background to the Sutra - common [Heart of Wisdom] 12-6
background to the Sutra - uncommon [Heart of Wisdom] 16-9
bala and madana [Guide to Dakini land] 189
BAM [Essence of Vajrayana] 106, 108
BAM [Tantric grounds and paths] 83, 86, 127, 129, 132, 159
BAM, letter [Great Treasury of Merit] 273
barbaric land [Joyful path of good fortune] 79
bardo (see also death, intermediate state, and rebirth) [Guide to Dakini land]
bardo (see bardo beings; intermediate state) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully]
bardo (see intermediate state) [Clear Light of Bliss]
bardo (see intermediate state) [Essence of Vajrayana]
bardo (see intermediate state) [Great Treasury of Merit]
bardo (see intermediate state) [Introduction to Buddhism]
bardo (see intermediate state) [Mahamudra Tantra]
bardo (see intermediate state) [Meaningful to behold]
bardo (see intermediate state) [Tantric grounds and paths]
bardo (see intermediate state) [Transform Your Life]
bardo -	being [Guide to Dakini land] 117, 118
bardo -	being [Joyful path of good fortune] 343, 344-5, 346, 362, 404
bardo -	body [Guide to Dakini land] 57, 110, 116, 115, 117, 215
bardo [8 steps:] 9
bardo [Joyful path of good fortune] 170, 173, 342-5, 392
bardo being [Transform Your Life]103
bardo beings [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 64-8, 69
basic bodies [Essence of Vajrayana] 77, 78-80
basic bodies, the three [Joyful path of good fortune] 546
basic body(ies) - emanation [Clear Light of Bliss] 114-5
basic body(ies) - enjoyment [Clear Light of Bliss] 113
basic body(ies) - truth [Clear Light of Bliss] 110
basic body(ies) [Clear Light of Bliss] 99-101
basic intention [Mahamudra Tantra] 3-8, 9
basic view [Mahamudra Tantra] 3-8
basis Guru Heruka - visualization [Essence of Vajrayana] 39
basis Guru Heruka [Essence of Vajrayana] 40, 44
basis Heruka - checking meditation [Essence of Vajrayana] 89
basis Heruka [Essence of Vajrayana] 102
basis of all [Universal Compassion] 55
basis of emptiness - eight objects [Heart of Wisdom] 109-17
basis of emptiness [Heart of Wisdom] 36, 57, 60
basis of emptiness [Joyful path of good fortune] 517, 529, g
basis of imputation (see also aggregates, basis of imputation) [Ocean of Nectar] 312, 332
basis of imputation (see imputation, basis of) [Meaningful to behold]
basis of imputation - for Heruka [Essence of Vajrayana] 82, 139, 141, 145, 146
basis of imputation - for Heruka [Mahamudra Tantra] 15, 25-8
basis of imputation - for I [Essence of Vajrayana] 139-41, 145-6, 198
basis of imputation - for I [Mahamudra Tantra] 25-8, 38, 67, 153
basis of imputation - for mind [Mahamudra Tantra] 141
basis of imputation - of body [Heart of Wisdom] 44, 66-7, 88-9
basis of imputation - of person [Heart of Wisdom] 100-1
basis of imputation - valid [Ocean of Nectar] 284
basis of imputation [8 steps:] 205
basis of imputation [Guide to Dakini land] 158-9, g
basis of imputation [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 170, g
basis of imputation [Heart of Wisdom] 53
basis of imputation [Joyful path of good fortune] 531, g
basis of imputation [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 33, g
basis of imputation [Tantric grounds and paths] 29, g
basis of imputation [Transform Your Life]271, g
basis of imputation for I [8 steps:] 71, 106, 202
basis of imputation for I [Heart Jewel] 57, 60-2, g
basis of imputation for I [Transform Your Life]130, 166, 168, 267
basis of imputation for mind [8 steps:] 189
basis of imputation for mind [Transform Your Life]257
basis of imputation for Vajrayogini [8 steps:] 104
basis of imputation, [Mahamudra Tantra] 26-8, 103, 158, g
basis, path, and result [Essence of Vajrayana] 93, 97, 127
basis, path, and result [Guide to Dakini land] 66, 109-11, 214-27
basis-of-all [Ocean of Nectar] 248
baskets, the three (see Tripitaka) [Meaningful to behold]
Baso Chökyi Gyaltsän [Great Treasury of Merit] 35
Baso Chökyi Gyaltsän [Mahamudra Tantra] 72
beggar [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 86
beginningless time [8 steps:] 46, 58, 83, 158, 181, 193, g
beginningless time [Guide to Dakini land] g
beginningless time [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 19, 126, 173, g
beginningless time [How to Solve Our Human Problems] ix, 46, 55, g
beginningless time [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 5, 18, 100, 123, 133, g
beginningless time [Mahamudra Tantra] 7, 9, 39, 89, 105, 121, g
beginningless time [Transform Your Life]55, 100, 118, 145, g
beginningless time [Understanding the Mind] 15, g
Behar [Essence of Vajrayana] 113, g
Behar spirits [Heart Jewel] 12
belief [8 steps:] 152-3
bell - symbolism [Tantric grounds and paths] 58-9
bell [Essence of Vajrayana] 98, 99, 130, 131
bell [Guide to Dakini land] 68, 70-1, 202
bell [Tantric grounds and paths] 58, 66
Ben Gungyal [8 steps:] 64-5, 93
Ben Gungyal [Transform Your Life]124, 155
Ben Gungyal, Geshe [Joyful path of good fortune] 332-3
Ben Gungyal, Geshe [Universal Compassion] 76
Ben Gungyel [Meaningful to behold] 128, 221
Bende Paltzeg [Meaningful to behold] 369
benefiting others [Transform Your Life]10-1, 154, 162, 163-4
Benzarahi [Essence of Vajrayana] 41, 113, 164
Benzarahi [Great Treasury of Merit] 92, 93
Benzarahi [Guide to Dakini land] 62, 144, g
beseeching the holy beings to remain [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 18-9
bhaga [Essence of Vajrayana] 167, g
bhaga [Mahamudra Tantra] 216, g
Bhagavati [Heart of Wisdom] 7-8
Bhagawan Vairochana Abhisambodhi [Great Treasury of Merit] 104
Bhagawan Vajra Akshobya [Great Treasury of Merit] 104
Bhairawa [Essence of Vajrayana] 95, 96, 97, 134
Bhairawa [Guide to Dakini land] 123, 125
Bhairawa [Mahamudra Tantra] 184
Bhavaviveka [Ocean of Nectar] 8, 59, 184-5
bhikshu [Heart of Wisdom] 16
Bhikshuni Palmo [Guide to Dakini land] 101
Bimbisara, King [Joyful path of good fortune] 128, 361
biographies of practitioners [Guide to Dakini land] 10-6
Biography of Shri Sambhava [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 63
birth (see also rebirth) [Joyful path of good fortune] 288-91
