Index to Wellsprings of the Great Perfection
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Abundant Delight - (dga' ldan brtsegs pa), 184, 185; alias Tushita, where Vajradhara first taught Dzogchen, 114, 115, 374
Acharya Yeshe Yang - (a tsarya ye shes dbyangs), 232
Activities Tantra Circle of the Sun - (phrin las kyi rgyud nyi ma'i snying po), 313
Activity Garland - (karma ma le): activities tantra of Mahayoga, 280
Adorned with Golden Flowers - (gser gyi me tog gis brgyan pa'i gling): birth place of Manjushrimitra the Younger, 135
Akashagarbha - (rnam mkha'i snying po): compiler, 380
All-Creating King - (kun byed rgyal po), 385; see Kulayaraya, 47
All-Encompassing Bliss - (bde ba rab 'byams): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 95, 279; scripture from the Mind Section, 70
All-Holding Lotus - (padma kun tu 'chang), 277
Aloke the Atsantra - (a tsan tra a lo ke), 362; details, 95, 103; song of realization, 103; song to Kukkuraja, 365; song to Kukkuraja the Elder, 104
Amitabha, 307; song by, 153
Amoghasiddhi, 153, 307
Amolika Rock - (rdo a mo li ka), 213
Amrita Kundali - (bdud rtsi 'khyil ba): quote from, 69
Ananda - (kun dga' bo): compiler, 379
Ananda Garbha - (kun dga' snying po), 188; former life of Prahevajra, 190, 282
Anathapindada's pleasure grove - (mgon med zas sbyin gyi kun dga' ra ba), 114, 119, 381
Anu Yoga, 261, 268; taught by Kashyapa the Elder, 119
Anu Yoga Tantras of Completion - (rdzogs pa a nu yo ga'i rgyud sde), 286
Appearance and Existence as the Manifest Ground - (snang srid gzhi gzhengs), 425
Arali the Courtesan: details, 361
Array of Ati - (a ti bkod pa): also (a ti bkod pa chen po), 380
Array of Great Purity - (gtsang chen bkod pa): see also Great Purity, 15
Arya Tara - (rje btsun sgol ma): song by, 154
Aryadeva - (a'a rya de ba), 96, 135; quote by, 56, 58
Aryapalo - (a'rya pa lo): song of realization, 65
Ashoka, 11; as grandfather of Prahevajra, 198, 282; as Prahevajra's grandfather, 284; as Vimalamitra's grandfather, 121
Assemblage of Secrets - (gsang ba 'dus pa): mind tantra of Mahayoga, 280
Assemblage of Vidyadharas - (rig 'dzin kun 'dus): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 279
Atharva - (rgyal po srid srung): king, father of Bodhi the Yakshini, 100
Ati Yoga - (a ti yo ga), xi, 292; definition by Shri Singha, 261; description, 270; description by Dudjom Rinpoche, 76; description by Padmasambhava, 246; prophecy, 190; received by Vajrapani, 196; time of apprearance, 198
Ati Yoga's Refined Bindu Cycle of the Secret Edict - (a ti yo ga bka' gsang thig le'i skor gyi yang zhun), 237
Ati Zabdön Nyingpo - (a ti zab don snying po), 188, 423
Auspicious Ten Thousand Gates - (bkra shis khri sgo), 140, 143, 356, 359; definition of name, 140; temple where Shri Singha concealed the teachings, 136, 137; temple where Shri Singha confers the empowerments upon Jnanasutra, 141; where Jnanasutra receives a prophecy, 140
Avalokiteshvara: appears to Shri Singha, 134, 320; apprearing from Vajrasattva, 312; song by, 154
Awakened Mind - (byang chub sems rig): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 279
Awesome Wisdom Lightning - (ye shes rngam glog), 96
Bairo Gyubum, 423
Barani the Courtesan - (smad 'tshong ma ba ra ni): details, 100; Sarati, 421; song of realization, 101; song to Brilliance, 101
Bear's Nest of Sha-uk - (sha 'ug dom tshang): terma site, 232
Benevolent Teacher - (legs ldan ston pa): father of Manjushrimitra, 130, 320
Bhadrapala - (bzang skyong): king on the plateau of the Thirty-Three Gods and father of Ananda Garbha, 190
Bhangala: location, 81
Bhararaja Muletsün - (Devaraja), 362
Bhashita the Rishi - (drang srong bha sh'i t'a): among the seven later panditas, 95; details, 96, 104; quote by, 54; song of realization, 67, 104; song to Purasati, 105
Bhasing - (dur khrod bha sing): charnel ground, 145, 160; charnel ground, place where Jnanasutra resided, 143
Bhelakirti - (bha la ki ti) teacher of Shri Singha, 320; (bi le ki ti) teacher of Shri Singha, 134
Bhetala, 92; location, 81
Bindu Cycle - (thig le'i skor), 235
Bindu Cycle of the Great Perfection - (rdzogs pa chen po thig le'i skor): Shri Singha categorized into four cycles, 136
Bindu Cycle of the Secret Edict - (bka' gsang thig le'i skor), 323, 425
Bindu Section of the Innermost Cycle - (yang gsang thig le'i sde), 385
Black Mandala Lake - (mtsho maNDal nag po), 294
Black Naga Tamer Subsequent Tantra - (rgyud phyi ma nag po klu 'dul): tantra, 379
Black Quintessence - (yang ti nag po), 8, 294, 295
Black Sho-Am Jom - (sho'ang 'joms nag po): birth place of Shri Singha, 133
Black Wrathful Mother - (khros ma nag mo), 213
Blazing Face - ('bar ma'i gdong can), 86
Blazing Fire Mountain - (me ri 'bar ba), 27, 117, 186, 298, 313, 391; charnel ground, 162
Blazing Lamp - (sgron ma 'bar ba), 302; Brilliant Expanse, 5
Blazing Lamp Tantra - (sgron me 'bar ba'i rgyud): one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, 158
Blisfull Wheel - (bde ldan 'khor lo): father of Vimalamitra, 137
Blissful Compassion - (bde ba'i snying rje ldan): Sudharma's dakini attendant, 125
Blissful Grove - (bde ldan gyi tshal), 380
Blissful Loka Taste - ('jig rten bde ba'i ro ldan ma): dakini who was the scribe for Prahevajra, 129, 319
Blissful Mingled Minds - (bde ldan yid 'dres): where Prahevajra wrote down the Great Perfection, 319
Blooming Lotus as the tantra of qualities - (yon tan padmo dbye ba), 378
Bodhi the Yakshini - (gnod sbyin mo byang chub ma): among the 21 masters, 362; details, 100, 360; direct disciple of Prahevajra, 206; song of realization, 60, 100; song to Barani, 101; song to Sarati the Courtesan, 364
Bodhicharyavatara, 174
Bodhisattva the King of Nagas - (klu rgyal byang chub sems dpa'): song of realization, 391
body of the great transformation - ('pho wa chen po'i sku), 5, 156, 350
Body Tantra Swirling Lotus - (sku'i rgyud padma 'khyil ba), 313
Bomta Khenpo, 421, 443
Boulder Marked with the Vajra-Cross - (pha bong rdo rje rgya gram gyis btab pa), 132
Brahmin Tantra of Distinguishing the Vehicles - (bram ze theg pa shan 'byed kyi rgyud): Prahevajra's transmission to Padmasambhava, 285
Brahmin's Cycle - (bram ze'i skor), 206
Brahmin's Playful Cycle - (sgeg pa bram ze'i skor): brief explanation, 264
Braided Ones - (lcang lo can): realm where Prahevajra received teachings from Vajrasattva, 178
Bright Spirit - (bdag nyid gsal ma): mother of Vimalamitra, 137
Brilliance the Kashmiri scholar - (kha che'i mkhan po rab snang), 362; details, 101; song of realization, 101; song to Maharaja, 102, 365
Brilliance the king of Kashmir - (kha che'i rgyal po rab snang): details, 360; song of realization, 69
Brilliant - (rab tu snang byed): charnel ground, 160; charnel ground where Vimalamitra resided, 147
Brilliant Dhanakosha. See Dhanakosha
Brilliant Essence of Gold - (gser gyi snying po rab tu snang byed), 135
Brilliant Expanse - (klong gsal), 5, 301, 332; excerpt, 275
Brilliant Sun - (nyi ma rab tu snang byed): co-compiler of the first tantra of the aeon, 115, 374
Buddha Aspiration - (sangs rgyas mos pa), 186
Buddha Kashyapa - (sangs rgyas 'od srung), 229; emanation of Vajrasattva, 314
Buddha Sky Essence - (sangs rgyas nam mkha'i snying po), 311
Buddhaguhya - (sangs rgyas gsang ba), 151, 206, 426
Buddhagupta - (bhu ta kug ta), details, 109; (bhu ta kug ta), song of realization, 109; (bhu ta kug ta), song to Shri Singha, 110; (buddha gupta), song of realization, 72; (Butakuta) song to Shri Singha, 367; among the seven later panditas, 95; Butakutam - (Buddhaguhya), 362; details, 96
Buddhamati the Courtesan - (smad 'tshong ma buddha ma ti): song of realization, see also Purasati, 62
Bumtang - (bum thang), 170, 221, 232
Cave of Solitude - (dben skyong brag phug): place of Shri Singha, 290
Caverns of Chimpu - (bsam yas mchims phu), 222; (mchims phu dge gong), 254, 255, 258, 259, 350; (mchims phu dge'u), 327
Caves of Yerpa - (yer pa brag), 219
Chakrasamvara, 16
Changeless Light - ('od mi 'gyur ba), 211, 225, 277, 317; Samantabhadra, 424
Changeless Steadiness - (mi 'gyur brtan pa'i dbang), 197
Chari - (spyod ma): dakini who gave prophecy to Jnanasutra, 141
Chetsün Senge Wangchuk - (lce btsun seng ge dbang phyug), 122, 346
Chiti - (spyi ti): definition, 422
Chiti Yoga - (spyi ti yo ga), 281, 292
Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa - (mchog gyur bde chen gling pa), 393
Chokgyur Lingpa - (mchog gyur gling pa), ii, 52, 410, 412
Chokro Dri - (lcog ro 'bri): birth place of Yeshe Tsogyal, 163
Chokro Lui Gyaltsen - (cog ro klu'i rgyal mtshan), 121, 347, 348, 350; sent to receive Vimalamitra, 150
Club Wielder - (be con 'dzin): compiler, 376
Collection of Precious Gemstones - (rin chen / rin po che kun 'dus): scripture from the Mind Section, 68
Compendium of Awakened Mind - (byang chub kyi sems kun bsdus), 361
Complete Array - (rnam par bkod pa): the realm, 372
Complete Peaceful and Wrathful Ones - (zhi khro yongs rdzogs kyi skor), 296
Comprehension - (spyi gcod): scripture from the Mind Section, 64, 95
Comprehension of Awakened Mind - (byang chub kyi sems spyi gcod), 95
Conch of Brahma's Voice - (tshangs ma dung mgrin can): dakini, 179, 313, 376
Confluence of Insight of All Yidams - (yi dam dgongs 'dus): the Yidam Gongdü, 371
Constant - (brtson ldan): mother of Dhahena Talo, 97
Cool Grove - (bsil ba'i tshal): charnel ground, 129, 130, 160, 179, 295, 319, 320, 323, 402
Cooling charnel ground - (bsil byed bya ba'i dur khrod): (dur khrod bsil byed) where Jnanasutra meets Shri Singha, also (bsil sbyin dur khrod), (dur khrod chen po bsil sbyin), 140; also (bsil byin), 137
Covered with Golden Sand - (gser gyi bye ma brdal ba): place where Sudharma conceived Prahevajra, 125; Vimalamitra conceals manuscripts, 147
Crystal Cave of Yangdzong - (yang rdzong shel phug), 222
Cuckoo of Awareness - (rig pa khu byug): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 279; scripture from the Mind Section, 54
Cutting Insight Essence Tantra - (shes rab gcod byed snying po'i rgyud), 314
Cycle of Instructions - (man ngag gi skor): brief explanation, 264
Cycle of the Space Section - (klong sde'i skor): brief explanation, 264
