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According to the system of Orgyenpa, these are explained as follows (1) training the body through the indestructible reality of the buddha-body, there is the branch of ritual service which develops composure (''sku rdo-rjes lus-la sbyang-ste sor-sdud bsnyen-pa'iyan-lag''); (2) training the speech through the indestrucdble reality of the buddha-speech, there is the branch of attainment associated with breath control (''gsungs rdo-rjes ngag-la sbyang-ste srog-'dzin sgrub-pa'i yan-lag''); and (3) training the mind through the indestructible reality of the buddha-mind, there is the branch of great attainment associated with recollection and contemplation (''thugs rdo-rjes yid-la sbyang-ste dran-ting sgrub-chen-gyi yan-lag''). 853 +
These are the parameters for the appraisal of the scriptures or texts of secret mantra. They comprise those which employ the language of (hidden) intention (''dgongs-pa'i skad''), those which do not (''de-bzhin-min''), those which are literal (''sgra ji-bzhin-pa''), those which are not (''de-bzhin-min''), those of provisional meaning (''drang-ba'i don'', Skt. ''neyārtha'') and those of definitive meaning (''nges-don'', Skt. ''nītārtha''). 35, 290-2 +
These are explained in the context of Yogatantra under the FOUR MIRACLES. 33, 272 +
These powers of intention associated with King Ja are directed towards: excellent gold plates as a writing material (''gser-gyi byang-bu 'bri gzhi phun-sum tshogs-pa-la dgongs-pa''), excellent molten beryl as the substance in which one writes (''bai-ḍūrya'i zhun-ma rgyu phun-sum-tshogs-pa-la dgongs-pa''), excellent treasure chests of various precious gems (''rin-chen sna-tshogs-kyi sgrom-bu snod-la dgongs-pa''), celestial abodes which cannot be destroyed by the four elements (''nam-mkha' 'byung-bzhis mi-'jig-pa gnas-la dgongs-pa''), the special treasure guardians who possess the eye of pristine cognition (''ye-shes spyan- ldan mams gter-srung khyad-par-can-la dgongs-pa''), the keenest faculties possessed by King Ja (''chos-bdag rgyal-po dza dbang-po yang-rab-la dgongs-pa'') and towards the spread and propagation of (the doctrine by) ordinary and sublime beings, [[bodhisattva]]s and other such lineage-holders (''skye-'phags byang-sems sogs brgyud-'dzin dar-rgyas-la dgongs-pa''). 455 +
According to the ''Tantra of the Secret Nucleus'' and related works, such as the so-called ''Tibetan Book of the Dead'', these are [[Samantabhadra]], [[Samantabhadrī]], [[Vairocana]], [[Akṣobhya]], [[Ratnasambhava]], [[Amitābha]], [[Amoghasiddhi]], [[Ākāśadhātvīśvarī]], [[Buddhalocanā]], [[Māmakī]], [[Paṇḍaravāsinī]], [[Samayatārā]], [[Kṣitigarbha]], [[Vajrapāṇi]], [[Ākāśagarbha]], [[Avalokiteśvara]], [[Lāsyā]], [[Mālyā]], [[Gītā]], [[Nartī]], [[Maitreya]], [[Nivaraṇaviṣkambhin]], [[Samantabhadra]], [[Mañjuśrī]], [[Dhūpā]], [[Puṣpā]], [[Ālokā]], [[Gandhā]], [[Amṛtakuṇḍalin]], [[Hayagrīva]], [[Mahābala]], [[Yamāntaka]], [[Aṅkuśā]], [[Pāśā]], [[Sphoṭā]], [[Ghaṇṭā]], [[Munīndra]], [[Vemacitra]], [[Śākyamuni]], [[Siṃha]], [[Jvālamukha]] and [[Yamarāja]]. 125-6, 623, 644, 691 +
The awareness-holder of indestructible reality (''rdo-rje'i rig-'dzin'', Skt. *''vajravidyādhara''), the awareness-holder of the doctrinal wheel (''chos-'khor-gyi rig-'dzin'', Skt. *''dharmacakravidyādhara''), the awareness-holder of precious gemstones (''rin-chen-gyi rig-'dzin'', Skt. *''ratnavidyādhara''), the awareness-holder of the lotus (padma'irig-'dzin, Skt. *padmavidyādhara) and the awarenessholder of the sword (''ral-gri'i rig-'dzin'', Skt. *''khaḍgavidyādhara''). 282 +
