counteracting
eliminating
to friends and relatives
motivation of
pacifying
Avalokiteshvara
Avatamsaka Sutra
aversion
awakening mind, twenty-one types
awareness. See also discriminative awareness; pristine awareness
basis, establishing
Bhavaviveka, Essence of Madhyamaka
bliss
Bodhgaya
bodhichitta, awakening mind of
after enlightenment
as cause of omniscience
conventional
generating
results of
stages of developing
time in obtaining
ultimate
in union of calm abiding and special insight
Bodhisattva Collection
Bodhisattva levels, ten
Bodhisattva Section
Bodhisattva vow
Bodhisattvas
attaining level of
intention of
practices of
way of life
wisdom and concentration of
wisdom and skillful means of
body
brain
breath
Buddha Shakyamuni
enlightenment of
image as meditation object
meditation instruction of
ordinary beings and
qualities of
respect for
teachings based on experience of
Buddha-bodies, two types
Buddhahood
aspiration for
attaining
causes of
potential for
for the sake of others, attaining
Buddha-nature
Buddhapalita
Buddhas
Buddha’s Body, Speech and Mind, representations of
Buddhism
Buddhist philosophy
calm abiding
beginning session
characteristic of
description of
as initial practice
limits of
nine stages of
obstacles to
prerequisites for
purpose of
as single-pointed concentration
and special insight, differences between
and special insight, need for both
wisdom generated from
See also union of calm abiding and special insight
cause and effect
causes
causes and conditions
of Buddhahood
cultivating correct
in cultivating realization
dependence on
of ignorance and antidote
pervasive suffering and
of suffering
cessation, Noble Truth of
Chandrakirti
Chapter on Controlling Evil Forces
Chittamatra school
Christianity
clairvoyance
clarity
in apprehending meditation object
focusing on
gaining
loss of
clear light mind
clinging
Cloud of Jewels Sutra
Commentary on (Dignaga’s) “Compendium of Valid Cognition”
commitment being
compassion
all-embracing
bodhichitta and
embodying
equanimity and
as essential
generating
habituating to
meditating on
motivation of
in post-meditation
purifying
results of
as root of wisdom
of spiritual teachers
spontaneous
three types
Compendium of Perfect Dharma
concentration
higher levels of
lack of
non-abiding
stages of
vajra-like
view and
and wisdom, balance between
conceptual elaborations
conceptual thought
conditions, types of
conducive environment, five characteristics of
confidence
conscientiousness
consciousness
awareness of
continuity of
function of
immediate condition for
investigating
contemplation
contentment
conventional truth
conviction
correct view
courage
creators
cycle of existence
death, benefits of meditation at
debate
defects, five
deities, meditational
delight
dependent arising
Descent into Lanka Sutra
desire
Dharma
compassion as root of
preservation and furthering of
signs of true practitioner
study of
three defects of listeners
Dharmakirti
diet, proper
diligence
discipline
discriminative awareness
disillusionment
disintegration
distraction
doubt
dreams
dullness
antidotes to
freedom from
gross and subtle
education
effort
balancing
in developing compassion
in meditation
relaxing
in two accumulations
eighteen elements
emotions, disturbing
of all sentient beings
of Bodhisattvas
challenge of
countering
disgust with, cultivating
eliminating
as obscuration to omniscience
pacifying through wisdom
pervasive misery and
purifying
as root of cyclic existence
suffering of
temporary suppressing by calm abiding
empathy
emptiness
direct insight into
great compassion and
logical establishment of
meditation on
of mind
and nihilism, differences between
refining knowledge of
of sentient beings
subtle
supreme
view of, intellectually understanding
endurance
enemies
enlightenment
equal taste
equanimity
ethical discipline
everyday life. See also post-meditation
excitement
antidotes to
freedom from
gross and subtle
Extensive Collection of All Qualities Sutra
faith
First Among the Supreme of Glorious
Form Body
formless world
Four Noble Truths
&nbs
p; freedom from elaboration
Fundamental Wisdom (Nagarjuna)
Gen Nyima, Ven.
