Glossary from The Great Gate

Index for Light of Wisdom, Volume 2

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• 100 syllables -- (yig brgya): translation of meaning, 165
• abhisambodhi, fivefold -- (mngon byang rnam lnga): detailed expl., 100
• accomplishing of the wisdom-circle -- (ye shes kyi 'khor lo sgrub pa): among the subsidiary yogas, expl., 121
• Accomplishment of Wisdom -- (ye shes grub pa): quote from, 69
• accumulation of merit -- ([[bsod nams kyi tshogs: expl., 73, 166
• accumulation of wisdom -- (ye shes kyi tshogs): expl., 73, 166
• Activity Manual -- (las byang): quote from Lilavajra's, 79
• all-ground -- (kun gzhi): as object of purification]]), 37
• all-ground consciousness -- (kun gzhi'i rnam shes): syn. for cognition (sems), 143
• all-ground for manifold tendencies -- (bag chags sna tshogs pa'i kun gzhi), 37
• Anuttara Yoga. See Unexcelled Yoga
• appearance, increase, attainment, and full attainment -- (snang mched thob nyer thob): dissolution phase, 136
• approach and accomplishment, four aspects of -- (bsnyen sgrub yan lag bzhi): expl., 194
• arrayed bindus -- (bkod pa thig le): expl., 36
• Aryadeva -- ('phags pa'i lha): quote by, 144
• ashvara: expl., 171
• Assemblage -- (kun 'dus): quote from, 45
• Assemblage of Sugatas -- (bde 'dus): expl. of quotations from, 181; quote from, 83, 98
• attain proficiency in the three fields -- (yul gsum gyad du gyur), 113
• Awareness Samantabhadra -- (rig pa'i kun tu bzang po): expl., 184
• awareness-discipline -- (rig pa brtul zhugs), 122
• Awesome Lightning -- (rngam glog): quote from, 44
• ayatana-deities -- (skye mched kyi lha), 105; expl., 188
• Barchey Künsel -- (bar chad kun sel): detailed expl., 161; expl., 65
• benefiting and enabling -- (phan nus): empowerment, 35
• Bhavideva, 168; quote by, 77
• bindus -- (thig le): expl., 36
• body of karmic ripening -- (rnam smin gyi phung po), 164
• body, speech, mind, and cognition -- (lus ngag yid sems bzhi), 35; expl., 143
• bone ornaments, six -- (rus rgyan drug): list, 190
• Bright Effulgence -- (gsal bkra): quote from, 152
• Brilliant Expanse -- (klong gsal): quote from, 100
• Buddhaguhya -- (sangs rgyas gsang ba), 169
• Buddhaguhya's Progressive Stages of the Path -- (sangs rgyas gsang ba'i lam rim): quote from, 79, 88
• Buddhakapala Tantra -- (sangs rgyas thod pa'i rgyud): quote from, 43
• burning and pouring -- (sregs blugs): feast, 132; fire-puja, 132
• causal vajra-holder -- (rgyu rdo rje 'dzin pa), 98
• celestial palace -- (gzhal yas khang): expl., 94
• Child of Great Bliss -- (sras bde ba chen po): expl., 155
• Commentary on the Essence of Secrets -- (gsang 'grel): quote from, 83
• Commentary on the Vajra Essence -- (rdo rje snying 'grel): quote from, 56
• Compendium -- ('dus pa): quote from, 42
• Compendium of Vajra Wisdom -- (ye shes rdo rje kun las btus pa): quote from, 96
• completion stage -- (rdzogs rim): expl., 54
• concluding actions -- (mjug gi bya ba): detailed expl., 126, 199
• concurrent causes -- (mtshungs ldan gyi rgyu): for empowerment, 34
• consecrating the offering articles -- (mchod rdzas byin rlabs): detailed expl., 85
• consecration -- (byin gyis rlabs pa): among the subsidiary yogas, expl., 120
• constituting nadis -- (gnas pa rtsa): expl., 35
• co-operating conditions -- (lhan cig byed pa'i rkyen): for realizing the four vajras, 34
• Daily Apology in Eight Branches -- (rgyun bshags yan lag brgyad pa): full quotation, 168
