purvanivasanusmrtijiianabala)
, the power of knowing the trans- ference of consciousness at death and birth (,chi-'pho-ba dang skye-ba mkhyen- pa'i stobs, Skt.
Dudjom Rinpoche - Fundamentals and History of the Nyingmapa
h' .
h
brtson-gyi spyo -pa , ,. d pa) the conduct WhlC IS m ar- awareness (shes-rab-dang mthun-fJa spyod-pa), the conduct mony with compaSSlOn a) the conduct which IS elaborate which is one-sided (phyogs-gclg-pa 1 SPYOh'Ph the provisions (tshogs-
'.
kyi spyod-pa ,t e co h' h
E GURU) (gu-ru) mtshan brgyad
EIGHT EMANATIONS (OF TH . c t tl'ons' Padmakara, Padmasam- h ' 'ght mamles a . .
o
dpa)theconductwIC . d 'hl
(spros-bcas-kYl spyo -
) h nduct whIch concerns
0
miraculous abilitles (r zu- p ru -gyl
spyod-pa) and the conduct w IC
'mmediate (cig-ear-ba'l spyo -pa .
0
IS I
These are Padmasamb ava s el
Ch k Sakya Senge,
bhava Loden 0 se,
T 1·· 'and Nyima Ozer. Refer also to the n ex 0
ro 0 58 893 Guru Rinpoche. PI. 5; 520, 8 ,
f Personal Names un er
.
d' ersity (tha-dad) and identIty (don-
EIGHTFOLD GROUP OF THE MO00 NPA, MOUNTED ON TIGERS stag-zhon mon-pa s e
brgyad t rs in the retinue of the Tiger-riding These are the eight groups of protec o . umeration has not been iden-
h ' b gyad Skt. *astanta
EIGHT EXTREMES mt a r . ' , nihilism (chad-pa), eternahsm (rtag-
t)'
See EIGHT (GREA T) FEARS d
Creation (skye-ba), (,gog
pa), coming ('ong-ba), gomg (gro- a, IV
gcig). 233
EIGHT FEARS 'jigs-pa brgyad
Mahakala (mgon-po stag-zhon). The preCIse tified. Often associated W. Ith the southern reglOns ar
traditionally known as Mon. 628
ound Bhutan which are
EIGHTFOLD GROUPS OF SPIRITS sde sde-brgyad gser-skyems, there are six According to Nupcen Sangye " ' lows'
series of eightfold groups of Splfl. tS gyad> consisting of lha-yi dbang-po
(
1) the outer eightfold group (PhYl-Yl s e r. 0' m-ci ljon-rta-mgo-ean, gno. d-
. db po thags-bzang-ns, ml a k gnn- brgya-byin, lha-mm ang- . . 'khyil-ba srin-po lang- a m
b P mkha'-ldmg gser-mlg , sbyin gang-ba zang- 0 , . r- hud lnga-pa;
bcu, Mahakala and consisting ofyab-gcig bdud- (2) the inner eightfold group (nang g 0 ul-Ihaphya-sangs klu_sras, rye nag-po, dmar dmar-po, lha-mo 'jigs-pa 1 glog rgyal-po snying-'bym, chos-skyong mo nyi-zla thos-phreng;
'byin dge-bsnyen rdo-rye legs-pa an de-brgyad) consisting of
(
3) the secret eightfold group (gsang- a 1 s ki -bdud Nagaraja, gnod-sbytn
History, pp. 475-83.
EIGHT GREA T ACTIVITIES las-chen brgyad
These are the EIGHT COMMON ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 259
EIGHT (GREA T) A W ARENESS-HOLDERS rig-'dzin (chen-po) brgyad The EIGHT GREAT ACCOMPLISHED MASTERS. 470, 757, 791
h kha-thun gs m-rye gs
hed-po dmar-nag, u h d g-len,
The Nyingmapa, Kadampa, Path and Fruit, Marpa Kagyiipa, Shangpa
Kagyiipa, Kiilacakra, Pacification and Object of Cutting, and the Od<;liyana Tradition of Service and Attainment. 852-3, 861
EIGHT (GREAT) FEARS 'jigs-pa (chen-po) brgyad
The fears of fire, water, earth, air, elephants, snakes, thieves and kings.
538, 624
EIGHT GREA T GRAMMA TICAL SOTRAS sgra-mdo chen-po brgyad
Those of Indra, Candra, Kasakftsna, Apisali, Pa. l). ini, Amara,
S Dradrok Perna Gyelpo, Done e n g e , d
h -'d bs btsan-po yam-s u sro o h amosnd-pakroms e,
0•
shan-pa gn-t ,ogs, m - d -bdag dung-gi thor-tshugs; bdud-po re-te go-yag an srog
0
I d
0
d ) 281
EIGHT (GREA T) CONVEY ANCES, OR LINEAGES
shing-rta (chen-po) brgyad
OF A TT AINMENT
sgrub-brgyud
160 Glossary ofEnumerations
and Jinendra. Refer to Vopadeva's Dhdtupd? ha, Intro, (8l. 2), 99 d
F BRILLIANCE) (spobs-pa'i) gter chen-po brgya , EIGHT GREA T TREASURES (0 . Pia these are the treasure of recollectIOn
According to the Satra ofExtensIve ) the treasure of intellect whlch £ tf Iness (dran-pa 1 gter , h' h
which overcomes orge u , ) h treasure of realisation w lC com- develops the mind (blo-gros-kYI gter_, t e( -pa'i gter) the treasure of the
antness and Wholesomeness, 418
EIGHT RESULTS 'bras-bu brgyad, Skt.
Eight 161
P ' letely grasps the meanmg
ofallsutras rtogs , 'II'
k ' ter) the treasure of bn lance
In this enumeration pious attendants are distinguished by their entrance into
(zhugs-pa) and establishment in (gnas) the FOUR RESULTS, making a total of eight. 227
EIGHT SIMILIES OF ILLUSION sgyu-ma'i dpe brgyad, Skt.
Dream (nni-Iam, Skt. svapna), illusion (sgyu-ma, SkI. maya), optical illu-
sion (mig-yor, SkI. pratibhasa), mirage (smig-rgyu, SkI. marici), reflection
of the moon in Water (chu-zla, SkI. udakacandra), echo (brag-cha, Skt. pratisrUlka), castle in the sky (dri-za'i grong-khyer, SkI. gandharvanagara) and emanation or phantom (sprul-pa, SkI. nirmila). These traditional exam- l. pIes are given a detailed interpretation from the Nyingma perspective in
Longcenpa, sgyu-ma ngai-gso, translated in H. V. Guenther, Kindly Bent to Ease Us, (Vol. 3), 236
EIGHT STOPAS mchod-rten brgyad, Skt. aHastupa
Those holding the original remains of Sakyamuni Buddha, which were re-
tained by the Mallas of Kusinagara, Ajatasatru of Magadha, the Licchavis of Vaisalf, the Sakyas ofKapilavastu, the Bulakas of Calakalpa, the Kra
of Ramagrama, the Brahmans of and the Mallas of Papa. See also HBI (pp, 24-5), 427
EIGHT SUBJECTS OF SCRUTINY brtag-pa brgyad
The scrutiny of precious gems (n·n-chen), land (gzhi), garments (gos), trees (! jon-shing), horses (ria), elephants (glang), men (Pho) and women (rno). Refer to Longcenpa, Treasury ofSpiritualandPhilosophicalSystems, (p. 40). 97, 99
EIGHT TOPICS (OP THE ORNAMENT OF EMERGENT REALISATION) (mngon-rtogs rgyan-gi) dngos brgyad
Understanding all forms (rnam-mkhyen, SkI. sarviikarajfiiina), understanding of the path (lam-shes-nyid, SkI. margajilatii), understanding of everything (thams-cad shes-pa-nyid, Skt. sarvajiiata), the manifestly perfect realisation
of all forms (mam-kun mngon-rdzogs rtogs-pa, Skt. sarvtikariibhisambodha),
reaching the climax of existence (rtse-mar phyin-pa, SkI. murdhabhisamaya),
culminating realisation (mthar-gyis-pa, Skt. anupurvabhisamaya), the instant-
aneous perfect enlightenment (skad-cig-ma gcig-gis mngon-par rdzogs-par
byang-chub-pa'i sbyor-ba, SkI. ekak,a1"}dbhisamaya) and the buddha-body of reality (chos-sku, Skt. dhannakaya), 94-5
hard (gzungs- 0'1 g , " ) retention of all that onc as e with excellent exegeses (spobs-pa I gteY '.
which delights all sentlent ,bemgs the sacred teachings (chos-kYI
d ' whlch well preserves , h' 'th the treasure of octnne h' h ever breaks its relatlOns lp Wl
h
gter)
the treasure of enlightenment w lC n k I' gter) and the treasure of
'
S (byang-sems-
y,
,
the THREE PRECIOUS J,EWEL, accompIl,Shment which lS receptlve to
b a'i gter) 666, 705, 871
the uncreated reality of emptmess
(sgrn - p . NG PIOUS A TTENDANTS) gang-zag brgyad EIGHT KINDS OF INDIVIDUAL BEINGS, 227
These are the FOUR PAIRS
rin-po-che sna-brgyad
EIGHT KINDS OF PRECIOUS GEMS GREAT ACCOMPLISHED MASTERS
The caskets discovered by EIGHT were rnade Of gold, silver, tron, copper,
gzi-stone, 482-3
dIb b ad Skt astaksana
turquoise, bse-stone, agate and
, 1 EIGHT LIBERTIES a - a r g y , . . . tormented spirits, among amma s,
Freedom from birth m the gd birth in a land where there lS no as savages, extremists, or long,-hvmg go s,
doctrine, or as a dumb imbeclle, 573
D DE bar-gyi ide brgyad "1- EIGHT MIDDLE KINGS CALLE S "I Namde, Senol Pode, Deno
D h"l Namzhungtsen, eno
Zanam Zinde,
nam Denolpo, De Gye po an
,
EIGHT MINOR SUBSECTS, THE KA? Y
0 SCHOOL bka'-brgyud chung brgyad akmotrupa, namely, the Drigungpa
EIGHT PILLARS WHO SU ,
MENT sgrub-brgyud degs-pa
'i ka-chen brgyad _ r a
etr u 1 d Detrin Tsen, 508, n, 535
These are the tradmons P :iiktensumgon (l143-1217); the Tak-
which was founded by Dngung Kyop
h'pel (1142-1210); the Trhopupa lungpa founded by T aklung founded by Lingje Repa founded by Campapel (1173-1228)'b Marpa Druptop Sherap Senge; the (1128-88); the Martshang yG azan founded by Zarwa Kelden
Yelpa founded by Yeshe Chenpo, 395,853,952 Y eshe; and the Shukseb foun e y
h d pa'i lha-mo brgyad dh- EIGHT OFFERING GODDESSES ,mc 0 _- Mala DhupI, Aloka and Gan a,
La-sya-, GIla, NartI (or Nalvedya), ,
624 PPORTED THE LINEAGES OF THE MEANS FOR ATTAIN-
EIGHT TRANSMITTED PRECEPTS bka' brgyad
The deities associated with the EIGHT CLASSES OF MEANS FOR
MENT, PI. 4; 521, 591, 606, 805, 828
EIGHT VIRTUES (OF WOMANKIND) yon-tan brgyad
A TT AIN-
Pagor Vairocana,
Lotsawa, Phadampa Sangye, Y1JO
According to Longdiil Lama, The Collected Works ofLongdol Lama, p. 1456, these are: not to be under the sway of desires When one does not even have a spouse, not to be jealous when thinking of others, not to chatter, to speak
the truth, to have sympathy, to have few wrong views, to have suitable intelligence and to have most illustrious sons, 418
N l' Khyungpo e Jor,
Drokmi Lotsawa, Ma p
1173
EIGHT QUALITIES OF clearness, soothing quality, pleas- Coolness, sweetness, hghtness, so t ,
D "
romton, K " Lotsawa and Orgyenpa, n,
-lag brgyad-dang ldan-pa'i chu
162 Glossary ofEnumerations
EIGHT VOWS OF THE pRAnMOKSA so-thar sdom brgyad, Skt. *aHapriltimok1 -
sa11}vara
