Glossary

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abiding sthāna gnas pa
absorption samāpatti snyoms ’jug
action karma las
Action Tantra kriyātantra bya rgyud
adept siddha grub pa
adventitious defilement ākasmika-mala glo bur gyi dri ma
affirming negative paryudāsa-pratiṣedha ma yin dgag
afflicted mind kliṣtamanas nyon yid
affliction/afflictive emotion kleśa nyon mongs
afflictive obstruction kleśāvaraṇa nyon sgrib
aging jarā rga ba
aggregate skandha phung po
aggregation saṃghata ’dus pa
altruism parahita gzhan la phan pa
analytical cessation pratisaṃkhyā-nirodha so sor brtags ’gog
antidote pratipakṣa gnyen po
appearance pratibhāsa snang ba
appearing object *pratibhāsa-viṣaya snang yul
apprehend grahaṇa ’dzin pa
apprehended grāhya bzung ba
apprehended object grāhya-viṣaya bzung yul
apprehender grāhaka ’dzin pa
arisen from hearing śrutamayī thos byung
arisen from meditation bhāvanāmayī sgom byung
arisen from thinking cintāmayī bsam byung
artificial parikalpita kun btags
ascertain/ascertainment niścaya nges pa
aspect ākāra rnam pa
aspirational mind of enlightenment bodhipraṇidhicitta smon sems
attachment tṛṣṇa sred pa
attribute viśeṣa khyad par
autonomous inference svatantra-anumāna rang rgyud rjes dpag
autonomous sign svatantra-liṅga rang rgyud kyi rtags
autonomous syllogism svatantra-prayoga rang rgyud kyi sbyor ba
     
basal subject rang rten gyi chos can
base/basis āśraya rten
basis of affixing ’jug gzhi
basis of all ālaya kun gzhi
basis of debate rtsod gzhi
basis of designation gdags gzhi
bondage bandha ’ching ba
Blissful Pure Land sukhāvati dbe ba can
Bodhisattva bodhisattva byang chub sems dpa’
body consciousness kāya-vijñāna lus kyi rnam par shes pa
     
calm abiding śamatha zhi gnas
cause hetu rgyu
changeable factor aniyata gzhan ’gyur
Cittamātra cittamātra sems tsam
clairvoyance abhijñā mngon par shes pa
clear realization abhisamaya mngon rtogs
coarse selflessness bdag med rags pa
common being pṛthagjana so so skye bo
commonly appearing subject chos can mthun snang
compassion karuṇā snying rje
Complete Enjoyment Body saṃbhogakāya long spyod rdzogs pa’i sku
composite saṃcita bsags pa
compositional factor saṃskāra ’du byed
compositional factor not associated with either mind or mental factors citta-caitta-viprayukta-saṃskāra sems sems byung dang ldan par ma yin pa’i ’du byed
conceptual consciousness/thought/thought consciousness *kalpanā rtog pa
conceptual subsequent cognizer kalpanā-paricchinnajñāna rtog pa brjad shes
concentration dhyāna bsam gtan
conception of self ātmagraha bdag tu ’dzin pa
condition pratyaya rkyen
conditionality idaṃpratyayata rkyen ’di pa tsam nyid
conditional phenomenon saṃskṛta-dharma ’dus byas kyi chos
Conqueror jina rgyal ba
consciousness jñāna/vijñāna shes pa/rnam shes
consequence prasaṅga thal ’gyur
constituent dhātu khams
consummate pariniṣpanna yongs grub
contact sparśa reg pa
contaminated sāsrava zag bcas
contaminated action sāsrava-karma zag bcas kyi las
contamination āsrava zag pa
continuum saṃtāna rgyun
contradictory virodha ’gal ba
contradictory consequence ’gal brjod thal ’gyur
contradictory in the sense of mutual exclusion *anyonya-parihā-ravirodha phan tshun spang ’gal
contradictory in the sense of not abiding together *saha-anavastā-virodha lhan cig mi gnas ’gal
contradictory object ’gal zla
contradictory reason viruddha-hetu ’gal ba’i gtan tshigs
conventional existence saṃvṛti-sat kun rdzob tu yod pa
conventional mind of enlightenment saṃvṛti-bodhicitta kun rdzob byang chub kyi sems
conventional truth/ truth for a concealer saṃvṛti-satya kun rdzob bden pa
cooperative condition sahakāri-pratyaya lhan cig byed rkyen
correct proof samyak-sādhana sgrub byed yang dag
correct reason samyak-nimitta rgyu mtshan yang dag
correct reasoning samyak-nyāya rigs pa yang dag
correct sign samyak-liṅga rtags yang dag
correct view samyak-dṛṣṭi yang dag pa’i lta ba
counterpervasion vyatireka-vyāpti ldog khyab
cyclic existence saṃsāra ’khor ba
     
