The ten outer empowerments (''phyi-yi dbang bcu''), eleven inner empowerments (''nang-gi dbang bcu-gcig''), thirteen empowerments of attainment (''sgrub-pa'i dbang bcu-gsum'') and two secret empowerments (''gsang-ba'i dbang gnyis''). Refer to [[Jamgön Kongtrül]], ''shes-bya kun-khyab mdzod'', Vol. 2, pp. 748-9; and to the Peking ''[[Kangyur]]'', Vol. 9, (pp. 276-7). 364-5 +
Gnostic mantra (''rig-sngags'', Skt. ''vidyāmantra''), dhāranī mantra (''gzungs-sngags'', Skt. ''dhāraṇīmantra'') and secret mantra (''gsang-sngags'', Skt. ''guhyamantra''). The ''dgongs-pa grub-pa'i rgyud'' says, “One should know that all mantra are divided into three classes: gnostic mantra which are the essence of skilful means, dhāraṇīs which are the essence of discriminative awareness and secret mantra which are the non-dual pristine cognition.” Thus dhāraṇīs are said to originate from the teachings of the Transcendent Perfection of Discriminative Awareness, gnostic mantra from the Kriyātantra and secret mantra from [[Mahāyoga]], [[Anuyoga]] and [[Atiyoga]]. 257 +
The six TRANSCENDENTAL PERFECTIONS with the addition of skilful means (''thabs'', Skt. ''upāya''), prayer or aspiration (''smon-lam'', Skt. ''praṇidhāna''), power (''stobs'', Skt. ''bala'') and pristine cognition (''ye-shes'', Skt. ''jñāna''); Mvt. (913-23). 236, 901-2 +
According to Sāṃkhya philosophy, these are spirit (''snying-thobs'', Skt. ''sattva''), energy (''rdul'', Skt. ''rajas'') and inertia (''mun-pa'', Skt. ''tamas''). 65 +
The realisation which is primordially acquired (''ye-nas chos-nyid rang-gi rig-pas rtogs-pa'') and the realisation resulting from attainments acquired on the path (''lam-bsgom stobs-kyis rtogs-pa''). 27, 71-2, 176-7 +
Discriminative awareness born of study (''thos-pa-las byung-ba'i shes-rab'', Skt. ''śrutamayīprajñā''), discriminative awareness born of thought (''bsam-pa-las byung-ba'i shes-rab'', Skt. ''cintāmayīprajñā'') and discriminative awareness born of meditation (''bsgoms-pa-las byung-ba'i shes-rab'', Skt. ''bhāvanāmayīprajñā''). 277, 332, 722 +
These are the four nails which control life-breath (''srog-sdom gzer-bzhi'') according to Yogatantra, namely, the nail of unchanging intention (''mi-'gyur dgongs-pa'i gzer''), the divine nail of contemplation (''ting-'dzin lha'i gzer''), the nail OF mantra w hich is the nucleus (''snying-po sngags-kyi gzer'') and the nail of activity which is the emanation and absorption of light rays ('' 'phro-'du phrin-las-kyi gzer''). 647 +