generosity. See also six perfections
goals
gods, misery of
Great Accomplishment (Dzogchen)
Great Commentary on Kalacakra (Buton)
great compassion
abiding in
for all sentient beings
cultivating
generating
in post-meditation
Great Seal of Mahamudra
Great Stages of the Path (Tsongkhapa)
Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life (Shantideva)
Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava
happiness
from caring for others
desire for
experiencing
foundation of
as misery of change
temporary contaminated
wishing for others’
hatred
Heap of Jewels Sutra
Hearers
Heart Sutra
hells
higher realms
Hill of Gaya Head Sutra
Hinayana vehicle
honesty
humans. See also precious human life
hungry ghosts
Hvashang
identitylessness
ignorance
Illumination of the Middle Way (Kamalashila)
illusory nature
immediate condition
impermanence
of aggregates
in developing equanimity
meditating on
pervasive misery and
of sentient beings
impermanent condition
inferential cognition
inherent/intrinsic existence
instruction, seeking extensive
intelligence
intentions. See also motivation
interdependence
interdependent origination. See dependent arising
interest, antidote of
introspection
Ishvara
Jewel in the Crown Sutra
joy
Kadam Geshe Sangpuwa
Kadampa tradition
Kagyu tradition
Kamalashila. See also Stages of Meditation
karma
Kham
Khunnu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen
kindness. See also loving-kindness
King of Meditative Stabilization Sutra
knowledge, Buddhist approach to
lam rim
latent potencies
laziness
liberation
for Bodhisattvas
certainty in
resultant
solitary
Ling Rinpoche
listening
logic and reasoning
in determining validity
faith supported by
role of
in understanding self
loving-kindness
Madhyamika (Middle Way)
Mahayana vehicle
bodhichitta in
cherishing others in
five paths of
wisdom in
Maitreya
meat, “pure,”
meditation
analytical and single-pointed
on compassion
on equanimity
formal and post-meditation periods, need for
on impermanence
on loving-kindness
non-conceptual
purpose of
on selflessness
on suchness
on suffering
without exertion
See also calm abiding; special insight
Meditation on Faith in the Mahayana Sutra
mental activity
mental attitude, role of
mental capacities, differences in
mental continuum
mental defilement
mental engagement
mental potential
mental torpor
merit. See also accumulation of merit and insight
merit-field, visualization of
method and wisdom
Middle Path
Milarepa
mind
as appearances
automatic responses, examining
as beginningless
and bliss, conjoined
body and speech and, relationship between
defects of
and Dharma, integration of
elephant-like
emptiness of
intrinsic nature of
investigating
lack of true identity of
limitless quality of expansion of
perceiving
relinquishing defects, sign of
understanding
mind training
mindfulness
as antidote
of Bodhisattvas’ good qualities
of clear awareness
in listening to Dharma
in post-meditation
miraculous powers
misery. See also suffering
modern science
monastic discipline
Moon Lamp Sutra
motivation
of compassion
of kindness
in listening to Dharma
positive, generating
in spiritual practice
of spiritual teachers
for training
wholesome, importance of
mundane activities
Nagarjuna
negation
negative actions
neutrality, feeling of
nihilism
nirvana
as chief goal
of Hearers
non-abiding
for one’s self only
non-duality
Nyingma tradition
objects of knowledge
objects of meditation
for calm abiding
differences in calm abiding and special insight
forgetting
loosing focus on
regarded as reflection
selecting
in special insight
obscurations
obstacles. See also defects, five
offerings
omniscience
attaining
basis of
causes and conditions for
as chief goal
function of
impermanence of
pledge to attain
potential for
path
of accumulation
common
establishing
faith in
of meditation
of preparation
progress on
of seeing
showing others
uninterrupted and liberated
patience
peace
perception
bare
deliberating stopping
mistaken
ordinary
valid basis of
Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
perfection of wisdom teachings
Perfection Vehicle
permanence
perseverance
pervasive misery
phenomena
analyzing
as basis
categories of
compassion focused on
conventional
identitylessness of
nature of
perception of
reasoning in establishing
two types
philosophical tenets, four systems of
pliancy, physical and mental
post-meditation
posture
Prajna Verma
Prayer of Noble Conduct
prayers
precious human life
pristine awareness
production
prostrations
Pure Field of Engagement
purification
Questions of Narayana Sutra
reality. See also ultimate reality
realms of existence
rebirth
refuge
regret
renunciation
repulsiveness, meditation on
results
results/fruit
retreats
Sangye Tenzin
scripture
authority of
definitive and interpretive meaning in
interpretation, three criteria
three-tier analysis of
seeds. See also latent potencies
seed-syllables
self-centered attitude
selflessness
gross
mind perceiving
realization in three vehicles
in tenet systems
in three Turnings
true meaning of
two types
wisdom understanding
selflessness of persons
selflessness of phenomena
gross and subtle
meditation on
realization of
sensory consciousnesses, five
sentient beings
as beginningless
Buddha’s compassion for
compassion focused on
dispositions of, differences in
equality of, convention and ultimate
equanimity toward
generating strong wish to free from suffering
motivation to benefit
ripening
wish to free from suffering
Serkong Rinpoche
seven-branch practice
Shantarakshita
Shantideva. See also Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life (Shantideva)
signlessness, yoga of
single-pointed concentration
analysis from
and bliss, conjoined
and clarity, conjoined
doubt and
ethics and
motivation for
non-conceptual
realization of
reflecting on disadvantages of
six perfections
conventional bodhichitta and
as method aspect
in post-meditation
special insight and
skillful means
of Bodhisattvas
of Buddha
compassion and
importance of
perfection of
results of
wisdom and
sleepiness
Solitary Realizers
Space Treasure Sutra
special insight
and calm abiding, differences between
and calm abiding, need for both
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