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ArtzJacts and Material Treasures
Introduction
Artifacts and Material Treasures
The objects listed here for the most part complement the texts detailed in the first part of the Bibliography. This is most obvious in the case of the treasures (gter-ma), since the treasure-finders (gter-ston) revealed both doctrinal treasures (gter-chos) and material treausures (rdzas-gter), such as kllas and sacred images. Most entries have not been identified, but occasionally additional information has been given in the Notes, which should be consulted separately. Readers are also referred to Tulku Thondup Rinpoche's Hidden Teachings ofTibet, for illustrations of several of the Padmasambhava images mentioned in the History, namely, those discovered by Sangye Lingpa, Perna Lingpa and Chogyur Lingpa.
Items have been entered in thematic sequence and in the order of their occurence in the text.
Note
Plate numbers from the first edition are cited in the reference material that follows. The first edition contained 110 plates, which were later reduced to 24 in number, however, the original numbering system for plates has been retained so that interested readers may refer back to thefirst edition. The key below summarizes the renumbering ofthe remain-
ing color plates so the reader can make the conversion for the present edition.
AM ULETS (ga'u)
substances (dam-rdzas-kyi gva'u), discovered BRIDGES (zam-pa)
bridges (lcags-zam lnga-bcu-rtsa-brgyad), built by ENGRA VINGS (brkos-phor)
First This edition: edition:
22 33 54 165 256 37 8 39 9 40 10 52 11
53 12 60 7
First This edition: edition:
66 13 6714 6815 70 16 72 18 7420 75 21 76 22 88 17 89 23 90 19 99 24
(gru-shan brgya-dang bco-brgyadj, FRESCOES (gyang-gi ri-mo)
Fre. scoes in Ukpalung Monastery: the gurus of the linea e (bl _
pa), twenty-three mandalas (dk '1 'kh g a ma brgyud- petalled Lotus" (p d "b ld yz - or nyer-gsum), such as the "Hundred-
rtsa)' Buddhas 0; . the Thousand Buddhas (sangs-rgyas stong- , e en lreCtlons (phyogs bcu" ) A . surrounded by the [Eight] "CI S " - z sangs-rgyas; mItayus
ba); Seven Generations of osest ons (tshe-dpag-med nye-sras-kyis bskor- (mdzad-pa bcu-gnyis)' the (sangs-rgyas rabs-bdun); the twelve deeds chos-'phags)' Tara wh 0 Isattva (byang-chub sems-dpa' skyabs); th: Lords fears (sgral-ma 'jigs-pa brgyad-
BUddha-field (ma-la-ya'i zh' m/J. an-pa); the Malaya lllg au;, t e wheel of lIfe (srzd-pa'i tsa-kra), 624
with the I? haralJf of the Wish-fulfilling Gem gzungs kyz brkos-phor, Skt. CzntamalJidharalJf), 508
(tsinta-malJi'i
FERRY -CROSSINGS
(gru-shan)
322 Artifacts and Material Treasures
Frescoes at Trampa Hermitage: the peaceful deities according to the Magical
Net (sgyu-'phrul zhi-ba); the blazing wrathful deities ('bar-ba khro-bo'i lha- tshogs); the deities of the entire Sutra which Gathers All Intentions (mdo yongs- rdzogs); three maI)Qalas (dkyil-'khor gsum); glorious Mahakala according to the tradition of Wrathful Yamantaka (dpal-mgon mahakala drag-po gshin-rje har); the eightfold group of the Monpa, mounted on tigers (stag-zhon mon-pa sde-brgyad), 628
Frescoes of the expanded and condensed maI)Qalas [of the Magical Net, dkyil- 'khor rgyas-bsdus], in the Khandro Lhakang, 644
IMAGES (sku-rten sna-tshogs-pa)
One-cubit-tall image of the Lord of Secrets, VajrapaI)i (gsang-ba'i bdag-po'i
sku khru-gang), revealed to King Ja, 459
Self-created image of the Sublime One [Avalokitesvara, rang-byon 'phags-pa], given to King Songtsen Gampo by A-kar MatisIla, still preserved as the most sacred image in the Potala, 510
Two images of the Teacher, representative of the Buddha himself, the size of an eight-year-old and that of a twelve-year-old (ston-pa dgung-lo brgyad-pa- dang bcu-gnyis-pa'i sku-tshad), still preserved in the Jokhang and Ramoche temples, PIs. 37, 41; 510
(Two) image(s) of Lord Sakyamuni in Lhasa (jo-sak rnam gnyis), PIs. 37,41; 564, 590, 656, 659, 758, 768
Images of deities at Drinzang Temple in Trakmar (brag-dmar mgrin-bzang-gi lha-khang-la . . . Iha-sku-rnams), 513-14
Stone image in the meadow of Trikmo-Iha (krig-mo-lha'i ne'u sing-gi rdo-sku), in Tsari, 570
Blue-coloured image of Bhanarika (ry·e-btsun-ma mthing-tshon gang-ba), 572
Artifacts and Material Treasures 323
Images at
Hayagrlva
(yum chen-mo), Dlparpkara (mar-me mdzad); relief images of Bhagavat (mgon-
Ukpalung: (rta-mgrin) ,
V airocana-Samantamukha AmnakuI)Qalin (bdud-rtsi
I.
. '
y ofJe mgpa, 789
po legs-ldan) , SrldevI (dpal-ldan lha-mo) , Brahma (tshangs-pa) (brgya-byin), 623-4
Image of Sarvavid-Vairocana (kun-rig), at Ukpalung, 624
and Sakra
bmyaDge (rdo-rye sems-dpa'i sku), discovered at Phungpo Riwoche ofJe mgpa, 791
Avalokitesvara (bcu-gcig zhal-gyi sku-rten) discovered in the ase PIllar of Lhasa by Dorje Lingpa, 791 '
Sandalwood image f T- - ( d .
Pillar" of Lh b DO . ara. tsan- an-gyz sgrol-ma) discovered in the "Vase
asa y ofJe Lmgpa, 791
Images at Trampa Hermitage: the Great Glorious One (dpal chen-po'i sku); the Eight Wrathful Goddesses according to the tradition of the tantras (khro- mo brgyad-pa rgyud-lugs ltar), 626-8, 630, 634-5
Buddhas of the three times (dus-gsum sangs-rgyas), at the Temple of Dropuk, 633
Images of the Forty-two [Peaceful] Buddhas and of Lekden Degti, tht> pro- tector of the transmitted precepts (sangs-rgyas bzhi-bcu-rtsa-gnyis-dang bka'- srung legs-ldan Ide-gus), in the Khandro Lhakang, 644
Image of the Great Compassionate One at Thangkya (thang-skya'i thugs-rje chen-po), 659
images of Guru Padmasambhava dIscovered by Perna Lingpa, 797
(rnam-snang
'khyil) , the Great Mother
Senge, 685 rye ur-pa z s u), the transfiguration of Kyi Choki ;:';;,e Sakyamuni (gser-gyi thub-pa'i sku), at Katok offered by the
Image of Vairocana at Khoting (mkho-mthing rnam-snang-gi sku), 756 Hayagrlva (rta-mgrin-gyi sku-rten), discovered by Nyang-rel Nyima
. image 0df ba nine-headed naga in bronze (khro-chu'i klu-bdud mgo- ,IScovere y Guru Chowang, 764
Image of the Lord of Sage (th b ,. db ,.