Cycle of the Tantras - (rgyud kyi skor), 263
Cycle on Establishing the Visions in Actuality - (mngon sum snang ba gtan la 'bebs pa'i skor), 221
Cycles of Mind, Space, and Instruction - (sems klong man ngag gi skor), 157
Dakini Tantra of the Sun of the Brilliant Expanse - (Da'kki klong gsal nyi ma'i rgyud): see Brilliant Expanse, 156
Damshö Ling charnel ground - (dam shod gling gi dur khrod), 200
Dangma Lhungyal - (ldang ma lhun rgyal), 122, 346
Dantig - (chu bo dan tig): where Prahevajra passed away, 131, 322
Dark Red Jackal Tantra of the Mother Deities - (ma mo yi rgyud lce spyang dmar nag): tantra, 380
Definitive Great Secret - (gsang chen nges pa): syn for the Great Perfection, xi, 120, 148, 161, 295
definitive secret teachings - (bka' gsang nges pa), 145
Delightful Vajra - (dga' rab rdo rje): name of Prahevajra, v, 85, 128, 178, 200, 214, 284, 363, 395
Delightful Youth - (dga' byed gzhon nu): Shakyamuni, 314, 422
Delighting in the Great Secret - (gsang chen rol pa), 292; charnel ground, 186; charnel ground at the Blazing Fire Mountain, 117
Denma Tsemang - (ldan ma rtse mangs), 232
Densely Arrayed - (stug po bkod pa), 306; realm of Akanishtha, 17, 176, 301; realms of self-display, 182, 184; sambhogakaya realms, 181, 373
Densely Arrayed Realm of Total Purity - (rnam dag stug po bkod pa), 423
Devaraja - (lha'i rgyal po de ba ra' dza): aka Bhararaja Muletsün, 362; alias Devaraja Mule Tsen, song to Buddhagupta / (Butakuta), 367; details, 95, 108; song of realization, 70, 109; song to Buddhagupta, 109
Dhahe the scholar of Uddiyana - (o rgyan gyi mkhan po dha he): song of realization, 65
Dhahena Chadu: king, father of Vimalamitra, 111
Dhahena Talo - (dha he na ta lo), 206; details, 97; Dhahi Telo, 362; direct disciple of Prahevajra, 206; grandfather of Prahevajra, 199; song of realization, 53, 97; song to Rajadeva, 364; song to Rajahasti, 98
Dhahena Telo - (dha he na ta lo): details, aka Dhanadala, 50
Dhahuna the Dog King: alias Kukkuraja the Younger, 367
Dhahuna the learned. See Kukkuraja the Younger
Dhanadala - (dha na d'a la): probably identical with Dhahena Telo, 50
Dhanakosha - (dha na ko sha), 88, 95, 178, 202, 227, 229, 284; (sbyin pa'i mdzod) in Uddiyana, 199; literal meaning, 89, 125; location, 85; Padmasambhava's birth, 293; Vairotsana's visit, 238
Dhanasanskrit - (nor gyi legs sbyar): song of realization, 404
Dharma Ashoka: as Prahevajra's grandfather, 198, 284; as Vimalamitra's grandfather, 121
Dharma Fortress Hermitage - (chos rdzong dgon), 331
Dharmabodhi: mother of Vimalamitra, 121
Dharmachakra: king for whom Vimalamitra officiated, 121
dharmadhatu palace of Akanistha - ('og min chos kyi dbyings kyi pho brang), 162, 279, 300, 372; expl. of definite meaning, 17; the dharmakaya buddhafield, 289
dharmakaya realm of the Luminous Vajra Essence - (chos sku 'od gsal rdo rje snying po'i zhing), 424
Dharmaraja: definition of title, 81; details, 95
Dharmaraja - (dharma ra' dza): song of realization, 71
Dharmevajra - (rdo rje chos), 16, 95, 313; alias Kuñjara, 289; compiler, 313; requestee of Vajrasattva, 312; song by, 154
Direct Revelation of Samantabhadra's Mind - (kun tu bzang po'i dgongs pa zang thal du bstan pa), 209, 223, 246, 273; Gongpa Zangtal, 248; tantra, 265
distinguishing, resolving, and self-liberation in actuality - (shan phye la bzla rang grol mngon sum), 190, 206
Divine Cliff of Zangzang - (zang zang lha brag), 219, 234, 252, 253, 273; terma site, 232
Divine Mound - (lha brtsegs pa): charnel ground in Uddiyana, 286
Dog King the Younger: see Kukkuraja the Younger / (Dhahuna), 362
Dorje Dudjom of Nanam - (sna nam rdo rje bdud 'joms), 235, 326
Dorje Lingpa - (rdo rje gling pa), 9, 43, 298, 340, 370; excerpt from Brilliant Expanse, 275
Dorje Tötreng Tsal - (rdo rje thod phreng rtsal): alias Padmasambhava, 323
Dorje Tromo Rakdongma - (rdo rje khro mo rak gdong ma). See Tromo Rakdongma
Dra Talgyur - (sgra thal 'gyur), 115
Dra Talgyur Root Tantra - (sgra thal 'gyur rtsa ba'i rgyud), 114, 185; one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, 158
Dragon Crest Jewel Ridge - (rtse 'brug rin chen sgang): abode of King Ashoka, 282, 284
Drimey Dashar - (dri med zla shar): alias Jnana Kumara of Nyak, 350
Drimey Özer - (dri med 'od zer): alias Longchen Rabjam, 32
Dungtso Repa the Later - (dung mtsho ras pa phyi ma), 294
Dzogchen Desum - (rdzogs chen sde gsum), 10; description, 385; Three Sections of the Great Perfection, 52
Dzogchen Sangwa Nyingtig - (rdzogs chen gsang ba snying tig), 425
Earth Essence - (sa'i snying po): attendant of Vimalamitra, 348
effortless Ati Yoga - (rtsol med a ti yo ga): see Ati Yoga, 198
effortless vehicle of original wakefulness, 229
Effulgent Lamp - (snang ba'i sgron me): mother of Manjushrimitra, 130, 320
eight gauris: listing, 422
eight keurimas - (ke'u ri ma brgyad), 132
Eight Later Translations - (phyi 'gyur brgyad), 46
Eight Sections of Great Magical Net - (sgyu 'phrul chen po sde brgyad): listing, 286
eight vidyadharas - (rig 'dzin brgyad): list, 425
Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras - (rdzogs chen rgyud bco brgyad), 112; list, 158
Eighteen Marvels of Mind - (sems smad bco brgyad), 46, 385; compared with the Eighteen Major Scriptures - (lung chen po bco brgyad), 424; list of Padmasambhava's transmission from Samantabhadra, 279
Eighteen Tantras of Mahayoga - (ma hA yo ga'i tan tra sde bco brgyad), 50, 103, 314; list of scriptures Padmasambhava received from Vajrasattva, 280
Eightfold Magical Net - (sgyu 'phrul brgyad pa), 286
Eighty Deeds of Yamantaka - (gshin rje las brgya bcu), 378
Eightyfold Magical Net - (sgyu 'phrul brgyad bcu pa), 286
Ekajati - (e ka dza Ti): protector of the Great Perfection, 137, 252
Elephant Forest - (glang po'i tshal): birth place of Vimalamitra, also (glang po sgang zhes bya ba'i grong khyer), 137
Embodiment of Teachings - (bka' 'dus), 281
Eminent Destroyer of Samsara - ('khor ba legs gcod): the buddha, 372
Eminent Samadhi - (ting 'dzin bzang po): Steadfast Lion, 314, 422
Empowerment Instruction of the Great Bridge - (zam pa chen po dbang gi man ngag), 84
empowerment of awareness-display - (rig pa rtsal gyi dbang), 225, 234, 314
empowerment of the Royal Vase - (rgyal thabs spyi blugs gi dbang), 200
empowerment of the Threefold Spontaneous Presence - (lhun grub gsum gyi dbang), 197
Enchanting - (dga' byed): charnel ground, 160
Enchanting Forest of Exquisite Taste - (ro mchog bde ba'i tshal), 85, 88, 89
Enchanting Grove - (dga' byed kyi tshal): where Vimalamitra met again with Jnanasutra, 138
Enchanting Mound - (bde byed brtsegs pa): see Shankara Kuta, 125; stupa, 379
Encountering the Three Kayas - (sku gsum thug 'phrad kyi man ngag), 197
Equalizing of Buddhahood - (sangs rgyas mnyam sbyor), 113
Equalizing Secret Tantra - (mnyam sbyor gsang rgyud): Tantra of the Great Equalizing of Buddhahood, 314
Essence of Secrets - (gsang ba snying po, Guhyagarbha), 286; general tantra of Mahayoga, 281
Essence of Statements from the Oral Lineage - (rna rgyud lung gi thig le): quote from, 305
Essence Studded Tantra - (thig le phra rgyud): tantra, 379
Essence Tantra in Seven Lines that Liberates through Wearing - (btags grol snying po'i rgyud tshig bdun pa), 172
essence, nature and capacity - (ngo bo rang bzhin thugs rje), 171, 181, 311
Essential Heart Essence - (snying thig snying po), 136
Essential Unexcelled Cycle - (snying po bla na med pa'i skor), 247
Ever-Excellent - (kun tu bzang mo): dakini, 145
Ever-Excellent Salasakra of the Mothers - (ma mo kun tu bzang mo sa la sa kra), (ma mo kun tu bzang mo sa la ba dra), 378
Excellent Starlight - (skar ma 'od bzang po), 313
Excellent Valley - (bzang lung): charnel ground, 130, 425
Expanding Delight - (he chen brdal ba): Manjushrimitra's song, 393
Expanse of Vajrasattva's Heart - (rdo rje sems dpa'i thugs kyi klong), 223
Exposition Tantras - (bshad rgyud), 132, 141, 323
Exquisite Flower - (me tog mdzes pa): the buddha, 372
Extensive Outer Cycle - (rgyas pa phyi skor), 247
Extensive Tantra of Great Space - (nam mkha' che rgyas pa'i rgyud): tantra belonging to Mind Section, 263
extremely unelaborate empowerment - (rab tu spros med kyi dbang), 142
Father Tantra View of Vastness - (pha rgyud lta ba klong yangs), 43, 370
Fifteen Special Tantras - (sgos rgyud bco lnga), 286
Final Subsequent Tantra Devourer of a Billion Worlds - (rgyud phyi ma'i phyi ma stong gsum za byed), 381
Final Testament - ('das rjes tha ma): by Kashyapa the Elder, 381
Five Early Translations - (snga 'gyur lnga), 46, 95; Mind Section, 238
five eminent ones - (lnga sde bzang po): retinue of Buddha Shakyamuni, 381
Five Symbols of the Deeds - (byas pa'i brda lnga), 321
Five Symbols of the Manifest - (snang ba'i brda lnga), 321
Five Symbols of the Practice Lineage - (bsgrub rgyud kyi brda lnga), 320
Five-Peaked Mountain - (ri bo rtse lnga), 134, 137, 350
Flawless Crest, Excellent among the Shakyas - (dri med gtsug phud shak bzang): father of Sarani, grandfather of Prahevajra, 82
Flawless Kinsman - (bi ma la mi tra): song of realization, 401; Vimalamitra, 34, 36, 216, 397
Flawless Moon - (zla ba dri med): co-compiler of the first tantra of the aeon, 374
Flower-Adorned Base and Center - (gzhi dang snying po me tog gis rgyan pa), 15
Fortyfold Magical Net - (sgyu 'phrul bzhi bcu pa), 286
Four Branches of Heart Essence - (snying thig ya bzhi), xvi, 188; details, 112
four rivers of empowerment - (dbang go chu bo bzhi): listing from Vajrasattva, 313
four visions - (rdzogs chen gyi snang ba bzhi), 425
Fourfold Means of Settling - (bzhag thabs bzhi pa): Jnanasutra's testament to Vimalamitra, 147
Fourty-Four Kilaya Tantra - (k'i la ya bzhi bcu gnyis kyi rgyud): activities tantra of Mahayoga, 280
Fragrant Grass - ('jag ma'i gling): charnel ground where Aryadeva awakened to enlightenment, 135
Framework of Existence - (srid pa spyi chings): scripture from the Mind Section, 65
Framework of Existence - (srid pa'i spyi chings): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 279
Freedom Cave of Dakinis - (mkha' 'gro mngon par 'byung ba'i brag phug): place where Prahevajra wrote down the natural Great Perfection, 129, 179, 319
