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• Abhidana of the Samvara Tantra. A tantric text. [RY]
• Accomplishments (dngos grub, siddhi). See 'supreme and common siddhis.' [RY]
• Accumulation of merit (bsod nams kyi tshogs). Virtuous actions with concepts. [RY]
• Accumulation of wisdom (ye shes kyi tshogs). Virtuous actions embraced by discriminating knowledge (shes rab) of insight into emptiness. [RY]
• Acharya Lilavajra. One of the Indian mahasiddhas. [RY]
• Action dagger (las phur). skt. Kilaya. The dagger for fulfilling the activities in the practice of Vajra Kilaya. [RY]
• Activity practices (las tshogs). They refer chiefly to the four activities of pacifying, increasing, magnetizing and subjugating. [RY]
• Adi Buddha Samantabhadra (mdod ma'i sangs rgyas kun tu bzang po). The primordially enlightened buddha. [RY]
• Aggregate (phung po). See 'five aggregates.' [RY]
• Akanishtha ('og min). The 'highest;' the realm of Vajradhara, the dharmakaya buddha. For a discussion of the various types of Akanishtha, see Gyurme Dorje's translation of Longchen Rabjam's phyogs bcu mun sel. [RY]
• Akanishtha realm of all-encompassing purity (dag pa rab 'byams 'og min zhing). [RY]
• Akanishtha realm of Padmajala ('og min pad ma drva ba'i zhing). The pure realm of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• All that appears and exists (snang srid thams cad). The world and the beings. [RY]
• All-accomplishing wisdom (bya ba grub pa'i ye shes). One of the five wisdoms; the transmutation of envy. [RY]
• All-encompassing purity (dag pa rab 'byams). In their pure aspects, the skandhas, elements and so forth of the world and beings. The five male and female buddhas. [RY]
• All-ground (kun gzhi, alaya). The basis of mind and both pure and impure phenomena. This word has different meanings in different contexts and should be understood accordingly. Literally it means the 'foundation of all things.' [RY]
• All-illuminating samadhi (kun tu snang ba'i ting nge 'dzin). The second of the three samadhis. Compassion arising out of emptiness. [RY]
• All-knowing King of Dharma (kun mkhyen chos kyi rgyal po). See Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. [RY]
• All-pervasive suffering of being conditioned (khyab pa 'du byed kyi sdug bsngal). The third of the three sufferings. It is perpetuated by the continuation of the five aggregates. [RY]
• Amitabha (snang ba mtha' yas). The chief buddha of the lotus family. The manifestation of discriminating wisdom. [RY]
• Anu (rjes su rnal 'byor). The second of the three inner tantras: Maha, Anu and Ati. It emphasizes the completion stage and the mandala as being contained within the vajra body. Same as 'Lung Anu Yoga.' [RY]
• Aperture of Brahma (tshangs bug), brahmarandra. The opening at the top of one's head eight fingers above the hair line. [RY]
• Appearance and existence (snang srid). The world and it's beings. Whatever can be experienced (the five elements). and has a possibility of existence (the five aggregates). [RY]
• Approach, accomplishment and activities (bsnyen sgrub las gsum). The aspects of the recitation part of sadhana practice connected to the development stage. [RY]
• Arya Tara ('phags ma sgrol ma). A female buddha. [RY]
• Asanga (thogs med). A great Indian master of philosophy who was a direct disciple of Maitreya. [RY]
• Aspiration for Purifying the Realm of the Three Kayas (sku gsum zhing sbyong smon lam). Written by Jigmey Lingpa. [RY]
• Assembly sadhana (tshogs sgrub). A group sadhana practice usually involving a great number of people and lasts for several days. [RY]
• Ati (shin tu nal 'byor). The third of the three inner tantras. Same as 'Dzogchen.' [RY]
• Ati Kopa (a ti bkod pa). A Dzogchen tantra. [RY]
• Avalokiteshvara (spyan ras gzigs). 1). The buddha of compassion. 2). One of the eight main bodhisattvas. [RY]
• Awakening at dawn from the sleep of ignorance (tho rangs ma rig gnyid skrog). A practice to be done immediately upon waking up. [RY]
• Barchey Lamsel (bar chad lam sel). A supplication to Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Bardo (bar do), antarabhava. 'Intermediate state.' Usually refers to the period between death and the next rebirth. For details of the four bardos, see 'Mirror of Mindfulness,' Shambhala Publications. [RY]
• Bende Drimey Dashar (ban de dri med brda shar). One of the close disciples of Guru Rinpoche. Same of Jnanakumara of Nyag. [RY]
• Bhagavan Shakyamuni (bcom ldan 'das sha kya thub pa). Same as Buddha Shakyamuni. [RY]
• Bhagavan Vajrasattva (bcom ldan 'das rdo rje sems dpa'). The buddha Vajrasattva who is the embodiment of the hundred families of victorious ones. [RY]
• Bindu (thig le). 1). Essences. 2). Circles or spheres. [RY]
• Blazing Blue Light (mthing 'od 'bar ma). An emanation of Yeshe Tsogyal who is the consort of Raksha Totreng. [RY]
• Bliss-sustainer (bde skyong). Same as kapala. [RY]
• Blissful Realm (bde ba can, sukhavati). The pure land of Buddha Amitabha. [RY]
