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prajfiaparamita, 23, 74-5, 182-3, 185, 188-9, 208, 236, 300, 308, 901, 902, 909, 947
superior lhag-pa'i shes-rab, Skt. adhi- prajfia, 71, 424, 707
three kinds of shes-rab gsum, 185, 277, 332, 722
discursive/conceptualising thought rnam- rtog, Skt. vikalpa, passim
disjunct conditions ldan-min 'du-byed, Skt. viprayuktasarrzskara: in Abhidharma,
those conditions, such as linguistic phenomena, cessation of consciousness in meditative
absorption and relations, which are not reducible to the categories of form and mind, 24, 156-8
display rol-pa, Skt. lalita, 324, 326-8, 363, 365-6, 368, 372; see also expressive
plaY/POWer and play
disposition (of reality) ngang, 251, 287, 3Il-
12, 315-16, 323, 325, 328, 337, 340,
342-4,351,357,368,371,571,643, 832, 896, 900
dissertation rab-tu byed-pa/pra-ka-ra-rJ,a, Skt. Prakara1}a, 102
distinct attributes of the buddhas, eighteen
sangs-rgyas-kyi chos ma- 'dres-pa bco- brgyad, Skt. aHadasavenika- buddhadharma, 22, 140
divination nag-rtsis: i. e. Chinese divination, in Contrast to the Indian tradition of
astrology (skar-rtsis), 104, 727, 730,
762,821,869; see also elemental divination
.
desire 'dod-chags, Skt. raga, 12, 18, 33, 55- 6,61,64,72, 129, 130,273,302, 306, 317, 322, 340, 412, 584, 625,
652, 653, 899, 938
four kinds of 'dod-chags tshul/rigs bzhi, 269,413
realms 'dod-pa'i khams, Skt. kamadhatu, 13, 56, 129, 142, 258-9
twenty-one thousand kinds of 'dod- chags-kyi cha rnam-pa nyis-khri chig-
stong, 77
desired qualities 'dod-yon, Skt. kamagu1}a:
the five sensual pleasures, 251, 254;
see also sensual raptures, jive determination la-bzla-ba: i. e. that made by
the view of the Great Perfection which transcends or has transcended
the subject-object dichotomy, 37, 320
deva lha: gods within the three realms of sarpsara, 451, 452; see also gods
deviation gol-sa: i. e. from the view of the Great Perfection, 36, 37, 295-7, 302, 323, 330, 340-1, 353, 851, 902, 923
dhara. l). f gzungs: a mantra-like formula or incantation which serves a
mnemonic function, promoting
retention of extensive bodies of
doctrine, 23, 141, 657, 743, 852, 878, 928
dharma chos: defined, 51-3; passim; see also dOCln'ne(sj
dhiiti dhil-ti, Skt. avadhiltl: see energy channel/pathway, central
dialectical doctrines (of the causal vehicles) rgyu mtshan-nyid-kyi chos, 854; see also under vehicle(s)
dialectical sophistry, eight categories of rtog- ge'i tshig-don brgyad, 101
dialectician mtshan-nyid-pa, 642, 678 dialectics mtshan-nyid, 26, 60S, 650, 651, 672, 704, 723, 757, 850, 898, 907
three classes of mtshan-nyid sde-gsum: the three causal vehicles, 618, 671
dichiliocosm stong gnyis-pa'i 'jigs-rten-gyi khams: a universe of 10002 world
realms, 131
direct perception mngon-sum, Skt.
21, 275-6, 300, 318,
340,415,641, 844, 920
three kinds of mngon-sum gsum, 102 directions, ten phyogs-bcu, Skt. dasadik,
412
,
346 Index of Technical Tenns divination chart gtad-khram: a divination
device which determines malign forces - gtad means entrusting and khram the crossing or sealing of malign forces, 786
divine ear lha-snyan, Skt. divyasrotra, 928; see also clairaudience
divine eye lha-mig, Skt. 928; see also clairvoyance
(doctrinal) components (chos-kyi) phung-po eighty-four thousand phung-po brgyad-
khri bzhi-stong, 17,77,86, 133,763,
925
twenty-one thousand phung-po nyis-khri
chig-stong, 77-8
doctrinal seal of buddha-speech which
secures the mental faculty as the pristine cognition of discernment sor- rtog yid gsung chos-rgya, 356
doctrinal terminology chos-skad, 887, 894-5, 925, 936
doctrinal tradition chos-lugs, 51-2, 917, 920 doctrinal wheel(s) chos-kyi 'khor-lo, Skt.
dharmacakra, 28, 73, 76, 128-9, 131, 151-5, 188,409,412,416,421,427, 590,593,695, 726, 731, 823, 830, 872, 948; see also transmitted precepts
first promulgation/turning, of the middle way which abandons both extremes concerning the four truths dbu-ma'i lam-gyi bden-pa bzhi'i chos- 'khor, 23, 27, 28, 76, 93, 137, 153, 186-8,423, 896, 946
second/intermediate promulgation/ turning, concerning signlessness mtshan-med 'bar-ma'i chos-'khor, 23-4, 27,28,76,94-5,153-4,172,178, 184-8, 206, 216, 423-4, 526, 896, 905
of the secret mantra gsang-sngags-kyi chos-'khor, 95-6, 445-50, 458
(third/final) promulgation/turning, of definitive meaning nges-don-gyi chos- 'khor (phyi-ma/gsum-pa), 24, 27, 28, 30,36, 76, 95, 153-4, 160, 170, 178, 185-8, 190,206,216,236,300-1, 424, 527, 896, 905, 944; see also promulgation of the doctrinal wheel, irreversible
three promulgations/turnings chos-kyi 'khor-lo gsum, 17, 23-4, 27, 76, 151-5, 187,425,896,946-7
twelve different, of speech gsung-chos-kyi 'khor-Io mi-'dra-ba bcu-gnyis, 137
doctrine(s) chos, Skt. dharma, defined, 51-3; passim; see also under treasure(s)
ages of, 949
background rgyab-chos, 658
of cause and effect rgyu-'bras-kyi chos,
538, 540
chronology of, 941-62
duration of, 943-5
eye of chos-kyi spyan, 933
five chos-lnga: i. e. of the Sutra of the
Descent to Lanka, 128
four negative nag-po'i chos bzhi, Skt.
catu/JknlJadharma, 236
four positive dkar-chos bzhi, Skt.
catuiJSukladharma, 236
four, of a spiritual ascetic dge-sbyong-gi
chos bzhi, 52
genuine/true dam-pa'i chos, Skt. sad-
dharma: the Buddha's teaching, 51, 59,68,70-2,102,113,137,195, 217,235,393,403,422,428,498, 504, 508, 509, 512, 513, 515, 516, 527, 575,669,675, 705, 723, 748, 753, 762, 806, 809, 874, 894, 938, 939, 949
lord of chos-kyi bdag-po, 761 mundane 'jig-rten-gyi chos, Skt.
laukikadharma, 12, 16, 51 nectar-like bdud-rtsi lta-bu'i, 421, 423, 648; see also nectar(-like instruction)
ninety-six, of a single emanational body
mchog-sprul-gyi chos dgu-bcu dgu-drug,
22, 138
of nirvaI)a mya-ngan-las 'das-pa'i chos,
12, 16-18, 53, 70-2
perception of chos-shes, Skt. dharma-
jfiana, 226; after-effect of chos-kyi rjes-su shes-pa, Skt. dharmanvaya- jfiana, 227
of the purification of the birthplace skye- gnas sbyang-ba'i chos, 416
of realisation rtogs-pa'i chos, Skt. adhigamadharma, 16, 17,71-2,403
of sarpsara 'khor-ba'i chos, 12-16, 53, 54- 69
seven divine lha-chos bdun: of Atisa and the Kadampa tradition, 853
sixty chos-kyi rnam-grangs drug-tu, 137 supramundane 'jig-rten-las-'das-pa'i . ;hos,
Skt. lokottaradharma, 12, 51
ten meanings of chos-kyi don bcu, 51-3 thirty-seven aspects of enlightenment
byang-chub-kyi chos sum-cu-rtsa-bdun,
Divination Chart - Empowerment 347 elemental divination 'byung-rtsis: Chinese
divination or geomancy, 104; see also divination
nine topics of 'byung-rtsis-kyi don rnam- pa dgu, 104
elemental properties, five khams-lnga, Skt. paficadhatu, 20, 125
. components 'byung-'gyur, 368 elIXIr sman: spiritual medicine, 867; see also
nectar(s)
of sman-sgrub, 686, 757 elIXIr/water of life tshe-chu, 573, 662-3
789, 790 '
nectar-elixir bdud-rtsi sman, 619 651 775 ',
spiritual chos-sman : i. e. the doctrine 791 '
emaho e-ma-ho: an exclamation of wonder 915 '
emanation(s) sprul-pa/sku, Skt. nirmana- (kaya), 68, 113, 118-20, 122, i24, 127, 129-30, 214, 342,413,415
468, 478, 492, 496, 526, 555, 556 592, 594, 560, 572, 582, 607: 618, 634, 637, 645, 648, 654, 665,
677, 683, 698, 704, 719, 727, 733, 734, 735, 736, 738, 745, 747, 751, 753, 755, 757, 758, 760, 780, 791 809,813,821,823,825,833,835'
839, 841, 854, 859, 922, 934, 936;
also under buddha-body(ies)
of artIstry and birth bzo-ba-dang skye-ba-
dang, 133, 415
Supreme mchog-gi sPrul-sku, 415; see also under buddha-body(ies)
emanational teachings of buddha-body, speech and mind, three great sPrul-
pa'i bstan-pa chen-po gsum: according
to the Great Perfection, 134-8 emotional defilement nyon-mongs, Skt. klesa:
see conflicting emotions empowerment(s) dbang-bskur, Skt. abhiseka:
the required entrance for the tan'tra
vehicles, passim; see also maturation of expressive play/power rig-
pa 1 rtsal-dbang: according to
Atiyoga, 370, 673, 674, 763-4
of beneficence, ability and profundity
phan-nus-zab-gsum-gyi dbang, 360, 665 (common) vase thun-mong-pa'i bum-
dbang: according to Kriyatantra and
Ubhayatantra, 360, 626, 825-6 829 921 ',
. . , of transmission lung-gl chos, Skt.
