit. "wheel of time) This is one of the four Highest Tantra Yoga practices. This is considered the most complex practice of the BuddhIst Tantra.
Kalpa Refers to the length of time between the beginning of each universe. A kalpa can be subdivided into 20 smaller kalpas.
Kalu Rinpoche An eminent spiritual leader of the Tibetan Kagyu Sect. He is an incarnation of the famous Tibetan scholar, Jamgon Kongtrul. For detail of Kalu Rinpoche's comments on Grand Master Lu, please see the pamphlet, "Tibetan Tulkus and Living Buddha Lian-sheng", available from Purple Lotus Society.
Karmapa (Sanskirt, "Buddha-Activity Man") The spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism. The first incarnation of the Karmapa was in 1110, making this the longest lived line of Tibetan Tulkus. Presently, he is in his seventeenth incarnation.
Klesa (Sanskrit, "disturbing emotion") These are conditions of mind that impede clarity of mind and lead to unwholesome acts thus creating negative karma. These including conditions the five poisons (pride, desire, anger, delusion, and jealousy).
Ksitigarbha (Sanskrit, lit. "womb of the earth") Ksitigarbha assists beings in the six realms and is an emanation of the Dhyani-Buddha Ratnasambhava. He is particularly well known and venerated for assisting beings in the realms of the hell. Holding a jewel, the symbol of the Ratna family, a jewel, he is sometimes called the Jewel Bearer.
Basics [38]. More to come.....
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Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef
Empowerment of Three Lights The three lights are: the white lights which enter the brow (purifying the body); the red light entering the throat (purifying the speech); and the blue light entering the heart (purifying the mind).
Empowerment A ritual wherein the guru transmits to a student the energy of a particular deity or practice so that the student's practice may quickly bear fruit.
Fierce Deity Yoga By merging one's mind consciousness with the Fierce Deity, one receives protection against outside negative forces, and quickly cuts through the negative internal state of mind which prevents Enlightenment.
Five Colored Thread Practice of Lakshmi (Mahakali) In this practice, one invokes Mahakali to obtain answers for one's problem via one's dreams.
Five Great Wisdoms of the Buddha The Five Great Wisdoms are: 1. The Wisdom of the Absolute Truth, embodied by Magavairocana, transforms the limited ego consciousness into cosmic consciousness. 2. The Mirror-like Wisdom, embodied by Akshobya, reveals the true nature if all forms by showing them as reflections of the Great Void. 3. The Wisdom of Equality, embodied by Ratnasambhava, transforms feelings into transcendent love and compassion for all beings. 4. The Discriminating Wisdom, embodied by Amitabha, transforms perception into spiritual discernment. 5. The All Accomplishing Wisdom, embodied by Amoghasiddhi, transform the will into egoless action.
Formless Realm (Arupaloka) See Heavenly Realms.
Four karma yogas Practices to aacomplish the four yogic intention. See four yogic intent.
Four Noble Truths These truths were taught by Shakyamuni Buddha at his first sermon after Enlightenment. They form the basis of Buddhism. These four truths are: 1. The truth of suffering. Suffering is inherent in life, including both physical and mental suffering such as death, sickness, old age, unpleasant situations, difficult people, not obtaining one's desires, etc. 2. The truth of the arising or origin of suffering. Suffering comes about through the desire for sensory pleasures, the thirst for existence, and the thirst for non-existence. 3. The truth of ending suffering. Suffering can be ended by extinguishing all desires (the states of Nirvana). 4. The truth of the way to end suffering. The Noble Eightfold Path consist of: right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right speech, right mindfulness, and right concentration.
Four Preliminary Practices These practices remove coarse hindrances and build merit so that one my have greater success with Trantric Practices. These consist of: bowing (Great Homage); making offerings (Mandala Offering); reaffirming one's refuge in one's teacher, the Buddhas, the teachings; and the sages (Fourfold Refuge Mantra) and repentance practice (Vajrasattva Yoga).
Four Yogic Intents (1) Purification of sickness and negativity, (2) enrichment and generosity so one may have abundance, (3) magnetization to draw people together and harmonize human relationships, and (4) subjugation of negative forces and demons.
Four Immaterial Heaven The highest of all twenty eight heavens. It is the last of the Realms without Form (Arupaloka), where one is beyond awareness and non-awareness.
Full Lotus Position The meditative sitting position in which feet are crossed and are resting on opposite thighs. This position brings greater stability to the meditation and allow one to keep one's spine erect.
Garbadhatu One of the two major mandalas in the Shingon School (Japanese Tantric Buddhism). The Garbadhatu or "Womb Mandala" represents the Material World, the static part of the cosmos. It contains all things, protecting and nourishing them.
Gelugpa The sect founded by Tsongkhapa, it is the last of the Four Tibetan Buddhism Schools. It places an emphasis on ethical behavior and scholarship.
Golden Mother of the Primordial Pond The Chief goddess of the Immortals in the Taoist Western paradise. Associated with the peach of immortality, she bestows longevity to beings.
Golden Compassion Dharani Water Water that has been empowered with the dharani (a long mantra) to Kuan Yin (known as the Great Compassion Dharani).
