impermanence of
and interpreting dreams
practice of
and sambhogakaya
Immaculate Rock
impermanence
of illusory body
of life
meditation on
as motivator
of phenomena
remembering
song of
of wealth
interdependence
Invincible Turquoise Lake. See Lake
Manosarovar
Jang Tago Snow Mountain
Jangchup Bar
Jarpo Forest
Jayul
jealousy
causes of
deception of
of monastic teachers
jñanasattvas
Jomo Urmo
Kadampa
Kagyu
Kagyu gurus
kapala
karma. See cause and effect (karma)
karmamudra
karmic propensity
kashika cloth
Katya Cave
kayas
and actualization
of coemergent wisdom
and four joys
and fruition
inseparability of
lack of in ultimate truth
pointing out
rupakaya
spontaneously and intrinsically
present
see also dharmakaya; nirmanakaya;
sambhogakaya
Kharchung Repa
Khokhom, king of
Khujuk
Khyira Repa. See also
Khyirawa Gönpo Dorje
Khyirawa Gönpo Dorje
Khyitön
kimnaras
Koktang, Upper
kshetrapala
kumbanda
Kutang
Kyangpen Sky Fortress
Kyidrong
Kyipuk Nyima Fortress
Kyitang
Kyogmo Demon Valley
Lachi
confluence of
dwelling at
journey to and from
meditation and
Milarepa’s cremation at
in Song of Snow
Lachi Chuzang. See Lachi
Lachi Snow Mountain. See Lachi
Lachi Snowy Range. See Lachi
Lake Manasarovar
lalana
Lama Gyachilwa
Land of Snow. See Tibet
Lang-go Ludü Fortress
Lapuk
Lapuk Pema Fortress
Lasé Monastery
Lashing
latent tendencies
as demons and ghosts
and dreams
elimination of
as obscurations
Latö
laziness
and diligence
eliminating
and lack of benefit
Leksé Bum
Len clan
Lengom Repa
Lhabar
Lhadro
Lhajé Nupchung
Lhamen Tashi Tseringma. See
Tseringma
Lhasa
Lho Chükhyer
Lhodrak
Lhodrak Chükhyer Phu
liberation
inhibiting
need for factor of
not having
pursuing
Likor Charuwa
Lingpa Rock Cave
Lochang Marmo
logic
and Milarepa
and Rechungpa
see also scripture, logic, and upadeshas
logician
Lohit River
Loro
Lorodol
Lotön Gendunbum
lotsawa. See Marpa
loving-kindness
lower realms
avoiding and blocking
lower realms (cont.)
cause
as common
as compulsion to practice
and confession
and discipline
disregarding sufferings of
and fear
and five poisons
and karma
liberation from
no freedom from
not born in
as result of negativity
suffering of
teaching on faults of
Lukdzi Repa. See Dziwo Repa
luminosity
abiding in state of
of awareness
of bliss
clarity of
and completion stage
concepts as
at death
experience of
as free of coming or going
as free of fixation
and ignorance
as lamp
as means and wisdom in union
mind as
and meditation
path of
power of
practice of
and scripture
seizing
and sleep
as unchanging and nonconceptual
and yidam deity
Luminosity Cave
luminosity-emptiness
mind as
Machik Drupé Gyalmo
Mahakala and Mahakali
Mahamaya
Mahamudra
anything that arises as
as basic nature
as dedication
as demon
as essence of avadhuti
and Formless Dakinis
and four yogic stages
as fruition
highest view of
meditation of
as Milarepa’s dharma
and nothing to block or create
pointing-out
reality of descending
relying on instructions of
samsara as
satisfaction with teaching of
stamping Great Seal
and view
mahasiddha
mahoragas
Maitripa
and Marpa
mamos
mandala
of bliss
and body
of Bönpos
and chakras
of deity
of dharmata
and Marpa as chief
and Milarepa’s monastery
offering
offering of Gampopa
and Rechungpa’s turquoise
sindhura
of space
of whispered lineage
Mangyul
Mangyulpa Loden Sherap
mantra
black
recitation
of Red and Black-Faced Rahula
and speech
mantrika
Mapham Yutso. See Lake Manosarovar
mara
victory over
Marpa
