CONCORDANCE OF TECHNICAL TERMS

The following concordance gives precedence to the original Tibetan in the first column, with Sanskrit equivalents in the middle column and English translations or proper names in the third column.

TIBETAN	SANSKRIT	ENGLISH
ka dag		primordial purity
kun tu’am rgyun du ’jog pa	saṃsthāpana	perpetual placement
kun btags	parikalpita	imaginary nature
kun da	kunda	generative essence (code word); lit., jasmine
kun ’dar	avadhūti	central channel
kun rdzob byang sems	saṃvṛtibodhicitta	relative enlightened mind
kun gzhi	ālaya	substratum
kun gzhi rnam par shes pa	ālayavijnāna	substratum consciousness
kun bzang sdom pa gsum ldan		threefold vows of Samantabhadra
kyi hud	hahava	hell of lamentations (fourth of eight cold hells)
kri ka		epicanthus
klags lung		recited transmission
klad kor	anusvāra	nasalization marker
klad rgya	mastakaluṅga	cerebral membrane
klu	nāga	serpentine water spirit
klu chen brgyad	aṣṭamahānāga	eight great nāgas

klu dbang ’khyil ba	kuṇḍalinī	coiled nāga (latent energy at base of spine)
klong		space, aureole, vortex
dka’ thub kyi lam	tapaścaryā	way of austerities
dka’ thub gsum		three austerities
dkar po’i sa bon stobs	gaurībījabala	power of the seed of virtuous action (first of five powers)
dkon mchog gsum	triratna	three precious jewels
dkyil krungs	paryaṅka, āsana	cross-legged posture
dkyil ’khor	maṇḍala	maṇḍala
bka’ rgya		sealed injunction, restricted teaching
bka’ babs bzhi		four successions of the transmitted teachings
bka’ ma		distant lineage of orally transmitted teachings
bka’ bzhi	caturvacana	four transmitted teachings/pronouncements
rkang mgyogs kyi dngos grub	jaṅeghākarasiddhi	accomplishment of swift-footedness
rkang mthil rlung	pādatalavāyu	wind at the soles of the feet
rkyang pa		single syllable
rkyang ma	lalanā	left channel
rkyen	pratyaya	condition, circumstance
rkyen snang		circumstantial appearance
skad cig ma’i rang ’gros		instantaneous natural dynamic
skal ldan rjes ’dzin		accepting of fortunate disciples
sku	kāya	buddha body
sku rdo rje	kāyavajra	adamantine reality of buddha body
sku rdo rje’i rjes gzhig		dissolution of the adamantine buddha body

sku mi zad pa	akṣayakāya	inexhaustible buddha body
sku gsum	trikāya	three buddha bodies
sku gsum bla sgrub		attainment of the guru as the three buddha bodies
skyabs gnas	śaraṇa	refuge, object of refuge
skye sgo	utpattidvāra	entrance to rebirth, cervix
skye mched drug	ṣadāyatana	six sense fields
skye gnas bzhi	caturyoni	four modes of birth
skye ba ye shes kyi rim pa		stage of pristine cognition that arises (third of four stages)
skye med chig chod		unique determination of the unborn state
skye srid kyi dag byed		purification of rebirth (third of three purifications)
skyes bu chung ngu	kāpuruṣa	person of lesser capacity
skyes bu chen po	mahāpuruṣa	person of greater capacity
skyes bu ’bring	madhyamapuruṣa	person of middling capacity
bskyed rim	utpattikrama	generation stage (of meditation)
bskyed rim bdag byin gyis brlab pa		self-consecration of the generation stage
bskrad pa	uccāṭana	expulsion
kha ton	svādhyāya	oral recitation
kha nang du lta ba	antaramukha	introverted
kha sbyor yan lag bdun	saptasampuṭa	seven aspects of union
kha ’dzin		opinion
kha zas	bhojana	diet, food
khams	dhatu	sensory element, material element, seminal fluid, physical constitution
khams dangs ma		generative essence

khams ’dus pa tha ma		final absorption of the sensory elements (i.e., stability)
khams ’dus pa dang po		initial absorption of the sensory elements (i.e., blazing of fierce inner heat)
khams ’dus pa bar ma		middling absorption of the sensory elements (i.e., dynamic movement)
khaṭvāṅga	khaṭvāṅga	khaṭvāṅga scepter
khu khrag		semen and blood
khu tshur	muṣṭi (mudra)	gesture of the fist
khyab byed	vyāna	pervasive wind (associated with metabolism and muscular movement)
khro rgyal	krodhajina, krodharāja	wrathful conqueror, wrathful king
mkha’ ’gro ma	ḍākinī	ḍākinī, female muse, sky-farer
mkhal rken		perinephric area
mkhal rtsa		kidney channel
’khor ba		samsara, cyclic existence
’khor ba’i nyes dmigs	saṃsārādīnava	defect of cyclic existence
’khor lo	cakra	cakra, energy center, wheel-shaped anal plug
’khor lo sgyur pa	cakravartin	universal emperor
’khrul ’khor	yantra	yogic exercise, device
’khrul ’byams		pervasion of bewilderment (third of four pervasions)
gang zag	pudgala	individual person
gang zag gi bdag med	pudgalanairātmya	nonself of individual persons
gang zag gsum		three sorts of person
gu gul	guggula	frankincense

gud chung spun lnga		five sibling frailties
gus sbyor	satkṛtyaprayoga	devout application
gegs sel nges		definitive dispelling of obstacles
goms stobs	abhyāsabala	power of familiarity (third of five powers)
gol sa		deviation
gol sa bcad		severing of deviations (third of the four syllables of the Great Seal)
gos gyon		wearing of clothing (as an ancillary yogic practice)
gyen rgyu	udānavāyu	ascending wind (associated with the vocal cords)
grub mtha’	siddhānta	philosophical system, tenet
grogs chos spyod bcu		ten facilitating modes of doctrinal conduct
grong ’jug		resurrection
grol lam	muktimārga	path of liberation (guidance)
glang po che’i rna ba		posture that resembles the ear of an elephant
gleng gzhi	nidāna	introductory narrative
dgang	pūraka	filling (second of four applications of wind)
dga’ ’khyil	nandyāvarta	swirl of delight (motif)
dga’ spro		exaltation
dga’ ba	ānanda	delight
dga’ ba bcu drug	ṣodaśānanda	sixteen delights
dga’ ba bzhi	caturānanda	four delights
dga’ bral	viramānanda	absence of delight
dge ba	kuśala	virtuous action
dge ba chos sdud	kuśaladharmasaṃgrāhaka	discipline of gathering virtuous attributes
dgongs thun rjes ma		next evening session

dgongs pa	abhisandhi	enlightened intention
dgra bgegs tshar gcod pa		eradication of hostile and obstructing forces
’gag pa’i bden pa	nirodhasatya	truth of cessation
’gyur ba rnam drug		six aspects of transformation (of generative essence)
’gyur ba’i sdug bsngal	viparināmaduḥkhatā	suffering of change
’gyur med yongs grub	avaivartasampanna	unchanging consummate nature
’gro ’dug mang po		excessive movement (first of four challenges)
rgya tshil		deer fat
rgya yan		carefree
rgyal		king spirits (of anger)
rgyal ’gong		king spirits and bewitchers
rgyal po rol pa	rājalalita	posture of royal ease
rgyal ba	jina	conqueror, buddha
rgyal ba rigs lnga	pañcajina	buddhas of the five enlightened families
rgyal rigs	kṣatriya	princely class
rgyal srid sna bdun	saptarājyaratna	seven insignia of royal dominion
rgyas gdab gsum	trimudraṇa	three sealings
rgyas pa’i las	pauṣṭikakarma	rite of enrichment
rgyu mthun spyod	niṣyandacaryā	causally concordant conduct
rgyu ba	gati	movement
rgyu lhan cig skyes pa	coemergence of the causal basis
rgyud	tantra	continuum, tantra text
rgyud sde bzhi		four classes of tantra
rgyud gsum		three continua (ground, path, and result)

