No More Learning

159, 236; climax/summit on rtse-mo, Skt. milrdhana, 236
definitive, of skilful means thabs-kyi nges-pa'i lam: according to Anuyoga, 34, 286, 368-9
finaVof conclusion mthar-Iam, Skt. 266, 281, 288, 312, 52l
five lam lnga, Skt. paficamarga: of bodhisattvas, 30, 142, 155, 159, 174, 230, 237, 634
five lam-Inga: according to Anuyoga, 34, 288, 369
five lam lnga: according to Mahayoga, 278-81
four: see paths of leaming, four
of (great) desire 'dod-chags (chen-po'i)
lam, 288, 364, 818; esoteric instructions of chags-Iam-gyi man- ngag, 818
indestructible rdo-rje lam, Skt. vajra- marga, 404
367
p
of insight mthong-lam, Skt. darsana- marga, 129, 155, 175,228,236,247, 259,281,288,411,489
of learning slob-pa'i lam, 192, 196-7, 259; four slob-pa'i lam bzhi 231
236,287,923 J , liberating, of discriminative awareness
shes-rab-kyi rnam-grol lam: according to Anuyoga, 34, 286-7, 368-9; three
of entering rnam-grol lam-gyi
Jug-pa rnam gsum, 286-7
of liberation grol-lam, 643, 683; two
modes of grol-lam rnam-gnyis: according to Mahayoga, 277-8; three aspects of the gradual rim-gyis-pa
grol-lam rnam-gsum: according to
Mahayoga 34, 278-81
of meditation bsgom-lam, Skt.
bhavanamarga, 155, 159, 175,236, 281,288,411
of a messenger (or intermediary in the sexual practices) pho-nyaJi lam, 830
of no-more-learning mi-slob-paJi lam, Skt. 155, 159,237, 247, 282, 287-8, 411, 493
of provisions tshogs-lam , Skt. sambharamarga, 159, 175,228,236,
288, 363, 441
of skilful means thabs-lam, 618, 619,
643; two thabs-lam rnam-gnyis: according to Mahayoga, 277; two esoteric instructions of thabs-lam-gyi man-ngag gnyis: according to
Anuyoga, 34, 286, 368
sublime eightfold 'phags lam yan-lag
brgyad, Skt. 236 two lam gnyis: according to Anuyoga,
the definitive path of skilful means and liberating path of discriminative awareness (thabs-kyi nges-pa'i lam- dang shes-rab rnam-par grol-ba'i lam)
krama: the subtle phase of creative visualisation in the vehicles of tant
286-7, 368-9
two stages of lam-gyi rim-gnyis:
'
involving yogic exercises, or ' unelaborate, involving meditation on emptiness, 34, 36, 85, 87, 204, 251, 274, 278-81, 284, 291, 293, 295,
300-2, 305, 312-13, 320, 335, 350, 359, 362-5, 367, 370, 461, 464,485- 9,496, 523, 531, 537, 571-2, 647, 681, 720, 721, 723, 726, 829, 836,
844, 853, 862, 876, 877, 880, 898, 923
permanence rtag-pa, Skt. nitya, 20, 186, 211-12, 877, 902
permissory initiation ry'es-gnang, 673, 826, 866, 870; see also mandate
perseverance brtson-'grus, Skt. vfrya: 94, 153-4, 272, 281, 286, 297, 304, 306, 353, 615, 620, 723, 833, 850, 853,
857, 861, 902
perfection of brtson-'grus-kyi pha-rol-tu
phyins-pa, Skt. vfryaparamita, 902 Phakmotrupa phag-mo-gru-pa: the followers
of the Kagyii tradition of
Phakmotrupa, 590, 778
Phakpa calendrical system 'phags-lugs: the
system established by ChOgyel
Phakpa, 400
phenomena chos, passim; see also dharma
eighty-four thousand chos brgyad-khri bzhi-stong, 55; see also conflicting emotions
twenty-one thousand (dug gsum-ka cha- mnyam-pa-la) nyis-khri chig-stong, 55; see also desire, delusion and hatred
philosophical (and spiritual) system(s)/ tenets grub-mtha', Skt. siddhtinta: 11, 16,23,26, 30, 37,63-4,67-8,88, 91, 162, 167-8, 176, 184-5, 190,204,
208-9, 2l6, 249, 260, 287, 324, 340, 404,411,463, 572, 578,619,625, 669, 678, 845, 851, 873, 888, 925, 930
four grub-mtha' bzhi, 178, 184, 923 five basic, of wrong view held by
Outsiders phyi-rollta-ba log-pa'i rtsa- ba'i grub-mtha' lnga, 82; see also five
to Mahayoga, 34, 276-81 ath and FruIt lam-'bras: the esoteric
Instructions of Vinlpa primarily preserved within the Sakyapa tradition, 395, 576, 578, 657, 806 813, 853, 923, 926, 930
.
patIence bzod-pa, Skt. 94, 193, 306,
902; see also receptiveness perfection of bzod-pa'i pha-rol-tu phyin-
pa, Skt. 902
'
Offering- Philosophical System patriarchs, line of gtad-rabs, 396,410,432-9
(perfect) rapture longs-spyod (rdzogs-pa),
Skt. sambhoga, 123-4, 141, 145,254-
5, 349, 357
perfection stage rdzogs-rimJ Skt. sampanna-
. rn, WhICh may be either elaborate
368 Index of Technical Terms sophistic schools of the extremist
masters under sophistry
Phukpa calendrical systems, old and new
phug-lugs gsar-rnying, 400
pilgrimage place gnas(-chen), 567, 609, 676,
807,819,820,847,863,866-7,889, 957
pinnacle/summit of existence srid-pa'i
rtse(-mo), Skt. bhavagra, 62, 69-71,
94, 197
pious attendants nyan-thos, Skt. sravaka:
defined, 223; 24, 25, 35, 75, 78, 82, 90_1,137,153,156,158-9,174,179, 180, 186, 196,203, 220, 230, 248, 294,302,315,411,432,434,440, 908,913,931,932
pisacI phra-men: female animal-headed, cannibalistic deities of the wrathful mal)9ala, 132
pitaka sde-snod: this comprises all the textual traditions of the diverse vehicles of the transmitted precepts; defined, 78-80; 259, 481, 498, 515, 665; see also appraisal of textual
traditions
Abhidharmapitaka chos mngon-pa'i sde-
snod, 17,77-9,91,102,424,428,
430,431,650,730,753
of Anuyoga anu-yo-ga'i sde-snod rnams,
289
bodhisattvapitaka of extensive teaching
shin-tu rgyas-pa chen-po byang-chub sems-dpa'i sde-snod, Skt. *mahii- vaipulyabodhisaltvapiraka, 77-8, 154
of the Esoteric Instructional Class man- ngag-sde'i sde-snod, 332-3
of the final transmitted precepts bka' tha-ma'i sde-snod, 178
Fourth sde-snod bzhi-pa: the Mantrapitaka of the Awareness- holders, 78, 95-6
of the greater vehicle theg-pa chen-po'i sde-snod-rnams, 78, 266, 431, 456
holder of sde-snod 'dzin-pa, Skt. piraka- dhara, 656
of Kriyatantra, 270-1
of Mahayoga, 283
Mantrapitaka of the Awareness-holders
rig-'dzin sngags-kyi sde-snod: the Fourth Pitaka, 17,31,77-8,95-6, 257, 968; see also pitaka of the resultant secret mantra and of the vehicle of indestructible reality
of the Mental Class sems-sde'i sde-snod, 325-6
of the pious attendants nyan-thos-kyi sde- snod, 78, 226, 230, 895
of prose and verse combined dbyangs- bsnyad-pa'i sde, 52
of the resultant secret mantra 'bras-bu gsang-sngags-kyi sde-snod: the Mantrapitaka of the Awareness-
holders, 241
of the self-centred buddhas rang-rgyal-
gyi sde-snod, 230
of the Spatial Class klong-sde'i sde-snod,
329
Sutrapitaka mdo-sde'i sde-snod, 17, 52,
73, 76-9, 423-4, 428, 430 tantrapitaka rgyud-sde: see under
tantra(s)
three/Tripitaka sde-snod gsum, 76, 78-80,
203,405,428,429,436,437,441,
468, 511, 560,619,888,893 three lower sde-snod 'og-ma gsum, 259
of Ubhayatantra, 272
of the vehicle of indestructible reality:
the Mantrapitaka of the Awareness- holders, 259
Vinayapitaka 'dul-ba'i sde-snod, 17, 77- 80,423,428,430,431,730
of Yogatantra, 273
plainness phyal-ba, 370
planets, (ten) gza'(-bcu), 104,351,469,930 play rtsal, 584, 829, 832, 849; see also
display and expressive play/power Podongpa bo-dong-pa, 833, 839, 850 poetics snyan-ngag(-gi rig-gnas), Skt.
kiivyavidya, 18, 103-5,577,677,
705,727,731,821
Point of Enlightenment byang-chub snying-
po, Skt. bodhimatJqa, 115, 129, 412, 416,419
poison(s) dug, Skt. i. e. the conflicting emotions
five dug-Inga, 253, 332, 767, 924
three dug-gsum, 18, 24, 33-4, 55, 77, 88,
159, 229, 273, 277 Pon bon, 690, 936-7, 938-40
Ponpo bon-po, 508, 509, 632-3, 665, 690, 760,762, 765, 791, 936-40
posture(s) 'dug-stangs
of a bodhisattva sems-dkyil, 879
of the buddha-body of reality
'dug-stangs, 594 dramatic stangs-stabs, 304
lotus pad-ma dkyil-krung, Skt. paryanka, 190
of a drang-srong-gi 'dug-stang, 572 sedentary vajra-like rdo-rje skyil-mo-
krung, 304
three 'dug-stangs gsum: according to
Atiyoga, 907; see also three supportive essentials of the body under All- Surpassing Realisation
power(s) stobs, Skt. bala, 201, 236, 902 five stobs-lnga, Skt. paiicabala, 236 occult nus-pa/mthu, passim
perfection of stobs-kyi pha-rol-tu phyin-
pa, Skt. balaparamita, 902 ten yon-tan stobs-bcu, Skt. dasa-
tathagatabala: of the tathagatas, 22,
171, 188,266
ten dbang bcu, Skt. dasavasita, 405 ten stobs-l;cu, Skt. dasabala: those
cultivated by arhats and
bodhisattvas, 435
practice which divides sarpsara from
nirval)a 'khor-'das ru-shan, 500 Prakrit phal-skad, Skt. prakrta, 107 Prasangika-Madhyamaka dbu-ma thal-'gyur,
26, 28, 162, 164-9, 185, 206-8; see
also Madhyamaka
dialectic thal-'gyur, Skt. prasanga: the
reductio ad absurdum in Buddhist
logic, 69
Prasangika-Madhyamika dbu-ma thal- 'gyur-
ba: an adherent of the Prasangika dialectic as the appropriate form of argument for the Madhyamaka school, 164
so-thar: see under vows preceptor mkhan-po, Skt. upadhyaya, 47,
425, 509, 513, 514, 515, 522, 524, 552, 565, 566, 568, 569,601,675, 678, 688, 694, 708, 714, 728, 734, 736, 753, 777, 784, 798, 806, 842, 868,871,879,888
Precious Jewels, Three dkon-mchog gsum, Skt. triratna, 59, 69-70, 95, 203, 350, 468, 523, 583, 592, 644, 707, 743, 768, 862, 970, 973
predictions/prophecies/prophetic declarations lung-bstan, Skt.
vyakaratJa, 76, 91, 397, 416, 438, 440,498,577,584,586,621,638, 676,698, 722, 726, 745, 747, 755, 765, 766, 772, 784, 785, 786, 807, 810, 812, 814, 820, 829, 832, 839,
Phukpa - Pristine Cognition 369 842, 844, 846, 847, 855, 893, 923,
927, 934-5, 944, 959, 960-1; see also under inventory of treasure doctrines
indestructible rdo-rje lung-bstan, 801, 823, 838, 853, 854, 859, 930 preliminary practice sngon-'gro, 567; see also
ground, actual and under yoga(s) prepositional prefixes nye-bsgyur, Skt.
upasarga: in grammar, 101 pride nga-rgyal, Skt. abhimana, 12, 55 primordial purity ka-dag: in Cutting
Through Resistance, 139, 176, 342, 403, 550, 566, 585, 619, 679, 726, 856, 971
original ground in which primordial purity and spontaneous presence are coalesced ka-dag lhun-grub zung-'jug gdod-ma'i gzhi: according to Atiyoga, 207
pristine cognition(s) ye-shes, Skt. jiiana, passim; see also buddha-mind
of accomplishment bya-ba (grub-pa)'i ye- shes, Skt. krtyanusthanajiiana, 23, 141, 283, 356
blissful, radiant and non-conceptual bde- gsal mi-rtog-pa, 340-1, 362
blessing/consecration ofye-shes-kyi byin- brlabs, 272, 353, 831
coalescence/indivisibility of pristine cognition and reality's expanse dbying-ye dbyer-med: according to Anuyoga, 207; see also coalescence of expanse of reality and pristine cognition
co-emergent lhan-cig skyes-pa'i ye-shes, Skt. sahajajiiana, 34, 286, 335, 340, 345, 368, 773, 877
contrasted with consciousness, 180-2 of discernment sor-rtog ye-shes, Skt.