agamadharma, 16-17,403,582 door sgo, Skt. dvara: in general this term
indicates the apertures of the physical body and the gates of the five s. enses. In the Context of the path of skilful means, it specifically refers
to the energy centres in the body' see also centre(s) ,
of one's partner's body gzhan-lus og-sgo: the secret centre of the
partner, embodying awareness and
emptiness, 277, 363, 368
lower, of skilful means thabs 'og-sgo 286 upper, of one's own body rang-Ius s;eng-
sgo, 277, 363, 368
upper, of skilful means thabs steng-sgo
286 '
drama zlos-gar, Skt. natya, 18, 98, 103, 106- 7, 577, 762, 803
Skt. saptatYZ/Tlsadbodhipaksadharma
236
thirty-six characteristics of zlos-gar-gi sum-bcu-so-drug, 107
dramatIC aIrs, nine gar-gyi cha-byad dgu 98
630
dramatic juncture, five sequences of
yan-lag lnga, 107 dramatIc manners, four zlos-gar-gi tshul
bzhi, 107
'
,
sixteen aspects of tshul bzhi'i yan-lag bco- drug, 107
Drigungpa 'byz'-gung-pa, 592, 681, 823, 830, 839, 841, 847, 850, 867 868
929 '
,
Drukpa Kagyiipa 'brug-pa bka'-brgyud-pa _ 823, 841, 847, 850, 868, 922
' Dvaparayuga gnyis-ldan: the third age of the
aeon, which is particularly suited to
the practice of Yogatantra 268 elabo t' ,
ra IOn spros-pa, Skt. prapafica 302 34 '
, 4, 403, 498; see also conceptual
elaboration
elder gnas-brtan, Skt. sthavira, 93, 137,429,
1 430,438-9, 556, 557, 558
e ement(s) 'byung-ba, Skt. (maha)bhuta 53
fi 104, 301, 321, 368, 615, 747, ' ve 'byung-ba (chen-po) lnga, Skt.
panca(maha)bhuta, 13, 56 104 264 MO ' ,
four 'byung-ba bzhi, Skt. caturbhuta 38
,
53, 117-18,328,336,542 543 '594' M8 ' , ,
348 Index of Technical Tenns
of the corpse of the great charnel ground
bam-chen ro-yi dbang-bskur, 610 of discerning/discriminating pristine
cognition shes-rab ye-shes-kyi dbang:
see empowerment, third
eight hundred and thirty-one ancillary
yan-lag-gi dbang brgyad-brgya so-cig:
according to Anuyoga, 364 extremely unelaborate rab-tu spros-med dbang-bskur: according to Atiyoga,
500, 501
of the fifteen ordinary sacraments sgrub-
rdzas thun-mong bco-lnga'i dbang:
according to Mahayoga, 700-1
five dbang-lnga: according to the Secret
Nucleus, i. e. those of beneficence,
915
five, of awareness rig-pa'i dbang-lnga:
according to KriyiHantra and Ubhayatantra, i. e. those of ability, 354; see also empowerment, (common) vase
four snying-thig-gi dbang-bzhi: according to Innermost Spirituality, 499-501, 673, 674-5
four dbang-bzhi: according to Mahayoga 360, 546, 613, 755, 825, 863, 923
fourth dbang bzhi-pa, Skt. caturtha: according to Mahayoga, also called the empowerment of word and meaning. Refer to Mipham Rinpoche, spyi-don 'od-gsal snying-po, (pp. 149 ff), 360
of great light rays 'od-zer chen-po'i dbang: according to the siitras. This is contrasted with the empowerment of supreme desire, 142, 912-13
of the Great Perfection rdzogs-chen-gyi dbang-bskur, 370,677; see also empowerment ofawareness' expressive play/power
inner unelaborate nang spros-med dbang- bskur: according to Atiyoga, 500, 501, 675
of the irreversible vase phyir mi-zlog-pa'i bum-dbang: according to Yogatantra, 354; see also empowerment of the master of indestructible reality
"liberating", of the lower rite of VajrakIla smad-las sgrol-dbang, 712
of longevity tshe-dbang, 669, 673, 674; for final support mtha'-rten tshe- dbang, 828
of the master of indestructible reality rdo-rje'i slob-dpon-gyi dbang, Skt. according to Yogatantra, 354
means for the conferral of bskur-thabs, 601
of the Mental Class sems-sde (A-don bco- brgyad-kyi) dbang, 700, 701
of the nine vehicles theg-pa dgu'i dbang: according to Anuyoga, 364-5,910-12
outer elaborate phyi spros-pa'i dbang- bskur: according to Atiyoga, 499- 500, 501, 580, 586, 673, 675
outer, inner and secret phyi-nang-gsang- gi dbang-bskur, 469
secret gsang-dbang, Skt. 360,619, 830, 866
six dbang-drug: according to Yogatantra, 354
of supreme desire 'dod-chags chen-po'i dbang: according to Unsurpassed Tantra. It is contrasted with the empowerment of great light rays, 142
of the Sutra which Gathers All Intentions mdo-dbang, 911-13
symbolic brda'i dbang-bskur, 855
third dbang gsum-pa: also known as the
empowerment of discriminating pristine cognition. Refer to Mipham Rinpoche, spyi-don 'od-gsal snying-po, (pp. 146-8),247,301,360,584,866
thirty-six, ceremonies dbang-chog so- drug: according to Anuyoga, 364-5
three higher (supreme, uncommon)
(thin-min mchog-)dbang gong-ma gsum, 347, 360, 913; see also following entry
three profound zab-dbang gsum: according to Mahayoga, i. e. those of profundity, 347, 701
vajra, bell and name rdor-dril-ming-gsum- gyi dbang: according to Ubhaya- tantra, 352
vase, of awareness rig-pa spyi-blugs-kyi dbang, 493; see also following entry
vase, that is the conqueror's means/ which pours out all the conquerors' means rgyal-thabs bum-dbang/rgyal- thabs spyi-blugs-kyi dbang-chen: according to Atiyoga. On this, Longcenpa, Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle, p. 291, says 'khor-'das gnyis-
'" Empowennent - Enlightened Attributes 349 ka 1 dbang-bskur, phyi rgyal-thabs
bskur-bas stong-gsum-gyi Jlg-rten gling-bzhi n"-rab-dang-bcas-
pa-la dbang thob: "Having conferred the empowerment of both samsara and nirva1). a, outwardly as a Out all the conquerors' means, one
obtams the empowerment of the together with the four
Contments and Mount Meru" 345 453 '
vases for the corners (of the ma1). <;iala)
,
dbang-gi bum-grva, 726
very unelaborate shin-tu spros-med dbang-
bskur: according to Atiyoga, 500, 501 water and crown chu-dang cod-pan-gyi
dbang: according to Kriyatantra, 349, 352
of word and meaning tshig-don-gyi . dbang: see empowerment, fourth
emptmess stong-pa nyid, Skt. sunyata, 23 29, 31, 35, 37, 38, 45, 55, 144-5,' 154,168,170-3,178,184-6,188_9 191-3, 196-214,206,209,217_18 '
220,226,230,234, 236, 272, 274, 280, 294-5, 304-5, 314, ' 316-18, 321-4, 330-2, 335, 339, 342, 351,354,356,359-60,365,371,
403, 404, 583, 638, 653, 818, 830, 856,877,898,906,923,924,931; see also under coalescence/union
emptiness of stong-pa nyid-kyi stong-n"id 309 y,
endowed with all supreme aspects rnam- pa kun-gyi mchog dang-ldan-pa'i stong-pa-nyid, Skt. sarvakara- gUrJ. opetasunyata, 125, 185, 203, 250, 255, 281, 291
extrinsic gzhan-stong: i. e. the absolute's emptiness of extraneous entities or other substances, 27, 28, 41, l70-2, 188; adherents of/apologists for
gzhan-stong-pa, 207-8
form of, within a black outline re-kha
nag-po'i nang-La stong-pa-nyid, 301 four modes of stong-nyid tshul-bzhi, 877 great stong-pa chen-po: according to
. Mahayoga, 278-9, 309
mtrinsic rang-stong, 27, 28 41 171 188 ' ,
,
, 307; adherents/proponents of
rang-stong-pa, 171, 186
two modes of stong-pa-nyid-kyi lu
184 gs gnY1S,
"
enclosure sbubs-ma, 448, 587, 588 endowments, ten 'byor-ba bcu, 573 energy channel(s)/pathway(s) rtsa, Skt.
naqi, 20, 115, 124, 620, 773, 837 877, 878 '
central dbu-ma, Skt. avadhuti, 341 722 829, 877 ' ,
and rtsa-rlung, 867; and seminal pomts rtsa-rlung thig-Ie gsum 20 34 36,214,247,251,290, 293: ' 301, 304, 362-3, 722, 813, 837
knotted rtsa-mdud, 341, 773, 819, 844 left rkyang-ma, Skt. lalana, 341
of light 'od-kyi rtsa, 341
right ro-ma, Skt. rasana, 341
energy field below the earth rlung-dkyil, Skt.
vayumarJ. qala, 131
enlightened activity(ies) phn"n-Ias, Skt.
karman, 22, 47, 68, 95, 116, 125, 135, 137-8, 143, 146-8, 196, 249, 266-7,288-9, 342-3,414,425,462,
481,524,584,590, 591, 592,601, 60S, 610, 612, 643, 647, 648, 655, 656,660,664,668,672, 717, 720, 721, 723, 724, 733, 736, 737, 738,
746, 748, 757, 765, 768, 770, 783, 788,798-9,801,803,811,812, 817, 818, 820, 821, 824, 826, 830, 838,839,844,846,847,848,867,
880, 90S, 920, 928, 930, 936, 939, 954, 959, 961; see also deeds and rites
eight arisings of phrin-Ias shar-ba brgyad 6n '
five phrin-Ias lnga, 283
four kinds of phn"n-Ias rnam-bzhi, 146;
see also rites, four
enlightened attitude byang-chub sems, Skt.
bodhicitta: see enlightened mind/ attitude
enlightened attributes yon-tan, Skt. guna, 18,23,26,27,28,61,74,95, i24-5, 140-1, 144-8, l70-1, 174-6, 184, 188 191, 195, 197-9, 249-50, 263, 266, '
269-70,289,297,306,341,342, 345, 349-50, 376, 462, 480, 613, 663, 665, 724, 846
five yon-tan lnga, 283
four yon-tan bzhi, 186, 212; see also
transcendental perfection o f enlightened attributes
of pristine cognition ye-shes-kyi yon-tan 349 '
350 Index of Technical Tenns
seven distinctions of yon-tan-gyi khyad- par bdun, 259
sixty-four yon-tan-gyi chos drug-cu-rtsa- bzhi, 95, 203
enlightened family(ies) rigs, Skt. kulalgotra, 29, 130, 189, 191-205,236,298, 364,416,454,493,498,564,569, 619,656,664,693, 722, 753, 771, 772, 796,815,835,849,861,868,
869,871,876,898,899,908,948;
see also buddha-family(ies)
of activity las-kyi rigs, Skt. karmakula,
353 .
which is attained sgrub-pa'i rigs: l. e. that
of growth, 29, 191-2
five rigs-Inga, Skt. pancakula: according to Yogatantra, 11,21,33,273,343,
346, 355, 357, 447, 453, 561, 563,
623,660,672,676,691, 746-7 . four rigs-bzhi, Skt. accordmg
to Ubhayatantra, 271-2, 353
five minor rigs-chung lnga: according to
Yogatantra, 273
of inner growth rgyas-'gyur-gyi rigs, Skt.
samudanTtagotra, 196, 198,202 intermediaries, male and female pho-
nya-dang pho-nya-mo: according to Kriyatantra, 271
which naturally abides: see enlightened
family, (twofold) which naturally
abides
of precious gems rin-chen rigs, Skt.
