Glossary from Dzogchen Primer

English - Tibetan

absolute wisdom bindus - don dam ye shes kyi thig le
aggregates, constituents, sense-bases - phung khams skye mched
all-ground consciousness - kun gzhi'i rnam shes
all-ground of bodily tendencies - bag chags lus kyi kun gzhi
all-ground of the primordial nature - ye don gyi kun gzhi
all-ground of various tendencies - bag chags sna tshogs pa'i kun gzhi
all-ground - kun gzhi
all-pervasive compassion - thugs rje kun khyab
appearance and existence - snang srid
appearances dissolving into mind - snang ba sems la thim pa
aspiration and application - smon 'jug
attainment of fearless confidence - 'jigs bral kyi gdings thob pa
attainment of stability - brtan pa thob pa
awareness-wisdom - rig pa'i ye shes
body, perception, and mind - lus snang sems gsum
bone-mansion of great bliss - bde chen dung khang
buddha nature - sangs rgyas kyi snying po
causal condition - rgyu'i rkyen
Charvakas - rgyang 'phen pa
chitta flesh lamp - tsitta sha'i sgron ma
circle of perpetual continuity of inseparable space and wisdom - dbyings dang ye shes 'du 'brel med par rtag pa rgyun gyi 'khor lo
coemergent ignorance - lhan cig skyes pa'i ma rig pa
Coemergent Union of Mahamudra - phyag chen lhan cig skyes sbyor
coemergent wisdom - lhan skyes ye shes
cognitive act - sems
cognitive acts and mental states - sems dang sems byung
cognizance and emptiness - gsal dang stong pa
cognizant expression - gsal gdangs
common ground of primordial purity - ka dag gi spyi gzhi
compassionate expression - thugs rje
compounded phenomena - 'dus byas kyi chos
concept of the perceived - gzung ba'i rtog pa
conception - rtog pa
conceptual ignorance - kun tu btags pa'i ma rig pa
conceptual mind - blo
conceptual thinking - rnam rtog
conditioned and the innate - chos can dang chos nyid
confusion and liberation - 'khrul grol
consciousness - rnam shes
consciousnesses of the five senses - sgo lnga'i rnam shes
constituents - khams
constructs of conceptual attributes - mtshan ma'i spros pa
constructs - spros pa
deciding on one point - thag gcig thog tu chod pa
defilements of momentary coemergent ignorance - glo bur ma rig lhan skyes kyi dri ma
definitive meaning - nges don
degenerate Age of Strife - rtsod ldan snyigs ma
dharmata wheel of the three key points - gnad gsum chos nyid kyi 'khor lo
different aspects of the same identity - ngo bo gcig la ldog pa tha dad
display of dharmata - chos nyid kyi rol pa
display of the precious spontaneous presence - lhun grub rin po che'i snang ba
display-experiences - snang nyams
displays of space - dbyings snang
dissolution of outer appearances into the inner space - phyi'i snang ba nang dbyings la thim pa
double delusion - nying 'khrul
Dra Talgyur Root Tantra - sgra thal 'gyur rtsa ba'i rgyud
Dra Talgyur - sgra thal 'gyur
Early Translations - snga 'gyur
eight gates of spontaneous presence - lhun grub kyi sgo brgyad: the gate of manifesting as compassion, as lights, as kayas, as wisdom, as nonduality, as freedom from extremes, as the impure gate of samsara and as the pure gate of wisdom
elaborate vase empowerment - spros bcas bum pa'i dbang
eleventh bhumi of The Universal Light - bcu gcig kun tu 'od kyi sa
empty bindu lamp - thig le stong pa'i sgron ma
empty cognizance endowed with a core of awareness - stong gsal rig pa'i snying po can
equal and perfect great sphere of spontaneous presence - mnyam rdzogs lhun grub thig le chen po
essence and manifestation - ngo bo dang snang tshul
essence, nature and compassion - ngo bo rang bzhin thugs rje
examining the arising, abiding and disappearance - byung gnas 'gro gsum la brtags pa