23, 117, 283, 356, 906
of the expanse of reality chos-dbyings ye- shes, Skt. dharmadhatujiiana, 19, 22, 117, 140,283,356
eye of ye-shes-kyi spyan, Skt. jiiana- 535, 873
five ye-shes lnga, Skt. paiicajiitina, 22-3, 125, 128, 140-2, 273, 288, 342, 352, 357, 594
four kinds of ye-shes bzhi, 124, 251 genuine/real don-gyi ye-shes, 745, 830,
837
370 Index of Technical Terms
of intuitive awareness/that is intuitively aware rang-rig-pa'iye-shes, 1l5, 198,
326,413
irresistible descent of ye-shes btsan-thabs-
su dbab-pa, 39, 247
matrix of ye-shes spyi-gzugs, 309,313,
876
which may be exemplified dpe'i ye-shes,
837
mirror-like me-long (lta-bu'i) ye-shes, Skt.
adarsajiilina, 22, 140-1,283,313, 356
perfection of ye-shes-kyi pha-rol-tu phyin- pa, Skt. jiilinaparamitli, 9 0 2 . . .
which qualitatively knows (the vIew) }z-
lta-ba mkhyen-pa'iye-shes, 1l7, 127,
140, 141
which quantitatively knows (phenom-
ena) ji-snyed-pa mkhyen-pa'i ye-shes, 127, 140-2
of sameness mnyam-nyid ye-shes, Skt.
samatlijiilina, 19,22, 1l7, 141, 192,
283, 356, 905
sixteen moments of ye-shes bcu-drug (i. e.
sems-kyi skad-cig bcu-drug, Skt.
226-7
three kinds of ye-shes rnam-gsum:
according to the Sutra of the Descent
to Lankli, 180-1
three subtle ye-shes phra-ba gsum, 342 twofold ye-shes gnyis: of arhats, 227 wheel of ye-shes-kyi 'khor-lo, 915
privy seal rgal-tshig/sgar-tshig, 787 . profound/profundity zab: the of.
discriminative awareness whlCh IS contrasted with vast or extensive (rgyas) skilful means, 28, 37,75,78,
84, 184,247,305,321,329,331, 335, 344, 393,412,416,440,448, 468,488,677,707,726,744,830, 839,845,871,907,920,923,927,
931
promulgation of the doctrinal wheel chos-
'khor bskor-ba, Skt. dharmacakra-
pravartana: see doctrinal irreversible phyir mi-ldog-pa: the thud
turning of the wheel, 154, 187-8, 190, see also under doctrinal wheel(s); vehicle of the phyir mi-ldog pa'i theg- pa,947
promulgators who were masters of the . greater vehicle, two theg-chen-gyz slob-dpon shing-rta gnyis: Nagarjuna
two, of skilful means and discriminative awareness thabs-shes tshogs-gnyis, 192
provisional meaning drang-don, Skt. neylirtha: see under meaning
psychophysical bases khams, Skt. dhlitu, 21, 93,131,170,212,217,224,247, 251,259,276,322,334,367,421, 424,900
eighteen khams bco-brgyad, Skt. 13, 55, 513
pulse(s) 'gros, 258
of the active energy currents las-rlung-gi
rgyu-ba, 877; see also vital energy of the energy channels, currents and
seminal points rtsa-rlung thig-le'i 'gros, 829; see also under energy channels(s)lpathway(s)
four 'gros-bzhi, 923
Pure Abodes gtsang-ris gnas, Skt.
suddhlidhivlisa, 15, 62, 413, 449 pure essence(s)/essential substance(s)
dvangs-ma: the elements in their refined state, 264, 281-2, 338, 340, 543, 634, 642
six dvangs-ma drug, 264
pure human laws, sixteen mi-chos gtsang-ma
bcu-drug, 59-60, 512
pure land (sangs-rgyas-kyi) zhing-khams, Skt.
722, 812, 890; see also
buddha-field
terrestrial sa'i zhing-khams, 832
purification sbyong-ba, 265, 304 and passim two modes of sbyong-tshul gnyis:
according to Mahayoga, the creation
and perfection stages, 279 purificatory fast bsnyen-gnas, Skt. llpavasa/ 58, 416, 429, 946; see also
under vows
purity(ies) dag-pa, Skt. suddhi, 37, 154,
170, 186, 212, 251-3, 272-3, 293, 298, 306, 313, 316, 320, 324, 326, 348,354,518
three dag-pa gsum: according to Kriyatantra, 35, 295-6, 349 three dag-pa gsum: an axiom of
Mahayoga, 275-6 two dag-pa gnyis, 139-40
rgyal: January to February, 809, 946 quiescence zhi-ba: i. e. nirval)a, 113, 116, 164, 167, 175, 188, 199,226,234,
314, 340-2; see also nirvli1]a
raja rli-dza: an Indian prince or petty king
(rgyal-po), 538
Pristine Cognition - Reality 371 rakta rak-ta: blood or a sacramental
substance representing it, 867 Rafijana lanytsha: an ornamental Indian
script, widely used among Newari
Buddhists, 729
real nature de-kho-na-nyid, Skt. tattva: a
synonym for reality (chos-nyid, Skt.
dharmatii), 305-6 and passim
one's own bdag-gi de-kho-na-nyid: accord- ing to KriyiHantra, 32, 33, 207, 263-4
realisation rlOgs-pa, Skt. adhigama, 16-17, 31,33,36,71-2, 79, 85, 94, 116, 153, 159, 165, 180, 195-6,201,215, 223, 227, 229, 234, 243, 263, 266, 277,287,293,295,305-6,318,320, 322,330,332,338,341,343,345-7, 350,404,406,412,420,440,442, 447,460,481, 540, 543, 547, 585, 603, 609, 637, 639, 640, 641, 652, 655,659,680,691,721, 722, 723, 727, 743, 766, 773, 813, 818, 822, 897,931,968
emergent mngon-rtogs, Skt. abhisamaya, 341
four kinds of rlOgs-bzhi: according to Mahayoga, 275
supreme rtogs-pa chen-po, 116
two kinds of rtogs-pa gnyis, 16-17, 27,
71-2, 176-7 realities
twenty-five resultant 'bras-chos nyer-lnga, 34,35,267,288-9, 369
three de-kho-na-nyid gsum: of the Tantra ofthe Secret Nucleus, 915
reality chos-nyid, Skt. dharmata: the great emptiness of all things, defined in Longcenpa, Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle, (p. 82), 19,20, 33, 37, 52, 68, 95, 103, 108, 116, 1l8-19, 123, 127, 139, 142, 154, 168, 172-3, 175, 177, 180, 182, 184-5, 191-2, 194, 198-9,201-6,209,211,214-15,217, 236,245,251-2,254-6,258,260-1, 263-5,270-2, 277, 285, 287-8, 293, 295,299,301-2,305-6,308-9,311, 317,319,322-30,332-3,338,340-1, 344, 349-50, 354, 359, 366-8, 398, 413,424,448, 501, 540, 548, 556, 569,571,594,603,604,615,625, 640,642, 879, 900, 901, 906, 907, 930,932,933,971; see also absolute
(nature/reality) and abiding nature (of reality)
and Asati. ga, 180, 182, 184,300-1,
440-1,849,903
promulgators of India and Tibet 'phags-bod-
kyi shing-rta (chen-po), 859, 873 proof sgrub-pa: in logic, 101-2,209,327,
874, 895, 907, 917, 924, 926, 929-33 syllogistic gtan-tshigs, 708; see also
(logical) axioms
propensities bag-chags, Skt. vlisanli: residual
tendencies established in the con- sciousness of the ground-of-all by past actions, 35, 55-6,79, 1l6, 127, 161, 167,172,183,195,207,209,214-15, 221, 228, 258, 279-80, 288, 324, 333,
416,641,658,671,677,726,744-5,
764, 767,807,809,843,860,903 five bag-chags lnga: of the subject-object
dichotomy, 357 prophecies/propheticdeclarations .
bstan, Skt. vylikaratJ,a: see predzctIOns/
prophecies/prophetic declarations prose lhug-pa, Skt. gadya: in poetics, 105,
107
prosody sdeb-sbyor, Skt. chandovidyli, 18,
103, 105-6, 577, 723, 727, 729, 730, 731,821
protector(s) of the doctrine/teaching chos- skyong/bstan-srung, Skt. dharmaplila, 406,580,581,587,589,591,601, 608, 614, 621, 623, 659, 665, 670,
727,758,760,763,765,775-6,777, 802, 829, 847
"active", of Yamari las-gshin, 615
of the transmitted precepts bka'-srung, 581,584,587,632,644,815,866,
928
protectress (of mantra) sngags-srung-ma,
580, 587, 815, 843, 849, 865 provisions tshogs, Skt. sambhlira, 29, 36,
168_9,171,220-1,228,247-8,251, 253_5,258,288,292,297,345,411, 412,492,621,630,658
of merit bsod-nams-kyi tshogs, Skt. punyasambhiira, 26, 29, 1l5, 146,
168,177,192,255,303,305,411, 420, 462, 625
of pristine cognition ye-shes-kyi tshogs, Skt. jiilinasambhiira, 26, 29, 115, 147,168,177,192,255,302-3,41)'
420,462 197 two tshogs-gnyis, 26, 30,175, 194-5,
235, 244, 266, 332, 335, 379,420, 462, 831
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372 Index of Technical Tenns
excellent analysis of legs-pa rnam-par phye-ba, 153-4
modes of yin-lugs: the specific attributes of the abiding nature of reality, 37, 319, 336
natural sound of chos-nyid rang-sgra, 134-5
realms khams, Skt. dhiitu: see (world) realms reason/reasoning rigs-pa, Skt. yukti, 53, 94, 127, 163-4, 169,216,226,275,920
threefold tshad-ma gsum: the three kinds of valid cognition, 970
receptiveness bzod-pa, Skt. 125, 227; see also path ofconnection and patience
to the after-effect of the perception of the doctrine rjes-shes bzod-pa, Skt. anvayajiiiinak$iinti, 227
to the perception of the doctrine chos- shes bzod-pa, Skt. dharmajiiiinak$iinti, 226
recitation bzlas-brjod, Skt. jiipa: i. e. of mantras, 246, 266, 270-2, 287, 304, 320,351,356,368,548,662
recollection(s) dran-pa, Skt. smrti, 255, 302, 308, 324, 368, 573, 774, 906
four essential recollections dran-pa nyer- gzhag bzhi, Skt. catulJsmrtyupasthiina: often referred to as the "four foundations of mindfulness", 236
refugees) skyabs-'gro, Skt. saraIJagamana, 16, 70, 865
lord of skyabs-rje, 873
threefold skyabs-gsum, Skt. trisaraIJa, 69,
728
refutation 'gag-pa, 101, 163, 170,209,873,
874,907, 924, 926, 929-33, 940; see
also negation
regulation nges-pa, 51-3; see also vows relative appearance kun-rdzob, Skt. san:zvrti,
20,26,28,31,33,94, 119, 140, 162- 3, 166-8, 171, 178,206,208,210, 225,233,245,247,249,251,264, 270, 278, 320, 350, 903, 904, 90S, 931
two aspects of kun-rdzob gnyis, 166 relative truth kun-rdzob-kyi bden-pa, Skt.
san:zvrtisatya: see under truth(s) reliance, four kinds of rton-pa bzhi, Skt.