ratnakula, 353
six rigs-drug: according to Kriyatantra,
271
six, (of the Father tantras) (pha-rgyud)
rigs-drug, 274
six, (of the Mother tantras) (ma-rgyud)
rigs-drug, 274
sixth drug-pa, 447
three (of pure deities of relative
appearance) (kun-rdzob lha) rigs-gsum, Skt. trikula: accordmg to Kriyatantra, 270, 346, .
twofold buddha/enlightened famlly ngs- rnam-gnyis, 191, 196-7
(twofold), which naturally abides rang- bzhin gnas-pa'i rigs (gnYls), Skt. 29, 32, 191-2, 194,
196, 198, 202, 263
vajra rdo-rje'i rigs, Skt. vajrakula, 475
enlightened mind/attitude sems, Skt. bodhicitta: byang meamng pure
of obscurations and chub meaning perfect in enlightened attributes, 94, 118, 120, 122, 138, 197,232,249, 251,261,263,285,296-7,308,311,
320,323, 325-6, 333, 350, 355,661,
663, 707,839,865,911,913,924 of aspiration smon-pa'i sems-bskyed, Skt.
prarJ,idhicittotpada, 235, 842 . cultivation/development/generatlOn of
sems-bskyed, Skt. bodhicittotpada, 192, 194,235,251, 395,411,412, 610,677, 763, 805, 849
of engagement 'jug-pa'i sems-bskyed, Skt. prasthdnacittotpiida, 235
twofold precious rin-chen sems-bskyed gnyis, 852
"enlightened mind" byang-sems: a synonym for thig-Ie or seminal pomt, 290, 866
enlightenment byang-chub, Skt. bodhi, 12, 29,32,45,83,95,98,120, 129, 147, 193, 227-8, 232, 235-6, 246-7,256, 258,266,292,307,313,335,342-3,
372,411,412,413,414,415,416, 420,497,498,577,620,703,710, 766, 771, 901, 911, 913, 943
aspect of, called physical refinement. shin-tu sbyangs-ba, Skt. prasrabdhl,
561
seven branches of byang-chub yan-Iag
bdun, Skt. saptabodhyanga, 236 three degrees of byang-chub gsum, Skt.
bodhitraya, 414
entrance 'jug-pa, passim; see also
empowerment(s)
to the Brahma vehicle, 61
to the vehicle of Anuyoga, 354-5
to the vehicle of Atiyoga, 370
to the vehicle of bodhisattvas, 232-4
to the vehicle of Kriyatantra, 349
to the vehicle of Mahayoga, 278, 360
319, 478, 539, 578,
9,251,264,302,307,309,311-13, 317,320,324,330,335,343,357-8, 403, 494, 594, 887, 907, 923
essenceless natures, three ngo-bo-nyid med- pa gsum, Skt. trividhii nilJsvabhiivatii, 219-20
essential natures, three mtshan-nyid gsuml ngo-bo-nyid gsum/rang-bzhin gsum, SkI. 24, 25, 2 6 , 2 8 , 154, 160-1, 170-2, 182-3, 216; see absolute (nature/reality), imaginary (nature) and dependent (nature)
establishment (of reality) bzhag-thabs, 37, 331, 336
eternalism and nihilism rtag-chad, 82, 95, 144, 164, 252, 324; see also
extreme(s), extremist(s) and nihilism four eternalistic schools rtag-Ita sde-bzhi,
16, 64-6
evil destinies/existences ngan-songl-'gro, Skt.
durgati, 21, 53, 56, 65,88, 127, 147,
193, 213, 277, 303, 638
three ngan-song/-'gro gsum, SkI. tisro
durgatayalJ, 58, 767
excellences, five phun-sum tshogs-pa lnga,
22, 137,280,703; see also certainties,
five
excellent teaching, ten aspects of legs-gsung-
gi rnam-pa bcu, 74
exegesis bshad-pa, SkI. dkhyii, 47, 65, 104,
290-3, 376, 403, 489, 523, 526, 527, 535,601,609,612,645,673,674, 678, 683, 689, 696, 698, 699, 702, 717,720,721,722,723,724,726, 730,733,737,738,762,822,827, 830,831,848,861,888,895,921, 938, 950, 954, 962, 968
three general styles of spyi-don rnam- gsum, 206, 292-3
Exegetical Lineages, Ten Great Pillars who Supported bshad-brgyud 'degs-pa'i ka- chen bcu, 851
exegetical tradition bshad-Iugs, 41, 139, 678, 684, 842, 850
exegetical transmission bshad-Iung, 674, 675,682,687,691,701,730,733, 754, 827, 828, 842, 869, 872
existence and quiescence srid-zhi: a synonym for sarpsara and nirval). a, passim; see also quiescence
exorcism glad, 695, 713
expanse of peace zhi-ba'i dbyings, 848
to the mundane vehicle, 58
to the vehicle of pious attendants, 223 to the vehicle of self-centred buddhas,
227-8
to the vehicle of Ubhayatantra, 352
to the vehicle of Yogatantra, 354 envy phra-dog, Skt. 12, 55 equanimity btang-snyoms, Skt.
-4
- 13
'
f 1
song and dance, 98, 107 _ esoteric instructions man-ngag, Skt. am-
- 18 39 104 108, 199, 216, naya, , , ,
61,631, 893
erotic grace sgeg-pa, Skt. l'ila: i. e. grace u
248, 286, 290, 293, 300, 306,
344, 369, 375, 406, 453, 477,
483, 489, 496, 500, 535, 538,
545, 546, 562, 563, 569, 573, 608,610,614,615,618,619,647, 650,651,658,666,669,671,673, 675,677,678,681,689,691,699, 705, 706, 707, 710, 713, 719, 720, 721, 725, 730, 734, 737, 757, 762, 764,807, 813, 820, 821, 822, 842, 861, 862, 865, 871, 876, 877, 880, 918,919,921,925,968
of the Great Perfection rdzogs-chen man- ngag, 921
of the path of desire chags-lam-gyi man- ngag, 818
Esoteric Instructional Class man-ngag-gi sde: of the Great Perfection, 37-8, 319, 327, 329-45, 371, 494, 498, 538, 554-96, 697; see also All-Surpassing Realisation and CUlling Through Resistance
four cycles of (man-ngag-sde'i) skor bzhi, 332, 498, 501,654
Inner Cycle (which Resembles the Eyes)
(mig-dang 'dra-ba) nang-skor, 332,
498,499
Outer Cycle (which Resembles the
Body) (Ius-dang 'dra-ba) phyi-skor,
332, 498, 499
Secret Cycle(s) (which Resemble(s) the
Heart) (snying-dang 'dra-ba) gsang- skor, 332, 498, 499, 569, 570, 657, 658
three categories of man-ngag sde'i dbye- ba gsum, 37, 331
Unsurpassedly Secret Cycle (which Resembles the Perfection of All) (thams-cad rdzogs-pa-dang 'dra-ba)
yang-gsang bla-na med-pa'i skor, 332, 498, 500; see also Innermost Spirituality
view and path of man-ngag-sde'i lta-ba- dang lam, 333
essence ngo-bo(-nyid), Skt. svabhiiva: in general this term refers to the essence of anything, as opposed to its superficial attributes or characteristics. In particular it indicates the nature of the buddha- body of reality, 22, 32, 54-5, 57, 68, 71-2,87,116,139,146,167,175, 184, 189, 197-8,211,243,245,248-
Enlightened Family-Expanse of Peace 351
352 Index of Technical Tenns expanse (of reality) (chos-kyi) dbyings, Skt.
(dhanna)dhatu, 20, 22, 27, 29, 32, 34,35,36,37,38,71,116-17,119, 124, 126-8, 139, 144-5, 161, 164-5,
167,172-5,180-1,183-5,189,191-2, 195-9,201-3,206-7,209, 231, 234, 247,250-2,258,284-5, 288, 294-5, 297,306-7,310,315,320-1,323, 325,330,332,337-8,342,354-5,
358,365,368-9,376,403,413,447, 448,449,494,539,574,584,585, 594,609,637,679,707,711,726, 748, 763, 767, 769, 773, 787, 804,
813,825,830,857,858,867,877,
879,899,901,908,922,923,924,
927,947,970
experiential cultivation nyams-Ien, passim exposer of secrets gsang-ston, Skt. raho
'nusasaka: functionary at an
ordination ceremony, 515 expression/expressive words/style brjod-byed
tshig/brjod-pa, 71-3, 88, 703, 907 expressive play/power rtsal: the spontaneous
activity of enlightenment or energy of mind-as-such, 37, 55,117,124, 126, 147,201,204,249,284, 316,
324-6,328-30, 332, 357-8, 360, 366,
403, 684, 860; see also display and
play
extensive teachings rgyas-pa
extremely shin-tu rgyas-pa chen-po, 86; see also components, eighty-four thousand (doctrinal)
as the nine vehicles rgyas-pa chen-po, 86 as one of the twelve branches of the
scriptures shin-tu rgyas-pa, 76-7 external perception gzhan-snang: the
condition under which the emanational body is perceived, 139,
145
extreme(s) mtha', Skt. anta, 94,116,119,
144, 209, 236, 248, 284, 295, 302,
324,328,423,751,932,935 eight mtha'-brgyad, 233
eternalistic and nihilistic rtag-pa'i mtha'- dang chad-pa'i mtha', 16,252,324
four mtha'-bzhi, 26, 126, 162, 184,233, 269, 348, 350-1
two mtha'-gnyis, 79, 82,95, 162, 252,
907
extremist(s) mu-stegs-pa, Skt. tIrthika, 103,
146,425,471,472,478,486,493, 7l5, 767, 803, 819, 913, 932, 936,
Followers of the Owl 'ug-phrug-pa, Skt. Aulukya, 65; see also
Followers of the Veda rig-byed-pa, Skt. Vaidika, 66
form gzugs, Skt. rnpa: in Abhidharma, this term indicates the apparent or sensible forms which comprise the objective aspect of phenomena, 156, 158 and passim; see also under component(s)
physical sku-gzugs: i. e. as the emanational teaching of the Great Perfection, 115, 135
form realms gzugs-kyi khams, Skt. rnpadhatu, 13, 56,62, 129, 142,258- 9, 301, 340
extraordinary khyad-par-can, 58,60, 62
ordinary tsam-po, 58-60,62 formless realms gzugs-med khams, Skt.