Those of laymen and laywomen (dge-bsnyen and dge-bsnyen-ma, Skt. upasaka
and upiisikil), male and female practitioners of the purificatory fast (bsnyen- gnas, Skt. upavasa and upavasf), male and female novices (dge-lShui and dge-tshul-ma, Skt. and §rama7JRrika) and monks and nuns (dge-slong
, Skt. and Canonical sources, however,
known as Nine-Lamp Yangdak (y d Eight-Nine 163 a ' ang- ag mar d
ppear III many other wrathful mandalas -me gu). The same deities but m the latter, Pramoha and Sm _ ,e,g, the Secret Nucleus and Heva'ra respectively. 621, 669 asamarerepresentedbypomblandSa;arr'
NINE D R A M A T · ' IC AIRS gar-gyl cha-byed d S
NINE
and dge-slong-
usually speak of seven such vows, grouping the second pair together as one,
h
aughing (gad, Skt. hasya), the terriE ' e ( rag-shul, Skt. raudra), the
ma
the compassionate (snying-rje Skt ; I n g JlgS-SU rung-ba, Skt. bhayanaka) adbhuta) and the peaceful (h'-b 's aru'! . a), the awesome (rngoms-pa Skr'
Z l a, kt. santa), 98, 630, n, 751 "
ENUMERA TIONS (OF ANUYOGA COMMITM
These are listed according to th G ENTS) rnam-grangs dgu Ch 66 ' e eneral Sutra wh' h G h
158, 226
EIGHT VOWS (OF THE PURIFICATORY FAST) (gso-sbyong) yan-lag brgyM(-pa'i
khrims), Skt. astiingaSfla
Abstinence from murder, theft, deceit and sexual misconduct are the four
basic vows; while abstinence from alcohol, dancing and decoration, high expensive seats or beds and food in the afternoon are the four branches. 58,
226, 513
EIGHT WORLDL Y CONCERNS 'jigs-nen eMS brgyad, Skt. aHa
ProfIt, loss, pleasure, pain, fame, defamation, praise and blame. 723, 852
EIGHT WRA THFUL GODDESSES khros-ma brgyad
These are the EIGHT GAURJ in the maIf"ala ofYangdak Heruka, listed under
the NINE-DEITY OF Y ANGDAK, 628 NINE
NINE BASIC CONDITIONS (OF THE pffAKA) rgyU dgu, Skt. navakiirarJa These are defined in Fundamentals, pp, 78-9,
a NINE BRANCHES OF THE SCRIPTURES gsung-rab yan-lag dgu, Skt. *navaitg -
pravacana
The siitras (mdo-sde), aphorisms in prose and verse (dbyangs-bsnyM, Skt. ead
geya), prophetic declarations (Iung-bstan, Skt. vyakara'! G), verses (tshig-b Skt. gatha), meaningful or purposeful expressions (ehed-brjod, Skt. udana), legends or frame-stories (gleng-gzhi, Skt. nidiina), extensive teachings (shin-tu
rgyas-pa, Skt. vaipulya), tales of past lives (skyes-rabs, Skt. jataka) and mar- vellous events (rmad-du byung, Skt. adbhutadharma) , 76
rtha NINE CATEGORIES (OF jAINISM) shes-bya tshig-gi don dgu, Skt. navapadii
Animate substance (srog, Skt. jiva), inanimate substance (zag-pa, Skt. ajiva), commitments (sdom-pa, Skt. sa'! 'vara), rejuvination, i. e. purgation of past deeds (nges-par rga-ba, Skt. nirjara), bondage ('ching, Skt. bandka), deeds
(las, Skt. karmasrava), evil (sdig-pa, Skt. papa), virtue (bsod-nams, Skt. pU1J)'a) and liberation (thar-pa, Skt. 16, 66
g NINE-DEITY MA1':H? ALA OF YANGDAKyang-da lha dgu
These are Yangdak Srlheruka surrounded by the EIGHT GAURJ, nameolhya, the blue GaurI in the east, the yellow CaurI in the south, the red Pram
in the west, the black Vetli! I in the north, the orange pukkasl in the south-east,
, ,m Fundamentals, p, 367,
NINE KINDS ? F TREA TISE bstan-bcos rnam d
lC at ers All Intentions,
ani north-west and the pale-yellow CaI)"li! I in the north-east. They are also
"
s , years (io), numbers (sme-ba), trigrams (spar-kha),
the dark-yellow Ghasmar' in the south-west, the dark-blue Smas
in the
a
,
ee NINE VEHICLES
SIMILIES (FOR THE PRESENCE OF
NINE
NINE
clothes (praklinnavastresu jinatmabh _ a conqueror's body in sodden
woman (jaghanyanarfja;hare n! p t ava, ,royalty, in the womb of a common
(bhaven mr ca ratnabimbam') , and a preCIOUS image in clods of earth tsu
SUCCESSIVE VEHICLES theg-pa'i rim-pa d u
g
'
) ( byung-rtsls-kyz) don rnam-pa dgu
The playful air of grace ( gu, , kt, navanafYarasa sgeg-pa,Skt srng- ) h h '
t e ugly (mi-sdug-pa Skt b-bh ',ara ,t e erOlC(dpa'-bo Skt - ) 1 ' . 1 atsa) th fi d ' . Vlra ,
Accordmg to the Yogiiciira Level th gu
erroneous (don-log), the meaningful (don-med), the
(ngan-gYo), the merciless (brtse-b 1) h ), the hYPOCrItIcal or deceitful fer' (d ra ,t osewhich
mg s ug-bsngal spong), those devoted to cause renunciation of suf- (rtsod) and to attainment (sgrub-pa), 89 worldly study (thos), to polemics
NINE BROTHERS ma-sang dpun dgu
T,hIS IS the ,sevn th group of spirits who took
tImes, TheIr names are Nyenya Pan k e g
' , of TIbet in archaic
Namtsho (gar-ting nam-tsho) Lengl yL(gnyan-gYa spang-skyes), Karting skyes), Rutho Karkye (ru-tho' gar-sk (gleng-lan lam-tsang-
nas), Me Pemakye (me padma sky Y S ' ange
edo Kartmgne (she-do kar-ting- Trhtilpoche (gsang-ge 'phrul-po- (bkod-stong nam-tsha), 949 - a rang-ma-mgur) and Kotong Namtsha
che), Trangwa Trangmagur (dran;si' d
NINE SEQUENCES OF THE VEHICLE thegp " ,
S - a l nm-pa dgu
NINE
IN BEINGS) dpe dgu, Skt. NUCLEUS OF THE T A THAGA T A
Accordmg to the Supreme Continuum'o
96-7) the nucleus of the t th- ' if the Greater Vehicle (pp, 59-60
i 'I a agata IS present' "L'k
n a. SOl ed lotus (buddhah k d . . I e a statue of) the buddha
like kernels in me), _ h,one
(madhu m a UVlUm (asucau
t'
. ,reasure m the earth ('dh-h :
in
beehives 11 '
suvarnam)
the spro' , m l ksztau)
the
t b '
sages egmning with
ut m a tmy seed (alpaphale 'nk ' _" '
See NINE VEHICLES TOPICS (OF CHINESE
DIVINA TION Elemental bases (kham )
y saram), lIke gold'
('
, vv,
164 Glossary ofEnumerations
months (zla-ba), days (nyi-ma), two-hour periods (dus-tshod), planets (gza')
and stars (skar-ma), 104
NINE VEHICLES theg-pa('i rim-pa) dgu
Those of the pious attendants (nyan-thos-kyi theg-pa, Sk1. Sriivakayiina), self- centred buddhas (rang-rgyal-ba'i theg-pa, Skt. pratyekabuddhayiina) , bodhisattvas (byang-chub sems-dpa'i theg-pa, Skt. bodhisat=ibUl), Kriyatantra (bya-ba'i
rgyud-kyi theg-pa), Ubhayatantra (upa'i rgyud-kyi theg-pa) or Caryatantra (spyod-pa'i rgyud-kyi theg-pa), Yogatantra (rnal-'byor-gyi rgyud-kyi theg-pa), Mahayoga (rnal-'byor chen-po'i theg-pa), Anuyoga (rjes-su rnal-'byor-gyi theg-
pal and Atiyoga, the Great Perfection (rdzogs-pa chen-Po shin-tu rnal-'byor-gyi theg-pa), 12, 13, 17,28,30,34,35,40,41,81,86,364-5,625,638-9,861
Sk:, repentance of sin papadesana), seIzing the enlight d '
.
s (sdlg-pa bshags-pa, Skt.
TEN
TEN ASPECTS (OF THE EXCELLENT TEACHINGS) (legs-gsung-g ) rnam-pa bcu
i
According to the Rational Exposition, these are the nature of their genuine
source (yang-dag-par bslang-ba-nyid), their scope (dbang-du mdzad-pa-nyid), their approach ('jug-pa-nyid), sound teaching (rab-tu bstan-pa-nyid), classifi- cation (rab-tu dbye-ba-nyid) , support (rten-nyid), causing comprehension (go-
bar mdzad-pa-nyid), title (gdags-pa-nyid), time (dus-nyid) and complete grasp of enlightened attributes (yon-tan yongs-su 'dzin-pa-nyid) , 74
TEN CATEGORIES OF THE (OUTER AND INNER) MANTRAS sngags (phyi-nang-)gi de-nyid bcu, Skt. dasatattva
As stated in A, Wayman and F, Lessing, Mkhas Grub Rje's Fundamentals ofthe Buddhist Tantras, pp, 272-3, the outer ten are the maI). C;tala, contempla- tion, seal, stance, seated posture, recitation, burnt offerings, offerings, rites
of enlightened activity and concluding acts (slar-sdud); while the ten inner categories are the two reversals through creative visualisation and sealing (phyir-zlog-pa gnyis), the second and third empowerments, wrathful rites which break the resolve of hostile forces, torma offerings, recitation of verses
of indestructible reality, wrathful subjugation by means of the kIla, consec-
ration and attainment of the maI). C;tala, 303, 304
TEN CA TEGORIES OF (THE SUBJECT-MA TTER OF) T ANTRA rgyud-don-gyi dngos-pO
bye-brag-tu phye-nas bcu or rgyud-kyi de-nyid bcu
A view of the real (de-kho-na-nyid lta-ba), determinate conduct (la-do - spyod-pa), maI). C;tala array (bkod-pa dkyil-'khor), successive gradation of em-
powerment (rim-par bgrod-pa dbang), commitment which is not to be trans- gressed (mi-'da'-ba dam-tshig), enlightened activity which is displayed (rol-pa phrin-las), fulfilment of aspiration (don-du gnyer-ba sgrub-pa), offerings which
bring the goal to fruition (gnas-su stobs-pa mchod-pa), unwavering contempla- tion (mi-gYo-ba ting-nge-'dzin) and mantra recitation (zlos-pa sngags), accom- panied by the seal which binds the practitioner to realisation ('ching-ba phyag-
rgya), 266, 347, 358 TEN TEN CHAPTERS (OF THE INTRODUCTION TO THE CONDUCT OF A BODHISATIVA)
(spyod-'jug-gi) le'u bcu, Skt. (Bodhicaryavatarasya) dasa
The beneficial attributes of enlightened mind (byang-sems-kyi phan-yon bshad-
doctnne prevails with pu . '
.
r ba
ese the five basic energies (rtsa-ba rlun
Sk1. prar;a) , excretionlreproduct' ( h g lnga) of breath (srog-'dzin
TEN
GREA T PILLARS WHO SUPPORTED TH
Yeshede, Rincen Zangpo, Dromton G elwa ' Chokro LUI Gyeltsen, Zhang Sherap, Sakya Pandita and Goo Kh k Y Jungne, Ngok Lotsawa Loden EIGHT PILLARS SUPPO: u pa Lhetse, These ten complement the ATTAINMENT, 851 TED THE LINEAGES OF THE MEANS FOR
bodhicittaparigraha) vI'gI'la ,
m m d (byang-sems yongs-bzung nce wIt respe t l'
. .