catulJpratisaraIJa, 186, 215-16, 871 relics ring-bsrel, 435, 550, 553, 561, 564,
572, 594, 758, 792; see also reliquary and remains
in the form of letters and stllpas, 656 four kinds of ring-bsrel rnam-bzhi, 38, 337 of Sakyamuni/the tathagata(s), 427, 456,
471, 626; see also remains of
Sakyamuni
tooth relics of the Buddha mtshems, 433
reliquary gdung-rten, 777-8; see also stilpa(s) remains gdung, 656, 758, 777-8, 792; see
also relics
five (large) gdung (chen) lnga, 561, 572,
594
in the form of the syllables OM AI:I HOM,
564
and relics gdung-dang ring-bsrel, 557, 572 representing the five buddha families,
563
of Sakyamuni, 435, 626, 786
renunciate rab-byung, Skt. pravriijaka: one who has assumed the preliminary monastic vows, 93, 421, 519, 677, 696, 698, 806; see also under vows
renunciation spang-ba, Skt. prahaIJa, 16, 24, 37,63, 72, 80, 116, 158, 184,225-6, 251,254, 273, 302-3, 316, 319, 331, 341,370-1,418,422,426,550,619, 665,809,811,822,869,911; see also trainings, four correct
five, eight, ten and all things to be renounced spang-bya lnga-brgyad-bcu- dang thams-cad, 226
supreme spang-ba chen-po, 116
two kinds of spang-ba rnam-gnYlS, 27,
175-7
resu! t(s) 'bras-bu, Skt. phala: this term
indicates above all the resultant attainment of buddhahood, passim; see also under continuum! continua
of Anuyoga, 287-9, 369
of an arhat dgra-bcom-pa, 227
of Atiyoga, 372
according to the bodhisattvas, 237 according to the Brahma vehicle, 62 eight 'bras-bu brgyad, 227
entering the stream to nirvat:la rgyun-du
zhugs-pa, Skt. srota'iipanna, 227 four 'bras-bu bzhi, 227
of KriyMantra, 270, 352
of Mahayoga, 281-3, 363
according to the mundane vehicle, 60-: not returning to sarpsara phyir mi- 'ong-
ba, Skt. aniigiimi, 227
according to the pious attendants, 93,
227
according to the self-centred buddh 230-1 as,
of separation from obscuration bral- 'bras, 192, 194-5
tied, to a single rebirth lan-gcig phyir ong-ba, Skt. sakrdagami, 227
of Ubhayatantra, 271-2, 353
of Yogatantra, 272-3, 357
retention gzungs, Skt. dhiiraIJf, 201, 278,
405, 424, 435, 535, 704, 851; see also dhiiranf
Realms - Sal Forest 373 rite of great attainment sgrub-chen, Skt.
mahasadhana, 277, 476, 718, 725,
727,788,791,867
ritual service bsnyen-pa, Skt. seva, 277,
476,569,615,657, 711, 714, 762, 876; further nye-bar bsnyen-pa, Skt. upasevii, 277, 476
of the three indestructible realities rdo- rje gsum-gyi bsnyen-sgrub: the tradition of Orgyenpa RincenpeI, 853
Rong tradition of transmitted precepts rong- lugs: see Nyang/Rong tradition
root downfalls rtsa-ltung, Skt. mulapatti four rtsa-ltung bzhi, 95, 235 nineteen rtsa-ltung bcu-dgu, 235 twenty rtsa-ltung nyi-shu, 235
rosary phreng-ba, Skt. miilii, 542
bodhi seed bo-dhi-tse'i phreng-ba, 543
662
drang-srong: a saint or sage, 65, 99 137
435, 467 ' ,
of drang-srong-gi 'dug-stangs, 572 rules: 10 grammar
for euphonic conjunction mtsham-sbyor Skt. sandhi, 100-1, 730 '
for syllabic quantity, Skt. vrtta, 101, 106 sacrament/sacramental objects/substances
dam-rdzas, 363, 463, 581, 620, 631
746, 748, 756, 757, 777, 781, 786, '
789,791,797,816,846,862 864
', of accomplishment grub-rdzas, 609
five dam-rdzas lnga, 348; see also nectars jive '
sacramental medicine chos-sman 626. see also elixir, spiritual ' ,
Sage thub-pa, Skt. muni: lit. "one who is capable", used as an epithet of the buddhas, 73, 77, 88, 103, 153, 184 200-1, 214, 300, 414 '
Sakaravadin rnam-bden-pa: Vijiianavadin who holds sensa to be veridical 25
161-2 ' , Sakya sa-skya: the school, 395, 823
Sakyapa sa-skya-pa: the tradition founded at
by KhOn Koncok Gyelpo, which emphasises the teachings of the Path and Fruit, 11, 29, 203-4, 395, 578, 590, 664, 671, 695, 712, 731, 813, 822, 847, 850, 852, 853,
867, 868, 879, 922-3, 929, 931 951 953 ',
Rinpungpa 954 rites las, 770, 831 842· see als
actlVlty(zes)
of enrichment rgyas, Skt. pusti 283
682, 920 . . , , four las-bzhi, 283, 478, 669, 721, 829,
844, 920; see also enlightened
activities, four kinds of
of pacification zhi, Skt. siinti 283 682
920 ' , , of sexual union and "liberation" sbyor-
292-3, 363; see also "liberate"l lzberation"
of subjugation or dominion dbang, Skt. vasa, 283, 682, 920
. . . "
I· h 0en19tened
of wrath drag(-po mngon-spyod), Skt. abhiciira, 283, 398, 603, 673, 682, 713, 822, 920; see also sorcery
.
nte(s)/ritual(s) cho-ga, Skt. vidhi, 248 608
642, 676, 713, 729, 861, 8 6 4 ' , bean-sprout mak$a'i las-sbyor, 870 descriptive basis for mngon-rtogs
586 '
to ensure martial victory gYul-rgyal-gyi cho-ga, 665
pill ril-bu'i las-sbyor, 869
three kinds of cho-ga gsum: according to
Mahayoga, 279; see also
contemplations, three
of the "Tie to the Higher Realms" gnas-
sgrub, Skt. seviisiidhana, 727, 805, 806-7, 810, 818, 828, 831, 837, 844, 852, 857, 863, 874
four branches of bsnyen-sgrub yan-lag bzhi, 280, 297, 494, 847, 903 four unions of sbyor-ba bzhi, 277; see
. also preceding entry
nte of attainment sgrub-pa, Skt.
sadhana, 277,476, 615, 738 831 848 ',
lung-gi cho-ga, 603, 660-1
.
ntes of/ritual service and attainment bsnyen-
sal forest/tree shing sa-la, Skt sala, 426, 949
374 Index of Technical Terms sameness mnyam-nyid, Skt. samatti, 31, 36,
37,60,62, 124,208-9, 212, 215, 219, 229, 234, 245, 249, 251-3, 259, 306, 308, 316, 320, 322, 324, 360,
371,899,900,916,932
four modes of mnyam-pa bzhi: according
to Mahayoga, 275-6
sarpgha dge-'dun, 322, 429, 632, 762, 900,
928; see also community and monastic community
Sarpkhya grangs-can-pa, 16, 64-5, 931 twenty-five categories of shes-bya'i grangs
nyi-shu rtsa-lnga, 16, 64
SammitIya mang-pos bkur-ba, 429-30 sarpsara 'khor-ba: the cyclical existence of
sentient beings who suffer through the round of rebirth, 11, 14-16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,
32,35,36,37,38,39,49,51,53-69, 75,81_2,94-5,109,116,127,146, 153, 166, 170, 173-4, 179, 183, 187,
193,200,202,210,213-14,221, 223-6, 228-9, 237, 249, 253, 257, 260, 263, 265, 277, 280, 284, 302-3,
305-8, 312, 317, 321, 323-5, 329, 331-2, 334, 337, 339-41, 344, 363, 370, 372, 405, 447, 471, 571, 588, 593,639,641,658,683, 700, 726,
764, 767, 809, 897, 898, 900, 902,
907,922,924,930,940
four conditions of 'khor-ba'i rkyen bzhi,
54-5
twenty elements of 'khor-ba'i chos nyi-
shu, 347
sandhi mtsham-sbyor: see rules for euphonic
conjunction
Sanskrit legs-sbyar, 11, 107,312,515,526,
705, 708, 713, 854, 891, 892, 893 sarvajfianamahapaf. lQita: lit. "great paf. lQita
of universal learning" - a title of
Jamgon Kongtrtil, 861
Sarvastivada order thams-cad yod-par smra-
ba, 515; see also Mulasarvaslivada
tradition
Sautrantika mdo-sde-pa, 24-5, 90-1, 155,
158, 160, 162, 225, 440, 911 science(s) rig-gnas, Skt. vidya, 59,97-109, 441,470,481,564,575,577,578, 677,719,723,724,824,850,860,
869, 871, 874 common/ordinary/outer, (four) thun-
mong/phyi'i rig-gnas (bzhi), 89, 97- 103,463,665,705,861,871,920
conventional tha-snyad rig-gnas, 679, 722,731,732,836; see also preceding entry
five minor rig-gnas chung lnga, 103-7 five rig-gnas lnga, 98, 108, 860
inner nang-pa'i rig-gnas, Skt.
adhyatmavidya: i. e. Buddhist teaching, 89, 98, 102-3, 108-9,665,
705, 860
linguistic sgra'i rig-gnas, Skt. sabdavidya,
723, 727, 729; see also grammar ten rig-gnas bcu, 821, 850, 860
scholar pa1J4ita, 102, 144, 167, 249, 404, 405,430,441,463,492,493,498, 509,515, 522, 526, 538, 578, 590,
592,601,603,607,609,656,664,
671,708,709,736,838,874,887,
888, 889-95
schools, eighteen sde-pa bco-brgyad, 429 scripture gsung-rab, Skt. pravacana, 51-3,
60,69, 73, 99, 216, 221-2, 393,429, 441,493,522,537,564,577,590, 595, 705, 730, 732, 827, 862, 871,
893, 931, 939, 971; see also pi{aka nine branches of gsung-rab-kyi yan-lag
dgu, 76
twelve branches of gsung-rab-kyi yan-lag
bcu-gnyis, 17, 76
scriptural authority/transmission and
logical/theoretical reasoning lung-
rigs, 102, 189,216,290,577,708,
839, 873
scrutiny dpyad-pa/brtag-pa, 37, 214, 305,
314-15, 330, 332, 339, 344
eight subjects of brtag-pa brgyad, 97, 99 three types of dpyad-gsum, Skt.
in logic, 102
seales) phyag-rgya, Skt. mudra, 33, 255, 266,
271,290,308,350,377,639,829, 908-9; see also gesture, hand-gesture and symbolic hand implements
action las-kyi phyag-rgya, Skt. karma- mudra: the mudra or seal of action, who is the female consort, 293, 301,
356,449,462,475,476, 773,815; embodying the enlightened activity which secures the five senses as the
pristine cognition of accomplishment
bya-ba sgo-lnga phrin-las las-rgya, 356 commitment dam-tshig phyag-rgya, SkI. samayamudra, 356; of buddha-mind
which secures the mind of conflicting emotions in the pristine
cognition of sameness mnyam-nyid
thugs-dam-rgya, 356 doctrmal chos-kyi phyag-rgya, Skt.
dharmamudra, 356; of buddha- speech which secures the mental as the pristine cognition of dIscernment sor-rlog yid gsung chos- rgya, 356
elaborate phyag-rgya spros-bcas: according to Mahayoga, 279-80
of entrustment gtad-rgya, 587, 672, 717, 719,721,722,723,725,727,734
Sameness - Selflessness 375 new tradition of gsar-lugs/gsar-ma: see
new translation school(s)
origin of, 443-504
seed khams, Skt. dhatu, 27, 29, 82-3, 153,
159, 174, 180, 192, 199; see also
nucleus and seminal point(s)
of buddhahood sangs-rgyas-kyi khams,
203; see also seed, virtuous of
beginningless reality
that is enlightened mind khams byang-
chub sems, 20, 124, 362
of enlightenment byang-chub-kyi khams
828, 927, 928
five kinds of phyag-rgya rigs-lnga, 357 four phyag-rgya bzhi, 33, 35, 272, 295-6
301, 355-6
four, indicative of the transmitted
precepts bka'-rtags-kyi phyag-rgya
bzhi, 16, 70-1
Great phyag-rgya chen-po, Skt.