iirnpyadhiitu, 13, 15,56,61-2, 129, 142, 146, 165, 176,340; see also meditative absorption(s)
four gzugs-med khams-pa'i gnas-bzhi, Skt. caturiirnpyadhiitu, 13, 15, 61-2
fundamental nature/reality gshis(-lugs), 38, 146,165,176,211,217-18,232, 249,294,297-300, 303, 305, 314, 316-17,320,324,335-7,377
gandharva dri-za: denizens of the sky, who subsist on odours, 423, 425, 609
garueJa mkha'-lding, 477,763,773,810 gatherings, three 'du-ba gsum, 851 Gaurl, Eight gau-rf brgyad, 623, 629 gaze(s) lta-stangs, 614, 819
three lta-stangs gsum, 907; see also three essentials which guide (the eyes) towards the expanse under All- Surpassing Realisation
of the buddha-body of reality chos-sku'i lta-stangs, 572
Gedenpa dge-Idan-pa: i. e. Gelukpa, 931 Riwo ri-bo dge-Idan-pa, 868
Gelukpa dge-Iugs-pa, 29,395,678,681,682, 683,822,852,867,868,879,923-6, 954; see also preceding entry
genyen, twenty-one dge-bsnyen nyer-gcig, 513
geomantic centre/focal point/site me-btsa': focal points of power on the surface of the earth, and especially on the body of the supine ogress which represents the Tibetan landscape, 330, 510, 614, 802, 847
Expanse - Great Perfection 353 geometric poetry zung-ldan bya-dka':
comprising alliteration, lines read in two directions (ardhabhrama), zigzagging (gomutrika) and lines read in all directions (sarvatobhadra), 105
gesture phyag-rgya, Skt. mudrii, 900; see also hand-gesture and under seal(s)
of menace sdigs-mdzub, 819
symbolic brda', 230
of teaching chos-'chad-kyi phyag-rgya,
879
ghandhola spire ghan-dho-Ia, Skt.
gandhiilaya: an offering-shrine,
usually in the form of a stiipa, 133 ghatika chu-tshod: a period of twenty-four
minutes, 946
ghee mar(-gyi nying)-khu, Skt. ghrta, 465,
624
gnostic mantras/spells rig-sngags, Skt.
vidyiimantra: the mantras of the outer tantras, 260, 271, 273, 468, 478,489, 503, 504, 715, 920, 972; see also mantra(s) and mantra syllables
gods lha, Skt. deva: sentient beings of the higher realms, 11, 13, 14-15, 57-8, 60, 65-6, 130, 132, 303, 416, 419, 422,423,424,425,432,433,441, 454, 468, 491, 492, 889, 939; see also deva
and demons lha-'dre, 609, 654, 686, 709, 761, 802, 819, 894, 938, 939
goddess lha-mo, Skt. devf, 651, 715 goddesses of the earth, twelve brtan-ma bcu-
gnyis, 513
Gongpo spirits 'gong-po: bewitching
demons, 782, 939
grammar sgra'i rig(-gnas), Skt. sabdavidyii,
18,65,98,99-101, 103,292,512, 577, 578, 605, 665, 677, 679, 703, 706, 709, 724, 730, 731, 762, 806, 821,850,917; see also science, linguistic
Great Madhyamaka, subtle and inner phra- ba nang-gi dbu-ma chen-po, 25-8, 29- 30,32, 161-216; see also under Madhyamaka
Great Perfection rdzogs-pa chen-po, Skt. *mahiisandhi: the vehicle of Atiyoga, and the ground, path and result taught therein; defined, 311-18; 11, 17, 19,20,35-9,85-7, 124, 134-8, 207,274,294-345,347, 358-9, 397,
937; see also eternalism and nihilism and nihilism
eternalistic mu-stegs-pa, Skt. tfrthika, 16, 63-8, 89, 184, 224, 318
nihilistic mur-stug-pa, 16, 27, 63, 66-9, 224, 318
faculties, five dbang-po lnga, Skt. paiicendriya: attributes of the . bodhisattva path among the thtrty-
seven aspects of enlightenment, not
to be confused with the five sense
organs, 236 . . families rigs, Sk1. gotra: i. e. the famlhes or
types of sentient beings in to the buddha or enlightened famlhes,
95
cut-off rigs-med-pa, Skt. agotraka, 64,
194
dubious ma-nges-pa'i rigs, Sk1. aniyata-
gotra, 63
five rigs-can lnga, Skt. paiicagotra, 133
faith(s) dad-pa, Sk1. sraddha, 59, 568, 575, 604, 615, 618, 639, 655, 665, 669,
853, 869
three dad-pa gsum, 968
fearlessnesses mi-'jigs-pa, Sk1. abhaya, 201,
663, 928
four mi-'jigs-pa bzhi, Skt. caLUrvaisa-
radya, 22, 140, 171,266
feast offering tshogs(-kyi 'khor-Io), Sk1.
gmJ,acakra: an assembly or congregation in which elaborate feast offerings are consumed according to the teaching of the three highest
vehicles. See Gonpo Tsetan, The Udumbara Bouquet; also GGFTC (pp. 923-31), 255, 281, 290,460, 487,561,580,585,588,590,591, 621,627,649,676,692,736, 766,
772, 773, 848, 857, 864, 866, 867 field zhing-khams, Skt. see (buddha-)
field k Followers of Brahma tshangs-pa-ba, S 1.
Briihma1J,a, 66
Followers of phur-bu-pa, Skt.
Barhaspatya, 16,67, 197 Followers of the Conqueror rgyal-ba-pa:
see Jaina
Followers of lsvara dbang-phyug-pa: fee
Aisvara
Followers of Kapila ser-skya-pa, Skt.
Kiipila: the SalTlkhya School of Hinduism, 64-5
354
Index of Technical Terms
451,453-4,461,490-504,524,531, 538-96,614,619,646,647,651, 652, 654, 665, 666, 668, 677, 679, 680, 683, 691, 693, 694, 695, 698, 707, 718, 722, 732, 734, 762, 766, 813,818, 820, 828, 837-8, 844, 861, 876,877,895-910,914,919,921, 922,923,925,926,936,960-1; see also under pi{aka and vehicle(s)
aural lineage of snyan-brgyud, 473, 494, 499, 503, 550, 556, 570, 652, 658
cycles of rdzogs-chen skor-rnams: see Esoteric Instrnctional Class
exegetical tradition of bshad-brgyud, 494, 556
Kham tradition of rdzogs-chen khams- lugs, 706
three classes/traditions of rdzogs-chen sde/ lugs-gsum, 36-9, 319-45, 538-96,697, 854
two paths of rdzogs-chen-gyi lam gnyis, 334-45
the verbal lineage/tantras of tshig-rgyud, 493, 556, 574, 590
Great Seal phyag-rgya chen-po, Skt. Mahamudra: see under seal(s)
ground gzhi, Skt. asraya: the abiding nature of reality, on which basis buddha- hood may be realised, 36, 54-5, 115- 17,127,141,145,170-1,178,192, 196,207,250,252,254,257,264-5, 270-1,323-4,338, 342-3,413,643, 897, 916; see also under continuum/ continua
actual dngos-gzhi: the main body of practice or empowerment, 567, 580
original gdod-ma'i gzhi, 879 ground-of-all kun-gzhi, Skt. alaya: the substratum or buddha-body of
reality as the unactualised ground of sarp. sara and nirvaI)a alike. It is contrasted with the consciousness of the ground-of-all (kun-gzhi rnam-par shes-pa, Skt. alayavijiiana), which is the foundation of all consciousness actualised in sarp. sara, 32, 55, 161, 221,263,312,314,340-1,356
guidance khrid, passim; see also liberation which lays bare the teaching smar/dmar-
khrid: teachings which expose the nature of reality nakedly as if revealing the red (dmar) blood of the heart; or alternatively, teaching
which is abundantly rich (smar) and
detailed, 601, 843,' 87l
guru bia-ma: a supreme spiritual teacher,
passim
root rtsa-ba'i bia-ma, 657, 718, 719, 835
861, 868, 871
three means to delight mnyes-pa gsum,
658, 680, 871
Gyelpo spirits rgyal-po: "king" spirits who
manifest through anger and hatred,
'
. . .
ldeashdeatlon and scrutiny rtog-dpyod, 61,
117,247,287,293,295-6,302,314_ . 15, 329, 905, 906, 907, 930 Ignorance ma-rig-pa, Skt. avidya, 12, 24,
32,54-5,67,69, 104, 159, 161, 166- 7, 175, 195, 228-9, 309, 423, 704
, co-emergent lhan-czg skyes-pa'i ma-n' _
pa,54 g
of the imaginary kun-tu-brtags-pa'i ma- ng-pa,54
of individual selfhood bdag-nyid gcig-pu'i ma-ng-pa, 54
three interrelated aspects of ma-rig-pa gsum, 12, 54
355
holder of rdo-ry'e 'dzin-pa, Skt. vajradhrk: an exponent of the vehicle of indestructible reality, not to be
confused with the thirteenth buddha level, which is also called Holder of Indestructible Reality, 33, 115, 264, 296, 330,481,515,733, 735, 809,
814,817,850, 873, 892; see also
vajra-holder
knot of rdo-ry'e mdud, 629 line/phrase/verse of rdo-rje tshig, Skt.
vajrapada, 35, 290-3, 376, 857 r. laster of rdo-ry'e slob-dpon, Skt.
vajriicarya, passim
of mind thugs-kyi rdo-ry'e 916 946'
also buddha-mind
song of rdo-rje glu, Skt. vajragftii, 572,
583, 773, 837, 844, 866, 927
speech rdo-ry'e'i gsung, 468, 934, 944: see
also buddha-speech
three (imperishable) rdo-rje (mi-shigs-pa)
gsum, 264, 594, 830, 853
Twelve Great Laughs of rdo-ry'e'i gad-mo
491, 516, 519, 565,939
habitual tendencies 'du-byed, Skt. sa1! lskara:
see under component(s)
hand gesture lag-pa'i phyag-rgya, Skt.
mudra, 117, 290; see also gesture and
under seal(s)
five kinds of seal phyag-rgya rigs-lnga,
357
harmonious tones, seven glu-dbyangs-kyi
nges-pa bdun, 98, 107
hatred zhe-sdang, Skt. 12, 18, 33,
130, 273, 306, 322, 340, 899, 938,
939
twenty-one thousand kinds of zhe-sdang-
gi cha nyis-khri chig-stong, 77 heart-orb of Vairocana thugs dpal be'u, Skt.
*cittasnvatsa, 961
hedonists tshu-rol mdzes-pa-ba, Skt.