rgyun gyi rnal ’byor drug		six phases of continuous yoga
rgyun gcig tu byed pa	saṃsthāpanā	perpetual placement
rgyun du byed pa’am rtse gcig tu byed pa	ekotīkaraṇa	one-pointedness
rgyun ’byams		pervasion of continuity (fourth of four pervasions)
rgyu’i bdag med	hetunairātmya	nonself of the causal basis
sgo bcu	daśadvāra	ten orifices
sgom	bhāvanā	meditation, cultivation
sgom rim gsum	tribhāvanā	three stages of meditation
sgom lam	bhāvanāmārga	path of meditation/cultivation
sgyu ma	māyā	magical display, illusion
sgyu ma’i dpe bcu gnyis		twelve similes of magical display
sgyu lus	māyākāya	illusory body
sgyur byed	vikāri	earth pig year
sgra	śabda	sound
sgrub chen	mahāsādhana	great attainment
sgrub pa	sādhana	attainment
sgrub pa po	sādhaka	practitioner
sgro btags	āropa	superimposition
nga bdag	ātma, svayam	self, myself
ngag ’dren pa		recitation, recite
ngag dben gsung rdo rje’i rnal ’byor		yoga of adamantine buddha speech that entails the isolation of ordinary speech
ngu ’bod	raurava	howling hell (fourth of eight hot hells)
ngu ’bod chen po	mahāraurava	great howling hell (fifth of eight hot hells)

nges byed bzhi	caturniścaya	four grades of ascertainment (warmth, peak, acceptance, and supremacy)
nges gnas	niyatistha	real nature
nges pa lnga	pancaniścaya	five certainties
nges pa gsum		three certainties
nges par rgyu ba	niścaraṇa	definitive movement
nges par ’jog pa’am bslan te ’jog pa	avasthāpanā	definitive or integrated placement
ngo bo nyid	svabhāva	essential nature, inherent existence
ngo bo nyid med gsum	trayaniḥsvabhāva	three essenceless natures
ngo bo nyid gsum	trisvabhāva	three essential natures
ngo bo sbyor ba bzhi		four essential applications
ngo bo’i bdag med	svabhāvanairātmya	nonself of the essential nature
dngos gzhi	maula	main practice
mngal sgo	yonidvāra	womb entrance
mngon dkyil		visualization maṇḍala
mngon rtogs brgyad	aṣṭābhisamaya	eight phases of clear realization
mngon shes lnga	pancābhijnā	five extrasensory powers
rngub pa		inhalation (first of four applications of wind)
sngags	mantra	mantra, spell
sngags kyi rnal ’byor	mantrayoga	yoga of mantra
sngags pa	mantrin	practitioner of Mantra
sngo ba	pariṇāma	dedication of merit
sngon gyi gnas rjes su dran pa’i mngon par shes pa	pūrvanivāsānusmṛtyābhijnā	extrasensory power of the recollection of past lives
sngon ’gro	pūrvaka	preliminaries, preliminary practices

cang te’u	ḍamaru	skull drum
cer phog		direct focus
cong zhi	śaila	calcite
gcig bsgom mdud grol		knots unraveled in a singular meditation
gcig brjod kun khyab		permeating all things in a singular utterance
gcig shes kun grol		all things liberated through singular knowledge
bcas mtshams		prescribed boundary
bcud	sattva, rasa	(sentient) inhabitants, essence
bcud bsdus		condensed elixir
bcud len	rasāyana	extraction of elixir
lce’i dbang po	jihvendriya	sense faculty of the tongue
lce’u chung	lambikā	uvula
cha ga	epicanthic	fold
cha shas kyi rten bcas		calm abiding with a partial support
chad lta	ucchedavāda	nihilism
chig brgyud		unique lineage (i.e., with a single lineage holder)
chig chod blo bde		ease of singular resolution
chu stod	āṣāḍha	late-summer month
chu bur can	arbuda	blistering hell (first of eight cold hells)
chu bur rdol ba can	nirarbuda	blister-bursting hell (second of eight cold hells)
chu bo rgyun gyi rnal ’byor		yoga of continuous flow
chu srung		water protection rite
chu’i dkyil ’khor	udakamaṇḍala	maṇḍala of water
chu’i khams	abdhātu	water element

chud ma zos pa gsum		three things not to be squandered
chos kyi sku	dharmakāya	buddha body of reality
chos kyi khams	dharmadhātu	seed of reality, sensory element of phenomena
chos kyi ’khor lo gsum	trayadharmacakra	three promulgations of the doctrinal wheel
chos kyi bdag med	dharmanairātmya	selflessness of phenomena
chos kyi gnas tshul	dharmastithi	abiding nature of reality
chos kyi phyag rgya	dharmamudrā	phenomenal seal
chos kyi ’byung gnas	dharmodaya	hexahedron (motif); lit., “source of phenomena”
chos sku de bzhin nyid kyi ’pho ba		consciousness transference into the reality of the buddha body of reality
chos ’khor snying gi ’khor lo		heart cakra of the phenomenal wheel
chos gos rnam gsum	tricīvara	three religious robes
chos can	dharmin	apparent thing, subject, topic, attribute
chos nyid	dharmatā	reality, true nature of phenomena (i.e., emptiness)
chos dbyings ye shes	dharmadhātujnāna	pristine cognition of reality’s expanse
chod tshad		evidence of determination (i.e., realization)
mchog	uttama, parama	supremacy
mchog dga’	paramānanda	supreme delight
mchog sbyin	varadānam	supreme generosity
mchog sbyin gyi phyag rgya	varadamudrā	gesture of supreme boon
mchod sdong	yaṣti	offering lamp
’chi khar ye shes zang thal du btang ba’i rnal ’byor		yoga that penetrates pristine cognition to its core at the time of death (sixth of six phases of continuous yoga)

’chi bdag	Yama	lord of death
’chi ba slu		ritual on cheating death
’chi med	amartya	deathlessness
’chi srid kyi dag byed		purification of death (first of three purifications)
’chugs med mkha’ spyod kyi ’pho ba		unerring consciousness transference into the realm of the sky-farers
’jam rlung	mṛduprāṇa	gentle breathing
’jam rlung dgang gtong		filling and release of gentle wind
’jam rlung bzung ba		control of gentle wind
’ja’ lus	mahāsaṃkrāntikāya	rainbow body
’jigs pa brgyad	aṣṭabhaya	eight fears
’jug gnas sdang gsum		inhalation, pausing, and exhalation of breath
’jug pa’i rnal ’byor		yoga of engagement
’jug pa’i byang chub sems	prasthānabodhicitta	engaged enlightened mind
rjen rjen		stark
rjes thob	pṛṣṭalabdha	postmeditation
rjes dran	anusmṛti	recollection (fifth branch of six-branch yoga)
rjes dran lnga		five recollections (Kadampa)
rjes gnang	anujnā	initiation, permissory rite
rjes sbyor	upayoga	subsequent application
rjes gzhig		dissolution
brjed byang	ṭippaṇī	memorandum
brjed ’byams		pervasion of forgetfulness (first of four pervasions)
nyams		experience