64
in the form of nectar khams bdud-rtsi 115
' '
mahtimudra, 258, 272, 291, 356, 365 461,476,481,545,547,564,569, 689, 762, 908-9, 922, 925, 926, 929, 931, 936, 973; of buddha-body which secures the ground-of-all as the mirror-like pristine cognition me- long kun-gzhi sku phyag-chen 356
of pristine cognition ye-shes Skt. jnanamudra, 301
secret gsang-rgya, 810, 842
single phyag-rgya gcig-pa: according to
Mahayoga, 278-81
subtle and. coarse phyag-rgya phra-rags:
accordmg to Mahayoga, 360 phyag-rgya gsum: impurity,
Impermanence and suffering, or the four seals indicative of the transmitted precepts with the exception of nirvaf. la, 71
secret mantra gsang-sngags, Skt. guhya- mantra: defined, 257-62; 47, 75, 77, 82, 122, 185-6, 257-62; 271, 273, 302, 454, 609, 613; see also gnostic mantras/spells, lineage(s), mantra(s), mantra syllables, pitaka, tantra(s) and vehicle(s)
ancient tradition of gsang-sngags mying- ma, 441; see also Ancient Translation School
with causal vehicles, 243-56 mner and ou. ter classes/traditions of gsang-
sngags-kYl phYl-nang lugs, 475, 762; see also unaer mantra(s) and vehicle(s)
'
'
liberation thar-pa'i sa-bon, 787, 829 VIrtuous, of beginningless reality thog- med-nas chos-nyid-kyi khams dge-ba,
194, 197-8; see also seed of
buddhahood
seed-syllables 'bru-yig, Skt. b'ijaksara 33
275,287,351,356; see , mantra(s), mantra syllables, recitation and syllables
which have eight dimensions of radiance and constancy yig-'bru'i gsal-brtan-gyi tshad brgyad, 279
self bdag, Skt. atma, 16,20, 25, 53, 68, 71, 158-9, 187, 199,212-13,218,
true bdag-nyid chen-po, Skt. paramatma: the transcendence of the dichotomy of self and non-self, 142, 186,212; for the significance of this term in the vehicle of indestructible reality, see also mdestructible reality, embodiment of and supreme identity
self-centred buddha rang-rgyal/rang sangs- rgyas, Skt. pratyekabuddha: defined, 227; 24-5, 35, 82-3, 153, 159, 174, 180, 186,227,294,302, 315,411, 908, 913, 932
selfhood bdag-nyid, Skt. atma, 28, 62, 229 two concepts of bdag-gnyis, 184
selflessness bdag-med, Skt. nairarmya, 35, 153, 159, 180, 185-6, 212-13, 218, 226-7, 294
two kinds of bdag-med don mam-gnyis, 108,208,216,231,234,237
of the individual gang-zag-gi bdag-med, Skt. pudgalanairatmya, 18,25,223- 4, 229, 234
of phenomena chos-kyi bdag-med, Skt. dharmanairatmya, 18, 181, 224-5, 234
'
376 Index of Technical Tenns
self-manifesting rang-snang: see manifest in and of itself
seminal fluids, male and female khu-rdul: khu meaning sperm and rdul meaning ovum, 279
seminal point(s) thig-Ie, Skt. bindu: the nucleus or seed of the enlightened mind, which comprises a range of meanings, from the white and red seminal fluids of the physical body to the seminal points of light which appear during All-Surpassing Realisation, 20, 38, 186,264,277, 290,302,312,337,339-40,362,584
blazing and secretion of thig-le'i 'bar- 'dzag, 277
great thig-le chen-po: the great buddha- body of reality, 306, 337, 339, 370
pulse of the seminal point of great desire
'dod-chags chen-po'i thig-le'i 'gros, 258 sole/unique thig-le nyag-gcig, 763; see also buddha-body, (great) of reality
and seminal point, great
white and red thig-le dkar-dmar, 142, 341
seminal retention thig-le dbab-bzung, 489 Senmo spirits bsen-mo: female spirits who
manifest through lust and
attachment, 565, 939 sensations, four nyams-bzhi: the
consciousnesses of the four senses- seeing, hearing, smelling and tasting-excluding the fifth, i. e. touch, 20, 125
sense objects, (four) yul(-bzhi) , 20, 125, 257, 449
sense (organs) dbang-po, Skt. indriya. , 21, 93, 102, 126, 131, 156, 257, 309, 423, 424, 449
five dbang-po lnga/sgo lnga, Skt. paiicadvtira: lit. "five gates", 56, 463
four dbang-po bzhi, 20, 125
of the intellect yid-kyi dbang-po, 56 six dbang-po drug, 55-6
sensory perceptions, five sgo-lnga'i shes-pa, Skt. paiicadvtirajiitina, 12, 55; see also consciousness of the five senses
sensual raptures, five 'dod-pa'i longs-spyod lnga, 258: see also desired qualities and (perfect) rapture
sensum rnam-pa, Skt. tiktira, 25, 158, 225 sentient beings sems-can, Skt. sattva: these
are of six classes, passim; see also families
sevenfold service yan-lag bdun-pa, 865 shang gshang: a Ponpo musical instrument,
939
Shangpa Kagyil shangs-pa bka'-brgyud, 395,
802, 833, 853, 929, 952 Shing-go-chen-pa shing-sgo chen-pa: lord of
the land of wooden doors (Tibet), an epithet for Til'i Situ Cangcup Gyeltsen, 592
signs mtshan/rtags, passim
of success, 822, 861; see also
accomplishment, signs of
ten, of inner radiance 'od-gsal rtags-bcu,
301
signlessness mtshan-ma med-pa-nyid, Skt.
animittam: one of the three approaches to liberation, 23, 153-4, 218, 316-17,423,898,947
simile dpe, Skt. upamti: in poetics, 105 skilful means thabs, Skt. uptiya, 22, 31,32,
33,45, 69, 84, 120, 122, 129, 143, 168, 192,232,236,245-8,253,258- 60,262,269-70,273-4,276-7,286, 290, 292, 296, 302, 306, 313, 321, 323, 347-8, 352, 359-60, 362-3, 368- 70,414,425,571, 591, 618, 905, 911, 936, 969
perfection of thabs-kyi pha-rol-tu phyin- pa, Skt. uptiyaptiramitti, 902
sky-cord dmu-thag, 507
sky-farer mkha'-spyod-pa, Skt. khecara,
535,536,543,547,803; see also
under awareness-holder
sophist rtog-ge-ba, Skt. ttirkika, 94, 314,
416,421, 744
sophistry rtog-ge, Skt. tarka, 103, 181, 275,
309, 314, 594,641, 907
eight categories of dialectical rtog-ge'i
tshig-don brgyad, 101
five sophistic schools of the extremist
masters rtog-ge sde-lnga, 64 sorcerer nus-pa-can/mngon-spyod-pa, Skt.
abhictirin, 604, 615
sorceress (spirit) phra-men-ma: a demoness
in human form with prophetic powers, sometimes equated with the pisticf class of deities, 486-7
sorcery mngon-spyod-kyi las, Skt. abhictira, 603,612,615,661,662,663,661, 681,682, 710, 713, 764, 767, 775, 822; see also rites ofwrath
Southern Treasures lho-gter: especially those discovered by Pema Lingpa, 919
Self-manifesting - SUffering 377 spiritual and temporal well-being phan-bde,
Skt. hitasukha, 403, 405, 726, 811,
830, 831, 970
spiritual warrior sems-dpa', Skt. satlva, 75,
122,376,671,692,696,743,867,
877, 912, 913, 928 Spontaneous presence lhun-grub, Skt.
antibhoga: an attribute in particular of All-Surpassing Realisation, 55, 116-17, 124, 146, 184,252,282, 317, 342-3, 370-1, 454, 550, 619, 679,877
stages, two rim-gnyis, 204, 254, 320, 475, 476, 496, 877, 879, 923; see also creation stage and perfection stage
Sthavira gnas-brtan-pa, 429-30
stiipa(s) mchod-rten: a reliquary symbolic of
buddha-mind, 99, 433, 434, 435, 436,456,471,493, 508, 549, 550, 623, 624, 637, 661, 685, 757, 797, 809,815,831, 851, 900, 915; see also reliquary
eight mchod-rten brgyad, 427
styles of appraisal/exegesis of the scriptures,
four jal-byed tshul-bzhi, 35, 206, 292-3
subject-object dichotomy gzung-'dzin, Skt. grahyagrahaka, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 37, 56, 127, 158, 181, 206, 215,221,224-5,236,295-6,309, 320,336,343-4, 357, 421, 903
sublime (being) 'phags-pa, Skt. tirya: this term generally indicates one who has attained the path of seeing, whether as a pious attendant, self-centred buddha, or bodhisattva, passim
four classes of 'phags-bzhi, 72, 908 three lower kinds of 'phags-pa 'og-ma
gsum, 175
sublime wealth 'phags-pa'i nor: its seven
aspects are listed in the Glossary of
Enumerations, 568, 575 Subsequent Yoga ry"es-su rnal- 'byor: see
Anuyoga
substance dngos-po, Skt. vastu, 16, 52, 156,
158, 163, 168,201, 214, 225, 264,
314, 322-3, 337, 349,906 substantial existence rang-bzhin, Skt.
svabhtiva, 769, 896,915; see also
independent/inherent existence suffering sdug-bsngal, Skt. dulJkha, 12, 13,
16, 18, 23, 51, 53, 57-8, 69, 70-1, 88,117-18,133,153,186-7,193-4,
Spatial Class of the Great Perfection klong-gi sde, 37, 326-9, 371, 494, 538-53, 665,697, 734, 919
four categories of klong-sde bzhi, 37, 326-7
three branches of klong-sde dkar-nag- khra gsum, 539
speech ngag, Skt. vtik: especially of a mundane being, passim
twelve different fetters of ('gro-ba'z) ngag-gi bcings-pa mi-'dra-ba bcu-gnyis,
137
speech gsung, Skt. vtik: especially of a
buddha, see buddha-speech
spheres (of existence), three srid-pa/sa gsum,
Skt. tribhuvana/tribhava, 45, 212,
301, 405, 971
spheres, three 'khor-gsum, Skt. tn"mandala:
those of the subject, object an'ci their
interaction, 316, 588, 619 spheres, three 'khor-lo gsum: those of
exegesis, attainment and work, or of renunciation, study and work, 720, 724, 736, 738, 783, 824, 830, 833, 835, 840, 848, 852
spiritual ascetic dge-sbyong, Skt. sramalJa: see ascetic
spiritual benefactor dge(-ba'i) bshes(-gnyen) , Skt. kalytilJamitra, 59, 147,226,231, 525,526,545,571,595,640,641,
643, 648, 656, 665, 675, 678, 684, 700, 713, 730, 748, 753, 754, 805, 831, 850, 852, 861, 868, 871, 872, 879, 890
spirituality thugs-rje: the counterpart in buddhahood to compassion (snying-
ry'e), which is similar to the quality cultivated on the path by bodhisattvas.
In the Great Perfection, this is the dynamic aspect of primordial enlightenment giving rise to the emanational body, 32, 75, 127, 141, 264, 299, 332, 342,403,
414,610,616,856,887,923 spiritual maturation/maturity and liberation smin-sgrol: see maturation and
liberation
spiritual and philosophical system grub-
mtha', Skt. siddhtinta: see philo-
sophical (and spiritual) system(s)/tenets spiritual son thugs-sras, passim
spiritual and temporal laws chos-khrims-dang rgyal-khrims, 939
Index of Technical Terms
199, 213, 224, 226, 252, 303, 322-4, 419,571,639,659,769,900,911, 923; see also under truth(s)
of change 'gyur-ba'i sdug-bsngal, Skt. viparilJdmaduhkhatd, 197, 419 embraced by conditions of mundane
existence 'du-byed-kyi sdug-bsngal,
Skt. sa1f/skdraduMhatd, 419
of pain itself sdug-bsngal-gyi sdug-bsngal,
Skt. duhkhaduMhatd, 419
suffixes ulJd, Skt. ulJddi: in grammar, 101 sugata bde-bar gshegs-pa: lit. "one who
has gone to bliss", i. e. a buddha,
passim
nucleus of 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 supernormal cognitive power(s) mngon-shes,
Skt. abhijiid, 288, 465, 473, 516, 548, 567, 572, 579, 609, 615, 648, 656,660, 709, 793, 801, 811, 812, 829, 853
of clairvoyance and exhaustion of corruption lha'i mig-dang zag-pa zad- pa'i mngon-shes, 421, 454,705
five (mundane) mngon-shes lnga, Skt. paiicdbhijiid, 61, 259, 515
six mngon-shes drug, Skt. 21, 132,415
supreme identity bdag-nyid chen-po, Skt. mahatmd, 322, 346-7; see also heruka and deities, meditational; for the significance of this term in the sutra
tradition, see self, true
axiom of gtan-tshigs bdag-nyid chen-po:
according to Mahayoga, 275-6 supreme transformation 'pho-ba chen-po,
Skt. *mahasahkrdnti, 919, 968; see also under buddha-body(ies) and transference of consciousness
sutra(s) mdo: defined, 79; passim; see also under pi{aka and vehicle(s)
profounder zab-mo'i mdo-sde: those of the Greater Vehicle which focus on buddha-attributes, 414
contrasted with tantra, 142-8, 243-56, 441, 909
and mantra/tantra, passim tradition/transmission, 153-237,689,
693, 809, 822, 823, 827, 836, 842, 848
Suffixes - Time Moment 379 Ubhayatantra gnyis-ka'i rgyud: see under
vehicle(s)
Unsurpassed Yogatantra bla-med rnal-
'byor-gyi rgyud, Skt. Anuuarayoga-
tantra: see under vehicle(s)
verbal, of the Great Perfection rdzogs-
chen tshig-rgyud: those concealed by Garap Dorje, 493, 927; see also Great Perfection
Yogatantra rnal-'byor-gyi rgyud: see under vehicle(s)
Yogin! rnal-'byor-ma'i rgyud, 503
Taoist ha-shang, 936
tathagata(s) de-bzhin gshegs-pa: lit. "one who
has gone thus to nirval)a", i. e. a
buddha, passim
male and female de-bzhin gshegs-pa-dang
gshegs-ma, 125
nucleus of de-gshegs snying-po, Skt.