instructions of
in Milarepa’s emanation
among Milarepa’s gurus
prophecy of
Marpa Lotsawa. See Marpa
Marpa of Lhodrak. See Marpa
Marpa the Translator. See Marpa
Mayang River
Mé clan
means and prajña
means and wisdom
inseparability of
union
as wings
see also means and prajña
meditation
advice on
analytical
dharma without (song)
and distraction
dullness and agitation in
“dumb,”
during four modes of conduct
forced
of lower vehicle
not different from nonmeditation
self-luminous
sessions and breaks of
see also paramitas; postmeditation;
view, meditation, and conduct, (songs of)
meditative equipoise
Medri
Mégom Repa
Menlung
Menlung Valley
menmo
mental nonengagement
Men-tsun-mo
Menyul
merit
accumulation of
and connection with Milarepa
enjoying dharma due to
exhaustion of
and human birth
lack of
for the sake of reward
and wealth
Meru Singha
messenger path
Middle Way
Mila Sherap Gyaltsen
mind
and appearances
and bliss
as buddha
and buddhahood
carrying to exhaustion
confusion as
as dharmakaya
everything as
as face of deity
inseparable from space
looking at
and luminosity
mastery over
methods of resting
movement of
and obstacles
suppleness of
taming
twelve points of (song)
unable to abandon
see also mind itself; nature of mind;
pointing out
mindfulness
as antidote
confidence in
of death
described in metaphors
in meditation
and prana
sentinel of
without perceiver and perceived
mind itself
and emptiness
example of (song)
identity of
and luminosity
without characteristics
miracles
and appropriate times for
of body
defeating jealous teachers through
feet of miraculous power
Milarepa’s
miserliness
mixing
and awareness
dharma with mind-stream
mind with guru’s
and transference
see also Vital Points of Mixing, Three
Miyo Lo Sangma
Mönyul
Mount Meru
mountain retreats. See retreats
Munpa Dradrok
mudra
as forms of Milarepa
of illusory body
in karmamudra
relying on as difficult
of subjugation
and Tashi Tseringma
nadis
dakinis abiding within
and path
and physical structure
practice of
naga
kings
Nagarjuna, xxxi
Nairatmya Devi
naked instructions
Namar
Nangyul Mountain
Naro Bönchung
Naropa
blessing of
and Dharma Cycles of the Formless
Dakinis
instructions of
as lineage holder
lineage of
nature of mind
character and quality of
looking at
realization and determining
resting in
see also mind itself
Nepal
border of Tibet
Katya Cave in
Rechungpa in
Nepal Fortress
Ngendzong Tönpa
meeting of
and Sahle Ö
writer of Tseringma cycle
Ngok Chöku Dorje. See Ngoktön
Chödor, Lama
Ngokang
Ngoktön Chödor, Lama
nihilism
nirmanakaya
performing beings’ benefit
variety of births as
Nirmanakaya Palace
nirvana
nature and qualities of
see also samsara and nirvana
noble riches. See seven noble riches
nonconceptuality
nondistraction
nonduality
nonmeditation
nonthought
Northeastern Fortress of Tisé
Nyal
Nyanang
butchers at
invitation to
people of
return to
Shiwa Ö’s disparagement of
Tsarma
see also Belly Cave, Nyanang
Nyang, Upper
Nyangtsa Kargyen
nyen
Nyenchung Repa. See Rechungpa
Nyen-nyön Cave
Nyishang
Nyishang Gurta
Nyishang Mountain
Nyithong
obscurations
clearing and cutting of
purification of
two
obstacles and obstructions
as external
and meditation on emptiness
and speaking of practice and
teaching
as support
obstructing spirits
Omchung Pal
omen
bad
in Gampopa’s dream
Padmasambhavan
Padruk
Paldarbum
Palkhü Fortress
Palkhü Plain
Palmo Patang
Palsö
Paltang Lake
paramitas
passion
path of liberation
path of means