• defilement of the habitual tendencies of transition -- ('pho ba'i bag chags kyi dri ma), 152
• definition of mantra -- (sngags kyi nges tshig): expl., 198
• deities of attributes -- (mtshan ma'i lha): expl., 64, 158
• deities to be accomplished -- (sgrub bya'i lha): expl. of three types, 60
• deity -- (lha): definition, 62; indivisible samaya and wisdom, 62
• deity of the three indestructible vajras -- (rdo rje mi shigs pa gsum gyi lha), 153
• deliverance -- (bsgral ba): expl. of qualifications, 202
• detached deity -- (chags bral): ex., 159
• development and completion -- (bskyed rdzogs): definition, 55; divisions, 55; four main aspects, 58; identity, 54; purpose, 57; sequence, 56
• development stage -- (bskyed rim): acc. to Anu Yoga, 104; acc. to Ati Yoga, 105; detailed expl., 61; summary, 60
• dispelling obstructing forces -- (bgegs bskrad pa): detailed expl., 81
• dissolution phase -- (bsdu rim): expl., 135, 206
• dissolution stages -- (thim rim): detailed expl., 173
• disturbed mind consciousness -- (nyon yid), 143
• Domsum, the Three Precepts -- (sdom gsum), 148
• Drilbupa -- (dril bu pa): quote by, 41
• Early Translation School of Secret Mantra -- (gsang sngags snga 'gyur), 39
• eight accomplishments -- (grub pa brgyad): listing, 206
• eight branches -- (yan lag brgyad pa): listing, 79
• eight jewel ornaments -- (rat na'i chas brgyad): list, 189
• eight measures of clarity and steadiness -- (gsal brtan tshad brgyad), 111
• Eight Sadhana Teachings, Kabgye, 180
• eight sets of individual liberation -- (so that ris brgyad): listing, 149
• eightfold or tenfold daily apology -- (rgyun bshags yan lag brgyad pa dang bcu pa), 77
• eighty innate thought states -- (rang bzhin brgyad bcu'i rtog pa), 37; listing, 144
• elaboration of seeping bliss -- ('dzag bde'i spros pa), 37
• Embodiment Scripture -- ('dus mdo), 147
• Embodiment Scripture of Statement Anu Yoga -- (lung 'dus mdo): empowerments of, 42
• empowerment -- (dbang bskur): among the subsidiary yogas, expl., 120
• empowerment -- (dbang): definition, 40; detailed expl., 32; divisions, 40; expl. of the four empowerments, 35; identity, 40; recipient, 32; ways of conferring, 38, 41
• empowerment -- (snod gu gyur pa): suitable vessel for, 33
• empowerment of awareness display -- (rig pa rtsal gyi dbang), 43
• empowerment of the vajra king of all-encompassing teachings -- (rdo rje rgyal po bka' rab 'byams kyi dbang): one of the five enabling, 147
• empowerments -- (zab mo'i dbang gsum): three profound, 36
• emulating type of aspiring practitioner -- (mos slob 'dra 'bag), 132, 203
• endowed with the three wisdom aspects -- (ye shes gsum ldan): expl., 162
• essence, nature and capacity -- (ngo bo rang bzhin thugs rje): as samaya being, 62, 153; expl., 162
• Exposition Tantra of the Magical Vajra -- (sgyu 'phrul bshad rgyud rdo rje): quote about ganachakra, 130
• Extensive Scripture -- (rgyas pa): quote from, 148
• Father Tantras -- (pha rgyud), 103
• feast offering, ganachakra -- (tshogs kyi 'khor lo): detailed expl., 129
• feeding pathway of the rakshasa -- (srin mo'i za lam), 133; expl., 205
• Fifty Verses of Guru Devotion -- (bla ma lnga bcu pa), 168
• firm pride -- (nga rgyal brtan pa): expl., 108
• five articles of sadhana materials -- (sgrub pa rdzas kyi yo byad lnga): expl., 201
• five aspects of involvement -- ('jug pa'i yan lag lnga): expl., 172