tathdgatagarbha: 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
Teacher stan-pa, Skt. sdstr: in general this refers to those teachers endowed with the three buddha-bodies, specifically it refers to Sakyamuni Buddha, 111-48 and passim
teaching bstan-pa, Skt. sdsana: i. e. Buddhism, passim
duration of, 134-5
temporal ages, four dus-bzhi, Skt. caturyuga,
268-9
temporal dimensions/times, four dus-bzhi:
the three times with the addition of
indefinite time, 20, 125 thread-cross mdos: a ritual utilising a
wooden-framed structure crossed with many layers of thread or silk as a device for trapping and exorcising evil forces. This implement is also called nam-mkha', 666, 669, 762, 765
rites of the Matarabs' vengeance ma-mo 'khang-phab-kyi mdos, 669
Tibetan bod-skad: i. e. the language, 11, 393,496, 515, 522, 526, 705, 773, 917,921
ti-shih ti-shri: an imperial preceptor, 719, 823, 830
time moment, indivisible dus-kyi skad-cig- ma, Skt. 24, 25, 224-5
378
Svatantrika-Madhyamaka dbu-ma rang- rgyud, 26, 28, 162-4, 167, 169,906
Svatantrika-Madhyamika dbu-ma rang- rgyud-pa, 164, 206, 234
syllablesyi-ge, Skt, 271, 287, 368, 837; see also mantra(s), mantra syllables and seed-syllables
symbols/symbolic convention/symbolism brda', Skt. sa1f/keta, 290, 393, 460, 545,660, 664, 917; see also intentional symbols
symbolic hand implements phyag-mtshan: the emblems held by the deities which symbolise their buddha-mind,
137, 352, 356
symbolic script brda'-yig: see under ejdkinfs sympathetic joy dga'-ba, Skt. muditd: one of
the four immeasurables cultivated by
a bodhisattva, 13, 106
synonym don-gcig-Ia ming du-ma, 106 synonymics mngon-brjod, Skt. abhidhana-
vidyd, 18, 103, 106, 821
Taklungpa stag-Iung-pa, 823, 830, 847, 850,
867, 868, 929
Takpo Kagyli dvags-po bka'-brgyud, 929,
930
Taming temples: see n. 543
Border mtha'-'dullha-khang, PIs. 45,47, 102; 510
Further yang-'dullha-khang, PI. 44; 510, 760
District Controlling temples ru-gnon lha- khang, PIs. 38,46; 510
Tamsi demons/spirits dam-sri: nine sibling spirits who violated their
commitments, said to pose a particular danger to infant children, 589,590,811,939
tantra(s) rgyud: see also continuum! continua,
lineage(s), mantra(s) , pi{aka and
vehicle(s)
Anuyoga anu-yo-ga'i rgyud-rnams: see
under vehicle(s)
Atiyoga ati-yo-ga'i rgyud-rnams: see
under vehicle(s)
Caryatantra spyod-pa'i rgyud: see under
vehicle(s)
contrasted with sutra, 142-8, 243-56,
441,909
distinctions between the inner tantras,
358-9
exegetical bshad-rgyud, Skt. dkhydtantra,
619,658 and passim
Father pha-rgyud, Skt. yogitantra: a class of Unsurpassed Yogatantra, 136, 274, 358, 362, 936
five distinctions between the outer and inner phyi-rgyud-dang nang-rgyud-kyi khyad-par lnga, 346-8
four tantrapitakalclasses of tantra rgyud- sde bzhi, 32-4,96,203, 263, 268-74, 473
inner nang-rgyud: Mahayoga, Anuyoga and Atiyoga, 207, 461, 522, 608, 794
Kriyatantra bya-ba'i rgyud/kriyd: see under vehicle(s)
Mahayoga ma-hd-yo-ga'i rgyud-rnams: see under vehicle(s)
Mother ma-rgyud, Skt. yoginftantra: a class of Unsurpassed Yogatantra, 136, 274, 643, 936
new rgyud gsar-ma, 562; see also new translation school(s)
Non-Dual gnyis-med rgyud, Skt. advayatantra, 274, 936, 972
outer/lower phyi-rgyud: i. e. Kriyatantra, Ubhayatantra and Yogatantra, 207, 348, 458, 459, 608
response to criticisms of the Nyingma, 887-95
root rtsa-rgyud, passim
six classes of rgyud-sde drug: the three
outer tantras-Kriyatantra, Ubhayatantra and Yogatantra-and the three inner tantras- Mahayoga, Anuyoga and Atiyoga, 96
of skilful means thabs-kyi rgyud, 273 and sutra, passim
tantrapitaka rgyud-sde, 65, 73, 78, 136,
186,214,246,261,441-2,462,463, 619,674,675,852,861,862,887, 894, 898, 914, 927, 944
ten categories of tantralouter and inner mantras rgyud-don-gyi dngos-po bcu/ sngags phyi-nang-gi de-nyid bcu, 266, 303-5,308,347,349-50,358
text rgyud, passim; see also pitaka
three inner classes of tantraltantrapitaka
nang rgyud-sde gsum, 396-7, 529-96,
604, 918
three kinds of rgyud-gsum: according to
the Guhyasamdja Tantra, 262 three outer/lower classes of tantral
tantrapitaka phyi rgyud-sde ('og-ma) gsum: Kriyatantra, Ubhayatantra and Yogatantra, 83-4, 268-73, 348-57
380 Index of Technical Tenns
times
four dus-bzhi: see temporal dimensions/
times, four
three dus-gsum, Skt. trikiila, 157-8,633
torma gtor-ma Skt. naivedyalbali: offering cakes ceremonially presented to deities or spiritual beings for diverse purposes connected with rites of service and attainment, 292, 304, 545, 546, 581, 588, 589, 621, 624, 625, 627, 630, 636, 645, 654, 662, 666, 736, 766, 767
empowerment gtor-dbang, 752
malign zor: a form of sorcery in which
the torma itself becomes the
instrument of wrathful action, 669 offering dance gtor-'chams, 581, 669 sculpture bca', 727
water chu-gtor: an offering of water
specifically consecrated to the tormented spirits, who would otherwise suffer from thirst, 545, 654
tormented spirits yi-dvags, Skt. preta, 14, 130, 609
total presence cog-bzhag: the immovable presence of fundamental reality in Cutting Through Resistance, 902; see also Cutting Through Resistance
tradition lugs, passim
doctrinal chos-lugs: in this context the
term has the sense of behaviour or
conduct, 51-3 trainings spong-balbslab-pa
four correct yang-dag spong-bzhi, Skt. catvari praharJani: among the thirty- seven branches of enlightenment, these concern the renunciation and acceptance in which a bodhisattva must correctly train, 236
three (precious) correct (yang-dag-pa'i) bslab-pagsum, Skt. trisik$ii, 70-1, 73, 79,88,322,403,423,707,879,898, 900
tranquillity zhi-gnas, Skt. samatha, 13, 23, 61,79,226,236, 247, 254-5, 286, 359, 905
Transcendent Lady bcom-ldan-'das-ma, Skt. Bhagavatf: used here as a title for Kurukullii, 824
Transcendent Lord bcom-ldan-'das, Skt. bhagavan: a buddha such as
Sakyamuni; lit. one who has subdued
obscurations (bcom), possesses the enlightened attributes (ldan), and has passed into nirviiI). a ('das), passim
transcendental perfection(s) pha-rol-tu phyin-pa, Skt. paramita, 94, 237, 245,249,261,266,441,475,524, 546, 577, 650, 730, 731, 80S, 850, 861,901,936,971
of enlightened attributes yon-tan-gyi pha- roZ-tu phyin-pa, Skt. gUrJaparamita, 212; see also enlightened attributes,
four
six phar-phyin drug, Skt. $atparamita, 36,
235-6, 255, 260, 300, 302, 306, 308,
320, 656
ten phar-phyin bcu, Skt. dasaparamita,
236,901-2
transference of consciousness 'pho-ba, Skt.
*saizkriinti: the transference at death into a higher realm of existence, 306, 473; see also under buddha-body of great/supreme transformation and supreme transformation
transgressions nyes-byas, Skt. dU$krta forty-six nyes-byas zhe-drug, 95
and natural offences bcas-pa-dang rang-
bzhin(-gyi ltung-ba), Skt. prajiiapti- savadya and prakrtisavadya: the former are evil deeds caused by the transgression of vows, and the latter are natural evils such as the ten non- virtues and the five inexpiable sins, 423
ten rung-ba ma-yin-pa'i gzhi bcu, 429 translation sgra-bsgyur: see Ancient Translation School and new
translation school(s)
translator(s) lo-tsa-ba: the Tibetan term is
said to be derived from Skt. loka- cak$u/J, lit. "eye of the world", 22, 47, 393,405, 509, SIS, 522, 526, 547,601,603, 605, 607, 609, 633, 643, 671, 675, 696, 708, 709, 725, 728,733,821,838,859,887,889- 90, 938, 950
transmission(s) lung, Skt. iigama, 39, 71-2, 155,211,375,442, 564, 577,580, 584, 619, 620, 651, 656, 672, 673, 674,675,677,678,679,681,682, 683,699,701,706, 720, 721, 723, 724, 727, 730, 731, 734, 736, 737, 738, 751, 778, 789, 794, 795, 799, 808,809,821,827,828,835,841,
850, 854, 861, 862, 866, 867, 874,
876, 918, 930
exegetical bshad-lung: see exegesis literary lung, 16, 208, 290, 305
two methods of, in the Nyingma school:
the distant lineage of transmitted precepts (n'ng-brgud bka'-ma) and close lineage of the treasures (nye- brgyud gter-ma), 396, 397 and passim
transmitted precepts bka', Skt. subha$ita/ pravacana, 12, 16, 17-18,37,68,72- 93, 186,216-17,259,300,331,395, 409-10,428-31,432,441,451,460, 462, 468, 475-81, 537, 554,675, 678, 679, 680, 683, 696, 699, 710, 720, 722, 723, 724, 727, 728, 731,
733-9, 746, 750, 757-9, 762, 764, 770,805,808,811,818,822,823, 827, 828, 829, 830, 831, 835, 836, 838, 842, 845, 850, 856, 860, 861, 862, 863, 871, 873, 874, 890-1, 893,
894,910,921,926,931,965; see
also doctrinal wheel(s) compilation of bka' bsdu-ba, 153-5,
428-31, 451-7; in Tibet, 515, 523, 917
distant lineage of ring-brgyud bka'-ma, 39,41,396,397,398,597-739, 745, 845
final bka' tha-ma, 182, 186, 189, 424, 905,931
five classifications of bka '-la dbye-ba lnga, 74-87
four great rivers of bka'i chu-babs chen- po bzhi, 601
four bka' bzhi: of the Kagyiipa, 853 four special qualities of bka'i khyad-par
bzhi, 73
given in oral teaching zhal-nas gsungs-
ba'i bka', 17, 74-5
intermediate bka' bar-ma, 182, 189,423,
896,905,947
Kham tradition of khams-Iugs, 397, 649,
654,658,688-701,706,725,727 NyanglRong tradition of nyang/rong-lugs,
397,616,617-87; see also Zur
tradition
sealed bka'-rgya(-ma), 865
of secret mantra, 445, 451; see also
vehicle(s)
seven successions of bka'-babs bdun,
751-2, 844-7, 854, 855-8 succession to bka'-babs, 863
Times - Treasure 381 three kinds of bka' gsum, 74; see also
doctrinal wheel(s)
three Successive promulgations of bka'
rim-pa gsum, 18, 188; see also
doctrinal wheel(s)
treasure(s) gter-ma: teachings which have
been concealed and rediscovered: defined, 743-9; 396, 397, 475, 476, 482-3,498,511,516,518,519,556, 558, 573, 584, 585, 586, 612, 662, 675, 677, 678, 679, 680, 683, 695,
696, 699, 713, 714, 720, 722, 723, 724,727,731,736,741-881,926, 927-8, 934-5
attainment of gter-sgrub, 810, 842, 844 chest gter-sgrom, 747, 756, 781, 796,
834, 856
close lineage of nye-brgyud gter-ma, 39,
396, 397, 741-881 doctrine/doctrinal gter-chos, 561, 567,
679, 719, 727, 730, 743, 744, 745, 750, 763, 764, 765, 777, 778, 787, 791, 798, 812, 848, 857, 927; see also inventory of treasure doctrines
earth sa-gter, 744, 746-7, 845-6, 856-63
eight great, (of brilliance) (spobs-pa'i) gter chen-po brgyad, 666, 705, 871
four inexhaustible great gter-chen mi-zad- pa bzhi, 743
guardian/protector gter-srung, 747, 785, 864, 866
of intentiOn/mind dgongs-gter, 574, 586, 744, 747-8, 764, 822, 839, 844, 846, 857, 877, 880, 922
lord of gter-bdag, Skt. nidhipati, 662, 745, 764, 927-8
material rdzas-gter, 786
profound zab-gter, 744, 746, 747, 749,
751,752,770,776,781,782,784, 814, 815, 838, 843, 844, 845, 862, 863,867,919
protector gter-srung: see treasure guardian/protector
public khrom-gter, 662, 811, 828, 846 of recollection rjes-dran-gyi gter, 844,
846-7,857-8
reconcealed yang-gter, 844, 846, 856-7 secret gsang-gter, 810, 811
site gter-kha, 743, 755, 786, 789, 790,
811, 864; see also treasure trmJes treasure-finder gter-ston, 397, 482-3,
554-61,580-90,684,701,726,7",8,
382 Index of Technical Terms
730, 733, 734, 736, 737, 745, 748,
749-881,928,934-5,950
troves gter-kha, 582, 732, 745, 746, 747,
748, 757, 764, 777, 790, 793, 796, 798, 816, 819, 821, 844, 881, see also treasure site; ancient and new gter-kha gsar-rnying, 859
treatise(s) bstan-bcos, Skt. {dstra, 17, 18, 39, 40-1,64,66,72,88-119, 169, 184, 186,217,292,440,461,464,476-7, 484,488,496,502, 515, 523, 537, 552,591,612,675,676,679,703, 705,708, 727, 732, 775, 850, 851, 861, 894, 910, 917, 921
€xegetical gzhung-bshad, 552, 666, 681 four kinds of bstan-bcos rnam-pa bzhi, 89 four special attributes of bstan-bcos-kyi
khyad-chos bzhi, 18, 88
nine kinds of bstan-bcos rnam-dgu, 89 quantitative ji-snyed-pa ston-pa'i bstan-
bcos, 18,97-107
qualitative ji-lta-ba ston-pa'i bstan-bcos,
18, 108
teaching liberation and omniscience
thar-pa-dang thams-cad mkhyen-pa (thob-pa'i thabs) ston-pa'i bstan bcos, 108-9
treasures in the form of dgongs-gter bstan-bcos-su bkod-pa, 877, 880
Tretayuga gsum-ldan: the second age of the aeon, which is ideally suited to the practice of Ubhayatantra, 268
trichiliocosm stong-gsum-gyi stong chen-po, Skt. trisahasramahdsahasra: one billion worlds, 113, 120, 124, 131, 409, 414
Tripirakalthree piraka sde-snod gsum, 76, 78- 80, 203, 259, 405, 428, 429, 436, 437, 441, 468, 511, 560,619, 888, 893
troll grul-bum, Skt. 132
true acquisitions, ten de-nyid thob-pa bcu, 928
truth(s) bden-pa, Skt. satya, passim
of cessation 'gog-pa'i bden-pa, Skt.