Furrowed Red Rock - (brag dmar ri mo can), 329, 339, 425
Gangri Tökar - (gangs ri thod dkar), 32
Gathered Black Clouds - (sprin nag 'dus pa'i grong khyer), 286
Generous Hand - (lag sbyin): past life of Vajradhara, 372
Gentle Splendor Protector Against Fear - ('jam dpal 'jigs skyobs): one of the twelve Dzogchen buddhas, alias Youth Playful Grace, 370; twelve Dzogchen buddhas, alias Youth Playful Grace, 375
Gentle Splendor Protector Against Fear - ('jigs pa skyob), ('jigs pa skyob pa'i yid): twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 116
Glorious Mountain - (dpal gyi ri): abode of Nagarjuna, 58, 404
Glorious Source of Qualities - (dpal yon tan 'byung ba), 92
glorious stupa Descended from Heavenly Realms - (dpal lha las babs pa'i mchos rten), 179
Glorious Supreme Primal Tantra - (dpal mchog dang po'i rgyud, Skt. Shri Paramadi Tantra): qualities tantra of Mahayoga, 280
Glorious Sustainer of Bliss - (dpal ldan bde skyong): father of Manjushrimitra, 202
Glorious Tantra of the Resolution of the Four Elements - (dpal 'byung bzhi zad pa'i rgyud), 116
Golden Designs of Jewels - (rin po che'i gser mig), 264
Golden Orphan Temple - (bu tshal gser khang gling), 349
Golden Razor of Awakened Mind - (byang chub kyi sems gser gyi spu gri), 95
Golden Sanctuary - (gser gling), 95, 134, 320; charnel ground, 92
Golden Sanctuary of Expanding Delight - (gser gling he chen brdal ba), 85, 88; meaning of name, 89
Golden Sanctuary of Expanding Delight - (gser gling he chen gdal ba): charnel ground abode of Prahevajra, 202
Gongpa Zangtal - (dgongs pa zang thal), 223
Great Array - (bkod pa chen po), 124
Great Array of Ati - (a ti bkod pa chen po'i rgyud), 422
Great Blaze - ('bar ba chen po): tantra, 379
Great Blaze - ('bar ma chen mo): dakini, 145
Great Compassionate One: Avalokiteshvara, 333
Great Drum of the Gods - (lha'i rnga bo che lta bu'i gtam), 180
Great Garuda - (khyung chen): scripture from the Mind Section, 53
Great General Background for the History of the Authentic Lineage - (yid ches brgyud pa'i lo rgyus stong thun gyi spyi chings chen mo), 235
Great History of the Heart Essence - (snying thig lo sgyus chen mo), 121
Great Perfection of Chiti - (rdzogs pa chen po spyi ti), 424
Great Perfection of Profound Instructions - (man ngag zab mo rdzogs pa chen po), 221
Great Perfection of the Black Quintessence - (rdzogs pa chen po yang ti nag po), 424
Great Perfection of the Unexcelled Fruition - ('bras bu bla na med pa'i rdzogs pa chen po), 218
Great Perfection Renowned as Body - (sku ltar grags pa'i rdzogs chen), 214
Great Perfection Renowned as Edict - (bka' ltar yongs su grags pa'i rdzogs chen), 215
Great Perfection Renowned as Edict - (bka' yongs su grags pa'i rdzogs pa chen po), 221, 263; explanation of the four aspects, 263
Great Perfection Renowned as Instruction - (man ngag yongs su grags pa'i rdzogs pa chen po), 263; explanation of three aspects, 264
Great Perfection Renowned as Speech - (gsung ltar grags pa'i rdzogs chen), 214
Great Perfection that Clarifies the Essence - (snying po gsal ba'i rdzogs chen), 215, 216
Great Perfection that Clarifies the Essence Distinguished as Speech - (gsung ltar snying po gsal ba'i rdzogs chen), 214
Great Perfection that Liberates as Mind - (thugs ltar grol ba'i rdzogs chen), 214
Great Perfection's Innermost Unexcelled Cycle - (rdzogs pa chen po yang gsang bla na med pa'i skor), 271
Great Perfection's Instruction Section - (rdzogs pa chen po man ngag sde), 270
Great Perfection's Mind Section Cycle - (rdzogs pa chen po sems sde'i skor), 270
Great Perfection's Six Tantras of Liberation Through Wearing - (rdzogs pa chen po btags grol rgyud drug), 265
Great Perfection's Space Section Cycle - (rdzogs pa chen po klong sde'i skor), 270
Great Perfection's Three Tantras of Liberation Through Wearing - (rdzogs pa chen po btags grol rgyud gsum), 265
Great Prophecy of Awakened Mind - (sems lung chen po), 379
Great Purity - (gtsang chen), 277
Great Purity - (tshangs chen): realms, 424
Great Purity nirmanakaya realms, 18
Great Samayoga Tantra - (mnyam sbyor chen po'i rgyud), 327
Great Seal - (phyag rgya chen po'i man ngag), 197
Great Self-Existence - (rang byung chen po), 270
Great Self-Existing Emanations - (rang byung gi sprul pa chen po): Three Sources, 180, 184
Great Soaring Garuda - (khyung chen lding ba): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 279
Great Space - (nam mkha' che), 379; one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 279; scripture from the Mind Section, 55
Great Sphere - (thig le chen po'i dbang), 197
Great Strength - (rtsal chen): scripture from the Mind Section, 57
Grove of Reed - ('dam bu'i tshal): where Vimalamitra and Jnanasutra received the prophecy from Vajrasattva, 138
Guarded Mind - (mgon sems): disciple of Kashyapa the Elder, 380
Guhya Samaja, 50
Guhyasamaja, 16
Guru Chöwang - (gu ru chos dbang), 113
Guru Loden Choksey - (gu ru blo ldan mchog sred), 280
Guru Nyima Özer - (gu ru nyi ma 'od zer), 279
Guru Padma - (gu ru padma): song by. See Padmasambhava
Guru Tashi Tobgyal, 294
Gyalwa Yangönpa - (rgyal ba yang dgon pa): quote about vajra holder, 17
Hastibhala - (hasti bha la): teacher of Shri Singha in China, 133, 320
Hayagriva - (rta mgrin), 289, 298; song by, 154; tantras, 378
Healing Garden of Youth - ('tsho byed gzhon nu'i sdum ra), 116, 185
Healing Herb Garden of Youth - (sman 'tsho byed gzhon nu'i sdum ra), 116
Hearing Lineage - (rnar rgyud), 132
Hearing Lineage - (snyan rgyud), 323
Hearing Lineage for the Innermost Unexcelled Great Perfection - (rdzogs pa chen po yang gsang bla na med pa'i snyan brgyud sde gsum): three sets, 223
Hearing Lineage in Six Chapters - (snyan rgyud le'u drug pa), 248, 249
Hearing Lineage of Pointing Out Dharmata - (chos nyid ngo sprod spros pa'i snyan rgyud): one of the Six Hearing Lineages, 255
Hearing Lineage of Practicing the Fivefold Meditation Method - (bzhag thabs rnam pa lnga'i nyams len snyan rgyud): one of the Six Hearing Lineages, 255
Hearing Lineage of the Vajra Masters in Six Chapters - (rdo rje slob dpon gyi snyan rgyud le'u drug), 250, 255, 256
Hearing Lineage on Distinguishing Mind and Awareness - (sems dang rig pa dbye ba'i snyan brgyud), 219
Hearing Lineage on Distinguishing Mind and Wisdom - (sems dang ye shes dbye ba'i snyan rgyud), 250; one of the Six Hearing Lineages, 255
Hearing Lineage on Establishing the Meditation and Post-Meditation - (snyan brgyud mnyam bzhag rjes thob gtan la dbab pa), 221
Hearing Lineage on Freely Resting Mind Essence - (snyan brgyud sems nyid cog bzhag), 222
Hearing Lineage on separating consciousness and wakefulness - (sems dang ye shes 'byed pa'i snyan brgyud), 271
Hearing Lineage on the Self-Liberated Awareness of the Great Perfection - (rdzogs pa chen po rang grol rig pa'i snyan brgyud), 223
Hearing Lineage on the Self-Liberation of the Great Perfection - (rdzogs pa chen po rang grol ba'i snyan brgyud), 223
Hearing Lineage to be Liberated through Practice - (nyams len gyi sgo nas grol bar bya ba'i snyan rgyud): one of the Six Hearing Lineages, 255
Hearing Lineage to be Understood through Explanation - (bshad thabs kyi sgo nas go bar bya ba'i snyan rgyud): one of the Six Hearing Lineages, 255
hearing transmission of sublime individuals - (gang zag snyan khung brgyud pa): literal explanatiion, 147
Heart Essence Exposition Tantra - (bshad rgyud snying gi ti ka/ snying thig gi bka'), 132
Heart Essence in Actuality - (mngon sum snying tig), 164; Instruction Section of the Great Perfection from Padmasambhava, 164
Heart Essence of Dakinis - (mkha' 'gro snying thig), 5, 7, 23, 112
Heart Essence of Samantabhadra - (kun bzang thugs tig), 383
Heart Essence of the Brilliant Expanse - (klong gsal snying thig), 327
Heart Essence of the Brilliant Expanse - (klong gsal snying tig): Longsal Nyingtig, 338
Heart Essence of the Dakinis: explained, 156
Heart Essence of the Dakinis - (mkha' 'gro snying thig), 302
Heart Essence of the Dakinis - (mkha' 'gro snying tig), 168; Shri Singha's transmission to Padmasambhava, 158
Heart Essence of the Great Perfection - (rdzogs pa chen po snying tig), 264
Heart Essence of Vimalamitra - (bi ma snying thig), 121, 346
Heruka Display as the tantra of activities - (phrin las khrag 'thung rol pa), 378
Hevajra, 16; tantra, 421, 443
Hooked Cave of Golden Rock - (gser gyi brag phug yu ba can): practice place of Prahevajra, 85
Hooked Cave of the Golden Rock - (gser gyi brag phug yu ba can): practice place of Prahevajra, 88
Horse Head Saccha as the body tantra - (sku rgyud rta dbu saccha), 378
Hundred Thousand Nyingma Tantras, 421, 443
Hungchenkara - (hung chen ka ra): song of realization, 402
Hungkara - (hung ka ra): song of realization, 402
Identifying Original Wakefulness - (ye shes ngos 'dzin gyi man ngag), 197
Immaculate Renown - (dri med grags pa): name of Vimalamitra, 121
Immediacy of Awareness - (rig pa spyi lugs kyi dbang): empowerment, 197
Immense Ocean - (gangs chen mtsho), 277, 373; five families of, 15; Vajra Guru, 277
Immutable Light - ('od mi 'khrugs pa): Youth of Immutable Light - (khye'u 'od mi 'khrugs pa), twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 374
incalculable eon - (bskal pa grangs med): definition, 421, 443
Indian continent: nine major areas, 81
Indrabhuti the Younger - (indra bhu ti chung ba): in Kapilavastu, 148
Innate Nature in Actuality - (chos nyid mngon sum), 271
Inner Cycle - (nang skor), 241, 267, 319, 322; brief explanation, 264; of the Instruction Section, 136
Inner Space Section Cycle - (nang klong sde'i skor), 219
Innermost Ati Cycle - (yang gsang a ti'i skor gyi bshad rgyud): see Exposition Tantras, 237
Innermost Unexcelled Cycle - (gsang ba bla na med pa'i skor), 425
Innermost Unexcelled Cycle - (yang gsang bla na med pa'i skor), 221, 241, 265
Innermost Unexcelled Cycle of the Precious Fruition - (gsang ba'i yang ti bla na med pa'i 'bras bu rin po che'i skor), 425
Innermost Unexcelled Cycle of the Precious Fruition - (yang gsang bla na med pa'i skor), 319
Innermost Unexcelled Effortless Vehicle - (yang gsang bla na med pa rtsol med kyi theg pa), 232
Innermost Unexcelled Great Perfection - (rdzogs pa chen po yang gsang bla na med pa), 255, 305, 350