exhaustion of concepts - blo zad
exhaustion of phenomena beyond concepts - blo zad chos zad
existence and nonexistence - yod med
experience of attainment - thob pa'i nyams
experience of equality - mnyam pa nyid kyi nyams
experience of familiarization - goms pa'i nyams
experience of movement - g.yo ba'i nyams
experience of spontaneous presence - lhun gyis grub pa'i nyams
experience of stability - brtan pa'i nyams
experience of unmoving samadhi - ting nge 'dzin mi g.yo ba'i nyams
expression of unobstructed experience - 'char sgo 'gags med kyi rtsal
expression - rtsal
extremely unelaborate precious word empowerment - rab tu spros med tshig dbang rin po che
far-reacher composed of elements - 'byung ba bsdus pa'i rgyang zhags
far-reacher composed of the sense faculty - dbang po bsdus pa'i rgyang zhags
far-reacher composed of wisdom - ye shes bsdus pa'i rgyang zhags
far-reaching water lamp - rgyang zhags chu'i sgron ma
five poisons of disturbing emotions - nyon mongs pa dug lnga
fixated mindfulness of conventional delusion - kun rdzob 'khrul pa'i dran 'dzin
fixating condition - der 'dzin gyi rkyen
four key points of self-liberated freely resting - rang grol cog gzhag gi gnad bzhi
four sections of Dzogchen - rdzogs chen sde bzhi: the outer Mind Section, the inner Space Section, the secret Instruction Section and the innermost Unexcelled Section
four stages of experience - nyams rim bzhi
four visions - snang ba bzhi
Four Yogas of Mahamudra - phyag rgya chen po'i rnal 'byor bzhi
fourfold confidence of liberation - grol tshad kyi gdings bzhi
fourfold freely resting - cog gzhag bzhi
fruition of the exhaustion of concepts and phenomena - 'bras bu blo zad chos zad
gaining confidence in liberation - gdings grol thog tu bca' ba
Gandhavuhya Sutra - sdong po bkod pa'i mdo
general and special preliminaries - thun mongs dang khyad par gyi sngon 'gro
gradual or instantaneous type - rim gyis pa dang cig char ba
gradual type - rim gyis pa
great encompassing blue - mthing ga khyab chen
great primordial manifestation of empty cognizance - stong gsal ye gdangs chen po
great primordial purity - ka dag chen po
great primordially free expanse of openness - ye grol klong yangs chen po
great realm-display of spontaneous presence - lhun grub kyi zhing snang chen po
great transformation body - 'pho ba chen po'i sku
great wisdom of ultimate primordial purity - don dam pa'i ka dag gi ye shes chen po
greater nonmeditation - sgom med chen po
greater one taste - ro gcig chen po
greater one-pointedness - rtse gcig chen po
greater simplicity - spros bral chen po
ground Mahamudra - gzhi phyag rgya chen po
ground of confusion of the sentient beings of the Three Realms - khams gsum sems can gyi 'khrul gzhi
ground of confusion - 'khrul gzhi
ground wisdom of the natural state - gzhi gnas lugs kyi ye shes
ground-appearance manifesting from the ground - gzhi las gzhi snang du shar ba
ground-manifestation - gzhi snang
habitual tendency - bag chags
Hearing Lineage of the oral tradition - phyag bzhes snyan brgyud
Heart Mirror of Vajrasattva - rdo rje sems dpa' snying gi me long
ignorance of single identity - bdag nyid gcig pa'i ma rig pa
ignorance of the undetermined all-ground - kun gzhi lung ma bstan gyi ma rig pa'i cha
Illuminating Lamp - sgron ma snang byed
increase, full increase, attainment, full attainment - mched pa, nye bar mched pa, thob pa, nye bar thob pa
indivisible two truths - bden pa dbyer med
innate all-ground of application - sbyor ba don gyi kun gzhi
innate condition - yin lugs
innate pure wakefulness - chos nyid rnam dag gi ye shes