Carvaka, 67
hells dmyal-ba, Skt. naraka: the lowest level
of cyclical existence occupied by
sentient beings, 14, 130, 214 Sariputra's visit to, 592
heruka he-rn-ka: the wrathful meditational deity, 45, 404, 449, 623, 676, 692, 837; see also supreme identity
active las-kyi he-rn-ka, 866
causal rgyu'i he-rn-ka, 625
fruitional 'bras-bu'i he-rn-ka, 626, 631,
illusion, eight similes of sgy brgyad, 236
" d u-ma 1 pe-
, , , see
higher
632
insight Ihag-mthong, Skt. vipaSyana, 13, 61-2, 79, 167, 226, 236, 247, 254-5, 338-9, 906
. Skt. paiiciinantanya, 320, 901, 932 Inference ry'es-dpag, Skt.
anumiina, 101
three logical axioms (of implicit) (dgnos- stobs ryes-dpag-gz) gtan-tshigs gsum 102, 839 '
inherent existence rang-bzhin, Skt. svabhiiva: see independentlinherent
existence
inner heat gtum-mo, Skt. ca1Jq,ali, 547 548
922, 936 ' , Innermost Spirituality snying-thlg, Skt. *cittatilaka: the tradition of the
unsurpassedly secret cycle of the Esoteric Instructional Class of the Great Perfection, 122, 332, 494, 500
501,554-96,668,678, 734, 820, ' 837, 840, 846, 919, 922, 926; see also Unsurpassedly Secret Cycle (which Resembles the Perfection ofAll) under
Esoteric Instrnctional Class
higher realms mtho-ris, Skt. svarga, 14-15, 56,61,65,81,97,920; see also Index of Locations
Hindu/Hinduism phyi-pa: lit. "outsider"- the term may be used to refer to any doctrines or adherent of doctrines "outside" those taught by the buddhas, 394, 503, 936; see also Outsiders
homonym sgra-gcig-Ia don du-ma, 106
, 971, see also under vehicle(s) defined, 260-I; 45, 95, 122,211
imaginary (nature) kun-brtags-kyi mtshan- nyid, Skt. 24, 25, 26, 154, 160, 170, 182,216,219-20' see also essential natures, three '
lmmeasurables, four tshad-med bzhi 13 61- 2, 417 ' ,
impermanence mi-rtag-pa, Skt. anitya, 16, 28, 53, 70-1, 153, 158-9, 186-7, 197,
199,211,226,230,400,419,571 lmpurity(ies) ma-dag-pa, Skt. asuddhi, 199,
273, 326 and passim
five snyigs-ma lnga, Skt. paiicakasa"a
212 . , independent/inherent existence rang-bzhin,
Skt. svabhava, 26, 57, 94, 128, 154 158, 164, 167, 171-2, 184, 190, 195',
206,214-16,224,229,234,255, 299,314, 317, 335, 653; see also substantial existence
indestructible chain (of light) rdo-rie lu-gu- rgyud, 38, 337-9
Inde t 'bl
s ructl e Nucleus of Inner Radiance
'od-gsal rdo-rje snying-po: the dimension of the buddha-body of
.
.
IndIvidual gang-zag Skt pud lao d
.
reality, 19, 115, 118 122 448 722 8 8 7 · " "
.
Indestructible reality rdo-rje, Skt. vajra:
260-I, 339,404,451,586,853,867, 971; see also vajra
of anger zhe-sdang rdO-lje, 604 dance of rdO-lje'i gar, 514 773
e
b d' ,
m 0 lment of rdo-rje'i bdag, 185; see
also supreme identity and self, trne expanse of rdo-rje dbyings, Skt.
vajradhatu, 353-4
Great Perfection -Innermost Sp" t· zrztua zty
chen-po bcu-gnyis, 336 . wings of rdo-ry'e gshog-pa, 627
' . g a . mun ane beings, 93, 158, 215, 218-20, 312,
396,397,398,411,440,933
eight kinds ofgang-zag brgyad: the four
pairs of sacred beings, 227 four kinds of gang-zag bzhi, 186 three kinds of gang-zag gsum, 932
.
Inexpiable sins, five mtshams-med-pa lnga,
356 Index of Technical Tenns ancient and new snying-thig gsar-rnying,
838
inner radiance 'od-gsal, Skt. abhiisvara/
prabhiisvara: the radiance or luminosity of mind-as-such, particuarly as realised between the waking and dream states, 38,71,
142, 145, 161, 171, 174, 183, 189, 191_2,195,198,200-1,211,247, 252, 272, 278, 280, 288, 293-4, 297, 300,302,311,329,333-5,337,340,
354,362,369,413,421,462,581, 582,585,587,588,618,680,726, 818, 825, 838, 877,919,923
ten signs of 'od-gsal rtags-bcu, 301 Insiders nang-pa: i. e. Buddhists, 69 instruction(s) gdams-pa, passim; see also
nectar-like (instruction)
established gtan-la phab-pa, 76-7
four, of the supreme emanational body
'dul-ba rnam-bzhi, 21, 131-2, 146,
414, 415; see also Vinaya
further advice/instruction rjes-su gdams-
pa, passim
oral advicelinstruction gdams-ngag,
passim ,
seven, of Upagupta nyer-sbas-kYl gdams-
ngag bdun, 437
insubstantiality rang-bzhin med-pa, Skt.
nihsvabhiivaUi: i. e. lack of independent or substantial existence,
421
intellect/intelligence blo-gros, Skt. mati,
of Atisa and his followers, while the new one is the Gelukpa school of Je Tsongkapa, 526, 850, 929, 951, 954
Kagyii school bka'-brgyud, 395, 952 eight minor subsects of bka'-brgyud
chung brgyad, 395, 853, 952
four great subsects of bka'-brgyud che
bzhi, 395, 853, 952
Kagyiipa bka'-brgyud-pa, 11,29, 199-203,
823,847,850,852,868,879,922,
931
Kalantaka bird ka-lanta-ka, 455 Kaliyuga snyigs-ma'i dus: the fourth or
degenerate age of the aeon, which is suited for the practice of the Unsurpassed Yogatantra, 268
Kama divinities, six species of 'dod-lha rigs- drug, 60
Kamtsang kaytl. -tshang: the Karmapa or Karma Kamtsang school, 833, 850 kaptse, (four) gab-rtse (bzhi): diagrams of
cyclical existence based on the Chinese tradition of divination, 104, 874
karma las, 13,55-7,661,683; see also deeds, world-forming
Karma Kamtsang karma kaytl. -tshang: the Karmapa or Kamtsang school, 841, 867
Karmapa karma-pa, 569, 584, 682, 683, 812,841,847,848,868,956; see preceding entry
Karttika smin-drug: November to December, 946-7
Katokpa the tradition of Katok Monastery, 695
Kham tradition khams-lugs: see under transmitted precepts
khukco flowers khug-chos me-tog, 563
kTla phur-ba/phur-bu: a three-bladed ritual
dagger or spike, 535, 537, 603, 605, 612,615,639,669, 709, 710, 711, 713, 714, 715, 716, 751, 755, 781, 786, 842
which is a material symbol rdzas-phur, 715
a bear-like creature, 490
knowledge, love and power, mkhyen-brtse-
nus gsum, 648, 665, 720 Kriyatantra bya-ba'i rgyud: see under
vehicle(s)
Knayuga rdzogs-Idan: the first of the four
ages of the aeon, which is suited
Inner Radiance - Level 357 ideally for the practice of
Kriyatantra, 268, 960, 970 lama bla-ma: see guru
lamps sgron-ma: according to All-Surpassing Realisation
four sgron-ma bzhi, 338-9
six sgron-ma drug, 907
languages, four skad-rigs bzhi, 107
lapis lazuli mu-men, 663
layman dge-bsnyen, Skt. upasaka, 394, 423,
543, 568, 622, 673, 709, 724, 728,
805
three kinds of dge-bsnyen gsum, 70
laywoman dge-bsnyen-ma, Skt. upasika, 423 learning, dignity and excellence mkhas-
btsun-bzang, 724, 734, 736 lecture notes stong-thun, 601
legend de-lta-bu byung-ba, Skt. itivfttaka, 76 level(s) sa, Skt. bhUmi, 142,248, 304, 315,
320, 335, 423, 424, 594, 609, 732,
832
of the awareness-holders rig-pa 'dzin-pa'i
sa: the attainment of the buddha- body of supreme transformation, 649, 918
of the Bounteous Array (of Five Enlightened Families) (rigs-lnga) stug-po bkod-pa'i sa: according to Yogatantra, 84, 273, 296
buddha, 34, 35, 36, 38, 82-3, 204, 207, 214-15, 237, 270, 352, 369
of deathlessness 'chi-med sa, 700 eighth, (Unmoving) sa brgyad-pa (mi-
gYo-ba), 282, 449, 691
eleventh, (Universal Light) sa bcu-gcig-
pa (kun-tu 'od), 30, 84, 237, 295, 691 fifteenth (Great/Supreme Bliss) sa bcu-
lnga-pa (bde-ba chen-po), 84, 771 first, (Joyful) sa dang-po (rab-tu dga'-ba),
281-2,912
fourteenth, (Great (Cloud) Mass of Rota-
ting Syllables) sa bcu-bzhi-pa (yi-ge
(sprin-gyi) 'khor-lo tshogs-chen), 84 fourth, (Flaming) sa bzhi-pa (,od-'phro-
ba),613
of a Holder of Indestructible Reality (Vajradhara) rdo-rje 'dzin-pa: the thirteenth buddha-level, 254, 462, 496; of Four Enlightened Families rigs-bzhi rdo-rje 'dzin-pa'i sa, 84, 271, 353; of Three Enlightened Families rigs-gsum rdo-rie 'dzin-pa'i sa, 270, 352
passim
intention(s) dgongs-pa, Skt. abhipraya: I. e.
of buddha-mind, 30, 72, 88, 94-6, 102, 121, 143, 154, 170, 178, 182, 184, 186, 188, 197,203,207-8,214, 216_22,246,248,255,282,290-1, 293,300-1,312,317,326,342,397,
403, 404, 406, 413, 426, 447, 573, 574, 582, 585,604,613, 615,619, 627, 630, 640, 707, 722, 732, 783, 804,807,819,829,840,848,854,
856,858,861,871,879,880,894, 899, 903, 905, 908, 910, 926, 930, 943; see also buddha-mind
four kinds of dgongs-pa rnam-bzhi, Skt. caturabhipraya, 30, 218-20
seven powers of dgongs-pa'i rtsal bdun, 455
twelve different, of buddha-mind
dgongs-pa mi-'dra-ba bcu-gnyis, 137
.