definiendum lakṣya mtshon bya
definite discrimination nirvedhabhāgīya nges ’byed
definition lakṣana mtshan nyid
definitive nitārtha nges don
dependence ltos pa
dependent-arising pratītyasamutpāda rten ’byung
dependent phenomenon paratantra gzhan dbang
designation vyavahāra tha snyad
desire rāga ’dod chags
Desire Realm kāmadhātu ’dod khams
determined object *adhyavasāya-viṣaya zhen yul
determining factor viniyata yuls nges
direct cognition/directly cognize mngon sum du rtogs pa
direct perception/direct perceiver pratyakṣa mngon sum
direct realization/directly realize mngon sum du rtogs pa
direct valid cognizer pratyakṣa-pramāṇa mngon sum tshad ma
discipline vinaya ’dul ba
discrimination samjñā ’du shes
disintegration vināśa ’jig pa
dissimilar vipakṣa mi mthun phyogs
dissimilar example vidṛṣtanta mi mthun dpe
     
effect sign kārya-hetu ’bras rtags
effort vīrya brtson ’grus
elaborations prapañca spros pa
element bhūta ’byung ba
Emanation Body nirmāṇakāya sprul sku
empowering condition adhipati-pratyaya bdag rkyen
emptiness śūnyatā stong pa nyid
empty śūnya stong pa
Enjoyment Body saṃbhogakāya longs sku
enlightenment bodhi byang chub
entity vastu ngo bo
entityness svabhāvatā ngo bo nyid
entitynessless niḥsvabhāvatā ngo bo nyid med pa
established/proven siddha grub pa
established base gzhi grub
etymology sgra bshad
exalted knower of all aspects/ omniscient consciousness sarvākārajñāna rnam mkhyen/rnam pa thams cad mkhyen pa
exalted knower of the modes yathavajjñāna ji lta ba gzigs pa’i ye shes
exalted knower of the varieties yāvajjñāna ji snyed gzigs pa’i ye shes
exalted wisdom jñāna ye shes
exalted wisdom of equipoise samāhita-jñāna mnyam bzhag ye shes
example dṛṣṭānta dpe
existence by way of its own character svalakṣaṇa-siddhi rang gi mtshan nyid kyis grub pa
existence by way of its own entityness *svabhāvatā-siddhi ngo bo nyid kyis grub pa
existence by way of its own mode of subsistence rang gi sdod lugs gyi ngos nas grub pa
existence from the object’s side *svarūpya-siddhi rang ngos nas grub pa
existence from the side of the basis of designation gdags gzhi’i ngos nas grub pa
existence in the manner of coverings its basis of designation gdags gzhi’i go sa gon pa’i tshul du yod pa
existence in the object designated *prajñapti-viṣaya-siddha btags yul gyi steng nas grub pa
existence in the basis of designation gdags gzhi’i steng nas grub pa
existence through its own power svairī-siddhi rang dbang du grub pa
existent sat yod pa
external object bāhya-artha phyi don
extreme anta mtha’
extreme of annihilation uccedānta chad mtha’
extreme of denial/ extreme of deprecation apavādānta skur ’debs kyi mtha’
extreme of existence astyanta yod mtha’
extreme of non-existence nāstyanta med mtha’
extreme of permanence śaśvatānta rtag mtha’
extreme of superimposition āropānta sgro ’dogs kyi mtha’
     
