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shes rab gsum;three kinds of discriminative awareness trividhā prajñā;three kinds of discriminative awareness trividhā prajñā;Discriminative awareness born of study (''thos-pa-las byung-ba'i shes-rab'', Skt. ''śrutamayīprajñā''), discriminative awareness born of thought (''bsam-pa-las byung-ba'i shes-rab'', Skt. ''cintāmayīprajñā'') and discriminative awareness born of meditation (''bsgoms-pa-las byung-ba'i shes-rab'', Skt. ''bhāvanāmayīprajñā''). 277, 332, 722 +
gzer bzhi;four nails;four nails;These are the four nails which control life-breath (''srog-sdom gzer-bzhi'') according to Yogatantra, namely, the nail of unchanging intention (''mi-'gyur dgongs-pa'i gzer''), the divine nail of contemplation (''ting-'dzin lha'i gzer''), the nail OF mantra w hich is the nucleus (''snying-po sngags-kyi gzer'') and the nail of activity which is the emanation and absorption of light rays ('' 'phro-'du phrin-las-kyi gzer''). 647 +
Four vases containing the water of life (tshe-chu bum-pa bzhi), discovered at the Longevity Cave at Campa Temple in Bumthang by Dorje Lingpa, 789 +
mtshan ma bzhi;four omens;four omens;catumimitta;The omens perceived by Śākyamuni, which prompted his renunciation of the household life, namely, old age, sickness, death and a wandering ascetic. 418-19 +
lha drug;six modes of the deity;six modes of the deity;According to Kriyātantra, these are the deity of emptiness (''stong-pa'i lha''), the deity of seed-syllables (''yi-ge'i lha''), the deity of sound (''sgra'i lha''), the deity of form (''gzugs-kyi lha''), the deity of seals (''phyag-rgya'i lha'') and the deity of symbols (''mtshan-ma'i lha''). 270, 350-1 +
theg pa lnga;five vehicles;five vehicles;The vehicles of gods and humans (''lha-mi'i theg-pa''), pious attendants (''nyan thos-kyi theg-pa''), self-centred buddhas (''rang-sangs-rgyas-kyi theg-pa''), [[bodhisattva]]s (''byang-chub sems-dpa'i theg-pa'') and of the result ('' 'bras-bu'i theg-pa''). 17, 81-2, 133 +
ye shes mam gsum;three kinds of pristine cognition;three kinds of pristine cognition;jñānalakṣanṇtraya;According to the ''Sūtra of the Descent to Laṅkā'', Ch. 3, these are the mundane ('' 'jig-rten-pa'i ye-shes''), supramundane ('' 'jig-rten-las 'das-pa'iye-shes'') and most supramundane (''shin-tu 'jig-rten-las 'das-pa'i ye-shes'') pristine cognitions. An alternative enumeration given in Ch. 2 of the same work refers to the following three characteristics of the pristine cognition of those who are sublime: (1) freedom from appearance (Skt. ''nirābhāsalakṣaṇa'');(2) sustaining power (Skt. ''adhiṣṭhānalakṣana'');and (3) realisation of one's own sublime pristinecognition (Skt. ''pratyātmāryajñānagatilakṣaṇa). 180-1 +
sems phyogs bdun;seven categories of the mental class;seven categories of the mental class;These are enumerated in ''Fundamentals'', (pp. 323-5). 37 +
rim pa gnyis;two stages of the path;two stages of the path;According to [[Mahāyoga]], these are the path of skilful means (''thabs-lam'') and the path of liberation (''grol-lam''). 34, 276-81 +
cho ga gsum;three kinds of rite;three kinds of rite;According to [[Mahāyoga]], these are the body (of the deity) in its entirety (''sku yongs-rdzogs''), the speech in the form of seed-syllables (''gsung yig-'bru'') and the buddha-mind of concentration (''thugs bsam-gtan''). 279 +
mngon sum gsum;three kinds of direct perception;three kinds of direct perception;Direct sensory perception (''dbang-po'i mngon-sum'', Skt. ''indriyapratyakṣa''), the direct perception of intrinsic awareness, i.e. of one's own mental states (''rang-rig mngon-sum'', Skt. ''svasaṃvedanapratyakṣa'') and the direct perception (of emptiness) by the yogin (''rnal-'byor mngon-sum'', Skt. ''yogipratyakṣa''). Note that canonical sources usually list four kinds of direct perception, adding to these three intellectual direct perception (''blo'i mngon-sum'', Skt. manaḥpratyakṣa). 102 +
gter chen mi zad pa bzhi;four inexhaustible great treasures;four inexhaustible great treasures;The unbroken lineage of the THREE PRECIOUS JEWELS, the immeasurable great realisation of the doctrine, the treasure which brings delight to sentient beings and the treasure which is like the sky. 743 +
sku tshab padma gu ru;Representative images of Guru Padmasambhava discovered by Pema Lingpa +
rgyud don gyi dngos po bye brag tu phye nas bcu or rgyud kyi de nyid bcu;ten categories of (the subject-matter of) tantra;ten categories of (the subject-matter of) tantra;A View of the real (''de-kho-na-nyid lta-ba''), determinate conduct (''la-dor-ba spyod-pa''), maṇḍala array (''bkod-pa dkyil-'khor''), successive gradation of empowerment (''rim-par bgrod-pa dbang''), commitment which is not to be transgressed (''mi-'da'-ba dam-tshig''), enlightened activity which is displayed (''rol-pa phrin-las''), fulfilment of aspiration (''don-du gnyer-ba sgrub-pa''), offerings which bring the goal to fruition (''gnas-su stobs-pa mchod-pa''), unwavering contemplation (''mi-gYo-ba ting-nge-'dzin'') and mantra recitation (''zlos-pa sngags''), accompanied by the seal which binds the practitioner to realisation ('''ching-ba phyag-rgya''). 266, 347, 358 +
rdo rje gYu sgron ma dkar mo mched bdun;seven sisters of dorje yudrönma;seven sisters of dorje yudrönma;Unidentified. Refer to [[Nebesky-Wojkowitz]], ''[[Oracles and Demons of Tibet]]'', pp. 190-2, where Dorje Yudrönma is described as an important member of the TWELVE GODDESSES OF THE EARTH. 584 +
lha gzugs khams gnas ris bcu bdun;seventeen form realms;seventeen form realms;The TWELVE ORDINARY FORM REALMS AND THE FIVE PURE ABODES OF THE FORM REALMS. 13, 15, 61 +
mtshan nyid gsum;three classes of dialectics;three classes of dialectics;The classes of dialectics of the pious attendants, self-centred buddhas and [[bodhisattva]]s. See THREE OUTER VEHICLES OF DIALECTICS +
rgyud sde drug;six classes of tantra;six classes of tantra;Kriyā, Caryā or Ubhaya, Yoga, [[Mahāyoga]], [[Anuyoga]] and [[Atiyoga]]. 96 +
ga rtse bzhi;four kaptse;four kaptse;The schemata of elemental divination representing: the discrete elements ('' 'byung-ba rang-rgyud''), apparent sense objects (''snang-ba yul''), the intellect which analyses these elemental relationships (''spyod -byed yid'') and the mind that apprehends positive and negative consequences ('' 'dzin -pa sems''). 104 +
bstan bcos rnam pa bzhi;four kinds of treatise;four kinds of treatise;The meaningless, low in meaning, erroneous and meaningful. 89 +