nirodhasatya, 16,27,29,32,35, 71-
2, 153, 192, 196,224,226,257,294 conventional tha-snyad(-kyi bden-pa), Skt. vyavahdrasatya, 207, 209-10,
906, 907, 909
declaration of bden-lshig, 589, 611, 662,
713, 745
four bden-pa bzhi, 23-4, 137, 153, 188, 224-7,230,421,423,946-7; four moments as they apply to bden-bzhi'i rnam-pa bzhi, 158, 230
indivisible gnyis-med bden-pa: according to Mahayoga, 32, 34, 207, 209, 249, 359-61
of the origin of suffering kun-byung bden- pa, Skt. samudayasatya, 32, 93, 153, 213, 224, 226, 257, 303
of the path lam-gyi bden-pa, Skt. mdrga- satya, 17,27,29,32,36,37,71-2, 85,93,153, 157,224,226,257,302, 307,319,901
relative kun-rdzob bden-pa, Skt. sa1? 1- vrtisatya, 26, 29, 57, 162-3, 166, 178,200,206,209,215,217-18, 232,234,247,249-51,354,897, 901; correct yang-dag-pa'i kun-rdzob bden-pa, Skt. tathydsa1? 1vrtisatya, 162, 166, 233, 350, 354; erroneous! incorrect log-pa'i kun-rdzob bden-pa, Skt. mithydsa1? 1vrtisatya, 162, 166, 233, 350, 354
sixteen minor bden-chung bcu-drug, 24, 226
of suffering sdug-bsngal-gyi bden-pa, Skt. dufzkhasatya, 32, 93, 153, 213, 224, 226, 257, 303
two bden-pa gnyis, Skt. satyadvaya: relative and ultimate, 26, 29-30, 32, 34, 35, 76, 162, 168, 200, 204, 206- 16, 232, 245, 248, 294, 296, 303, 320,349,351,354,897,901
ultimate don-dam bden-pa, Skt. para- mdrthasatya, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 57, 153, 162-5, 167, 174-6, 178-9, 185, 193,206,208,215,217,232-4, 247,250,270,278,309,314,320-1, 349-50, 354,360,897,898,901, 906, 924, 931, see also ultimate reality; which employs synonyms rnam-grangs-dang ldan-pa'i don-dam bden-pa, Skt. parydyaparamdrtha- satya, 24, 162, 200, 208, 233; seven aspects of the spiritual wealth of don- dam bden-pa dkor-bdun, 153, 248-9; without synonyms rnam-grangs min- pa'i don-dam bden-pa, Skt. aparydyaparamdrthasatya, 24, 154,
162,201,204,206-9,233
tsampa rtsam-pa: parched barley flour, 629,
630, 655, 696
Tsangpa (dominion/governors) gtsang-pa, 955, 956
Tsen spirits btsan: a group of demons headed by tsi'u dmar-po. See R. de Nebesky-Wojkowitz, Oracles and Demons of Tibet, (pp. 166ff. ), 491, 694
Tsharpa tshar-pa: a division of the Sakyapa school, 850
Tshurpu calendrical system, 400 Ubhayatantra upa'i rgyud: see under
vehicle(s)
udumbara u-dum-va-ra: a mythical lotus of
a huge size, blooming once in five
hundred years, 426, 763, 967 ultimate reality don-dam, Skt. paramdrtha,
28, 33, 35, 76, 127, 140, 159, 171-2, 177, 179, 188, 197,201,207-8,210, 215-16,219-20,224-5,233-4,245,
249, 252, 254, 271, 294-5, 309, 314, 322, 355-6, 582, 907; see also truth, ultimate
definitive vehicles of don-dam nges-pa'i theg-pa: the vehicles from that of the bodhisattva upwards, 285, 454
ultimate truth don-dam bden-pa, Skt. paramdrthasatya: see under truth(s)
uncompounded (nature) 'dus-ma-byas, Skt. asa1? 1skrta, 51, 139, 146, 156-8, 196- 8, 206-7, 302, 321, 328, 898
union zung-'jug, Skt. yuganaddha: see coalescence
union, seven branches of kha-sbyor yan-lag bdun, Skt. saptasampu(a, 266 universal emperor! monarch 'khor-lo bsgyur-
ba, Skt. cakravartin, 60, 132, 191,
196,417,450,894,913 Unsurpassed (Yoga)tantra bla-na med-pa'i
(rnal-'byor-gyi) rgyud, Skt. Anuttarayogatantra: see under vehicle(s)
twelve excellent divisions of bla-med rgyud-kyi rab-tu dbye-ba bcu-gnyis, 274
Upayogatantra upa-yoga: see Ubhayatantra upper demons steng-gdon, 594
l1rl)akeSa mdzod-spu: the hair ringlet
between eyebrows of a buddha-
one of the thirty-two major marks, 912
u:;;I)Isa gtsug-lor: the protuberance on the head of a bUddha-one of the thirty- two major marks, 271
Treatise - Vehicle 383 UttaraphalgunI khre'u zla-ba: early April,
557
Vaibha:;;ika bye-brag-tu smra-ba, 24, 25, 90-
1,93,155-8, 160, 162,225,411,911 Vaisakha sa-ga zla-ba: May to June, 946-7 Vaise:;;ika bye-brag-pa, 16, 65
Vai:;;l)ava khyab- 'jug-pa, 16, 65-6
vajra rdo-ry'e: see also indestructible reality
and bell rdo-rje dril-bu, Skt. vajraghalJta, 305, 350, 634, 645
crossed-vajra rdo-rje rgya-gram, Skt. vifvavajra, 494, 601, 690
(emblem) (mtshan-pa'l) rdo-rje, 120-2, 198, 340, 356, 468, 535,609,616, 623, 646, 787
hand-sized rdo-ry'e phyag gang-ba: the emanational teaching of the Great Perfection, 134-5
master rdo-rje slob-dpon, Skt. vajracdrya, 494; see also master of indestructible reality
secret gsang-ba'i rdo-rje: the penis, 567, 766
vajra-holder rdo-rje 'dzin-pa, Skt. vajradhrk: an exponent of the vehicle of indestructible reality, 680, 823, 923; see also indestructible reality, holder of
vajra-like contemplation rdo-rje lta-bu'i ting-nge-'dzin, Skt. vajropama- samadhi, 159, 198
Vajra Queen rdo-ry'e btsun-mo, Skt. vajra- 125, 404, 449
valid cognition tshad-ma, Skt. pramalJa of inference, 312; see also inference three kinds of (all-embracing) (kun-
khyab) tshad-ma gsum, 73, 275, 970 vast/vastness rgyas: the attribute of skilful
means in contrast to profound! profundity (zab) which is the attribute of discriminative awareness, 28, 170,247,331,344, 584, 707, 726, 830, 839, 845, 871
vehicle(s) {heg-pa, Skt. ydna: defined, 80-7; passim
of Anuyoga rjes-su rnal-'byor-gyi theg-pa, 17, 32, 34-5, 36,40,81,86-7, 137, 264, 284-9, 294, 297, 358-9, 363-9, 396,397,460,461,485-9,531,537,
746
of Atiyoga shin-tu rnal-'byor-gyi theg-pa:
defined, 311-18; 17, 19,29, 32, 34, 35-9, 40, 81, 86-7, 264, 274, 284,
384
Index of Technical Tenns
294-345, 347, 358-9, 365, 369-72, 396,397,461,490-504,531,537, 558_96,707,746,762,820,861, 897, 907, 923; see also Great
Perfection
of the awareness-holders rig-'dzin lheg-
pa, Skt. *vidyadharayana: the
vehicle of indestructible reality/secret
mantra, 81, 248
basic, of gods and humans sor-bzhag lha-
mi'i theg-pa, 57-61, 69, 81-2, 86,97 of bodhisattvas byang-chub sems-dpa'i
lheg-pa, Skt. bodhisattvayana, 17, 30,
81_3,85-7,155,172,223,231-7,
286, 295
of Brahma tshangs-pa'i lheg-pa, Skt.