• Bodhicitta (byang sems, byang chub kyi sems). The aspiration to attain enlightenment for the sake of all beings. [RY]
• Bodhicitta of application ('jug pa'i byang chub kyi sems). It is chiefly comprised of the six paramitas. [RY]
• Bodhicitta of aspiration (smon pa'i byang chub kyi sems). It is chiefly comprised of the four immeasurables. [RY]
• Bodhisattva (byang chub sems dpa'). Someone who has developed bodhicitta, the aspiration to attain enlightenment in order to benefit all sentient beings. A practitioner of the Mahayana path; especially one who has attained the first bhumi. [RY]
• Bodhisattva Shantarakshita (mkhan po bodhi satva zhi ba 'tsho). The first abbot to ordain monks in Tibet. [RY]
• Bodhisattva trainings (byang chub sems dpa'i bslab pa). The precepts and practices of a bodhisattva. [RY]
• Bow of Indra (dbang po'i gzhu). Poetical name for a rainbow. [RY]
• Brahma (tshangs pa). The chief god in the realm of form. [RY]
• Brahma-like voice (tshangs pa'i dbyangs). The voice endowed with the sixteen perfect qualities of Brahma. [RY]
• Buddha of the three times Guru Rinpoche (dus gsum sangs rgyas gu ru rin po che). The name of the six-lined prayer to Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Buddha Shakyamuni (sangs rgyas sha kya thub pa). The historical Buddha. [RY]
• Buddhaguhya (sangs rgyas gsang ba). An Indian pandita who was invited to Tibet by King Trisong Deutsen. [RY]

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• Chamara (rnga g.yab). One of the eight subcontinents as well as the support for the terrestrial pure land of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Changing suffering ('gyur ba'i sdug bsngal). The fact that pleasure is impermanent and not under one's individual control. One of the 'three sufferings.' [RY]
• Charnel ground ornaments (dur khrod kyi chas). The attire worn by a wrathful buddha. [RY]
• Chemchok Heruka (che mchog he ru ka). One of the 58 wrathful buddhas. [RY]
• Chimey Dorje of Tsangsar ('chi med rdo rje). A great master and the father of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. [RY]
• Chogyal Phakpa (chos rgyal 'phags pa). A great master of the Sakya lineage. [RY]
• Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa (mchog gyur bde chen gling pa). The name of Chokgyur Lingpa. [RY]
• Chokgyur Lingpa (mchog gyur gling pa). The great terton who revealed numerous terma teachings especially the cycle of Lamey Tukdrub Barchey Kunsel. [RY]
• Chokling Tersar (mchog gling gter gsar). The collection of termas revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa together with its connected teachings. [RY]
• Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche (chos kyi nyi ma rin po che). The abbot of Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery and the oldest son of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. Author of 'Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen' and of 'Jewel of the Heart,' Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1987. [RY]
• Clearing the Obstacles of the Path (bar chad lam sel). A supplication to Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Common and supreme siddhis (thun mong dang mchog gi dngos grub). Usually they refer to the eight common siddhis and the supreme siddhi of Mahamudra, complete enlightenment. [RY]
• Concise Manual For Daily Practice (rnal 'byor rgyun gyi bkol byang). The condensed version of the guru sadhana of Lamey Tukdrub Barchey Kunsel. [RY]
• Condensed Prajnaparamita (sher phyin bsdus pa). A Mahayana scripture. [RY]
• Confident faith (yi ches kyi dad pa). The third of the three kinds of faith which is unshakable confidence. [RY]
• Copper Colored Mountain (zangs mdog dpal ri). The name of the pure land of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Cow nectar (ba byung sna lnga). Five essences from a special cow. [RY]
• Culminated Awareness (rig pa tshad phebs). The third of the four visions in Dzogchen. [RY]
• Cyclic existence ('khor ba). Commonly known as samsara. [RY]
• Daily Practice Manual (rgyun gyi bkol byang). The condensed version of the guru sadhana of Lamey Tukdrub Barchey Kunsel. [RY]
• Daily Practice Manual of Tukdrub (thugs sgrub rgyun gyi bkol byang). The condensed version of the guru sadhana of Lamey Tukdrub Barchey Kunsel. [RY]
• Daka (dpa' bo). 1). Emanation of the chief figure in the mandala to fulfill the four activities. 2). Male enlightened practitioner of Vajrayana. [RY]
• Dakini and dharmapala, the roots of activity (mkha' 'gro chos skyong phrin las kyi rtsa ba). [RY]
• Damaru (da ma ru). A hand drum for Vajrayana rituals. [RY]
• Damdsin (dam 'dzin). A name for the second son of Trisong Deutsen. [RY]
• Damsi (dam sri). Samaya perverter; a certain type of malevolent spirit. [RY]
• Danyi Khala Rongo (zla nyi kha la rong sgo). A sacred place in the east-Tibetan province of Kham. [RY]
