rtsa ltung bzhi;four root downfalls;four root downfalls;caturmūlāpatti;These are cited in accord with the ''Twenty Verses on the Bodhisattva Vow'' in ''Fundamentals'', (p. 235). 95 +
sgra mdo chen po brgyad;eight great grammatical sūtras;eight great grammatical sūtras;Those of Indra, Candra, Kāśakṛtsna, Āpiśali, Śākaṭāyana, Pāṇini, Amara, and Jinendra. Refer to Vopadeva's ''Dhātupāṭha'', Intro. (śl. 2). 99 +
bden pa mam bzhi;four truths;four truths;caturāryasatya;The truth of suffering (''sdug-bsngal-gyi bden-pa'', Skt. ''duḥkhasatya''), the truth of the origin of suffering (''kun-'byung-gi bden-pa'', Skt. ''samudayasatya''), the truth of its cessation ('' 'gog-pa'i bden-pa'', Skt. ''nirodhasatya'') and the truth of the path (''lam-gyi bden-pa'', Skt. ''mārgasatya''). The three times to which they pertain are the present, future and past. The twelve ways in which they are taught are as follows: Suffering is this, it can be diagnosed, it has been diagnosed;the origin of suffering is this, it can be abandoned, it has been abandoned;the cessation of suffering is this, it can be verified, it has been verified;the path to the cessation of suffering is this, it can be developed andithas beendeveloped. 23-4, 137, 153, 188,224-7,230,421,423,946 +
(zhing ) khams nyi shu rtsa lnga;twenty-five fields/world systems (on [[vairocana]]'s hands);twenty-five fields/world systems (on [[vairocana]]'s hands);These are structured vertically upon the hands of buddha [[Vairocana]], corresponding successively to his body, speech, mind, attributes and activities. According to Longcenpa, ''Wish-fulfilling Treasury'', pp. 28-31, they are ''dpal-'byung 'od-zer rnam-snang'' (representing body of body), ''padma dpal-gyis brgyan'' (body of speech), ''rin-chen rgyan snang-bkod'' (body of mind), ''me-tog sil-ma bkram-pa'' (body of attributes), ''dge-ba sna-tshogs dag-pa'i zhing'' (body of activities);''me-tog shin-tu rgyas-pa'' (speech of body), ''yang-dag 'byung-ba'i gzi-brjid dbyangs'' (speech of speech), ''sgra-dbyangs mi-zad sgrogs-po'i zhing'' (speech of mind), ''rdo-rje rgyal-mtshan'' (speech of attributes), ''rnam-par snang'' (speech of activities);''snang-ba'i mdog'' (mind of body), ''rnam-snang dang-ba'' (mind of speech), mi-mjed 'jig-rten-gyi khams (mind of mind), 'od-'phro dri-med (mind of attributes), ''rin-chen brgyan-pa'i zhing'' (mind of activities);''rdul-bral'' (attributes of body), ''dag-par snang'' (attributes of speech), ''rin-chen 'od-'phro'' (attributes of mind), ''rab-snang'' (attributes of attributes), ''snang-byed'' (attributes of activity);'' 'od-byed'' (activity of body), '' 'od-'phro bkod-pa'' (activity of speech),''snang-ldan'' (activity of mind), ''rab-mdzes'' (activity of attributes) and ''rab-tu dga'-ba'' (activity of activity). 123, 130, 409 +
rin chen sems bskyed gnyis;twofold precious enlightened attitude;twofold precious enlightened attitude;The attitude of aspiration (''smon-pa'i sems-bskyed'', Skt. ''praṇidhicittotpāda'') and the attitude of engagement or entrance ('' jug-pa'i sems-bskyed'', Skt. ''prasthānacittotpāda''). Alternatively, the absolute enlightened attitude (''don-dam byang-chub-sems'', Skt. ''pāramārthikabodhicitta'') and the relative enlightened attitude (''kun-rdzob byang-chub-sems'', Skt. ''sāṃketikabodhicitta''). The former division represents the two aspects of the relative enlightened attitude. For a comparative analysis of these classifications according to the major traditions of Buddhism in Tibet, refer to [[L. Dargyay]], “The View of Bodhicitta in Tibet” in [[L. Kawamura]] (ed.), ''[[The Bodhisattva in Asian Culture]]'', (pp. 95-109). 852, n. 1176 +
dam tshig bcu gcig;eleven commitments (of kriyā tantra);eleven commitments (of kriyā tantra);Not to abandon the THREE PRECIOUS JEWELS (''dkon mchog-gsum''), the enlightened mind (''byang-chub-sems''), the mantras (''sngags''), the seals (''phyag-rgya''), the vajra and bell (''rdo-rje dril-bu''), the deity and guru (''lha dang bla-ma'');and not to sleep on a throne (''khri-la mi-nyal-ba''), not to eat meat (''sha mi-za''), not to drink ale (''chang mi-btung'') and not to eat garlic (''sgog-pa'') or radishes (''la-phug bza' mi-bya''). 350, 355 +
rigs chung lnga;five minor families;five minor families;According to Yogatantra, there are five minor families corresponding to the five major families, namely, the [[Tathāgata]], Vajra, Jewel, Lotus and Activity. 273 +
dam tshig bcu gsum;thirteen commitments (of yogatantra);thirteen commitments (of yogatantra);These are equivalent to the ELEVEN COMMITMENTS OF KRIYĀTANTRA ''with the addition'': of the commitments not to drink water in a locality inhabited by violators of commitments (''lung-gcig chu-la mi-btung'') and not to converse with such violators (''nyams-dang kha mi-bsre-ba bsrung''). 355 +