intentional symbols dgongs-pa brda': i. e. symbols indicative of buddha-mind, 448; see also symbols/symbolic convention/symbolism
intermediary(ies) pho-nya, Skt. duta, 645 male and female, of the enlightened family pho-nya-dang pho-nya-mo:
according to Kriyatantra, 271 intermediate state bar-do, Skt. antarabhava,
34, 39, 278-9, 339, 363, 496, 582,
583, 587, 660
before birth skye-ba bar-ma, 278 between the intermediate states of reality
and rebirth srid-pa bar-ma, 379
of the birthplace skyes-gnas bar-do, 279,
344
of existence rang-bzhin bar-do, 278-80
four bar-do rnam bzhi, 39, 344-5
of the moment of death 'chi-ka'i bar-do,
278-9, 344
of reality chos-nyid bar-do, 279, 344-5 of rebirth srid-pa bar-do, 279, 345
introduction ngo-sprod: i. e. to the face of reality, 332, 584, 586, 601, 866
to the instructions gdams-ngag ngo-sprod, 762-3
inventory of treasure doctrines kha-byang, 561,662,676,745,755,756,763, 764, 775, 785, 789, 793, 796, 810, 814, 815, 837, 843, 845, 863, 864
essential gnad-byang, 845
prophetic lung-byang, 863, 864, 866, 867 quintessential snying-byang, 845 supplementary yang-byang, 763, 789,
845 / " Jaina rgyal-ba-pa: followers of SakyamUlll s
contemporary, the conqueror MahavTra, and of the tfrthahkara who preceded him, 16, 66
Jainism rgyal-ba-pa, 16, 66
Jambu tree shing dzam-bu bri-ksha'l ljon-pa,
, '
Skt. the rose-apple tree,
409 'd just what is, the nature of de-bzhin-nYl ,
Skt. tathata, 31, 79, 124, 154, 172-3, 183_5,200,217,279,300,307-8, 313, 320, 334, 362,403, 412, 447,
539, 901 948 snron zla-ba: June to July, Kadampa bka'-gdams-pa, 11,29, 198-9,
395, 548, 805, 853 , schools, ancient and new bka -gdar:zs
t
gsar-rnying: the ancient school 1S tha
358 Index of Technical Tenns indestructible rdo-rye sa: i. e. the
resultant or buddha levels rather
than the causal levels, 404
ninth, (Excellent Intelligence) sa dgu-pa
(legs-pa'i blo-gros), 449
of no-return phyir mi-Idog-pa'i sa: the
penultimate result according to the
vehicle of pious attendants, 471 sixteenth, (Unsurpassed Pristine
Cognition) sa bcu-drug-pa (ye-shes
bla-ma),84
of a Sky-farer (of Four Enlightened Families) (rigs-bzhi) mkha'-spyod-pa'i sa, 84, 272; see also level of a Holder of Indestructible Reality
ten sa-bcu: according to Anuyoga, 34, 287-8
ten sa-bcu, Skt. dasabhumi: of bodhi- sattvas, 30, 142, 174,237,281-2, 341, 416, 574, 746
tenth, (Cloud of Doctrine) sa bcu-pa (chos-kyi sprin-pa), 282, 412, 448, 912,930
third, (Illuminating) sa gsum-pa ('od- byed), 91, 184
thirteenth, (Holder of Indestructible RealityNajradhara) sa bcu-gsum-pa (rdo-ry"e 'dzin-pa): see level ofa Holder of Indestructible Reality
twelfth, (Unattached Lotus Endowed) sa bcu-gnyis-pa (ma-chags padma-can), 254, 757
liberality sbyin-pa, Skt. dana, 220, 255, 303, 305-6, 313, 768, 831, 902
perfection of sbyin-pa'i pha-rol-tu phyin- pa, Skt. danaparamita, 902
"liberate"/"liberation" sgrol-ba: to transfer forcefully and compassionately the consciousness of a sentient being to a higher level of existence, thus benefitting that being and removing obstacles caused by his or her evil karma, 469, 535,603,604,605,612, 615, 620, 622, 642, 711, 713, 767, 938, 950
liberated careers rnam-thar: the lives of those who attained liberation both for themselves and others, 406, 442
liberating diagram btags-grol, 767
liberation grol-ba/thar-pa, Skt.
16,18,19,21,27,28,30,37,38, 64-7,69,84,88,96-7,108,115, 125,139,147,192-3,223,228,259,
Level- Mar;qala logical contrareity and inclusion 'gal-kh\lab
261,264, 282, 305, 323-4, 326, 331- 2, 335-6, 342, 345, 359, 364, 370 411, 415, 416, 425, 430, 432, 449 540,547,557,571,593,595,641' 642,655,656, 744, 787, 788, 819' 873, 877, 888, 894, 898, 899, 903: 930,944,
definitely good nges-Iegs, Skt. niMreyasa, 920
four great modes of grol-Iugs chen-po bzhi, 38, 334
four ways of grol bzhi, 748
from limits mtha'-grol, 906 maturation and smin-sgrol: in this
context liberation refers to the guidance which confers liberation, see under maturation
path of grol-Iam, 643, 683; two modes of grol-Iam rnam-gnyis: according to Mahayoga, 277-8; three aspects of the gradual rim-gyis-pa'i grol-lam rnam-gsum: according to Mahayoga 34, 278-81
primordial ye-grol, 906
three approaches to rnam-thar sgo-gsum,
Skt. tri1Ji 28, 154,
187,316-17,335,896,898,908 liberators, eighteen secret gsang-ba'i sgrol-
ging bco-brgyad, 620
liberties, eight dal-ba brgyad, 573 life,threephasesofskye-lxl'in'm-gsum34,278-81 life-support bla-gnas: a sympathetic energy
force, either in living or talismanic form,
adoptedtosustainaperson'slife,605,790 life-supporting wolf-spirit bla-spyang,
604,605
limits, four mu-bzhi, Skt. 163-4 limits, six mtha'-drug: parameters of the
scriptures, 35, 290-2
lineage(s) brgyud-pa, Skt. pararrzpara, passim
of Anuyoga, 485-9, 537, 700, 717-32
of Atiyoga, 413-14, 490-501; Mental and
Spatial Classes, 538-53; Esoteric
Instructional Class, 538, 554-96 aural, of mundane individuals gang-zag snyan-khung-gi brgyud-pa, 397, 404,
447,452,456-1,601,745,819,844,
847, 858, 866, 894, 923
close, of treasures nye-brgyud gter-ma,
482-4, 741-881
of the <;lakinls' seal of entrustment
mkha'-'gro gtad-rgya'i brgyud-pa,
745
distant, of transmitted precepts ring- . brgyud bka'-ma, 597-740, 792
eIght, of attainment or (great) conveyances sgrub-brgyud shing-rta (chen-po) brgyad, 852-3, 861
empowered by enlightened aspiration
smon-Iam dbang-bskur-gyi brgyud-pa
745
indestructible, of Supreme trans-
formation 'pho-ba chen-po'i rdo-ry"e brgyud-pa, 406
359 314 ,
intentional, of the conquerors rgyal-ba dgongs-pa'i brgyud-pa, 397 404 447-
50, 745 ' ,
lord bdag-? olmgon-poldbang-phyug, passim of attamment sgrub-pa'i bdag-po, 322 of the tenth level sa-bcu'i bdag-po, 117
127-8, 186
loving kindness byams-pa, Skt. maitrf, 13
'
lineage-holder brgyud-'dzin 552 642 733 ' ,
23,61, 141,232,249,251, 421 564, 571 ' ,
Madhyamaka dbu-ma, 16, 18, 25-8, 29-30 41, 108, 128, 160, 162-216, 235-6,' 315, 317, 323, 564, 577, 650, 805, 850, 861, 878, 911, 925, 926, 936
coarse and outer phyi rags-pa'i dbu-ma 26, 29, 162-9, 206 '
, of Mahayoga, 458-84; class of means for
attainment sgrub-sde'i brgyud-pa, 475- 84; class of tantra rgyud-sde'i brgyud-
pa, 458-74
of the patriarchs of the teachings bstan- pa'i gtad-rabs, 432-9
of prophetically declared spiritual succession bka'-babs lung-bstan-gyi brgyud-pa, 745
six brgyud-pa drug, 404, 745, 862 symbolic, of the awareness-holders rig-
'dzin brda'i brgyud-pa, 397, 404, 447, 452-6, 745, 872
three brgyud-pa gsum, 397, 406, 447 887, 968 '
. . true dam-pa'i brgyud-pa, 861, 969 IIvmg being/creature 'gro-ba, Skt. gati: see
families
local d· . .
IVmIty gzhi-bdag, 571, 621, 622, 624
630, 633, 638, 639, 645, 690; see '
five kinds of logical axioms gtan-tshlgs lnga, 26, 163-4
four great axioms of gtan-tshigs chen-po bzhi, 35, 294
subtle and inner nang phra-ba'i dbu-ma 26-8, 169-216
.
lOgIC gtan-tshigs-kyi rig-gnas, Skt. hetuvidya,
16, 18, 67, 69, 98, 101-3, 292, 313, 440, 564, 577, 578, 590, 605, 642, 650, 665, 679, 705, 706, 709, 732,
. 805,806,850,873,917 (logIcal) .
aXIOms gtan-tshigs, Skt. hetu 163-4 167, 247 "
vehicle(s)
class of means for attainment mahayoga'i
sgrub-sde, 275, 283, 361-2,461,475-
83, 533, 534-7, 730, 804
class of tantras mahayoga'i rgyud-sde,
275, 283, 361-2, 458-74, 533-4 730 804 ',
five aspects of the entrance to 'jug-pa'i yan-Iag lnga, 278-81
four of gtan-tshigs bzhi, 34, 275
two dIVISIOns of sde-gnyis, 462
mat:t<;lala dkyil- 'khor: a cosmogram of deities or enlightened attributes, 20, 34, 36,
117, 122, 124-6, 132,247,249,251- 3,255-6,266,276,279_81, 287, 291, 295, 297, 304, 306, 308, 320, 324, 338-9, 349-50, 362, 366-8, 404, 406,
447,449,462,475,476,481,485,
also under deity(ies)
of awareness ng-pa'i gtan-tshigs: in Anuyoga, 287
five kinds of gtan-tshigs lnga 26 163-4 '
,
four gtan-tshigs bzhi: of Mahayoga 34 275-6 '
,
fOur great gtan-tshigs chen-po bzhi 35 294 '
three gtan-tshigs gsum, 102, 839
,
'
longevity tshe-ringltshe, Skt. 99, 470,550, 564,671,678,712,804,
842, 863, 874
long-living tshe-dang ! dan-pa, Skt. ayusman 137, 423 . ,
Madhyamika dbu-ma-pa: a follower of the Madhyamaka, 25, 35, 162, 232 234-5, 294, 342, 350
mahapat:t<,iita: great scholar, 703, 806, 821 Mahasarpghika phal-chen-pa, 429-30 Mahavasavartin, Akani! :'tha of gnas dbang-
'
'
sgyur chen-po'i 'og-min: the deities or
inhabitants of Akani! :'tha, 449 Mahayoga rnal-'byor chen-po: see under
360
Index of Technical Terms
494,499, 538, 572, 580, 583, 586, 588,601,606,607,609,615,616, 620, 621, 623, 628, 643,644,648, 651,669,676,682,691, 712, 713, 726, 738, 766, 772, 789, 798, 825, 828, 829, 854, 862, 900, 903, 915, 972
attainment of the mal)Qala clusters tshom-bu tshogs-sgrub: in Mahayoga, 279
of buddha-body and pristine cognition sku-dang ye-shes-kyi dkyil-'khor, 347, 360
of buddha-body, speech and mind sku- gsung-thugs-kyi dkyil-'khor, 31, 246
centre dkyil: the principal deity or attribute, 125-6, 281,916
ceremony/rite dkyil-'khor-gyi cho-ga, Skt. marf4alavidhi, 826, 831, 861 of cloth ras-kyi dkyil- 'khor, 727, 828
cluster of deities tshom-bu, 125, 279-81, 779, 862, 973
of coloured powders rdul-tshon-gyi dkyil- 'khor: a symbolic representation of deities, 829, 839
emanated sprul-pa'i dkyil-'khor, 290, 718, 727, 729
fundamental (offspring), of enlightened mind byang-sems rtsa-ba'i sras-kyi dkyil- 'khor: according to Anuyoga, 32, 34, 264, 284-5, 366
of the indestructible body rdo-rje'i sku'i dkyil-'khor, 766
of indestructible (reality's) expanse rdo- rje dbyings-kyi dkyil-'khor, Skt. vajradhtitumarf4ala, 354, 466, 538; see also deities of the expanse of indestructible reality
material rdzas-kyi dkyil-'khor, 710, 864 outer, inner and secret phyi-nang-gsang-
gi dkyil-'khor, 534
periphery 'khor: the surrounding deities,
125-6, 281
primordial ye-nas dkyil- 'khor: according
to Anuyoga, 34, 284, 365
of the seals phyas-rgya'i dkyil-'khor, 246 spontaneously present, of natural
expression rang-bzhin lhun-grub-kyi dkyil- 'khor: according to Anuyoga, 34, 284, 366
three kinds of dkyil-'khor gsum: according to Anuyoga, 34, 284-6, 365-7
three dkyil-'khor gsum: according to Ratnakarasanti, Definitive Order of the Three Vehicles, 253
mandate rjes-su gnang-ba: in this context it refers to one kind of the Buddha's transmitted precepts, 17, 74-6; for its sense in the vehicle of indes- tructible reality, see permissory initiation
manifest in and of itself/self-manifesting rang-snang: the perceptual status of the buddha-bodies of reality and perfect rapture, in contrast to that of the emanational body which is extraneously manifest (gzhan-snang), 115, 117, 122-7, 132, 139, 145, 194, 249, 284, 326, 330, 341-3, 345, 358, 360,447,448,640,924
mantra(s) sngags: defined, 31, 257; passim; see also gnostic mantra(s)/spells, mantra syllables, pi? aka, secret mantra, seed-syllables, tantra(s) and vehicle(s)
combined with sutras mdo-sngags, 693, 695,696,706, 722,724, 725, 737, 789
contrasted with deities, 185, 306 contrasted with sutras, 142-8 fifteen distinctive features (of the
superiority of the inner mantra to the outer sutra vehicle) sngags-kyi khyad- par bco-lnga, 248-55
four distinctive features of sngags-kyi khyad-par bzhi, 246
malevolent/malign drag-sngags, 610, 764, 765
outer and inner phyi-nang-gi sngags, 477, 498, see also under secret mantra and vehicle(s); ten categories of sngags- phyi-nang-gi de-nyid bcu, Skt. dasa- tattva, 303-5, 308, 349-50, see also tantra, ten categories of
teachingltradition: see under vehicle(s) text sngags(-gzhung) , passim
three kinds of sngags-gsum, 257; see also
secret mantra, g;Wstic mantras/spells
and dhiiranf
vital-heart 471, 478, 513,
514,612,615, 622, 629, 843,938;
see also seed-syllables
wrathful drag-sngags, 516,601,610,
612, 615, 662, 679, 682, 690, 713, 727, 763, 789, 790
361
mantra adept sngags-'chang, Skt. mantra- dlJ,rk, passim
mantra syllables 'bru-yig, 75, 549, 585, 852, 863,894,917; see also recitation
'
d'
. ccor 109
to the of the Vajrayana, E symbolIses emptiness and VAM symbolises coalescent bliss, 3i 207
seed-syllables and syllables
A, 501, 572, 588, 761, 818, 860 EVAM: lit. "thus" in Sanskrit A
258, 930
four yi-ge bzhi-pa, 547, 548 HA-RI-NI-SA, 758
HRII:I, 405, 468, 757
HOM, 135,469,476,581,931
'
,
hundred yig-brgya, Skt. 762 KA,690
NB" 554
OM A. I:I HOM, 564
OM A. I:I HOM SVA. HA. , 490
OM MAl'll PADME HOM, the six-syllable mantra yi-ge drug-pa, Skt. $a4aksarf,
508, 545, 569, 767, 841 OM VAJRA KILl KILAYA, 715 PHAT, 581, 931
.