Brahmayana, 13,54,57,61-2,82,86 of Caryatantra: see vehicle of Ubhaya-
tantra/Caryatantra
(causal/outer), of dialectics rgyu mtshan-
nyid/phyi'i lheg-pa, Skt. yana, 12,23-30,36,41,81,144-5,
151_237,243-56,273,282,285-6, 292,348,425,441,577,604,861, 908; three rgyu mtshan-nyid/phyi'i theg-pa gsum, 81, 83, 911
definitive, of ultimate reality don-dam nges-pa'i lheg-pa: the vehicles from that of the bodhisattva upwards,
285,454
of dialectics/dialectical mtshan-nyid theg-
pa: see vehicles, (causal! outer) of dialectics
of direction from the cause of suffering kun-'byung 'dren-pa'i theg-pa: the three causal vehicles of dialectics, 81
effortless, bya-rtsol med-pa'i theg-pa: Atiyoga, 538, 971
of extremists mu-slegs-pa'i lheg-pa: non- Buddhist traditions, 261
five theg-pa lnga, 17, 81-2, 133
greater lheg-pa chen-po, Skt. mahayana,
23, 24, 25-30, 64, 73, 81-5, 95, 115, 131, 153-5, 160-222, 231-7, 243-4, 395,396,410,412-13,415,430-1, 440,441,442,449,455,456,481, 503, 504, 522, 564, 619, 641-2, 656,
664,849,869,892,908,912,913, 931, 944; causal rgyu'i lheg-pa chen- po: i. e. the vehicle of bodhisattvas,
82, 84, 113, 142-4, 305
of the Indestructible Nucleus of Inner
Vehicle - View 385 the outer tantras/mantras of austere
awareness
of transcendental perfection pha-rol-tu
phyin-pa'i theg-pa, Skt. paramita- yana: the vehicle of bodhisattvas,
243, 249, 306, 503, 895
two theg-pa gnyis, 17,81,83
of UbhayatantraiCaryatantra upa'i/gnyis-
ka'i/spyod-pa'i rgyud-kyi theg-pa, 17, 31,32,33,35,81,86-7,246,264, 268-9, 271-2, 292, 295-6, 305, 348, 352-3,449,456, 502, 531,604, 893, 936
of Unsurpassed (Yoga)tantra bla-na med- pa'i (rgyud-kyi) lheg-pa, Skt. anuttaralantrayana, 32, 33-4, 81, 83- 4, 142,214, 252, 266, 268-9, 273-4, 301,340,376,448,451,456-7, 502, 516, 531, 674, 893, 895, 913, 944, 947
of Yogatantra rnal- 'byor-gyi rgyud-kyi theg-pa, Skt. yogalanlrayana, 17, 31, 32,33,35,81,86-7,252,264,268, 271-3,295-6,348,352-7, 364,450, 465,468,469,488,502,503,531, 604,643, 827, 893, 936
verse tshig-bcad, Skt. padya: in poetics, 76, 105-7
mixed, and prose spel-ma, Skt. misra, 105
vibhanga rnam-par 'byed-pa: here, the analytical texts of Maitreya, 95
view lta-ba, Skt. dmi, passim
of Anuyoga, 284-6, 365-7
of Atiyoga, 294-345, 370
of the bodhisattvas, 95, 234-5 of the Brahma vehicle, 61
of the Great Madhyamaka, 169-216, 234 of Kriyarantra, 269-70, 349-50
of Mahayoga, 275-6, 360-1
of the Mind-OnlyNijnanavada School,
160-2, 234
of the mundane vehicle, 58
of the pious attendants, 158-9, 224-5 of the Prasangika-Madhyamika, 164-9,
234
profound zab-mo lta-ba, 431
of the Sautrantika, 158, 225
of the self-centred buddhas, 159, 229 of the Svatantrika-Madhyamika, 162-4,
234
of Ubhayatantra, 271, 352
of the Vaibha:;;ika, 156-7, 225
Radiance 'od-gsal rdo-rje snying-po'i
lheg-pa: the All-Surpassing Real-
isation of the Great Perfection, 115 of indestructible reality rdo-rje theg-pa, Skt. vajrayana: defined, 260-1; 12,
31,83,85,109,148,189,223,237, 241,244,246,249,260-1,293, 305- 6,372,400,401,409,442,445,454, 504,527,577,596,599,624,689, 705, 706, 739, 746, 748, 854, 862,
871,881,885,894,940
of (the inner tantras of) skilful means
nang-pa thabs-kyi rgyud-kyi theg-pa:
Mahayoga, Anuyoga and Atiyoga, 84, 245-6,252, 286, 346, 357-72, 493; see also vehicles of overpowering (skilful) means
irreversible phyir mi-zlog-pa'i theg-pa:
the vehicle of the final promulgation
of the sutras, 947
of Kriyatantra bya-ba'i rgyud-kyi theg-pa,
17,29,31,32,33,35,81,86-7,137, 245_6,252,264,268-71,292,295-6, 305, 348-52, 353,449,456, 502, 531,604,618,619,827,893,936
lesser lheg-pa chung-ba/theg-dman, Skt. hfnayana, 23, 24-5, 81, 83, 153, 155- 9,223_31,248,411-56,481,504,
522,911,931
of Mahayoga rnal-'byor chen-po'i lheg-pa,
17,32,34,35-6,40,77,81,86-7, 264, 274-83, 294-7, 358-63, 396, 397,458-83,531,533-7,746
mundane 'jig-rten-pa'i theg-pa, Skt. _ laukikayana: the vehicle of Brahma and the basic vehicles of gods and humans, 13, 54, 57-61
nine (sequences of) lheg-pa('i rim-pa) dgu, 12, 13, 17,28,30,34,35,40,
c
4l, 81, 86, 364-5,625,638-9,861
outer, of dialectics: see vehicles, (causal! outer) of dialectics
of the outer tantras/mantras of austere awareness phyi dka'-thub rig-pa'i rgyud-kyi theg-pa: Kriyatantra, Ubhayatantra and Yogatantra, 32-3,
81,286,346-57,493,895,913; three
phyi dka'-thub rig-pa'i rgyud-kYl theg- pa gsum, 84, 269, see also dialectlcS,
three classes of
of Outsiders phyi-rol-pa'i theg-pa: the
vehicles of non-Buddhists, 306
of overpowering (skilful) means bsgyur thabs-kyi theg-pa: the vehIcles
of the inner tantras of skilful means, Mahayoga, Anuyoga and Atiyoga, 33,81,245,269,273-4
of pious attendants nyan-thos lheg-pa, Skt. sravakayana, 17,24,30,81-7, 155, 161, 190,227-31,261,286, 306, 913
of pristine cognition ye-shes-kyi lheg-pa: Atiyoga, 85
resultant, (of secret mantra) (gsang- sngags) 'bras-bu theg-pa, Skt. *phalayana: the vehicle of indestructible reality, 12, 23, 29, 30- 9,81,85,113,142,171,185,203, 239-372,412-13,442
of secret mantra gsang-sngags-kyi theg-pa, Skt. guhyamantrayana: the vehicle of indestructible reality, 28, 83-4, 243- 372,412,443-504, 531-95,608,618, 619,641,648,651,671,689,691, 692, 703, 706, 707, 728, 748, 757, 794, 800, 802, 809, 822, 823, 836, 842, 843, 848, 854, 878, 887, 888, 891,892-3,911,914,926,931,935, 944, 954, 960, 962, 972
of self-centred buddhas rang sangs-rgyas- kyi theg-pa, Skt. pratyekabuddha- yana, 17,24-5,30,81-7, 155, 161, 261, 286, 306, 913
of skilful means: see vehicles of (the inner tantras oj) skilful means
single theg-pa gcig, Skt. ekayana, 80-3, 85-6, 143, 188,207,320
six, of definitive attainment nges-pa thob- pa'i theg-pa drug: the greater vehicle, 295
supramundane 'jig-rten-Ias 'das-pa'i theg- pa, Skt. lokottarayana: the Buddhist vehicles, 68, 70-2
supreme theg-mchog: Atiyoga, 404, 406, 413-14, 566, 908, 949, 967, 970
of the tathagatas de-bzhin gshegs-pa'i
theg-pa: the vehicle of bodhisattvas,
whose result is Buddhahood, 82 three theg-pa gsum, Skt. triyana, 17, 81-
3,174,190,197,285,425
three, of inner tantras of skilful means
nang-rgyud thabs-kyi theg-pa gsum:
Mahayoga, Anuyoga and Atiyoga,
84
three, of the outer tantras of austere
awareness phyi dka'-thub rig-pa'i rgyud-kyi theg-pa gsum: see vehicles of
386 Index of Technical Tenns
of Yogatantra, 272, 354-5
VijiUinavada rnam-rig smra-ba, 25, 27, 30,
294
Vinaya 'dul-ba: defined, 80; 93,137,187, 429, 498, 524, 526, 552, 569, 576, 688, 730, 731, 748, 80S, 806, 850,
861, 874; see also under
instruction(s), ordination, and vows
Lower Tibetan Lineage of smad-'dul-gyi brgyud-pa, 525,688, 729
piTaka 'dul-ba'i sde-snod: see under
virtue(s) dge-ba, Skt. kusala, 56, 193, 199, 214, 302-3, 320, 322,604,625, 899,
900, 901, 903, 944 fundamental dge-ba'i rtsa-ba, Skt,
kusalamula, 85, 302, 307, 898, 900, 90S, 908, 912
a ten (divine) dge-ba bcu, Skt. dasakusal ,
13,56,59,60,61,512,513
ten, "endowed with corruption" zag-
bcas-kyi dge-ba bcu, 60 " visarga: usually the sign of final
but here it refers to final punctuation
kotakhya, 292
and mind rlung-sems, 288, 341,643, 721 of pristine cognition ye-shes-kyi rlung,
115, 341
ten kinds of rlung bcu, 292
Vivarta script bi-barta, 70S, 729
vows sdom-pa, Skt. saltlvara, 70, 80, 729
and passim; see also commitment(s) ,
moral discipline and ordination bodhisattva byang-chub sems-dpa'i sdom-
pa, Skt. bodhisattvasaltlvara , 78, 423,
674,729,805,827,849,939
of celibacy tshangs-spyod, Skt. brahma-
carya, 422, 760
inner, of the awareness-holders rig-'dzin
nang-gi sdom-pa, 78, 729; see also commitment(s)
lay-vowS dge-bsnyen, Skt. upasaka, 70, 226, 784, 827, 911; see also layman
mantra sngags-kyi sdom-pa, 849; see also commitment(s)
monastic sdom-brtsonlrab-byung, 526, 887; see also ordination
novitiate dge-tshul, Skt. sramalJera: see under ordination
of Pon bon-gyi sdom-pa, 690 911
so-thar sdom-pa: the vows of pious attendants and self-centred buddhas, 78, 235, 729, eight so-thar sdom-brgyad, 158, 226
of the purificatory fast bsnyen-gnas, Skt. upavasa, 58, 226; eight gso-sbyongl yan-lag brgyad(-pa'i khrims), 513
vara 78
of inexhaustible ornament mi-zad-pa'i rgyan-gyi 'khor-lo, 126; five mi- zad-pa'i rgyan-gyi 'khor-lo lnga, 866
thirty-six actions of the wheels of the inexhaustible ornaments of body, speech and mind sku-gsung-thugs mi- zad-pa rgyan-gyi 'khor-lo'i mdzad-pa sum-cu-rtsa-drug, 121
Wish-fulfilling Gem yid-bzhin nor-bu, Skt. CintamalJi, 133, 147, 195, 198,468-9
Wishing Tree dpag-bsam-gyi shing, Skt. 133, 148, 198 (world) realms ('jig-rten-gyi) khams, Skt.
(loka)dhatu, passim
six, of existence 'jig-rten-gyi khams drug,
585
three khams-gsum, 13, 31, 38, 51, 56,
73,202,259,302,321, 337, 339-40, 363,418,458,490,491, 575, 907, 930
worldly concerns, eight 'jig-rten chos brgyad, 723, 852
wrong understanding, those of log-par rtogs- pa, Skt. vipratipanna, 13, 16, 54, 62- 7, 873
gnod-sbyin: a very large class of nature spirits, many of which are associated with mountains, trees, forests, rocks, abandoned buildings, etc. In India they are frequently related to vegetation, 75, 132, 135-6,433, 435, 451,452-3,454,466,492,609,614, 754, 889
gnod-sbyin-mo: a female 465, 480,481
year signs and elements lo-rtags-dang khams: the twelve animals and five elements marking the years of a sexagenary cycle, 959, n. 1330
yoga(s) rnal-'byor: lit. "union in funda- mental reality", 35, 39, 102, 184, 248, 254, 256, 270, 276, 295, 312, 320,343-5,357,360,368,413,423, 459, 490, 547, 579, 588, 630, 653, 709, 715, 735, 769, 813, 829, 832, 853, 867, 876, 877, 897, 900, 907, 926
of another's body as the seal gzhan-lus phyag-rgya, 818; see also under seal(s) and door
daytime nyin-gyi rnal-'byor, 280 dream rmi-lam, 548
Vijiitinavtida - Zandre 387 five rnal-'byor lnga: according to
Mahayoga, 363
five rnal-'byor lnga: i. e. the five paths of
Anuyoga, 288, 369
four rnal-'byor bzhi, 33, 272; see also
miracles, four
of one's own body as the means rang-Ius
thabs-ldan, 818; see also under door preliminary, of accumulation and
purification sngon-'gro bsags-sbyong-gi rnal-'byor, 862; see also preliminary practice
Six-limbed sbyor-ba yan-lag drug-pa: of the Kalacakra Tantra, 301, 546, 577- 8,674, 853
three rnal-'byor gsum: according to Anuyoga, 285-6
three classes ofyo-ga'i sde gsum: the vehicles of the inner tantras of skilful means, 746
Yogacara rnal-'byor spyod-pa: this term may originally refer to the conduct of the bodhisattva path in general, rather than to the mentalist school alone, 315,911; see also Mind Only and Vijfianavada
Yogacara-Madhyamaka rnal-'byor spyod-pa'i dbu-ma: Great Madhyamaka, 169
Yogatantra rnal-'byor-gyi rgyud: see under and vehicle(s)
yogic exercises 'phrul-'khor, Skt. yantra, 606 yogin rnal-'byor-pa: a male practitioner of
yoga, 115, 184, 195,201,270,281, 304, 313, 335, 344, 353, 356, 394, 447,473,504, 511, 545, 547, 566, 573,575,580,581,583,585,586, 588,630,638,641,643, 755, 839, 854, 903, 926
twelve orders of dzo-ki sde-tshan bcu- gnyis: followers of 504
yoginI rnal-'byor-ma: a female practitioner of yoga, 460, 494,538,547,573, 580,585,586,588,620,630,631, 700, 772, 773, 859
YoginI tantras rnal-'byor-ma'i rgyud, 503 yojana dpag-tshad: a measurement of distance; defined, n. 518; 490
youthful vase body gzhon-nu bum-pa'i sku: the great buddha-body of reality: see under buddha-body(ies)
Yungdrung Pon tradition gYung-drung bon- lugs, 852; see also Pan
zandre za-'dre: a vampire demon, 711
60-3 178, 189,234,301
"°
1
Vijiianavadin rnam-ng smra-ba, 35, 16 ,
marks (tig), 916
vision, pure dag-snang: see under
,
Surpassing Realisation, 337,
of the cessation of clinging to reahty or
of the cessation/exhaustion of (apparitional) reality chos-nyid-du"
'dzin-pa'i zad-palchos-nYld zad-pa 1 snang-ba, 337, 339, 371, 594; see also under cessation
of the direct perception of reality chos- nyid mngon-sum, 339, 371
four snang-ba bzhi, 38, 332, 341, 343, 371,971 .
