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grub thob brgyad cu rtsa bzhi;eighty-four accomplished masters;eighty-four accomplished masters;caturaśītisiddha;Refer to [[J. Robinson]], ''[[Buddha's Lions]]'', for their enumeration and life stories. 442 +
rig 'dzin mam pa bdun;seven kinds of awareness-holder;seven kinds of awareness-holder;Those who possess the SEVEN DISTINCTIONS OF ENLIGHTENED ATTRIBUTES. 31, 259-60 +
bsnyen sgrub yan lag bzhi;four branches of ritual service and attainment;four branches of ritual service and attainment;caturahgasevāsādhana;Ritual service (''bsnyen-pa'', Skt. ''sevā'') entails the recitation of mantra and one-pointed prayerful devotion to a deity that is visualised;further ritual service (''nye-bar bsnyen-pa'', Skt. ''upasevā'') entails the prayer that the deity's blessings will descend, transforming the mundane body, speech and mind into the three syllables of indestructible reality;attainment (''sgrub-pa'', Skt. ''sādhana'') entails that accomplishments are absorbed from the sugatas of the ten directions into the deity and thence into oneself, either in actuality, meditation or dreams;and great attainment (''sgrub-chen'', Skt. ''mahāsādhana'') is the ultimate realisation of beginningless primordial purity which is experienced when body, speech and mind are identical to the deity. This is the inner significance of the ritual ceremonies and elaborate dance routines contained within the ''sgrub-chen''. Also referred to as the FOUR UNIONS. 280, 297, 494, 847, 903 +
spyod lam rgyun gyi dam tshig bzhi;four commitments relating to continuity of the path of conduct;four commitments relating to continuity of the path of conduct;According to [[Jamgön Kongtrül]], ''shes-bya kun-khyab mdzod'', Vol. 2, p. 192, these are to abandon sleep which cuts off the life of concentration, to abandon alcohol, to propound the symbolic language of secret mantra and to destroy idleness. 367 +
kaḥ thog bla rabs bcu gsum;thirteen generations of the gurus of katok;thirteen generations of the gurus of katok;According to Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, ''gsung-rtsom gces-sgrig'', pp. 22-3, the thirteen generations of lamas who established Katok are the successive regents of Katokpa Tampa Deshek, namely, Tsangtönpa Dorje Gyeltsen, Campabum, Ce-nga Mangpuwa Sonam Bumpa, Uwöpa Yeshebum, Cangcup Pelwa, Sonam Zangpo, Künga Bumpa, Lodrö Bumpa, Lodrö Senge, Cangcup Lodrö, Cangcup Senge, Cangcup Gyeltsen and Khedrup Yeshe Gyeltsen. This enumeration omits Katokpa Wangcuk Pelwa after Künga Bumpa. Another list given in Gönpo Wangyal, ''chos-kyi rnam-grangs'', p. 378, counts Katokpa Tampa Deshek as the first of the thirteen, and instead omits Cangcup Senge and Khedrup Yeshe Gyeltsen, as follows: Katok Tampa Deshek, Tsangtönpa, Campabum, Sonam Bumpa, Uwöpa Yeshebumpa, Cangcup Pelwa, Sonam Zangpo, Künga Bumpa, Wangcuk Pelwa, Lodrö Bumpa, Lodrö Senge, Cangcup Lodrö and Cangcup Gyeltsen. 688-99 +
mnyam pa bzhi;four modes of sameness;four modes of sameness;One of the FOUR AXIOMS OF MAHĀYOGA consisting of the sameness of emptiness (''stong-pa''), the sameness of the coalescence of appearances and emptiness (''snang-stong zung-'jug''), the sameness of freedom from conceptual elaboration (''spros-bral'') and sameness itself (''mnyam-nyid''). 275-6 +