• five aspects of Mantra -- (sngags kyi yan lag lnga): listing, 145
• five branches of involvement -- ('jug pa'i yan lag lnga), 88; expl., 172
• five chakras -- ('khor lo lnga), 35
• five experiences -- (nyams lnga): listing, 191
• five inner enabling empowerments -- (nang nus dbang lnga): listing, 147
• five silk garments -- (dar gyi chas gos lnga): list, 189
• five special articles -- (khyad par yo byad lnga), 130; expl., 201
• Five Stages -- (rim lnga): quote from, 57
• fivefold abhisambodhi -- (mngon byang rnam lnga): detailed expl., 100
• fivefold fruition -- ('bras chos rnam lnga): listing, 171
• fivefold true perfection -- (mngon byang lnga): when entering the womb, 187
• fivefold true perfection -- (mngon byang rnam lnga): detailed expl., 100
• flower of awareness -- (rig pa'i me tog): expl., 146
• forming mind -- ('du byed kyi yid), 37; expl., 145
• four activities -- (phrin las bzhi): list, 206
• four aspects of approach and accomplishment -- (bsnyen sgrub yan lag bzhi): expl., 194
• four circular empowerments -- (zlum po bzhi dbang): expl., 146
• Four Cycles of Guru Sadhana: expl. of chief figure, 177
• four empowerments -- (dbang bzhi): expl., 35, 147
• four gates of Secret Mantra -- (gsangs sngags kyi sgo bzhi): list, 138
• four kayas -- (sku bzhi): as bases for empowerment, 34
• four measures of clarity -- (gsal ba'i tshad bzhi), 91, expl., 178
• four measures of steadiness -- (brtan pa'i tshad bzhi), 92; expl., 178
• four powers -- (stobs bzhi): detailed expl., 164; expl. of Vajrasattva practice, 71
• four rivers of empowerment -- (dbang gi chu bo bzhi): expl., 147
• four stakes to bind the life-force -- (srog sdom gzer bzhi): detailed expl., 108; expl. by Dilgo Khyentse, 191
• four types of rebirth -- (skyes gnas bzhi): purification of, 97
• four vajras -- (rdo rje bzhi): nature of empowerment, 34
• four vidyadhara levels -- (rig 'dzin bzhi), 61
• fourfold accomplishment -- (grub pa bzhi ldan): silent recitation. See also silent recitation
• fundamental mandala of awakened mind' -- (rtsa ba byang chub sems kyi dkyil 'khor): expl., 155
• Galpo Tantra -- (gal po): quote about ganachakra, 132; quote from, 84, 102, 172
• Galtreng -- (gal phreng): quote from, 83, 84, 93
• ganachakra -- (tshogs kyi 'khor lo): detailed expl., 129
• general, special, and supreme samayas -- (dam tshig): expl., 148
• Glorious Heruka Root Tantra -- (dpal khrag 'thung rtsa ba'i rgyud): quote from, 202
• great unbiased experience -- (rang snang ris med chen po), 77
• gross three doors -- (rags pa'i sgo gsum): expl., 146
• Guhyasamaja Akshobhya -- (gsang 'dus mi bskyod pa), 188
• guru sadhana -- (bla sgrub): expl. of four levels of, 65; reason for, 64
• guru yoga -- (bla ma'i rnal 'byor): detailed expl., 76
• hand-drum, chang-teu -- (cang te'u): expl., 171
• Hayagriva -- (rta mgrin), 206
• Heruka Assemblage -- (he ru ka 'dus pa): quote from, 39
• Heruka Assemblage Tantra -- (he ru ka 'dus pa'i rgyud): quote from, 46
• Hevajra Tantra -- (dgyes rdor): quote from, 40
• Higher Abhidharma -- (mngon pa gong ma): Mahayana meaning of mind, 143
• homage -- (phyag 'tshal): expl., 122
• homage of supreme indivisibility -- ('dres pa nan tan gyi phyag): expl., 122
• identity of mantra -- (sngags kyi ngo bo): expl., 198
• Illuminating Sunlight, 8, 143
• Immaculate Light -- (dri med 'od): ashvara fire-pit, 171
• incalculable aeons -- (bskal pa grangs med), 33; expl., 143