facsimiles of reasons hetu-ābhāsa gtan tshigs ltar snang
facsimiles of signs *liṇga-ābhāsa rtags ltar snang
faith śraddhā dad pa
False Aspectarian alīkākāravādin rnam rdzun pa
feeling vedanā tshor ba
Foe Destroyer arhan dgra bcom pa
Followers of Reasoning *nyāya-anusārin rigs pa’i rje su ’brangs pa
Followers of Scripture *āgama-anusārin lung gi rje su ’brang pa
forbearance kṣānti bzod pa
form rūpa gzugs
Form Body rūpakāya gzugs sku
form for the mental consciousness dharmāyatana-rūpa chos kyi skye mched pa’i gzugs
Form Realm rūpadhātu gzugs khams
form source rūpāyatana gzugs kyi skye mched
Formless Realm arūpadhātu gzugs med khams
forward pervasion anvaya-vyāpti rjes khyab
free from thought kalpanā-apodha rtog bral
fruit phala ’bras bu
     
generality sāmānya spyi
generally characterized phenomenon sāmānya-lakṣaṇa spyi mtshan
generic image/ meaning generality arthasāmānya don spyi
giving dāna sbyin pa
great compassion mahākaruṇā snying re chen po
great element mahābhūta ’byung ba chen po
ground bhūmi sa
     
harmony with enlightenment bodhi-pakṣa byang chub kyi phyogs
Hearer śrāvaka nyan thos
hearing śruta thos pa
heat uṣmagata drod
hidden phenomenon parokṣa lkog gyur
Highest Pure Land akaniṣṭa ’og min
Highest Yoga Tantra anuttara-yoga-tantra bla med gyi rgyud
     
I ahaṃ nga
ignorance avidyā ma rig pa
imaginary parikalpita kun btags
imaginary phenomenon parikalpita-dharma kun btags pa’i chos
immediately preceding condition samanantara-pratyaya de ma thag rkyen
impermanent anitya mi rtag pa
impermanent thing bhāva dngos po
imputedly existent prajñāptisat btags yod
incontrovertible avisaṃvadin mi slu ba
indefinite reason anaikāntika-hetu ma nges pa’i gtan tshigs
individual knowledge pratyātmavedya so so rang rig
inference/inferential cognizer anumāna rjes dpag
inferential valid cognizer anumāna-pramāṇa rjes dpag tshad ma
inherent existence svabhāva-siddhi rang bzhin gyis grub pa
innate sahaja lhan skyes
innate afflictions sahaja-kleśa nyon mongs lhan skyes
intelligence buddhi/mati blo gros
intention cetanā sems pa
interpretable neyārtha drang don
Īśvara īśvara dbang phyug
     
knower saṃvedana rig pa
knowledge abhidharma chos mngon pa
     
Land of Superiors āryavarśa ’phags yul
latency vāsanā bag chags
liberation vimokṣa/mokṣa thar pa
lineage gotra rigs
love maitri byams pa
     
Mādhyamika mādhyamika dbu ma pa
manifest phenomenon abhimukhī mngon gyur
matter kanthā bem po
meaning/object artha don
meaning of the term śabda-artha sgra don
meditative absorption samāpatti snyoms ’jug
meditative equipoise samāhita mnyam bzhag
meditative stabilization samādhi ting nge ’dzin
mental and physical aggregates skandha phung po
mental consciousness manovijñāna yid kyi rnam shes
mental direct perceiver mānasa-pratyakṣa yid kyi mngon sum
mental engagement manaskāra yid la byed pa
mental factor caitta sem byung
mere subject chos can ‘ba’ zhig pa
merit puṇya bsod nams
method upāya thabs
migrator gati ’gro ba
mind citta sems
mind-basis-of-all ālaya-vijñāna kun gzhi rnam shes
mind of enlightenment bodhicitta byang chub kyi sems
mindfulness smṛti dran pa
mistaken bhrānti ’khrul pa
mode rūpa mtshul
mode of being gnas lugs
moment kṣaṇa skad cig
mutual exclusion *anyonya-parihāra phan tshun spang ’gal
     