nyams rtogs bskul byed kyi sgron ma		lamp that inspires experiential realization (fourth of five lamps)
nyams len	upagamana	experiential cultivation
nyams len sngags rim		stage of mantra to be experientially cultivated
nyams rlung		degenerate wind
nyams gsum		three meditative experiences
nyal ba’i rnal ’byor	svapnayoga	sleeping yoga, dream yoga
nyi tshe dmyal ba	pratyekanaraka	ephemeral hells
nyin rtags drug		six signs indicative of daytime yoga
nyin mo snang ba rgyas gdab pa’i rnal ’byor		yoga that secures appearances during the daytime (first of six phases of continuous yoga)
nyin mo’i rnal ’byor	divāyoga	daytime yoga
nye ’khor dmyal ba	upāntanaraka	neighboring hells
nye bar ’jog pa	upasthāpanā	intensified placement
nye bar zhi bar byed pa	vyupaśamana	intensified calming, quiescence
nyes byas	duṣkṛta	minor (monastic) offenses
gnyan khrod	haunted	mountain range
gnyan sa		rugged place
gnyis med	advaya	nonduality
gnyug ma’i don	ādyārtha	innate truth
gnyug ma’i lha	ādyādevatā	innate deity
gnyugs ma’i rang so		innate natural state
gnyen po rkyen thub		capacity to apply antidotes according to the circumstances (fourth of five capacities)
mnyam nyid kyi ye shes	samatājnāna	pristine cognition of sameness

mnyam gnas kyi rlung	samānavāyu	stabilizing wind
mnyam med snying rje’i rnal ’byor		union of peerless compassion
mnyam bzhag	samasaṃsthāpa	meditative equipoise, placement in meditative equipoise
snying gi thig le bcu drug	sixteen spheres of the heart (Kadampa)
snying rje	karuṇā	compassion
snying gtam		innermost advice
snying po ma		primary essential
snying po’i yang snying po		quintessential
snyems pa	parāmarśa	egotistical pride
snyems ’phrigs		arrogant conjecture
snyel byang		memorandum
bsnyen sgrub	sevāsādhana	ritual service and attainment
bsnyen pa	sevā	ritual service
bsnyen par rdzogs	upasampadā	full monastic ordination
ting nge ’dzin	samādhi	meditative stability (sixth branch of six-branch yoga)
ting ’dzin sems dpa’	samādhisattva	being of meditative stability
gtad so		focus
gti mug	moha	delusion
gtum mo	caṇḍālī	fierce inner heat, channel of fierce inner heat
gtum mo dmigs pa bco brgyad		eighteen visualizations of the fierce inner heat
gtum mo zad bza’		consumption of the channel of fierce inner heat (a yogic exercise)

gtum mo ras thub		capacity to wear the cotton robe of the fierce inner heat (first of five capacities)
gter kha bco brgyad		eighteen treasure troves (of Guru Chowang)
gter ma	nidhi	treasure, revelation
gtor ma	bali	torma offering
rta zhon		riding of the horse (ancillary yogic practice)
rtag lta	śāśvatadṛṣṭi	eternalism
rtags lta	liṅga, cihna	sign
rten dkyil ’khor gyi thig le bzhi		four spheres of the supporting maṇḍala (Kadampa)
rten bcas kyi zhi gnas	sāśrayaśamatha	calm abiding with a support
rten ’brel	pratītyasamutpāda	dependent origination, auspicious circumstance
rten ’brel chig chod kyi khrid		guidance that determines auspicious circumstances
rten med kyi zhi gnas	anāsrayaśamatha	calm abiding without a support
rtog ge	tarka	sophistry
rtog pa	kalpa	ideation
rtog pa’i rnal ’byor	kalpayoga	conceptual yoga
rtog dpyod ’od kyi sgron ma		lamp of the light of ideation and scrutiny
rtogs pa	adhigama	realization
lta stangs	avalokita	yogic gaze
lta ba	dṛṣṭi	view
ltag par stobs kyi rlung		wind of power at the back
ltung ba	āpatti	downfall
lto ba ldebs pa		contracting the abdomen
ltos med bzhi	caturanapekṣa	four things to disregard
sta gon	adhivāsana	preparatory empowerment rite

stan ’ding	āsanadāna	spreading of the mat (ancillary yogic practice)
stegs bu	vedikā	platform
steng gi skyil krung	ūrdhvaparyaṅka	upper posture
steng sgo	ūrdhvadvāra	upper gate
steng rlung	ūrdhvavāyu	upper wind
stong chen yig ge lnga		five syllables of great emptiness
stong pa nyid	śūnyatā	emptiness
stong pa’i byang chub	śūnyatābodhi	generative essence of emptiness
stong ra		empty frame
stod g.yogs	uttarīya	upper robe
stobs lnga	pañcabala	five powers
stobs bcu	daśabala	ten powers
brtan pa’i rtags drug		six signs of stability
brtan pa’i yan lag		supportive ancillary practices
brten pa lha’i thig le drug		six spheres of the supported deities (Kadampa)
bstan pa	śāsana	Buddhist teaching
tha snyad don ’tshol gyi sgron ma		lamp that seeks conventional methods (first of five lamps)
tha mal gyi gtum mo		ordinary fierce inner heat
thab ’gal gyi phyag rgya		sealing gesture of the opposing stoves
thabs	upāya	skillful means, method
thabs lta stangs		yogic gaze of skillful means
thabs lhan cig skyes pa		coemergence of skillful means
thal chen	mahābhasma	human ash
thig nag	kālasūtra	black line hell (second of eight hot hells)

thig le	binṇdṇu	vital essence, sphere, drop
thig le dkar dmar		red and white vital essences
thig le nyag gcig		unique vital essence
thig le stong pa’i sgron me	lamp of the empty vital essence
thig le yig ge drug		six syllables of vital essence
thig le longs spyod		resource of vital essences
thig le’i rnal ’byor		yoga of the vital essence
thugs	citta	buddha mind
thugs dam		steadfast meditation, meditational deity (hon.), postdeath meditation
thugs rdo rje	cittavajra	adamantine reality of buddha mind
thugs mi zad pa	akṣayacitta	inexhaustible buddha mind
thun	prahara, yāma, hāraka	session (of meditation), ritual charm
thun bzhi’i rnal ’byor	catuḥpraharayoga four-session yoga
thub pa lnga		five capacities
thur sel	apānavāyu	descending purgative wind
theg pa chung	hīnayāna	Lesser Vehicle
theg pa chen po	mahāyāna	Great Vehicle
them yig		signpost
tho yig		memorandum, notes
tho rangs rig pa gsal char btab pa’i rnal ’byor		yoga that illuminates awareness at dawn (fifth of six phases of continuous yoga)
thod rgal	vyutkrānta	all-surpassing (realization)
mtha’ brgyad	aṣṭānta	eight extremes
mtha’ bzhi	caturānta	four limits
mthar thug lnga		five culminations of Khyungpo Neljor
mthar thug chos kyi rnal ’byor		yoga of conclusive attributes

mthar phyin pa’i lam	niṣṭāmārga	path of conclusion
mthar lam	niṣṭāmārga	path of conclusion
mthun dpe		simile of compatibility
mthong lam	darśanamārga	path of insight
dag pa gsum		three purities
dag pa’i ’khor lo	śuddhacakra	pure cycle
dag pa’i sgyu lus	śuddhamāyākāya	pure illusory body
dag pa’i snang ba		pure appearance
dag byed gsum		three purifications
dang ba	prasāda	conviction (first of four modes of faith)
dangs ba’i rlung		lucid wind
dad pa	śraddhā	faith
dam pa rigs brgya		one hundred sacral aspects
dam tshig	samaya	commitment
dam tshig gi phyag rgya	samayamudrā	commitment seal
dam tshig sems dpa’	samayasattva	being of commitment
dam rdzas	samayadravya	sacrament of commitment
dal ’byor	kṣaṇasampat	freedoms and advantages
dug lnga	pañcaviṣa	five poisons
dug zhi ba		alleviation of poison
dug gsum	triviṣa	three poisons
dus sbyor kyi rlung		winds of temporal conjunction
de kho na nyid kyi rim pa	stage of the real nature
de bzhin nyid kyi dag pa		purity of the real nature (first of three purities)
don lnga		five solid viscera
don spyi	arthasāmānya	general concept
don lhan skyes dbu ma		genuine, innate middle way
drag gi las	krūrakarma	rite of wrath