• Dechen Gyalpo (bde chen rgyal po). One of the Twelve manifestations of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Definite goodness (nges par legs pa). True and complete enlightenment. [RY]
• [[Deha One of the eight sub-continents. [RY]
• Development and completion (bskyed rdzogs). The two main aspects of Vajrayana practice. Development stage is fabricated by mind. Completion stage means resting in the unfabricated nature of mind. See individually. [RY]
• Development Mahayoga (bskyed pa ma ha yo ga). The first of the three inner tantras which emphasizes the development stage. [RY]
• Development stage (bskyed rim), utpattikrama. One of the two aspects of Vajrayana practice which is to create pure images mentally in order to purify habitual tendencies. See 'development and completion.' [RY]
• Dharma (chos). 'Dharma' is the Buddha's teachings; 'dharma' means phenomena or mental objects. [RY]
• Dharma demon (chos dred). A jaded, stubborn and insensitive practitioner. [RY]
• Dharma King of Uddiyana (o rgyan chos kyi rgyal po). Same as Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Dharma King Trisong Deutsen (chos rgyal khri srong de'u btsan). The king of Tibet who invited Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Dharma Practice of Padma Garwang (pad ma gar dbang chos spyod). A collection of daily practices included in the Chokling Tersar. [RY]
• Dharma protectors (chos skyong). The guardians of the Buddhist teachings. [RY]
• Dharma Ratna (chos mchog rin po che). Lineage guru in Chokling Tersar and teacher of Chimey Dorje. [RY]
• Dharmachakra of Glorious Samye (dpal bsam yas kyi chos 'khor). The temple complex built by King Trisong Deutsen. [RY]
• Dharmadhatu (chos kyi dbyings). The 'realm of phenomena;' the suchness in which emptiness and dependent origination are inseparable. In this context 'Dharma' means the truth and 'dhatu' means space free from center or periphery. Another explanation is 'the nature of phenomena' beyond arising, dwelling and ceasing. [RY]
• Dharmadhatu wisdom (chos kyi dbyings kyi ye shes). One of the five wisdoms. The transformation of ignorance. [RY]
• Dharmakaya (chos sku). The first of the three kayas, which is devoid of constructs, like space. The nature of all phenomena designated as 'body.' Should be understood individually according to ground, path and fruition. [RY]
• Dharmakaya Amitabha (chos sku snang ba mtha' yas). The chief buddha of the lotus family. [RY]
• Dharmapala (chos skyong). The protectors of the Buddhist teachings. [RY]
• Dharmata (chos nyid). The nature of phenomena and mind. [RY]
• Dharmata Exhaustion Beyond Concepts (chos zad blo 'das). The fourth of the four visions in Dzogchen. [RY]
• Discriminating wisdom (so sor rtog pa'i ye shes). One of the five wisdoms. The transmutation of attachment. [RY]
• Dispeller of All Obstacles (bar chad kun sel). See 'Lamey Tukdrub Barchey Kunsel.' [RY]
• Disturbing emotion (nyon mongs pa). The five poisons of desire, anger, delusion, pride and envy which tire, disturb and torment one's mind. [RY]
• Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje (mdo mkhyen brtse ye shes rdo rje). A great master and terton who was the mind emanation of Jigmey Lingpa. [RY]
• Dorje Drakpo Tsal (rdo rje drag po rtsal). 'Wrathful Vajra Power.' A wrathful form of Guru Rinpoche and one of the twelve manifestations. [RY]
• Dorje Dudjom (rdo rje bdud 'joms). Same as Dorje Dudjom Tsal. [RY]
• Dorje Dudjom Tsal (rdo rje bdud 'joms rtsal). One of the Twenty-five disciples of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Dorje Totreng Tsal (rdo rje thod phreng rtsal). Same as Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Drekpa (dregs pa). A certain type of malevolent spirit. [RY]
• Drigung Kyobpa (bri gung skyob pa). A great master of the Drigung Kagyu lineage. [RY]
• Drimey Dashar (dri med brda shar). Also Bende Drimey Dashar, one of the chief disciples of Guru Rinpoche. Same as Jnanakumara of Nyag. [RY]
• Drodul Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa ('gro 'dul mchog gyur bde chen gling pa). Same as Chokgyur Lingpa. [RY]
• Dsutrul Tuchen (rdzu 'phrul mthu chen). One of the Twelve manifestations of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Dukyi Shechen (bdud kyi gshed chen). One of Twelve manifestations of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Dusum Sangye (dus gsum sangs rgyas). See 'Buddhas of the Three Times.' [RY]
• Dzamling Gyenchok ('dzam gling rgyan mchog). One of the Twelve manifestations of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Dzogchen (rdzogs pa chen po; rdzogs chen). The teachings beyond the vehicles of causation, first taught in the human world by the great vidyadhara Garab Dorje. [RY]

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• Early Translations (sngar 'gyur). The teachings translated before the great translator Rinchen Sangpo, during the reigns of the Tibetan kings Trisong Deutsen and Ralpachen. [RY]