Lord S-k . . . s u z ang-po z snang-brnyan) similar to the
by m Lhasa, dIscovered by Nagarjuna and rediscovered images the of peaceful and wrathful deities guarded by
enpo (zhz-khro z lha-tshogs rang-byung-du bzhugs-pa'i
khya -Jug chen-po), 775 sgo-srung
sublime image of Orgyen (o-rgyan-gyi sku-tshabs khyad-'phags), IScovered at Samye Chimpu by Sangye Lingpa, 786
Image of Como [Tara] at Trhadruk (khra-'brug jo-mo'i sku), PI. 43; 789 Image of Guru Rinpoche (sku-tshab) discovered b D . L·
kun-tu-zhal) ,
hi. with his consort (rdor-sems yab-yum), discovered by
Images ? f Hayagrlva and VarahI in union (rt - h
Pakshi Sakya-o, 663 a p ag z a -sbyor), dIscovered by
Image. Vajrasattva in Chinese bronze (rdo-r;"e sems-dpa'i sku rgya- commIssIoned by Zur Zangpopel, 670
Golden image of Manju h h· h .
r
nag z-ma),
Zurpoche's robes (r w IC of the conqueror
,. . gy a zur-po-che z sku-chos-kyz dum-bu b h ,. Z
gser-sku), built at Ukpalung by Zur Ham Sakya Image o f V ajrakIla (rdo- . ph ,. k
(sku-tshab padma gu-ru), with four bodies (rnam-snang mi-bzhi), in the upper hall
Chick-sized garud· f .
tsam), discovered IrNon. (lcags-khro'i bya-khyung bye'u-phrug- a son ymgpo, 810
f·.
'phags-pa), 826 ne 0 KYIrong (skyzd-grong-gi rang-byung
Natural image of the Sublime 0
324 Artifacts and Material Treasures
Silver image of the Conqueror Ajita (rin-chen gnyis-pa'i rgyal-ba ma-pham-pa'i
snang-brnyan), erected by Jikme Lingpa, 838
Representative figure of Guru Rinpoche (gu-ru'i sku-tshab), discovered by
Chogyur Lingpa at Tsike Norbu Piinsum, 845
Two representative images (sku-tshab rnam-gnyis), discovered by Chogyur Lingpa at Yegyel Namkadzo, 845
Representative image [of Padmasambhava called] "Blazing with the Glory of Accomplishment" (dngos-grub dpal-'bar), discovered by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, 856
Representative image of Saroruhavajra (mtsho-skyes rdo-rje'i sku-tshab), dis- covered at Samye by Nyang-rel Nyima Ozer, 857
Representative image of Guru Padmasambhava called "Blazing with Good Fortune's Glory" (bkra-shis dpal-'bar), discovered by Jamgon Kongtriil, 864
Lama Mipham's image of (Jam-dpal dbyangs-kyi sku), 876
JEWELS (nor-bu)
Kaustubha gemstone (rin-po-che kau-stu-bha), 277
Jewel called Tiger-Meat God (nor-bu stag-sha de-ba), discovered by Sangye Lingpa at Orsho Lungdrom, 786
Life-supporting turquoise ornaments of the religious king Trhisong and of Yeshe Tshogyel herself (chos-rgyal-dang mtsho-rgyal-nyid-kyi bla-gYu), dis- covered by Dorje Lingpa, 790
\'Vish-fulfilling gem (yid-bzhin nor-bu), discovered by Dorje Lingpa, 790
Wish-fulfilling gem (nor-bu bsam-'phel), discovered by Dorje Lingpa, 791
Life-supporting turquoise gems of the religious king Trhisong Detsen called "Blazing Light" (rin-po-che 'od-'bar), "Blazing Light of a Thousand Moun- tains" (stong-ri 'od-'bar) and "Red House Snowpeak" (gangs-ri khang-dmar), discovered by Perna Lingpa, 798
KILAS (phur-pa)
KIla (phur-pa) of the venerable lady Kharcenza, Yeshe Tshogyel, 710-11
KIla of Darcarupa preserved at Sera Monastery (sera phur-mjat), 714-16, n. 916
KIla (gter-phur) preserved at Tsari Tshokar, from the treasures of Sangye Lingpa, 751
Three kIlas wrapped in maroon silk (phur-pa gsum chu-dar smug-pos dril-ba), discovered in the cave of Zangzang Lhadrak by Rikdzin Godemcen, 781
Iron kIla (lcags-phur), discovered by Sangye Lingpa, 786
"Laughter of KIla's Great Power" (phur-pa dbang-chen bzhad-pa), offered by
Chogyur Lingpa to Situ Perna Nyinje Wangpo, 842
Artifacts and Material Treasures 325
LONGEVITY PILLS (tshe-rit)
Longevity pills of Mandarava (man-d -- b ,. . .
Kongtriil, 864 a ra- a z tshe-rzt), dIscovered by Jamgon
pills which Guru Rinpoche com ound _ . _ . gu-ru zphyag-sgril tshe-rit) d' d b P . . ed at Marauka (ma-ra-rz-kar
'.
LongevIty pIlls of thirteen immortal aWar h i " .
gsum-gyi tshe-rz·t), discovered by Jam" gon
MASKS ('bag-ma)
Keness- 0 ders ( chz-med rzg-'dzin bcu- ongtrii1, 864
,Iscovere y Jamgon Kongtriil, 864
Dance masks of a doctrine protector and h' 1 d
'chams-sku), commissioned by Z Z IS a y (chos-skyong lcam-dral-gyi
ur angpopel, 670
Sebak Komdiinma, the "Leather Mask of h
Se-spirit" (se-'bag goms-bdun-ma) . e Seven Steps", or "Mask of the
, commISSIOned by Zur Zangpopel 670 Mask of Orgyen (o-fO'lIa . 'd 'b . '
b J n-gyz ra- ag), dIscovered by Sangye Lingpa, 786
OFFERING-BOWLS (ting)
Seven great altar bowls (ting chen-po b
Rinpoche, 695 dun), offered to Katok by Phakpa
ORNAMENTS AND OTHER OBJETS D'ART (rgyan-cha-sogs) Ivory model of the temple at Vajrasana (b ,.
Katok, offered by the king of Jang, 696 a-so-las bcos-pa z gan-dho-la) , at I)akinI's body ornament (mkh " ,. k
drom by Sangye Lingpa, 786 a - gro z s u-rgyan), discovered at Orsho Lung- Gold-filled copper vase ( b .
Lingpa, 786 zangs- um gser-gyzs bkang-ba), discovered by Sangye mirror (me-long rgyang-gsal), discovered by Perna Lingpa 798
heel of fine gold (gser-sbyan -k . 'kh l ) ,
Samye by Jikme Lingpa, 838 g yz or- 0 , presented to the great temple of
Body ornaments of Senge Dradok (
Norbu Piinsum by Cho L' sen8g-sgrogS sku-rgyan), discovered at Tsike
P AINTINGS
gyur mgpa, 45
(ri-mo, bris-sku)
PaintingofM -' ,-("
. anJusn }am-dpal-gyi bris-sku), 463
PIcture of MafijusrI ('jam-dpal-gyi bris-sku), 465
One hundred and eight wall-' d '. .
