(gu ru) mtshan brgyad;eight emanations (of the guru);eight emanations (of the guru);These are [[Padmasambhava]]'s eight manifestations: Padmākara, [[Padmasambhava]], Loden Chokse, Śākya Senge, Senge Dradrok, Pema Gyelpo, Dorje Trolö and Nyima Özer. Refer also to the Index of Personal Names under [[Guru Rinpoche]]. Pl. 5;520, 858, 893 +
ye shes bcu drug;sixteen moments of pristine cognition;sixteen moments of pristine cognition;ṣoḍaśacittakṣaṇa;The perception of the doctrine of the truth of suffering (''sdug-bsngal-la chos shes-pa'', Skt. ''duḥkhadharmajñāna''), receptiveness to the perception of the doctrine of suffering (''sdug-bsngal-la chos shes-pa'i bzod-pa'', Skt. ''duḥkadharmajñānakṣānti''), the after-effect of the perception of the doctrine of the truth of suffering (''sdug-bsngal-la rjes-su rtogs-pa'i shes-pa'', Skt. ''duḥkānvayajñāna'') and receptiveness to the after-effect of the perception of the doctrine of the truth of suffering (''sdug-bsngal-la rjes-su rtogs-pa'i shes-pa'i bzod-pa'', Skt. ''duḥkānvayajñānakṣānti''). These four moments are then applied in the same order to the truth of the origin of suffering, to the truth of its cessation and to the truth of the path, making sixteen moments in all;Mvt. (1216-32). 226-7, 230 +
yon tan lyi chos drug cu rtsa bzhi;sixty-four enlightened attributes;sixty-four enlightened attributes;catuḥṣaṣṭir guṇāh;Refer to Ch. 3 (''Guṇādhikāra'') of the ''Supreme Continuum of the Greater Vehicle'' by [[Maitreya]]. These are the TEN POWERS OF A BUDDHA, the FOUR FEARLESSNESSES, the EIGHTEEN DISTINCT ATTRIBUTES OF THE BUDDHAS and the THIRTY-TWO MAJOR MARKS. 95, 203 +
thob pa gsum;three attainments;three attainments;According to Jikme Lingpa, ''khrid-yig ye-shes bla-ma'', pp. 52b-53a, the three attainments are the third of the Esoteric Instructions of [[the Great Perfection]] contained in the FOUR CONSOLIDATIONS . They are (1) the condition under which appearances arise as buddha-fields by the attainment of power over external appearances (''phyi snang-ba-la dbang thob-pas rkyen snang zhing-khams-su 'char'');(2) the condition under which matter is purified into inner radiance by the attainment of power over the internal illusory body (''nang sgyu-lus-la dbang thob-pas gdos-bcas 'od-gsal-du dag'');and (3) the condition under which even the consciousness endowed with the five inexpiable sins is entrusted to awareness by the attainment of power over the secret vital energy and mind (''gsang-ba rlung-sems-la dbang thob-pas mtshams-med lnga-dang ldan-pa'i rnam-par shes-pa yang rig-pa gtang-bas 'drongs-pa'o''). 343 +
gzugs med khams pa'i gnas bzhi;four formless realms;four formless realms;caturārūpyadhātu;The activity field infinite as the sky (''nam-mkha' mtha'-yas skye-mched'', Skt. ''ākāśānantyāyatana'');the activity field of infmite consciousness (''rnam-shes mtha'-yas skye-mched'', Skt. ''vijñānānantyāyatana'');the activity field of nothing at all (''ci-yang med-pa'i skye-mched'', Skt. ''akiṃcanyāyatana'', and the activity field where there is neither perception nor non-perception ('' 'du-shes-med 'du-shes med-min skye-mched'', Skt. ''naivasaṃjñānāsaṃjñāyatana);Mvt. (3110 13). 13, 15, 61-2 +
