Kriyātantra (''bya-ba'i rgyud''), Ubhayatantra or Caryātantra (''upa'i rgyud or spyod-pa'i rgyud'') and Yogatantra (''rnal-'byor-gyi rgyud''). Also known as the THREE OUTER TANTRAPIṬAKA. 83, 268-73, 348-57 +
The five types of beings are: those who aspire to the vehicle of pious attendants (''nyan-thos-kyi theg-pa mngon-par rtogs-pa'i rigs'', Skt. ''śrāvakayānābhisamayagotra''); those who aspire to the vehicle of self-centred buddhas (''rang-rgyal theg-pa mngon-par rtogs-pa'i rigs'', Skt. ''pratyekabuddhayānabhisamayagotra''); those who aspire to the vehicle of [[tathāgata]]s (''de-bzhin gshegs-pa theg-pa mngon-par rtogs-pa'i rigs'', Skt. ''tathāgatayānābhisamayagotra''); the dubious family (''ma-nges-pa'i rigs'', Skt. ''aniyatagotra''); and the cut-off family (''rigs-med-pa'', Skt. ''agotraka''); Mvt. 1260-5. Refer to s[[Gampopa]], ''The Jewel Ornament of Liberation'', translated by [[H.V. Guenther]], (Ch. 1). 133 +
The axiom of the result ('' 'bras-bu'i gtan-tshigs'', Skt. ''kāryahetu''), the axiom of identity (''rang-bzhin-gi gtan-tshigs'', Skt. ''svabhāvahetu'') and the axiom of the absence of the objective referent (''ma-dmigs-pa'i gtan-tshigs'', Skt. ''anupalabdhihetu''). 102, 839 +
The gathering of people during the day (''nyin-mor mi 'du-ba''), the gathering of ḍākinīs by night (''mtshan-mor mkha'-'gro 'du-ba'') and the gathering of material resources at all times (''rtag-tu zas-nor 'du-ba''). 851 +
These are the lack of inherent existence of the THREE ESSENTIAL NATURES, namely, absence of substantial existence with respect to characteristic (''lakṣaṇa''), production (''utpāda'') and the absolute (''paramārtha''). 219-20 +