Innermost Unexcelled Great Perfection - (yang gsang bla na med pa'i rdzogs chen), 222
Innermost Unwritten Cycle - (yang gsang yi ge med pa'i skor), 322
Innermost Vajra Essence of the Unexcelled Fruition, 334
Insight during Daily Activities - (spyod lam rig pa'i man ngag), 197
Instruction Cycle - (man ngag gi skor), 206; three aspects, 247
Instruction Cycle of the Great Perfection - (rdzogs pa chen po man ngag gi skor), 219
Instruction Section - (man nga sde): explanation by Padmasambhava, 247
Instruction Section - (man ngag sde), 76, 132, 268, 346, 385; defined by Jamgön Kongtrül, 385
Instruction Tantra of the Play of the Sublime Steed - (rta mchog rol pa man ngag rgyud): from Yidam Gongdü, 371
Instructions of Rishi the Seer - (drang srong mig gi man ngag), 71
Instructions of Vimalamitra - (dri med bshes gnyen gyi man ngag), 71
Intersecting Secret Path of Great Bliss - (bde chen gsang lam bsnol ba): charnel ground abode of Kungamo, 287
Intrinsic Greatness of Samantabhadra - (kun tu bzang po che ba rang la gnas pa), 379
Issuing from One Tantra - (gcig las 'phros pa'i rgyud): speech tantra of Mahayoga, 280
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo - ('jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i dbang po), 52, 174, 385, 393, 410
Jemala - (bye ma la): alias Vimalamitra, 349
Jemalamudra, 348, 350; explanation of name, 426
Jetsunma Kunga Bum - (rje btsun ma kun dga' 'bum), 294
Jewel Garland - (nor bu'i phreng ba): past life of Vajradhara, 372
Jewel Studded Bliss - (bde ba phra bkod): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 279; scripture from the Mind Section, 65
Jewel Studded Bliss of Awakened Mind - (byang chub kyi sems bde ba phra bkod), 50
Jewel-Bearer - (lag na rin po che): Flaming Mouth, 314, 422
Jigmey Lingpa - ('jigs med gling pa), 10, 96, 417; details, 416
Jnana Kumara of Nyak - (gnyag dza-nya na ku ma' ra), 219; lineage of Mind Section, 46; Vairotsana's disciple, 238
Jnanasutra - (jna na su tra), 356, 357, 382, 394, 400; details, 137; receives the Secret Cycle, 265; song of realization, 397, 402
Joyful Forest - (dga' ba tshal): charnel ground, 323
Joyful Svastika - (g.yung drung skyid): daughter of King Ashoka and aunt of Prahevajra, 282
Joyful Vajra - (dgyes pa rdo rje): name of Prahevajra, 284
Juniper Ridge of Crystal Pearls, 340
Kala Heruka - (khrag 'thung nag po), 400; song of realization, 404
Kalachakra, 16
Kamalashila - (ka ma la sh'i la): birth place of Jnanasutra, 137
Kamarupa: location, 81
Kangyur, 421, 443
Kapilavastu - (ser skya), 87, 114, 150, 186, 381; residence of Indrabhuti the Younger, 148
Karmeshvari - (las kyi dbang mo che), 227, 287, 298, 400; song of realization, 406
Kashmir: location, 81
Kashyapa the Elder - ('od srungs bgres po), 317; as emanation of Vajrasattva, 315; twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 186, 380; twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 119
Kawa Paltsek, 121, 347
Kawa Paltsek - (ska ba dpal brtsegs), 350; sent to receive Vimalamitra, 150
Khambu - (khams bu): location, 421, 443
Khandro Yangtig. See Quintessence of the Dakinis
Khangbu: location, 81
Kharatira Black Turtle Boulder, 174
Kharchu in Lhodrak - (lho brag mkhar chu), 221, 327
Khönting Temple at Lhodrak - (lho brag khon mthing gi lha khang), 231
Kilaya of Peak Array - (phur pa rtse mo rnam par bkod pa), (phur pa rdo rje rtse mo rnam par bkod pa), 378
King Ashoka: as grandfather of Prahevajra, 198
King Hasti - (rgyal po hasti): early master in Mind Section, 422
King Helu Bhade: father of Dhahena Talo, 97
King Indrabhuti - (rgyal po in dra bhu ti), 150, 400; song of realization, 401
King Jah the Worthy One - (skal ldan rgyal po dza): song of realization, 391
King of Arrangement - (bkod pa rgyal po'i rgyud): samaya tantra of Mahayoga, 281
King of Marvels - (rmad byung rgyal po), 46
King of Natural Knowing - (rang shes rang rig gi rgyal po), 306
King Uparaja: grandfather of Prahevajra, 319
King's Cycle - (rgyal po'i skor), 206
King's Developed Cycle - (bskyed pa rgyal po'i skor), 263
Kingly Scripture - (lung gi rgyal po): quote from, 65
Knowing of One that Liberates All - (gcig shes kun grol), 314
Knowing One that Liberates All - (gcig shes kun grol), 425
Konchok Jungney of Langdro - (long gro dkon mchog 'byung gnas), 329
Krodha the Powerful - (khro bo stobs ldan), 313; emanation of Vajrasattva, 313
Kuhana - (ku ha na, sku ha na): mother of Manjushrimitra, 202
Kukkuraja Dhahuna: alias Kukkuraja the Younger, 367
Kukkuraja the Dog King - (khyi'i rgyal po ku ku ra' dza), 362; song of realization, 57; song to Parati, 366
Kukkuraja the Elder - (khyi'i rgyal po snga ma): details, 103; direct disciple of Prahevajra, 206; song of realization, 104; song to Bhashita, 104
Kukkuraja the second Dog King, 361; details, 95
Kukkuraja the Younger: among the seven later panditas, 95; details, 96
Kukkuraja the Younger - (khyi'i rgyal po phyi ma): aka Dhahuna the Dog King, 426; alias Dhahuna, 362; details, 107; song of realization, 59, 108; song to Manjushrimitra the Younger, 108, 367
Kulaya Tantra - (kun byed rgyal po'i rgyud): tantra belonging to Mind Section, 263
Kulayaraja Tantra - (kun byed rgyal po'i rgyud), 46, 263, 385
Kulayaraja, Tantra of the All-Creating King - (kun byed rgyal po'i rgyud): tantra belonging to Mind Section, 379
Kulika Sukha Bhadrapala - (rigs ldan bde ba bzang skyong): Anu Yoga teacher of Padmasambhava, 286
Kunga Mönlam - (kun dga' smon lam). See Kungamo
Kungamo - (kun dga' mo): details, 110; Manjushrimitra's prediction to Padmasambhava, 287; song of realization, 110
Kungamo the Eminent - (kun dga' bzang mo): concealer of the Dzogchen teachings at the Vajra Throne, 267
Kungamo the virtuous - (dge slong ma kun dga' mo): one of the twenty-one masters of the Mind Section, 362
Kungamo the Virtuous - (dge slong ma kun dga' mo): song to Vimalamitra, 368
Kungamo the Younger: among the seven later panditas, 95; details, 96
Kuñjara - (kuñja ra): transmission to Padmasambhava, 289
Kusulu Cycle - (ku su lu'i skor), 170; Khandro Nyingtig, 165
Labu Dönyö Dey - (lha bu don yod sde), 340
Lady Gyalmo Tso of Ru - (ru bza' rgyal mo mtsho): mother of Yeshe Tsogyal, 163
Lady Jangchub Men of Dro - ('bro bza' byang chub sman): one of King Trisong Deutsen's queens and mother of Princess Pema Sal, 165
Lady of Kharchen - (mkhar chen gza'), 163, 231, 232, 233, 237, 302, 327
Lady Tsogyal of Kharchen. See Lady of Kharchen
Lake Kutra - (mtsho ku tra): in Uddiyana, 199
Lalitavajra - (sgeg pa rdo rje), 206
Lama Gongdü - (bla ma dgongs 'dus), 370, 422
Lamp for the Brilliant Expanse - (klong gsal sgron ma), 299
land of Turquoise-Browed Sogpos - (sog po g.yu'i smin ma can), 117, 186, 379
Laughing Vajra - (bzhad pa rdo rje): name of Prahevajra, 284
Learned Pandita Cycle - (mkhas pa pandi ta'i skor), 170
Learned Splendid Wisdom - (mkhas pa dpal gyi blo gros): dakini, 144
Leulag Magical Net - (sgyu 'phrul gyi le lag), 286
Lhacham Pema Sal - (lha lcam padma sal): details, 423
Liberating Mound Tantra - (sgrol ma brtsegs pa'i rgyud): activities tantra of Mahayoga, 280
Liberation Through Wearing - (btags grol), 248, 251
Lion Cave of Bumtang - (bum thang seng ge'i brag): terma site, 232
Lion Face - (seng gdong ma): dakini, 376
Lion Snout in Bumthang - (bum thang seng ge'i sna), 302
Lion-like Cliff in Lower Bumtang - (bum thang smad kyi sengge 'dra ba), 170
Little - (dur khrod tha chung): charnel ground, 160
Long Cave at Nadün Lhodrak - (sna bdun lho brag phug ring), 231
Longchen Rabjam - (klong chen rab 'byams), 163
Lord of Secrets - (gsang ba'i bdag po), 227
lords of the three families - (rigs gsum mgon po), 119, 326, 381, 383; details, 422
Lotus Crystal Cave - (padma shel phug), 410
Lotus Light - (padma 'od), 36, 233
Lotus Light the Buddha - (padma'i 'od): Amitabha's instruction to Vajrapani, 195
Lotus Mound - (padma brtsegs pa), 319; buddhafield, 195
Lotus Mound - (padma brtsegs): charnel ground in the Li country, 286
Lotus Net as the mind tantra - (thugs rgyud padma dra ba), 378
Lotus Segment - (padma'i dum bu): tantra, 381
Lovely - (mdzes ma dang ldan pa): Sarani, Prahevajra's mother, 82
Lovingly Playful Wisdom - (brtse bas rol pa'i blo gros): twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 186, 379; twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 43, 117
Luminosity of Awakened Mind - (byang chub kyi sems 'od gsal), 361
Luminous Vajra Essence - ('od gsal rdo rje snying po): dharmakaya realm, 13, 18, 277, 424; Dzogchen, 2, 5, 158, 180
Magadha - (dbus 'gyur), 227, 242
Magical Net of the Goddess - (lha mo sgyu 'phrul), 286
Magical Net of Vajrasattva - (rdo rje sems dpa' sgyu 'phrul 'dra ba), 50
Magical Wheel of the Sun and Moon - ('khrul 'khor nyi ma zla ba), ('khrul 'khor nyi ma sbas pa), 378
Maha Heruka, 228
Mahamudra view of nondual experience and emptiness - (snang stong gnyis med kyi lta ba phyag rgya chen po), 268, 269
Maharahula: quote by, 62
Maharaja the Uddiyana scholar - (o rgyan gyi mkhan po ma h'a r'a dza), 362; details, 95, 102; song of realization, 102; song to Gomadevi, 102, 365
Mahasandhi: literal meaning, 421, 443
Mahasandhi - (yang dag pa'i bsam gtan chen po): literal meaning, 46
Mahasukha - (bde ba chen po): the mind of Vajrasattva, 82
Mahasukha Bheva - (bde ba chen po bhe ba): name of Prahevajra, 284
Mahayoga of Development - (bskyed pa ma h'a yo ga), 280
Manifest Adornment - (rnam par rol pa'i rgyan), 137
Manifest Womb of Passionate Elements - (chags 'byung mngal du snang ba), 185
Manjushri Bhadra - ('jam dpal bzang po). See Manjushrimitra the Younger; song to Devaraja, 108
Manjushri the Youthful - ('jam dpal gzhon nu), 272
Manjushrimitra - ('jam dpal bshes gnyen): details, 360; receiving his name, 204; song of realization, 396, 410; song of realization, 393; song to Dhahena Talo, 97; song to Dhahi Telo, 363
Manjushrimitra the Younger - ('jam dpal bshes gnyen phyi ma), 362; among the seven later panditas, 95; as reincarnation of Manjushrimitra, 135; details, 96, 108; song of realization, 64; song to Devaraja Mule Tsen, 367
Manual of Degrees of Progress - (tshad kyi yi ge), 234
Manual of Key Points - (gnad kyi yi ge), 234