Nine- Ten 165
Skt bstan-pa, Skt. bodhicittapramada) the c en Ightened mind (bag-yod Skt. t guardmg of awareness (shes-bzhin
tlence (bzod-pa bstan-pa Skt k' _' . ),_ he. transcendental perfection of pa-
' ,santlparamlta) the t d o perseverance (brtson-'gru b ' , r a n s c e n
f , s stan-pa, Skt vfry p - . _)
ental perfection
perfectlon of concentration (b , a aramua , the transcendental
transcendental perfection ofd' ,bstan-pa, Skt. dhyiinaparamita) the
,_ ISCnmmatlve aware ( h '
pra]naparamita) and the ded' , f ' ness s es-rab bstan-pa Skt ICatlon 0 ment (bsngo-ba, Skt. ,
TEN DIRECTIONS phyogs bcu, Sk1. dasadik
East, south-east, south, south-west west zenith and nadir. 307 412 414 419 '
. '
h
, nort -west, north, north-east,
, , , TEN DIVINE VIRTUES lha-chos dge-ba bcu
These are the TEN VIRTUES, 512
TEN ENDOWMENTS 'byor-ba bcu
The which concern oneself are a hum
,453,624,713 915 916 ' ,
f'
.
an bIrth, m a land where the
re sense acultles havi '
negatlve action and having faith Th fi ' , ng commItted no extremely
Buddha has appeared that h h'
e Ive whICh concern others are that the as taught the doct ' h '
,e
to eXIst, that it has followers a d h h ' nne, t at thIS continues
,
573 n t at t ey lovmgly act on behalf of others,
brgyud 'degs-pa'i ka-chen bcu
E EXEGETICAL LINEAGES bshad- Thonmi Vairocana, Kawa Peltsek ,,'
TEN HIGHER LEVELS OF THE DESIRE R E A 'd .
The human beings of the FOU _
LM od-khams-kYl mtho-ris gnas bcu R CONTINENTS and th
KAMA DIVINITIES, 14, 60
TEN OF VITAL ENERGY rlung bcu, Sk1. dasavayu
e SIX SPECIES OF
Ion t ur-sel Skt ap- ) , 1. udana), digestion (mn S " ana, speech (rgyen-rgyu
tS'knI yam-rgyu, kt samana) and b I' ' 10 muscular movement (khyab-byed Skt _ meta olsm/circula-
energIes (yan-lag-gi rlung In) h " vyana), Then the five ancillary , ga aret oseofthena (kl" I
with the eyes; of t h e ' u 1 rung, Sk1. naga),
necting with the heart' of B h to! tOlse (ru-sbal-gl rlung, Skt. kurma), con- , ra rna (tshan p ,. I
connectingwiththenose'ofD d g- aIrung, Skt. brahmalkrkila) , eva atta(lhassb' . "
connecting with the tongue; and of the Kin - 'Ytn-gyl-rlung, Skt. devadatta), Sk1. dhanafijaya), connecting . h h g of Wealth (nor-lha rgyal-gi rlung
wit t e whole body. 292 '
LEVELS (OF ANUYOGA) sa bcu
These correspond to the TEN LEVELS OF BODHISA TTV AS, They are the
'
'
166
Glossary ofEnumerations ,
, sformation ('gyur-ba ma-nges-pa), Basis Rehance
levels of Indefinne Tlan 'fi ' (gal-chen sbyong-ba I sa), Con- h'" ) Important Pun ! Canon
(brten-pa gz I I sa , , ) S porting Merit (bsod-nams rten- " (b lab-pa rgyun-gyl sa, up , b" tinuity of s h Reliance (brten-pas khyad-par-du gro- a I
gyi sa), Supenor h R It with respect to the Aftermath
sa), the level which GIves BIrth tfoIt hets(:thong-Iam 'od-gsal-Ias langs-pa'i ' n the Path 0 nSlg , ,
'phrul, Skt. rddhi), birth (skye-ba, Skt. upapatti), doctrine (chos, Skt. dharma), mind (sems, Skt. citta) and pristine cognition (ye-shes, Skt. jiiana); Mvt. (771-80). 405
TEN POWERS (OF BODHISA TTV AS) stabs bcu, Skt. dasabala
These powers developed by bodhisattvas are reflection (bsam-pa'i stabs, Skt. asayabala) , superior aspiration (lhag-bsam, Skt. adhyasaya) , application (sbyor-ba, Skt. prayoga), discriminative awareness (shes-rab, Skt. prajiia), prayer or aspiration (smon-lam, Skt. pra1Jidhana), vehicle (theg-pa, Skt. yana), conduct (spyod-pa, Skt. carya), transformation (rnam-par 'phrul-pa, Skt. vi- kurva1Ja), enlightenment (byang-chub, Skt. bodhi) and turning the doctrinal wheel (chos-kyi 'khor-lo bskor-ba, Skt. dharmacakrapravartana); Mvt. (760-9). 435
TEN POWERS (OF A BUDDHA) yon-tan stobs bcu, Skt. dasatathagatabala
The power of knowing the positive and negative contingencies of things (gnas-dang gnas ma-yin-pa mkhyen-pa'i stobs, Skt. sthanasthanajiianabala), the power of knowing the maturation of deeds (las-kyi rnam-smin stobs, Skt. karmavipakajiianabala), the power of knowing diverse volitions (mos-pa sna-tshogs mkhyen-pa'i stabs, Skt. nanadhimuktijiianabala), the power of knowing diverse sensory bases (khams sna-tshogs mkhyen-pa'i stabs, Skt. nanadhatujiianabala), the power of knowing those who are of supreme acumen and those who are not (dbang-po mchog-dang mchog ma-yin-pa mkhyen-pa'i stobs, Skt. indriyavaravarajiianabala), the power of knowing the paths going everywhere (thams-cad-du 'gro-ba'i lam mkhyen-pa'i stabs, Skt. sarvatra- gamanfpratipajj'iianabala), the power of knowing concentration, liberation, contemplation, absorption, conflicting emotion, purification and acquisition (bsam-gtan-dang rnam-thar-dang ting-'dzin-dang snyoms- Jug-dang kun-nas nyon- mongs-pa-dang rnam-par byang-ba-dang ldan-pa thams-cad mkhyen-pa'i stobs, Skt. the power of recollecting past abodes (sngon-gyi gnas rjes-su dran-pa mkhyen- pa'i stobs, Skt.
purvanivasanusmrtijiianabala) , the power of knowing the trans- ference of consciousness at death and birth (,chi-'pho-ba dang skye-ba mkhyen- pa'i stobs, Skt. cyutyutpattijiianabala) and the power of knowing the cessation of corruption (zag-pa zad-pa mkhyen-pa'i stobs, Skt. Mvt. (119-29). 22, 171, 266
TEN SCIENCES rig-pa'i gnas bcu, Skt. dasavidya
The arts, grammar, medicine, logic, inner science (i. e. religious theory and practice), astrology, poetics, prosody, synonymics and drama. 821, 850, 860
TEN SIGNS OF INNER RADIANCE 'od-gsal rtags bcu
These are enumerated in Longcenpa, Dispelling Darkness in the Ten Directions, p. 344, as smoke (du-ba), mirage (smig-rgyu), clouds (sprin), fire-flies (me- khyer),sunlight(nyi-ma),moonlight(zla-ba),theblazingofgemstones(rin-po- che 'bar-ba), eclipse (sgra-gcan), starlight (skar-ma) and rays of light ('od-zer). 301
TEN TRANSCENDENTAL PERFECTIONS pha-rol-tuphyin-pa bcu, Skt. dasaparamita The SIX TRANSCENDENTAL PERFECTIONS with the addition of skilful means (thabs, Skt. upiiya), prayer or aspiration (smon-lam, Skt. pra1Jidhiina),
of Inner Radlance 0 " U h 'ng Abidance (gnas-pa mI- gyur- rjes-Ia dmigs-pa 'bras-bu skye-ba I sa), nC angl'd) nd Riding on Perfection
ba'i sa), ,Reality chos-nyl a (rdzogs-pa ci-chIbs-kYI sa). 34, 28
,
TTVAS) sa bcu, Skt. dasabhumI
TEN LEVELS (OF BODHISA d' -) the Immaculate (dri-ma med-pa,
b d 'baSktPramuua, ' ('d The Joyful (ra -tu ga -, " . , d b ed Skt Prabhakari), the Flammg 0 -
Skt. Vimala), the Illummanng (0 - C' ' (b\)ang dka'-ba, Skt. Sudur- A ' -) theHardto onquer sJ h'
'phro-ba, Skt. _ a Skt. AbhimukhT), the Far-Reac jayii), the Mamfest by:d Unmoving (mi-gYo-ba, Skt. Acala), (ring-du song-ba, Skt. Durangama),', Skt Sadhumatf) and the Cloud
the Excellent Intelligence (legs-pa I blo-gros, 30 142 174 237,281-2, . 'pSktDhannamega,, , ,
of Doctrine (chos-kYI sprm- a, ' 341, 416, 574, 746
T E N
kannan>
WORD DHARMA chos-kyi don bcu ,
) , - (mya-ngan-Ias 'das), objects
'(
The knowab e ,s es- " _ ms) life-span (tshe), the
TEN MEANINGS OF THE
I (h b ) the path (lam, mrval! a
of mind (yid-kYI (bso,d (nges-pa) , and religIous tradi- rab), emergent objects ( byung- gyu ,
tions (chos-Iugs),51-3 ,
C O N D U C T chos-sPYod bcu, Skt ' dasadha dhannacantam TEN MODES OF DOCTRINAL , he Middle and Extremes, Ch. 5, vv. 9-1? , the. se
According to the AnalysIs o! t . ,
. ' h' chanty hstenmg, reten
are wntmg, wors IP, ' 862
, ' thought and meditation. 60, recnatlon,
tion reading, exegesIs, dally ,
'd -ba bcu, Skt. dasakusala
TEN NON-VIRTUES mI ge __ ' h-t ) theft (ma-byin-par len-pa, Skt. adat-
Murder (srog-gcod-pa, Skt. pra1Jatlg a a , v -pa Skt kamamithyacara) , . d ('d d pas log-par g I em , . k
tadana), sexual miscon uct 0 - _ -da) slander (phra-ma, S t. d mra ba Skt mrsava , ) bal
falsehood (rdzun- s - , . -bk Skt. abaddhapralapa ',ver _ paisunya), irresponsIble chatter (ngag y s (brnab-sems Skt. abhIdhya) ,
b Skt paruD'a) covetousnes
abuse (tshig-rtsu - m o , · '_ -d ) and holding wrong views og- ,
vindictiveness (gnod-sems, Skt. vyapa a Skt. mithyadrHi). 13, 58, 60-1, 64
TEN PLANETS gza' bcu, Skt. dasagraha (I b Skt candra), Mars (mig-dmar, -d' ) Moon za- a, . bh
The Sun (nyi-ma, Skt. a uya '_ Skt. budha), Jupiter (phur-bu, r as-
Skt angaraka), Mercury (lhag pa, ( b a Skt sanmscar. a), the . 'k ) Saturn spen-,' ,
ati) Venus (pa-sangs, Skt. su ra, M (a-can Skt. rahu and mjug-
'd
, Skt ketu) and the comet nc e
P,
ascending and descendmg no eEs
ofthe oon sgr ,
k (du-ba mjug-ring). 104, 351
nng, .
P O W E R S dbang bcu, Skt. _ h)
The power or dominion over hfe (tshe, Skt. ('
deeds (las, Skt.
s-pa Skt. adhimuktt),
b d S necessities (yo-
'.
'dh - a) miraculous abIhues r z
kt pariskara), devouon m o , . " (d u-
,'( lamSktpraman, prayer or asplratIOn smon- , . .
'(I
Ita
Ten 167
168 Glossary ofEnumerations . ,
nltlon Skt bala) and pristine cog
power (stobS, .
(913-23). 236, 901-2 . h' b
. -pa'I gz I c U , " h
NSGRESSIONS rung-ba . ,_, r Vol. Da, pp. : TEN TRA . h Minor Transmtsswns (bka gyu, d council at Valsal1: As stated m t e . e the issue of the secon . ) the
namely, the realisation of the emptiness of each. 230
TWEL VE ASCETIC VIRTUES sbyangs-pa'i yon-tan bcu-gnyis,
TE
f h TEN NON-VIR
VINE VIRTUES.
following ten transgreSSiOns wehr l) celebrating the arhats (yt-rangs, t . of "alas" (hu-lu u- u , . 'ng medicine from a po
exclamatlons
deliberate practice of agriculture
(k spyod) Slppl '1 (lan-tsha), e . on
f ale (snod), the misuse. of the with tWO fingers (sOr-? nYIs), stlrnng o d ratlon of offenngs k ) smg a new mat the road (lam), esec afternoon beverage (d rug u ( ) Other
d nd milk together as an . for gold or sllver gser.
a old patch (gding) and as well as Sinhalese works without an _ _ h Bu-ston, Hsuan sang,
sources include Taranat havamsa and Dfpavalflsa. 429 such as the Cullavagga, a .
d 'kusala . o- N VIRTUES dge-ba bcu, Skt. asa TUES and the practice of thetr opp
ELEVEN
tel
. . M 1687-98. They are a so r sites, vt.