drag po’i thun rdzas		sacramental charm for wrathful rites
drag rlung		strong breathing
dran pa gcig pa’i rnal ’byor		yoga of single recollection
dri ma	mala, gandha	odor
dri za	gandharva	gandharva; lit., “odor eater”
dri za’i grong khyer	gandharvanagara	gandharva spirit town
dril bu	ghaṇṭā	bell
dregs pa		proud spirit
drod gsum		three aspects of warmth
dvangs cha		clarity aspect
dvangs ma		pure essence, chyle, semen
dvangs ma gsum		three pure essences (of channels, winds, and generative fluids)
dvangs ma’i khye’u chung		offspring of pure essence
dvangs ma’i srog		vitality of pure essence
gdangs	ojas	luster, glow, resonance, incandescence
gdong rtse		coinage with hole in the middle
gdon		malign spirit
gdol pa	caṇḍāla	outcaste
bdag	ātman	self, soul, I
bdag gi srung ba		protection of self
bdag nyid chen po	mahatma	great identity
bdag po’i ’bras bu	adhipatiphala	predominant result
bdag ’dzin	ātmagraha	self-grasping
bdag gzhan brje ba		exchanging of self and others
bdud rtsi lnga	pancāmṛta	five nectars
bdud bzhi	caturmāra	four malevolent forces/devils

bdun tshig		forty-nine-day ceremony
bde ba	sukha bliss
bde ba’i rang nyams lhan cig skyes ma	innate personal experience of bliss
bde stong		bliss and emptiness
bde drod		blissful warmth, warmth of bliss
mdo	sūtra	discourse
’da’ kha ma	ātyaya	time of death
’da’ kha ma grong ’jug		resurrection at the time of death
’du byed kyi sdug bsngal	saṃskāraduḥkhatā	suffering of conditioned existence
’du byed kyi phung po	saṃskāraskandha	aggregate of formative predispositions
’du shes kyi phung po	aṃjñāskandha	aggregate of perceptions
’du shes gsum		three perceptions of male, female, and nondual union
’dul bar byed pa	damana	control
’dre		evil spirit
’dod chags	rāga	desire
’dod pa	icchā	longing (second of four modes of faith)
’dod ma’i gnas lugs		original abiding nature
’dod zad		dispassion
rdo rje	vajra	adamantine reality, vajra (emblem), penis
rdo rje skyil krung	vajraparyaṅka	cross-legged adamantine posture
rdo rje rgya gram	viśvavajra	crossed vajra
rdo rje ’jig byed kyi rnal ’byor	union of Vajrabhairava
rdo rje nor bu	vajramaṇi	adamantine gem (i.e., penis)
rdo rje gtsug gtor	vajroṣṇīṣa	adamantine protuberance

rdo rje ’dzin pa’i sa		level of an adamantine holder (thirteenth buddha level)
rdo rje gsum gyi ril ’dzin		encompassing of the three adamantine realities
rdo rje’i gur	vajrapañjara	adamantine tent
rdo rje’i rba rlabs		adamantine waves of blessing (a yogic practice)
rdo rje’i bzlas pa		adamantine recitation
rdo rje’i lus	vajrakāya	adamantine body
rdo rje’i rva	vajra	prong
ldang ba’i rnal ’byor		yoga of reemergence
ldog gi tshad		evidence of pitfalls
sdigs mdzub	tarjanīmudrā	gesture of menace
sdug bsngal gyi sdug bsngal	duḥkhaduḥkhatā	suffering of suffering
sdug bsngal gsum	triduḥkhatā	three sorts of suffering
sdud rim	saṃhārakrama	phase of absorption (of wind)
sde tshan brgyad	aṣṭavarga	eight phonetic sets of syllables (consonants and vowels)
sdod tshugs pa		withdrawal
sdom pa gsum	trisaṃvara	three vows
sdom pa’i khrims		discipline of observing vows
brda dbang		symbolic empowerment
brda’ don ’grol ba’i sgron ma		lamp that unravels the symbolic meaning (third of five lamps)
bsdus ’joms	saṅghāta	crushing hell (third of eight hot hells)
nag khrid gsung bgros		black guidance that is discussed
nang gi skye mched lnga	pancādhyātmikāyatana	five inner sense fields

nang gi lhan cig skyes ma		innate inner state
nang bltas		internal inspection
nang nub ’dod yon grogs su ’khyer ba’i rnal ’byor		yoga that carries the attributes of desire on the path as an assist during mornings and evenings (second of six phases of continuous yoga)
nad gdon ’khrugs thub		capacity to agitate diseases and demonic possession (third of five capacities)
nā da	nāda	vibration
nam mkha’i khams	ākāśadhātu	space element
nam gung shes bya bum par gzhug pa’i rnal ’byor		yoga that induces knowable phenomena into the vase (of luminosity) at midnight (fourth of six phases of continuous yoga)
nor bu	maṇi	gem, penis
nor bu mig gsum		three-eyed gem
gnad	marma	crucial/essential point
gnad ’doms		essential point
gnad phyugs med dgu		nine unerring essentials (of dream yoga)
gnas kyi srung ba		protection of environment
gnas cha		abiding aspect
gnas brtan	sthavira	elder
gnas pa’i rnal ’byor		yoga of abiding
gnas tshad		correct standard
gnas lugs	sthiti	abiding nature of reality
gnas su dag pa		inherent purity
gnas sum mkha’ ’gro		ḍākinīs of the three abodes
mnar med	avīci	hell of ultimate torment (eighth of eight hot hells)
rnam gcod	vyavaccheda	preclusion

rnam rtog ’gyu tshad		plethora of fleeting conceptual thoughts
rnam thar sgo gsum	trivimokṣamukha	three gateways of liberation
rnam snang gi chos bdun	vairocanasaptadharma	sevenfold posture of Vairocana
rnam pa	ākāra	apparition, apparent form, sensum
rnam pa kun ldan gyi mchog dang ldan pa’i stong pa nyid	sarvākāraguṇopetaśūnyatā	emptiness in all its finest aspects
rnam par dpyad pa’i stong pa nyid	vicāraśūnyatā	analytical emptiness
rnam smin gyi ’bras bu	vipākaphala	ripening result of past actions
rnam smin gyi lus	vipākakāya	maturational body
rnam shes kyi phung po	vijnānaskandha	aggregate of consciousness
rnam shes sgo lnga		five sensory consciousnesses
rnam shes tshogs brgyad	aṣtavijñānakāya	eight aspects of consciousness
rnal ’byor	yoga	yoga, union, engagement
rnal ’byor gyi srung ba		protection of engagement
rna’i dbang po	śrotrendriya	sense faculty of the ears
snang chen		grand subtle perception (of whiteness) (second of four subtle perceptions)
snang mched thob gsum		three phases of subtle perception, diffusion, and attainment (i.e., whiteness, redness, and blackness at the time of death)
snang ba	ābhāsa	appearance, perception, pure visionary appearance (Great Perfection), subtle perception (first of four subtle perceptions)
snang ba mched pa		diffusion of subtle perception (i.e., redness)