thang-ka thog-tshad-ma br a_dslze b pamtmgs m Nepali style (bal-ris-kyi Pelwa, 758 gy ang rgyad), commISSIoned by Drogon Namka
326 Artifacts and Material Treasures
Scroll-painting of White Tara (sgrol-dkar-gyi zhal-thang), given to Mipham
Rinpoche by Khyentse Rinpoche, 874
PILLARS (ka-ba)
"Vase Pillar" in the middle storey of the innermost shrine at Samye (bsam-yas
dbu-rtse'i bar-khang ka-ba bum-pa-can), 753
"Vase Pillar" of Lhasa (lha-sa'i ka-ba bum-pa-can), 791
PRINTS (lag-rjes zhabs-rjes-la-sogs-pa)
SrIpaduka (shrf-pa-du-ka), an enormous footprint of the Buddha, in SrI
Lanka, 456
Body imprint of Guru Rinpoche at Dorje Tsekpa in Bumthang (bum-thang
rdo-rje brtegs-pa-La sku-rjes), PI. 50; 519
Handprint of Guru Rinpoche at Namtso Chukmo (gnam-mtsho phyug-mo-la
phyas-rjes), 519
Footprint of Guru Rinpoche on the White Rock in Paro (spa-gro'i brag-dkar- La zhabs-rjes), 519
RELICS (ring-bsrel)
Relics (gdung-dang ring-bsrel) of the Tathagata Sakyamuni, 427, 433, 435,
626, 786; see also relics in the Index of Technical Terms
MaI)<;iala of the Conquerors of the Five Families (rgyal-ba rigs lnga'i dkyil-
'khor), from the remains of Kumaradza, 527
Remains (sku-gdunglskyes-bdun) of Orgyen Lingpa, 777-8
Twenty-one multiplying remains of the Tathagata (de-bzhin gshegs-pa'i 'phel- gdung nyer-gcig), discovered by Sangye Lingpa, 786
Remains of twenty-one brahmans (bram-ze nyer-gcig), discovered by Khyentse Rinpoche, 856
Relics emanated from a tooth of Guru Rinpoche (gu-ru rin-po-che'i tshems-Ias sprul-pa'i ring-bsrel), discovered at Damsho Nyingdrung by Khyentse Rinpoche, 856
ROBES (gos-chas)
Seamless robes of the Princess (lha-lcam-gyi na-bza' srub-med), discovered by
Perna Lingpa, 798
Secret robe of Hurpkara (huytl-ka-ra'i gsang-gos), discovered at the Kumcok Decen Cave by Jarngon Kongtrtil, 864
T h e g r e a t p r e c e p t o r r o b e ( m k h a n - c h e n z h i - ' t s h o ' i s k u - c h o s ) , discovered at the Uri Jetstin Cave in Perna Lhartse by Jarngon Kongtrtil, 864
Th 1'" Arti/acts and Material Treasures 327 . e re 19lOUS kmg Trhison Detse'
dIscovered at the Uri letsun in ; s (chos-rgyal khn'-lde'i sku-rag), ema artse by 1amgon Kongtriil, 864
SPIRES (ganydzi-ra)
The great spire (gtsug-lag- i rtse" .
tery, offered by the king lang: che-ba) on top of Katok Monas-
STUPAS (mchod-rten)
Seven stiipas holding the Buddh ' .
435-6
Golden Stllpa ( . h
a s remams (sku-gdung-gi mchod-rten bdun),
o f the "A S ,wesome ecret" 508
'
og-tshad gsum-pa) , offered to
gser-gyl
hree-storey stiipa of bronze (mchod-rten ii-ma th
T
Katok by Phakpa Rinpoche, 695
Reliquary (gdung-rten) of Or
en Li
ngpa at Pentsang Monastery, 777-8
W A TER OF LIFE (tshe-ehu)
Lapis flask, about the size of large ink ot
. .
water of life (tshe-chu'i
snod mu-men-gyi bum-pa)
,
d' d lScovere
P
Four va . .
ses . contammg the water of life ( h _
0,
.
me od-rten)
gy
by Pakshl Sakya-"
663
the LongevIty Cave at Campa TempI . tBs e chu bum-pa bzhz), discovered at em umthangb D' .
Water of life (tshe-chu) disco d b D " Y . . ,vere y or}eLmgpa 790
ofJe Lmgpa, 789
SpIrItual elixir produced at Yan Ie h" '
dIscovered by Dorje Lingpa, s 0 (yang-ie-shod-du bsgrub-pa'i chos-sman),
Index of Technical Tenns
Introduction
This index of technical terms has also been given the function of a tri- lingual glossary of terminology for Buddhism and the outer sciences. The traditional sources consulted in compiling it include the Seven Great Treasuries of Longcen Rapjampa and Jamgon Kongtrtil Rinpoche's Store which Embraces All Knowledge, as well as the pri- mary Indian treatises studied in Tibet. Reference has also been made to such recent lexicographical works as the bod-rgya tshig-mdzod chen- rno and the ongoing compilation of Tibetan Buddhist terminology by Erik Perna Kunsang.
Readers are referred to the Glossary of Enumerations for more information on numerical categories and to the Notes for occasional more detailed explanation of terms; neither of these two sections have been cross-referenced here. Where an entry is followed by "passim", it may be useful to consult the detailed contents lists for Books One and Two appearing in Section One, which outline the structure and subject- matter of each.
(
Note
To avoid unnecessary repetition, master terms have been omitted in sub-entries, or replaced by a comma. Sub-sub-entries run on.
Abhidharma chos mngon-pa: see under pitaka
seven sections of mngon-pa sde-bdun, 90-1
abiding mode (of reality) gnas-tshul, 32, 210,212-13, 215-16, 232, 234, 249, 314
abiding nature (of reality) gnas-lugs: the primordial emptiness or nature of the buddha-body of reality, 23, 36, 85-6, 122, 141-2, 154, 161, 167-8, 177,183-5,206,217,220,232,234, 247,249,251-2,257,259-60,263, 273,275-6,285,287,291,295,297- 300, 302, 307-8, 3lO, 312-13, 315, 321,323,327,335-6, 338, 342-5, 447,566,609,615,625,677,700, 726, 856, 896, 898,900,901,903, 906,907,931
harmony and disharmony of the apparitional and gnas-snang mthun mi-mthun, 206, 210-11
absolute (nature/reality) (chos-nyid) yongs- grub-kyi mtshan-nyid, Skt. pari- ni$pannalak$atJa, 24, 25, 26, 27, 154, 161-2, 170-1, 173, 176, 178, 182; see also essential natures, three
absorption snyoms-'jug, Skt. samapatti: see meditative absorption(s)
acacia wood seng(-ldeng), Skt. khadira, 603, 612,615
acarya slob-dpon: a master or teacher, 558; see also master
accomplished master grub-palgrub-thob, Skt. siddha, passim
accomplishment(s) dngos-grub, Skt. siddhi, passim
common thun-mong-gi dngos-grub, Skt. sadharatJasiddhi, 260, 477, 480, 487, 614, 787, 918; eight thun-mong-gi dngos-grub brgyad, 247, 259
of the divine body in which bliss and emptiness are coalesced in inner radiance bde-stong 'od-gsal-gyi Iha-sku 'grub, 288
of the divine body which coalesces vital energy and mind rlung-sems-kyi lha- sku 'grub, 288
of the divine body of devoted conduct
mos-spyod-kyi lha-sku 'grub, 288
of the divine body in which pristine cognition and the pure (path of) learning are coalesced ye-shes-dang dag-pa'i slob-pa'i zung-'jug-gi lha-sku 'grub: i. e. prior to the attainment of the path of no-more-Iearning, 288
great/supreme/uncommon mchog-gi dngos-grub, Skt. paramasiddhi, 45, 247, 260, 281, 404, 472, 473, 476, 481,488, 536, 584,605,615,621, 714, 772, 843,918
level of dngos-grub-kyi sa, 894, 917
signs of dngos-grub-kyi rtags-mtshanlgrub-
rtags, 601, 607, 631, 690, 713, 714, 715, 765, 767, 778, 787, 798, 844, 866, 869, 870, 939; see also signs of success
of the sky-farer mkha'-spyod-pa'i dngos- grub,773
of the "swift feet of the yak:;iI). I" gnod- sbyin-mo'i rkang-mgyogs-kyi dngos- grub,614
of swift-footedness rkang-mgyogs-kyi dngos-grub, 540
Index of Technical Tenns
334 Index of Technical Terms
two dngos-grub gnyis, 404, 861,918,967
water of grub-chu, 601, 628 action seal las-kyi phyag-rgya, Skt.