Manual of Signs - (rtags kyi yi ge), 234
Marvels - (rmad byung): also King of Marvels, 59; scripture from the Mind Section, 59
Mass of Light - ('od kyi phung po), 185; also ('od kyi spungs pa), 116
Masterful Display - (chub pas rol pa): tantra, 379
Material Womb, the source of passions - ('dod chags 'byung ba mngal du snang ba), (chags 'byung mngal du snang ba), 116
Matibhadra - (blo gros bzang po), 379
Matram Rudra, 229
Meteor Face the Yaksha - (gnod sbyin skar mda' gdong): song of realization, 391
Mighty Bringer of Joy - (dga' byed dbang phyug), 115, 129
Mighty Lotus Tantra - (padma dbang gi rgyud): speech tantra of Mahayoga, 280
Mind Section - (sems sde), 132; defined by Jamgön Kongtrül, 385; details of lineage masters, 50, 95, 360; eighteen parts and sixty tantras, 238; explained by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, 46; explained by Jamgon Kongtrul, 238; explained by Padmasambhava, 247; Thirteen Later Translations from Vimalamitra, 346
Mind Section Cycle of the Great Perfection - (rdzogs pa chen po sems sde'i skor), 270
Mind Section Cycle, Outer - (phyi sems sde'i skor), 219
Mind Section, five tantras - (sems sde'i rgyud lnga), 116
Mind Section, Outer Cycle - (phyi sems sde'i skor): brief explanation, 263
Mind Tantra Jewel Heap - (thugs kyi rgyud rin chen spungs pa), 313
Mind Tantras - (thugs rgyud), 323
mind transmission: detailed explanation, 119
mind transmission - (dgongs brgyud): literal meaning, 422
Minister's Concise Cycle - (bsdus pa blon po'i skor): brief explanation, 264
Mipham Gönpo - (mi pham mgon po), 76, 80, 219; Vairotsana's disciple, 238
Mirror Face - (me long gdong): dakini, 376
Moonlight - (drang srong zla 'od): rishi, 376
Most Profound Secret Cycle - (shin tu zab mo gsang ba'i skor): brief explanation, 264
Mother in Five Hundred Segments - (yum bam po lnga brgya pa): Prajnaparamita, 379
Mount Array of Precious Gems - (nor bu rin po che'i rnam par bkod pa'i ri): site where Vajradhara awakened, 372
Mount Brilliant - (snang byed), 146
Mount Brilliant Sun - (ri bo nyi ma rab tu snang byed): meditation abode of Prahevajra, 128, 319
Mount Hepori - (has po ri), 235
Mount Malaya - (ri bo ma la ya), 128, 278, 287, 319
Mount Mass of Cane - (sba mo spungs pa'i ri): where Aryadeva awakened to enlightenment, 135
Mount of Spontaneous Presence - (lhun grub brtsegs pa): charnel ground in Nepal, 281
Mountain Pile - (ri bo brtsegs pa): mind tantra of Mahayoga, 280
Naga Demon's Belly of Lhodrak - (lho brag klu bdud kyi lte ba): terma site, 232
Nagaraja - (klu'i rgyal po), 100; song of realization, 56, 100
Nagaraja Patri, 422
Nagaraja Sitrita. See Nanda
Nagarjuna, 362, 400; details, 105; song of realization, 58, 107, 404; song to Kukkuraja the Younger, 107, 367
Nagarjuna Garbha: details, 361
Nalanda, 87, 121
Namkhai Nyingpo - (nam mkha'i snying po), 221, 327
Nanda - (dga' bo), 422; details, 99; song of realization, 100; song to Bodhi the Yakshini, 100
natural nirmanakaya - (rang bzhin sprul sku): buddhas, 182; realms, 277
Nectar Sadhana Tantra - (bdud rtsi sgrub thabs kyi rgyud): qualities tantra of Mahayoga, 280
Ngödrub Gyaltsen - (dngos grub rgyal mtshan), 209
Nine General Tantras - (spyi rgyud dgu), 286
Ninefold Space - (klong dgu), 423
nirmanakaya Vajradhara - (sprul sku rdo rje 'chang), 374
Noble Kindness - (mgon sems byams ma): dakini who gave prediction to Jnanasutra, 140
Noble Spirit - (sems lhag can): (sems dag lha'i bu), emanation of Vajrasattva who became Prahevajra, 82; (sems dpa' lhag can), his dreams of four omens, 190; former life of Prahevajra in the deva realm, 190
Noble Spirit Devaputra - (sems dag lha'i bu), 88; blesses Prahevajra, 85; emanation of Vajrasattva who became Prahevajra, 82
Nonarising Natural Mind - (skye med rang rig): scripture from the Mind Section, 69
Nondual Mingling - (gnyis med 'dres pa'i dbang), 197
Nyima Özer the King of Nyang: his journey to Sukhavati, 153
Nyingma Kahma - (rnying ma bka' ma): the canonical scriptures of the Nyingma School, 52, 80
Nyingthig Tsapö - (snying thig rtsa pod), 416
Nyingtik Yabzhi - (snying thig ya bzhi): see Four Branches of Heart Essence, 416
Ocean of Magical Display - (sgyu 'phrul rgya mtsho), 114
Ocean of Wondrous Sayings - (ngo mtshar gtam gyi rol mtsho), 294
Ocean Sanctuary - (rgya mtsho'i gling), 57
Ogre's Fortress of Nyaljar - (gnyal byar srin po'i rdzong), 221
One Hundred and One Particular Tantras - (bye brag gi rgyud brgya phrag bcu), 286
Oral Lineage for the Vajra Bridge - (rna brgyud rdo rje zam pa), 80
Ornament of Pramanavartika, 174
Ösel Gyuma Terzhey Tsal - ('od gsal sgyu ma gter bzhed rtsal), 351
Outer Cycle - (phyi skor), 241, 319, 322; brief explanation, 263; of the Instruction Section, 136
outer elaborate empowerment - (phyi spros bcas kyi dbang), 141
Outer Mind Section Cycle - (phyi sems sde'i skor), 219; brief explanation, 263
Outer, Inner and Secret Cycles of the Sphere - (thig le phyi nang gsang ba'i skor), 157
Overhanging Cave at the Multicolored Cliff of Dakpo Danglung - (dvags po dang lung khra bo brag gi brag bya skyibs can): place where Khandro Nyingtig was concealed, 170
Overturning the Depth of Samsara - ('khor ba dong sprug), 116
Padmakara - (pad ma 'jung gnas): song of realization, 397, 402
Padmasambhava: meets Prahevajra, 285; meets Shri Singha, 157, 215, 292, 323; prophecy by Shri Singha, 242; song of realization, 398
Palace of Lotus Light - (padma 'od kyi gzhal yas), 233
Palgyi Senge of Shubu - (shud bu dpal gyi seng ge), 235, 326
Paramita the Rishi: disciple of Kukkuraja in the Mind Section lineage, 362
Parani - (pa ra ni): see Princess Parani, 206
Parati the Rishi: song to Putamati, 366
Paro Gyerchu - (spa gro sgyer chu), 219
Peacock Neck - (rma bya'i mgrin): dakini, 376
Peacocks with Entwined Necks - (rma bya mjing bsnol): tantra, 116
Pearl Garland Tantra - (mu tig phreng ba'i rgyud): one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, 158
Pema Dechen Lingpa - (padma bde chen gling pa), 340
Pema Ledrel Tsal - (padma las 'brel rtsal): secret name of Trisong Deutsen's daughter, 168
Pema Lingpa - (padma gling pa), 422
Perfect Comprehension - (rdzogs pa chig chod): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 279
Perfect Royal Vase - (rgyal thabs spyi lugs rdzogs pa'i dbang): empowerment, 197, 200
Perfected Brilliance - (grub par snang ba): Amaghasiddhi's instruction to Vajrapani, 195
plateau of the Thirty-Three Gods - (sum cu rtsa gsum gyi gnas), 190, 197, 213, 380, 382; (sum cu rtsa gsum lha'i yul), 227
plateau of the Thirty-Three Gods - (sum cu rtsa gsum lha'i yul), 229, 313
Play of the Cuckoo Bird - (khu byug rol pa), 379
Play of the Sublime Steed - (rta mchog rol pa): from Yidam Gongdü, 371
Polu Khenpo Dorje, 421, 443
Powerful Elephant - (stobs kyi glang po): Vemachitra, Splendid Robe, 314, 422
Powerful Warrior Youth - (gzhon nu dpa' bo stobs ldan): twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 117, 186, 376, 426
Prabhahasti, 400; song of realization, 404
Prahevajra: in the god realm, 227; song to Manjushrimitra, 363
Prahevajra - (dga' rab rdo rje): receiving the name, 85, 200; song of realization, 396; song of realization, 393
Prajnabhava, Source of Knowledge - (shes rab 'byung gnas): Prahevajra's name, 128
Prajnakara, 8, 174
Precious Ultimate Hearing Lineage - (yang dag pa don gyi snyan rgyud rin po che): one of the Six Hearing Lineages, 255
Prince Murub Tseypo - (lha sras mu rub btsad po), 350, 351, 385
Princess Gomadevi - (sras mo go ma de byi), 362; details, 102; song of realization, 68, 103; song to Aloke the Atsantra, 103, 365
Princess Graceful Light - (lha lcam 'phags ma 'od mdzes): mother of Prahevajra, 319
Princess Paramita: see Princess Parani, 362; song to Takshaka, 364
Princess Parani: as teacher of Jñanasutra for Mind Section, 422
Princess Parani - (pa ra ni): details, 99; direct disciple of Prahevajra, 206; mother of Prahevajra, 99, 199; song of realization, 99; song to Nanda, 99
Princess Pema Sal - (lha gcig padma gsal): daughter of King Trisong Deutsen, 165
Princess Prarani: alias Princess Parani, 422
Princess Radiant Lamp - (snang gsal sgron me): daughter of King Uparaja of Uddiyana, 178
Princess Sarani: details of the daughter of Rajahasti, 50
Princess Sarani - (sa ra ni), 84; (mdzes ma dang ldan pa), see also Parani, 82; Prahevajra's mother, 82; song of realization, 55
Princess Sarani the Lovely - (sras mo mdzes ma dang ldan pa), 84
Profound Inner Cycle - (zab mo nang gi skor), 247; brief explanation, 264
Profound Quintessence - (Zabmo Yangtig) - (zab mo yang tig), 112
Profound Six Seals of Vajra Varahi - (rdo rje phag mo'i zab pa'i rgya drug), 249
Protective Mind - (mgon sems ma): dakini, 144
Protector Against Fear - ('jigs pa skyob): twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 185; twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 116
Purasati the Courtesan: among the seven later panditas, 95; details, 96
Purasati the Courtesan - (smad 'tshong ma bdag nyid ma): a note says aka Purarati, 362; details, 105; song of realization, 105; song to Nagarjuna, 105, 366
Pure Golden Ore - (gser zhun): written by Manjushrimitra, 285
Pure Golden Ore - (rdo la gser zhun): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 279
Pure Golden Ore of Awakened Mind - (byang sems rdo la gser zhun): by Manjushrimitra, 206
Purity of the Five Poisons - (dug lnga rnam dag), 425
Putamati the Courtesan: song to Nagarjuna, 366
Putra: three bearers of that name, 200
Qualities Tantra Loving Mound - (yon tan gyi rgyud byams pa brtsegs pa), 313
Quintessence of the Dakinis - (mkha' 'gro yang tig): Khandro Yangtig, 112; quote about Padmasambhava meeting Shri Singha, 163
Quintessence of the Guru - (Lama Yangtig) - (bla ma yang tig), 112
Radiant Displays of Wisdom - (ye shes kyi snang ba 'od dang bcas pa), 211
Radiant Flower - (sras mo me tog gsal): Princess Parani, the mother of Prahevajra, 423
Radiant Light - ('od gsal), 213
Radiant Light - (snang ba gsal ba'i 'od ldan ma): grandmother of Prahevajra, 319; mother of Sudharma, 125, 186
Radiant Lotus - (mtsho skyes sa le ma): daughter of King Ashoka and mother of Prahevajra, 282