birth (see also rebirth) [Mahamudra Tantra] 12
birth (see rebirth) [Essence of Vajrayana]
birth -	dependent-related [Joyful path of good fortune] 356, 357, 358
birth [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 118
birth [Heart of Wisdom] 136, 137
birth [Introduction to Buddhism] 56-7
birth [Ocean of Nectar] 429
birth [Transform Your Life]62-4, 104
Birth Stories [Ocean of Nectar] 303, 385, 419
Biwawa [Heart Jewel] 75, 78-80
Black Ishvara [Heart of Wisdom] 185
black near-attainment (see subtle mind(s)) [Mahamudra Tantra]
blame -	delusions [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 64
blame [8 steps:] 59, 73, 130, 160
blame [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vii, 76
blame [How to Solve Our Human Problems] x, 27, 28, 52
blame [Transform Your Life]74, 119-20, 196, 233, 314, 316
blame delusions [Transform Your Life]132, 342
blame self-cherishing [8 steps:] 95-6
blame self-cherishing [Transform Your Life]158-9
Blaze of Reasoning [Ocean of Nectar] 301
Blessed Mother [Heart of Wisdom] 7-8, 9
Blessed One [Heart of Wisdom] 8, 13
Blessed One [Mahamudra Tantra] 185
blessing [Introduction to Buddhism] 8, g
blessing [Meaningful to behold] g
blessing [Understanding the Mind] 39, 240, g
blessing initiation [Heart Jewel] 55, 97
blessing of the self [Clear Light of Bliss] 214
blessing the self - with seed [Essence of Vajrayana] 195-200
blessing the self - without seed [Essence of Vajrayana] 200-3
blessing the self [Essence of Vajrayana] 187, 191, 192
blessing(s) - method of receiving [Great Treasury of Merit] 195-8
blessing(s) - of all the stages of the path [Great Treasury of Merit] 200-1
blessing(s) - of Spiritual Guide [Great Treasury of Merit] 8-9, 173, 177-8, 195-8, 202, 277
blessing(s) - of the Buddhas [Great Treasury of Merit] 109, 199
blessing(s) - of the four empowerments [Great Treasury of Merit] 195-8
blessing(s) - of the three great requests [Great Treasury of Merit] 172-3
blessing(s) - power of [Great Treasury of Merit] 175
blessing(s) [Clear Light of Bliss] 9, 12, g
blessing(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 96, g
blessings - benefits of [8 steps:] 7, 26, 98, 101, 143, 225
blessings - bestowing [Essence of Vajrayana] xi, 75
blessings - of empowerment [Essence of Vajrayana] 71
blessings - of Heruka [Essence of Vajrayana] 4, 7, 25-6
blessings - of Wisdom Buddha [Mahamudra Tantra] 77, 79
blessings - purpose of [Transform Your Life]161, 163, 212
blessings - requesting [8 steps:] 40-2
blessings [8 steps:] 29-30, 34, 79, 130, 156, g
blessings [Bodhisattva Vow] 47, 49
blessings [Essence of Vajrayana] 35, 37, 48, 50, 99, 115, 191, g
blessings [Guide to Dakini land] 9, 27, 43, 56-7, 81-3, 166, 195, g
blessings [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 6, 86, 102, 132, g
blessings [Heart Jewel] 6, 66, g
blessings [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 132, 155, g
blessings [Joyful path of good fortune] 82-7, 115, 208, g
blessings [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 28, 30, 91, 118, 144, g
blessings [Mahamudra Tantra] 13-4, 78, 96-7, 125, g
blessings [Tantric grounds and paths] 59, 79, 139, 164, 195, 243, g
blessings [Transform Your Life]9, 139, 197, 213, 224, 245, g
blessings [Universal Compassion] 11, 76, g
bliss (see also clear light mind, of bliss; spontaneous great bliss) [Guide to Dakini land] 86, 124, 127, 167
bliss (see also clear light of bliss; great bliss; spontaneous great bliss; union of great bliss and emptiness) [Mahamudra Tantra] 34
bliss (see also great bliss) [Essence of Vajrayana] 99, 170
bliss (see also spontaneous great bliss) [Clear Light of Bliss] 3-4, 32, 67, 69, 101
bliss (see also spontaneous great bliss; union of bliss and emptiness) [Tantric grounds and paths] 110-5, 141, 142, 242
bliss (see spontaneous great bliss) [Great Treasury of Merit]
bliss -	and emptiness (see also union of bliss and emptiness) [Guide to Dakini land] 36, 149, 171, 186, 222, 227
bliss -	and emptiness [Tantric grounds and paths] 141, 142
bliss -	increasing [Guide to Dakini land] 170, 190, 188, 217, 223-5
bliss -	non-conceptual [Tantric grounds and paths] 37, 39
bliss -	of the two stages [Tantric grounds and paths] 109, 243
bliss -	two characteristics [Tantric grounds and paths] 110-1, 118
bliss -	types [Guide to Dakini land] 104
bliss -	types [Tantric grounds and paths] 110
bliss -	uncontaminated [Guide to Dakini land] 87, 88, 188, g
bliss - and emptiness [Essence of Vajrayana] 99
bliss - contaminated [Essence of Vajrayana] 210
bliss - of completion stage (see great bliss) [Mahamudra Tantra]
bliss - of suppleness [Clear Light of Bliss] 174
bliss - sexual [Mahamudra Tantra] 20, 59
bliss - thirty-two stages of [Clear Light of Bliss] 105
bliss - types [Mahamudra Tantra] 59-60
bliss [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 42, 78
bliss [Transform Your Life]53, 54, 154, 223, 325, 355
bliss and emptiness (see also uncontaminated bliss) [Heart Jewel] 44
bliss and emptiness - manifestations of [Great Treasury of Merit] 79, 126-7, 189-91, 277
bliss and emptiness - union of [Great Treasury of Merit] 118, 127, 197, 272, 273
Blissful Path [Joyful path of good fortune] 15, 16
Blue Scripture, The [Great Treasury of Merit] 4
blue sky example [Heart of Wisdom] 66, 80
boatman legend [Ocean of Nectar] 436
Bodh Gaya [Heart Jewel] 28
Bodh Gaya [Heart of Wisdom] 13, 14, 15
Bodh Gaya [Introduction to Buddhism] 7
Bodh Gaya [Joyful path of good fortune] 9
Bodh Gaya [Meaningful to behold] 54
Bodh Gaya [Ocean of Nectar] 408
Bodhi Tree [8 steps:] 124
Bodhi Tree [Heart of Wisdom] 13, 14, 185
Bodhi Tree [Transform Your Life]190
Bodhibhadra [Joyful path of good fortune] 7
bodhichitta (see also aspiring bodhichitta; engaging bodhichitta) [Joyful path of good fortune] 9, 37, 76, 313, 395-445, 451, 456, 544
bodhichitta (see also bodhichittas, red and white) [Tantric grounds and paths] 10, 64, 74, 117, 124, 241
bodhichitta (see also ultimate bodhichitta) [Essence of Vajrayana] 16, 29, 57, 92, 172, 183
bodhichitta (see also ultimate bodhichitta) [Mahamudra Tantra] 16, 78, 79, g