kannamudra: see under seales) activity field(s) skye-mched, Skt. ayatana, 93,170,212,217,221,224,247,
251,259,276,322,367,424,543, 900
in which appearances are exhausted chos zad-pa'i skye-mched, 639; see also under visionary appearance(s)
four skye-mched bzhi: the four formless realms, 15,62
infinite as the sky nam-mkha' mtha'-yas skye-mched, 15, 62
of infinite consciousness mam-shes mtha'-yas skye-mched, 15, 62
of nothing at all ci-yang med-pa'i skye- mched, 15,62
of phenomena chos-kyi skye-mched, Skt. dhannayatana, 52
twelve skye-mched bcu-gnyis, 13, 55-6 where there is neither perception nor
non-perception 'du-shes med 'du-shes
med-min skye-mched, 15,62 Adherents of the Nine Categories don-dgu-
pa, 66; see also Jaina
Adherents of the Six Categories don-drug-
pa, Skt. 65; see also Vaisesika
Adherents of the Three Attributes yon-tan gsum-pa, Skt. TraigurJ,ya, 65; see also
Sarrrkhya
aeon(s) bskal-pa, Skt. kalpa, 121, 138,200-
1,247,256,258-9,271,292,313,
420,474,691,697,916 auspicious bskal-pa bzang-po, Skt. Bhadrakalpa, 409, 414, 943-4
"countless" grangs-med bskal-pa, 115, 246, 251, 254, 258, 411, 412 affixation rkyen, Skt. pratyaya: in grammar,
100
Aisvara dbang-phyug-pa, Skt. Aiivara: the
Followers of Shaivism or Followers
of Isvara, 16, 65
Akanistha 'og-min: see Index of Locations bcud-len, Skt. rasayana: a means of
extracting elixir from minerals of the earth or herbs and plant substances, and subsisting upon it, 549, 550,
575, 682, 789
alikali: literally refers to the vowels and
consonants of the Sanskrit language,
six superiorities of snga-'gyur che-ba drug, 375, 889-90
antigods lha-ma-yin, Skt. asura, 14, 66, 130- 2,466,491
Anuyoga rjes-su mal-'byor: see under pi{aka and vehicle(s)
Apabhrarpsa zur-chags, 107
Apathetic phyal-ba, 16, 63, 67 aphorisms in prose and verse dbyangs-
bsnyad, Skt. geya, 76
aphoristic verses don-du 'gyur-ba'i tshigs-
bcad,705
apparitional mode/nature (of reality) snang-
tshul, 13,56-7,203,210-13,217,
232, 250-1, 260, 562
apparition of/apparitional reality chos-can,
Skt. dhannin: lit. "possessor of dhanna", this term refers to the concrete reality of apparent objects, which is contrasted, in works such as the Analysis of Phenomena and Reality (Dhannadhannatavibhiiga) , with actual reality (chos-nyid, Skt. dhannata) or emptiness. In logical treatises, it refers to the topic to be analysed. For the specific Nyingma interpretation, see Longcenpa, Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle,
(p. 82), 37, 38, 95, 191-2, 201, 211,
215,287,319,325-6, 330 appearance(s) snang-ba, passim; see also
form and visionary appearance(s) pure appearance/vision dag-snang, 249,
564, 747-8, 755, 767, 784, 793, 805, 807, 813, 819, 837, 843, 844, 845, 847, 848, 852, 853-4, 855, 857, 858, 860, 865, 866, 871, 935
three snang-ba gsum, 142, 258, 288 appraisal of textual traditions gzhung-lugs
'jal-byed
key to the appraisal of causal vehicle texts 'jal-byed ide-mig, 30, 217-22 key to the appraisal of secret mantra
texts sngags-gzhung 'jal-byed, 35,
290-3
Arabic chronicles, 399
arhat dgra-bcom-pa: one who has slain the foe of conflicting emotion and reached the highest result of the vehicles of pious attendants. Buddhas and self-centred buddhas may be referred to as arhats insomuch as they have also realised
nirvaI). a, 18, 83, 90-1, 93, 159, 174, 231,423,425,426,428,429,430, 434,435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 912, 913, 933
arithmetic sa-ris: arithmetical calculations traced in sand, which are then easily erased,869
arts bzo'i rig-gnas, Skt. silpavidya, 18, 59, 98-9, 103,418, 860; see also crafts, sixty-four
thirty designated bzor btags-pa sum-cu, 98
artistic techniques, eighteen bzo-sbyangs bco- brgyad,99
arya metre 'phags-pa: in prosody, a stanza comprising two half-verses, the first of which contains eight feet of thirty matra (morae) and the second eight feet of twenty-seven matra, 106
A::;a<;lha chu-stod: July to August, 947 ascendant conjunction 'char-rtsis: a calculation in astrology, 104
ascetic dge-sbyong, Skt. sramarJ,a, 422, 551 contemplation dka'-thub-kyi ting-nge-
'dzin, 419
discipline/practice brtul-zhugs-kyi spyod-
pa, 221, 270, 501
four doctrines of a spiritual dge-sbyong-gi
chos-bzhi, Skt. catvara/J sramarJ,a-
dhanna/J, 52
virtues sbyangs-pa'i yon-tan, Skt.
dhutagurJ,a, 432, 434, 497; twelve sbyangs-pa'i yon-tan bcu-gnyis, Skt. dvadasadhUtagurJ,a, 227
asceticism brtul-zhugs, Skt. vrata, 304 aspects rkang-pa: the mathematical
calculations in astrology of the lunar path, on which see D. Schuh, Untersuchungen zur Tibetischen Kalenderrechnung, (p. 124), 104
aspiration smon-lam, Skt. prarJ,idhiina, 47, 82, 118-19, 122, 127, 129, 146-7, 194-6,228,235-6, 266, 422, 552, 587,641, 728, 743, 744, 745, 747, 748, 774, 798, 812, 822, 828, 832, 838, 842, 878, 879, 927, 967, 968, 969
enlightened thugs-bskyed, 729, 738, 887, 926
perfection of smon-lam-gyi pha-rol-tu phyin- pa, Skt. prar;,idhanaparamita, 902
superior lhag-bsam, Skt. adhyasaya, 376, 403
but secretly to the rites of wrathful
"liberation" and sexual union, 292 all-positive king kun-bzang rgyal-po: an
epithet of Samantabhadra, the
buddha-body of reality, 317 All-Surpassing Realisation thod-rgal, Skt.
vyutkrantaka, 38-9, 334, 337-45, 371,456, 540, 552, 565, 588, 593, 658, 665, 773, 828-9, 879; see also lamps and visionary appearance(s)
four assurances gdeng-bzhi, 372
four consolidations mtha'-rten bzhi, 343 six essentials gnad-drug, 371
of spontaneous presence lhun-grub thod-
rgal, 877
three attainments thob-pa gsum, 343 three essentials which guide (the eyes)
towards the expanse 'khrid-pa
dbyings-kyi gnad gsum, 338; see also
gazes, three
three essentials of objective appearance snang-ba yul-gyi gnad gsum, 338
three presences sdod-pa gsum, 343 three supportive essentials of the body
bca'-ba lus-kyi gnad gsum, 338; see also postures, three
three unmoving states mi-'gul-ba gsum, 343
Ancient Translations snga-'gyur: the teachings of the Nyingma tradition which were translated in Tibet up to the time of SmJ;tijfHinaklrti, 40, 376,
396, 522, 523, 545, 666, 671, 696,
720, 724, 922, 969
Ancient Translation School snga-'gyur
mying-ma: adherents of the above tradition, 11,41,47, 109, 148, 198, 237, 372, 378, 394, 400, 401, 441,442,461,504,523,526,527,
560,565, 569, 577, 590, 596, 599, 607,617,624,657,669,674,675, 677,678,679,683,688,698,699, 706,707,719,722,723,728,729,
730,731,733,736,737,738,739, 747, 750, 762, 770, 783, 789, 794, 795, 805, 807, 808, 809, 811, 816, 823,824,827,830,831,833,836,
838, 842, 852, 856, 861, 862,
869,872,873,877,878,881,88. r
940,962,968,972; see also
Nyingma .