• individual liberation -- (so thar ris brgyad): listing of eight sets, 149
• inner mandala of wisdom -- (nang ye shes kyi dkyil 'khor), 146
• Instruction Section -- (man ngag sde): expl. of four empowerments, 43; heart center, 155
• Jigmey Lingpa -- ('jigs med gling pa): quote about samaya being and wisdom being, 197
• Jnanapada -- (ye shes zhabs): mention of, 106
• Kabgye -- (bka' brgyad). See Eight Sadhana Teachings
• Kabgye Yongdzog -- (bka' brgyad yongs rdzogs): mention of ten branches, 79
• Kamalashila -- (padma'i ngang tshul): quote by, 75; meaning of name, 167
• karma that is conducive to liberation -- (thar pa cha mthun gyi las): expl., 172
• karma that is conducive to merit -- (bsod nams cha mthun gyi las), 86; expl., 172
• karma-mudra -- (las kyi phyag rgya), 145
• King of Empowerment Tantra -- (dbang skur rgyal po'i rgyud): quote from, 33
• King of Marvels -- (rmad byung rgyal po): quote from, 105
• kingkara, 131; expl., 203
• Künkhyen Tenpey Nyima -- (kun mkhyen bstan pa'i nyi ma): quote by, 177, 200
• Lama Gongdü -- (bla ma dgongs 'dus), 112
• Lama Tennyi Korsum -- (bla ma bstan gnyis skor gsum): quote from, 159
• lapis lazuli: expl. of meaning of the Sanskrit, 197
• Later Translation Schools -- (phyi 'gyur), 39
• legacy of the Glorious One -- (dpal gyi pha 'bab): expl., 204
• life-prana -- (srog gi rlung), 143
• Lower Abhidharma -- (mngon pa 'og ma): Hinayana meaning of mind, 143
• Magical Display -- (sgyu 'phrul rol pa): quote from, 94
• Magical Key -- ('phrul lde): quote from, 104
• Magical Net -- (sgyu 'phrul drva ba): quote from, 56
• Magical Net Tantra -- (rgyud rgyu 'phrul drva ba): quote from, 42
• Magical Net, Mayajala, 180
• Mahayana potential -- (theg pa chen po'i rigs): expl., 32
• Mahayoga: empowerments of, 42
• making oneself another's child -- (gzhan gyi sras su bdag bya ba): expl., 99, 184
• mandala -- (dkyil 'khor): three types, 167
• mandala of accomplishment -- (sgrub pa'i mandal): expl., 74, 166
• mandala offering: detailed expl., 73
• mandala, visualization of -- (dkyil 'khor bsgom pa): detailed expl., 93
• mandalas -- (dkyil 'khor): expl. of types, 146
• mandarava: expl. of flower, 208
• mantra, definition of -- (sngags kyi nges tshig): expl., 198
• mantra, identity of -- (sngags kyi ngo bo): expl., 198
• Mara of Emotion -- (nyon mongs pa'i bdud), 36
• Mara of the Aggregates -- (phung po'i bdud), 35
• Mara of the Divine Son -- (lha'i bu'i bdud), 37
• Mara of the Lord of Death -- ('chi bdag gi bdud), 37
• master -- (slob dpon): expl. of qualifications, 145
• matured practitioner -- (smin slob), 131, 202
• Mayajala Tantras -- (rgyud sde sgyu 'phrul): quote from, 99
• melting bliss -- (zhu bde), 54
• morsel of offering -- (mchod pa'i ras ma): expl., 204
• moving pranas -- (g.yo ba rlung): expl., 36
• nadis -- (rtsa): expl., 35
• nadis, pranas and bindus -- (rtsa rlung thig le), 35
• Nagarjuna -- (klu grub): quote from, 73
• natural mandala of spontaneous presence -- (rang bzhin lhun gyis grub pa'i dkyil 'khor): expl., 155
• neighing of the vajra horse -- (rdo rje rta skad kyi dgongs pa), 134; expl., 206
• never-ending adornment wheels -- (mi zad pa rgyan gyi 'khor lo), 116
• nine lineages -- (brgyud pa dgu): listing, 170
• ninefold transmission -- (brgyud pa dgu ldan): listing of, 170
• Nirmanarati -- ('phrul dga'): gods, 123
• Nirvana Sutra -- (myang 'das): quote from, 69
• Noble Land -- ('phags yul): another name for anscient India, 40