• Eight freedoms (dal ba brgyad). Not being in the three lower realms, not a long-living god, not having wrong views, not a savage, a mute, or born in an age without buddhas. [RY]
• Eight goddesses (lha mo brgyad). Lasya, Mala, Gita, Nirti, Pushpa, Dhupa, Aloka and Gandha. [RY]
• Eight heruka sadhanas (sgrub pa bka' brgyad). Eight yidams and their corresponding sadhanas received by Padmakara from the Eight Indian Vidyadharas. [RY]
• Eight Indian Vidyadharas (rgya gar gyi rig 'dzin brgyad). Manjushrimitra, Nagarjuna, Hungchenkara, Vimalamitra, Prabhahasti, Danasanskrit, Shintamgarbha and Guhyachandra. [RY]
• Eight jewel ornaments (rin po che'i rgyan brgyad). The crown, earrings, choker, short necklace, long necklace, arm rings, bracelets and anklets, belt. [RY]
• Eight main bodhisattvas (nye ba'i sras brgyad). Kshitigarbha, Akashagarbha, Avalokiteshvara, Vajrapani, Maitreya, Sarvanirvarana Vishkambin, Samantabhadra and Manjushri. [RY]
• Eight manifestations (gu ru mtshan brgyad). Eight forms of Guru Rinpoche: Shakya Senge, Padmasambhava, Nyima Oser, Senge Dradrok, Dorje Drollo, Tsokye Dorje, Padma Gyalpo and Loden Choksey. [RY]
• Eight Sadhana Teachings (grub pa bka' brgyad). Eight teachings and sadhanas transmitted to Guru Rinpoche by the Eight Indian Vidyadharas: Manjushri Body, Mighty Padma Speech, Vishuddha Mind, Amrita Medicine Qualities, Kilaya Activity, Mamo Botong, Mopa Fierce Mantra and Loka Worship. [RY]
• Eight siddhis (dngos grub brgyad). The eight types of mundane or common accomplishments. [RY]
• Eight Tibetan Vidyadharas (bod kyi rig 'dzin brgyad). The eight accomplished disciples of Guru Rinpoche who received the transmission of Barchey Kunsel. [RY]
• Eight Vidyadhara Masters (rig 'dzin gyi slob dpon brgyad). Same as the Eight Indian Vidyadharas. [RY]
• Eight worldly concerns ('jig rten chos brgyad). Attachment to gain, pleasure, praise and fame, and aversion to loss, pain, blame and bad reputation. [RY]
• Eightfold charnel ground attire (dur khrod kyi chas brgyad). Eight ornaments worn by a wrathful buddha. [RY]
• Emancipation and omniscience (thar pa dang thams cad mkhyen pa). Liberation from samsara and perfect buddhahood. [RY]
• Eminent Vidyadhara (khyad 'phags rig 'dzin). One of the twelve manifestations. [RY]
• Empowered Aspiration (smon lam dbang bskur). One of the six lineages of the Nyingma School or nine lineages of the Nyingma School. [RY]
• Empowerment (dbang). The conferring of power or authorization to practice the Vajrayana teachings, the indispensable entrance door to tantric practice. [RY]
• Emptiness (stong pa nyid). The fact that phenomena and ego are empty of or lack independent, true existence. [RY]
• Enlightenment (byang chub). Usually the same as the state of buddhahood but sometimes also the lower stages of enlightenment of an arhant or pratyekabuddha. [RY]
• Enthusiastic faith (dang ba'i dad pa). One the three kinds of faith. A sense of strong admiration. [RY]
• Essence Practice (phrin las snying po). A longer version of guru sadhana according to Lamey Tukdrub Barchey Kunsel. [RY]
• Essence, nature and function (ngo bo rang bzhin thugs rje). The three aspects of the sugatagarbha according to the Dzogchen system. Essence (ngo bo). is the primordially pure wisdom of emptiness. The nature (rang bzhin). is the spontaneously present wisdom of cognizance (gsal ba). The function (thugs rje). is the all-pervasive wisdom of indivisibility. This is, ultimately, the identity of the Three Roots, the Three Jewels and the three kayas. [RY]
• Eternalism (rtag lta). The belief that there is a permanent and causeless creator of everything; in particular, that one's identity or consciousness has a concrete essence which is independent, everlasting and singular. [RY]
• Ever Excellent Vidyadhara (kun bzang rig 'dzin). Same as Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Exhaling the stale breath (rlung ro bsal). A yogic exercise which should be learned through oral instruction from one's teacher. [RY]
• Existence and peace (srid zhi). Synonymous with samsara and nirvana. [RY]
• Existence and quiescence (srid pa dang zhi ba). See existence and peace. [RY]
• Extensive, medium or condensed root empowerments (rtsa dbang rgyas 'bring bsdus gsum). These empowerments can be received from any master who holds the lineage. [RY]
• Family lord (rigs kyi bdag po). The chief figure of that particular buddha family. [RY]
• Feast offering (tshogs kyi 'khor lo), (tshogs kyi mchod pa), Skt. ganachakra. [RY]
• Female classes (mo rgyud). One of the three classes of Dharma protectors. [RY]
• Field of Accumulation (tshogs zhing). The Three Jewels, three roots and the three kayas. [RY]
• Five Excellent Beings (rigs can drva ma lnga). Five recipients of the Anu Yoga teachings. [RY]
• Five paths (lam lnga). The path of accumulation, path of joining, path of seeing, path of cultivation and path beyond learning. The five paths cover the entire process from beginning Dharma practice to complete enlightenment. [RY]