56,59,60,61,513
The renunciation 0
eferred to as the TEN DI
dam tshig beu-geig
T
ODES OF DEPENDENT ORIGINATION
-
. d mind (b\)ang-chub-sems) , the . d hghtene J" lb)thedeityang
. d bell (rdo-rye dn - u ,
on a throne (khri-la or radishes (la-phug
YATANTRA)
abandon the THREE the seals (phyag-rgya) ,
MMITMENTS (OF KRI
no . b
to drink ale (ehang mI- tung
) and not to ea .
:ausal vehicles, a of Universal
bza'mi-bya). 350, 355
UDDHA) sa beu-gctg
1 namely, the
TEN LEVELS OF BO
, d Skt Samantapra
bha) 237 .
.
Light (kun-tu- 0 ,
TWEL VE
.
DHISATTVAS WI
k e-mehed beu-gnyIs,
LVE ACTIVITY FIELDS s Y . ' h d Skt. 0
.
TWE . f h eye (mtg-gI skye-me e , ,. k -mehed, Skt.
Theactivityfield0 t e _ ) oftheear(ma-bat sye
-kyi skye-mched, Skt. ri1payatana 'h d Skt sabdayatana), of the nose ,. skye-me e , ' d Skt gan- srotrayatana), of sound atana) of smell (dri'i skye-mehe , (ro'i
(sna'i skye-mehed, Skt. Skt. Skt. dhayatana), of the tong f the body (lus-kyt s ye f the k hed Skt. rasayatana) , 0 h d Skt sprastavyayatana) , 0 . of touch (reg-bya'i skye-r::e e 'a) and objects (ehos-kyt
(gzugs
aya ' . h d Skt. manaayatan
intellect(yid-kytskye-me e , ). d Skt dharmayatana ,
skye-mche, .
WEL VE
lugs-ldog stong-pa bcu-gnyIS
Mvt .
(2027-39).
13,55-6
NDENT ORIGINA
c hTWELVEM The antidote lor t e
(ye-shes, Skt. jiiana); Mvt.
Skt dasanisiddha
sadhutagu1Ja
W earing clothing found in a dust-heap (phyag-dar khrod-pa, Skt. palfl- suki1lika), owning only three robes (ehos-gos gsum-pa, Skt. traiefvarika), wearing felt or woollen clothes (phyings-pa-can, Skt. namantika), begging for food (bsod-snyoms-pa, Skt. pai1J4apatika), eating one's meal at a single sitting (stan-geig-pa, Skt. aikasanika), restricting the quantity of food (zas- phyis mi-len-pa, Skt. khalu pasead bhaktika), staying in isolation (dgon-pa- ba, Skt. ara1Jyaka), sitting under trees (shing-drung-pa, Skt. sitting in exposed places (bla-gab med-pa, Skt. abhyavakasika), sitting in charnel grounds (dur-khrod-pa, Skt. smasanika), sitting even during sleep (eog-bu-pa, Skt. and staying wherever one happens to be (gzhi ji-bzhin-pa, Skt. yatha salflstarika); Mvt. (1127-39). 227
TWELVE BRANCHES OF THE SCRIPTURES gsung-rab yan-lag beu-gnyis, Skt. *dvadasangapravacana
The NINE BRANCHES OF THE SCRIPTURES with the addition of the narra- tives (rtogs-pa brjod-pa, Skt. avadana), fables (de-lta-bu byung-ba, Skt. itivrttaka) and established instructions (gtan-phab, Skt. upadesa). 17, 76
TWELVE DEEDS (OF THE SUPREME EMANATIONAL BODY) mdzad-pa beu-gnyis Remaining in descent and entry into the womb, taking birth, profi- ciency in the arts, enjoyment of consorts, renouncing the world, practising asceticism, reaching the point of enlightenment, vanquishing Mara's host, attaining perfect enlightenment, turning the doctrinal wheel and passing into the final nirva1). a. Various enumerations of the twelve are given. Cf. Longcenpa, Treasury ofthe Supreme Vehicle (p. 271). 21,129,137,415-16, 624
TWELVE DIFFERENT INTENTIONS (OF BUDDHA-MIND) dgongs-pa mi-'dra-ba beu-gnyis
The four outer contemplations - the progress of a spiritual warrior (dpa'-bar- 'gro-ba), the precious crown (rin-po-ehe'i tog), emanation (rnam-par rol-pa) and the basket of plenty (za-ma-tog); the four inner contemplations - pene- trating all objects (yul-kun-la 'jug-pa), manifestation (mngon-par snang-ba), the crown-jewel (gtsug-gi nor-bu) and arraying the summit of the victory banner (rgyal-mtshan rtse-moyongs-su bkod-pa); and the four secret contempla- tions - purity of the movement of subtle energies ('gyu-ba dag-pa), profound appearance (zab-mo snang-ba), jewel lamp (rin-chen sgron-me) and excellence (legs-pa). Refer to Longcenpa, TreasuryoJtheSupreme Vehicle, (p. 28). 137
TWEL VE DIFFERENT REALMS (OF THE EMANA TIONAL BODY) gnas-ris bcu-gnyis These are enumerated in Fundamentals, pp. 134-7.
TWELVE DIFFERENT DOCTRINAL WHEELS OF BUDDHA-SPEECH gsung chos-kyi
'khor-lo mi-'dra-ba bcu-gnyis
These are equivalent to the TWELVE BRANCHES OF THE SCRIPTURES. As enumerated in Longcenpa, Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle, pp. 28ff. , they comprise the four outer wheels of the siitras, aphorisms in prose and verse,
h - (dkon mchog-gsum), t e e n
S k t
dvadasayatana
EVERSING DEPE R
uru (lha dang bla-ma); and . ) ot
eat meat (sha mt-za , n
\
f form
TION
Ten- Twelve 169
S k t .
dvada-
170
Gl 1)1 0+Enumerations
ossa ') . h
.
Twelve - Thirteen 171 TWELVE TEACHERS OF THE EMANATIONAL BODY sprnl-pa'i sku ston-pa beu-gnyis
These are enumerated in Fundamentals, (pp. 134-8). 22
THIRTEEN
THIRTEEN COMMITMENTS (OF YOGATANTRA) dam-tshig beu-gsum
These are equivalent to the ELEVEN COMMITMENTS OF KRIYATANTRA with the addition ofthe commitments not to drink water in a locality inhabited by violators of commitments (lung-geig ehu-la mi-btung) and not to converse with such violators (nyams-dang kha mi-bsre-ba bsrnng). 3SS
THIRTEEN GENERATIONS OF THE GURUS OF KATOK bla-rabs beu-gsum According to Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, gsung-rtsom gees-sgrig, pp. 22-3, the thirteen generations of lamas who established Katok are the successive regents of Katokpa Tampa Deshek, namely, Tsangtonpa Dorje Gyeltsen, Campabum, Ce-nga Mangpuwa Sonam Bumpa, Uwopa Yeshebum, Cangcup Pelwa, Sonam Zangpo, Kiinga Bumpa, Lodro Bumpa, Lodro Senge, Cangcup Lodro, Cangcup Senge, Cangcup Gyeltsen and Khedrup Yeshe Gyeltsen. This enumeration omits Katokpa Wangcuk Pelwa after Kiinga Bumpa. Another list given in Gonpo Wangyal, ehos-kyi rnam-grangs, p. 378, counts Katokpa Tampa Deshek as the first of the thirteen, and instead omits Cangcup Senge and Khedrup Yeshe Gyeltsen, as follows: Katok Tampa Deshek, Tsangtonpa, Campabum, Sonam Bumpa, Uwopa Yeshebumpa, Cangcup Pelwa, Sonam Zangpo, Kiinga Bumpa, Wangcuk Pelwa, Lodro Bumpa, Lodro Senge, Cangcup Lodro and Cangcup Gyeltsen. 688-99
THIRTEEN HUNTING GODS mgur-lha beu-gsum
These are thang-Iha yar-zhur, yar-lha sham-po, gtsang-Iha byol-yug, srog-Iha gangs-tar, rgyogs-ehen sdong-ra, dog-lha byang-rtse, leogs-lha mtshal-rtse, gangs- dkar gYu-rtse, sum-ri gnyen-po, 'dzum-ehen stong-phron, dbyi-ehen rab-rngo, 'bri-ehen sdong-du and bod-kyi ba-rn. S13
THIRTEEN INCARNATIONS OF GYELSE LHARJE rgyal-sras lha-ry·e'i yang-srid beu- gsum
Gyelse Lharje Chokdrup Gyelpo was the son of Prince Mutik Tsepo and the immediate reincarnation of King Trhisong Detsen. According to Jamgon Kongtriil, Great Biography ofKhyentse Rinpoehe, fols. 6b-7a, his incarnations were: Sangye Lama; Gya Lotsa Dorje Zangpo; Nyima Senge; Kusa Menpa Fernakyap, alias Khutsa Da-o; Doben Gyamtso-o and, simultaneously, Zur Pakshi Sakya-o; Tragom Choki Dorje and, simultaneously, Khyung-nak Sakya-dar; Yarje Orgyen Lingpa; Tol Ngakcang Letro Lingpa; Nesar Khyentsei Wangcuk and, simultaneously, Ngari Pat:lcen; Ebecok Karwang Letro Lingpa; Puwo Razhi Terton Perna Rikdzin, alias Perna Tshewang-tsel; Orgyen Choje Lingpa Dewei Dorje-tsel; and Khyentse Rinpoche, i. e. Perna Osel Do-nga Lingpa. 7S1
THIRTEEN PARTICULAR COMMITMENTS (OF KRIYATANTRA) bye-brag-gi dam- lshig beu-gsum
These are equivalent to the THIRTEEN COMMITMENTS OF YOGATANTRA. 350
Is ofextensive teachmgs, prophetic declarations and verse, bi . nd the four secret wheels of mean- tales of past legends instructions and marvellous
ingful expresslOns, narratives,
events. 137
TWELVE EXCELLENT OF TH
tu dbye-ba beu-gnyzs
TANTRA rgyud-kyi rab-
See
TWELVE GODDESSES OF THE
.
. the four mner w ee
ENED FAMILIES 0
The SIX ENLIGHT MOTHER TANTRA. 274
LIGHTENED FAMILIES OF . ARTH brtan-ma beu-gnyzs
TWELVE GODDESSES OF THE E . merations are given in Nebesky-
W .
01-
The TWELVE MATARAl:l. Vanou. s enu(
d Demons of Tzbet,
pp.
181-98). 481, 513, 537, 715 MASILA rnam-gnon tshul-
kowitz, Oracles an
o WERE RENOWNED AT VIKRA
WH.
E UNSURPASSED
TWELVE MASTERS
gyis bsngags-pa'i slob-dpon bhadra, Lankajayabhadra,
T h e s e w e r e J f i a n a p a d a , D u r j a y a c a n d r a , Bhavabhadra, Bhavyaklrtl L1 442
Bodhibhacira an - T ARAH ma-mo beu-gnyis
MA
TWELVE. EARTH
.
F FATHER TANTRA and the SIX EN-
TWELVE MINOR KINGDOMS country was divided into twelve When living beings first m ruled by mehims-rje gu-yod; kin doms, namely, mehzms-yul gru. -do hyong-dkar ruled by gtsang rye
ruled by the king. lig-snya ki:g gnubs-rje dmigs-pa; -dkar- gnubs-yul glmg-dgu ru e . 'b . gyi-ri 110ngs-sdon ruled by t
h d to,
ki rngam-rye rom,:J . . khn- sham-bod ruled by khra-snar ruled by zmg-rye. srim- king gyi-rje rman-po, ngam h I d by the king zmg-rye thon-greng, 1 d
'1 h spang-mk arrue k 'phrang gsum; 0 -p u k brang-rje gong-nam; ong-yu
Ibre-snarue
n la-mo-gong ruled by the mg ul rnams-gsum ruled by king kong-rje dar-po was ruled by the king dvags-rye
btsun glang-rgyal; and dvags-yu gru
mang-po rgyal. 507, 949 . NT ORIGINATION rten-emg
'breI-bar 'byung-ba'i tshul
MODES OF DEPENDE -d
TWELVE . Skt dvadasangapratftyasamutpa a . 1 dencies ('du-byed,
beu-gnyzs,· . _ a Skt. avidya), habltua ten (ming- These are ignorance (ma-ng p , h Skt vijiiana) , name and form
Skt.
brtson-gyi spyo -pa , ,. d pa) the conduct WhlC IS m ar- awareness (shes-rab-dang mthun-fJa spyod-pa), the conduct mony with compaSSlOn a) the conduct which IS elaborate which is one-sided (phyogs-gclg-pa 1 SPYOh'Ph the provisions (tshogs-
'.
kyi spyod-pa ,t e co h' h
E GURU) (gu-ru) mtshan brgyad
EIGHT EMANATIONS (OF TH . c t tl'ons' Padmakara, Padmasam- h ' 'ght mamles a . .
o
dpa)theconductwIC . d 'hl
(spros-bcas-kYl spyo -
) h nduct whIch concerns
0
miraculous abilitles (r zu- p ru -gyl
spyod-pa) and the conduct w IC
'mmediate (cig-ear-ba'l spyo -pa .