• Northern Treasures -- (byang gter): quote from, 64
• Notes for the Development Stage -- (bskyed rim zin bris): quote from, 8, 177, 196, 200
• Nyang Ral Nyima Özer -- (nyang), 112
• obscuration of transition -- ('pho ba'i sgrib pa), 37
• obstructer -- (bgegs): expl., 83
• obstructing forces, dispelling -- (bgegs bskrad): detailed expl., 81
• offering mandala -- (mchod pa'i mandal): expl., 74
• offerings -- (mchod pa): detailed expl., 123; expl. of various levels, 85
• Oral Advice -- (zhal lung): quote from, 196
• Ornament -- (rgyan): quote from, 32
• Ornament of the Sutras -- (mdo sde rgyan): quote from Sutralamkara, 32
• outer mandala of attributes -- (phyi mtshan ma'i dkyil 'khor), 146
• outer, inner and innermost obstacles -- (chi nang gsang ba'i bar chad), 65; expl., 160
• outer, inner, sadhana, and the secret -- (phyi nang sgrub gsang): expl., 147
• padma bhanja: expl., 200
• Padma Ösel Do-Ngak Lingpa -- (pad-ma 'od gsal mdo sngags gling pa), 161
• Paramita teachings -- (phar phyin), 34
• passionate deity -- (chags bcas): ex., 159
• path of completion stage with attributes -- (mtshan bcas rdogs rim gyi lam): expl., 36
• path of the mandala-circle -- (dkyil 'khor 'khor lo'i lam): expl., 37
• Perfect Conduct, Ascertaining the Three Vows -- (sdom gsum rnam nges), 148
• Phadampa -- (pha dam pa): mention of, 167
• powers, four -- (stobs bzhi): expl. of Vajrasattva practice, 71
• praises bstod pa): expl., 124
• pranas -- (rlung): expl., 36
• pratimoksha -- (so thar). See individual liberation
• Precious Assemblage Tantra -- ([[kun 'dus rin po che'i rgyud: quote from, 80
• Precious Garland, Skt. Ratnavali, -- (rin chen phreng ba): quote from, 73
• preliminary practices -- (sngon 'gro): detailed expl., 68
• preliminary ritual -- (sta gon): expl., 146
• preparations -- (lhag gnas): expl., 146
• preparatory ritual for the deity -- (lha sta gon): etc., 146
• primordial mandala of isness -- (ye je bzhin pa'i dkyil 'khor): expl., 154
• primordial purity and spontaneous presence -- (ka dag lhun grub), 37
• Progressive Stages of the Path -- (sangs rgyas gsang ba'i lam rim): quote from Buddhaguhya's Lamrim, 92
• Progressive Stages of the Path for the Magical Net -- (sgyu 'phrul lam rim): mention of eight branches, 169
• protection circle -- (bsrung 'khor): detailed expl., 82
• purified and perfected -- (sangs rgyas pa), 153
• recitation -- (bzlas pa): four types, 194
• recollection of pure symbolism -- (dag pa dran pa): expl., 108
• refuge and bodhichitta: detailed expl., 68
• refuting as an absence and refuting as an identity -- (med dgag dang ma yin dgag), 154
• Replies to Questions from Yeshe Tsogyal -- (nyang gter mtsho rgyal zhus lan), 112
• request inscription -- (gsol byang): 134, expl., 206
• request to be seated -- (bzhugs gsol): expl., 122
• resultant vajra-holder -- ('bras bu rdo rje 'dzin pa), 98
• ritual for the land -- (sa chog): expl., 146
• ritual of the four vajras -- (rdo rje bzhi chog), 103
• Root Verses of Daily Apology by Lilavajra -- (sgeg pa rdo rje'i rgyun bshags rtsa ba): quote from, 79
• Sacred Embodiment of Sugatas -- (bka' bde gshegs 'dus pa): empowerments of, 43
• sadhana -- (sgrub thabs): detailed expl., 67; preliminaries for, 68
• Sadhana Framework for the Eight Sacred Teachings -- (bka' brgyad sgrub khog): quote from, 189
• Sadhana of Universal Excellence -- (sgrub thabs kun bzang): quote from, 107