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ArtzJacts and Material Treasures
Introduction
Artifacts and Material Treasures
The objects listed here for the most part complement the texts detailed in the first part of the Bibliography. This is most obvious in the case of the treasures (gter-ma), since the treasure-finders (gter-ston) revealed both doctrinal treasures (gter-chos) and material treausures (rdzas-gter), such as kllas and sacred images. Most entries have not been identified, but occasionally additional information has been given in the Notes, which should be consulted separately. Readers are also referred to Tulku Thondup Rinpoche's Hidden Teachings ofTibet, for illustrations of several of the Padmasambhava images mentioned in the History, namely, those discovered by Sangye Lingpa, Perna Lingpa and Chogyur Lingpa.
Items have been entered in thematic sequence and in the order of their occurence in the text.
Note
Plate numbers from the first edition are cited in the reference material that follows. The first edition contained 110 plates, which were later reduced to 24 in number, however, the original numbering system for plates has been retained so that interested readers may refer back to thefirst edition. The key below summarizes the renumbering ofthe remain-
ing color plates so the reader can make the conversion for the present edition.
AM ULETS (ga'u)
substances (dam-rdzas-kyi gva'u), discovered BRIDGES (zam-pa)
bridges (lcags-zam lnga-bcu-rtsa-brgyad), built by ENGRA VINGS (brkos-phor)
First This edition: edition:
22 33 54 165 256 37 8 39 9 40 10 52 11
53 12 60 7
First This edition: edition:
66 13 6714 6815 70 16 72 18 7420 75 21 76 22 88 17 89 23 90 19 99 24
(gru-shan brgya-dang bco-brgyadj, FRESCOES (gyang-gi ri-mo)
Fre. scoes in Ukpalung Monastery: the gurus of the linea e (bl _
pa), twenty-three mandalas (dk '1 'kh g a ma brgyud- petalled Lotus" (p d "b ld yz - or nyer-gsum), such as the "Hundred-
rtsa)' Buddhas 0; . the Thousand Buddhas (sangs-rgyas stong- , e en lreCtlons (phyogs bcu" ) A . surrounded by the [Eight] "CI S " - z sangs-rgyas; mItayus
ba); Seven Generations of osest ons (tshe-dpag-med nye-sras-kyis bskor- (mdzad-pa bcu-gnyis)' the (sangs-rgyas rabs-bdun); the twelve deeds chos-'phags)' Tara wh 0 Isattva (byang-chub sems-dpa' skyabs); th: Lords fears (sgral-ma 'jigs-pa brgyad-
BUddha-field (ma-la-ya'i zh' m/J. an-pa); the Malaya lllg au;, t e wheel of lIfe (srzd-pa'i tsa-kra), 624
with the I? haralJf of the Wish-fulfilling Gem gzungs kyz brkos-phor, Skt. CzntamalJidharalJf), 508
(tsinta-malJi'i
FERRY -CROSSINGS
(gru-shan)
322 Artifacts and Material Treasures
Frescoes at Trampa Hermitage: the peaceful deities according to the Magical
Net (sgyu-'phrul zhi-ba); the blazing wrathful deities ('bar-ba khro-bo'i lha- tshogs); the deities of the entire Sutra which Gathers All Intentions (mdo yongs- rdzogs); three maI)Qalas (dkyil-'khor gsum); glorious Mahakala according to the tradition of Wrathful Yamantaka (dpal-mgon mahakala drag-po gshin-rje har); the eightfold group of the Monpa, mounted on tigers (stag-zhon mon-pa sde-brgyad), 628
Frescoes of the expanded and condensed maI)Qalas [of the Magical Net, dkyil- 'khor rgyas-bsdus], in the Khandro Lhakang, 644
IMAGES (sku-rten sna-tshogs-pa)
One-cubit-tall image of the Lord of Secrets, VajrapaI)i (gsang-ba'i bdag-po'i
sku khru-gang), revealed to King Ja, 459
Self-created image of the Sublime One [Avalokitesvara, rang-byon 'phags-pa], given to King Songtsen Gampo by A-kar MatisIla, still preserved as the most sacred image in the Potala, 510
Two images of the Teacher, representative of the Buddha himself, the size of an eight-year-old and that of a twelve-year-old (ston-pa dgung-lo brgyad-pa- dang bcu-gnyis-pa'i sku-tshad), still preserved in the Jokhang and Ramoche temples, PIs. 37, 41; 510
(Two) image(s) of Lord Sakyamuni in Lhasa (jo-sak rnam gnyis), PIs. 37,41; 564, 590, 656, 659, 758, 768
Images of deities at Drinzang Temple in Trakmar (brag-dmar mgrin-bzang-gi lha-khang-la . . . Iha-sku-rnams), 513-14
Stone image in the meadow of Trikmo-Iha (krig-mo-lha'i ne'u sing-gi rdo-sku), in Tsari, 570
Blue-coloured image of Bhanarika (ry·e-btsun-ma mthing-tshon gang-ba), 572
Artifacts and Material Treasures 323
Images at
Hayagrlva
(yum chen-mo), Dlparpkara (mar-me mdzad); relief images of Bhagavat (mgon-
Ukpalung: (rta-mgrin) ,
V airocana-Samantamukha AmnakuI)Qalin (bdud-rtsi
I.
. '
y ofJe mgpa, 789
po legs-ldan) , SrldevI (dpal-ldan lha-mo) , Brahma (tshangs-pa) (brgya-byin), 623-4
Image of Sarvavid-Vairocana (kun-rig), at Ukpalung, 624
and Sakra
bmyaDge (rdo-rye sems-dpa'i sku), discovered at Phungpo Riwoche ofJe mgpa, 791
Avalokitesvara (bcu-gcig zhal-gyi sku-rten) discovered in the ase PIllar of Lhasa by Dorje Lingpa, 791 '
Sandalwood image f T- - ( d .
Pillar" of Lh b DO . ara. tsan- an-gyz sgrol-ma) discovered in the "Vase
asa y ofJe Lmgpa, 791
Images at Trampa Hermitage: the Great Glorious One (dpal chen-po'i sku); the Eight Wrathful Goddesses according to the tradition of the tantras (khro- mo brgyad-pa rgyud-lugs ltar), 626-8, 630, 634-5
Buddhas of the three times (dus-gsum sangs-rgyas), at the Temple of Dropuk, 633
Images of the Forty-two [Peaceful] Buddhas and of Lekden Degti, tht> pro- tector of the transmitted precepts (sangs-rgyas bzhi-bcu-rtsa-gnyis-dang bka'- srung legs-ldan Ide-gus), in the Khandro Lhakang, 644
Image of the Great Compassionate One at Thangkya (thang-skya'i thugs-rje chen-po), 659
images of Guru Padmasambhava dIscovered by Perna Lingpa, 797
(rnam-snang
'khyil) , the Great Mother
Senge, 685 rye ur-pa z s u), the transfiguration of Kyi Choki ;:';;,e Sakyamuni (gser-gyi thub-pa'i sku), at Katok offered by the
Image of Vairocana at Khoting (mkho-mthing rnam-snang-gi sku), 756 Hayagrlva (rta-mgrin-gyi sku-rten), discovered by Nyang-rel Nyima
. image 0df ba nine-headed naga in bronze (khro-chu'i klu-bdud mgo- ,IScovere y Guru Chowang, 764
Image of the Lord of Sage (th b ,. db ,.