bodhichitta (see also ultimate bodhichitta) [Ocean of Nectar] 18-9, 40, 59, 78, 153, g
bodhichitta (see also ultimate bodhichitta) [Transform Your Life]195, 217, 231-6, 310-1, 352, 364
bodhichitta (see conventional bodhichitta; ultimate bodhichitta; bodhichittas, the two; Tantric bodhichitta) [Great Treasury of Merit] g
bodhichitta - analogies for [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 7, 31-2
bodhichitta - artificial [Joyful path of good fortune] 142
bodhichitta - artificial [Ocean of Nectar] 18-9
bodhichitta - artificial [Universal Compassion] 42
bodhichitta - artificial/spontaneous [8 steps:] 162-3, 164-5, 169
bodhichitta - artificial/spontaneous [Transform Your Life]235
bodhichitta - aspiring [8 steps:] 164-9, 171, 172
bodhichitta - aspiring [Bodhisattva Vow] 7, 10
bodhichitta - aspiring [Clear Light of Bliss] 38, g
bodhichitta - aspiring [Guide to Dakini land] 54, 89-90. g
bodhichitta - aspiring [Ocean of Nectar] g
bodhichitta - aspiring and engaging [Essence of Vajrayana] 24-5, 64
bodhichitta - aspiring and engaging [Introduction to Buddhism] 74, g
bodhichitta - aspiring mind [Meaningful to behold] 22, 33-4
bodhichitta - benefits [Joyful path of good fortune] 256, 382-93
bodhichitta - benefits [Mahamudra Tantra] 67-70
bodhichitta - benefits [Meaningful to behold] 15-21, 22, 33-421
bodhichitta - benefits of [8 steps:] 160-1, 165-7
bodhichitta - benefits of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 6-11, 31, 100
bodhichitta - benefits of [Transform Your Life]232-3
bodhichitta - cause of [8 steps:] 45, 57, 164
bodhichitta - cause of [Ocean of Nectar] 22, 29
bodhichitta - cause of [Transform Your Life]117, 126-7, 211, 236
bodhichitta - causes [Universal Compassion] 14, 23, 77, 87
bodhichitta - conditions for [8 steps:] 161, 164
bodhichitta - conditions for [Transform Your Life]236
bodhichitta - conventional [8 steps:] 177
bodhichitta - conventional [Guide to Dakini land] 56, 89, 124
bodhichitta - conventional [Mahamudra Tantra] 149
bodhichitta - conventional [Transform Your Life]239-40, 263-4
bodhichitta - conventional [Universal Compassion] 12, 13-46, 47, 49, 56, 85
bodhichitta - conventional and ultimate [Heart Jewel] 23
bodhichitta - definition [8 steps:] 159
bodhichitta - developing [8 steps:] 35-6, 161-4
bodhichitta - developing [Transform Your Life]234-6
bodhichitta - divisions [Joyful path of good fortune] 421-4, 536
bodhichitta - engaging [8 steps:] 172
bodhichitta - engaging [Bodhisattva Vow] 7
bodhichitta - engaging [Clear Light of Bliss] 38, g
bodhichitta - engaging [Guide to Dakini land] 54, 89-90, g
bodhichitta - engaging [Ocean of Nectar] g
bodhichitta - engaging mind [Meaningful to behold] 22, 33, 34, 35, 97
bodhichitta - enhancing [8 steps:] 164-76
bodhichitta - faults of abandoning [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 35-6
bodhichitta - faults of abandoning [Meaningful to behold] 107-11
bodhichitta - from exchanging [8 steps:] 66, 101, 159
bodhichitta - from exchanging self with others [Transform Your Life]125-6, 163, 231-2
bodhichitta - generating [Heart Jewel] 19
bodhichitta - giving up [Bodhisattva Vow] 31, 32, 33
bodhichitta - Highest Yoga Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 50-2
bodhichitta - how to develop [Meaningful to behold] 22-33
bodhichitta - how to generate [Joyful path of good fortune] 60-5, 142-3, 418-21
bodhichitta - maintaining [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 15-32
bodhichitta - makes actions pure [Bodhisattva Vow] 86
bodhichitta - observed object [8 steps:] 177, 197
bodhichitta - obstacle to [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 67, 76
bodhichitta - obstacle to [Transform Your Life]152, 345, 353
bodhichitta - of Buddha [8 steps:] 176
bodhichitta - of enlightened being [Mahamudra Tantra] 54
bodhichitta - prevent degenerating [Meaningful to behold] 103-30
bodhichitta - reasons for benefits [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 9
bodhichitta - red and white bodhichittas (see drop(s)) [Clear Light of Bliss]
bodhichitta - spontaneous [Bodhisattva Vow] 107
bodhichitta - spontaneous [Guide to Dakini land] 54, 55
bodhichitta - spontaneous [Heart of Wisdom] 29, 30, g
bodhichitta - spontaneous [Joyful path of good fortune] 142, 273, 392, 505, 535
bodhichitta - spontaneous [Ocean of Nectar] 18-9, 35
bodhichitta - spontaneous [Tantric grounds and paths] 91
bodhichitta - Sutra [Tantric grounds and paths] 18, 50
bodhichitta - Tantric [Bodhisattva Vow] 3, g
bodhichitta - Tantric [Tantric grounds and paths] 18-9
bodhichitta - twenty-two types [8 steps:] 170-6
bodhichitta - types (see also engaging bodhichitta) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 8, 35
bodhichitta - ultimate [Guide to Dakini land] 56, 89, 90, 103, 124
bodhichitta - ultimate [Tantric grounds and paths] 118
bodhichitta - ultimate [Universal Compassion] 12, 47-56, 85
bodhichitta - uncommon [Essence of Vajrayana] 24, 26
bodhichitta - white and red [Mahamudra Tantra] 34
bodhichitta [8 steps:] 66-7, 89, 128, 149, 159-76 (see also ultimate bodhichitta)
bodhichitta [Bodhisattva Vow] 1, 6, 9-10, 14, 59, 71
bodhichitta [Clear Light of Bliss] 5-6, 11, 31-8, 104, 114, 143, 175, g
bodhichitta [Guide to Dakini land] 16, 41, 53-4, 128, 166, g
bodhichitta [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 61, 82, 119, g
bodhichitta [Heart Jewel] 48, 50, 71, g
bodhichitta [Heart of Wisdom] 18, 165, 175, 201, g
bodhichitta [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 22-3, 75, 88, g
bodhichitta [Introduction to Buddhism] 34, 69-70, 74, 78, 81-2, 111, g
bodhichitta [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 13-4, 100-1, 145
bodhichitta [Meaningful to behold] 4-6, 95-102, 357
bodhichitta [Understanding the Mind] 66, 124, 142, 147, 151, 224, g
bodhichitta [Universal Compassion] 41-2, 71, 97, 114, 117
bodhichittas (see also drops) [Essence of Vajrayana] 60, 73, 158, 189, 206
bodhichittas - red [Essence of Vajrayana] 72
bodhichittas - white [Essence of Vajrayana] 72, 92, 98, 105, 211
bodhichittas [Guide to Dakini land] 104, 118, 149, 180, 217, 221, 222