• Sadhana Section -- (sgrub sde): expl., 148; expl. of empowerments, 43
• samadhi of illumination -- (kun snang gi ting nge 'dzin): detailed expl., 90
• samadhi of suchness -- (de bzhin nyid kyi ting nge 'dzin): detailed expl., 89
• samaya -- (dam tshig): definition, 46; detailed expl., 45; divisions, 46; expl. of general, 47; expl. of the 25 branch samayas, 49; expl. of the supreme samayas, 50; general, special, and supreme, 47, 148; identity, 46; literal meaning, 148; of the five families, 47; root samayas, 48; special root and branches, 47
• samaya being -- (damtshig sems dpa'): expl., 62
• samaya-mudra -- (dam tshig gi phyag rgya), 145
• samayas of the development stage of expedient meaning -- (drang don bskyed rim gyi dam tshig): expl., 149
• Samayoga Tantra -- (mnyam sbyor rgyud), 106
• Samvarodaya -- (sdom 'byung): quote from, 52, 187
• scent-eating consciousness -- (dri za'i rnam shes), 103
• secret empowerment -- (gsang dbang): expl., 36
• secret small hand-drum -- (gsang ba'i rnge'u chung): expl., 205
• Seed of the Great Sal Tree -- (sa la-' chen po'i sa bon): quote from, 161
• seed-samadhi -- (rgyu'i ting nge 'dzin): detailed expl., 91
• Self-Arising -- (rang shar): quote from, 104
• self-consecration -- (rang byin rlabs), 36
• self-reliant channels -- (rang rgyud kyi rtsa): expl., 155
• seven branches -- (yan lag bdun pa), 77, 78
• seven lower ranks -- (mar gyi gnas bdun): listing, 204
• seven lower ranks -- (mar gyi gnas bdun), 133
• seven of seven -- (bdun gyi bdun): syn. for the sun, 188
• seven precious possessions -- (rin chen sna bdun): expl., 167
• seven riches of noble beings -- ('phags pa'i nor bdun): listing, 167
• seven royal possessions -- (rgyal srid sna bdun): listing, 167
• Sheldam Nyingjang -- (zhal gdams snying byang), 161
• showering down the resplendence -- (byin dbab pa): detailed expl., 84
• silent recitation -- ('gog bzlas): expl., 199
• six lineages -- (brgyud pa drug): listing, 170
• six periods -- (thun drug): expl., 151
• sixfold transmission -- (brgyud pa drug ldan): listing of, 170
• Sky Treasury -- (nam mkha' mdzod): expl., 167
• special samayas -- (khyad par gyi dam tshig): detailed expl., 149
• stake of the essence-mantra -- (snying po sngags kyi gzer): expl., 114
• state of union -- (snyoms 'jug gi gnas skabs), 37
• stream-of-being -- (rigs rgyun), 63, 157
• Subsequent Assemblage Tantra -- ('dus pa'i rgyud phyi ma), 103
• Subsequent Essence Tantra -- (snying po'i rgyud phyi ma): quote from, 41, 46, 57
• subsidiary yogas: detailed expl., 118
• subtle three doors -- (phra ba'i sgo gsum): expl., 146
• suitable vessel -- (snod gu gyur pa): for empowerment, 33
• Summary of Conduct -- (spyod bsdus): quote from, 144
• superior indivisible truths -- (lhag pa'i bden pa dbyer med), 63; expl., 153
• superior ultimate truth -- (lhag pa'i don dam): expl., 154
• Sutra Declaring the Four Qualities -- (chos bzhi bstan pa'i mdo): quote from, 71
• Sutra of Immaculate Space -- (nam mkha' dri ma med pa'i mdo): quote from, 78
• Sutra Requested by Shri Gupta -- ([[dpal sbas kyis zhus pa'i mdo: quote from, 78
• symbol, meaning and sign -- (bdra don rtags gsum), 108; expl., 190
• Talgyur Root Tantra -- (thal 'gyur rtsa ba'i rgyud): quote from, 35
• Tantra of Awesome Lightning -- (rngam glog): quote from, 199
• Tantra of Immaculate Confession -- (dri med bshags rgyud): quote from, 72