rulu mantra ru-lu sngags: this refers to any of the several mantras of the wrathful herukas which include the syllables ru-lu, 620, 631, 847
ten, of Tara yi-ge bcu-pa, 857 mantrin sngags-pa, passim
marks mlshan-dpe
eighty minor dpe-byad brgyad-cu, Skt. aSzlyanuvyafijana, 20, 124-5
major and minor mtshan-dang dpe-byad, Skt. and anuvyafijana, 122-4 128, 135, 191,405,436,447,468
'
645, 928 ' thirty-two' h
major mls an-bzang so-gnyis, Skt.
20, 124-5, 877 . . , marvellous events rmad-du byung, Skt.
adbhutadharma, 76-7
master slob-dpon Skt - - ,
of
. " acarya, passlm c;remomes las-kyi slob-spon, Skt.
Rarmacarya, 515, 525, 551 678 694 W6 ' ,
of indestructible reality rdo-rje slob-d'Jo
Skt. vajracarya passim 1 n, l11at . ,
enalist rgyang-'phen-pa, Skt. loktiyata 16,63-4 67 '
l11atra metr Ph' '_ . ,
e yl mo. the many vanations of
Sanskrit metre based on pada
,
Mar;4ala - Means for Attainment (metrical lines) which consist of a
determined number of morae or
light syllables, 106
maturation smin-pa, Skt. viptika: a synonym
for empowerment, 972
and liberation smin-sgrol, 471, 566, 580,
593,595,721,733, 745, 758, 772, 773,778,788,794,805,811,813, 814, 818, 820, 823, 827, 835, 837, 844, 847, 850, 853, 857, 858, 861,
871,967; and supporting transmission smin-sgrol rgyab-chos gsum: these are empowerment
guidance and transmission '
respectively, 442, 851, 856, 871 seed of smin-pa'i sa-bon, 829
meaning don, Skt: arlha: i. e. truth, object, purpose, SIgnificance, topic or concept, passim
definitive nges-don, Skt. nittirtha, 28-9 137, 142-3, 148, 162, 164, 169, 17'3, 182, 184, 187-90, 201, 208, 216-18
236,276,290,413,424,453,744,' 896,903, 934, 944, 947; siUras of nges-don-gyi mdo-sde-rnams, 154-5 187-90, 898 '
expressed brjod-bya'i don, 71, 73 88 907 ',
provisional drang-don, Skt. neytirtha, 28- 9, 187-90,216-18,290, 301, 893, 896, 909, 931, 934; slltras of drang-
don-gyi mdo-sde, 187-90 meaningful expression ched-du brjod-pa,
Skt. udana, 76 means: see skilful means
means for attainment sgrub-lhabs, Skt. stidhana, 283, 462, 470, 472, 475, 480,481,482,483,489,498, 535, 564, 576, 587, 619, 621, 628, 642,
647, 651, 663, 676, 679, 682, 686, 691, 696, 703, 710, 715, 719, 722, 724, 757, 775, 826, 827, 831, 848, 861, 893, 920, 927; see also under
Mahtiyoga and pi? aka
eight classes of sgrub-sde brgyad, 283,
361-2,475-83,521,534
five classes of means for attainment of
deities of pristine cognition ye-shes lha'i sgrub-sde lnga: according to
Mahayoga, 361-2; see also under
lineage(s)
general and special classes of sgrub-sde spyi bye-brag, 482
362 Index of Technical Tenns
of the guru bla-sgrnb, Skt. gurusiidhana,
779
of longevity tshe-sgrnb, Skt.
na, 470 . three common classes of thun-mong-gl
sgrub-sde gsum: according to Mahayoga, 362; see also under lineage(s)
meats, five sha-lnga, Skt. paftcama1? lsa: commitments of Unsurpassed Yogatantra, 274
media, three sgo-gsum, the sensory gates of body, speech and mind, 264, 304, 367; see also door
medicine/medical science gso-ba'i rig-gnas, Skt. cikitsiividyii, 18,65,98-9, 575, 651,665,677,722,746,762,775, 791, 809, 850, 860
meditation sgom-pa, Skt. bhiivanii, passim aftermath of rjes-thob, Skt. pnthalabdha,
147, 168
of Anuyoga anuyoga'i sgom-pa, 286-7,
368-9
as an aspect of discriminative awareness
bsgom-pa-las 'byung-ba'i shes-rab, 71,
99, 276
of Atiyoga atiyoga'i sgom-pa, 334-45,
of the self-centred buddhas rang-rgyal theg-pa'i sgom-pa, 230
of Ubhayatantra upa rgyud-kyi sgom-pa, 33, 27l, 352
of Yogatantra rnal-'byor rgyud-kyi sgom- pa, 33, 272, 355-7
meditational deities yi-dam, Skt. deities who are the focus of
meditation and means for attainment, and who confer supreme accomplishments: see deity(ies)
meditative absorption(s) snyoms-Jug, Skt. samiipatti, 29,93, 157, 164,206, 254-6, 286, 293, 302, 314, 342, 356, 368, 454, 549, 561, 581, 584, 639, 912
aftermath of rjes-thob, Skt. p'mhalabdha- jftiina, 166-7, 177,206,562
four formless gzugs-med bzhi, 13, 15, 61-2
two methods of 'jog-thabs gnyis-po, 280 meditative commitment thugs-dam, 773 meditative concentration(s) bsam-gtan, Skt.
dhyiina, 61-2, 71, 270, 302, 306, 902 four bsam-gtan bzhi, Skt. caturdhyiina,
13, 14-15, 61-2, 115
fourth bsam-gtan bzhi-pa, 421 perfection of bsam-gtan-gyi pha-ro! -tu
phyin-pa, Skt. dhyiinapiiramtta, 902 three aspects of the reality of bsam-gtan-
gyi de-nyid gsum: according to
Kriyatantra, 270
meditative equipoise and its aftermath
mnyam-bzhag-dang rjes-thob, Skt. samiihita and pnthalabdha, 75, 125, 147,166-8,177,194-5,208-9,236, 272,274,315-16,336,631,829,. 831, 905; see also under meditatlOn and meditative absorption(s)
Meats - Moral Discipline 363 284,297,307,319-20,324_6, 328,
334, 346, 350, 358, 369, 903 Mind Only sems-tsam, Skt. Cittamiitra:
Vijiianavada, 25, 27, 28, 159, 161-2,
170, 178-86, 235, 936 mindfulness dran-pa, Skt. smrti, 236; see
also recollection(s)
mind-stream rgyud, Skt. santiina, 276; see
also continuum! continua
miracle(s) cho-'phrul, Skt. priitihiirya, 131,
358, 433, 434, 469
four cho-'phrul bzhi: according to
Mahayoga-also known as the four yogas, 355-6
miraculous ability/power rdzu-'phrul, Skt. rddhi, 21, 132, 135, 137-8, 230, 248, 281,425,456, 471, 473, 474, 513, 538, 622, 624, 630, 639, 757, 758,
791, 803, 811, 889
four supports for rdzu-'phrul rkang-bzhi,
Skt. Catviira rddhipiidiiJ;, 236 monastic community dge-'dun, Skt. sa1? lgha,
423, 666, 783, 848, 862, 921, 939;
see also community and sa1? lgha monk dge-slong, Skt. i. e. fully-
ordained, holding two hundred and fifty-three vows, 226, 393, 394, 423, 424, 426, 429, 430, 440, 450, 515, 520,521,523,524,526,541,547,
548, 575, 578, 590, 601, 604, 607, 626, 630, 632, 633, 672, 675, 694, 775, 809, 810,921, 936, 950; see
also under ordination and vows morae, Skt. laghumiitrii: light syllables in
prosody, two of which are equivalent to one heavy syllable (Skt. guru- miitrii), 106
moral discipline tshul-khrims, Skt. Sfla, 12, 30, 58, 117, 125, 220-1, 248, 253,
306, 729, 899, 901, 902; see also
under commitment(s) and vows of Anuyoga, 367
of Atiyoga, 370
of the bodhisattvas, 235-6
of the Brahma vehicle, 61
of Kriyatantra, 350
of Mahayoga, 361
of the mundane vehicle, 58-60
perfection of tshul-khrims-kyi pha- rol-tu phyin-pa, Skt. Sfiapiiramitii,
902
of the pious attendants, 226
of the self-centred buddhas, 230
370-1
belt sgom-thag, 540
of the bodhisattvas byang-chub sems-dpa 1
sgom-pa, 236 .