innate suchness of the natural state exactly as it is - gnas lugs kyi rang mtshang ji bzhin
innate, empty and cognizant state of great bliss - rang bzhin stong gsal bde ba chen po'i ngang
inner luminosity - nang gsal
inner resultant vehicles - nang 'bras bu'i theg pa
inner space - nang dbyings
Innermost Essence - snying thig
innermost Unexcelled Section - yang gsang bla na med pa'i sde
inseparable kayas and wisdoms - sku dang ye shes dbyer med pa
instantaneous type - cig car ba
instruction of the freely resting awareness - rig pa cog gzhag gi man ngag
Instruction Section - man ngag sde
karmic wind - las kyi rlung
kati crystal tube - ka ti shel gyi sbu gu can
kayas and wisdoms - sku dang ye shes
knowledge and ignorance - rig ma rig
knowledge of self-cognizant wisdom - rang rig ye shes kyi mkhyen pa
kumbhanda - grul bum
lalana, pingala and avadhuti - ro ma rkyang ma kun 'dar ma
lamp of final fruition - mthar thug 'bras bu'i sgron ma
lamp of pure space - dbyings rnam dag gi sgron ma
lamp of self-existing knowledge - shes rab rang byung gi sgron ma
lamp of the bardo state - bar do dus kyi sgron ma
lamp of the innate ground - gnas pa gzhi'i sgron ma
lay the basis of the threefold motionlessness - mi 'gul ba gsum la gzhi bca'
learning, reflection and meditation - thos bsam sgom gsum
lesser nonmeditation - sgom med chung ngu
lesser one taste - ro gcig chung ngu
lesser one-pointedness - rtse gcig chung ngu
lesser simplicity - spros bral chung ngu lethargic shamatha - zhi gnas lteng po
Letterless Tantra - yi ge med pa'i rgyud
liberating instructions - grol byed kyi gdams pa
luminosities of mother and child - 'od gsal ma bu
luminosity of union - 'od gsal zung 'jug
luminous radiance - gsal mdangs
luminous space of great emptiness - 'od gsal stong pa chen po'i dbyings
Luminous Vajra Essence - 'od gsal rdo rje snying po
magical display of awareness - rig pa'i sgyu 'phrul
Mahamudra and Dzogchen - phyag rdzogs
Mahamudra of the natural state - gnas lugs kyi phyag rgya chen po
Mahamudra of the natural state - gnas lugs phyag rgya chen po
manifestation - gdangs
meditation and post-meditation - mnyam rjes
meditation of the freely resting ocean - rgya mtsho cog gzhag gi sgom pa
Medium nonmeditation - sgom med 'bring
Medium one taste - ro gcig 'bring
medium one-pointedness - rtse gcig 'bring
medium simplicity - spros bral 'bring
mental constructs - spros pa
mind of disturbing emotions - nyon mongs pa can gyi yid
Mind Section of Dzogchen - rdzogs chen sems sde
Mind Section of Dzogchen - rdzogs pa chen po sems phyogs pa
Mind Section - sems sde
Mind, Symbol, and Oral Lineages - dgongs brda snyan brgyud
mind-consciousness - yid kyi rnam shes
mind-essence free from constructs - sems nyid spros bral
mind-experiences - shes nyams
momentary tendencies - glo bur gyi bag chags
Most Profound Heart Essence - yang gsang snying thig
Most Secret Unexcelled Nyingthig - yang gsang bla na med pa snying tig
naked and innate face of mind free from concepts - blo bral rjen pa'i rang zhal
natural clarity of empty luminosity - stong gsal rang dangs
natural expression of emptiness - stong pa'i rang rtsal
natural face of innate luminosity - chos nyid 'od gsal gyi rang ngo
natural face of naked dharmakaya - chos sku'i rang zhal rjen pa
natural nirmanakaya realm - rang bzhin sprul pa'i zhing
natural radiance of unconstructed dharmakaya - chos sku spros dang bral ba'i rang mdangs
natural state of primordial purity - ka dag gi gnas lugs
natural state of the ground of spontaneous presence - gzhi lhun grub kyi gnas lugs