• Tantra of Realization in Three Words -- (dgongs pa tshig gsum pa'i rgyud): quote from, 72
• Tantra of Secret Perfection -- (gsang rdzogs rgyud): quote from, 109
• Tantra of the Arrangement of the Three Samayas -- (dam tshig gsum bkod kyi rgyud): mention of the Hundred Syllable Mantra, 164
• Tantra of the Assemblage of Peaceful Sugatas -- (bde 'dus zhi rgyud): quote from, 46
• Tantra of the Song of Vajrasattva -- (rdo rje sems dpa' glu'i rgyud): quote from, 72
• Tantra of Unexcelled Utterance -- (mngon brjod bla ma'i rgyud), 164
• Tantra Section -- (rgyud sde), 148
• tantra, statement and instruction -- (rgyud lung man ngag), 42, 147
• ten defects -- (skyon bcu): of recitation, listing, 199
• ten glorious ornaments of a wrathful deity -- (dpal chas bcu): list, 189
• ten objects -- (zhing bcu), 131, 152; expl., 202
• ten outer benefiting empowerments -- (phyi phan dbang bcu): listing, 147
• thatness of deity -- (lha'i de kho na nyid): expl., 145
• thatness of emanation and absorption -- ('phro 'du'i kho na nyid): expl., 145
• thatness of guhya-mantra -- (gsang sngags kyi kho na nyid): expl., 145
• thatness of mantra -- (sngags kyi de kho na nyid), 36
• thatness of recitation -- (bzlas brjod kyi kho na nyid): expl., 145
• thatness of self -- (bdag gi de kho na nyid), 36, 63
• thatness of self -- (bdag gi kho na nyid): expl., 145
• thatness of the deity -- (lha'i de kho na nyid), 36
• thatness of wisdom -- (ye shes kyi de kho na nyid), 37
• thirteenfold attire of a peaceful deity -- (zhi chas bcu gsum): list, 189
• thoughts of occurring sensation -- (gnyis snang byung tshor gyi rtog pa), 37; expl., 145
• thoughts that hold the mingled sound and object -- (sgra don 'dres 'dzin gyi rtog pa), 124
• three abodes -- (gnas gsum): expl., 159
• three applications -- (khyer so gsum ldan): listing, 163
• three doors -- (sgo gsum): expl. of gross and subtle types, 146
• three experiences -- (snang gsum): expl., 177
• three fields -- (yul gsum gyad du gyur): attain proficiency in, 107, 113
• three lineages -- (brgyud pa gsum): listing, 159
• three mandalas of Anu Yoga -- (a nu'i dkyil 'khor gsum): expl., 154
• Three Outer Tantras -- (phyi rgyud gsum), 47
• Three Precepts, the Domsum -- (sdom gsum), 148
• three profound empowerments -- (zab mo'i dbang gsum), 36; expl., 144
• Three Roots -- (rtsa ba gsum): expl., 64
• three samadhis -- (ting 'dzin rnam gsum): detailed expl., 88
• three seats of completeness -- (gdan gsum tshang ba), 38, 63, 153, 156
• three seats of completeness, deities of -- (gdam gsum tshang ba'i lha): expl., 146
• three seats of completeness, mandala of -- (gdan gsum tshang ba'i dkyil 'khor), 35; expl., 144
• three stages of existence -- (srid pa'i rim pa gsum): expl., 172
• three supreme empowerments -- (mchog dbang gsum): as syn. for the three profound empowerments, 144
• three supreme image mandalas -- (lhag pa gzugs brnyan gyi dkyil 'khor gsum), 35; expl., 143
• three types of mudra -- (phyag rgya gsum), 37; list, 145
• three vajras -- (rdo rje gsum): expl., 156
• three vajra-secrets -- (rdo rje gsang ba gsum), 46; listing, 148
• threefold kindness -- (bka' drin gsum ldan), 76; expl., 168
• threefold sattvas -- (sems dpa' sum brtsegs): expl., 196
• threefold vizualization ritual -- (cho ga gsum bskyed): expl., 103
• torma -- (gtorma): expl. of various types, 200
• torma offering -- (gtor 'bul): expl., 128
• transition of the elements -- (khams 'pho ba): expl., 177