0
IS I
These are Padmasamb ava s el
Ch k Sakya Senge,
bhava Loden 0 se,
T 1·· 'and Nyima Ozer. Refer also to the n ex 0
ro 0 58 893 Guru Rinpoche. PI. 5; 520, 8 ,
f Personal Names un er
.
d' ersity (tha-dad) and identIty (don-
EIGHTFOLD GROUP OF THE MO00 NPA, MOUNTED ON TIGERS stag-zhon mon-pa s e
brgyad t rs in the retinue of the Tiger-riding These are the eight groups of protec o . umeration has not been iden-
h ' b gyad Skt. *astanta
EIGHT EXTREMES mt a r . ' , nihilism (chad-pa), eternahsm (rtag-
t)'
See EIGHT (GREA T) FEARS d
Creation (skye-ba), (,gog
pa), coming ('ong-ba), gomg (gro- a, IV
gcig). 233
EIGHT FEARS 'jigs-pa brgyad
Mahakala (mgon-po stag-zhon). The preCIse tified. Often associated W. Ith the southern reglOns ar
traditionally known as Mon. 628
ound Bhutan which are
EIGHTFOLD GROUPS OF SPIRITS sde sde-brgyad gser-skyems, there are six According to Nupcen Sangye " ' lows'
series of eightfold groups of Splfl. tS gyad> consisting of lha-yi dbang-po
(
1) the outer eightfold group (PhYl-Yl s e r. 0' m-ci ljon-rta-mgo-ean, gno. d-
. db po thags-bzang-ns, ml a k gnn- brgya-byin, lha-mm ang- . . 'khyil-ba srin-po lang- a m
b P mkha'-ldmg gser-mlg , sbyin gang-ba zang- 0 , . r- hud lnga-pa;
bcu, Mahakala and consisting ofyab-gcig bdud- (2) the inner eightfold group (nang g 0 ul-Ihaphya-sangs klu_sras, rye nag-po, dmar dmar-po, lha-mo 'jigs-pa 1 glog rgyal-po snying-'bym, chos-skyong mo nyi-zla thos-phreng;
'byin dge-bsnyen rdo-rye legs-pa an de-brgyad) consisting of
(
3) the secret eightfold group (gsang- a 1 s ki -bdud Nagaraja, gnod-sbytn
History, pp. 475-83.
EIGHT GREA T ACTIVITIES las-chen brgyad
These are the EIGHT COMMON ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 259
EIGHT (GREA T) A W ARENESS-HOLDERS rig-'dzin (chen-po) brgyad The EIGHT GREAT ACCOMPLISHED MASTERS. 470, 757, 791
h kha-thun gs m-rye gs
hed-po dmar-nag, u h d g-len,
The Nyingmapa, Kadampa, Path and Fruit, Marpa Kagyiipa, Shangpa
Kagyiipa, Kiilacakra, Pacification and Object of Cutting, and the Od<;liyana Tradition of Service and Attainment. 852-3, 861
EIGHT (GREAT) FEARS 'jigs-pa (chen-po) brgyad
The fears of fire, water, earth, air, elephants, snakes, thieves and kings.
538, 624
EIGHT GREA T GRAMMA TICAL SOTRAS sgra-mdo chen-po brgyad
Those of Indra, Candra, Kasakftsna, Apisali, Pa. l). ini, Amara,
S Dradrok Perna Gyelpo, Done e n g e , d
h -'d bs btsan-po yam-s u sro o h amosnd-pakroms e,
0•
shan-pa gn-t ,ogs, m - d -bdag dung-gi thor-tshugs; bdud-po re-te go-yag an srog
0
I d
0
d ) 281
EIGHT (GREA T) CONVEY ANCES, OR LINEAGES
shing-rta (chen-po) brgyad
OF A TT AINMENT
sgrub-brgyud
160 Glossary ofEnumerations
and Jinendra. Refer to Vopadeva's Dhdtupd? ha, Intro, (8l. 2), 99 d
F BRILLIANCE) (spobs-pa'i) gter chen-po brgya , EIGHT GREA T TREASURES (0 . Pia these are the treasure of recollectIOn
According to the Satra ofExtensIve ) the treasure of intellect whlch £ tf Iness (dran-pa 1 gter , h' h
which overcomes orge u , ) h treasure of realisation w lC com- develops the mind (blo-gros-kYI gter_, t e( -pa'i gter) the treasure of the
antness and Wholesomeness, 418
EIGHT RESULTS 'bras-bu brgyad, Skt.
Eight 161
P ' letely grasps the meanmg
ofallsutras rtogs , 'II'
k ' ter) the treasure of bn lance
In this enumeration pious attendants are distinguished by their entrance into
(zhugs-pa) and establishment in (gnas) the FOUR RESULTS, making a total of eight. 227
EIGHT SIMILIES OF ILLUSION sgyu-ma'i dpe brgyad, Skt.
Dream (nni-Iam, Skt. svapna), illusion (sgyu-ma, SkI. maya), optical illu-
sion (mig-yor, SkI. pratibhasa), mirage (smig-rgyu, SkI. marici), reflection
of the moon in Water (chu-zla, SkI. udakacandra), echo (brag-cha, Skt. pratisrUlka), castle in the sky (dri-za'i grong-khyer, SkI. gandharvanagara) and emanation or phantom (sprul-pa, SkI. nirmila). These traditional exam- l. pIes are given a detailed interpretation from the Nyingma perspective in
Longcenpa, sgyu-ma ngai-gso, translated in H. V. Guenther, Kindly Bent to Ease Us, (Vol. 3), 236
EIGHT STOPAS mchod-rten brgyad, Skt. aHastupa
Those holding the original remains of Sakyamuni Buddha, which were re-
tained by the Mallas of Kusinagara, Ajatasatru of Magadha, the Licchavis of Vaisalf, the Sakyas ofKapilavastu, the Bulakas of Calakalpa, the Kra
of Ramagrama, the Brahmans of and the Mallas of Papa. See also HBI (pp, 24-5), 427
EIGHT SUBJECTS OF SCRUTINY brtag-pa brgyad
The scrutiny of precious gems (n·n-chen), land (gzhi), garments (gos), trees (! jon-shing), horses (ria), elephants (glang), men (Pho) and women (rno). Refer to Longcenpa, Treasury ofSpiritualandPhilosophicalSystems, (p. 40). 97, 99
EIGHT TOPICS (OP THE ORNAMENT OF EMERGENT REALISATION) (mngon-rtogs rgyan-gi) dngos brgyad
Understanding all forms (rnam-mkhyen, SkI. sarviikarajfiiina), understanding of the path (lam-shes-nyid, SkI. margajilatii), understanding of everything (thams-cad shes-pa-nyid, Skt. sarvajiiata), the manifestly perfect realisation
of all forms (mam-kun mngon-rdzogs rtogs-pa, Skt. sarvtikariibhisambodha),
reaching the climax of existence (rtse-mar phyin-pa, SkI. murdhabhisamaya),
culminating realisation (mthar-gyis-pa, Skt. anupurvabhisamaya), the instant-
aneous perfect enlightenment (skad-cig-ma gcig-gis mngon-par rdzogs-par
byang-chub-pa'i sbyor-ba, SkI. ekak,a1"}dbhisamaya) and the buddha-body of reality (chos-sku, Skt. dhannakaya), 94-5
hard (gzungs- 0'1 g , " ) retention of all that onc as e with excellent exegeses (spobs-pa I gteY '.
which delights all sentlent ,bemgs the sacred teachings (chos-kYI
d ' whlch well preserves , h' 'th the treasure of octnne h' h ever breaks its relatlOns lp Wl
h
gter)
the treasure of enlightenment w lC n k I' gter) and the treasure of
'
S (byang-sems-
y,
,
the THREE PRECIOUS J,EWEL, accompIl,Shment which lS receptlve to
b a'i gter) 666, 705, 871
the uncreated reality of emptmess
(sgrn - p . NG PIOUS A TTENDANTS) gang-zag brgyad EIGHT KINDS OF INDIVIDUAL BEINGS, 227
These are the FOUR PAIRS
rin-po-che sna-brgyad
EIGHT KINDS OF PRECIOUS GEMS GREAT ACCOMPLISHED MASTERS
The caskets discovered by EIGHT were rnade Of gold, silver, tron, copper,
gzi-stone, 482-3
dIb b ad Skt astaksana
turquoise, bse-stone, agate and
, 1 EIGHT LIBERTIES a - a r g y , . . . tormented spirits, among amma s,
Freedom from birth m the gd birth in a land where there lS no as savages, extremists, or long,-hvmg go s,
doctrine, or as a dumb imbeclle, 573
D DE bar-gyi ide brgyad "1- EIGHT MIDDLE KINGS CALLE S "I Namde, Senol Pode, Deno
D h"l Namzhungtsen, eno
Zanam Zinde,
nam Denolpo, De Gye po an
,
EIGHT MINOR SUBSECTS, THE KA? Y
0 SCHOOL bka'-brgyud chung brgyad akmotrupa, namely, the Drigungpa
EIGHT PILLARS WHO SU ,
MENT sgrub-brgyud degs-pa
'i ka-chen brgyad _ r a
etr u 1 d Detrin Tsen, 508, n, 535
These are the tradmons P :iiktensumgon (l143-1217); the Tak-
which was founded by Dngung Kyop
h'pel (1142-1210); the Trhopupa lungpa founded by T aklung founded by Lingje Repa founded by Campapel (1173-1228)'b Marpa Druptop Sherap Senge; the (1128-88); the Martshang yG azan founded by Zarwa Kelden
Yelpa founded by Yeshe Chenpo, 395,853,952 Y eshe; and the Shukseb foun e y
h d pa'i lha-mo brgyad dh- EIGHT OFFERING GODDESSES ,mc 0 _- Mala DhupI, Aloka and Gan a,
La-sya-, GIla, NartI (or Nalvedya), ,
624 PPORTED THE LINEAGES OF THE MEANS FOR ATTAIN-
EIGHT TRANSMITTED PRECEPTS bka' brgyad
The deities associated with the EIGHT CLASSES OF MEANS FOR
MENT, PI. 4; 521, 591, 606, 805, 828
EIGHT VIRTUES (OF WOMANKIND) yon-tan brgyad
A TT AIN-
Pagor Vairocana,
Lotsawa, Phadampa Sangye, Y1JO
According to Longdiil Lama, The Collected Works ofLongdol Lama, p. 1456, these are: not to be under the sway of desires When one does not even have a spouse, not to be jealous when thinking of others, not to chatter, to speak
the truth, to have sympathy, to have few wrong views, to have suitable intelligence and to have most illustrious sons, 418
N l' Khyungpo e Jor,
Drokmi Lotsawa, Ma p
1173
EIGHT QUALITIES OF clearness, soothing quality, pleas- Coolness, sweetness, hghtness, so t ,
D "
romton, K " Lotsawa and Orgyenpa, n,
-lag brgyad-dang ldan-pa'i chu
162 Glossary ofEnumerations
EIGHT VOWS OF THE pRAnMOKSA so-thar sdom brgyad, Skt. *aHapriltimok1 -
sa11}vara
Those of laymen and laywomen (dge-bsnyen and dge-bsnyen-ma, Skt. upasaka
and upiisikil), male and female practitioners of the purificatory fast (bsnyen- gnas, Skt. upavasa and upavasf), male and female novices (dge-lShui and dge-tshul-ma, Skt. and §rama7JRrika) and monks and nuns (dge-slong
, Skt. and Canonical sources, however,
known as Nine-Lamp Yangdak (y d Eight-Nine 163 a ' ang- ag mar d