nature prakṛti rang bzhin
Nature Body svabhāvikakāya ngo bo nyid sku
negation/negative phenomenon pratiṣedha dgag pa
negative, affirming paryudasa-pratiṣedha ma yin dgag
negative, non-affirming prasajya-pratiṣedha med dgag
Nihilist ayata rgyang ’phen pa
noble/superior ārya ’phags pa
nominal existence ming tsam du yod pa
non-affirming negative prasajya-pratiṣedha med dgag
non-analytical cessation apratisaṃkhyā-nirodha so sor brtags min gyi ’gog pa
non-associated compositional factor viprayukta-saṃskāra ldan min ’du byed
non-conceptual nirvikalpaka rtog med
non-conceptual wisdom nirvikalpa-jñāna rnam par mi rtog pa’i ye shes
non-entityness niḥsvabhāvatā ngo bo nyid med
non-established reason asiddha-hetu ma grub pa’i gtan tshigs
non-existent asat med pa
non-mistaken abhrānta ma ’khrul ba
non-observation of a cause kāraṇa-anupalabdhi rgyu ma dmigs pa
non-observation of a nature svabhāva-anupalabdhi rang bzhin ma dmigs ba
non-observation of a pervader vyāpaka-anupalabdhi khyab byed ma dmigs ba
non-observation of an effect kārya-anupalabdhi ’bras bu ma dmigs pa
non-observation sign anupalabdhi-linga ma dmigs pa’i rtags
non-revelatory form avijñāpti-rūpa rnam par rig byed ma yin pa’i gzugs
non-thing abhāva dngos med
non-virtuous akuśala mi dge ba
     
object viṣaya/artha yul/don
object of apprehension grāhya-viṣaya bzung yul
object of comprehension prameya gzhal bya
object of engagement *pravṛtti-visaya ’jug yul
object of expression vākya brjod bya
object of knowledge jñeya shes bya
object of negation *pratiṣedhya dgag bya
object of negation by reasoning *yukti-pratiṣedhya rigs pa’i dgag bya
object of negation by the path *mārga-pratiṣedhya lam gyi dgag bya
object of observation/ observed object ālambana dmigs yul/dmigs pa
object of thought *kalpanā-viṣaya rtog yul
object pervaded vyāpa khyab bya
objective existence *viṣaya-siddhi yul gyi steng nas grub pa
observed-object-condition ālambana-pratyaya dmigs rkyen
obstructions to liberation/ afflictive obstructions kleśāvaraṇa nyon mong pa’i sgrib pa
obstructions to omniscience jñeyāvaraṇa shes bya’i sgrib pa
omnipresent factor sarvatraga kun ’gro
omniscience sarvākārajñāna rnam pa tham ced mkhyen pa
only imputed prajñaptimātra btags tsam
other-approved reason paraprasiddha-liṅga gzhan grags kyi rtags
other-approved syllogism paraprasiddha-prayoga gzhan grags kyi sbyor ba
own character svalakṣaṇa rang mtshan
own continuum/ autonomous svatantra rang rgyud
own power svairī rang dbang
     
pain/suffering duḥkha sdug bsngal
particularity viśeṣa bye brag
party pakṣa rgol ba
path mārga lam
path of accumulation saṃbhāra-mārga tshogs lam
path of meditation bhāvāna-mārga sgom lam
path of no more learning aśaikṣa-mārga mi slob lam
path of preparation prayogā-mārga sbyor lam
path of release vimukti-mārga rnam grol lam
path of seeing darśana-mārga mthong lam
patience kṣānti bzod pa
peak mūrdhan rtse mo
Perfection Vehicle pāramitāyāna phar phyin kyi theg pa
Perfection pāramitā phar phyin
Performance Tantra caryātantra spyod rgyud
permanent phenomenon nitya rtag pa
person pudgala gang zag
personal deity iṣṭadevatā yid dam gyi lha
pervader vyāpaka khyab byed
pervasive suffering of conditioning vyāptisaṃskāra-duḥkhatā khyab pa ’du byed kyi sdug bsngal
pervasion vyāpti khyab pa
phenomenon dharma chos
phenomenon-source dharmāyatana chos kyi skye mched
pleasure sukhā bde ba
position pakṣa phyogs
potency vāsanā/bāla bag chags/nus pa
Prāsaṅgika prāsaṇgika thal ’gyur pa
predicate of the probandum sādhyadharma bsgrub bya’i chos
predisposition vāsanā bag chags
principal pradhāna gtso bo
produced utpādya bskyed bya
producer utpatti skyed byed
proof statement sādhana-vākya sgrub ngag
property of the subject pakṣadharma phyogs chos
Proponent of No Entityness niḥsvabhāvavādin ngo bo nyid med par smra ba
Proponent of True Existence dngos smra ba
     