• Five poisons (dug lnga). Desire, anger, delusion, arrogance and envy. [RY]
• Five silken Dharma garments (dar gyi chos gos lnga). The five silk garments of a peaceful sambhogakaya buddha. [RY]
• Five treasuries (mdzod lnga). Five collections of teachings by Jamgon Kongtrul I: Dam-ngak Dzo, Rinchen Terdzo, Kagyu Ngakdzo, Sheja Kunkhyab and Gyacher Kadzo. [RY]
• Five wisdoms (ye shes lnga). The dharmadhatu wisdom, mirror-like wisdom, wisdom of equality, discriminating wisdom and all-accomplishing wisdom. [RY]
• Four activities (las bzhi). Pacifying, increasing, magnetizing and subjugating. [RY]
• Four circular empowerments (zlum po bzhi dbang). Synonym for the four empowerments. [RY]
• Four common karmas (thun mong gi las bzhi). See Four activities. [RY]
• Four continents (gling bzhi). The four continents surrounding Mount Sumeru: Superior Body, Jambudvipa, Cow Enjoyment and Unpleasant Sound. [RY]
• Four empowerments (dbang bzhi). The empowerments of the vase empowerment, secret empowerment, wisdom-knowledge empowerment and precious word empowerment. [RY]
• Four karmas (las bzhi). See Four activities. [RY]
• Four kayas (sku bzhi). The three kayas in addition to svabhavikakaya. [RY]
• Four kinds of activities (phrin las rnam pa bzhi). See Four activities. [RY]
• Four major sets of teaching (skor tsho chen po rnam pa bzhi). Four divisions of Lamey Tukdrub Barchey Kunsel: The root tantra Sheldam Nyingjang including branch sadhanas, the three versions of Guru Sadhana, the three Concise Manuals and the sadhanas for the Four Divinities who Dispel Obstacles - Tara, Achala, Dorje Bechon and Mewa Tsekpa. [RY]
• Four Maras (bdud bzhi). Lord of Death Mara, Godly Son Mara, Klesha Mara and Skandha Mara. [RY]
• Four means of magnetizing (bsdu ba'i dngos po bzhi). Generosity, pleasing speech, appropriate teachings and consistency in behavior. [RY]
• Four mind-changings (blo ldog rnam bzhi). The difficult-to-obtain freedoms and riches, impermanence and death, cause and effect of karma, the defects of samsara Reflecting on these four topics regarding the facts of life, causes one's mind to change and be directed towards Dharma practice. [RY]
• Four rivers of Secret Mantra (gsang sngags chu bo bzhi'i bka' babs). Yidam, tantra scripture, spiritual friend and awareness display. [RY]
• Four sessions (thun bzhi). Dawn, morning, afternoon and evening. [RY]
• Four vidyadhara levels (rig 'dzin rnam pa bzhi'i go 'phang). See Four vidyadharas. [RY]
• Four vidyadharas (rig 'dzin bzhi). The four knowledge-holders or masters on the four stages of the tantric path of mahayoga. The four vidyadhara levels are: fully matured vidyadhara, life-mastery vidyadhara, great seal vidyadhara and spontaneously accomplished vidyadhara. (rnam smin rig 'dzin i), (rig tshe dbang rig 'dzin i), (rig phyag chen rig 'dzin i), (rig lhun grub rig 'dzin). [RY]
• Four visions (snang ba bzhi). Four stages in Dzogchen practice: manifest dharmata, increased experience, awareness reaching fullness and exhaustion of concepts and phenomena. [RY]
• Fourth empowerment (dbang bzhi pa). Also known as the precious word empowerment (tshig dbang rin po che). [RY]
• Free and well-favored human form (dal 'byor gyi mi lus). A human existence endowed with the eight freedoms and ten riches. [RY]
• Fruition of unity (zung 'jug gi 'bras bu). Complete enlightenment, the unified level of a vajra holder. [RY]

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• Gar Drubchen An accomplished Tibetan master who was an emanation of Nagarjuna. [RY]
• Garab Dorje (dga' rab rdo rje), Prahevajra/ Pramoda Vajra. The forefather of the Dzogchen lineage who received the transmission from Vajrasattva. [RY]
• General preliminaries (thun mong gi sngon 'gro). Same as the Four Mind-changings. [RY]
• General samayas (spyi'i dam tshig). The general precepts for Hinayana, Mahayana and the three outer tantras. [RY]
• General, particular and supreme samayas (spyi khyad par dang lhag pa'i dam tshig). [RY]
• Giving and taking (gtong len). A bodhicitta practice of giving one's virtue and happiness to others and taking their suffering and misdeeds upon oneself. [RY]
• Glorious Guru (dpal ldan bla ma). Same as root guru, here in the form of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Glorious Knower of the Three Times (dpal dus gsum mkhyen pa). Another name for Padmakara, Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Glorious Mountain of Chamara (rnga g.yab dpal ri). The terrestrial pure land of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Glorious Samye (dpal bsam yas). The wondrous temple erected during the time of Guru Rinpoche in Tibet by the Dharma King Trisong Deutsen. [RY]
• Glorious Subjugator of Appearance and Existence (snang srid zil gnon). Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Glorious Wrathful One, the nine-faced (dpal chen khro bo dbu dgu). The miraculously appeared image of Chemchok Heruka in the form of a mountain in Kham. [RY]