bodhichittas, red and white [Tantric grounds and paths] 74, 133, 193
bodhichittas, the two - contributory and substantial causes [Great Treasury of Merit] 236
bodhichittas, the two - training by means of the five forces [Great Treasury of Merit] 233
bodhichittas, the two [Great Treasury of Merit] 230, 235
Bodhisattva (see also Superior Bodhisattva) [Meaningful to behold] 2, 17, 95-7, 306-7
Bodhisattva (see also Superior Bodhisattva) [Ocean of Nectar] 12, 91, 125, g
Bodhisattva - actions of a [Joyful path of good fortune] 44 7-8 1
Bodhisattva - becoming one [Introduction to Buddhism] 69-74
Bodhisattva - cause of Buddha [Ocean of Nectar] 17
Bodhisattva - causes of [Ocean of Nectar] 12, 17-20, 29
Bodhisattva - good qualities [8 steps:] 143, 156
Bodhisattva - grounds [Meaningful to behold] 110
Bodhisattva - grounds [Tantric grounds and paths] 11, 43, 52-5
Bodhisattva - grounds [Understanding the Mind] 141
Bodhisattva - object of praise [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 10-11
Bodhisattva - obstructing [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 36
Bodhisattva - of Sutra [Tantric grounds and paths] 5, 50
Bodhisattva - ordinary [Ocean of Nectar] 36, 72
Bodhisattva - paths [Meaningful to behold] 84-5
Bodhisattva - praise of [Meaningful to behold] 38-42
Bodhisattva - pure motivation [8 steps:] 138, 149
Bodhisattva - Superior [8 steps:] 207
Bodhisattva - Superior [Heart of Wisdom] 18, 124, 152
Bodhisattva - Superior [Joyful path of good fortune] 539, 54 9
Bodhisattva - Superior [Mahamudra Tantra] 160
Bodhisattva - Superior [Tantric grounds and paths] 11, 188
Bodhisattva - tenth ground [Tantric grounds and paths] 5, 186-7, 190
Bodhisattva - training [Ocean of Nectar] 22
Bodhisattva - two tasks [Introduction to Buddhism] 75
Bodhisattva - ultimate [Ocean of Nectar] 40
Bodhisattva [8 steps:] 56, 60, 135, 158, 168
Bodhisattva [Guide to Dakini land] 189, g
Bodhisattva [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 7, 130, 155, g
Bodhisattva [Heart of Wisdom] 16, 18, 77, 140, 154, 167-8, g
Bodhisattva [Introduction to Buddhism] 34, 83, 111, g
Bodhisattva [Joyful path of good fortune] 273, 400, 414, 440, 458, 535, 552
Bodhisattva [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 14, 100-1, 124, 126, 135, 136
Bodhisattva [Mahamudra Tantra] 60, g
Bodhisattva [Tantric grounds and paths] 111, 198
Bodhisattva [Understanding the Mind] 23, 86, 147, 148, 203, 224
Bodhisattva downfalls [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 36, 37
Bodhisattva grounds [8 steps:] 172-6, g
Bodhisattva grounds [Joyful path of good fortune] 423, 424, 539-41
Bodhisattva grounds, the ten [Great Treasury of Merit] 4
Bodhisattva grounds, the ten [Introduction to Buddhism] 114-6
Bodhisattva moral discipline - degeneration of [Bodhisattva Vow] 86
Bodhisattva moral discipline [Bodhisattva Vow] 1, 3, 34
Bodhisattva path (see also spiritual path, to enlightenment) [Transform Your Life]113
Bodhisattva path [Heart Jewel] 84
Bodhisattva Sangha [Bodhisattva Vow] 14
Bodhisattva vow (see also vow) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 37, 64, 77
Bodhisattva vow - taking [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 30-1
Bodhisattva vow [Transform Your Life]153, 352
Bodhisattva Vow', The [Great Treasury of Merit] 157, 165
Bodhisattva vow(s) - retaking [Great Treasury of Merit] 157
Bodhisattva vow(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 4, 19, 156-7, 241, 243, 245
Bodhisattva Vow, The [8 steps:] 170, 225
Bodhisattva Vow, The [Guide to Dakini land] 175
Bodhisattva vow, The [Introduction to Buddhism] 29, 80, 82
Bodhisattva vow, The [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 150, 152
Bodhisattva vows - degenerating [Bodhisattva Vow] 5-6
Bodhisattva vows - keeping purely [Joyful path of good fortune] 368-9, 373-4, 455-6, 479, 544
Bodhisattva vows - maintaining [Meaningful to behold] 11 1-30
Bodhisattva vows - receiving them [Bodhisattva Vow] 7-11
Bodhisattva vows [Bodhisattva Vow] 4-5, 13, 33-4, 79, 85, 103
Bodhisattva vows [Heart Jewel] 27, 42, 50
Bodhisattva vows [Introduction to Buddhism] 65, 80, 81, 96
Bodhisattva vows [Joyful path of good fortune] 255, 421-2, 424, 553
Bodhisattva vows [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 18, 145
Bodhisattva vows [Meaningful to behold] 33-4, 95-7
Bodhisattva vows [Ocean of Nectar] 71, 76, 78
Bodhisattva vows [Universal Compassion] 42-3, 87, 89, 102
Bodhisattva's Confession of moral Downfalls, The [Guide to Dakini land] 72, 175
Bodhisattva's Confession of Moral Downfalls, The [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 150
Bodhisattva's way of life [8 steps:] 171
Bodhisattva's way of life [Bodhisattva Vow] 7, 13, 14, 33
Bodhisattva's way of life [Introduction to Buddhism] 69, 75-99
Bodhisattva's way of life [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 138, 145
Bodhisattva(s) - eighth ground [Great Treasury of Merit] 249
Bodhisattva(s) - first ground [Great Treasury of Merit] 249
Bodhisattva(s) - great [Universal Compassion] 85
Bodhisattva(s) - main object of abandonment for [Bodhisattva Vow] 85-6
Bodhisattva(s) - Superior [Bodhisattva Vow] 73
Bodhisattva(s) - Superior [Clear Light of Bliss] 123, 143, 217, 221
Bodhisattva(s) - Superior [Great Treasury of Merit] 220
Bodhisattva(s) - Superior [Universal Compassion] 19-20
Bodhisattva(s) - the eight great [Great Treasury of Merit] 92
Bodhisattva(s) - trainings [Great Treasury of Merit] 240-1
Bodhisattva(s) [Bodhisattva Vow] 1, 17, 104-5
Bodhisattva(s) [Clear Light of Bliss] 37, g
Bodhisattva(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 52, 118-9, 152, 168, 231, 240, g
Bodhisattva(s) [Universal Compassion] 28, 62, 89-90, g
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (see Guide to the Bodhisattva 's Way of Life) [Meaningful to behold]
Bodhisattvas - powers of [Transform Your Life]212, 217
Bodhisattvas - Superior [Transform Your Life]239, 273
Bodhisattvas - their way of looking [Transform Your Life]121, 224, 315, 359-60
Bodhisattvas [Heart Jewel] 31, g
Bodhisattvas [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 22-3, 27, 83, g