real conventional truth tathya-saṃvṛti-satya yang dag kun rdzob bden pa
real existence *samyak-siddhi yang dag par grub pa
reality dharmatā chos nyid
realize adigam rtogs
reason hetu gtan tshigs
reasoning yukti rigs pa
referent object *adhyavasāya-viṣaya zhen yul
related object ’brel zla
relationship saṃbandha ’brel zla
renown prasiddha grags pa
renowned to oneself svaprasiddha rang la grags pa
renowned to others paraprasiddha gzhan la grags pa
requiring interpretation neyārtha drang don
reverse vyatireka ldog pa
root affliction mūlakleśa rtsa nyon
     
same reverse *eka-vyatireka ldog pa gcig
Sāṃkhya sāṃkhya grangs can pa
Sautrāntika sautrāntika mdo sde pa
Sautrāntika-Svātantrika-Mādhyamika sautrāntika-svātantrika-mādhyamika mdo sde spyod pa’i dbu ma rang rgyud pa
scholar-adept paṇḍiṭa-siddha mkhas grub
second party pūrva-pakṣa phyi rgol
secondary affliction upakleśa nye nyon
seed bīja sa bon
self ātman bdag
self-approved inference svaprasiddha-anumānu rang grags rjes dpag
self-approved reason svaprasiddha-liṅga rang grags kyi rtags
self-knower svasaṃvedana rang rig
self-knowing direct perceiver svasaṃvedana-pratyakṣa rang rig mngon sum
self of persons pudgalātman gang zag gi bdag
self of phenomena dharmātman chos kyi bdag
self-sufficient rang rkya ba
selflessness nairātmya bdag med
selflessness of persons pudgala-nairātmya gang sag gi bdag med
selflessness of phenomena dharma-nairātmya chos kyi bdag med
sense consciousness indriya-jñāna dbang shes
sense direct perceiver indriya-pratyakṣa dbang po’i mngon sum
sense power indriya dbang po
sentient being sattva sems can
sign liṅga rtags
sign proving the expression tha snyad sgrub kyi rtags
sign proving the meaning don sgrub kyi rtags
sign which is a non-observation of a related object ’brel zla ma dmigs pa’i rtags
sign which is a non-observation of the suitable to appear snang rung ma dmigs pa’i rtags
sign which is an observation of a contradictory object ’gal zla dmigs pa’i rtags
similar class sapakṣa mthun phyogs
similar example *sadṛṣṭānta mthun dpe
skillful means upāya-kauśala thab mkhas
Solitary Realizer pratyekabuddha/svajina rang sang rgyas/rang rgyal
sound śabda sgra
source āyatana skye mched
space ākāśa nam mkha’
special insight vipaśyanā lhag mthong
specifically characterized phenomenon svalakṣaṇa rang mtshan
sphere of reality dharmadhātu chos kyi dbyings
stabilization samādhi ting nge ’dzin
subject dharmin chos can
subsequent attainment pṛṣṭhalabdha rjes thob
subsequent cognizer *paricchinna-jñāna bcad shes
substantial cause upādāna nyer len
substantial entity dravya rdzas
substantial existence dravya-sat rdzas su yod pa
substantially established dravya-siddha rdzas su grub pa
substantially existent dravya-sat rdzas su yod pa
suchness tathatā de bzhin nyid/de kho na nyid
suffering of change vipariṇāmaduḥ-khatā ’gyur ba’i sdug bsngal
suffering of conditioning saṃskāraduḥkhatā ’du byed kyi sdug bsngal
suffering of pain duḥkhaduḥkhatā sdug bsngal gyi sdug bsngal
Sugata sugata bde bar gshegs pa
Sugata essence sugata-garbha bde bar gshegs pa’i snying po
Sun Friend ādityabandhu nyi ma’i gnyen
superficial cause of error *pratibhāśikī-bhrānti-hetu phral gyi ’khrul rgyu
superimpositions āropa sgro ’dogs
Superior ārya ’phags pa
supramundane lokottara ’jig rten las ’das pa
Supramundane Victor bhagavan bcom ldan ’das
supreme mundane qualities laukikāgraya-dharma ’jig rten pa’i chos kyi mchog
Svātantrika svātantrika rang rgyud pa
syllogism prayoga sbyor ba
synonym ekārtha don gcig
     