ppear III many other wrathful mandalas -me gu). The same deities but m the latter, Pramoha and Sm _ ,e,g, the Secret Nucleus and Heva'ra respectively. 621, 669 asamarerepresentedbypomblandSa;arr'
NINE D R A M A T · ' IC AIRS gar-gyl cha-byed d S
NINE
and dge-slong-
usually speak of seven such vows, grouping the second pair together as one,
h
aughing (gad, Skt. hasya), the terriE ' e ( rag-shul, Skt. raudra), the
ma
the compassionate (snying-rje Skt ; I n g JlgS-SU rung-ba, Skt. bhayanaka) adbhuta) and the peaceful (h'-b 's aru'! . a), the awesome (rngoms-pa Skr'
Z l a, kt. santa), 98, 630, n, 751 "
ENUMERA TIONS (OF ANUYOGA COMMITM
These are listed according to th G ENTS) rnam-grangs dgu Ch 66 ' e eneral Sutra wh' h G h
158, 226
EIGHT VOWS (OF THE PURIFICATORY FAST) (gso-sbyong) yan-lag brgyM(-pa'i
khrims), Skt. astiingaSfla
Abstinence from murder, theft, deceit and sexual misconduct are the four
basic vows; while abstinence from alcohol, dancing and decoration, high expensive seats or beds and food in the afternoon are the four branches. 58,
226, 513
EIGHT WORLDL Y CONCERNS 'jigs-nen eMS brgyad, Skt. aHa
ProfIt, loss, pleasure, pain, fame, defamation, praise and blame. 723, 852
EIGHT WRA THFUL GODDESSES khros-ma brgyad
These are the EIGHT GAURJ in the maIf"ala ofYangdak Heruka, listed under
the NINE-DEITY OF Y ANGDAK, 628 NINE
NINE BASIC CONDITIONS (OF THE pffAKA) rgyU dgu, Skt. navakiirarJa These are defined in Fundamentals, pp, 78-9,
a NINE BRANCHES OF THE SCRIPTURES gsung-rab yan-lag dgu, Skt. *navaitg -
pravacana
The siitras (mdo-sde), aphorisms in prose and verse (dbyangs-bsnyM, Skt. ead
geya), prophetic declarations (Iung-bstan, Skt. vyakara'! G), verses (tshig-b Skt. gatha), meaningful or purposeful expressions (ehed-brjod, Skt. udana), legends or frame-stories (gleng-gzhi, Skt. nidiina), extensive teachings (shin-tu
rgyas-pa, Skt. vaipulya), tales of past lives (skyes-rabs, Skt. jataka) and mar- vellous events (rmad-du byung, Skt. adbhutadharma) , 76
rtha NINE CATEGORIES (OF jAINISM) shes-bya tshig-gi don dgu, Skt. navapadii
Animate substance (srog, Skt. jiva), inanimate substance (zag-pa, Skt. ajiva), commitments (sdom-pa, Skt. sa'! 'vara), rejuvination, i. e. purgation of past deeds (nges-par rga-ba, Skt. nirjara), bondage ('ching, Skt. bandka), deeds
(las, Skt. karmasrava), evil (sdig-pa, Skt. papa), virtue (bsod-nams, Skt. pU1J)'a) and liberation (thar-pa, Skt. 16, 66
g NINE-DEITY MA1':H? ALA OF YANGDAKyang-da lha dgu
These are Yangdak Srlheruka surrounded by the EIGHT GAURJ, nameolhya, the blue GaurI in the east, the yellow CaurI in the south, the red Pram
in the west, the black Vetli! I in the north, the orange pukkasl in the south-east,
, ,m Fundamentals, p, 367,
NINE KINDS ? F TREA TISE bstan-bcos rnam d
lC at ers All Intentions,
ani north-west and the pale-yellow CaI)"li! I in the north-east. They are also
"
s , years (io), numbers (sme-ba), trigrams (spar-kha),
the dark-yellow Ghasmar' in the south-west, the dark-blue Smas
in the
a
,
ee NINE VEHICLES
SIMILIES (FOR THE PRESENCE OF
NINE
NINE
clothes (praklinnavastresu jinatmabh _ a conqueror's body in sodden
woman (jaghanyanarfja;hare n! p t ava, ,royalty, in the womb of a common
(bhaven mr ca ratnabimbam') , and a preCIOUS image in clods of earth tsu
SUCCESSIVE VEHICLES theg-pa'i rim-pa d u
g
'
) ( byung-rtsls-kyz) don rnam-pa dgu
The playful air of grace ( gu, , kt, navanafYarasa sgeg-pa,Skt srng- ) h h '
t e ugly (mi-sdug-pa Skt b-bh ',ara ,t e erOlC(dpa'-bo Skt - ) 1 ' . 1 atsa) th fi d ' . Vlra ,
Accordmg to the Yogiiciira Level th gu
erroneous (don-log), the meaningful (don-med), the
(ngan-gYo), the merciless (brtse-b 1) h ), the hYPOCrItIcal or deceitful fer' (d ra ,t osewhich
mg s ug-bsngal spong), those devoted to cause renunciation of suf- (rtsod) and to attainment (sgrub-pa), 89 worldly study (thos), to polemics
NINE BROTHERS ma-sang dpun dgu
T,hIS IS the ,sevn th group of spirits who took
tImes, TheIr names are Nyenya Pan k e g
' , of TIbet in archaic
Namtsho (gar-ting nam-tsho) Lengl yL(gnyan-gYa spang-skyes), Karting skyes), Rutho Karkye (ru-tho' gar-sk (gleng-lan lam-tsang-
nas), Me Pemakye (me padma sky Y S ' ange
edo Kartmgne (she-do kar-ting- Trhtilpoche (gsang-ge 'phrul-po- (bkod-stong nam-tsha), 949 - a rang-ma-mgur) and Kotong Namtsha
che), Trangwa Trangmagur (dran;si' d
NINE SEQUENCES OF THE VEHICLE thegp " ,
S - a l nm-pa dgu
NINE
IN BEINGS) dpe dgu, Skt. NUCLEUS OF THE T A THAGA T A
Accordmg to the Supreme Continuum'o
96-7) the nucleus of the t th- ' if the Greater Vehicle (pp, 59-60
i 'I a agata IS present' "L'k
n a. SOl ed lotus (buddhah k d . . I e a statue of) the buddha
like kernels in me), _ h,one
(madhu m a UVlUm (asucau
t'
. ,reasure m the earth ('dh-h :
in
beehives 11 '
suvarnam)
the spro' , m l ksztau)
the
t b '
sages egmning with
ut m a tmy seed (alpaphale 'nk ' _" '
See NINE VEHICLES TOPICS (OF CHINESE
DIVINA TION Elemental bases (kham )
y saram), lIke gold'
('
, vv,
164 Glossary ofEnumerations
months (zla-ba), days (nyi-ma), two-hour periods (dus-tshod), planets (gza')
and stars (skar-ma), 104
NINE VEHICLES theg-pa('i rim-pa) dgu
Those of the pious attendants (nyan-thos-kyi theg-pa, Sk1. Sriivakayiina), self- centred buddhas (rang-rgyal-ba'i theg-pa, Skt. pratyekabuddhayiina) , bodhisattvas (byang-chub sems-dpa'i theg-pa, Skt. bodhisat=ibUl), Kriyatantra (bya-ba'i
rgyud-kyi theg-pa), Ubhayatantra (upa'i rgyud-kyi theg-pa) or Caryatantra (spyod-pa'i rgyud-kyi theg-pa), Yogatantra (rnal-'byor-gyi rgyud-kyi theg-pa), Mahayoga (rnal-'byor chen-po'i theg-pa), Anuyoga (rjes-su rnal-'byor-gyi theg-
pal and Atiyoga, the Great Perfection (rdzogs-pa chen-Po shin-tu rnal-'byor-gyi theg-pa), 12, 13, 17,28,30,34,35,40,41,81,86,364-5,625,638-9,861
Sk:, repentance of sin papadesana), seIzing the enlight d '
.
s (sdlg-pa bshags-pa, Skt.
TEN
TEN ASPECTS (OF THE EXCELLENT TEACHINGS) (legs-gsung-g ) rnam-pa bcu
i
According to the Rational Exposition, these are the nature of their genuine
source (yang-dag-par bslang-ba-nyid), their scope (dbang-du mdzad-pa-nyid), their approach ('jug-pa-nyid), sound teaching (rab-tu bstan-pa-nyid), classifi- cation (rab-tu dbye-ba-nyid) , support (rten-nyid), causing comprehension (go-
bar mdzad-pa-nyid), title (gdags-pa-nyid), time (dus-nyid) and complete grasp of enlightened attributes (yon-tan yongs-su 'dzin-pa-nyid) , 74
TEN CATEGORIES OF THE (OUTER AND INNER) MANTRAS sngags (phyi-nang-)gi de-nyid bcu, Skt. dasatattva
As stated in A, Wayman and F, Lessing, Mkhas Grub Rje's Fundamentals ofthe Buddhist Tantras, pp, 272-3, the outer ten are the maI). C;tala, contempla- tion, seal, stance, seated posture, recitation, burnt offerings, offerings, rites
of enlightened activity and concluding acts (slar-sdud); while the ten inner categories are the two reversals through creative visualisation and sealing (phyir-zlog-pa gnyis), the second and third empowerments, wrathful rites which break the resolve of hostile forces, torma offerings, recitation of verses
of indestructible reality, wrathful subjugation by means of the kIla, consec-
ration and attainment of the maI). C;tala, 303, 304
TEN CA TEGORIES OF (THE SUBJECT-MA TTER OF) T ANTRA rgyud-don-gyi dngos-pO
bye-brag-tu phye-nas bcu or rgyud-kyi de-nyid bcu
A view of the real (de-kho-na-nyid lta-ba), determinate conduct (la-do - spyod-pa), maI). C;tala array (bkod-pa dkyil-'khor), successive gradation of em-
powerment (rim-par bgrod-pa dbang), commitment which is not to be trans- gressed (mi-'da'-ba dam-tshig), enlightened activity which is displayed (rol-pa phrin-las), fulfilment of aspiration (don-du gnyer-ba sgrub-pa), offerings which
bring the goal to fruition (gnas-su stobs-pa mchod-pa), unwavering contempla- tion (mi-gYo-ba ting-nge-'dzin) and mantra recitation (zlos-pa sngags), accom- panied by the seal which binds the practitioner to realisation ('ching-ba phyag-
rgya), 266, 347, 358 TEN TEN CHAPTERS (OF THE INTRODUCTION TO THE CONDUCT OF A BODHISATIVA)
(spyod-'jug-gi) le'u bcu, Skt. (Bodhicaryavatarasya) dasa
The beneficial attributes of enlightened mind (byang-sems-kyi phan-yon bshad-
doctnne prevails with pu . '
.
r ba
ese the five basic energies (rtsa-ba rlun
Sk1. prar;a) , excretionlreproduct' ( h g lnga) of breath (srog-'dzin
TEN
GREA T PILLARS WHO SUPPORTED TH
Yeshede, Rincen Zangpo, Dromton G elwa ' Chokro LUI Gyeltsen, Zhang Sherap, Sakya Pandita and Goo Kh k Y Jungne, Ngok Lotsawa Loden EIGHT PILLARS SUPPO: u pa Lhetse, These ten complement the ATTAINMENT, 851 TED THE LINEAGES OF THE MEANS FOR
bodhicittaparigraha) vI'gI'la ,
m m d (byang-sems yongs-bzung nce wIt respe t l'
. .