Bodhisattvas [Transform Your Life]99, 114, 202, 206, 227, 310-1
Bodhisattvas' Grounds, The [Bodhisattva Vow] 29
Bodhisattvas' Grounds, The [Ocean of Nectar] 389
Bodhisattva’s way of life [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] viii, 60, 62-4, 98, 150
bodies - basic [Great Treasury of Merit] 260
bodies - path [Great Treasury of Merit] 260
bodies of a Buddha (see also individual ones) [Heart of Wisdom] 9, 152, 178
bodies of a Buddha (see also Truth Body; Enjoyment Body; Emanation Body) [Tantric grounds and paths] 39, 80, 166, 197, 199
bodily conduct [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 53, 54, 58, 61-2
Bodllisattva 's Confession of Moral Downfalls, The (see Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps) [Bodhisattva Vow] 37
body (see also attachment, to body) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 50, 76, 77
body (see also body, very subtle) [Tantric grounds and paths] 65, 109
body (see also Buddha's bodies; basic body(ies); illusory body; path body; vajra body) [Clear Light of Bliss]
body (see also Buddha’s body; illusory body; vajra body) [Mahamudra Tantra] 26, 105, 126, 130
body (see also mind, and body) [8 steps:] 48-9, 89, 103, 158, 181-2
body (see also mind/body connection) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 37, 47, 61-2, 82, 100, 103, 109-10, 140
body (see also parts of body; very subtle body) [Essence of Vajrayana]
body - 	relationship with mind [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 93-4, 99, 101
body - abandoning attachment [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] to 56-8, 118, 142-3
body - and I [8 steps:] 71, 192-3
body - and I [Mahamudra Tantra] 143
body - and I [Transform Your Life]130, 259
body - and mind [Essence of Vajrayana] 5, 6
body - and mind [Transform Your Life]15-6, 23-4, 25
body - attachment to [Universal Compassion] 52, 78-9
body - boat-like [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 58, 97
body - close placement of mindfulness on [Meaningful to behold] 323-6
body - continuously residing [Clear Light of Bliss] 207
body - continuously residing [Mahamudra Tantra] 38-9, 58, 65, 69
body - conventional [Clear Light of Bliss] 190
body - conventional nature [Understanding the Mind] 218
body - conventional nature [Universal Compassion] 51, 52
body - conventionally existent [8 steps:] 187
body - conventionally existent [Introduction to Buddhism] 107-8
body - conventionally existent [Mahamudra Tantra] 138
body - conventionally existent [Transform Your Life]255
body - deathless (see deathless body) [Mahamudra Tantra]
body - dependent-related [Heart of Wisdom] 86-93
body - divine [8 steps:] 104
body - divine [Mahamudra Tantra] 58
body - divine [Transform Your Life]166
body - dream [Clear Light of Bliss] 105, 123-6, 212
body - dream [Guide to Dakini land] 110, 116, 117, 215
body - dream [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 64
body - dream-like [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 166
body - emptiness of [Joyful path of good fortune] 529-32
body - enemy [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 133
body - essenceless [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 57
body - false [Heart of Wisdom] 78
body - functions [Heart of Wisdom] 44, 72, 87
body - giving [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 29, 61, 98, 99
body - giving [Joyful path of good fortune] 451-2
body - giving [Universal Compassion] 19-20
body - gross [Clear Light of Bliss] 124, 125-6, 207, 209
body - gross [Essence of Vajrayana] 199
body - gross [Mahamudra Tantra] 20, 38, 65, 67, 69
body - gross [Tantric grounds and paths] 115, 116-7, 176, 179, 180, 181
body - hollow body meditation [Clear Light of Bliss] 40-4
body - impermanence [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] of 37, 118
body - impermanent [Heart of Wisdom] 72, 86, 110-1
body - impermanent [Transform Your Life]42, 70
body - impure [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 7, 57, 120-4, 148
body - impure [Mahamudra Tantra] 70
body - impure/contaminated [Transform Your Life]71, 341
body - impurity of [Meaningful to behold] 18, 236-40, 294-5
body - inherently existent [8 steps:] 182-3, 185-7
body - inherently existent [Clear Light of Bliss] 188-90
body - inherently existent [Heart of Wisdom] 39, 42, 44, 51-3
body - inherently existent [Introduction to Buddhism] 106
body - inherently existent [Mahamudra Tantra] 131-2, 135
body - inherently existent [Transform Your Life]250-1, 253
body - inherently existent [Universal Compassion] 50-2
body - manifestation of emptiness [Heart of Wisdom] 65
body - mere appearance [Heart of Wisdom] 44, 56, 65-8
body - mere name [Heart of Wisdom] 48, 69, 73, 87
body - merely imputed [Heart of Wisdom] 44-5, 66-7, 72, 88-9
body - of union (see also illusory body) [Clear Light of Bliss] 226
body - offering [Guide to Dakini land] 90-7, 214-5
body - offering [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 16, 22
body - parts of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 164, 165-6
body - parts of [Mahamudra Tantra] 132-3, 136-7
body - parts of [Transform Your Life]251-2, 254
body - pure/uncontaminated [Transform Your Life]48, 75, 341
body - rainbow [Guide to Dakini land] 220, 225-6
body - relationship with mind [Introduction to Buddhism] 11-2, 17, 19-20
body - relationship with mind [Understanding the Mind] 17-9
body - same entity as emptiness [Heart of Wisdom] 75-8, 79
body - subtle [Clear Light of Bliss] 18-30, 38, 207
body - subtle [Guide to Dakini land] 115, 116, 214-5
body - subtle [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 26, 33
body - subtle [Mahamudra Tantra] 20
body - subtle [Tantric grounds and paths] 180
body - truly existent [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 165
body - ultimate nature [Understanding the Mind] 238
body - unclean [Tantric grounds and paths] 117, 118
body - unfindability [Heart of Wisdom] 39-42, 55, 56, 66, 87
body - unfindability [Understanding the Mind] 218
body - unfindable [Mahamudra Tantra] 130-1
