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sprul sku mam gsum;three types of emanational body;three types of emanational body;Emanations of natural expression (''rang-bzhin sprul-pa''), emanations which train living beings ('' 'gro-'dul sprul-pa'') and diversiñed emanations (''sna-tshogs sprul-pa''). 21, 128 +
thun mongs gi nyi shurtsa brgyad;twenty-eight common commitments (of [[anuyoga]]);twenty-eight common commitments (of [[anuyoga]]);These are equivalent to the TWENTY-EIGHT COMMITMENTS OF [[MAHĀYOGA]]. 367 +
dkar chos bzhi;four positive doctrines;four positive doctrines;catuḥśukladharma;According to the ''Pagoda of Precious Jewels'', these are: not to speak falsely (''rdzun-tshig mi-smra-ba'');to abide on behalf of all sentient beings with higher motivation and without deceit or guile (''sgyu-dang gYo-med-par sems-can thams cad-kyi drung-na lhag-bsam-gyis gnas-pa'');to regard [[bodhisattva]]s as one's teachers (''byang-chub sems-dpa'-la ston-pa'i 'du-shes bskyed'');and to inspire those sentient beings, whom one totally matures, to grasp the genuine, unsurpassed perfect enlightenment (''sems-can gang-mams yongs-su smin-byed yang-dag-par bla-med yang-dag rdzogs-pa'i byang-chub 'dzin-du 'jug-pa'). 236 +
gzhung byed pa po gsum;three authors of fundamental texts;three authors of fundamental texts;[[Nāgārjuna]], [[Asaṅga]] and [[Dignāga]]. 440 +
dbang drug;six empowerments (of yoga tantra);six empowerments (of yoga tantra);These are the FIVE EMPOWERMENTS OF AWARENESS with the addition of the irreversible empowerment of the vase (''phyir mi-ldog-pa bum-pa'i dbang''), also known as the empowerment of the master of indestructible reality (''rdo-rje slob-dpon-gyi dbang''). 354 +
'dod chags tshul/rigs bzhi;four kinds of desire;four kinds of desire;Desires which are engendered through exehange of glances, laughter, embrace and sexual union are respectively transformed by Kriyātantra in which the deities regard each other, Ubhayatantra in which the deities smile at each other, Yogatantra in which they embrace and Unsurpassed Yogatantra in which they are in sexual union. Refer to Longcenpa, ''Treasury of Spiritual and Philosophical Systems'', (pp. 292-4). 269, 413 +
bden bzhi'i rnam pa bcu drug;sixteen aspects of the four truths;sixteen aspects of the four truths;These are the SIXTEEN MINOR TRUTHS. 24 +
brtag pa brgyad;eight subjects of scrutiny;eight subjects of scrutiny;The scrutiny of precious gems (''rin-chen''), land (''gzhi''), garments (''gos''), trees (''ljon-shing''), horses (''rta''), elephants (''glang''), men (''pho'') and women (''mo''). Refer to Longcenpa, ''Treasury of Spiritual and Philosophical Systems'', (p. 40). 97,99 +
srid pa'i tsa kra;Frescoe in Ukpalung Monastery: the wheel of life +
chos rgyal dang mtsho rgyal nyid kyi bla gYu;Life-supporting turquoise ornaments of the religious king Trhisong and of Yeshe Tshogyel herself discovered by Dorje Lingpa +
byang chub gsum;three degrees of enlightenment;three degrees of enlightenment;bodhitraya;The level of enlightenment attained by the pious attendants, self-centred buddhas and [[bodhisattva]]s. 414 +
rang bzhin rdzogs pa chen po ślo ka 'bum phrag drug cu rtsa bshi;six million four hundred thousand verses (of the natural great perfection);six million four hundred thousand verses (of the natural great perfection);The traditional enumeration of the volume of texts of the Great Perfection, as represented by the [[Atiyoga]] sections of the ''Collected Tantras of the Nyingmapa''. 332, 493, 539, 922 +
(rnal 'byor chen po'i) dam tshig nyi shu rtsa brgyad;twenty-eight commitments (of [[mahāyoga]]);twenty-eight commitments (of [[mahāyoga]]);According to the ''Miraculous Key of Further Discemment'', these are the three basic commitments of body, speech and mind (''sku-gsung-thugs-kyi rtsa-ba'i dam-tshig gsum'') and the twenty-five ancillary ones, five of which are to be practised (''spyad-par bya-ba''), namely, five kinds of rites of “liberation” and sexual practices;five not to be renounced (''spang-bar mi-bya-ba''), namely, the FIVE CONFLICTING EMOTIONS;five to be adopted (''blang-bar bya-ba''), namely, the FIVE NECTARS;five to be known (''shes-par bya-ba''), namely, the FIVE COMPONENTS, FIVE ELEMENTS, FIVE SENSE OBJECTS, sacraments of meat and propensities in their pure nature;and flve to be attained (''bsgrub-par bya-ba''), namely, the buddha-body, speech, mind, attributes and activities. Cf. [[Līlāvajra]], ''Clarification of Commitments'', pp. 147-8;and [[Jamgön Kongtrül]], ''shes-bya kun-khyab-mdzod'', Vol. 2, (pp. 182-5). 361 +
rgyal po'i bla gter brgya;hundred treasures which were the master copies of king trhisong;hundred treasures which were the master copies of king trhisong;These are not enumerated and are only known from a few colophons. 518 +
dkon mchog gsum;three precious jewels;three precious jewels;triratna;buddha (''sangs-rgyas''), the doctrine (''chos'', Skt. ''dharma'') and the community (''dge-'dun'', Skt. ''saṃgha''). 59, 69-70, 95, 203, 350, 468, 523, 583, 592, 707, 743, 862, 970, 973 +
gang zag brgyad;eight kinds of individual (among pious attendants);eight kinds of individual (among pious attendants);These are the FOUR PAIRS OF SACRED BEINGS. 227 +
dus gsum sangs rgyas;buddhas of the three times;buddhas of the three times +
'khrid pa dbyings kyi gnad gsum;three essentials which guide (the eyes) towards the expanse;three essentials which guide (the eyes) towards the expanse;These are the THREE GAZES - upwards, sideways and downwards - which direct the eyes towards the expanse of the buddha-body of reality, the buddha-body of perfect rapture and the emanational body respectively. Refer to Longcenpa, ''[[Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle]]'', Vol. 2, (p. 282). 338 +
'byor ba bcu;ten endowments;ten endowments;The five which concern oneself are a human birth, in a land where the doctrine prevails, with pure sense faculties, having committed no extremely negative action and having faith. The five which concern others are that the buddha has appeared, that he has taught the doctrine, that this continues to exist, that it has followers and that they lovingly act on behalf of others. 573 +
thabs lam gnyis;two paths of skillful means;two paths of skillful means;According to [[Mahāyoga]], these are Esoteric Instructions associated respectively with the upper doors or centres of the body (''steng-sgo'') and the lower door or secret centre of the body ('' 'og-sgo''). 277 +