rton pa bzhi;four kinds of reliance;four kinds of reliance;catuḥpratiśaraṇa;Reliance on meaning rather than on words, reliance on the doctrine rather than on individuals, reliance on pristine cognition rather than on consciousness, and reliance on the defmitive rather than on the provisional meaning;Mvt. (1546-9). 186, 871 +
'dod khams kyi mtho ris gnas bcu;ten higher levels of the desire realm;ten higher levels of the desire realm;The human beings of the FOUR CONTINENTS and the SIX SPECIES OF KĀMA DIVINITIES. 14, 60 +
dam pa'i chos dar ba'i yul chen po drug;six great countries where the true doctrine was propagated;six great countries where the true doctrine was propagated;India, China, Tibet, Khotan, [[Shambhala]] and Kailash. 507 +
sprul pa'i bstan pa chen po gsum;three great emotional teachings;three great emotional teachings;According to the Great Perfection, these are buddha-body (''sku''), speech (''gsung'') and mind (''thugs''). 134-8 +
mngon byang bzhi;four awakenings;four awakenings;caturabhisambodhi;These are similar to the FIVE AWAKENINGS, omitting the first, I.e. emptiness. They are the lunar throne (''zla-gdan''), the seed-syllables of speech (''gsung yig-'bru''), the symbolic implements of mind (''thugs phyag-mtshan'') and the perfect body of the deity (''sku yongs-rdzogs''). 279 +
kha gtam gnyis;two subdivisions of the oral tradition category (of the esoteric instructional class);two subdivisions of the oral tradition category (of the esoteric instructional class);The Oral Tradition which Permeates All Discourses (''gleng-bayongs-la bor-ba'i kha-gtam'') and the Oral Tradition which is Divulged in Speech at No Fixed Time ('''khar-phog dus-med-pa'i kha-gtam'''). 331 +
phyag rgya rigs lnga;five kinds of seal;five kinds of seal;pañcamudrā;The enlightened or buddha-body, speech, mind, attributes and activities which are symbolised respectively by the five seals or hand gestures, namely, the seal of the doctrinal wheel (''chos-kyi 'khor-lo'i phyag-rgya'', Skt. ''dharmacakramudrā''), the earth-touching seal (''sa-reg-gi phyag-rgya'', Skt. ''bhūmisparśamudrā), the seal of liberality (''sbyin-pa'i phyag-rgya'', Skt. ''dānamudrā''), the seal of concentration (''bsam-gtan-gyi phyag-rgya'', Skt. ''dhyānamudrā'') and the seal of fearlessness ('' 'jigs-med-kyi phyag-rgya'', Skt. ''abhayamudrā''). 357 +
so thar sdom brgyad;eight vows of the ''prātimokṣa'';eight vows of the ''prātimokṣa'';aṣṭaprātimokṣasaṃvara;Those of laymen and laywomen (''dge-bsnyen'' and ''dge-bsnyen-ma'', Skt. ''upāsaka'' and ''upāsikā''), male and female practitioners of the purificatory fast (''bsnyen-gnas'', Skt. ''upavāsa'' and ''upavāsī''), male and female novices (''dge-tshul'' and ''dge-tshul-ma'', Skt. ''śrāmaṇera'' and ''śrāmaṇerikā'') and monks and nuns (''dge-slong'' and ''dge-slong-ma'', Skt. ''bhikṣu'' and ''bhikṣunī''). Canonical sources, however, usually speak of seven such vows, grouping the second pair together as one. 158, 226 +
spang ba rnam gnyis;two kinds of renunciation;two kinds of renunciation;Renunciation due to natural purity (''rang-bzhin dag-pa'i spang-ba'') and renunciation applied as an antidote in order to remove [[obscuration]]s which suddenly arise (''glo-bur dri-ma bral-ba'i spang-ba''). 27, 175-7 +
gtan tshigs bzhi;four axioms (of mahāyoga);four axioms (of mahāyoga);The FOUR KINDS OF REALISATION, the THREE PURITIES OF MAHĀYOGA, the FOUR MODES OF SAMENESS and supreme identity (''bdag-nyid chen-po''). 34, 275-6 +