ninefold activities - bya ba dgu phrugs
Nirvirana-vishkambin - sgrib pa rnam par sel ba
nonarising essence - gshis skye ba med pa
nonconceptual emptiness - mi rtog stong nyid
nonexistent appearances - med bzhin snang ba
nonmeditation - sgom med
Nyingthig Yabshi - snying thig ya bzhi
Nyingthig of Direct Perception - mngon sum snying tig
object condition - dmigs pa'i rkyen
ocean-pressing - rgya mtsho ar gtad
one single identity with different aspects - ngo bo gcig la ldog pa tha dad
one taste - ro gcig
One-pointedness - rtse gcig
original and natural state - gdod ma'i gnas lugs
original ground of primordial purity - ka dag gi ye gzhi
original ground - thog ma'i gzhi
original natural state of great primordial purity - gdod ma'i ka dag chen po'i gnas lugs
original state of primordial purity - ye gdod ma'i ka dag gi gnas lugs
original state transcending thought - bsam 'das gdod ma'i gnas lugs
original state - gdod ma'i gnas lugs
original wisdom of primordial purity - gdod nas ka dag gi ye shes
originally pure - ye nas dag pa
outer causal vehicles - phyi rgyu'i theg pa
paramita vehicle - phar phyin theg pa
passing into the nirvana of buddhahood - sangs rgyas mya ngan las 'das pa
pathway - lam
peaceful gaze of a shravaka - nyan thos zhi ba'i lta stangs
Pearl Garland Tantra - mu tig 'phreng ba'i rgyud
Pearl Garland - mu tig 'phreng ba
perceiving mind - 'dzin pa'i shes pa
perception-mediums - 'char sgo
permanence and annihilation - rtag chad
power of true speech - ngag gi bden tshig
Practice Lineage - sgrub brgyud
practice of the freely resting experience - snang ba cog gzhag gi nyams len
prajnaparamita - shes rab phar phyin
primordial dharmakaya of original emptiness - ye stong thog ma'i chos sku
primordial purity and spontaneous presence - ka dag lhun grub
primordial purity - ka dag
primordially pure dharmakaya of empty cognizance - ka dag stong gsal chos sku
primordially pure essence - ngo bo ka dag
primordially pure self-awareness - ka dag rang rig
primordially pure self-cognizance - rang rig ka dag
primordially pure wisdom of aware emptiness - rig stong ka dag gi ye shes
progression and dissolution of the four joys - dga' bzhi 'gros thim
progressive and reverse order of dependent origination - rten 'brel 'byung ldog
pure by nature - rang bzhin gyis dag pa
pure from the beginning - gdod ma nas dag pa
qualities of experience and realization - nyams rtogs kyi yon tan
Realizing the view - lta ba rtogs pa
recognizing one's nature - ngo rang thog tu 'phrod pa
refined heart essence - yang zhun snying thig
relative substance bindus - kun rdzob rgyu'i thig le
resting in naturalness - rnal du dbab pa
rigorous mindfulness - 'jur 'dzin gyi dran pa
ripening empowerments - smin byed kyi dbang
samadhi that transcends sessions and breaks - ting 'dzin thun mtshams las 'das pa
Samantabhadra's ground of liberation - kun tu bzang po'i grol gzhi
sambhogakayas of spontaneous presence - lhun grub longs spyod rdzogs pa
searching the innate mode of mind - sems kyi mtshang btsal ba
secret and unexcelled Luminous Vajra Essence - gsang ba bla na med pa 'od gsal rdo rje snying po
Secret Cycle of Dzogchen - rdzogs chen gsang skor
Secret Cycle - gsang skor
secret empowerment - gsang dbang
secret path of Vajrasattva - rdo rje sems dpa'i gsang lam
self-awareness - rang rig
self-cognizance beyond concepts - rang rig blo 'das
self-cognizance of unfabricated naturalness - ma bcos rang babs rang rig
self-cognizance - rang gsal
self-cognizant essence of dharmakaya - rang rig chos sku'i ngo bo
self-cognizant mindfulness - rang gsal gyi dran pa
self-cognizant wakefulness - ye shes rang gsal