The [[obscuration]]s of the knowable, of conflicting emotions and of propensities. Alternatively, the third may be absorption in trance. 469 +
Elemental bases (''khams''), years (''lo''), numbers (''sme-ba''), trigrams (''spar-kha''), months (''zla-ba''), days (''nyi-ma''), two-hour periods (''dus-tshod''), planets (''gza''') and stars (''skar-ma''). 104 +
According to the [[Vaibhāṣika]], these are space (''nam-mkha' '', Skt. ''ākāśa''), the cessation of corruption due to individual scrutiny (''so-sor brtags-pas 'gog-pa'', Skt. ''pratisaṃkhyānirodha'') and the cessation (of the future arising of any object) independent of individual scrutiny (''brtags-min-gyi 'gog-pa'', Skt. ''apratisaṃkhyānirodha). 157 +
The mantra of [[Avalokiteśvara]], OṂ MA ṆI PAD ME HŪṂ, each syllable of which purifies one of the SIX CLASSES OF LIVING BEINGS. 508, 545, 569, 841 +
Golden image of Śākyamuni at Katok offered by the king of Jang +
According to the vehicles of the secret mantra, these are the continua of the ground, path and result (''gzhi-lam-'bras gsum''). 32, 185-6, 263-7 +
According to the ''Omament of Emergent Realisation'', Ch. 8, w . 13-17, these are palms and soles marked with doctrinal wheels, feet firm like those of a tortoise, webbed fingers and toes, soft and supple hands and feet, a body with seven well-proportioned parts, long toes and fingers, broad arches, a tall and straight body, inconspicuous ankles, body-hairs which curl upwards, antelope-like calves, long and beautiful arms, a supremely contracted sexual organ, a golden complexion and delicate skin, well-grown body hairs which curl distinctly to the right, a hair-ringlet (''ūrṇakeśa'') between the eyebrows, a lion-like chest, well-rounded shoulders, a broad back, a supreme sense of taste, a symmetrical body like a banyan tree, the usnīsa proturberance on the head, a long and beautiful tongue, a Brahmā-like voice, lion-like jaws, teeth which are pure white, equal in size, close-fitting, and forty in number, sapphire blue eyes, and bovine eyelashes; Mvt. 235-67. See also [[R. Thurman]], ''[[The Holy Teaching of Vimalakīrti]]'', p. 156; and [[H. Dayal]], ''[[The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Sanskrit Buddhist Literature]]'', (pp. 300-5). 20, 124-5 +
The consciousnesses corresponding to the FIVE SENSES. 55 +
Frescoe in Ukpalung Monastery: Amitāyus surrounded by the [Eight] “Closest Sons” +
Drigum Tsenpo and Pude Kungyel. 507, n. 535 +
The six paṇḍitas installed at [[Nālandā]] during the reign of King Canaka of the Pāla dynasty were: [[Ratnākaraśānti]] at the eastern gate; [[Prajñākaramati]] at the southern gate (according to [[Tāranātha]], ''[[History of Buddhism in India]]'') or the western gate (according to ''[[Blue Annals]]''); Vagīśvarakīrti at the western gate (according to [[Tāranātha]]) or the southern gate (according to ''[[Blue Annals]]''); [[Nāropā]] at the northern gate (succeeded by [[Bodhibhadra]]); while [[Ratnavajra]] and [[Jñānaśrīmitra]] occupied the centre of the teaching maṇḍala at [[Nālandā]]. 442 +
Images of deities at Drinzang Temple in Trakmar +
Zurpoche, Zurcungpa and Zur Dropukpa. 728, 919 +
These are the FOUR RITES. 146 +