Nine- Ten 165
Skt bstan-pa, Skt. bodhicittapramada) the c en Ightened mind (bag-yod Skt. t guardmg of awareness (shes-bzhin
tlence (bzod-pa bstan-pa Skt k' _' . ),_ he. transcendental perfection of pa-
' ,santlparamlta) the t d o perseverance (brtson-'gru b ' , r a n s c e n
f , s stan-pa, Skt vfry p - . _)
ental perfection
perfectlon of concentration (b , a aramua , the transcendental
transcendental perfection ofd' ,bstan-pa, Skt. dhyiinaparamita) the
,_ ISCnmmatlve aware ( h '
pra]naparamita) and the ded' , f ' ness s es-rab bstan-pa Skt ICatlon 0 ment (bsngo-ba, Skt. ,
TEN DIRECTIONS phyogs bcu, Sk1. dasadik
East, south-east, south, south-west west zenith and nadir. 307 412 414 419 '
. '
h
, nort -west, north, north-east,
, , , TEN DIVINE VIRTUES lha-chos dge-ba bcu
These are the TEN VIRTUES, 512
TEN ENDOWMENTS 'byor-ba bcu
The which concern oneself are a hum
,453,624,713 915 916 ' ,
f'
.
an bIrth, m a land where the
re sense acultles havi '
negatlve action and having faith Th fi ' , ng commItted no extremely
Buddha has appeared that h h'
e Ive whICh concern others are that the as taught the doct ' h '
,e
to eXIst, that it has followers a d h h ' nne, t at thIS continues
,
573 n t at t ey lovmgly act on behalf of others,
brgyud 'degs-pa'i ka-chen bcu
E EXEGETICAL LINEAGES bshad- Thonmi Vairocana, Kawa Peltsek ,,'
TEN HIGHER LEVELS OF THE DESIRE R E A 'd .
The human beings of the FOU _
LM od-khams-kYl mtho-ris gnas bcu R CONTINENTS and th
KAMA DIVINITIES, 14, 60
TEN OF VITAL ENERGY rlung bcu, Sk1. dasavayu
e SIX SPECIES OF
Ion t ur-sel Skt ap- ) , 1. udana), digestion (mn S " ana, speech (rgyen-rgyu
tS'knI yam-rgyu, kt samana) and b I' ' 10 muscular movement (khyab-byed Skt _ meta olsm/circula-
energIes (yan-lag-gi rlung In) h " vyana), Then the five ancillary , ga aret oseofthena (kl" I
with the eyes; of t h e ' u 1 rung, Sk1. naga),
necting with the heart' of B h to! tOlse (ru-sbal-gl rlung, Skt. kurma), con- , ra rna (tshan p ,. I
connectingwiththenose'ofD d g- aIrung, Skt. brahmalkrkila) , eva atta(lhassb' . "
connecting with the tongue; and of the Kin - 'Ytn-gyl-rlung, Skt. devadatta), Sk1. dhanafijaya), connecting . h h g of Wealth (nor-lha rgyal-gi rlung
wit t e whole body. 292 '
LEVELS (OF ANUYOGA) sa bcu
These correspond to the TEN LEVELS OF BODHISA TTV AS, They are the
'
'
166
Glossary ofEnumerations ,
, sformation ('gyur-ba ma-nges-pa), Basis Rehance
levels of Indefinne Tlan 'fi ' (gal-chen sbyong-ba I sa), Con- h'" ) Important Pun ! Canon
(brten-pa gz I I sa , , ) S porting Merit (bsod-nams rten- " (b lab-pa rgyun-gyl sa, up , b" tinuity of s h Reliance (brten-pas khyad-par-du gro- a I
gyi sa), Supenor h R It with respect to the Aftermath
sa), the level which GIves BIrth tfoIt hets(:thong-Iam 'od-gsal-Ias langs-pa'i ' n the Path 0 nSlg , ,
'phrul, Skt. rddhi), birth (skye-ba, Skt. upapatti), doctrine (chos, Skt. dharma), mind (sems, Skt. citta) and pristine cognition (ye-shes, Skt. jiiana); Mvt. (771-80). 405
TEN POWERS (OF BODHISA TTV AS) stabs bcu, Skt. dasabala
These powers developed by bodhisattvas are reflection (bsam-pa'i stabs, Skt. asayabala) , superior aspiration (lhag-bsam, Skt. adhyasaya) , application (sbyor-ba, Skt. prayoga), discriminative awareness (shes-rab, Skt. prajiia), prayer or aspiration (smon-lam, Skt. pra1Jidhana), vehicle (theg-pa, Skt. yana), conduct (spyod-pa, Skt. carya), transformation (rnam-par 'phrul-pa, Skt. vi- kurva1Ja), enlightenment (byang-chub, Skt. bodhi) and turning the doctrinal wheel (chos-kyi 'khor-lo bskor-ba, Skt. dharmacakrapravartana); Mvt. (760-9). 435
TEN POWERS (OF A BUDDHA) yon-tan stobs bcu, Skt. dasatathagatabala
The power of knowing the positive and negative contingencies of things (gnas-dang gnas ma-yin-pa mkhyen-pa'i stobs, Skt. sthanasthanajiianabala), the power of knowing the maturation of deeds (las-kyi rnam-smin stobs, Skt. karmavipakajiianabala), the power of knowing diverse volitions (mos-pa sna-tshogs mkhyen-pa'i stabs, Skt. nanadhimuktijiianabala), the power of knowing diverse sensory bases (khams sna-tshogs mkhyen-pa'i stabs, Skt. nanadhatujiianabala), the power of knowing those who are of supreme acumen and those who are not (dbang-po mchog-dang mchog ma-yin-pa mkhyen-pa'i stobs, Skt. indriyavaravarajiianabala), the power of knowing the paths going everywhere (thams-cad-du 'gro-ba'i lam mkhyen-pa'i stabs, Skt. sarvatra- gamanfpratipajj'iianabala), the power of knowing concentration, liberation, contemplation, absorption, conflicting emotion, purification and acquisition (bsam-gtan-dang rnam-thar-dang ting-'dzin-dang snyoms- Jug-dang kun-nas nyon- mongs-pa-dang rnam-par byang-ba-dang ldan-pa thams-cad mkhyen-pa'i stobs, Skt. the power of recollecting past abodes (sngon-gyi gnas rjes-su dran-pa mkhyen- pa'i stobs, Skt.
purvanivasanusmrtijiianabala) , the power of knowing the trans- ference of consciousness at death and birth (,chi-'pho-ba dang skye-ba mkhyen- pa'i stobs, Skt. cyutyutpattijiianabala) and the power of knowing the cessation of corruption (zag-pa zad-pa mkhyen-pa'i stobs, Skt. Mvt. (119-29). 22, 171, 266
TEN SCIENCES rig-pa'i gnas bcu, Skt. dasavidya
The arts, grammar, medicine, logic, inner science (i. e. religious theory and practice), astrology, poetics, prosody, synonymics and drama. 821, 850, 860
TEN SIGNS OF INNER RADIANCE 'od-gsal rtags bcu
These are enumerated in Longcenpa, Dispelling Darkness in the Ten Directions, p. 344, as smoke (du-ba), mirage (smig-rgyu), clouds (sprin), fire-flies (me- khyer),sunlight(nyi-ma),moonlight(zla-ba),theblazingofgemstones(rin-po- che 'bar-ba), eclipse (sgra-gcan), starlight (skar-ma) and rays of light ('od-zer). 301
TEN TRANSCENDENTAL PERFECTIONS pha-rol-tuphyin-pa bcu, Skt. dasaparamita The SIX TRANSCENDENTAL PERFECTIONS with the addition of skilful means (thabs, Skt. upiiya), prayer or aspiration (smon-lam, Skt. pra1Jidhiina),
of Inner Radlance 0 " U h 'ng Abidance (gnas-pa mI- gyur- rjes-Ia dmigs-pa 'bras-bu skye-ba I sa), nC angl'd) nd Riding on Perfection
ba'i sa), ,Reality chos-nyl a (rdzogs-pa ci-chIbs-kYI sa). 34, 28
,
TTVAS) sa bcu, Skt. dasabhumI
TEN LEVELS (OF BODHISA d' -) the Immaculate (dri-ma med-pa,
b d 'baSktPramuua, ' ('d The Joyful (ra -tu ga -, " . , d b ed Skt Prabhakari), the Flammg 0 -
Skt. Vimala), the Illummanng (0 - C' ' (b\)ang dka'-ba, Skt. Sudur- A ' -) theHardto onquer sJ h'
'phro-ba, Skt. _ a Skt. AbhimukhT), the Far-Reac jayii), the Mamfest by:d Unmoving (mi-gYo-ba, Skt. Acala), (ring-du song-ba, Skt. Durangama),', Skt Sadhumatf) and the Cloud
the Excellent Intelligence (legs-pa I blo-gros, 30 142 174 237,281-2, . 'pSktDhannamega,, , ,
of Doctrine (chos-kYI sprm- a, ' 341, 416, 574, 746
T E N
kannan>
WORD DHARMA chos-kyi don bcu ,
) , - (mya-ngan-Ias 'das), objects
'(
The knowab e ,s es- " _ ms) life-span (tshe), the
TEN MEANINGS OF THE
I (h b ) the path (lam, mrval! a
of mind (yid-kYI (bso,d (nges-pa) , and religIous tradi- rab), emergent objects ( byung- gyu ,
tions (chos-Iugs),51-3 ,
C O N D U C T chos-sPYod bcu, Skt ' dasadha dhannacantam TEN MODES OF DOCTRINAL , he Middle and Extremes, Ch. 5, vv. 9-1? , the. se
According to the AnalysIs o! t . ,
. ' h' chanty hstenmg, reten
are wntmg, wors IP, ' 862
, ' thought and meditation. 60, recnatlon,
tion reading, exegesIs, dally ,
'd -ba bcu, Skt. dasakusala
TEN NON-VIRTUES mI ge __ ' h-t ) theft (ma-byin-par len-pa, Skt. adat-
Murder (srog-gcod-pa, Skt. pra1Jatlg a a , v -pa Skt kamamithyacara) , . d ('d d pas log-par g I em , . k
tadana), sexual miscon uct 0 - _ -da) slander (phra-ma, S t. d mra ba Skt mrsava , ) bal
falsehood (rdzun- s - , . -bk Skt. abaddhapralapa ',ver _ paisunya), irresponsIble chatter (ngag y s (brnab-sems Skt. abhIdhya) ,
b Skt paruD'a) covetousnes
abuse (tshig-rtsu - m o , · '_ -d ) and holding wrong views og- ,
vindictiveness (gnod-sems, Skt. vyapa a Skt. mithyadrHi). 13, 58, 60-1, 64
TEN PLANETS gza' bcu, Skt. dasagraha (I b Skt candra), Mars (mig-dmar, -d' ) Moon za- a, . bh
The Sun (nyi-ma, Skt. a uya '_ Skt. budha), Jupiter (phur-bu, r as-
Skt angaraka), Mercury (lhag pa, ( b a Skt sanmscar. a), the . 'k ) Saturn spen-,' ,
ati) Venus (pa-sangs, Skt. su ra, M (a-can Skt. rahu and mjug-
'd
, Skt ketu) and the comet nc e
P,
ascending and descendmg no eEs
ofthe oon sgr ,
k (du-ba mjug-ring). 104, 351
nng, .
P O W E R S dbang bcu, Skt. _ h)
The power or dominion over hfe (tshe, Skt. ('
deeds (las, Skt.
s-pa Skt. adhimuktt),
b d S necessities (yo-
'.
'dh - a) miraculous abIhues r z
kt pariskara), devouon m o , . " (d u-
,'( lamSktpraman, prayer or asplratIOn smon- , . .
'(I
Ita
Ten 167
168 Glossary ofEnumerations . ,
nltlon Skt bala) and pristine cog
power (stobS, .
(913-23). 236, 901-2 . h' b
. -pa'I gz I c U , " h
NSGRESSIONS rung-ba . ,_, r Vol. Da, pp. : TEN TRA . h Minor Transmtsswns (bka gyu, d council at Valsal1: As stated m t e . e the issue of the secon . ) the
namely, the realisation of the emptiness of each. 230
TWEL VE ASCETIC VIRTUES sbyangs-pa'i yon-tan bcu-gnyis,
TE
f h TEN NON-VIR
VINE VIRTUES.
following ten transgreSSiOns wehr l) celebrating the arhats (yt-rangs, t . of "alas" (hu-lu u- u , . 'ng medicine from a po
exclamatlons
deliberate practice of agriculture
(k spyod) Slppl '1 (lan-tsha), e . on
f ale (snod), the misuse. of the with tWO fingers (sOr-? nYIs), stlrnng o d ratlon of offenngs k ) smg a new mat the road (lam), esec afternoon beverage (d rug u ( ) Other
d nd milk together as an . for gold or sllver gser.
a old patch (gding) and as well as Sinhalese works without an _ _ h Bu-ston, Hsuan sang,
sources include Taranat havamsa and Dfpavalflsa. 429 such as the Cullavagga, a .
d 'kusala . o- N VIRTUES dge-ba bcu, Skt. asa TUES and the practice of thetr opp
ELEVEN
tel
. . M 1687-98. They are a so r sites, vt.