Lord S-k . . . s u z ang-po z snang-brnyan) similar to the
by m Lhasa, dIscovered by Nagarjuna and rediscovered images the of peaceful and wrathful deities guarded by
enpo (zhz-khro z lha-tshogs rang-byung-du bzhugs-pa'i
khya -Jug chen-po), 775 sgo-srung
sublime image of Orgyen (o-rgyan-gyi sku-tshabs khyad-'phags), IScovered at Samye Chimpu by Sangye Lingpa, 786
Image of Como [Tara] at Trhadruk (khra-'brug jo-mo'i sku), PI. 43; 789 Image of Guru Rinpoche (sku-tshab) discovered b D . L·
kun-tu-zhal) ,
hi. with his consort (rdor-sems yab-yum), discovered by
Images ? f Hayagrlva and VarahI in union (rt - h
Pakshi Sakya-o, 663 a p ag z a -sbyor), dIscovered by
Image. Vajrasattva in Chinese bronze (rdo-r;"e sems-dpa'i sku rgya- commIssIoned by Zur Zangpopel, 670
Golden image of Manju h h· h .
r
nag z-ma),
Zurpoche's robes (r w IC of the conqueror
,. . gy a zur-po-che z sku-chos-kyz dum-bu b h ,. Z
gser-sku), built at Ukpalung by Zur Ham Sakya Image o f V ajrakIla (rdo- . ph ,. k
(sku-tshab padma gu-ru), with four bodies (rnam-snang mi-bzhi), in the upper hall
Chick-sized garud· f .
tsam), discovered IrNon. (lcags-khro'i bya-khyung bye'u-phrug- a son ymgpo, 810
f·.
'phags-pa), 826 ne 0 KYIrong (skyzd-grong-gi rang-byung
Natural image of the Sublime 0
324 Artifacts and Material Treasures
Silver image of the Conqueror Ajita (rin-chen gnyis-pa'i rgyal-ba ma-pham-pa'i
snang-brnyan), erected by Jikme Lingpa, 838
Representative figure of Guru Rinpoche (gu-ru'i sku-tshab), discovered by
Chogyur Lingpa at Tsike Norbu Piinsum, 845
Two representative images (sku-tshab rnam-gnyis), discovered by Chogyur Lingpa at Yegyel Namkadzo, 845
Representative image [of Padmasambhava called] "Blazing with the Glory of Accomplishment" (dngos-grub dpal-'bar), discovered by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, 856
Representative image of Saroruhavajra (mtsho-skyes rdo-rje'i sku-tshab), dis- covered at Samye by Nyang-rel Nyima Ozer, 857
Representative image of Guru Padmasambhava called "Blazing with Good Fortune's Glory" (bkra-shis dpal-'bar), discovered by Jamgon Kongtriil, 864
Lama Mipham's image of (Jam-dpal dbyangs-kyi sku), 876
JEWELS (nor-bu)
Kaustubha gemstone (rin-po-che kau-stu-bha), 277
Jewel called Tiger-Meat God (nor-bu stag-sha de-ba), discovered by Sangye Lingpa at Orsho Lungdrom, 786
Life-supporting turquoise ornaments of the religious king Trhisong and of Yeshe Tshogyel herself (chos-rgyal-dang mtsho-rgyal-nyid-kyi bla-gYu), dis- covered by Dorje Lingpa, 790
\'Vish-fulfilling gem (yid-bzhin nor-bu), discovered by Dorje Lingpa, 790
Wish-fulfilling gem (nor-bu bsam-'phel), discovered by Dorje Lingpa, 791
Life-supporting turquoise gems of the religious king Trhisong Detsen called "Blazing Light" (rin-po-che 'od-'bar), "Blazing Light of a Thousand Moun- tains" (stong-ri 'od-'bar) and "Red House Snowpeak" (gangs-ri khang-dmar), discovered by Perna Lingpa, 798
KILAS (phur-pa)
KIla (phur-pa) of the venerable lady Kharcenza, Yeshe Tshogyel, 710-11
KIla of Darcarupa preserved at Sera Monastery (sera phur-mjat), 714-16, n. 916
KIla (gter-phur) preserved at Tsari Tshokar, from the treasures of Sangye Lingpa, 751
Three kIlas wrapped in maroon silk (phur-pa gsum chu-dar smug-pos dril-ba), discovered in the cave of Zangzang Lhadrak by Rikdzin Godemcen, 781
Iron kIla (lcags-phur), discovered by Sangye Lingpa, 786
"Laughter of KIla's Great Power" (phur-pa dbang-chen bzhad-pa), offered by
Chogyur Lingpa to Situ Perna Nyinje Wangpo, 842
Artifacts and Material Treasures 325
LONGEVITY PILLS (tshe-rit)
Longevity pills of Mandarava (man-d -- b ,. . .
Kongtriil, 864 a ra- a z tshe-rzt), dIscovered by Jamgon
pills which Guru Rinpoche com ound _ . _ . gu-ru zphyag-sgril tshe-rit) d' d b P . . ed at Marauka (ma-ra-rz-kar
'.
LongevIty pIlls of thirteen immortal aWar h i " .
gsum-gyi tshe-rz·t), discovered by Jam" gon
MASKS ('bag-ma)
Keness- 0 ders ( chz-med rzg-'dzin bcu- ongtrii1, 864
,Iscovere y Jamgon Kongtriil, 864
Dance masks of a doctrine protector and h' 1 d
'chams-sku), commissioned by Z Z IS a y (chos-skyong lcam-dral-gyi
ur angpopel, 670
Sebak Komdiinma, the "Leather Mask of h
Se-spirit" (se-'bag goms-bdun-ma) . e Seven Steps", or "Mask of the
, commISSIOned by Zur Zangpopel 670 Mask of Orgyen (o-fO'lIa . 'd 'b . '
b J n-gyz ra- ag), dIscovered by Sangye Lingpa, 786
OFFERING-BOWLS (ting)
Seven great altar bowls (ting chen-po b
Rinpoche, 695 dun), offered to Katok by Phakpa
ORNAMENTS AND OTHER OBJETS D'ART (rgyan-cha-sogs) Ivory model of the temple at Vajrasana (b ,.
Katok, offered by the king of Jang, 696 a-so-las bcos-pa z gan-dho-la) , at I)akinI's body ornament (mkh " ,. k
drom by Sangye Lingpa, 786 a - gro z s u-rgyan), discovered at Orsho Lung- Gold-filled copper vase ( b .
Lingpa, 786 zangs- um gser-gyzs bkang-ba), discovered by Sangye mirror (me-long rgyang-gsal), discovered by Perna Lingpa 798
heel of fine gold (gser-sbyan -k . 'kh l ) ,
Samye by Jikme Lingpa, 838 g yz or- 0 , presented to the great temple of
Body ornaments of Senge Dradok (
Norbu Piinsum by Cho L' sen8g-sgrogS sku-rgyan), discovered at Tsike
P AINTINGS
gyur mgpa, 45
(ri-mo, bris-sku)
PaintingofM -' ,-("
. anJusn }am-dpal-gyi bris-sku), 463
PIcture of MafijusrI ('jam-dpal-gyi bris-sku), 465
One hundred and eight wall-' d '. .
