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Vinayadatta (
’dul bas byin
)
Rite of the Great Illusion Ma
ṇḍ
ala
gur
ū
pade
ś
an
ā
mamah
ā
m
ā
y
ā
ma
ṇḍ
alop
ā
yika
sgyu ’phrul chen mo’i dkyil ’khor gyi cho ga bla ma’i zhal snga’i man ngag P2517, vol. 57; Toh. 1645
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dbyangs can dga' ba'i blo gros, a khya yongs 'dzin,
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Lamp Thoroughly Illuminating the Presentation of the Three Basic Bodies
gzhi’i sku gsum gyi rnam gzhag rab gsal sgron me
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Illumination of the Meaning of Action Tantra
bya rgyud don gsal
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Abhay
ā
kara, 277, 344, 345, 366
Clusters of Quintessential Instructions
, 374
able to establish itself from its own side without being mentally imputed, 15
absence of inherent existence, 15, 16, 31,
32, 34, 35, 39, 40, 48, 49, 50, 63, 81, 99,
108, 159, 187, 253, 340
action, 29, 41, 93, 101, 107, 127, 130, 182,
184, 186, 201, 210, 212, 217, 228, 231,
234, 235, 247, 317, 321, 322, 331, 370,
371, 378
Action Tantra, 8, 9, 45, 46, 50, 52, 56, 66,
80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 91, 95, 115, 117,
121, 126, 130, 133, 134, 137, 151, 158,
160, 162, 165, 167, 222, 225, 278, 292,
297, 298, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308,
309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316,
317, 321, 323, 325, 329, 330, 336, 343,
344, 345, 346, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352,
353, 355, 356, 378, 379, 380, 381, 383,
385, 386
controversy over deity yoga, 303 Action Tantra lineages, three, 57, 84, 85,
97, 100, 173, 179, 198
lotus, 97, 167, 168, 171, 172, 173, 176,
177, 189, 195, 196, 343
One-Gone-Thus, 97
vajra, 97
activities, 7, 40, 59, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 93,
99, 100, 103, 104, 107, 108, 118, 139,
158, 163, 165, 172, 174, 181, 191, 194,
195, 199, 202, 209, 213, 220, 222, 253,
273, 277, 282, 291, 292, 301, 305, 321,
324, 340, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353,
354, 355, 356, 357, 376, 383, 384, 385
external, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 357,
383
affirming negative, 50
afflictive emotion, 10, 13, 34, 37, 59, 88,
91, 99, 101, 106, 107, 117, 119, 124, 125,
126, 128, 133, 148, 162, 163, 185, 186,
206, 210, 213, 215, 216, 217, 219, 220,
228, 250, 252, 259, 267, 282, 287, 288,
289, 329, 330, 331, 332, 334, 337, 355,
372
innate, 162
predominant, 330
uncommon, 125
aggregates, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28,
29, 30, 32, 40, 48, 187, 236, 246, 247,
249, 255
Ala
ṃ
kakalasha, 322, 331
Commentary on the “Vajra Garland Tantra”
, 321, 381
alchemist, 75
alternation, 153, 154
altruism, 7, 40, 60, 63, 81, 87, 88, 93, 105,
106, 107, 108, 122, 126, 165, 167, 171,
181, 185, 202, 267, 269, 270, 271, 272,
273, 333, 334, 338, 339
altruistic intention to become enlightened, 40, 106, 167, 171, 181,
185, 267, 269, 271, 272, 273, 333
ambrosia, 53, 54, 55, 109, 136, 188, 191,
221, 252
analysis, 9, 10, 18, 20, 23, 26, 27, 29, 31, 32,
34, 35, 37, 43, 66, 108, 109, 122, 125,
153, 154, 155, 159, 208, 278, 292, 293,
295, 299, 305, 315, 318, 323, 325, 345,
354, 371, 372
power of, 154, 155, 201
Ā
nandagarbha, 226, 278, 380
Illumination of Principles
, 376 antidote, 16, 33, 34, 118, 119, 120, 121,
122, 123, 125, 126, 129, 161, 162, 250,
343, 345, 346, 347, 361
Aparantaka-Vaibh
āṣ
hikas, 325
appearance factor, 59, 65, 81, 157, 158,
159, 201
arrow, 14, 346
Ā
ryadeva
Lamp Compendium for Practice
, 235, 311
Asa
ṅ
ga, 118, 314, 361
Actuality of the Levels
, 361 ascertaining entailment, 20, 22, 40, 48
ascertainment factor, 59, 65, 81, 157, 158,
159, 201
aspiration
as antidote to laziness, 125 assimilation, 55, 65, 66, 70, 71, 77, 80, 330 Atisha
Compilation of All Pledges
, 205, 240, 241,
242, 372
414
Tantric Techniques
Means of Achievement of Vimalo
ṣ
h
ṇīṣ
ha
, 306
autonomous complex, 65, 75, 76, 77, 78,
79, 80, 88, 90, 153, 159
secondary, 79
autonomy, 76, 77, 79, 104
Autonomy School, 274
Avalokiteshvara, 100, 165, 170, 171, 175,
176, 179, 188, 189, 198, 199, 345
base, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, 59, 92, 93,
135, 140, 207, 242, 246, 312, 313
basis of designation, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22,
23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 59, 81, 147
Bh
ā
vaviveka, 119
Heart of the Middle
, 119
bhr
ūṃ
, 95, 175
blessing, 57, 89, 95, 109, 121, 170, 179, 206,
215, 221, 236
meaning, 58
bliss, 34, 78, 130, 131, 132, 150, 151, 155,
181, 200, 201, 212, 213, 215, 216, 227,
233, 234, 236, 247, 260, 275, 276, 279,
280, 283, 287, 289, 290, 303, 309, 325,
328, 336, 338, 340, 341, 343, 344, 345,
346, 347, 348, 356, 365, 369, 370, 372,
373, 377, 381, 383, 384
Bodhisattva, 54, 56, 88, 101, 102, 103, 127,
160, 162, 167, 171, 177, 180, 188, 191,
208, 210, 217, 221, 222, 224, 227, 240,
241, 265, 266, 267, 271, 279, 287, 288,
334, 372
Bodhisattva Vehicle, 265 body
complete enjoyment, 235, 260, 280
divine, 57, 58, 93, 94, 109, 110, 111,
112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 120, 121,
130, 134, 138, 139, 149, 150, 152,
156, 157, 158, 161, 189, 190, 191,
193, 194, 199, 200, 201, 217, 218,
271, 305
emanation, 259, 260, 280
enjoyment, 259
form, 65, 96, 266, 268, 270, 271, 277,
278, 290, 291, 315, 339, 365, 373,
374, 375, 376, 377, 379
maturation, 377
of attributes, 65, 235, 241, 246, 259,
260, 266, 268, 270, 271, 277, 278,
280, 286, 290
truth, 375, 377, 379
branches of repetition, four, 85, 107, 108,
140, 141, 142, 148, 155, 166, 174
breath, 93, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116,
123, 137, 139, 140, 141, 149, 156, 190,
192, 193, 194, 195, 199, 200, 316
Brief Explication of Initiations
, 275, 365
Buddha lineage, 32, 51
Buddha nature, 32, 40, 51