self-cognizant wisdom - rang rig pa'i ye shes
self-display - rang snang
self-existing single circle - rang byung thig le nyag gcig
self-existing wakefulness of dharmakaya - chos sku rang byung gi ye shes
self-existing wakefulness - rang byung gi ye shes
self-existing wisdom of awareness - rig pa rang byung gi ye shes
self-luminous - rang gsal
sem and rigpa - sems dang rig pa, sems rig
sense-factors - skye mched
separation of samsara and nirvana - 'khor 'das ru shan
Seven Treasuries - mdzod bdun
Seventeen Tantras - rgyud bcu bdun
shamatha with attributes - mtshan ma dang bcas pa'i zhi gnas
shamatha without attributes - mtshan ma med pa'i zhi gnas
shamatha - zhi gnas
Shashvatas - ther zug pa
simplicity - spros bral
single circle of self-cognizance - rang rig thig le nyag gcig
single circle - thig le nyag gcig
six collections - tshogs drug
six lamps - sgron ma drug
Six Spheres of Samantabhadra - kun bzang klong drug pa
Six Spheres - klong drug
six vehicles of Mantra - sngags kyi theg pa drug
sixteen bhumis of the visions - snang ba'i sa bcu
skipping-the-grades type - thod rgal ba
space and wakefulness - dbyings dang ye shes
Space Section - klong sde
spontaneous cognizance - rang gsal
spontaneous presence - lhun grub
spontaneously liberated freely resting - cog gzhag klong grol
spontaneously present ground-appearance - gzhi snang lhun grub
spontaneously present nature - rang bzhin lhun grub
stakes of certainty of liberation - grol tshad nges pa'i gzer
straying into the innate - gshis thog tu shor ba
sugata-essence of undifferentiated sem and rigpa - bder gshegs snying po sems rig dbyer med
sugata-essence - bde bar gshegs pa'i snying po
sugata-essence - bde gshegs ngo bo, bde gshegs snying po
superficial truth - kun rdzob bden pa
superficial, conditioned phenomenon - kun rdzob chos can
superior qualities of buddhahood - sangs rgyas kyi che ba'i yon tan
sustain naked self-awareness in whatever is experienced - gang snang rang rig rjen par skong ba
sustaining freshness - sor 'jug pa
Sutra of Excellent Night - mtshan mo bzang po'i mdo
Sutra of the Sacred Golden Light - gser 'od dam pa
Sutra of the Ten Bhumis - mdo sde sa bcu pa
Sutra on the Purification of Karma - las rnam par dag pa'i mdo
Sutra on the Wisdom of the Verge of Passing - 'da' kha ye shes kyi mdo
symbol, meaning and sign - brda don rtags gsum
Tantra of Great Auspicious Beauty - bkra shis mdzes ldan chen po'i rgyud
Tantra of Luminous Space - klong gsal
Tantra of Luminous Space - klong gsal gyi rgyud
Tantra of Samantabhadra's Mind Mirror - kun bzang thugs kyi me long gi rgyud
Tantra of Self-manifest Awareness - rig pa rang shar gyi rgyud
Tantra of Studded Jewels - nor bu phra bkod kyi rgyud
Tantra of the Great All-illuminating Sphere - thig le kun gsal chen po'i rgyud
Tantra of the Great Soaring Garuda - khyung chen mkha' lding gi rgyud
Tantra of the Jewel Mound - rin chen spungs pa'i rgyud
Tantra of the Perfected Lion - senge rtsal rdzogs
Tantra of the Shining Lamp - sgron ma 'bar ba'i rgyud
Tantra of the Six Spheres of Samantabhadra - kun bzang klong drug pa'i rgyud
tathagata-garbha - de bzhin gshegs pa'i snying po
thirteenth bhumi of The Vajra Holder - bcu gsum rdo rje 'dzin pa'i sa
Tögal - thod rgal
thought occurrence - 'gyu ba
three families - rigs gsum
Three Realms of samsara - khams gsum 'khor ba
threefold abidance - sdod pa gsum
threefold attainment - thob pa gsum
tirthikas - mu stegs pa
totalities and masteries - zad par zil gnon
totally separating samsara and nirvana - 'khor 'das kyi rgyab gyes pa
tracing the root of thinking - rtog pa rtsad bcad pa