tangible object sparṣṭavya reg bya
Tathāgata tathāgata de bzhin gshegs pa
Tathagata essence tathāgata-garbha de bzhin gshegs pa’i snying po
tenet/system of tenets siddhānta/ siddhyanta grub mtha’
term śabda sgra
thesis pratijñā dam bca’
thing/actuality bhāva dngos po
Three Bodies trikāya sku gsum
three modes trirūpa mtshul gsum
thought/thought consciousness kalpanā rtog pa
time kāla dus
treatise śāstra bstan bcos
True Aspectarian satyākāravādin rnam bden pa
true cessation nirodhasatya ’gog bden
true establishment satya-siddhi bden par grub pa
true existence satya-sat bden par yod pa
truly established satya-siddha bden par grub pa
truly existent satya-sat bden par yod pa
truth satya bden pa
truth for a concealer saṃvṛti-satya kun rdzob bden pa
Truth Body dharmakāya chos sku
two truths satyadvaya bden pa gnyis
     
ultimate paramārtha don dam pa
ultimate existence paramārtha-siddhi don dam par grub pa
ultimate mind of enlightenment paramārtha-bodhicitta don dam byang chub kyi sems
ultimate truth paramārtha-satya don dam bden pa
ultimately established paramārtha-siddha don dam par grub pa
uncommon empowering condition asādhārana-adhipatipratyaya thun mong ma yin pa’i bdag rkyen
unconditioned phenomena asaṃskṛta-dharma ’dus ma byas kyi chos
uncontaminated wisdom anāsrava-jñāna zag med ye shes
uninterrupted path ānantarya-mārga bar ched med lam
unreal conventional truth mithyā-saṃvṛti-satya log pa’i kun rdzob bden pa
     
Vaibhāṣika vaibhāṣika bye brag smra ba
vajra-like meditative stabilization vajropamasamādhi rdo rje lta bu’i ting nge ’dzin
valid cognition/valid cognizer pramāṇa tshad ma
valid establishment pramāṇa-siddhi tshad ma’i grub pa
validly established pramāṇa-siddha tshad ma’i grub pa
vehicle yāna theg pa
view dṛṣṭi lta ba
virtuous kuśula dge ba
visible form rūpa gzugs
     
wisdom prajñā/jñāna shes rab/ye shes
wisdom arisen from hearuing śrutamayī-prajñā thos byung gi shes rab
wisdom arisen from meditation bhāvanāmayi-prajñā sgom byung gi shes rab
wisdom arisen from thinking cintāmayī-prajñā bsam byung gi shes rab
Wisdom Truth Body jñānakāya ye shes chos sku
wrong consciousness viparyaya-jñāna log shes
wrong view mithyā-dṛṣṭi log lta
     
Yoga Tantra yogatantra rnal ’byor rgyud
Yogācāra-Svātantrika-Mādhyamika yogācāra-svātantrika-mādhyamika rnal ’byor spyod pa’i dbu ma rang rgyud pa
yogic direct perceiver yogi-pratyakṣa rnal ’byor mngon sum