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candali – “female outcast” – the Tantric consort; also the subtle body, the “red element”, female energy that
rises up from the lower abdomen to melt the male “white element” in the cranial vault. See also avadhuti.
Carya Tantra – “Tantra of Observance” – one of the four classes of Buddhist Tantric texts, sects and teachings.
chakra – “circle, wheel” – one of the usually seven energy centres aligned along the spinal column of the yogic
body.
chakravala - the nine chakravala or concentric mountain ranges or continents, separated by eight seas, of a
universe.
chakravartin – “wheel-turner” – an universal emperor and protector of Buddhism
cintamani - a talismanic pearl, a symbol of bestowing fortune and capable of fulfilling every wish.
citta - mind or heart. the two terms being synonymous in Asian religious philosophy.
dakini – one of a group of powerful female beings, possessed by the power of flight, who mediate between the
worlds of the buddhas, the demonic, and the human in Tantric ritual and meditative practice. A woman
embodying enlightened wisdom.
chöd yul – “The object that is to be cut off” – system of dramatic shamanic practices that effect the severing or
cutting off of demons as a means to annihilating the ego that otherwise keeps one trapped in suffering existence.
damaru – hourglass-shaped two-headed “schaman’s drum” carried and played by Tantric deities and
practitioners.
deva – “shining one” – a celestial deity who is nevertheless “un-liberated”.
dharini - extended mantra used in esoteric branch of Buddhism to focus and expand the mind. Its words, or
sounds, should not communicate any recognizable meaning.
dharma – the teachings of the Buddha; the law, doctrine, or ethical precepts of Buddhism; an underlying
cosmic principle taught by the Buddha; constituent element of reality; a phenomenon. The complex of religious
and social obligations that a devout s required to fulfil; right action, duty, morality, virtue
dharmadhatu – the absolute reality experienced in enlightenment
dharmakaya – “body of teaching” – in Mahayana and later forms of Buddhism, the third and most exalted of
the three bodies of the Buddha, composed of Buddha’s teachings. Tantric Buddhism knows of a fourth, called
the diamond body (see also vajrakaya).
dhatu – the space or sphere of absolute reality itself
dhyana – ritual visualisation, inner vision, yogic meditation; instructions for visualizing a Tantric deity.
dorje – see: vajra
guru – a religious percept or teacher, often the person from whom one receives initiation or consecration.
hatha yoga – body of yogic practice that combines posture, breath control, seals, and locks as a means to bodily
immortality and supernatural power.
ida – mapping of the yogic body, the major subtle channel identified with the moon that runs the length of the
spinal column, to the left of the medial channel. See also nadi.
inana – “gnosis” – supreme knowledge; the highest form of knowledge, which affords liberation from suffering
existence.
kalpa – sacred precept, law, ritual, or ordinance; an eon, a fantastically long period of time.
kama – desire and sexuality used as a means to liberation or transcendence of the human condition
karma - volition, volitional or intentional activity. Karma is always followed by its fruit, Vipaka. Karma and
Vipaka are oftentimes referred to as the law of causality, a cardinal concern in the Teaching of the Buddha.
Kriya Tantra –“Action Tantra” – one of the four classes of Buddhist Tantric texts, sects and teachings.
kshatriya - the second of the four Hindu Castes at the time of Shakyamuni, they were the royal caste, the noble
landlord, the warriors and the ruling castes.
maharaja - a great or superior king.
kundalini – “She who is coiled”; the female energy that lies coiled at the base of the yogic body. Through
combined techniques, the Kundalini is “awakened” and made to rise through the charkas to the cranial vault. See
also: shakti.
lama – a Tantric teacher or Guru in Tibetan Buddhism
linga – the male sexual organ. See also yoni.
mahamudra – “great seal” – gnosis realizing the mind’s own emptiness in a non-dual, androgynous fashion.
The “inner woman” as part of the yogic body. The ultimate nature of mind; an instantaneous practice for