snang [ba nyer] thob		attainment of subtle perception (i.e., blackness, third of four subtle perceptions)
snang ba byin gyis brlab pa		consecration of appearances
snang ba bzhi		four subtle perceptions, four pure visionary appearances (Great Perfection)
snang tshul		apparent modality
sna’i dbang po	ghrāṇendriya	sense faculty of the nose
snod	bhājana	inhabited world
snod drug		six hollow viscera
bsnol ma		cross
padma	padma	lotus, vagina
padma ltar gas pa	padmanaraka	hell of lotus-like cracks (seventh of eight cold hells)
padma ltar cher gas pa	mahāpadmanaraka	hell of large lotus-like cracks (eighth of eight cold hells)
po ti gdong ras can		labeled book
pod dbang		empowerment of the book
dpa’ bo gcig po	ekavīra	solitary spiritual warrior (i.e., without consort)
dpa’ bo chig chod		heroic determination
dpal be’u	śrīvatsa	heart-orb motif
dpe dang don gyi ye shes	upamārthajnāna	illustrative and genuine pristine cognitions
dpe don ston pa’i sgron ma		lamp that reveals the illustrative meaning (second of five lamps)
dpe’i ye shes	upamajnāna	exemplary pristine cognition
dpyod pa	vicāra	scrutiny
spang ba	parityāga, prahāṇa	renunciation

spu gri’i thang	kṣuranaraka	plain of razors (third neighboring hell)
spu ris		subtle distinction, hairbreadth distinction
spyi sbyor		general application
spyi gtsug bde chen gyi ’khor lo		crown cakra of supreme bliss
spyil bu	kuṭi	grass hermitage
spyod lam	caryāmārga, īryāpatha	regimen
sprul pa lte ba’i ’khor lo		navel cakra of emanation
sprul pa’i sku	nirmāṇakāya	buddha body of emanation
spros pa	prapañca	conceptual elaboration
pha rgyud	pitṛtantra	father tantra
pha chos		inherited teaching, ancestral teaching
pha rol gyi sems kyi mngon par shes pa	paracittābhijnā	extrasensory power of knowledge of the minds of others
phag mo’i brda dbang		symbolic empowerment of Vajravārāhī
phung po	skandha	aggregate
phung po lnga	pañcaskandha	five aggregates
phur bus gtab pa	kīlitana	thrusting of the ritual spike
phur bus btab pa	kīlita	struck by the ritual spike
pho skor	yogic	exercise of stomach rotation
pho zhe sdang skye ba’i yul		object giving rise to male hatred
phyag rgya chen po	mahāmudrā	Great Seal
phyag rgya chen po gding thub	capacity to fathom the Great Seal (fifth of five capacities)
phyag rgya chen po’i yi ge bzhi		four syllables of the Great Seal
phyag rgya bzhi	caturmudrā	four seals

phyag rgyun		practical transmission
phyi bltas		external inspection
phyi’i skye mched lnga	pancabāhyāyatana	five outer sense fields
phyin ci ma log pa’i yongs grub	aviparyāsapariniṣpanna	incontrovertible consummate nature
phyir phul ba	pratyarpita	pushing out
phyir mi ldog pa	avinivartanīya	incontrovertibility (fourth of four modes of faith)
phyed skyil	ardhaparyaṅka	semi-cross-legged posture
phra rgyas	anuśaya	subtle impulse
phra thig gi rnal ’byor		yoga of subtle vital essence
phrag dog	īrṣyā	jealousy
phrin las	kārya, karma	enlightened activity
’phangs		elevation (fourth of four applications of wind)
’phen stobs	ākṣepabala	power of propelling intention (second of five powers)
’pho skyas		excessive migration (second of four challenges)
’pho chung	saṃkrānti	minor cycle (of wind)
’pho chen	mahāsaṃkrānti	major cycle (of wind)
’pho ba	saṃkrānti	transference of consciousness
’phrul sbyar ba’i dbang		transformative empowerment
ba nu’i man ngag		pith instruction named cow’s udder
bag chags	vāsanā	propensity
bag chags kyi lus	vāsanākāya	body of propensities
bar thun rjes ma		next middle session of the day
bar do	antarābhava	intermediate state

bar do’i dag byed		purification of the intermediate state (second of three purifications)
bar srid	antarābhava	intermediate state
bu chung gi lam		way of Buchung
bu ’od gsal		child luminosity
bum pa can	kumbhaka	vase breathing
bum dbang	kalaśābhiṣeka	vase empowerment
bur ston chen po		molasses feast
be’u bum		anthology of teachings
bon po		Bonpo
bya grub pa’i ye shes	kṛtyānusthānajñāna	pristine cognition of accomplishment
bya btang		renunciation
bya bral		freedom from activity
bya ma rta	cāra	messenger
bya ra	adṛsyapuruṣa	sentinel
byang chub	bodhi	enlightenment
byang chub kyi phyogs chos	bodhipakṣadharma	factors conducive to enlightenment
byang chub kyi sems	bodhicitta	enlightened mind, generative essence/fluid
byang chub lnga	pañcabodhicitta	five generative essences
byang chub sems kyi thig le		vital essence of generative fluid, sphere of enlightened mind
byang chub sems dpa’		bodhisattva bodhisattva
byang chub sems dpa’i sdom pa	bodhisattvasaṃvara	vows of the bodhisattvas
byang sems gnyis		twofold enlightened mind
byams pa		maitrī loving-kindness
bying ba		magna mental dullness
bying rmugs		sluggish inertia
byin gyis rlabs pa’i rnal ’byor		yoga of consecration

byin rlabs	adhiṣṭhāna	blessing, consecration
byin rlabs bla ma’i rnal ’byor		union with the teacher (guru yoga) who confers blessings
byin rlabs bla ma’i ’pho ba		consciousness transference of the guru’s blessing
byin rlabs bzhi	caturadhiṣṭhāna	four blessings
byin brlabs rang byung gi sgron ma		lamp of self-originating consecration (fifth of five lamps)
byis ’jug bdun		seven neophyte empowerments (in Kālacakra)
bye ba khrag khrig	koṭiniyuta	million trillion
byed pa rgyu mthun	kāraṇaniṣyandahetuphala	result corresponding to its cause on the basis of past
activities
bram dze	brāhmaṇa	brahmin, priestly class
bris sku	citrapaṭa	icon
bla ma	guru	teacher
bla ma kun ’dus		Gathering of All Gurus (i.e., teacher)
bla rtsa		pulse of vitality
bla tshe		vitality
blo sna		excessive thought (third of four challenges)
dbang	abhiṣeka	empowerment
dbang gi yul	viṣaya	sense object
dbang gi las	vaṣitakriyā	rite of subjugation
dbang chog	abhiṣekakrama	empowerment rite
dbang bzhi	caturabhiṣeka	four empowerments
dbang bzhi pa	caturthābhiṣeka	fourth empowerment
dbang lag		orchid
dbu ma thal gyur ba	prāsaṅgika mādhyamika	consequentialist mādhyamika