of Naropa
and practice
relying and meditating on
and Secret Mantra
and Six Dharmas of Naropa
patience
See also paramitas
Pee-Ling Surkha
Pema Tötreng Tsal
Penyul
Peta Gönkyi
phat
phowa. See transference
Phu Yak Za
pigeon goddess
pishachas
pitakas
pointing out
of abiding nature and dharmata
of bardo
kayas and
of Mahamudra
mind and awareness
union of view, meditation, and
conduct
wisdom
wisdom of four joys
postmeditation
inseparable from meditation
Poto Red Rock Fortress
with Rechungpa at
renown of
staying at
power, paramita of
prajña
and analytical meditation
and guru
joined with upaya
as weapon
see also paramitas
pramana
prana
consciousness riding
life-force
movement and function of
and path
practice of
qualities attained through
as refuge and guide
vajra recitation of
see also prana and mind
prana and mind
as horse
mastery over
prana-control
penetrating avadhuti
practice
pratimoksha
precious human life. See human life, precious
Precious Sky Lake
precept. See vow
pretas
jealousy and avarice of
suffering of
pride
causes of
of deity
as fetter of devas
of Gampopa
not having
of Rechungpa
of teachers
of yogi
prophecy
of dakinis
of Dharma Cycles of the Formless
Dakinis
about Gampopa
in Gampopa’s dream
<
br /> of hindrances (song)
of sites for practice
of Tara
of Vajrayogini
Protector Fortress
provisional meaningn
puja
Pura Pass
Purang
pure vision
purification
of body
of confusion
of karmic results
of obscuration
ritual
putana
Puto Monastery
Putowa Rinchen Sal
Rahu
Rahula, Red and Black-Faced
Rakma. See also Enlightenment
Fortress, Rakma
rakshasa
eight classes of
at Lingpa Rock
and Tashi Tseringma
rakta
Ralung
Ramding Sky Cave
Ramizin
Rana
Rangtön Lhaga
rasana
rasayana
Ratön Darma Lodrö. See Darlo
Rechen Practice Cave
Rechung Dorje Drakpa. See Rechungpa
Rechungma
Rechungpa
advice for
dream of
eight concerns manifesting for
hiding in samadhi
imploring to meet Dharmabodhi
incitement to revulsion
interceding for disciples
interceding for Lotön
invitation to Milarepa
Milarepa looking upon
no desire for profit
prophecy of
at Ramding Sky Cave
receiving Gampopa
and Rechungma
request for teaching
request to appoint lineage holder
request to go to India
return from India
song with Milarepa
and teachers’ request to meet
Milarepa
teaching on essence of dharma
and vision of Milarepa
Red Rock of Drin
Red Rock of Mönri Mountain
Red Rock of Poto. See Poto Red Rock
Fortress
refuge
pinnacle realization as
sources of
vow
Rekpa Dukchen Boulder
relative truth
remembering. See also mindfulness
eight examples of (song of)
eight things (song of)
guru (song of)
renunciation
resident lama
retreats, guide for sustaining experience
keeping to
as monastery
and outer Chö
revulsion
arising naturally
as ground
and Rechungpa to
toward mundane things
Rinchen Drak
Riwo Palbar
rock-demoness
Rongchung Repa
Rönphu
rupakaya. See kaya
sadhana
Saga Dawa
Sahle Ö
Sakya
samadhi
blessing through
and food
inseparable from three kayas
and Milarepa’s higher perceptions
protection from demons
and retreat
through seeing Milarepa
of yidam
Samantabhadra
samaya
and dakinis
and deceit
and demons and ghosts
description of
and dharma friends
fruition as
keeping
loss and corruption of
of Rechungpa
teacher and guru
unexamined
samayasattva
sambhogakaya
in bardo
within dharmakaya
messenger as path of
samsara
abandoning and relinquishing
cause of
crossing river of
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