according to the Brahma vehIcle bram-ze
theg-pa'i sgom-pa, 61-2 . of definitive perfection nges-rdzogs: 10
Mahayoga, 278, 363
devotional mos-bsgom: in Mahayoga,
278, 363
of Great Madhyamaka dbu-ma chen-po'i
bsgom-pa, 184-5 .
of Kriyatantra bya-ba'i rgyud-kYl sgom-
pa, 270, 350-1
vf Mahayoga ma-hii-yo-ga'i sgom-pa,
278-81,301,361-3
according to the mundane vehicle 'jig-
rten theg-pa'i sgom-pa, 60 non-meditation sgom-med, 304-5, 317,
543, 548, 580,641 .
as one of the transcendental perfectIons
bsam-gtan phar-phyin, 94 .
of the outer tantras phyi-rgyud-kYl sgom-
pa,348 ,. of the pious attendants nyan-thos-pa 1
sgom-pa, 226-7
seven categories of sems-phyogs bdun, 37, 323-5
mental events sems-byung, Skt. caitasika, 24, 35, 156-8, 164, 166-7, 183, 252, 294, 314-15,329, 334, 340, 898,904,
906
fifty-one sems-byung lnga-bcu-rtsa-gcig, 156
merit bsod-nams, Skt. kusalalPU'fJya, 23, 51- 3, 85, 94, 131, 247, 323, 345, 376, 378,412,415,416,419,421, 550, 592, 594, 621, 633, 634, 637, 647,
661, 666, 768, 928, 934; see also under provisions
dedication of bsngo-ba, Skt. pari'fJiimanii, 592, 767, 792, 852
metaphor gzugs, Skt. rapaka: in poetics, 105 metrical feet dZii-ti, Skt. jiiti, 106, 730 metrical lines: see piida
middle path/way dbu-ma'i lam, Skt. madhyamapratipad, 95, 162, 182,
311-12,421,423
mind sems, Skt. citta: i. e. of an ordinary
being, passim; see also under component(s) and consciousness
in Abhidharma: this refers in particular to the dominant mind, i. e. consciousness, which is Contrasted
with peripheral mental events, 24, 35, 156-8, 164, 166-7,224-5, 229, 252, 294, 314-15, 334, 340, 898,
904,906
which apprehends emotionally
conflicted thoughts nyong-mongs-pa- can yid-kyi rnam-shes, Skt. 55; see also consciousness ofconflicting emotions
of inner radiance 'od-gsal-gyi sems, Skt. prabhiisvaracitta, 189
in its natural state gnyug-ma'i sems, 41, 200
superior lhag-pa'i sems, Skt. adhicitta, 71, 79, 423, 707; see also meditation
SUpreme sems chen-po, 116
those holding the mind to emerge from
space nam-mkha' yid-can-pa, 67, 197 vital energy and rlung-sems, 536
mind thugs, Skt. citta: see buddha-mind, mind-as-such and pristine cognition(s)
mind-as-such sems-nyid: i. e. the fundamental reality of buddha-mind,
30,31,36,37,87, 183, 197, 202, 214,217,244,248-9,260,264,276,
,.
meditator great sgom-chen, 622, 709
. ' ched bdun,
Menmo sIsters, seven sman-mo m 581
Menmo spirit sman-mo: a female demon inhabiting the countryside, ! 73
mental body yid-lus: the body assumed by the mind dunng the intermediate state after death, 178, 260
Mental Class of the Great PerfectioIt sems- kyi sde, 37, 319-26, 327, 370-1,494, 496, 524, 538-53, 554, 619, 633, 642, 654, 660, 688, 697, 700, 701, 706,734,833,845,922
364 Index of Technical Terms superior Ihag-pa'i tshul-khrims, Skt.
adhiSlla, 71, 79, 423, 707
three aspects of tshul-khrims gsum: .
according to the bodhisattva vehlcle,
235,355
of Ubhayatantra, 352 of Yogatantra, 355
morphological change rnam-'gyur, Skt. vikara, 100
Mu spirits dmu: malignant spirits causing dropsy, 491
mudra phyag-rgya: see gesture, hand gesture and seal(s)
mudra (las-kyi) phyag-rgya, Skt. (karma-) mudra: see seal, action
Miilasarvastivada tradition gzhi thams-cad yod-par smra-ba, 429-30; see also
Sarvastivada order
music, eighteen appendages of rol-mo'i bye-
brag bco-brgyad, 98
naga klu: spirits of the water and
subterranean regions, usually depicted as serpents, 132,423,424, 427,438-9,441-2,451,452,454,
466,481,492,514,516,609,623,
629,630, 631, 632, 649, 663, 763,
764, 889, 939
naginl klu-mo: a female naga, 452, 629
nails, four gzer-bzhi, 647
Naiyayika rigs-pa-can: an of the Nyaya tradition of 10glC, 16,
65
naked ascetic gcer-bu-pa, Skt. nirgrantha:
followers of Jainism in the Digambara tradition, 66; see also
Jaina
narrative rtogs-pa brjod-pa, Skt. avadana, 76
NateSvara suborder of the Nathapamhas tha-partha'i nang-tshan na4eshva-ra z
sde, 504
natural descriptions rang-bzhin brjod-pa,
Skt. svabhavokti: in poetics, the first
ornament of sense (Skt. arthii-
lamklira), 105
natural rang-bzhin: an attribute
of the buddha-body of perfect rapture, according to the Great Perfection, 20, 32, 72, 128-9, 135,
144, 146, 161, 171, 174-5, 197, 199, 215,246, 255, 257, 264, 294, 300, 302,304,308,315,317,338,341,
359, 403
according to the four cycles of the
Nirakaravadin rnam-rdzun-pa: adherents of Vijfianavada who hold sensa to be false, 25, 161-2
Nirgrantha Jain gcer-bu-pa: the Digambara or naked ascetics within the Jain tradition, 432; see also Jaina
nirval). a mya-ngan-las 'das: the literal meaning in Tibetan is "gone beyond the sorrows of sarpsara", 16, 19, 23, 29, 30, 32, 36, 37, 39,49, 51-3, 70- 2, 80, 84, 95, lO9, 116, 118, 127, 170, 173-4, 183, 187, 194,200,202, 206, 213, 225, 229, 244, 248-9, 260, 263,284,303,305-7,312,317,319, 321,324-5,329, 331-2, 340, 344, 372, 415, 426, 428, 432, 433, 435, 436,437,447,494,500,502,550, 588, 594, 614, 645, 660, 683, 726, 746, 764, 897, 898, 922, 924, 930, 947, 948; see also quiescence
final yongs-su mya-ngan-las 'das, Skt. parinirviiIJa: the final passing away of buddhas such as Sakyamuni, 75, 129, 131,416,426,427,428,430, 435,437,438,440,441,454,508, 613, 943, 944, 948
non-Buddhist phyi-pa, 440, 471, 475, 485, 715, 936; see also Hindu/Hinduism and Outsiders
non-virtues, (ten) mi-dge-ba (bcu), Skt. (dasa)kusala, 13,56,58,60-1,64, 302-3
no understanding, those of ma-rtogs-pa, Skt. apratipanna, 13-16, 54, 62-4, 67, 873
nouns, table of ming-gi kun-bshad: in grammar, 101
Northern Treasures byang-gter: those discovered by Rikdzin Godemcen, 782, 783, 802, 806, 808, 919
novice/novitiate dge-tshul, Skt. srama1Jera: a novice monk in the monastic tradition, 545, 566, 569,676, 722, 723, 724, 726, 728, 731, 753, 758, 950; see also under ordination and vows
nucleus snying-po, Skt. garbha: the nucleus of reality, 27, 29, 31, 36, 71, 115, 154, 161, 174, 190, 192, 197, 199- 201, 213, 216, 247,268,284,299- 302, 308, 326, 330, 333, 337, 345, 351, 366, 368, 372, 376, 378,403, 409, 591, 746, 813, 897, 903,924, 947, 973; see also seed
of indestructible reality rdo-rje snying-po, Skt. vajragarbha, 336
of the sugata bde-gshegs snying-po, Skt. sugatagarbha: the nucleus of enlightenment present in all sentient beings, 27,116,127,146,171,173, 178, 189, 194,263,909
of the tathagata de-gshegs snying-po, Skt. tathagatagarbha: the nucleus of enlightenment present in all sentient beings, 20, 27, 29, 32, 95, 147, 154, 171, 173-7, 186-7, 194, 198,236, 291,424
nun dge-slong-ma, Skt. i. e. fully-ordained, 424, 490, 546, 547, 647; see also under ordination and vow(s)
Nyang/Rong tradition nyang/rong-Iugs, 397, 616,617-87; see also Zur tradition
Nyingma (tradition/school) rnying-ma, 11, 12, 17,22,28, 32-3, 35, 36, 39,40, 47,208,247, 394, 395, 396, 397, 399, 413-4, 550, 657, 667, 675, 692, 883-940; see also Ancient Translation School
Nyingmapa rnying-ma-pa: an adherent of the Nyingma or Ancient Translation School, 19,29, 39, 86, 115, 378, 394, 396, 397, 599, 633, 695, 724, 735-6, 768, 780, 794, 816, 822, 824, 833, 834, 838, 839, 842, 847, 850, 852, 879, 883-940, 951, 957, 965
oath of allegiance, to bind under dam-Ia btags-pa, 469, 472, 481, 513, 514, 519, 584, 622, 629, 639, 764, 802, 939; see also commitment(s)
Object of Cutting gcod-yul, 395, 546, 577, 762, 763, 833, 853, 926, 929 obscuration(s) sgrib(-pa), Skt. avaraIJa, 17,
20,23,24, 27, 29, 32, 72, 127, 132, 140, 159, 171, 175-7, 191-2, 2lO, 212-13,248, 323, 336, 345,449, 573, 625, 628, 659, 767, 811, 902, 906, 908
four sgrib-bzhi, 923
three sgrib-gsum, 469
two sgrib-gnyis, 51, 142, 159, 167, 175,
378
two kinds of suddenly arisen glo-bur-pa'i
sgrib gnyis, 116, 139
OQQiyana Tradition of Ritual Service and
Attainment o-rgyan bsnyen-sgrub, 578; see also rites of/ritual service and
Esoteric Instructional Class of Atiyoga, 332
seven particular attributes of rang-bzhin bdun, 20, 124, 251
natural stems rang-bzhin, Skt. prakrti: in grammar, i. e. stems, 100
natural nouns ming, Skt. niiman: i. e. nominal stems, 100
natural roots byings, Skt. dhiitu, 100 natures, three rang-bzhin gsum, Skt. tris-
vabhiiva: see essential natures, three nectar(s) bdud-rtsi, Skt.