56,59,60,61,513
The renunciation 0
eferred to as the TEN DI
dam tshig beu-geig
T
ODES OF DEPENDENT ORIGINATION
-
. d mind (b\)ang-chub-sems) , the . d hghtene J" lb)thedeityang
. d bell (rdo-rye dn - u ,
on a throne (khri-la or radishes (la-phug
YATANTRA)
abandon the THREE the seals (phyag-rgya) ,
MMITMENTS (OF KRI
no . b
to drink ale (ehang mI- tung
) and not to ea .
:ausal vehicles, a of Universal
bza'mi-bya). 350, 355
UDDHA) sa beu-gctg
1 namely, the
TEN LEVELS OF BO
, d Skt Samantapra
bha) 237 .
.
Light (kun-tu- 0 ,
TWEL VE
.
DHISATTVAS WI
k e-mehed beu-gnyIs,
LVE ACTIVITY FIELDS s Y . ' h d Skt. 0
.
TWE . f h eye (mtg-gI skye-me e , ,. k -mehed, Skt.
Theactivityfield0 t e _ ) oftheear(ma-bat sye
-kyi skye-mched, Skt. ri1payatana 'h d Skt sabdayatana), of the nose ,. skye-me e , ' d Skt gan- srotrayatana), of sound atana) of smell (dri'i skye-mehe , (ro'i
(sna'i skye-mehed, Skt. Skt. Skt. dhayatana), of the tong f the body (lus-kyt s ye f the k hed Skt. rasayatana) , 0 h d Skt sprastavyayatana) , 0 . of touch (reg-bya'i skye-r::e e 'a) and objects (ehos-kyt
(gzugs
aya ' . h d Skt. manaayatan
intellect(yid-kytskye-me e , ). d Skt dharmayatana ,
skye-mche, .
WEL VE
lugs-ldog stong-pa bcu-gnyIS
Mvt .
(2027-39).
13,55-6
NDENT ORIGINA
c hTWELVEM The antidote lor t e
(ye-shes, Skt. jiiana); Mvt.
Skt dasanisiddha
sadhutagu1Ja
W earing clothing found in a dust-heap (phyag-dar khrod-pa, Skt. palfl- suki1lika), owning only three robes (ehos-gos gsum-pa, Skt. traiefvarika), wearing felt or woollen clothes (phyings-pa-can, Skt. namantika), begging for food (bsod-snyoms-pa, Skt. pai1J4apatika), eating one's meal at a single sitting (stan-geig-pa, Skt. aikasanika), restricting the quantity of food (zas- phyis mi-len-pa, Skt. khalu pasead bhaktika), staying in isolation (dgon-pa- ba, Skt. ara1Jyaka), sitting under trees (shing-drung-pa, Skt. sitting in exposed places (bla-gab med-pa, Skt. abhyavakasika), sitting in charnel grounds (dur-khrod-pa, Skt. smasanika), sitting even during sleep (eog-bu-pa, Skt. and staying wherever one happens to be (gzhi ji-bzhin-pa, Skt. yatha salflstarika); Mvt. (1127-39). 227
TWELVE BRANCHES OF THE SCRIPTURES gsung-rab yan-lag beu-gnyis, Skt. *dvadasangapravacana
The NINE BRANCHES OF THE SCRIPTURES with the addition of the narra- tives (rtogs-pa brjod-pa, Skt. avadana), fables (de-lta-bu byung-ba, Skt. itivrttaka) and established instructions (gtan-phab, Skt. upadesa). 17, 76
TWELVE DEEDS (OF THE SUPREME EMANATIONAL BODY) mdzad-pa beu-gnyis Remaining in descent and entry into the womb, taking birth, profi- ciency in the arts, enjoyment of consorts, renouncing the world, practising asceticism, reaching the point of enlightenment, vanquishing Mara's host, attaining perfect enlightenment, turning the doctrinal wheel and passing into the final nirva1). a. Various enumerations of the twelve are given. Cf. Longcenpa, Treasury ofthe Supreme Vehicle (p. 271). 21,129,137,415-16, 624
TWELVE DIFFERENT INTENTIONS (OF BUDDHA-MIND) dgongs-pa mi-'dra-ba beu-gnyis
The four outer contemplations - the progress of a spiritual warrior (dpa'-bar- 'gro-ba), the precious crown (rin-po-ehe'i tog), emanation (rnam-par rol-pa) and the basket of plenty (za-ma-tog); the four inner contemplations - pene- trating all objects (yul-kun-la 'jug-pa), manifestation (mngon-par snang-ba), the crown-jewel (gtsug-gi nor-bu) and arraying the summit of the victory banner (rgyal-mtshan rtse-moyongs-su bkod-pa); and the four secret contempla- tions - purity of the movement of subtle energies ('gyu-ba dag-pa), profound appearance (zab-mo snang-ba), jewel lamp (rin-chen sgron-me) and excellence (legs-pa). Refer to Longcenpa, TreasuryoJtheSupreme Vehicle, (p. 28). 137
TWEL VE DIFFERENT REALMS (OF THE EMANA TIONAL BODY) gnas-ris bcu-gnyis These are enumerated in Fundamentals, pp. 134-7.
TWELVE DIFFERENT DOCTRINAL WHEELS OF BUDDHA-SPEECH gsung chos-kyi
'khor-lo mi-'dra-ba bcu-gnyis
These are equivalent to the TWELVE BRANCHES OF THE SCRIPTURES. As enumerated in Longcenpa, Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle, pp. 28ff. , they comprise the four outer wheels of the siitras, aphorisms in prose and verse,
h - (dkon mchog-gsum), t e e n
S k t
dvadasayatana
EVERSING DEPE R
uru (lha dang bla-ma); and . ) ot
eat meat (sha mt-za , n
\
f form
TION
Ten- Twelve 169
S k t .
dvada-
170
Gl 1)1 0+Enumerations
ossa ') . h
.
Twelve - Thirteen 171 TWELVE TEACHERS OF THE EMANATIONAL BODY sprnl-pa'i sku ston-pa beu-gnyis
These are enumerated in Fundamentals, (pp. 134-8). 22
THIRTEEN
THIRTEEN COMMITMENTS (OF YOGATANTRA) dam-tshig beu-gsum
These are equivalent to the ELEVEN COMMITMENTS OF KRIYATANTRA with the addition ofthe commitments not to drink water in a locality inhabited by violators of commitments (lung-geig ehu-la mi-btung) and not to converse with such violators (nyams-dang kha mi-bsre-ba bsrnng). 3SS
THIRTEEN GENERATIONS OF THE GURUS OF KATOK bla-rabs beu-gsum According to Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, gsung-rtsom gees-sgrig, pp. 22-3, the thirteen generations of lamas who established Katok are the successive regents of Katokpa Tampa Deshek, namely, Tsangtonpa Dorje Gyeltsen, Campabum, Ce-nga Mangpuwa Sonam Bumpa, Uwopa Yeshebum, Cangcup Pelwa, Sonam Zangpo, Kiinga Bumpa, Lodro Bumpa, Lodro Senge, Cangcup Lodro, Cangcup Senge, Cangcup Gyeltsen and Khedrup Yeshe Gyeltsen. This enumeration omits Katokpa Wangcuk Pelwa after Kiinga Bumpa. Another list given in Gonpo Wangyal, ehos-kyi rnam-grangs, p. 378, counts Katokpa Tampa Deshek as the first of the thirteen, and instead omits Cangcup Senge and Khedrup Yeshe Gyeltsen, as follows: Katok Tampa Deshek, Tsangtonpa, Campabum, Sonam Bumpa, Uwopa Yeshebumpa, Cangcup Pelwa, Sonam Zangpo, Kiinga Bumpa, Wangcuk Pelwa, Lodro Bumpa, Lodro Senge, Cangcup Lodro and Cangcup Gyeltsen. 688-99
THIRTEEN HUNTING GODS mgur-lha beu-gsum
These are thang-Iha yar-zhur, yar-lha sham-po, gtsang-Iha byol-yug, srog-Iha gangs-tar, rgyogs-ehen sdong-ra, dog-lha byang-rtse, leogs-lha mtshal-rtse, gangs- dkar gYu-rtse, sum-ri gnyen-po, 'dzum-ehen stong-phron, dbyi-ehen rab-rngo, 'bri-ehen sdong-du and bod-kyi ba-rn. S13
THIRTEEN INCARNATIONS OF GYELSE LHARJE rgyal-sras lha-ry·e'i yang-srid beu- gsum
Gyelse Lharje Chokdrup Gyelpo was the son of Prince Mutik Tsepo and the immediate reincarnation of King Trhisong Detsen. According to Jamgon Kongtriil, Great Biography ofKhyentse Rinpoehe, fols. 6b-7a, his incarnations were: Sangye Lama; Gya Lotsa Dorje Zangpo; Nyima Senge; Kusa Menpa Fernakyap, alias Khutsa Da-o; Doben Gyamtso-o and, simultaneously, Zur Pakshi Sakya-o; Tragom Choki Dorje and, simultaneously, Khyung-nak Sakya-dar; Yarje Orgyen Lingpa; Tol Ngakcang Letro Lingpa; Nesar Khyentsei Wangcuk and, simultaneously, Ngari Pat:lcen; Ebecok Karwang Letro Lingpa; Puwo Razhi Terton Perna Rikdzin, alias Perna Tshewang-tsel; Orgyen Choje Lingpa Dewei Dorje-tsel; and Khyentse Rinpoche, i. e. Perna Osel Do-nga Lingpa. 7S1
THIRTEEN PARTICULAR COMMITMENTS (OF KRIYATANTRA) bye-brag-gi dam- lshig beu-gsum
These are equivalent to the THIRTEEN COMMITMENTS OF YOGATANTRA. 350
Is ofextensive teachmgs, prophetic declarations and verse, bi . nd the four secret wheels of mean- tales of past legends instructions and marvellous
ingful expresslOns, narratives,
events. 137
TWELVE EXCELLENT OF TH
tu dbye-ba beu-gnyzs
TANTRA rgyud-kyi rab-
See
TWELVE GODDESSES OF THE
.
. the four mner w ee
ENED FAMILIES 0
The SIX ENLIGHT MOTHER TANTRA. 274
LIGHTENED FAMILIES OF . ARTH brtan-ma beu-gnyzs
TWELVE GODDESSES OF THE E . merations are given in Nebesky-
W .
01-
The TWELVE MATARAl:l. Vanou. s enu(
d Demons of Tzbet,
pp.
181-98). 481, 513, 537, 715 MASILA rnam-gnon tshul-
kowitz, Oracles an
o WERE RENOWNED AT VIKRA
WH.
E UNSURPASSED
TWELVE MASTERS
gyis bsngags-pa'i slob-dpon bhadra, Lankajayabhadra,
T h e s e w e r e J f i a n a p a d a , D u r j a y a c a n d r a , Bhavabhadra, Bhavyaklrtl L1 442
Bodhibhacira an - T ARAH ma-mo beu-gnyis
MA
TWELVE. EARTH
.
F FATHER TANTRA and the SIX EN-
TWELVE MINOR KINGDOMS country was divided into twelve When living beings first m ruled by mehims-rje gu-yod; kin doms, namely, mehzms-yul gru. -do hyong-dkar ruled by gtsang rye
ruled by the king. lig-snya ki:g gnubs-rje dmigs-pa; -dkar- gnubs-yul glmg-dgu ru e . 'b . gyi-ri 110ngs-sdon ruled by t
h d to,
ki rngam-rye rom,:J . . khn- sham-bod ruled by khra-snar ruled by zmg-rye. srim- king gyi-rje rman-po, ngam h I d by the king zmg-rye thon-greng, 1 d
'1 h spang-mk arrue k 'phrang gsum; 0 -p u k brang-rje gong-nam; ong-yu
Ibre-snarue
n la-mo-gong ruled by the mg ul rnams-gsum ruled by king kong-rje dar-po was ruled by the king dvags-rye
btsun glang-rgyal; and dvags-yu gru
mang-po rgyal. 507, 949 . NT ORIGINATION rten-emg
'breI-bar 'byung-ba'i tshul
MODES OF DEPENDE -d
TWELVE . Skt dvadasangapratftyasamutpa a . 1 dencies ('du-byed,
beu-gnyzs,· . _ a Skt. avidya), habltua ten (ming- These are ignorance (ma-ng p , h Skt vijiiana) , name and form
Skt.
