gtsang gnas lnga;five pure abodes (of the form realms);five pure abodes (of the form realms);pañcaśuddhanivāsa;Avṛha (''mi-che-ba''), Atapa (''mi-gdung-ba''), Sudṛśa (''gya-nom snang-ba''), Sudarśana (''shin-tu mthong'') and Akaniṣṭha ('' 'og-min''). 15, 62 +
tshul bzhi'i yan lag bco drug;sixteen aspfcts (of the four dramatic manners);sixteen aspfcts (of the four dramatic manners);ṣoḍaśavṛttyaṅga;As enumerated in A. B. Keith, ''Sanskrit Drama'', pp. 298-300, these are: dialogue (''bhāratī'') which includes elucidation (''prarocanā'', Tib. ''rab-tu snang-ba''), prelude (''āmukha''), one-act drama (''vīthī'') and comedy (''prahasana'');grandure (''sātvatī'') which includes haughty provocation (''utthāpaka''), change (''parivartaka''), dialogue with or without threats (''saṃlāpa'') and the end of an alliance (''sāṅghātya'');grace (''kaiśikī'') which includes amorous play (''narman''), the partial expression of love combined with other emotions such as fear (''narmasphoṭa''), the disguise of a lover (''narmagarbha'') and ecstatic union with a lover which has troublesome consequences (''narmasphūrja'');and conflict or horror (''ārabhaṭī'') which includes the sudden change of characters (''saṃkṣiptaka''), or of mood (''avapāta''), the intrusion of the supernatural (''vastūtthāpana'') and tumultuous situations (''saṃpheṭa''). 107 +
rgyal chen bzhi;four guardian kings;four guardian kings;Caturmahārājika;Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the east, Virūḍhaka in the south, Virūpākṣa in the west and Vaiśravaṇa in the north. 419 +
dge sbyong gi chos bzhi;four doctrines of a spiritual ascetic;four doctrines of a spiritual ascetic;catvārah śramaṇadharmāḥ;Not to hate others despite being the object of their hatred;not to retaliate in anger even when angry;not to injure others even when injured;and not to beat others even when one is beaten by them. 52 +
mtha' bzhi;four extremes;four extremes;caturanta;Being (''yod''), non-being (''med''), both being and non-being (''yod-med'') and neither being nor non-being (yod-med min). 26, 126, 162, 184, 233, 269, 348, 350-1 +
rlung bcu;ten kinds of vital energy;ten kinds of vital energy;daśavāyu;These are the five basic energies (''rtsa-ba rlung lnga'') of breath (''srog-'dzin'', Skt. ''prāṇa''), excretion/reproduction (''thur-sel'', Skt. ''apāna''), speech (''rgyen-rgyu'', Skt. ''udāna''), digestion (''mnyam-rgyu'', Skt. ''samāna'') and metabolism/circulation/muscular movement (''khyab-byed'', Skt.. ''vyāna''). Then the five ancillary energies (''yan-lag-gi rlung lnga'') are those of the nāgas (''klu'i rlung'', Skt. ''nāga''), connecting with the eyes;of the tortoise (ru-sbal-gi rlung, Skt. kürma), connecting with the heart;of Brahmā (''tshang-pa'i rlung'', Skt. ''brahmā/kṛkila''), connecting with the nose;of Devadatta (''lhas-sbyin-gyi-rlung'', Skt. ''devadatta''), connecting with the tongue;and of the King of Wealth (''nor-lha rgyal-gi rlung'', Skt. ''dhanañjaya''), connecting with the whole body. 292 +
bka'i khyad par bzhi;four special qualities of the transmitted precepts;four special qualities of the transmitted precepts;The possession of expressed meaning (''brjod-bya don-dang ldan-pa''), immaculate words of expression (''rjod-byed tshig dri-ma med-pa''), the renunciation of conflicting emotions (''byed-las khams-gsum-gyi nyon-mongs-pa spong-ba'') and teaching the benefits of peace as the result ('' 'bras-bu zhi-ba'iphan-yon ston-pa''). 73 +
dran pa nyer gzhag bzhi;four essential recollections;four essential recollections;catuḥsmṛtyupasthāna;The recollection of the body (''lus dran-pa nyer-gzhag'', Skt. ''kāyasmṛtyupasthāna''), the recollection of feeling (''tshor-ba dran-pa nyer-gzhag,'' Skt. ''vedanā-smṛtyupasthāna''), the recollection of mind (''sems dran-pa nyer-gshag'', Skt. ''cittasmṛtyupasthāna'') and the recollection of phenomena (''chos dran-pa nyer-gzhag'', Skt. ''dharmasmṛtyupasthāna'');Mvt. (953-6). 236 +
spyod pa gsum;three kinds of conduct;three kinds of conduct;According to [[Anuyoga]], these are consecration or blessing (''byin-gyis rlob''), the overpowering of mundane appearances (''dbang-bsgyur'') and the conduct of skilful means (''thabs-kyi spyod-pa''). 369 +
rtogs bzhi;four kinds of realisation;four kinds of realisation;First of the FOUR AXIOMS OF MAHĀYOGA, consisting of the single basis (''rgyu gcig-pa''), manner of the seed-syllables (''yig-'bru'i tshul''), consecration or blessing (''byin-gyis-rlabs-pa'') and direct perception (''mngon-sum-pa''). 265, 275 +
theg pa gsum;three vehicles;three vehicles;triyāna;These refer either to the THREE OUTER VEHICLES OF DIALECTICS of the pious attendants, self-centred buddhas and [[bodhisattva]]s, or to the vehicle which directs (or uproots) the cause of suffering (''kun-'byung 'dren-pa''), the vehicle of austere awareness (''dka'-thub rig-pa'') and the vehicle of overpowering means (''dbang-bsgyur thabs-kyi theg-pa''). 17, 81-3, 174, 190, 197, 285, 425 +