• Trinley Nyingpo -- (phrin las snying po): sadhana for Barchey Künsel, 161
• true perfection, fivefold -- (mngon byang rnam lnga): detailed expl., 100
• truth of suffering -- (sdug bsngal gyi bden pa): in Vajrayana, 157
• Tsele Natsok Rangdröl: quote about samaya being and wisdom being, 196
• Tukdrub Yangdü -- (thugs sgrub yang 'dus): quote from, 205
• twelve Tenma goddesses -- (brtan ma bcu gnyis): listing, 205
• twenty-eight samayas -- (dam tshig nyer brgyad): listing and expl. of, 50
• two extremes -- (mtha' gnyis), 32
• two higher yogas -- (rnal 'byor gong ma gnyis): listing, 152
• Two Segments -- (brtag gnyis): quote from, 128
• two vidyadhara treasure revealers: expl., 159
• twofold superior equality -- (lhag pa'i mnyam pa gnyis): expl., 154
• unclean torma -- (dme gtor): expl., 204
• Unexcelled Mantra -- (sngags bla med): special samayas, 149
• Unexcelled Mantra -- (sngags bla na med pa): twofold superior equality, 154
• Unexcelled Tantras -- (bla na med pa'i rgyud): intent concerning empowerment, 34
• Unexcelled Yoga -- (rnal 'byor bla med): four empowerments of, 35
• universal wisdom of Dzogchen -- (rdzogs pa chen po ye shes spyi gzugs), 37
• vajra body -- (sku rdo rje): expl., 36
• vajra body endowed with the six elements -- (khams drug ldan pa'i rdo rje'i lus), 35; expl. of outer, inner and innermost, 143
• vajra master -- (rdo rje slob dpon), 38; expl. of qualifications, 145
• vajra mind -- (thugs rdo rje): expl., 37
• Vajra Mirror -- (rdo rje me long): quote from, 77
• Vajra Net -- (rdo rje drva ba): quote about ganachakra, 133
• Vajra Peak -- (rdo rje rtse mo): quote from, 165
• vajra speech -- (gsung rdo rje): expl., 36
• Vajra Vidarana -- (rdo rje rnam 'joms): cleansing, 166
• vajra wisdom -- (ye shes rdo rje): expl., 37
• Vajrasattva -- (rdo rje sems dpa'): expl. of outer, inner and innermost levels of practice, 163
• Vajrasattva -- (rdor sems): detailed expl., 70
• vase empowerment -- (bum dbang): expl., 35; expl. of the path connected to, 60
• verbal recitation -- (ngag bzlas): list of ten defects, 199
• Vidyadhara Assemblage Root Tantra -- (rig 'dzin 'dus pa rtsa rgyud): quote from, 39
• view that delivers by nature -- (rang bzhin gyis sgrol ba'i lta ba), 131; expl., 202
• Vinaya of Mantra -- (sngags kyi 'dul ba): expl., 46
• Vinaya Scripture -- ('dul ba lung), 197
• visualizing the mandala -- (dkyil 'khor bsgom pa): detailed expl., 93
• Vital Manual of the Heart Practice of the Assemblage of Secrets -- (thugs sgrub gsang 'dus gnad yig): quote from, 64
• vivid features -- (rnam pa gsal ba): expl., 107
• vivid presence -- (gsal snang): detailed expl., 107
• wheel of gathering -- (tshogs kyi 'khor lo): benefit, 133
• wisdom being -- (ye shes sems dpa'): expl., 62
• wisdom of example -- (dpe'i ye shes), 36
• Wisdom Peak -- (ye shes rtse mo): quote from, 98
• wisdom-knowledge empowerment -- (shes rab ye shes kyi dbang, sher dbang): expl., 36
• wisdom-mudra -- (ye shes kyi phyag rgya), 145
• word empowerment -- (tshig dbang): expl., 37
• yoga of form -- (dbyibs kyi rnal 'byor): expl., 35
• yoga of the deity of actuality -- (mngon sum pa'i lha'i rnal 'byor), 54
• yoga of the imagined deity -- (rjes dpag gi lha'i rnal 'byor): expl., 54
• yogic discipline of having equalized conduct and insight -- (spyod rig mnyam pa'i brtul zhugs), 42; expl., 147
• Yönten Gyatso -- (yon tan rgya mtsho): alias Jamgön Kongtrül, 165