Rajadheva the senior prince: see Rajahasti, 362
Rajahasti: as teacher of Jñanasutra for Mind Section, 422
Rajahasti the senior prince - (sras thu bo ra' dza hasti), 199, 203; details, 50, 98; direct disciple of Prahevajra, 206; song of realization, 54, 98; song to Parani, 99; song to Princess Paramita, 364
Raksha Sound of Rulu - (srin po ru lu'i sgra dang ldan pa), 117, 186
Raksha Wish of the Black Mother's Secret Heart - (nag mo thugs kyi gsang ba srin mo'i sems), (nag mo thugs kyi gsang ba srid pa'i bems): tantra, 378
Rampant Elephant Tantra - (glang po che rab 'bog gi rgyud): body tantra of Mahayoga, 280; quote from, 70
Ratna Lingpa - (ratna gling pa), 8, 298, 331, 332, 339, 425
Ratnapada - (rin chen zhabs): Ratnasambhava's instruction to Vajrapani, 193
Ratnasambhava, 153, 307
Rays of Sunlight - (nyi ma'i 'od zer): dakini, 130
Razor of Darkness - (spu gri mun): lake, 132
Realizations of the Eighteen Scriptures of the Mind Section Expressed in Song by the Vidyadharas - (sems sde bco brgyad kyi dgongs pa rig 'dzin rnams kyis rdo rje'i glur bzhengs pa), 52
realms of the five families of Great Purity - (tshangs chen rigs lnga'i zhing), 424
Refined Nectar - (bdud rtsi yang zhun): tantras given by Kashyapa to Prahevajra, 316
Regent Nomination - (rgyal tshab bsgo ba'i man ngag), 197
Respendent Giving - (dpal sbyin): king of Li, 142
Resurrected Ash-Colored One - (ro langs thal mdog): name of Prahevajra, 128
Revealing Great Strength - (rtsal chen sprug pa): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 279
Rigdzin Gödem - (rig 'dzin rgod ldem), 8, 209, 223, 234, 253, 273
Rigdzin Natsok Rangdrol - (rig 'dzin sna tshogs rang grol): Adzom Drukpa, 424
Rinchen Chok of Ma - (rma rin chen mchog), 347
Rinchen Lingpa - (rin chen gling pa), 174
Rinchen Terdzö - (rin chen gter mdzod), 425; Treasury of Precious Termas, 340
rishi Garuda-clawed Moonlight - (drang srong zla 'od khyung sder can), 313
Rombuguhya, 400; song of realization, 406
Root Cycle of the Unconstructed Expanse - (spros pa med pa'i klong rtsa ba'i skor): comrising the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 279
Royal Tantra of Resolving the View - (rgyal po lta ba la bzla ba'i rgyud): Prahevajra's transmission to Padmasambhava, 285
Rugged Grove - (rtsub 'gyur gyi tshal): charnel ground, 157
sacred Great Perfection - (bka' rdzogs pa chen po): first mention by Prahevajra, 261
Sadhana Section of Secret Mantra - (gsang sngags kyi sgrub sde), 135
Saha - (mi mjed): definition, 421, 443
Samanta: details, 361
Samantabhadra: song of realization, 395
Samantabhadra's Royal Tantra of All-Inclusive Vastness - (kun tu bzang po klong chen rab 'byams rgyal po'i rgyud), 76, 385
Samten Lingpa - (bsam gtan gling pa): also Taksham Samten Lingpa, 370
Samvaragarbha - (bde mchog snying po): Essence of Sublime Bliss alias Manjushrimitra, 202
Samye Chimpu - (bsam yas mchims phu), 228; see also Caverns of Chimpu, 222
Sandalwood Forest - (tsan dan tshal), 287
Sangye Gönpo the mendicant of Pang: Vairotsana's disciple, 238
Sangye Lingpa - (sangs rgyas gling pa), xi, 370, 385, 422
Sarati the Courtesan - (smad 'tshong ma bdag nyid ma): (s'a ra ti), details, 360; a note says aka Parani, 362; song to Brilliance the Kashmiri scholar, 364
Sarvabuddha Samayoga - (sangs rgyas mnyam sbyor): body tantra of Mahayoga, 280
Scripture of Great Vastness - (rgya lung chen mo): quote from, 67
Seal of Vastness - (phyag rgya rgya chen): Vimalamitra, 426
Secret Cycle - (gsang skor), 241, 265, 319, 322, 424; of the Instruction Section, 136
Secret Heart Essence - (gsang ba snying thig), 145, 180, 347, 350, 351
Secret Heart Essence - (snying thig gsang ba), 143; Heart Essence of the Dakinis, 168
Secret Heart Essence of the Great Perfection - (rdzogs pa chen po gsang ba snying tig), 350
Secret Heart Essence of Vimalamitra - (bi ma'i gsang ba snying thig): see Heart Essence of Vimalamitra, 112
Secret Manjushri Tantra - ('jam dpal gsang rgyud), 360
Secret Moon Essence - (zla gsang thig le): speech tantra of Mahayoga, 280
Secret Sphere of the Great Perfection - (rdzogs pa chen po thig le gsang ba), 265
Secret Unexcelled Cycle - (gsang ba bla na med pa'i skor), 146, 319; of the Instruction Section, 136, 141
Secret Unexcelled Cycle of the Precious Fruition - (gsang ba bla na med pa'i 'bras bu'i skor), 322
Secret Unexcelled Cycle of the Utterly Great Perfection - (gsang ba bla na med pa yongs su rdzogs pa chen po'i skor): the Secret Unexcelled Cycle of the Instruction Section, 136
Section on Awakened Mind - (byang sems sde): same as Mind Section, 285
Self-Arising Awareness - (rig pa rang shar): tantra, 378
Self-Arising Self-Existence of Vajrasattva - (rdo rje sems dpa' rang byung rang shar): tantra, 265
Self-Existing Brilliance - (rang byung 'od 'bar), 248
self-existing pagoda in Magadha - (dbus 'gyur rang byung gi gtsug lag khang), 319
Self-Existing Single Child of the Doctrine Tantra - (rang byung bstan pa bu gcig gi rgyud), 121; one of the Three Sources, 180
Self-Liberated Dharmata - (chos nyid rang grol gyi skor), 295
Self-Liberated State - (dgongs pa rang grol gyi skor), 295
self-liberation in actuality - (rang grol mngon sum), 189, 190, 206
Self-Liberation of Samsara and Nirvana - ('khor 'das rang grol): tantra, 378
Self-Liberation of Samsara and Nirvana Root Tantra - ('khor 'das rang grol rtsa rgyud), 371
Self-Luminous Wakefulness - (ye shes rang gsal), 222
Self-Manifest Nature - (don rang gsal), 296
separating samsara and nirvana - ('khor 'das ru shan 'byed pa), 142
Serene Purna - (purna nye bar zhi ba), 179, 313, 376; dakini present at Prahevajra's birth, 125
Serene Resurrected One - (ro langs bde ba): name of Prahevajra, 128, 283
seven bodhisattvas endowed with the strength of bodhichitta - (byang chub sems kyi shugs 'chang bdun), 422
Seven Hundred Thousand - (stong phrag bdun brgya pa): Prajnaparamita, 379
seven later Indian vidyadharas - (rgya gar gyi rig 'dzin phyi ma bdun), 239
seven later panditas: listing, 95
Seven Spikes - (zer bu bdun pa): Shri Singha's testament to Jnanasutra, 143, 356
Seven Studded Tantras - ('phra rgyud bdun), 119, 379
seven successive buddhas - (sangs rgyas rab bdun), 117, 313, 376; list, 422
Seven Vajra Words - (rdo rje'i tshig bdun): quote from treatise by Gyalwa Yangönpa, 17
Seventeen Tantras - (rgyud bcu bdun), xi, 156, 301, 385; of the Great Perfection, 165
Seventeen Tantras of Innermost Luminosity - (yang gsang 'od gsal gyi rgyud bcu bdun): taught by Vajradhara, 184
Seventeen Tantras of the Heart Essence of the Great Perfection - (rdzogs chen snying thig gi rgyud bcu bdun): Prahevajra's transmission to Padmasambhava, 285
Seventeen Tantras of Unexcelled Fruition of the Great Perfection - (rdzogs pa chen po bla med 'bras bu'i rgyud bcu bdun), 327
Shacheling - (sha che'i gling): Soshaling, birth place of Shri Singha, 320
Shakra - (brgya byin), 82, 213, 272, 273, 313; song of realization, 389
Shakya Prabha of Chim - (mchims shAkya prabha), 235, 326
Shakyamuni - (sh'a kya'i thub pa): twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 119, 186, 381
Shankara Kuta - (bde byed brtsegs pa), 319; main temple in the Dhanakosha district of Uddiyana, 125; stupa in a past aeon, 379
Shanti Lagpa - (shan ti lag pa): father of Jnanasutra, 137
Shantimgarbha, 400; song of realization, 406
Shariputra Noble Starlight - (sha ri'i bu skar ma 'od bzang po): compiler, 380
sharira-filled stupa - (mchod rten ring srel snying po can), 379
Shechen Gyaltsab, 423
Sherab Drönma: Vairotsana's disciple, 238
Shri Ekajati Wrathful Mother - (dpal e ka tsa ti ma mo khros ma), (dpal e ka tsa ti nag mo khros ma), 378
Shri Singha, 121; quote by, 55; song of realization, 72, 110, 396; song to Kungamo, 110, 367; song to Vimalamitra, 111
Shri Singha Natha - (dpal gyi senge mgon po), 421, 443
Shri Singha Prapata: name of Shri Singha, 109
Shri Singha the Younger: among the seven later panditas, 95; details, 95
Siddhigarbha the Brahmin - (bram ze snying po grub pa), 202; Essence of Accomplishment alias Manjushrimitra, 202; receives prophecy from Manjushri, 202
Singala - (singa la), 284, 360; where Manjushrimitra resided, 227
Singha Shipitika: mother of Vimalamitra, 111
Singhabhadra: king at whose court Vimalamitra presided, 347
Single Child of the Doctrine - (bstan pa'i bu gcig gi rgyud): the Self-Existing Single Child of the Doctrine which is one of the supreme emanations of blessings, 182
Single Child Seed Tantra - (sras gcig sa bon gi rgyud): testament of Kashyapa the Elder, 381
Single Golden Letter of the Black Quintessence - (yang ti nag po gser gyi 'bru gcig pa): revelation, 294
Sitrita. See Nanda
Six Dharma Sections of the Great Perfection that Reveal Dharmata in Actuality - (chos nyid mngon sum du ston pa'i rdzogs pa chen po chos sde drug), 425
Six Dharma Sections of the Great Perfection that Reveal the Innate Nature in Actuality - (chos nyid mngon sum du ston pa'i rdzogs pa chen po chos sde drug), 237
six million four hundred thousand tantras, 5, 20, 255, 313
Six Mind Tantras - (thugs kyi rgyud drug), 250
six munis - (thub pa drug), 176, 191, 313, 376, 380
Six Pround Treasuries - (zab mo'i mdzod drug), 249
six self-appearing forms of compassion - (thugs rje rang byung ba'i sku drub): thub pa drug, 312
Six Self-Existing Root Tantras - (rang byung rtsa ba'i rgyud drug), 248
Six Vajra Words - (zhal chems rdo rje tshig drug): testament, 43
Sixfold Expanse of Vajrasattva's Mind - (rdo rje sems dpa'i thugs kyi klong drug), 248, 250
Sixfold Hearing Lineage - (snyan rgyud sde drug), 248
Sixfold Meditation - (sgom don drug pa): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 279
Sixfold Meditation Experience - (sgom nyams drug pa): Manjushrimitra's testament, 135
Sixfold Sphere - (thig le drug pa), 56
Skillful Lasso Tantra - (thabs kyi zhags pa'i rgyud): Mahayoga tantra on amendment to activities, 281
Skillful Wisdom, the rakshasa Lodro Thabden - (srin po blo gros thabs ldan): song of realization, 391
Sky King - (nam mkha' rgyal po): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 279; scripture from the Mind Section, 71
Sky Plain Castle - (gung thang mkhar), 425
Sky Plain Cliff - (gung thang brag), 331