• Glowing Turquoise Room (g.yu zhal 'bar ba). The shrine room on the second story in Samye. [RY]
• Godaniya. One of the four continents. [RY]
• Good Aeon (bskal pa bzang po), bhadrakalpa. This present aeon in which one thousand buddhas will appear. [RY]
• Grasping and fixation (gzung 'dzin). They refer to the duality of an object perceived and the mind that perceives it. [RY]
• Great Chetsun (lce btsun chen po). The great master Chetsun Senge Wangchuk. [RY]
• Great Compassionate One, (thugs rje chen po). Also known as Avalokiteshvara. [RY]
• Great Khenpo (mkhan chen). See Karmey Khenpo Rinchen Dargye. [RY]
• Great Master, (slob dpon chen po, mahaguru). Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Great master and treasure revealer (gter chen bla ma). Same as Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa. [RY]
• Great Master of Uddiyana (o rgyan chen po). Same as Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Great Orgyen (o rgyan chen po). Same as Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Great Perfection (rdzogs pa chen po), mahasandhi/ maha ati. The third of the three inner tantras. See 'Dzogchen.' [RY]
• Great treasure revealer (gter chen), (gter ston chen po). Same as Chokgyur Lingpa. [RY]
• Greater and lesser vehicles (theg pa che chung). Mahayana and Hinayana. [RY]
• Guhyamantra (gsang sngags). Synonymous with Vajrayana or tantric teachings. Guhya means secret, both concealed and self-secret. Mantra in this context means supreme, excellent or praiseworthy. [RY]
• Guna (yon tan). Skt., Same as Jamgon Kongtrul the First, Lodro Thaye. [RY]
• Guru (bla ma). Spiritual teacher. [RY]
• Guru Padma (gu ru pad ma). Same as Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Guru Practices (bla sgrub, guru sadhana). A development stage practice focusing on the guru aspect of the three roots. [RY]
• Guru Rinpoche (gu ru rin po che). The Precious Master, refers to Padmakara, Padmasambhava. See 'The Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava,' Dharma Publishing. [RY]
• Guru Vajrasattva (bla ma rdo rje sems dpa'). The root guru in the form of Vajrasattva. [RY]
• Guru yoga (bla ma'i rnal 'byor). The practice of supplicating for the blessings and mingling the mind of an enlightened master with one's own mind. One of the special inner preliminaries. [RY]
• Guru's Heart Practice, Dispeller of All Obstacles (bla ma'i thugs sgrub bar chad kun sel). The main cycle of teachings revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa. [RY]
• Guru, the root of blessings (byin rlabs kyi rtsa ba bla ma). The first of the three roots. [RY]
• Gyaltsab Rinpoche Padma Namgyal (rgyal tshab rin po che pad ma rnam rgyal). The root guru of H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. [RY]
• Gyalwa Choyang (rgyal ba mchog dbyangs). One of the Twenty-five disciples of Guru Rinpoche who realized Hayagriva and later was incarnated as the Karmapas. [RY]
• Gyalwey Dungdzin (rgyal ba'i gdung 'dzin). One of the twelve manifestations. [RY]
• Gyungyi Koljang (rgyun gyi bkol byang). Same as the Daily Practice Manual of Tukdrub. [RY]
• Gyurmey Ngedon Wangpo ('gyur med nges don dbang po). One of the teachers of H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche. [RY]
• Gyurmey Thekchok Tenpey Gyaltsen ('gyur med theg mchog bstan pa'i rgyal mtshan). A name of His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. [RY]
• Gyutrul Tsekar (sgyu 'phrul tshe dkar). One of the termas revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa which focuses on White Amitayus. [RY]
• Habitual tendencies (bag chags). Subtle inclinations imprinted in the all-ground consciousness. [RY]
• Hayagriva siddha (rta mgrin grub thob). Same as Gyalwa Choyang. [RY]
• Hearing Lineage of Great Individuals (gang zag nyan brgyud). The third of the three lineages of the Nyingma school. [RY]
• Hevajra Tantra (kye rdo rje'i rgyud). A tantra of Anuttara Yoga. [RY]
• Higher realms (mtho ris). The three higher realms of humans, demi-gods, and gods. [RY]
• His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (skyabs rje mdil sgo mkhyen brtse rin po che). One of the greatest living Buddhist masters. He resides in Bhutan and Boudhanath, Nepal. [RY]
• Hinayana (theg pa dman pa). The vehicles focused on contemplation of the four noble truths and the twelve links of dependent origination for the sake of individual liberation. [RY]
• Horse Neigher (rta skad 'tsher). Same as Hayagriva (rta mgrin). [RY]
• Hrih. Skt. The seed syllable of the lotus family. [RY]
• Hundred syllables (yig brgya). The long mantra of Vajrasattva. [RY]
• Hundred tertons (gter ston brgya rtsa). The hundred treasure revealers predicted by Guru Rinpoche to spread his teachings in the future. [RY]

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• Immaculate Confession Tantra (dri med bshags rgyud). [RY]