body - very subtle [Guide to Dakini land] 214-5, 218-9
body - very subtle [Mahamudra Tantra] 20, 65-70
body [Heart of Wisdom] 96, 153, 182
body [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 14, 40, 59, 63, 87
body [Introduction to Buddhism] 59
body [Joyful path of good fortune] 167-8, 308, 367, 376, 434-5, 447
body [Ocean of Nectar] 280
body [Transform Your Life]104, 107, 152, 165, 227, 249
body [Understanding the Mind] 59, 209, 210, 220
body [Universal Compassion] 21, 25
body consciousness [Heart of Wisdom] 126
body mandala (see also body mandala of Heruka) [Essence of Vajrayana] 102
body mandala - benefits [Guide to Dakini land] 132, 135
body mandala - definition [Guide to Dakini land] 129-30
body mandala - of Heruka [Guide to Dakini land] 131
body mandala - offerings to [Guide to Dakini land] 39, 188, 194
body mandala [Clear Light of Bliss] g
body mandala [Great Treasury of Merit] 91, g
body mandala [Guide to Dakini land] 7, 129-36, 161, 169
body mandala [Heart Jewel] 89, 90, g
body mandala [Mahamudra Tantra] 193, 195, 207-225, g
body mandala of Heruka - basis for accomplishing [Essence of Vajrayana] 102
body mandala of Heruka - checking meditation [Essence of Vajrayana] 104-5
body mandala of Heruka - imagined [Essence of Vajrayana] 102, 161
body mandala of Heruka - of the path [Essence of Vajrayana] 103
body mandala of Heruka - resultant/actual [Essence of Vajrayana] 103, 161
body mandala of Heruka - simultaneous generation [Essence of Vajrayana] 104, 105
body mandala of Heruka - uncommon quality [Essence of Vajrayana] 101-2, 111, 160
body mandala of Heruka [Essence of Vajrayana] 101-3, 111, 112
body of Heruka - actual [Essence of Vajrayana] 77
body of Heruka - imagined [Essence of Vajrayana] 146, 147
body of Heruka - symbolism [Essence of Vajrayana] 4, 97-9, 134-6
body of Heruka - visualization [Essence of Vajrayana] 95-6
body wheel [Mahamudra Tantra] 193
body, very subtle [Tantric grounds and paths] 115, 116, 180
Brahma [8 steps:] 39, g
Brahma [Essence of Vajrayana] 137, g
Brahma [Great Treasury of Merit] 169
Brahma [Guide to Dakini land] 152
Brahma [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 9, g
Brahma [Heart Jewel] 28, g
Brahma [Heart of Wisdom] 14, g
Brahma [Introduction to Buddhism] 3, 8, g
Brahma [Joyful path of good fortune] 80, 411, 420, 450
Brahma [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 19
Brahma [Ocean of Nectar] 100, 167
Brahmin [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 154
Brahmin's thread [Essence of Vajrayana] 96, g
brain [Clear Light of Bliss] 146
brain [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 93
brain [Introduction to Buddhism] 11
brain [Mahamudra Tantra] 101
brain [Understanding the Mind] 21
branch commitments - additional, of abandonment [Tantric grounds and paths] 69
branch commitments - of abandonment [Tantric grounds and paths] 67-9
branch commitments - of reliance [Tantric grounds and paths] 69
branch commitments [Tantric grounds and paths] 67-9
branch winds [Clear Light of Bliss] 26, 28
branch winds [Essence of Vajrayana] 190, 197, 198, 202-3
branch winds [Tantric grounds and paths] 153-5, 155, 160-1
branches of enlightenment [Ocean of Nectar] 123-4, 125, 373
branches of superior paths [Ocean of Nectar] 124-5, 373
breath [Universal Compassion] 39
breathing (see also vase breathing) [Clear Light of Bliss] 73-4
breathing [Mahamudra Tantra] 43-4
breathing meditation - taking and giving [Joyful path of good fortune] 441-2
breathing meditation [8 steps:] 34, 157
breathing meditation [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 122-4
breathing meditation [Joyful path of good fortune] 51-2, 333, 369, 376, 498, 501
breathing meditation [Transform Your Life]225-6, 302-3
bringing death into the path - definition [Tantric grounds and paths] 80
bringing death into the path - functions [Essence of Vajrayana] 83
bringing death into the path - functions [Tantric grounds and paths] 81
bringing death into the path - possesses four attributes [Tantric grounds and paths] 91
bringing death into the path - simplified for beginners [Guide to Dakini land] 115
bringing death into the path [Essence of Vajrayana] 79, 81-3, 180
bringing death into the path [Guide to Dakini land] 57, 111-6, 147-8, 183
bringing death into the path [Tantric grounds and paths] 81-5, 141, 243
bringing rebirth into the path - definition [Tantric grounds and paths] 81
bringing rebirth into the path - functions [Essence of Vajrayana] 88
bringing rebirth into the path [Essence of Vajrayana] 79, 80, 84-8, 112
bringing rebirth into the path [Guide to Dakini land] 57, 117-9
bringing rebirth into the path [Tantric grounds and paths] 80, 87-9, 245
bringing sleep, dreaming, and waking into the path [Clear Light of Bliss] 32
bringing the intermediate state into the path -	definition [Tantric grounds and paths] 80
bringing the intermediate state into the path -	functions [Tantric grounds and paths] 86
bringing the intermediate state into the path - functions [Essence of Vajrayana] 84
bringing the intermediate state into the path [Essence of Vajrayana] 79, 80, 83-4
bringing the intermediate state into the path [Guide to Dakini land] 57, 116-7
bringing the intermediate state into the path [Tantric grounds and paths] 80, 85, 245
bringing the result into the path [8 steps:] 151-2
bringing the result into the path [Clear Light of Bliss] 3
bringing the result into the path [Great Treasury of Merit] 69-70
bringing the result into the path [Joyful path of good fortune] 61, 441
bringing the result into the path [Transform Your Life]219
bringing the three bodies of a Buddha into the path [Joyful path of good fortune] 84, 545
bringing the winds into the central channel (see also entering, abiding, and dissolving) [Clear Light of Bliss] 25, 30-1, 35-6, 42-3, 46-7, 57-8, 70, 106, 137, 148, 150
bringings, the three - bringing death into the path of the Truth Body [Clear Light of Bliss] 13, 112
bringings, the three - bringing rebirth into the path of the Emanation Body [Clear Light of Bliss] 14, 114-5