thang-ka thog-tshad-ma br a_dslze b pamtmgs m Nepali style (bal-ris-kyi Pelwa, 758 gy ang rgyad), commISSIoned by Drogon Namka
326 Artifacts and Material Treasures
Scroll-painting of White Tara (sgrol-dkar-gyi zhal-thang), given to Mipham
Rinpoche by Khyentse Rinpoche, 874
PILLARS (ka-ba)
"Vase Pillar" in the middle storey of the innermost shrine at Samye (bsam-yas
dbu-rtse'i bar-khang ka-ba bum-pa-can), 753
"Vase Pillar" of Lhasa (lha-sa'i ka-ba bum-pa-can), 791
PRINTS (lag-rjes zhabs-rjes-la-sogs-pa)
SrIpaduka (shrf-pa-du-ka), an enormous footprint of the Buddha, in SrI
Lanka, 456
Body imprint of Guru Rinpoche at Dorje Tsekpa in Bumthang (bum-thang
rdo-rje brtegs-pa-La sku-rjes), PI. 50; 519
Handprint of Guru Rinpoche at Namtso Chukmo (gnam-mtsho phyug-mo-la
phyas-rjes), 519
Footprint of Guru Rinpoche on the White Rock in Paro (spa-gro'i brag-dkar- La zhabs-rjes), 519
RELICS (ring-bsrel)
Relics (gdung-dang ring-bsrel) of the Tathagata Sakyamuni, 427, 433, 435,
626, 786; see also relics in the Index of Technical Terms
MaI)<;iala of the Conquerors of the Five Families (rgyal-ba rigs lnga'i dkyil-
'khor), from the remains of Kumaradza, 527
Remains (sku-gdunglskyes-bdun) of Orgyen Lingpa, 777-8
Twenty-one multiplying remains of the Tathagata (de-bzhin gshegs-pa'i 'phel- gdung nyer-gcig), discovered by Sangye Lingpa, 786
Remains of twenty-one brahmans (bram-ze nyer-gcig), discovered by Khyentse Rinpoche, 856
Relics emanated from a tooth of Guru Rinpoche (gu-ru rin-po-che'i tshems-Ias sprul-pa'i ring-bsrel), discovered at Damsho Nyingdrung by Khyentse Rinpoche, 856
ROBES (gos-chas)
Seamless robes of the Princess (lha-lcam-gyi na-bza' srub-med), discovered by
Perna Lingpa, 798
Secret robe of Hurpkara (huytl-ka-ra'i gsang-gos), discovered at the Kumcok Decen Cave by Jarngon Kongtrtil, 864
T h e g r e a t p r e c e p t o r r o b e ( m k h a n - c h e n z h i - ' t s h o ' i s k u - c h o s ) , discovered at the Uri Jetstin Cave in Perna Lhartse by Jarngon Kongtrtil, 864
Th 1'" Arti/acts and Material Treasures 327 . e re 19lOUS kmg Trhison Detse'
dIscovered at the Uri letsun in ; s (chos-rgyal khn'-lde'i sku-rag), ema artse by 1amgon Kongtriil, 864
SPIRES (ganydzi-ra)
The great spire (gtsug-lag- i rtse" .
tery, offered by the king lang: che-ba) on top of Katok Monas-
STUPAS (mchod-rten)
Seven stiipas holding the Buddh ' .
435-6
Golden Stllpa ( . h
a s remams (sku-gdung-gi mchod-rten bdun),
o f the "A S ,wesome ecret" 508
'
og-tshad gsum-pa) , offered to
gser-gyl
hree-storey stiipa of bronze (mchod-rten ii-ma th
T
Katok by Phakpa Rinpoche, 695
Reliquary (gdung-rten) of Or
en Li
ngpa at Pentsang Monastery, 777-8
W A TER OF LIFE (tshe-ehu)
Lapis flask, about the size of large ink ot
. .
water of life (tshe-chu'i
snod mu-men-gyi bum-pa)
,
d' d lScovere
P
Four va . .
ses . contammg the water of life ( h _
0,
.
me od-rten)
gy
by Pakshl Sakya-"
663
the LongevIty Cave at Campa TempI . tBs e chu bum-pa bzhz), discovered at em umthangb D' .
Water of life (tshe-chu) disco d b D " Y . . ,vere y or}eLmgpa 790
ofJe Lmgpa, 789
SpIrItual elixir produced at Yan Ie h" '
dIscovered by Dorje Lingpa, s 0 (yang-ie-shod-du bsgrub-pa'i chos-sman),
Index of Technical Tenns
Introduction
This index of technical terms has also been given the function of a tri- lingual glossary of terminology for Buddhism and the outer sciences. The traditional sources consulted in compiling it include the Seven Great Treasuries of Longcen Rapjampa and Jamgon Kongtrtil Rinpoche's Store which Embraces All Knowledge, as well as the pri- mary Indian treatises studied in Tibet. Reference has also been made to such recent lexicographical works as the bod-rgya tshig-mdzod chen- rno and the ongoing compilation of Tibetan Buddhist terminology by Erik Perna Kunsang.
Readers are referred to the Glossary of Enumerations for more information on numerical categories and to the Notes for occasional more detailed explanation of terms; neither of these two sections have been cross-referenced here. Where an entry is followed by "passim", it may be useful to consult the detailed contents lists for Books One and Two appearing in Section One, which outline the structure and subject- matter of each.
(
Note
To avoid unnecessary repetition, master terms have been omitted in sub-entries, or replaced by a comma. Sub-sub-entries run on.
Abhidharma chos mngon-pa: see under pitaka
seven sections of mngon-pa sde-bdun, 90-1
abiding mode (of reality) gnas-tshul, 32, 210,212-13, 215-16, 232, 234, 249, 314
abiding nature (of reality) gnas-lugs: the primordial emptiness or nature of the buddha-body of reality, 23, 36, 85-6, 122, 141-2, 154, 161, 167-8, 177,183-5,206,217,220,232,234, 247,249,251-2,257,259-60,263, 273,275-6,285,287,291,295,297- 300, 302, 307-8, 3lO, 312-13, 315, 321,323,327,335-6, 338, 342-5, 447,566,609,615,625,677,700, 726, 856, 896, 898,900,901,903, 906,907,931
harmony and disharmony of the apparitional and gnas-snang mthun mi-mthun, 206, 210-11
absolute (nature/reality) (chos-nyid) yongs- grub-kyi mtshan-nyid, Skt. pari- ni$pannalak$atJa, 24, 25, 26, 27, 154, 161-2, 170-1, 173, 176, 178, 182; see also essential natures, three
absorption snyoms-'jug, Skt. samapatti: see meditative absorption(s)
acacia wood seng(-ldeng), Skt. khadira, 603, 612,615
acarya slob-dpon: a master or teacher, 558; see also master
accomplished master grub-palgrub-thob, Skt. siddha, passim
accomplishment(s) dngos-grub, Skt. siddhi, passim
common thun-mong-gi dngos-grub, Skt. sadharatJasiddhi, 260, 477, 480, 487, 614, 787, 918; eight thun-mong-gi dngos-grub brgyad, 247, 259
of the divine body in which bliss and emptiness are coalesced in inner radiance bde-stong 'od-gsal-gyi Iha-sku 'grub, 288
of the divine body which coalesces vital energy and mind rlung-sems-kyi lha- sku 'grub, 288
of the divine body of devoted conduct
mos-spyod-kyi lha-sku 'grub, 288
of the divine body in which pristine cognition and the pure (path of) learning are coalesced ye-shes-dang dag-pa'i slob-pa'i zung-'jug-gi lha-sku 'grub: i. e. prior to the attainment of the path of no-more-Iearning, 288
great/supreme/uncommon mchog-gi dngos-grub, Skt. paramasiddhi, 45, 247, 260, 281, 404, 472, 473, 476, 481,488, 536, 584,605,615,621, 714, 772, 843,918
level of dngos-grub-kyi sa, 894, 917
signs of dngos-grub-kyi rtags-mtshanlgrub-
rtags, 601, 607, 631, 690, 713, 714, 715, 765, 767, 778, 787, 798, 844, 866, 869, 870, 939; see also signs of success
of the sky-farer mkha'-spyod-pa'i dngos- grub,773
of the "swift feet of the yak:;iI). I" gnod- sbyin-mo'i rkang-mgyogs-kyi dngos- grub,614
of swift-footedness rkang-mgyogs-kyi dngos-grub, 540
Index of Technical Tenns
334 Index of Technical Terms
two dngos-grub gnyis, 404, 861,918,967
water of grub-chu, 601, 628 action seal las-kyi phyag-rgya, Skt.