• Immortal Totreng Tsal ('chi med thod phreng rtsal). Same as Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Immortal vajra samadhi ('chi med rdo rje'i ting nge 'dzin). The indestructible composure of the Buddha of Limitless Life, Amitayus. [RY]
• Immortal Vidyadhara ('chi med rig 'dzin). Same as Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Increased experience (nyams snang gong 'phel). The second of the four visions in Dzogchen practice. [RY]
• Indestructible great bindu (mi gshigs pa'i thig le chen po). Same as dharmakaya. [RY]
• Indra (brgya byin). The chief god in the realm of desire. He resides on the summit of Mt. Sumeru in the palace of Complete Victory and is also known as Shakra, the Ruler of the Devas. [RY]
• Inexhaustible adornment wheel of body, speech, mind, qualities and activities (sku gsung thugs yon tan phrin las mi zad pa rgyan gyi 'khor lo). The endless activity of buddhahood. [RY]
• Innate deity (gnyug ma'i lha). One's own particular yidam. [RY]
• Inner obstacles (nag gi bar chad). Sickness etc. [RY]
• Instruction Section (man ngag gi sde). The third of the three sections of Dzogchen as arranged by Jampal Shenyen. [RY]
• Interdependent Origination (rten cing 'brel bar 'byung ba). The fact that all phenomena do not appear without a cause and are not made by an uncaused creator but exclusively due to the coincidence of causes and conditions. [RY]
• Iron Mountains (lcags ri). The ring of mountains surrounding Mount Sumeru and the four continents. [RY]
• Jambudvipa ('dzam bu gling). The southern of the four continents which is so called because it is adorned with the Jambubriksha tree (rose apple). [RY]
• Jamgon Lama ('jam mgon bla ma). In this case the name refers to Mipham Rinpoche. [RY]
• Jampal Shenyen ('jam dpal bshes gnyen). A great Indian pandita who became the chief disciple of Garab Dorje. His sanskrit name is Manjushrimitra. [RY]
• Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo ('jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i dbang po). (1820-1892). A great master of the last century and close friend, guru and disciple of Chokgyur Lingpa. [RY]
• Jigdrel Yeshe Dorje ('jigs bral ye shes rdo rje). His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche. [RY]
• Jina (rgyal ba). Victorious One. Same as a buddha; one who has conquered over the four maras. [RY]
• Jnana (ye shes). 'Wisdom,' original and unmistaken knowing, basic wakefulness. [RY]
• Jnanasattva (ye shes sems dpa'). See 'wisdom being.' [RY]
• Jnanasutra (ye shes mdo). An Indian master in the Dzogchen lineage who was a disciple of Shri Singha. A close Dharma friend and later teacher of Vimalamitra. [RY]
• Ka-Nying Shedrup Ling Monastery (bka' snying bshad sgrub gling). Tulku Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche's monastery in Boudhanath, Nepal. The name means 'sanctuary for Kagyu and Nyingma teaching and practice.' [RY]
• Kalden Drendsey (skal ldan 'dren mdzad). One of the Twelve manifestations of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Kama (bka' ma). The Oral Lineage of the Nyingma School, transmitted from master to student, of the body of teachings translated chiefly during the period of Guru Rinpoche's stay in Tibet. [RY]
• Kama and Terma (bka' ma, gter ma). See Kama and Terma individually. [RY]
• Kapala (thod pa). A skull cup. [RY]
• Karma Ngawang Samten Yeshe Gyamtso (karma ngag dbang bsam gtan ye shes rgya mtsho). He is also known as Ngaktrin Rinpoche or Samten Gyatso, the root guru of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. [RY]
• Karma and disturbing emotions (las dang nyon mongs pa). These two comprise the truth of origin. [RY]
• Kaurava. Skt. One of the four subcontinents. [RY]
• Kaya (sku). 'Body' in the sense of a body or embodiment of numerous qualities. [RY]
• Kayas and wisdoms (sku dang ye shes). The four kayas and five wisdoms. [RY]
• Khakyab Dorje (mkha' khyab rdo rje). The fifteenth Karmapa, one of the predicted lineage holders of Chokgyur Lingpa's termas. See 'The History of the Karmapas, Prajna Press.' [RY]
• Khakyab Rangjung Dorje (mkha' khyab rang byung rdo rje). Same as Khakyab Dorje. [RY]
• Khatvanga. Skt. A tantric staff. [RY]
• Khenchen Bodhisattva (mkhan chen bo dhi sa tva). See Shantarakshita. [RY]
• Khenpo (mkhan po). A title for having completed the major course of studies of about ten years of the traditional branches of Buddhist philosophy, logic, vinaya and so forth. Can also mean abbot of a monastery or the preceptor from whom one receives ordination. [RY]
• Khenpo Karma Ratna Wangchuk (mkhan po ka rma rat na dbang phyug). See Karmey Khenpo Rinchen Dargye. [RY]
• Khyentse (Wangpo I). Same as Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. [RY]
• Khyentse Oser (mkhyen brtse'i 'od zer). Here the name refers to H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. [RY]
• Khyentse Wangpo (mkhyen brtse'i dbang po). Same as Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. [RY]