transcendence of concepts - blo 'das
transitory collection - 'jig tshogs
trekcho of the Great Perfection - rdzogs pa chen po'i khregs chod
trekcho realization of primordial purity - ka dag khregs chod kyi dgongs pa
trekcho - khregs chod
Trilogies - skor
true all-ground of application - sbyor ba don gyi kun gzhi
twelfth bhumi of The Lotus of Detachment - bcu gnyis ma chags padma'i sa
twenty subsidiary disturbing emotions - nye ba'i nyon mongs pa nyi shu
twofold purity - dag pa gnyis ldan
ultimate Akanishtha realm of self-display - rang snang don gyi 'og min
ultimate nature - don dam chos nyid
ultimate truth of dharmadhatu - dbyings don dam pa'i bden pa
ultimate wisdom of the natural state - gnas lugs don gyi ye shes
ultimate wisdom - don dam pa'i ye shes
unceasing power of the expression - rtsal snang 'gags med kyi nus pa
unchanging mind of dharmakaya - chos sku 'gyur med kyi dgongs pa
uncompounded nature - 'dus ma byas pa'i rang bzhin
uncompounded wakefulness - 'dus ma byas pa'i ye shes
undetermined ignorance - lung ma bstan gyi ma rig pa
undistracted nonmeditation - sgom med yengs med
Unexcelled Set of Teachings - bla na med pa'i skor
unimpeded wisdom mind of Samantabhadra - kun tu bzang po ye shes zang thal gyi dgongs pa
Union of the Sun and Moon Tantra - nyi zla kha sbyor gyi rgyud
unobstructed compassion - thugs rje 'gags med
unobstructed nature - gdangs 'gag pa med pa
unobstructed play of the expression of awareness - rig rtsal 'gag med kyi rol pa
unshared qualities - ma 'dres pa'i chos
Uttara Tantra - rgyud bla ma
utterly nihilistic state of void - ci yang med pa'i stong pa phyal chad
vajra chain of awareness-display - rig mdangs rdo rje lu gu rgyud
vajra chain - rdo rje lu gu rgyud
variously manifesting expression - rtsal cir yang 'char ba
vase-breathing - bum pa'i sbyor ba
vast openness free from extremes - mtha' grol klong yangs
very unelaborate wisdom-knowledge empowerment - shin tu spros med shes rab ye shes kyi dbang
victorious summit of the vehicles - theg pa'i rtse rgyal
view of selflessness - bdag med kyi lta ba
view of the freely resting mountain - ri bo cog gzhag gi lta ba
view, meditation and conduct - lta sgom spyod pa
views retaining assumptions - yid dpyod 'dzin pa'i lta ba
vipashyana that perceives the naturally perfect and innate state of mind as it is - sems rang bzhin gyis rnam par dag pa'i gnas lugs ji lta ba shes pa'i lhag mthong
virtuous Dharma-nature of beginningless time - thog ma med pa'i chos khams dge ba
virtuous Dharma-nature of beginningless time - thog med dus kyi chos khams dge ba
vision of awareness reaching fullness - rig pa tshad phebs kyi snang ba
vision of increased experience - nyams gong 'phel gyi snang ba
vision of manifest dharmata - chos nyid mngon sum gyi snang ba
vision of the exhaustion of dharmata - chos nyid zad pa'i snang ba
vivid presence - gsal snang
white and smooth nadi lamp - dkar 'jam rtsa'i sgron ma
wind of karma - las kyi rlung
wind of self-existing wisdom - rang byung ye shes kyi rlung
wisdom of all-pervasive compassion - thugs rje kun khyab kyi ye shes
wisdom of knowing all that exists - shes bya ji snyed pa mkhyen pa'i ye shes
wisdom of knowing the nature as it is - gnas lugs ji lta ba mkhyen pa'i ye shes
wisdom of the primordially pure essence - ngo bo ka dag gi ye shes
wisdom of the spontaneously present nature - rang bzhin lhun grub kyi ye shes
wisdoms that encompass objects - yul la khyab pa'i ye shes
wisdoms that retain attributes - mtshan nyid 'dzin pa'i ye shes
Yongdzin Lodro Gyaltsen - yongs 'dzin blo gros rgyal mtshan