dbu ma rang rgyud pa	svāntantrika mādhyamika	syllogistic mādhyamika
dbu ma’i ’bar ’dzag		burning and dripping (of syllables/vital essence) within the central channel
dbu ma’i lam	madhyamapratipat	middle way
dbu mdzad		chant master
dbugs ’byung ’jug		cycle of respiration
dbyings	dhatu	expanse
dbyibs kyi rnal ’byor		yoga of form
dbye		ritual separation
dbye cha		distinguished aspect
dbye byed		distinguisher
’bogs lugs		conferral
’byams pa bzhi		four pervasions (in dream yoga)
’byung nye ba rnams	adhyāpatti	specific subsidiary downfalls
’byung ba bzhi	caturbhūta	four elements
’byongs pa’i rtags bzhi		four signs of refinement
’bras bu	phala	fruition
’bras bu bzhi	catuḥphala	four types of result
’bras bu lhan cig skyes pa		coemergence of the result
sbyang ba gsum	triviśodhana	three refinements
sbyin pa	dāna	generosity, gift
sbyin pa gsum		three aspects of generosity
sbyor lam	prayogamārga	path of connection
ma rgyud	mātṛtantra	mother tantra
ma dag pa’i sgyu lus	aśuddhamāyakāya	impure illusory body
ma dag pa’i snang ba		impure appearances
ma ’od gsal		mother luminosity
ma rig kun ldan gti mug		delusion embodying all fundamental ignorance

mal		natural condition
mas brtan gyi dga’ ba bcu drug		sixteen aspects of delight, stabilized from below
mas brtan gyi dga’ ba bzhi		four delights ascending from below
mi bskyod pa		Akṣobhya, urine (coded term)
mi rtag pa	anitya	impermanence
mi rtog pa	avikalpanā	nonconceptualization
mi mthun pa’i dpe	pratidṛṣṭānta	simile of incompatibility
mi zad pa’i blo gros	akṣayamati	inexhaustible intelligence
mi slob pa’i zung ’jug		coalescence (of the path) of no-more-learning
mi’i klad pa	naragoda, mastaka	human brain
mi’i tshil		human fat
mig gi dbang po	cakṣurindriya	sense faculty of the eyes
mig thur ma		cataract scalpel
mig rtsa		optic nerve
mun khang	apavaraka	darkened room
me mnyam	samāna	fire-accompanying wind (associated with digestion)
me thab drug	six opposing stoves (posture of the hands, legs, and elbows)
me ma mur gyi ’obs	agnikhadā	pit of burning embers (first neighboring hell)
me long gi ye shes	ādarśajnāna	mirrorlike pristine cognition
me’i dkyil ’khor	agnimaṇḍala	maṇḍala of fire
me’i khams	tejodhātu	fire element
med snang khyab gsum		nonexistence, appearance, and pervasion
mo ’dod chags skye ba’i yul		object giving rise to female desire
mya ngan las ’das	nirvāṇa	nirvana

myong ba rgyu mthun	anubhavaniṣyandahetuphala	result corresponding to its cause on the basis of past experience
dman pa dbyibs kyi rnal ’byor		yoga of lower forms
dmigs tho		list of visualizations
dmigs pa’i snying po dus gsum		three essential phases of visualization
dmigs pa’i gnas drill		quintessential points of visualization
rmi nyams		experience of dreams
rmi lam	svapna	dream yoga
rmi lam bsgyur ba		transformation of dreams
rmi lam spel ba		increase of dreams
rmi lam sbyang ba		refinement of dreams
rmi lam gzung ba		retention of dreams
rmongs	vyāmoha	obfuscation
smad dkris	ardhoruka	skirt
smar khrid mdzub btsugs		direct guidance that is pointed out
smin lam	path of maturation (empowerment)
smon pa’i byang chub sems	praṇidhibodhicitta	aspirational enlightenment
smon lam stobs	praṇidhānabala	power of aspirational prayer (fifth of five powers)
tsog bu	utkuṭaka	crouching posture
gtsug gtor	uṣṇīṣa	crown protuberance
gtsub shing me’i ’khrul ’khor		kindling fire with a rubbing stick (yogic exercise)
gtso bo sems dpa’ sum brtsegs		three-tiered principal beings (of commitment, pristine cognition, and meditative stability)

gtso bo’i nga rgyal	pradhānāhaṃkāra	egocentricity of primal matter
btsan bkra		auspicious tsen spirit
btsan thabs	haṭha	forceful method
rtsa	nāḍi	channel
rtsa khyim		framework of channels
rtsa ’khor ’dab ma		channel branch
rtsa brgyud bla ma’i thig le drug		six spheres of the teachers of the root lineage (Kadampa)
rtsa dag sku rdo rje		channels as the adamantine reality of buddha body
rtsa mdud		channel knot
rtsa ’dab		channel branch
rtsa ba rgyu’i rnal ’byor		union of the primary causal basis
rtsa ba’i bla ma	mūlaguru	root teacher
rtsa ba’i rlung lnga	pancavāta	five primary winds
rtsa ba’i sems	mūlacitta	fundamental mind
rtsa dbu ma	avadhūti	central channel
rtsa sbubs		channel enclosure
rtsa’i rnal ’byor	nāḍiyoga	yoga of the channels
rtsub rlung bstan thabs		forceful method of rough breathing
rtsub rlung bum pa can		rough vase breathing
rtsol ba	prayatna, samudyoga	articulation of sound, exertion
rtsol ba’i rlung		wind of exertion
brtse ba	prema	love
brtsegs kyi yi ge		stacked letter
brtson ’grus	vīrya	perseverance
tsha ba	tapana	heating hell (sixth of eight hot hells)
tshang bug	brahmārandha	fontanel

tshad med bzhi	caturaprameya	four immeasurable aspirations
tshad rims kyis ’debs pa		affliction through fever
tshig brgyud chen po		great word transmission
tshig zin		memo
tshigs chen bcu gnyis		twelve major joints
tshul khrims	śīla	ethical discipline
tshe grub		long-life attainment
tshe dbang		long-life empowerment
tsheg drag	visarga	visarga (aspiration marker)
tshogs	sambhāra	accumulation, provision
tshogs	gaṇa	communal offering
tshogs lam	sambhāramārga	path of provisions
tshor ba’i phung po	vedanāskandha	aggregate of feelings
mtshan rtags bzhi		four signs indicative of nighttime yoga
mtshan dpe	lakṣaṇavyañjana	major and minor marks
mtshan ma lnga		five signs (of the dissolution of the elements)
mtshan mo’i rnal ’byor	rātriyoga	nighttime yoga
mtshams sbyor	anusandhi	reconnection (with propensities of past life), reincarnation
mtshogs ma		fontanel
mdzod spu	ūrṇakośa	hair ringlet
’dzin pa	grahaṇa	retention (fourth branch of six-branch yoga)
rdzu ’phrul gyi mngon par shes pa	ṛddhyābhijñā	extrasensory power of miraculous abilities
rdzogs pa chen po	mahāsandhi	Great Perfection
rdzogs rim	sampannakrama	perfection stage (of meditation)

wal wal		vibrant
zhi ba	śānta	calm
zhi ba’i las	śāntikriyā	rite of pacification
zhi bar byed pa	śamana	calming
zhi byed	śamana	pacification
zhun chen		melted human fat
zhe sdang rdo rje	dveṣavajra	adamantine reality of hatred
gzhan stong		extraneous emptiness
gzhan dbang	paratantra	dependent nature
gzhan ’byor lnga	pancānyasampat	five circumstantial advantages
gzhal yas khang	vimāna	celestial palace
gzhi	ādhāra, āśraya, mūla	ground
gzhi gnas	śamatha	calm abiding
gzhi rtsa bcad		basis that eradicates obscuration (first of the four syllables of the Great Seal)
gzhi’i rgyud		continuum of the ground
gzhil ba	praśāntaka	crushing (third of four applications of wind)
bzhag thabs bstan		presentation of the means of establishing the nature of mind (second of the four syllables of the Great Seal)
za byed las		devouring rites
zab gnad lnga		five profound essentials
zab pa sngags kyi rnal ’byor		yoga of profound mantras
zung ’jug gi sku	yuganaddhakāya	body of coalescence