Sky Plain's Lion Fortress - (gung thang seng ge rdzong), 302
Sky Treasury Consecration Tantra - (nam mkha' mdzod byin rlabs kyi rgyud): qualities tantra of Mahayoga, 280
Sky-Farer - (mkha' la gshegs ma), 86
Sky-Soarer - (mkha' la spyod ma), 86
slayer mamos - (gsod byed ma mo), 132
Slayer of the Lord of Death, Yamantaka - (gshin rje'i gshed), 206
Slivering Wheel - ('khor lo gcod pa): tantra, 379
Smaller charnel ground - (dur khrod tha chung): abode of Vimalamitra, 145
Smoldering Domain - (du ba'i gnas): charnel ground, 238
Solar Wheel - (nyi ma'i 'khor lo), 264
Sosadvipa - (so sa gling), 134; charnel ground, 28, 132, 158, 160, 163
Soshaling - (so sha'i gling): birth place of Shri Singha, 133
Source of Buddhas - (sangs rgyas 'byung ba): at the Tree of Enlightenment in China - (rgya nag po'i byang chub shing), 136
Sources - (btsas): see Three Sources, 312
So-Yar Tha - (so yar tha): Chinese city where Shri Singha took ordination, 134
Space Section - (klong sde), 132; defined by Jamgön Kongtrül, 385; explained by Dudjom Rinpoche, 76; explanation by Padmasambhava, 247
Space Section Cycle, Inner - (nang klong sde'i skor), 219
Spangled Cave of Danglung - (dangs lung khra mo'i brag): terma site, 232
Speech Tantra - (gsung gi rgyud), 306
Speech Tantra Vajra Pinnacle - (gsung gi rgyud rdo rje rtse mo), 313
Sphere of Immensity - (thig le klong yangs): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 279
Splendid Long Cave of Lhodrak - (lho brag dpal gyi phug ring), 233
Splendid Wisdom - (dpal gyi blo gros): the dakini, 145
Spontaneous Prophecy - (ma khol lung bstan): quote from, 57
Spontaneous Summit - (rtse mo byung rgyal): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 95, 279; scripture from the Mind Section, 62
Spontaneously Present Enlightenment - (lhun gyis grub pa'i sangs rgyas), 270
Studded Jewels - (nor bu phra bkod), (nor bu bkod pa): tantra, 379
Stupa of Khardo - (mkhar rdo'i mchod rten), 350
Stupa of Perfect Merit - (bsod nams rdzogs pa'i mchod rten): in Bhasing charnel ground, 143
Stupa of the Descent from Heaven - (lha las babs pa'i mchod rten): in Cool Grove, 129
Subahu the Divine Giver - (lha sbyin lag bzang): compiler, 381
Subjugating Elephant Tantra - (glang po sun 'byin gyi rgyud): Prahevajra's transmission to Padmasambhava, 285
Sublime - (dam pa): Prahevajra's grandmother, 82
sublime emanations of wisdom - (ye shes dam pa'i sprul pa), 114, 180, 184
Sublime Golden Light - (gser 'od dam pa): twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 117, 186, 379
Sublime King - (rje btsan dam pa): scripture from the Mind Section, 72
Sublime King Scripture - (rje btsan dam pa): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 279
Sublime King Scripture of Awakened Mind - (byang chub kyi sems rje btsan dam pa): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 360
Sublime Wisdom - (ye shes mchog): tantra, 379
Subsequent Scripture - (lung phyi ma): quote from, 64
Sudharma - (chos kyi sde), 423
Sudharma - (su dharma): mother of Prahevajra, 125, 186
Sugata Kulika - (bde gshegs rigs ldan ma): wife of King Ashoka grandmother of Prahevajra, 282
Sun and Moon Siddhi - (nyi zla dngos grub). See Kungamo
Sun Circle - (nyi ma'i 'khor): Prahevajra, 314, 422
Sun Mountain of Awakened Mind - (byang sems nyi ma brtsegs pa), 95
Sun of the Brilliant Expanse - (klong gsal nyi ma): see Brilliant Expanse, 5, 156, 302
Sun-Adorned Dakini - (mkha' 'gro ma nyi ma'i rgyan can): alias Tromo Rakdongma, 244
supreme emanations of blessings - (byin rlabs mchog gi sprul pa): three types, 114, 180, 182
Supreme Steed Display as the speech tantra - (gsung rgyud rta mchog rol pa), 378
Sutra on the White Lotus of Compassion, 198
Sutra on the Wise and the Foolish, 198
Suvarnadvipa - (gser gling): in Kashmir, 147
Swaying Array - (g.yo ba bkod pa): the realm, 372
Swirling Vastness - (klong chen 'khyil ba zhes bya ba'i man ngag): quote from, 68
Takshaka - ('jog po), 362; details, 50; direct disciple of Prahevajra, 206; song to Bodhi the Yakshini, 364
Taksham Nüden Dorje - (stag sham nus ldan rdo rje), 340, 370
Taksham Samten Lingpa: alias Taksham Nüden Dorje, 340
Tantra Beyond Letters - (yi ge med pa gzhi'i rgyud): one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, 158
Tantra Cycles on the Essence of Liberation Through Wearing - (btags grol snying po'i rgyud skor), 325
Tantra of Arrayed Knowing - (rig pa bkod pa'i rgyud), 317
Tantra of Bringing Face to Face - (ngo sprod spras pa): see Tantra that Points Out the Buddha, 314
Tantra of Graceful Auspiciousness - (bkra shis mdzes ldan gyi rgyud): one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, 158
Tantra of Immaculate Jewels - (nor bu dri med kyi rgyud), 264
Tantra of Kilaya Perfection - (phur pa phun tshogs kyi rgyud), 378
Tantra of Knowing One that Liberates All - (gcig shes kun grol gyi rgyud), 317
Tantra of Piled Gems - (rin po che spungs pa'i rgyud), 158
Tantra of Pointing-Out Instructions - (ngo sprod spros pa'i rgyud): one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, 158
Tantra of Samantabhadri's Sun of the Brilliant Expanse - (kun tu bzang mo klong gsal nyi ma'i rgyud), 300; one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, see Brilliant Expanse, 158; see Brilliant Expanse, 299
Tantra of Secret Sound - (gsang ba sgra yi rgyud), 124
Tantra of Secret Wisdom - (ye shes gsang ba'i rgyud): tantra belonging to Space Section, 264
Tantra of Secret Wonderment - (gsang ba rmad du byung ba'i rgyud): thirteen sections, 314
Tantra of Self-Existing Awareness - (rang byung gi rig pa'i tan tra), 317
Tantra of Self-Existing Awareness - (rang byung rig pa'i tan-tra), 425
Tantra of Self-existing Perfection - (rdzogs pa rang byung dbang gi rgyud): one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, 158
Tantra of Self-Liberated Awareness - (rig pa rang grol gyi rgyud): one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, 158
Tantra of Self-Manifest Awareness - (rig pa rang shar gyi rgyud): one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, 158
Tantra of Shining Relics - (sku gdung 'bar ba rtags kyi rgyud): one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, 158
Tantra of Studded Jewels - (nor bu 'phra bkod kyi rgyud): one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, 158
Tantra of the All-Creating King - (kun byed rgyal po'i rgyud): tantra belonging to Mind Section, 421, 443; the Kulayaraja tantra belonging to Mind Section, 263
Tantra of the Black Mantra Guardian - (sngags srung nag po'i rgyud): Prahevajra's transmission to Padmasambhava, 285
Tantra of the Blazing Brilliant Expanse - (klong gsal 'bar ba'i rgyud): see Brilliant Expanse, 112
Tantra of the Blazing Crest - (gtsug na me 'bar gyi rgyud), 314
Tantra of the Blazing Sun of the Brilliant Expanse - (klong gsal 'bar ma nyi ma'i rgyud): see Brilliant Expanse, 327
Tantra of the Blazing Sun of the Brilliant Expanse - (kun tu bzang mo klong gsal 'bar ma nyi ma'i lo rgyus): see Brilliant Expanse, 300
Tantra of the Brilliant Expanse - (klong gsal gyi rgyud), 298
Tantra of the Female Raksha Slayer - (srin mo gsod byed kyi rgyud), 378
Tantra of the Great Equalizing of Buddhahood - (sangs rgyas mnyam sbyor chen po'i rgyud), 425
Tantra of the Great Perfection of Wisdom - (ye shes rdzogs pa chen po'i rgyud): tantra belonging to Space Section, 264
Tantra of the Great Perfection that is Equal to Space - (rdzogs pa chen po nam mkha' dang mnyam pa'i rgyud), 157
Tantra of the Great Single Cut - (gcig chod chen po'i rgyud), 176, 178
Tantra of the Great Single Cut of Complete Liberation - (gcig chod kun grol chen po'i rgyud), 176
Tantra of the Great Total Perfection - (yongs rdzogs chen po'i rgyud), 233
Tantra of the Heart Mirror of Samantabhadra - (kun tu bzang po thugs kyi me long gi rgyud): one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, 158
Tantra of the King of Awareness in Actuality - (mngon sum rig pa'i rgyal po'i rgyud), 425
Tantra of the King of Knowing Awareness in Actuality - (mngon shes rig pa rgyal po'i rgyud), 317
Tantra of the Magical Storehouse - (rgyud 'phrul gi bang mdzod), 306
Tantra of the Mind Mirror of Vajrasattva - (rdo rje sems dpa' snying gi me long gi rgyud): one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, 158
Tantra of the Perfected Lion - (seng ge rtsal rdzogs kyi rgyud): one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, 158
Tantra of the Secret Seed of Conduct - (gsang ba spyod pa sa bon gyi rgyud): often spelled Tantra of the Secret Seed of the Tiara - (gsang ba spyod pan sa bon gyi rgyud), 425
Tantra of the Single Child of the Buddhas - (sangs rgyas sras gcig gi rgyud), 233
Tantra of the Single Child of the Buddhas - (sangs rgyas sras gcig), 425
Tantra of the Six Spheres - (klong drug gi rgyud): one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, 158
Tantra of the Storehouse of Magical Jewels - (rgyud rin chen 'phrul gyi bang mdzod): quote from, 306, 307, 311
Tantra of the Sun of the Brilliant Expanse - (klong gsal nyi ma'i rgyud): tantra of the Instruction Section of the Great Perfection, see Brilliant Expanse, 165, 298
Tantra of the Union of the Sun and Moon - (nyi zla kha sbyor gyi rgyud): one of Eighteen Dzogchen Tantras, 158; quote from, 161
Tantra of the Utterly Perfect Great Wakefulness - (ye shes chen po yongs su rdzogs pa'i rgyud), 233
Tantra of Wisdom Equal to Space - (ye shes nam mkha' dang mnyam pa'i rgyud): tantra belonging to the Cycle of Instruction, 264
Tantra on the Self-Arising Self-Existence - (rdzogs pa chen po rang byung rang shar gyi rgyud), 209
Tantra that Directly Reveals Samantabhadra's Mind - (kun tu bzang po'i dgongs pa zang thal gyi rgyud), 237, 250
Tantra that Directly Reveals the Intrinsic Mind - (chos nyid kyi dgongs pa zang thal du ston pa'i rgyud), 233
Tantra that Embodies the Complete Meaning of Unexcelled Secret Mantra - (gsang sngags bla med don rdzogs 'dus pa'i rgyud): Anu Yoga Tantra, 286
Tantra that Embodies the Definitive Meaning - (nges don 'dus pa'i rgyud): tantra belonging to Cycle of Instruction, 264
Taradevi, 378
Ten Miraculous Statements - (man ngag 'phrul gyi lung bcu), 197