bringings, the three - bringing the intermediate state into the path of the Enjoyment Body [Clear Light of Bliss] 14, 112-4, 204
bringings, the three [Clear Light of Bliss] 12, 32, 101, 109
bringings, the three [Great Treasury of Merit] 65-8, 259-60
bringings, three (see also individual ones) [Guide to Dakini land] 109-11, 155, 180-1
broom analogy [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 80
bucket in a well analogy [Understanding the Mind] 217
Buddha (see also bodies of a Buddha) [Tantric grounds and paths] 141
Buddha (see also Buddha Shakyamuni) [Ocean of Nectar] 12, 33, 145, 162, 207, 305
Buddha (see also Buddha's bodies; Buddha Jewel) [Joyful path of good fortune] 70, 364, 374, 386, 414, 484, 541
Buddha (see also Confession Buddhas; Shakyamuni, Buddha) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 4-5, 18, 88, 95, 147
Buddha (see also individual Buddhas; Three Jewels) [Universal Compassion] 27, 28, 41, 113, g
Buddha (see also Shakyamuni, Buddha) [Guide to Dakini land] g
Buddha (see also Shakyamuni, Buddha; Wisdom Buddha) [Mahamudra Tantra] 13-6, 78, 118
Buddha - beseeching to remain [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 28
Buddha - body and mind [8 steps:] 33
Buddha - body of [Joyful path of good fortune] 46-7, 79, 549
Buddha - causes of [Ocean of Nectar] 17
Buddha - Conqueror [Introduction to Buddhism] 7, 70
Buddha - conventionally existent [8 steps:] 188
Buddha - conventionally existent [Mahamudra Tantra] 139
Buddha - countless [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 37
Buddha - doctor [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 23, 99, 156
Buddha - emanations [8 steps:] 77-9
Buddha - equanimity of [8 steps:] 83, 156
Buddha - etymology [8 steps:] 7
Buddha - etymology [Ocean of Nectar] 265
Buddha - etymology [Understanding the Mind] 134-5
Buddha - forces of [Ocean of Nectar] 420-30
Buddha - form of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 7, 154
Buddha - form of [Joyful path of good fortune] 501, 506
Buddha - four characteristics [Meaningful to behold] 32
Buddha - function [8 steps:] 65
Buddha - function of [8 steps:] 130
Buddha - good qualities [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] of 52, 88, 134
Buddha - good qualities [Introduction to Buddhism] 5, 8, 116-7
Buddha - good qualities [Ocean of Nectar] 375-9, 432-3
Buddha - good qualities [Tantric grounds and paths] 199-206
Buddha - illusion-like [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 149, 155
Buddha - lack of conceptual mind [Meaningful to behold] 306-7
Buddha - lineage of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 31
Buddha - Middling [Ocean of Nectar] 16
Buddha - mind of [Joyful path of good fortune] 46, 70, 550-2
Buddha - nature of living beings [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 90
Buddha - Navigator [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 7
Buddha - no conceptual mind [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 154, 155
Buddha - non-deceptive person [Understanding the Mind] 56, 92
Buddha - of Compassion [8 steps:] 149
Buddha - of compassion [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 12
Buddha - of Wisdom [8 steps:] 149
Buddha - offerings to [Meaningful to behold] 44-51
Buddha - omniscient [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 52, 60
Buddha - overcoming demons [Ocean of Nectar] 130
Buddha - pleasing Buddha [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 89
Buddha - qualities [8 steps:] 7, 162, 176, 207
Buddha - qualities of [Mahamudra Tantra] 13-6, 160
Buddha - quotations of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 11, 48, 49, 87, 102, 151
Buddha - rarity of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 37, 181
Buddha - refuge in [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 22, 101
Buddha - reliability of [Joyful path of good fortune] 205, 262-3
Buddha - repaying kindness of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 89-91
Buddha - requesting to teach [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 28
Buddha - signs and indications [Heart Jewel] 26
Buddha - speech of [Joyful path of good fortune] 549-50
Buddha - speech of [Tantric grounds and paths] 41
Buddha - Superior [Ocean of Nectar] 19
Buddha - Tantric [8 steps:] 104
Buddha - Tantric [Tantric grounds and paths] 11
Buddha - teachings of (see teachings, of Buddha) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life]
Buddha - twenty-seven deeds [Heart Jewel] 75
Buddha - ultimate intention [Joyful path of good fortune] 22
Buddha - ultimate intention [Tantric grounds and paths] 112
Buddha - valid Teacher [Understanding the Mind] 92
Buddha - viewing others as [8 steps:] 125-7, 130-1
Buddha [8 steps:] 1, 29-33, 68-9, 105, 133, 143, 176, 216 (see also compassion, of Buddha; love, of Buddha; Shakyamuni, Buddha)
Buddha [8 steps:] 27, 39, 41
Buddha [Essence of Vajrayana] xi, xii, 5, 48, 62
Buddha [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 6, 62, 117, 150, g
Buddha [Heart Jewel] 25, 48, 76, g
Buddha [Introduction to Buddhism] 3, 44, 46, 108, g
Buddha [Meaningful to behold] 7, 8, 13, 16, 17, 70, 79, 80, 85, 100, 187, 195, 197, 198
Buddha [Understanding the Mind] 66, 81, 108, 134, 155-6, 203, g
Buddha families - five [Guide to Dakini land] 4, 59, 126, 146, 225
Buddha families [Guide to Dakini land] 74, g
Buddha families [Heart Jewel] 51, g
Buddha families, five (see also individual entries) [Mahamudra Tantra] g
Buddha families, five - commitments of [Mahamudra Tantra] 221-5
Buddha families, five - seed-letters [Essence of Vajrayana] 123
Buddha families, five [Essence of Vajrayana] 116, 120, 127, 163, 205, 209, 211, g
Buddha families, the five - nineteen commitments [Great Treasury of Merit] 160-1
Buddha families, the five [Great Treasury of Merit] 91, 187
Buddha families, the hundred [Great Treasury of Merit] 187
Buddha family (see also commitments) [Tantric grounds and paths] 5, 46, g
Buddha family [Joyful path of good fortune] g
Buddha family [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 27, 79, g
Buddha grounds [8 steps:] 175