zung ’jug yi dam kyi ’pho ba		consciousness transference into the coalescent meditational deity
zla ba chu shel	candramaṇi	pure crystal
gza’	stroke-causing demon
gza’ gtad med		without referential object
gzugs	rūpa	sights, matter
gzugs kyi phung po	rūpaskandha	aggregate of physical forms
gzugs sku	rūpakāya	buddha body of form
bzung ’dzin	grāhyagrahaṇa	subject-object dichotomy, dualistic perception
bzod pa	kṣānti	tolerance
’og gi skyil krung		lower posture
’og sgo	pāyu	lower gate
’og rlung		lower wind
’od kyi gong bu		globe of light
’od kyi gtum mo		luminous fierce inner heat
’od gsal	prabhāsvara	luminosity
yang dag par rgyu ba	genuine movement
yang sos	sanjīva	reviving hell (first of eight hot hells)
yas thags		Bon ritual ingredients
yi ge ’god pa	akṣaranyāsa	arrangement of letters
yi ge drug ma	ṣaḍakṣara	six-syllable mantra
yi ge bdun ma	saptakṣara	seven-syllable mantra of Cakrasaṃvara
yi ge med pa’i brda thabs		unwritten symbolic method
yi dam	iṣṭadevatā	meditational deity
yi dam kun ’dus		Gathering of All Meditational Deities
yi dvags	preta	anguished spirit

yid ches	adhimukti	confidence (third of four modes of faith)
yid lus	manomayakāya	mental body
yin nges rnam bzhi		four definitive presences
yin lugs		real nature
yungs kar	sarṣapa	mustard
yul mkhyen gsum		three aspects of objective understanding
yul can lnga	pañcaviṣayin	five sensory consciousnesses
yul drug	ṣaḍviṣaya	six sense objects
ye grol		timeless liberation
ye shes	jnāna	pristine cognition
ye shes kyi sku	jnānakāya	body of pristine cognition
ye shes kyi rnal ’byor	jnānayoga	yoga of pristine cognition
ye shes kyi phyag rgya	jnānamudrā	seal of pristine cognition
ye shes kyi rig ma		consort embodying the awareness of pristine cognition
ye shes lnga	pancajnāna	five pristine cognitions
ye shes sems dpa’	jnānasattva	being of pristine cognition
yer yer		quivering
yo ’bog	elm tree
yon tan	guṇa	enlightened attribute
yon tan brgyad	aṣṭaguṇa	eight attributes (of the eight elements)
g.yas rol	ardhaparyaṅkalalita	posture of right-sided royal ease
g.yung drung	svāstika	svastika motif
g.yon rol	rājalalita	posture of left-sided royal ease
ra mo	shag	Solomon’s seal
rak ta	rakta	blood, menses
rang ’gros		natural momentum

rang ’gyu		natural momentum
rang ngo		intrinsic nature/face
rang stong		intrinsic emptiness
rang dvangs		naturally clear
rang dran rig		intrinsic awareness
rang mdangs		natural glow
rang babs		natural state
rang babs rnam gsum		three natural states (of body, speech, and mind)
rang byin rlabs	svādhiṣṭhāna	self-consecration
rang ’byor lnga	pañcasvasampat	five individual advantages
rang bzhin	svabhāva	intrinsic nature, inherent existence
rang bzhin gyi rigs		buddha nature, enlightened heritage that naturally abides
rang bzhin brgyad cu’i rnam rtog		conceptual thoughts that partake of eighty natural expressions
rang rtsal		natural energy
rang rig	svasaṃvedana	intrinsic awareness
rang rig pa’i dag pa		purity of intrinsic awareness (third of three purities)
rang so	svadhārā	natural position
rab tu rgyu ba	pracāra	intense movement
rab tu byung ba	pravrajyā	mendicant ordination
rab tu tsha ba	pratāpana	intense heating hell (seventh of eight hot hells)
ral gri lo ma’i nags	asipatravana	forest of swordlike leaves (fourth neighboring hell)
rig gdangs		radiant awareness
rig pa	vidyā, saṃvedana	awareness
rig pa rten du gnas pa		resting of awareness on its support

rig pa rdo rje’i lu gu rgyud		adamantine chain of awareness
rig pa’i ngo sprod		introduction to awareness
rig pa’i rang so		natural state of awareness
rig ma		female consort embodying awareness
rig ’dzin	vidyādhara	awareness holder
rig ’dzin gyi sdom pa	vidyādharasamvara	vows of the awareness holders
rigs	kula	enlightened family
rigs lnga	pañcakula	five enlightened families
rigs lnga yum lnga		five lords of enlightened heritage and their five female consorts
rigs lnga’i ril ’dzin		encompassing of the five enlightened families
rigs gcig	ekakula	single enlightened family
rigs ldan gyi gzhi gzung		holding the family-endowed basis
rigs ma		female partner
rim gyis pa		gradual
rim sbyor		sequential phases of application
ril ’dzin	piṇḍagrāha	encompassing
re khā nag po	kālarekhā	black outline
reg bya	spraṣṭavya	tangible
rengs pa	stambhana	paralysis
ro	rasa	taste
ro mnyam	samarasa	common savor
ro ma	rasanā	right channel
ro myags kyi ’dam		swamp of putrefied corpses (second neighboring hell)
rlung	vāyu	wind
rlung khug pa		cycle of wind
rlung gi dkyil ’khor	vāyumaṇḍala	maṇḍala of wind

rlung gi khams	vāyudhātu	wind element
rlung gi bdag po		mastery of the winds
rlung rgyu ba’i byed las		dynamic functions of the movement of wind
rlung gnas		location of winds
rlung bum pa can	kumbhaka	vase breathing
rlung sbyor		union of upper and lower winds
rlung sbyor lnga		five applications of the winds (of the elements)
rlung sbyor bdun		seven applications of wind
rlung sbyor bzhi ldan		fourfold application of wind
rlung gzhil ba		exhalation of breath
rlung sems		subtle energy and mind
rlung sems dbyer med		indivisibility of subtle energy and mind
rlung srog rtsol	prāṇayāma	winds of vital breath and exertion
lag khrid		firsthand guidance
lam	mārga	path
lam khyer dgu		nine things carried on the path
lam ’khyer		carrying of the nature of mind on the path (fourth of the four syllables of the Great Seal)
lam gyi bden pa	mārgasatya	truth of the path
lam gyi rim gnyis		two stages of the path
lam lnga	pancamārga	five paths
lam rim	paṭhakrama	graduated path
lam lam		dazzling
las		karma ritual, action, impact of past deeds
las kyi phyag rgya	karmamudrā	action seal, female mudra

las kyi rlung	karmavāyu	wind of past actions
las mkhan		acolyte
las mgon		ritual acolyte of Mahākāla
las rgya	karmamudrā	action seal, female mudra
las rgyu ’bras		causes and results of past actions
las snang gyi dngos po		entities that appear on the basis of past actions
las byed pa’i ’khor lo gnyis		two active cakras
las tshogs	karmagaṇa	liturgical/ritual feast offering
las bzhi	catuḥkarma	four rites
las gshin		acolyte of Yama
lus kyi ’khrul ’khor		physical exercise
lus kyi dbang po		sense faculty of the body
lus dkyil	kāyamaṇḍala	body maṇḍala
lus dkrugs ’khor		yogic exercise that stimulates the body
lus nyams		experience of the body
lus gnad		essential physical posture
lus rnam gzhag		structure of the subtle body
lus dben sku rdo rje’i rnal ’byor		yoga of the adamantine buddha body that entails the isolation of the ordinary body
lus zungs	physical constituent
lus shin tu sbyangs pa	prasrabdhakāya	extreme physical refinement
le lan	aparādha	criticism, offense
log gnon rnam pa lnga		five (subsidiary pith instructions) of suppression
long gtam		excessive chatter (fourth of four challenges)
longs spyod kyi rlabs		wave of perfect rapture (a yogic exercise)