rdo rje gsum gyi bsnyen sgrub;three indestructible realities,service and attainment of;three indestructible realities,service and attainment of;According to the system of Orgyenpa, these are explained as follows (1) training the body through the indestructible reality of the buddha-body, there is the branch of ritual service which develops composure (''sku rdo-rjes lus-la sbyang-ste sor-sdud bsnyen-pa'iyan-lag'');(2) training the speech through the indestrucdble reality of the buddha-speech, there is the branch of attainment associated with breath control (''gsungs rdo-rjes ngag-la sbyang-ste srog-'dzin sgrub-pa'i yan-lag'');and (3) training the mind through the indestructible reality of the buddha-mind, there is the branch of great attainment associated with recollection and contemplation (''thugs rdo-rjes yid-la sbyang-ste dran-ting sgrub-chen-gyi yan-lag''). 853 +
mtha' drug;six limits;six limits;These are the parameters for the appraisal of the scriptures or texts of secret mantra. They comprise those which employ the language of (hidden) intention (''dgongs-pa'i skad''), those which do not (''de-bzhin-min''), those which are literal (''sgra ji-bzhin-pa''), those which are not (''de-bzhin-min''), those of provisional meaning (''drang-ba'i don'', Skt. ''neyārtha'') and those of definitive meaning (''nges-don'', Skt. ''nītārtha''). 35, 290-2 +
rnal 'byor bzhi;four yogas;four yogas;These are explained in the context of Yogatantra under the FOUR MIRACLES. 33, 272 +
dgongs pa'i rtsal bdun;seven powers of intention;seven powers of intention;These powers of intention associated with King Ja are directed towards: excellent gold plates as a writing material (''gser-gyi byang-bu 'bri gzhi phun-sum tshogs-pa-la dgongs-pa''), excellent molten beryl as the substance in which one writes (''bai-ḍūrya'i zhun-ma rgyu phun-sum-tshogs-pa-la dgongs-pa''), excellent treasure chests of various precious gems (''rin-chen sna-tshogs-kyi sgrom-bu snod-la dgongs-pa''), celestial abodes which cannot be destroyed by the four elements (''nam-mkha' 'byung-bzhis mi-'jig-pa gnas-la dgongs-pa''), the special treasure guardians who possess the eye of pristine cognition (''ye-shes spyan- ldan mams gter-srung khyad-par-can-la dgongs-pa''), the keenest faculties possessed by King Ja (''chos-bdag rgyal-po dza dbang-po yang-rab-la dgongs-pa'') and towards the spread and propagation of (the doctrine by) ordinary and sublime beings, [[bodhisattva]]s and other such lineage-holders (''skye-'phags byang-sems sogs brgyud-'dzin dar-rgyas-la dgongs-pa''). 455 +
zhi ba'i Lha zhe gnyis;forty-two peaceful deities;forty-two peaceful deities;According to the ''Tantra of the Secret Nucleus'' and related works, such as the so-called ''Tibetan Book of the Dead'', these are [[Samantabhadra]], [[Samantabhadrī]], [[Vairocana]], [[Akṣobhya]], [[Ratnasambhava]], [[Amitābha]], [[Amoghasiddhi]], [[Ākāśadhātvīśvarī]], [[Buddhalocanā]], [[Māmakī]], [[Paṇḍaravāsinī]], [[Samayatārā]], [[Kṣitigarbha]], [[Vajrapāṇi]], [[Ākāśagarbha]], [[Avalokiteśvara]], [[Lāsyā]], [[Mālyā]], [[Gītā]], [[Nartī]], [[Maitreya]], [[Nivaraṇaviṣkambhin]], [[Samantabhadra]], [[Mañjuśrī]], [[Dhūpā]], [[Puṣpā]], [[Ālokā]], [[Gandhā]], [[Amṛtakuṇḍalin]], [[Hayagrīva]], [[Mahābala]], [[Yamāntaka]], [[Aṅkuśā]], [[Pāśā]], [[Sphoṭā]], [[Ghaṇṭā]], [[Munīndra]], [[Vemacitra]], [[Śākyamuni]], [[Siṃha]], [[Jvālamukha]] and [[Yamarāja]]. 125-6, 623, 644, 691 +