kannamudra: see under seales) activity field(s) skye-mched, Skt. ayatana, 93,170,212,217,221,224,247,
251,259,276,322,367,424,543, 900
in which appearances are exhausted chos zad-pa'i skye-mched, 639; see also under visionary appearance(s)
four skye-mched bzhi: the four formless realms, 15,62
infinite as the sky nam-mkha' mtha'-yas skye-mched, 15, 62
of infinite consciousness mam-shes mtha'-yas skye-mched, 15, 62
of nothing at all ci-yang med-pa'i skye- mched, 15,62
of phenomena chos-kyi skye-mched, Skt. dhannayatana, 52
twelve skye-mched bcu-gnyis, 13, 55-6 where there is neither perception nor
non-perception 'du-shes med 'du-shes
med-min skye-mched, 15,62 Adherents of the Nine Categories don-dgu-
pa, 66; see also Jaina
Adherents of the Six Categories don-drug-
pa, Skt. 65; see also Vaisesika
Adherents of the Three Attributes yon-tan gsum-pa, Skt. TraigurJ,ya, 65; see also
Sarrrkhya
aeon(s) bskal-pa, Skt. kalpa, 121, 138,200-
1,247,256,258-9,271,292,313,
420,474,691,697,916 auspicious bskal-pa bzang-po, Skt. Bhadrakalpa, 409, 414, 943-4
"countless" grangs-med bskal-pa, 115, 246, 251, 254, 258, 411, 412 affixation rkyen, Skt. pratyaya: in grammar,
100
Aisvara dbang-phyug-pa, Skt. Aiivara: the
Followers of Shaivism or Followers
of Isvara, 16, 65
Akanistha 'og-min: see Index of Locations bcud-len, Skt. rasayana: a means of
extracting elixir from minerals of the earth or herbs and plant substances, and subsisting upon it, 549, 550,
575, 682, 789
alikali: literally refers to the vowels and
consonants of the Sanskrit language,
six superiorities of snga-'gyur che-ba drug, 375, 889-90
antigods lha-ma-yin, Skt. asura, 14, 66, 130- 2,466,491
Anuyoga rjes-su mal-'byor: see under pi{aka and vehicle(s)
Apabhrarpsa zur-chags, 107
Apathetic phyal-ba, 16, 63, 67 aphorisms in prose and verse dbyangs-
bsnyad, Skt. geya, 76
aphoristic verses don-du 'gyur-ba'i tshigs-
bcad,705
apparitional mode/nature (of reality) snang-
tshul, 13,56-7,203,210-13,217,
232, 250-1, 260, 562
apparition of/apparitional reality chos-can,
Skt. dhannin: lit. "possessor of dhanna", this term refers to the concrete reality of apparent objects, which is contrasted, in works such as the Analysis of Phenomena and Reality (Dhannadhannatavibhiiga) , with actual reality (chos-nyid, Skt. dhannata) or emptiness. In logical treatises, it refers to the topic to be analysed. For the specific Nyingma interpretation, see Longcenpa, Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle,
(p. 82), 37, 38, 95, 191-2, 201, 211,
215,287,319,325-6, 330 appearance(s) snang-ba, passim; see also
form and visionary appearance(s) pure appearance/vision dag-snang, 249,
564, 747-8, 755, 767, 784, 793, 805, 807, 813, 819, 837, 843, 844, 845, 847, 848, 852, 853-4, 855, 857, 858, 860, 865, 866, 871, 935
three snang-ba gsum, 142, 258, 288 appraisal of textual traditions gzhung-lugs
'jal-byed
key to the appraisal of causal vehicle texts 'jal-byed ide-mig, 30, 217-22 key to the appraisal of secret mantra
texts sngags-gzhung 'jal-byed, 35,
290-3
Arabic chronicles, 399
arhat dgra-bcom-pa: one who has slain the foe of conflicting emotion and reached the highest result of the vehicles of pious attendants. Buddhas and self-centred buddhas may be referred to as arhats insomuch as they have also realised
nirvaI). a, 18, 83, 90-1, 93, 159, 174, 231,423,425,426,428,429,430, 434,435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 912, 913, 933
arithmetic sa-ris: arithmetical calculations traced in sand, which are then easily erased,869
arts bzo'i rig-gnas, Skt. silpavidya, 18, 59, 98-9, 103,418, 860; see also crafts, sixty-four
thirty designated bzor btags-pa sum-cu, 98
artistic techniques, eighteen bzo-sbyangs bco- brgyad,99
arya metre 'phags-pa: in prosody, a stanza comprising two half-verses, the first of which contains eight feet of thirty matra (morae) and the second eight feet of twenty-seven matra, 106
A::;a<;lha chu-stod: July to August, 947 ascendant conjunction 'char-rtsis: a calculation in astrology, 104
ascetic dge-sbyong, Skt. sramarJ,a, 422, 551 contemplation dka'-thub-kyi ting-nge-
'dzin, 419
discipline/practice brtul-zhugs-kyi spyod-
pa, 221, 270, 501
four doctrines of a spiritual dge-sbyong-gi
chos-bzhi, Skt. catvara/J sramarJ,a-
dhanna/J, 52
virtues sbyangs-pa'i yon-tan, Skt.
dhutagurJ,a, 432, 434, 497; twelve sbyangs-pa'i yon-tan bcu-gnyis, Skt. dvadasadhUtagurJ,a, 227
asceticism brtul-zhugs, Skt. vrata, 304 aspects rkang-pa: the mathematical
calculations in astrology of the lunar path, on which see D. Schuh, Untersuchungen zur Tibetischen Kalenderrechnung, (p. 124), 104
aspiration smon-lam, Skt. prarJ,idhiina, 47, 82, 118-19, 122, 127, 129, 146-7, 194-6,228,235-6, 266, 422, 552, 587,641, 728, 743, 744, 745, 747, 748, 774, 798, 812, 822, 828, 832, 838, 842, 878, 879, 927, 967, 968, 969
enlightened thugs-bskyed, 729, 738, 887, 926
perfection of smon-lam-gyi pha-rol-tu phyin- pa, Skt. prar;,idhanaparamita, 902
superior lhag-bsam, Skt. adhyasaya, 376, 403
but secretly to the rites of wrathful
"liberation" and sexual union, 292 all-positive king kun-bzang rgyal-po: an
epithet of Samantabhadra, the
buddha-body of reality, 317 All-Surpassing Realisation thod-rgal, Skt.
vyutkrantaka, 38-9, 334, 337-45, 371,456, 540, 552, 565, 588, 593, 658, 665, 773, 828-9, 879; see also lamps and visionary appearance(s)
four assurances gdeng-bzhi, 372
four consolidations mtha'-rten bzhi, 343 six essentials gnad-drug, 371
of spontaneous presence lhun-grub thod-
rgal, 877
three attainments thob-pa gsum, 343 three essentials which guide (the eyes)
towards the expanse 'khrid-pa
dbyings-kyi gnad gsum, 338; see also
gazes, three
three essentials of objective appearance snang-ba yul-gyi gnad gsum, 338
three presences sdod-pa gsum, 343 three supportive essentials of the body
bca'-ba lus-kyi gnad gsum, 338; see also postures, three
three unmoving states mi-'gul-ba gsum, 343
Ancient Translations snga-'gyur: the teachings of the Nyingma tradition which were translated in Tibet up to the time of SmJ;tijfHinaklrti, 40, 376,
396, 522, 523, 545, 666, 671, 696,
720, 724, 922, 969
Ancient Translation School snga-'gyur
mying-ma: adherents of the above tradition, 11,41,47, 109, 148, 198, 237, 372, 378, 394, 400, 401, 441,442,461,504,523,526,527,
560,565, 569, 577, 590, 596, 599, 607,617,624,657,669,674,675, 677,678,679,683,688,698,699, 706,707,719,722,723,728,729,
730,731,733,736,737,738,739, 747, 750, 762, 770, 783, 789, 794, 795, 805, 807, 808, 809, 811, 816, 823,824,827,830,831,833,836,
838, 842, 852, 856, 861, 862,
869,872,873,877,878,881,88. r
940,962,968,972; see also
Nyingma .