Great Golden Roc Garuda, a mythlogical bird with a human torsi and arms. He said to travel across the Universe with one flap of his wings. In Hinduism, Garuda is the vehicle of Vishnu. In Buddhism, he is the vehicle of Amoghasiddha Buddha.
Guru Yoga A special meditation wherein one merges one's consciousness with the Guru or Teacher, thereby receiving the blessings of the teacher and of his lineage.
Half-Lotus Position The meditative sitting position where the heel of one foot is placed against the perineum and the other foot is placed on the opposites thigh.
Heavenly Nectar Taoist term fir the fluid of immortality (amrita). When the ching travels up the spine to the brain, a special fluid descends from the crown chakra, filling the whole body with bliss.
Heavenly Realms In Buddhism there are 28 divine realms which are divided into three categories. The lower six heavenly realms are part of the Realm of Desire (Kamaloka). These are inhabited heavenly beings that still desire food and sex. The Four Deva Kings, Indra, the peaceful and contented gods, Mara are included in the Kamaloka. The next eighteen heavens are in the Realm of Form (Rupadhatu). Beings in this realm no longer desire sex but still have a form. The last four realms are the Formless Realm (Arupaloka), where the beings exist as pure spirit without any form. Beings in any of these realms are still subject to rebirth.
Highest Tantra Yoga ("Anuttura Yoga" in Sanskrit) This is the highest teaching of the Gelugpa sect of the Tibetan Buddhist sect. The practitioner utilize subtle levels of bodily energies and of consciousness, which are not accessible to the untrained practitioner to achieve complete Buddhahood.
Hinayana (Sanskrit, "lesser vehicle") A term used by the later Mahayana School to describe original, major school of Biddhism. Since the HInayana School foucused on liberation for oneself, the Mahayana School deemed it the "Lesser Vehicle", as it did not work for the liberation of all beings. Presently, the Hinayana School refers to itself as Theravada (School of the Elders) which is the only surviving sect of Hinayana and is based mainly in Southeast Asia. The Hinayana School emphasizes that the way to attain liberation is through one's own meditation and through living a monastic life-style.
Hui K'o (487-593) the Second Patriarch of Zen Buddhism. When he went to visit the First Patriarch, Bodhidharma, for instruction, he was forced to wait in the snow for several days. Finally, to demonstrate his strong desire to become Bodhidharma's student, Hui K'o cut off his left arm and presented to Bodhidharma.
Hundred Syllable Mantra Mantra of Vajrasattva to remove karmic hindrances. Recitation of this mantra one hundred thousand times is one of the Four Preliminary Practices.
Jambhala God of Wealth representing abundance. There are five Jambhalas: white, red, yellow, green, and black. The yellow Jambhala is a Principal Deity in the True Buddha School and is seen as and eight level Bodhisattva. When the term Jambhala is used without specification of color it typically refers to the Yellow Jambhala. The Jambhalas grant abundance to those practicing his Dharma, allowing the individual to practice the Buddhadharma and to help other.
Jataka (Pali, "birth stories") These are stories that tell about the past lives of Shakyamuni Buddha, his followers, and his enemies.
Kagyu (Tibtan, "oral transmission lineage") One of the Four Great School of Tibetan Buddhism. This school emphasizes practice (with the Mahamudra being its highest practice). The teachings came to Tibet around 1050 and were in the following century organized into Kagyu Sect. It descended from Vajradhara Buddha through the Indian Masters Tilopa and Naropa, who passed it on to Marpa, Milarepa, and Gampopa.
Kalachakra (Sanskirt, lit. "wheel of time) This is one of the four Highest Tantra Yoga practices. This is considered the most complex practice of the BuddhIst Tantra.
Kalpa Refers to the length of time between the beginning of each universe. A kalpa can be subdivided into 20 smaller kalpas.
Kalu Rinpoche An eminent spiritual leader of the Tibetan Kagyu Sect. He is an incarnation of the famous Tibetan scholar, Jamgon Kongtrul. For detail of Kalu Rinpoche's comments on Grand Master Lu, please see the pamphlet, "Tibetan Tulkus and Living Buddha Lian-sheng", available from Purple Lotus Society.
Karmapa (Sanskirt, "Buddha-Activity Man") The spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism. The first incarnation of the Karmapa was in 1110, making this the longest lived line of Tibetan Tulkus. Presently, he is in his seventeenth incarnation.
Klesa (Sanskrit, "disturbing emotion") These are conditions of mind that impede clarity of mind and lead to unwholesome acts thus creating negative karma. These including conditions the five poisons (pride, desire, anger, delusion, and jealousy).
Ksitigarbha (Sanskrit, lit. "womb of the earth") Ksitigarbha assists beings in the six realms and is an emanation of the Dhyani-Buddha Ratnasambhava. He is particularly well known and venerated for assisting beings in the realms of the hell. Holding a jewel, the symbol of the Ratna family, a jewel, he is sometimes called the Jewel Bearer.
Basics [38]. More to come.....
Readers can write to purekarmaservices@gmail.com for a .pdf or .doc copy of this book.
Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef
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