Ten Scriptures - (mdo bcu), 46
Ten Tantras for Taming the Rough-Minded - (rags pa 'dul ba'i rgyud bcu), 117, 378
Ten-Headed Ravana of Lanka - (lang ka mgrin bcu): compiler, 378
Terdak Lingpa - (gter bdag gling pa), 423
Terrifying - ('jigs byed): charnel ground, 160
Testament, Final - ('das rjes tha ma): by Kashyapa the Elder, 381
testaments of the buddhas - (ston pa'i zhal chems), 313
The Lotus-Born biography - (bka' thang zangs gling ma), 423
The Seven Spikes of Shri Singha, 9
Thirteen Later Translations - (phyi 'gyur bcu gsum), 346
three aspects of the philosophical vehicle - (mtshan nyid sde gsum), 314
three charnel ground mamos - (dur khrod kyi ma mo gsum): guardians of the Dharma, 273
Three Liberation Through Wearing Tantras - (btags grol rgyud gsum), 425
Three Sections - (sde gsum), 157, 385
Three Sections of the Great Perfection - (rdzogs chen sde gsum: explanation by Padmasambhava, 247
Three Sections of the Great Perfection - (rdzogs pa chen po sde gsum): in Gongpa Zangtal, 248
Three Sections of the Natural Great Perfection - (rang bzhin rdzogs pa chen po sde gsum): division, 132
Three Sources of the Doctrine - (bstan pa'i btsas gsum): the three supreme emanations of blessings, 180
Three Statements of Pithy Advice - (tshigs gsum snyan du gdams pa): Vimalamitra's final teaching in Tibet, 350
Three Tantras and the Four Signs - (rgyud gsum rtags bzhi), 227
Three Words Striking the Vital Point - (tshig gsum gnad du brdeg pa), 9, 131, 352, 353
Threefold Hearing Lineage of the Great Perfection - (rdzogs pa chen po'i snyan brgyud rnam pa gsum), 223
Thunder of the Drum of Purity - (tshangs pa'i rnga sgra), 15, 18; sambhogakaya realm of, 277
Tidro Cave at Upper Zho - (gzho stod ti sgro), 156, 163, 164, 302
Time-Line Lord of the Dead - (ghin rje dus mtshams), 144
Tingdzin Zangpo of Nyang - (nyang ting 'dzin bzang po), 122, 221, 346, 350, 351; court priest of King Trisong Deutsen, 150
Tökar-Lek of Mangje - (mang rje thod dkar legs): father of Yeshe Tsogyal, 163
Training in Awakened Mind - (sems sgom): scripture from the Mind Section, 58
Tramo Cave at Danglung - (dangs lung khra mo'i brag), 156
Trawa Thawa Temple - (spra ba tha ba'i lha khang): at the Five-Peaked Mountain in China, 137
Treasure-house of Generosity - (sbyin pa'i mdzod), 199
Treasury of Instructions - (gdams ngag mdzod), 52
Treasury of Precious Termas - (rin chen gter mdzod), 340
Treasury of Songs - (glu mdzod), 52
Tree of Enlightenment in China - (rgya nag po'i byang chub shing), 136, 138, 141; where Shri Singha studied with Hastibhala, 133; where Vimalamitra met with Shri Singha, 138
Tripitaka, 105, 121, 203
Triple Fruit Forest of the Soaring Cuckoo - ('bras sum tshal gyi khu byug lding): place where Prahevajra was conceived, 282
Triple Hearing Lineage - (snyan brgyud rnam pa gsum), 274
Triple Peak Junction Tantra - (rtse gsum 'dus pa'i rgyud): mind tantra of Mahayoga, 280
triple-styled central temple of Samye - (bsam yas dbu rtse rigs gsum): see Samye, 221, 423
Tromo Rakdongma - (khro mo rak gdong ma): guardian of the Great Perfection, 241
Trulshik Rinpoche, 294
Truly Perfected Father King - (yab mngon rdzogs rgyal po): twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 119
Truly Perfected King - (mngon rdzogs rgyal po): twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 186, 381; twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 119
Tsawa Rong, 238
Turquoise Scripture - (g.yu yig): from Vima Nyingtig, 186, 422
twelve Dzogchen buddhas - (rdzogs chen ston pa bcu gnyis), 43; biographies, 115; detailed explanation by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, 114; sublime emanations of wisdom, 180
Twelve Dzogchen buddhas - (rdzogs chen ston pa bcu gnyis): detailed description, 374
Twenty Thousand Sections of the Ninefold Space - (klong dgu bam po nyis khri), 200, 204; first given to Prahevajra, 200
twenty-one learned ones of the Mind Section - (sems sde mkhas pa nyer gcig), 52, 238, 293, 362
Twenty-one Thousand Sections of the Ninefold Space - (klong dgu bam po nyis khri chig stong): Prahevajra's transmission to Padmasambhava, 285
Two Stages - (rim pa gnyis pa): birth place of Manjushrimitra, 130, 320
Uddiyana: description, 85, 124, 199; location, 81
Ultimate Cycle of the Precious Fruition - (mthar thug rin po che 'bras bu'i skor), 305
Ultimate Hearing Lineage - (yang dag don gyi snyan rgyud), 248, 250
Ultimate Hearing Lineage - (yang dag pa don gyi snyan rgyud), 250
Unchanging Mind Essence - (sems nyid 'gyur med kyi man ngag), 197
unelaborate empowerment - (spros med kyi dbang), 142
Unexcelled Mind Cycle - (bla na med pa thugs kyi skor): brief explanation, 264
Unexcelled Vajra-Holder - (bla med rdo rje 'chang): name of Padmasambhava given by Samantabhadra, 279
unified view of Mahamudra - (phyag rgya chen po zung 'jug gi lta ba), 261
Unsurpassable Magical Net - (sgyu 'phrul bla ma), 286
Unwritten Cycle - (yi ge med pa'i skor), 323
Unwritten Cycle of the Hearing Lineage - (snyan rgyud yi ge med pa'i skor), 237
Unwritten Hearing Lineage - (yi ge med pa'i snyan brgyud), 248
Unwritten Hearing Lineages - (snyan brgyud yi ge med pa), 265
Uparaja: definition of title, 81
Upper Cave of the Slate Mountain - (g.ya' ri gong gi brag phug), 156, 301
Uru Zhai Lhakhang - (dbu ru zhwa'i lha khang), 351
Vairochana - (rnam par snang mdzad), 153, 307; his instruction to Vajrapani, 196
Vairochana Immense Ocean - (rnam snang gangs chen mtsho), 5, 15; description, 3; the sambhogakaya buddha, 373
Vairotsana: details by Jamgön Kongtrül, 238
Vajra Akshobhya, 153
Vajra Bridge of the Symbolic Transmission: (brda brgyud rdo rje zam pa), 76
Vajra Cutter - (rdo rje gcod byed): Dharmaraja, 314, 422
Vajra Garbha - (rdo rje snying po), 16
Vajra Garbhadhara - (rdo rje snying po 'dzin pa): alias Kuñjara, 289
Vajra Guru Immense Ocean - (bajdzra gu ru gangs chen mtsho), 277
Vajra Haven Cave - (rdo rje gling phug), 202; abode of Prahevajra in Uddiyana, 199, 203
Vajra Mound - (rdo rje brtsegs pa): quote from, 60
vajra of dharmata - (chos nyid kyi rdo rje), 180, 373; one of the supreme emanations of blessings, 182
Vajra Prahe - (dga' rab rdo rje): Prahevajra, 423
Vajra Secret the buddha - (rdo rje gsang ba): Akshobhya's instruction to Vajrapani, 193
Vajra Statement - (rdo rje lung gi dbang), 197
Vajra Throne - (rdo rje gdan), 88, 92, 119, 124, 129, 130, 132, 136, 137, 143, 174, 179, 186, 218, 221, 241, 261, 267, 292, 293, 319, 326, 380, 381, 404; location, 81; Prahevajra, 178; the ninefold pagoda, 229
Vajra Varahi - (rdo rje phag mo), 298; prophecy to Padmasambhava, 157
Vajradhara - (rdo rje 'chang): twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 116, 185
Vajradhara the Great Sixth - (drug pa rdo rje 'chang chen po), 12, 15, 115, 212, 248, 301, 313, 372; twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 116
Vajrasattva - (rdo rje sems dpa'): mirror-like wisdom, 307; song of realization, 395; twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 374
very unelaborate empowerment - (shin tu spros med kyi dbang), 142, 146
Victorious Perseverence - (rgyal mo brtson rgyal): mother of Rajahasti, 98
View of Unity - (zung 'jug gi lta ba): see Mahamudra view, 271
Vigorous Cloud - (sprin gyi shugs can), 376; Shakra, the King of the Gods, 117, 314, 422
Vikramashila, 121
Vima Nyingtig - (bi ma snying thig), 121, 122, 370, 422; see Heart Essence of Vimalamitra, 186
Vimalakirti of the Licchavi clan - (li tsa' bi dri med grags pa): song of realization, 389
Vimalamitra - (bi ma la mi tra): details, 111; song of realization, 111, 397, 401
Virtuous Mind - (dge ba'i sems ma): mother of Jnanasutra, 137
Virtuous One - (dge ba dang ldan pa'i yid can): (dge ba ldan pa'i ming can), father of Shri Singha, 133; father of Shri Singha, 320
Virtuous Victory - (dkar rgyal): father of Shri Singha, 290
Virtuous Wisdom - (dge ba'i blo gros): the buddha, 372
Vishuddha Mind - (yang dag thugs), 323
Vulture Peak Mountain - (bya rgod phung po'i ri), 117, 119, 186, 314, 379, 380
Water Entering Elephant Tantra - (glang po che chu 'jug gi rgyud): body tantra of Mahayoga, 280
Wheel of Life-Force - (srog gi 'khor lo): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 279, 360; scripture from the Mind Section, 67
White Crystal Garland - (shel phreng dkar po zhes bya ba'i man ngag): quote from, 59
White, Black and Multicolored aspects of the Space Section - (klong sde dkar nag khra gsum), 238
Wild Jungle - (rtsub 'gyur tshal): charnel ground, 163
Wise Light - (snang ba gsal ba rab tu mkhyen ma): mother of Shri Singha, 133, 320
Wishfulfilling Jewel - (yid bzhin nor bu): one of the Eighteen Marvels of Mind, 95, 279; scripture from the Mind Section, 60
Wrathful Sage King - (drang srong khros pa'i rgyal po): twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 117, 186, 378
Written Cycles of the Great Perfection - (rdzogs pa chen po yi ge can gi skor), 265
Yamantaka - (gshin rje'i gshed), 312, 360
Yamantaka's Cutting the Stream of Karma - (gshin rje las kyi rgyun gcod), (gshin rje las kyi skye ba rgyud gcod), 378
Yangti - (yang ti): definition, 422
Yangti Nagpo - (yang ti nag po), 294
Yangti Yoga - (yang ti yo ga), 293
Yellow Bliss-Giver of Boundless Qualities - (bde byed ser mo yon tan mtha' yas): dakini who was the scribe for Prahevajra, 129, 319
Yeshe Lama - (ye shes bla ma), 416
Yeshe Lama the Sangtön: Vairotsana's disciple, 238
Youth of Immutable Light - (khye'u 'od mi 'khrugs pa): twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 116, 185, 374
Youth of Inconceivable Sublime Light - (khye'u snang ba dam pa bsam gyis mi khyab pa), 184, 313; twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 185; twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 114, 115, 179
Youth Playful Grace - (gzhon nu rol pa rnam par brtse ba), 426; alias Gentle Splendor Protector Against Fear, 375; one of the Twelve Dzogchen Teachers, alias Gentle Splendor Protector Against Fear, 370; twelve Dzogchen buddhas, 116, 185
Yudra Nyingpo - (g.yu sgra snying po), 80, 219; lineage from Vairotsana, 238; lineage from Vimalamitra, 346; lineage of Mind Section, 46, 52
Zahor: location, 81
Zangling: location, 81