longs spyod sgrin gyi ’khor lo	throat cakra of perfect resource
longs spyod rdzogs pa’i sku	sambhogakāya	buddha body of perfect resource
sha lnga	pancamāṃsa	five meats
sha chen	mahāmāṃsa	sacramental human flesh
sha ba’i ril ma		deer droppings
sha ma li’i sdong po		hill of iron śālmali trees (fifth neighboring hell)
sha gzugs		monastic boots
shig ge		open
shel sbub can		crystal tube
shes sgrib	jneyāvaraṇa	obscuration of knowledge
shes bya rgyud rim		stage of continuum to be known
shes rab	prajnā	wisdom
shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa	prajnāpāramitā	transcendent perfection of wisdom
shes rab ye shes kyi dbang	prajnājnānābhiṣeka	empowerment of discerning pristine cognition
gshang rlung		anal wind
bshad tshom		public exegesis
sa	bhūmi	bodhisattva level
sa bdag	bhūmipati	spirit lords of the soil
sa gnon	bhūmisparśamudrā	earth-subduing gesture
sa bon	bīja	seed syllable, generative fluid
sa bon dang bcas pa’i rim pa		stage conjoined with the seed syllables (first of four stages)

sa bon med pa’i sna tshogs rdo rje		(stage of) the crossed vajra in which the seed syllables are absent (second of four stages)
sa rlung		wind of the earth element
sangs rgyas		buddha buddha
sangs rgyas kyi ma ’dres pa’i chos bco brgyad	aṣṭādaśāveṇikabuddhadharma	eighteen distinct attributes of the buddhas note: this was missing in 1st pass
sad ’byams		pervasion of wakefulness (second of four pervasions)
sad bzhi		four challenges
sa’i kham		earth element
sal sal		clear
sing sing		pulsating
sun byin stobs		power of eradication (fourth of five powers)
sum mdo		channel of triple intersection (below the navel)
seng ge rnam rol phyag rgya	siṃhaśayyā	posture of the lion’s play
seng ge’i nyal stabs		posture of a reclining lion
sems	citta	mind
sems skyil	sattvaparyaṅka	bodhisattva posture
sems bskyed	cittotpāda	setting the mind on enlightenment
sems can gyi don byed		discipline of acting for the benefit of sentient beings
sems ’jog	cittasthāpanā	mental placement
sems nyams	naṣṭacitta	experience of the mind
sems nyid	cittatva	nature of mind
sems gnas cha		abiding aspect of mind
sems dpa’i skyil krung	sattvaparyaṅka	bodhisattva posture

sems dben thugs rdo rje’i rnal ’byor		yoga of adamantine buddha mind that entails the isolation of ordinary mind
sems ’dzin	cittadhāraṇa	mental focus
sems gzung man ngag dgu		nine pith instructions concerning mental focus/retention of mind
ser sna	mātsarya	miserliness
so tham pa	aṭaṭa	hell of chattering teeth (fifth of eight cold hells)
so thar gyi sdom pa	prātimokṣasaṃvara	vows of individual liberation
so ma	soma	fresh
so sor sdud pa	pratyahara	composure (first branch of six-branch yoga)
so sor rang rig	pratisamvedana	particularizing intrinsic awareness
sor ’jog nyid		unmodified basic state
sor rtog pa’i ye shes	pratyavekṣaṇajñāna	pristine cognition of discernment
sor sdud	pratyāhāra	composure (six-branch yoga)
sor sdud kyi ting nge ’dzin	pratyāhārasamādhi	meditative stability of composure
sor mo	aṅguli	digit, finger width
srid pa’i dbang		empowerment of conditioned existence
srid zhi’i mtha’ gnyis		two extremes of existence and quiescence
srung ’khor	rakṣācakra	protective circle
srung ba bzhi		four protections
srog	prāṇa, āyuḥ	vitality, vital breath, aspiration (sound)
srog gi rlung	prāṇavāyu	wind of vital breath
srog gi srung ba	prāṇarakṣā	protection of life breath
srog sngags		life-extracting mantra

srog snying		vital heart mantra
srog thig		vitality essence
srog thur bsre ba		mingling vital breath with downward purgative wind
srog dang rtsol ba	prāṇayāma	breath control (third branch of six-branch yoga)
srog rtsol gi rlung	prāṇāyāma	breath control (i.e., control of the winds of vitality and exertion)
srog rtsol rlung gi rnal ’byor		union of the winds of vitality and exertion, yoga of breath control
srog ’dzin	prāṇāyāma	breath control
srog rlung	prāṇa	life-sustaining wind, wind of vitality, wind of life breath
srog shing	yaṣṭi	axis of vitality (central channel), life-giving axis
srod la dbang po bzhi la bsdu ba’i rnal ’byor	yoga that gathers the four powers at twilight (third of six phases of continuous yoga)
slob pa’i zung ’jug		coalescence (of the paths) of learning
slob ma	śiṣya	disciple
gsang chen rigs gcig		unique and most secret enlightened family
gsang rten		secret support
gsang spyod ri thub		capacity to dwell in mountains, engaged in secret practice (second of five capacities)
gsang ba nor bu’i thig le		vital essence of the genitals
gsang ba’i snyoms ’jug	guhyasamāpatti	secret equipoise
gsang ba’i rim pa		secret stage (fourth of four stages)

gsang dbang	guhyābhiṣeka	secret empowerment
gsang rlung		secret wind
gsal ba	prakāśa	radiance
gsal ba’i sems	prakāśacitta	luminous mind
gsal le gnas cha		radiant and abiding aspects
gsung	vāk	buddha speech
gsung rdo rje	vāgvajra	adamantine reality of buddha speech
gsung mi zad pa	akṣayavāk	inexhaustible buddha speech
gsung rabs kyi sde bcu gnyis	dvādaśāṅgapravacana	twelve branches of the scriptures
gsum pa’i ye shes		pristine cognition of the third empowerment
gser ’gyur gyi rtsi	rasāyana	alchemical transformation of gold
bsam gtan	dhyāna	meditative concentration (second branch of six-branch yoga)
bsam gtan gyi yan lag dgu	navadhyānāṅga	nine branches of meditative concentration
bsen		attachment spirit
bslab pa	śikṣā	precept
lha so so’i dag pa		purity of an individual deity (second of three purities)
lhag mthong	vipaśyanā	higher insight
lhag pa’i lha	adhideva	preferred deity
lhan skyes	sahaja	coemergence (fourth of four pure appearances)
lhan skyes dga’ ba	sahajānanda	coemergent delight
lhan skyes gnas lugs		innate abiding nature
lhan skyes ye shes	sahajajnāna	coemergent pristine cognition
lhan cig skyes sbyor		coemergent union

lhan cig skyes gsum		threefold coemergence
lhan lhan		bright
lha’i rna’i mngon par shes pa	divyaśrotrābhijnā	extrasensory power of clairaudience
lha’i mig gi mngon par shes pa	divyacakṣurābhijñā	extrasensory power of divine clairvoyance
lhun grub	anābhoga	spontaneous presence
lhun grub rin po che’i sbubs		precious enclosure of spontaneous presence
lhug pa loose a chu zer ba	huhuva	hell of groans (third of eight cold hells)
a ru ra gser mdog	harītakī	golden myrobalan
utpal ltar gas pa	utpala	hell of lily-like cracks (sixth of eight cold hells)