phyag chen rig 'dzin rnam lnga;five kinds of awareness-holder of the great seal;five kinds of awareness-holder of the great seal;The awareness-holder of indestructible reality (''rdo-rje'i rig-'dzin'', Skt. *''vajravidyādhara''), the awareness-holder of the doctrinal wheel (''chos-'khor-gyi rig-'dzin'', Skt. *''dharmacakravidyādhara''), the awareness-holder of precious gemstones (''rin-chen-gyi rig-'dzin'', Skt. *''ratnavidyādhara''), the awareness-holder of the lotus (padma'irig-'dzin, Skt. *padmavidyādhara) and the awarenessholder of the sword (''ral-gri'i rig-'dzin'', Skt. *''khaḍgavidyādhara''). 282 +
sgrib pa gsum;three obscurations;three obscurations;trīṇy āvaraṇāni;The [[obscuration]]s of the knowable, of conflicting emotions and of propensities. Alternatively, the third may be absorption in trance. 469 +
('byung rtsis kyi) don mam pa dgu;nine topics (of chinese divination);nine topics (of chinese divination);Elemental bases (''khams''), years (''lo''), numbers (''sme-ba''), trigrams (''spar-kha''), months (''zla-ba''), days (''nyi-ma''), two-hour periods (''dus-tshod''), planets (''gza''') and stars (''skar-ma''). 104 +
'dus ma byas gsum;three uncompounded entities;three uncompounded entities;trividham asaṃskṛtam;According to the [[Vaibhāṣika]], these are space (''nam-mkha' '', Skt. ''ākāśa''), the cessation of corruption due to individual scrutiny (''so-sor brtags-pas 'gog-pa'', Skt. ''pratisaṃkhyānirodha'') and the cessation (of the future arising of any object) independent of individual scrutiny (''brtags-min-gyi 'gog-pa'', Skt. ''apratisaṃkhyānirodha). 157 +
yi ge drug pa;six-syllable mantra;six-syllable mantra;ṣaḍakṣara;The mantra of [[Avalokiteśvara]], OṂ MA ṆI PAD ME HŪṂ, each syllable of which purifies one of the SIX CLASSES OF LIVING BEINGS. 508, 545, 569, 841 +
gser gyi thub pa'i sku;Golden image of Śākyamuni at Katok offered by the king of Jang +
(brjod bya) rgyud gsum;three continua (kinds of tantra comprising the actual meaning);three continua (kinds of tantra comprising the actual meaning);According to the vehicles of the secret mantra, these are the continua of the ground, path and result (''gzhi-lam-'bras gsum''). 32, 185-6, 263-7 +
mtshan bzang so gnyis;thirty-two major marks;thirty-two major marks;dvātriṃśanmahāpuruṣalakṣaṇa;According to the ''Omament of Emergent Realisation'', Ch. 8, w . 13-17, these are palms and soles marked with doctrinal wheels, feet firm like those of a tortoise, webbed fingers and toes, soft and supple hands and feet, a body with seven well-proportioned parts, long toes and fingers, broad arches, a tall and straight body, inconspicuous ankles, body-hairs which curl upwards, antelope-like calves, long and beautiful arms, a supremely contracted sexual organ, a golden complexion and delicate skin, well-grown body hairs which curl distinctly to the right, a hair-ringlet (''ūrṇakeśa'') between the eyebrows, a lion-like chest, well-rounded shoulders, a broad back, a supreme sense of taste, a symmetrical body like a banyan tree, the usnīsa proturberance on the head, a long and beautiful tongue, a Brahmā-like voice, lion-like jaws, teeth which are pure white, equal in size, close-fitting, and forty in number, sapphire blue eyes, and bovine eyelashes;Mvt. 235-67. See also [[R. Thurman]], ''[[The Holy Teaching of Vimalakīrti]]'', p. 156;and [[H. Dayal]], ''[[The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Sanskrit Buddhist Literature]]'', (pp. 300-5). 20, 124-5 +
sgo lnga'i shes pa;five sensory perceptions;five sensory perceptions;pañcadvārajñāna;The consciousnesses corresponding to the FIVE SENSES. 55 +