• King and Demoness (rgyal srin). Names of two kinds of malevolent spirits. [RY]
• King and twenty-five subjects (rje 'bangs nyer lnga). King Trisong Deutsen and 24 or Twenty-five disciples of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• King Dza (rgyal po dzah). The recipient of the Mahayoga teachings. [RY]
• King Jah (rgyal po dzah). See King Dza. [RY]
• King of Mountains (ri yi rgyal po). Same as Mount Sumeru. [RY]
• Klesha (nyon mongs pa). 'Disturbing emotion.' Usually the five poisons known as attachment, anger, stupidity, pride and envy. [RY]
• Kleshas of the five poisons (dug lnga'i nyon mongs pa). See Five Poisons. [RY]
• Konchok Jungney (dkon mchog 'byung gnas). One of the Twenty-five disciples of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Kriya (bya ba). The first of the three outer tantras which place emphasis on cleanliness, pure conduct etc. [RY]
• Kriya, Charya and Yoga tantras (bya rgyud spyod rgyud rnal 'byor rgyud). The three outer tantras among the nine vehicles. [RY]
• Kundu (kun 'dus). A tantric scripture. [RY]
• Kunkhyen Lama Dorje Siji Tsal (kun mkhyen bla ma rdo rje gzi brjid rtsal). Same as Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. [RY]
• Kurava. Skt. One of the four subcontinents. [RY]
• Kyechok Tsulsang (skyes mchog tshul bzang). One of the Twelve manifestations of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Kyepar Phakpey Rigdzin (khyad par 'phags pa'i rig 'dzin). One of the Twelve manifestations of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]

L

• Lake-born Guru (mtsho skyes bla ma). Same as Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Lake-born Vajra Holder (mtsho skyes rdo rje 'chang). Same as Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Lake-born Vajra (mtsho skyes rdo rje). One of the names of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Lamenting Confession of Rudra (ru dra sme bshags). Extracted from the Immaculate Confession Tantra. [RY]
• Lamey Tukdrub Barchey Kunsel (bla ma'i thugs grub bar chad kun sel). The main cycle of terma teachings revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa. See 'Barchey Kunsel.' [RY]
• Land of Snow (gangs can gyi yul). Same as Tibet. [RY]
• Langdro Lotsawa (glang 'gro lo tsa ba). One of the twenty-five disciples of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Later Translation Schools (phyi 'gyur). Same as Sarma, the New Schools. [RY]
• Letter of Dispelling Sorrow (mya ngan bsal ba'i spring yig). A text of advices composed by Nagarjuna. [RY]
• Level of omniscience (thams cad mkhyen pa). Same as complete buddhahood. [RY]
• Liberation (thar pa). Emancipation from samsara. [RY]
• Liberation and omniscience (thar pa dang thams cad mkhyen pa). Refers to liberation from samsaric existence and the state of complete enlightenment. [RY]
• Life-power vidyadhara (tshe dbang rig 'dzin). The second of the four vidyadhara levels. [RY]
• Lineage Supplication (brgyud pa'i gsol 'debs). [RY]
• Lingpa (gling pa). A title usually appended to the name of a terton, revealer of concealed treasures. Literally, it means 'sanctuary' of peace and happiness for beings. [RY]
• Lodro Thaye (blo gros mtha' yas). Another name of Jamgon Kongtrul. [RY]
• Long lineage of Kama (ring brgyud bka' ma). See 'Kama.' [RY]
• Longchenpa (klong chen pa). Great Nyingma master and writer. [RY]
• Longing faith ('dod pa'i dad pa). One of the three kinds of faith. The strong wish to attain enlightened qualities. [RY]
• Longsel (klong gsal). A Dzogchen tantra. [RY]
• Lord Nagarjuna (dgon po klu grub). See Nagarjuna. [RY]
• Lord of Death (gshin rje). A personification of impermanence and the unfailing law of cause and effect. [RY]
• Lord of the family (rigs bdag). The chief figure of the buddha family. [RY]
• Lotus Arrayed Realm of Akanishtha ('og min pad ma bkod pa). See Akanishtha. [RY]
• Lotus crown (pad zhva). The crown worn by Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Lotus crown which liberates by sight (pad ma mthong grol). The crown worn by Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Lotus Holder (phyag na pad mo). Same as Avalokiteshvara. [RY]
• Lotus King (pad ma rgyal po). Same as Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Lotus Light (pad ma 'od). The name of the palace in Guru Rinpoche's pure land. [RY]
• Lotus Net (pad ma drva ba). Same as Padmajala, the pure land of Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Lotus-Born (pad ma 'byung gnas). Same as Guru Rinpoche. [RY]
• Luminosity ('od gsal). Literally 'free from the darkness of unknowing and endowed with the ability to cognize.' The two aspects are 'empty luminosity,' like a clear open sky; and 'manifest luminosity,' such as five-colored lights, images, and so forth. Luminosity is the uncompounded nature present throughout all of samsara and nirvana. [RY]
• Luminous dharmakaya ('od gsal chos kyi sku). [RY]
• Luminous Heart Essence ('od gsal rdo rje snying po). Same as