of increasing contemplative expenence nyams gong-'phel-ba, 339, 371 ,
of :'eaching the limit of awareness ng-pa tshad-phebs, 339, 371
vital energy rlung, Skt. vayu, 24, 115, 362, 489, 536, 578, 618, 669, 676; see also energy channels, currents and seminal points
active las-kyi rlung, 877; see also pulse of the active energy currents
of great life-breath srog chen-po'i rlung: ignorance, 291
appearance(s)
visionary appearance(s) snang-ba: m All-
three sdom-pa gsum, S t. lnsaltl 300,302,827,831,861
Vinaya nyi-brgya lnga-bcu'i 'dul-. khrims: the vows of a fully-ordamed monk, 230; see also under
, two hundred and fifty disciplines of the
warnor a-, . '
in terms of spiritual commitment,
. dp' bo Skt VIm' an heroic bemg
k .
. 404,460,469,581,588,593,653;
see also qaka
water of life tshe-chu: see under elixir wheel(s) 'khor-lo, Skt. cakm: see
centre(s) , " ' i cloud-mass, of syllables Yl-ge 1 spnn-gy
'khor-lo, 877
f the doctrine chos-kyi 'khor-lo, Skt.
o
dharmacakra: see doctrinal wheel(s) and promulgation of the doctnnal wheel
'
388 Index of Technical Terms
Zhalupa zhva-Iu-pa, 850
zho zho: a half tola of gold (approximately
5. 85g. ), ten of which equal one
srang, 768
zi-stone gzi: a species of etched agate,
highly valued in Tibet, 483
zombie ro-Iangs, SkI. vetiila: lit. "standing corpse", 535
Zur tradition zur-Iugs, l39, 266, 617-49, 665, 668, 671, 672, 679, 691, 700-2, 725, 727, 730; see also NyanglRong tradition
Index of Personal Names
Introduction
In Indian and Tibetan Buddhist literature, great historical figures are often referred to by a diversity of names and epithets. This partly reflects the tendency of Buddhist masters to extend their sphere of activity through diverse geographical regions, where they are then known by diverse names (Padmsambhava being a notable example), and partly also the custom of receiving new names to mark increasingly advanced stages of meditative attainment or ordination: bodhisattva and mantra. In the case of Dalai Lama V, for example: Dalai Lama V refers to his position in the line of incarnations to which he belongs; PadmapaI). i indicates his status as an incarnation of AvalokiteSvara; Lozang Gyamtso and Ngagi Wangcuk indicate his gradual acceptance of monastic ordination; Dorje Thokmetsel indicates his prowess as a treasure-finder and mantra adept; and popularly he is referred to as the Great Fifth (lnga-pa chen-po) on account of his supremacy as a spiritual and temporal leader. This custom of confer- ring names and titles continues to the present day.
The word order in Tibetan and Sanskrit names is important. Titles, such as scholar (par;ejita), master (slob-dpon, Skt. acarya), lord of accomplished masters (grub-dbang, Skt. siddhefvara), lord of doctrine (chos-rye, Skt. dharmasvamin), treasure-finder (gter-ston) and so forth, often precede the personal name. Epithets or titles indicative of clan, lineage, place of birth or residence, or incarnation line, may also be conjoined with personal names, or replace them altogether.
In this index, for the benefit of those unfamiliar with Tibetan conventions, we have listed most of the variations that occur in the text separately and referred the reader to one main entry (usually the most well-known form) where all these variations appear as sub- entries along with their page references.
Names are listed in English alphabetical order and letter by letter, except on those occasions when we have attempted to list diverse incarnations within their proper numerical sequences. Entries begin- ning with "Sakya" follow those beginning with "Sakya". Parentheses
392 Index of Personal Names
have generally been used to indicate elements omitted in shortened forms of a name, however it has not been possible to apply this
convention exhaustively.
Dates have been supplied utilising information given in the body of
the text or gathered from other Tibetan historical sources: it is hoped that further research will succeed in resolving many of the chrono- logical uncertainties. Where enumerated categories of names occur, these are cross-referenced against the Glossary of Enumerations when-
ever more information is to be found there. Readers should also consult the Notes for occasional biographical information, which has
not been cross-referenced here.
Sanskrit names have been restored with reference to original extant
texts and dictionaries. In the case of a few deities, entered under their Sanskrit names - for example Guhyasamaja, Cakrasamvara and Kalacakra - it is not always clear from the context whether these
refer to actual deities or to texts/teaching cycles. In such cases, readers should also consult the first part of the Bibliography.
Finally, line drawings illustrating many of the major figures de- scribed in the History appear throughout Volume One, and page references for these are listed in bold face.
Index of Personal Names
Abhayakaragupta (c. 1100) 'jigs-med 'byung- gnas sbas-pa, 477
Acadru family a-lcags 'gru'i rigs, 841 Acala mi-gYo-ba, 577
Acintyaprabhasa slOn-pa khye'u snang-ba
dam-pa bsam-gyis mi-khyab-pa: the first emanational teacher according to the Great Perfection, l36, 897
Adhicitta, the deva sems-Ihag-canllhag-sems- can, 453, 490
Advayavajra gnyis-med rdo-rye, 200; see Maitripli
Agayana, the envoy gser-yig-pa a-ga-ya-na '
Agni, drang-srong agni, 65
Agnisuci, the deer ri-dvags me'i gtsang-sbra-
can, 214
Gyen a-kurtZ rgyan, 784 A! aneyabalaha cang-shes bha-Ia-ha, l33 AJatasatru, king ma-skyes-dgra, 428, 433,
435
Ajita, (conqueror/regent) (rgyal-ba/rgyal-
lshab) ma-pham-pa, 98, 128, 129, _. __ 170-1,838,930,932; see Maitreya
kun-shes, 115
Matisiia Ii-dkar mali-shi-la 510
Ak-- ' asagarbha nam(-mkha'i) snying(-po), 125
Akhu Pelbar a-khu dpal-'bar, 545 rkang-mig, 65
mi-bskyod-palmi-'khrugs-pa, 20,
125,274,355,477,690,878
ston-pa khye'u 'od mi- 'khrugs-pa: the second emanational teacher according to the Great Perfection, 136,904
mi-bskyod rdo-rje 416 All-Positive King kun-bzang 317;
Aloka mar-me-ma, 125
AlokabhasvatI, queen of OQQiyana snang-ba
gsal-ba'i 'od-Idan-ma, 490 Amarasirpha 'chi-med seng-ge, 106 Amitabha (Buddha) (sangs-rgyas) 'od-
dpag(-lU) med(-pa)lsnang-ba mtha'- yas, PI. 11; 20,125,274,355,468, 479, 746
Amitayus lshe-dpag-med, 470, 549, 564, 624 Lord of Immortality and his consort 'chi-med mgon-po yab-yum, 855
sugata Amitayus bde-bar gshegs-pa lshe- dpag-med, 691
Amoghasiddhi don(-yod) grub(-pa), 20, 125, 274,355,481,766
Amoghavajra, the elder don-yod rdo-rje che- ba,479
Amoghavajra, the younger don-yod rdo-ry"e chung-bala-mo-gha-badzra, 479, 708
bdud-rtsi sman(-lha), 452; see also Avalokitesvara
sman-bla/sman-gyi bla-ma 591, 691 J
Amnakul)Qalin bdud-rtsi 'khyil, 548, 623 bdud-rtsi zas, 434
Ananda kun-dga'-bo, 75, 421, 428, 432, 433,
_ 434, 434-5,438, 859, 908, 928, 946 Ananda, the nun kun-dga'-mo: a teacher of
Vimalamitra (see bairo 'dra-'bag,
Ch. 5),469
Anandagarbha kun-dga' snying-po, 272 Anantagul)a dakinI (the pakinI of Limitless
Virtues) . yon-tan mlha'-yas-pa'i
mkha'- 'gro-ma, 493 Anathapil)Qada mgon-med zas-sbyin, 137,
423
Andzom Drukpa (1842-1924) a-'dzom 'brug-
see Samantabhadra
pa, 879
394 Index of Personal Names dpe-med 'tsho, 674
Aparajita a-dzi, 548
Ara4a(kalama) ring-'phur, 419, 422 Archer mda'-ba/mda'-bsnun, 197; see
Saraha
Arhat Suvar1). aprabhasa dgra-bcom-pa gser-
'od dam-pa: the eighth emanational·· teacher according to the Great Perfection, 136
Ariboga (or Arikbugha) a-re-bho-ga: the younger brother of Qubilai Qan, to whom in 1264 he conceded defeat, 661,662
Aro (Yeshe Jungne) a-ro (ye-shes 'byung- gnas), 231-2, 571, 673,675, 706
king (of Sahor) rgyal-po gtsug- lag 'dzin, 470, 972
Aryadeva 'phags-pa lha/arya de-ba, 165, 167,309,413,440,464,498,502, 596,641, 899
Aryasura dpa'-bo, 703; see Sura
Arya Tara 'phags-ma sgrol-ma, 466; see
T ara
Asailga thogs(-med), 18,28,91, 108,169,
182, 184, 189,300-1,404,440,441,
463, 849, 919, 931
"Ashen Zombie" ro-Iangs thal-mdog, Skt.
*Vetala Bhasmavar1). a, 477, 493; see
Garap Dorje
Asoka, the religious king chos-rgyal mya-
ngan med, 429, 435, 948 Dharmasoka, king rgyal-po dharma sva-
ka,429
Asvottama (or Asvavarapada) rta-mchog:
teacher of Vi1). apa, 927 AsvottamaiSupreme Horse rta-mchog, 274,
534; see Hayagr'iva
Atisa, (lord/master) (982-1054) (jo-bo-rje/
slob-dpon) a-ti-sha, 184, 198,205, 395,546,548,550,706,853,889, 891-2,905-6,914,950,951
Dlparpkara di-palfl-ka-ra, 914 Atmaprakasa bdag-nyid gsal-rigs-ma, 498 Atreya, drang-srong rgyun-shes-kyi bu/
e-tra'i bu, 66, 99
Avadhuti a-ba-dhu-ti-pa, 477 AvalokiteSvara spyan-ras-gzigs, Pl. 12; 75,
125,261,393,449,451,452,453,
466, 497, 498, 507, 510, 564, 567, 572,617,698,757,758,784,791, 798,802,821,823,826,841; see also and Lords of the Three (Enlightened) Families
Avalokitesvara in the form of the "King of Space" spyan-ras gzigs nam-mkha' rgyal-po, Skt. Gaganaraja, 591
eleven-faced Avalokitesvara zhal-bcu- gcig-pa, 791
Great Compassionate One thugs-rje chen- po, Skt. Mahakaru1).