Buddha image [8 steps:] 29-31
Buddha images, Tantric preliminary [Guide to Dakini land] 174, 176
Buddha Jewel (see Three Jewels) [Guide to Dakini land]
Buddha Jewel - conventional and ultimate [Joyful path of good fortune] 199-200
Buddha Jewel - qualities of [Joyful path of good fortune] 196-9
Buddha Jewel [8 steps:] 34, 110
Buddha Jewel [Essence of Vajrayana] 22, 23, 32, 34, 173
Buddha Jewel [Joyful path of good fortune] 57, 192, 209-11, 217-8
Buddha Jewel [Meaningful to behold] 9-10, 56-8
Buddha Jewel [Transform Your Life]80, 174
Buddha Jewel [Understanding the Mind] 161
Buddha Jewels [Great Treasury of Merit] 53, 105
Buddha Kashyapa [Bodhisattva Vow] 47
Buddha Kashyapa [Joyful path of good fortune] 81
Buddha Kashyapa [Ocean of Nectar] 221
Buddha Land (see also Akanishta) [Clear Light of Bliss] 131
Buddha Land (see also Pure Land) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 37
Buddha Land [Great Treasury of Merit] 95
Buddha Land [Joyful path of good fortune] 178
Buddha lineage (see Buddha nature) [Mahamudra Tantra]
Buddha lineage [Great Treasury of Merit] 89-90, g
Buddha lineage [Guide to Dakini land] 45, g
Buddha lineage [Joyful path of good fortune] 61, 382, 384, 471, g
Buddha nature - awakening [Mahamudra Tantra] 20
Buddha nature [8 steps:] 45, 73-4, 109, 128
Buddha nature [Bodhisattva Vow] 98, g
Buddha nature [Essence of Vajrayana] 29, g
Buddha nature [Great Treasury of Merit] 60
Buddha nature [Introduction to Buddhism] 92, g
Buddha nature [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 25-6, 115, 145, g
Buddha nature [Mahamudra Tantra] 65-6
Buddha nature [Ocean of Nectar] 414, 435, g
Buddha nature [Tantric grounds and paths] 115, g
Buddha nature [Understanding the Mind] 157, 170, g
Buddha nature [Universal Compassion] 9, 12, 27, g
Buddha nature/seed [Transform Your Life]99, 133, 173-4, 195, 240
Buddha seed (see also Buddha nature) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 113, g
Buddha seed (see Buddha nature) [8 steps]
Buddha seed (see Buddha nature) [Understanding the Mind]
Buddha seed (see Buddha nature) [Universal Compassion]
Buddha seed [Great Treasury of Merit] 70, 89
Buddha Shakyamuni - a previous life [Introduction to Buddhism] 81-2
Buddha Shakyamuni - blessings of [Meaningful to behold] 15, 87
Buddha Shakyamuni - good qualities of [Joyful path of good fortune] 54, 197-8, 205-8
Buddha Shakyamuni - kindness of [Heart of Wisdom] 147-8
Buddha Shakyamuni - kindness of [Joyful path of good fortune] 220-2
Buddha Shakyamuni - Liberating Prayer [Heart of Wisdom] 215-7
Buddha Shakyamuni - life story [Heart of Wisdom] 13-5
Buddha Shakyamuni - life story [Introduction to Buddhism] 3-9
Buddha Shakyamuni - lineages of teaching [Joyful path of good fortune] 3, 5, 394, 424, 542, 547
Buddha Shakyamuni - past lives [Joyful path of good fortune] 426, 430-1, 442-3
Buddha Shakyamuni - Praise to [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 109-10
Buddha Shakyamuni - previous life [Ocean of Nectar] 385
Buddha Shakyamuni - previous lives [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 85
Buddha Shakyamuni - quotations [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 7, 82, 83
Buddha Shakyamuni - Spiritual Guide kinder than [Joyful path of good fortune] 113, 114
Buddha Shakyamuni - stories from life [Joyful path of good fortune] 36, 42-5, 47, 66-7, 78, 80, 111, 156-7, 184-5, 197-8, 205-6, 207, 215, 231, 232-3, 235, 361, 389, 483
Buddha Shakyamuni - superior Teacher [Joyful path of good fortune] 212-3
Buddha Shakyamuni - teachings [Introduction to Buddhism] 32
Buddha Shakyamuni - teachings [Joyful path of good fortune] 20, 22-3
Buddha Shakyamuni - visualization [Heart of Wisdom] 197
Buddha Shakyamuni - visualization of [Joyful path of good fortune] 52-7, 60-1, 65-6, 86, 87, 116, 257, 501, 506, 514
Buddha Shakyamuni [Bodhisattva Vow] 49-51, 61, 86
Buddha Shakyamuni [Heart Jewel] 4, 19, 28, 72, 89, g
Buddha Shakyamuni [Heart of Wisdom] 153, 156, 185-6, g
Buddha Shakyamuni [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 11-2, 85, g
Buddha Shakyamuni [Introduction to Buddhism] 3, g
Buddha Shakyamuni [Joyful path of good fortune] 35, 66, 71, 477, g
Buddha Shakyamuni [Meaningful to behold] 7, 17, 18, 28, 35, 40, 47, 54, 69, 70, 72-5, 82, 83, 192, 194. 208-9, 306, 307-9
Buddha Shakyamuni [Ocean of Nectar] 221, 377, 408-9, 411, 417-9, 438-9, g
Buddha Vairochana meditation posture [Joyful path of good fortune] 50-2
Buddha's bodies (see also Form Body; Truth Body) [Joyful path of good fortune] 199, 541, 545-6, 549-50
Buddha's bodies (see also individual ones) [Essence of Vajrayana] g
Buddha's bodies (see also individual ones) [Guide to Dakini land] 20, 24, 109-11
Buddha's bodies - Emanation Body [Clear Light of Bliss] 14, 114-5, 132-3, g
Buddha's bodies - Enjoyment Body [Clear Light of Bliss] 14, 112-4, 122-3, 129-31, 214, 237, g
Buddha's bodies - Form Body - substantial cause [Clear Light of Bliss] 104, 150
Buddha's bodies - Form Body [Clear Light of Bliss] 3, 99, 199, 203, 211, 235, g
Buddha's bodies - resultant [Clear Light of Bliss] 99, 124, 214
Buddha's bodies - Truth Body [Clear Light of Bliss] 3, 13, 79, 110-2, 129, 150, 203, 210, 235, g
Buddha's bodies [Clear Light of Bliss] 99, 104, g
Buddha's bodies [Introduction to Buddhism] 98-9, g
Buddha's bodies [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 50, g
Buddha's bodies [Meaningful to behold] 86, g
Buddha's bodies [Transform Your Life]g
Buddha's bodies [Universal Compassion] 12, g
Buddha's bodies g [8 steps]
Buddha's body (see also Form Body; Truth Body) [Great Treasury of Merit] 97, 121-2, g
Buddha's body -	four bodies [Great Treasury of Merit] 59, 197
Buddha's body -	primordial [Great Treasury of Merit] 60
Buddha's body -	substantial cause [Great Treasury of Merit] 89
Buddha's body -	three bodies [Great Treasury of Merit] 118, 258-9, 260
Buddha's body -	two principal bodies [Great Treasury of Merit] 115-6
Buddha's body - actual and imagined [Great Treasury of Merit] 62
Buddha's body [Ocean of Nectar] 378, g
Buddha's mind -	substantial cause [Great Treasury of Merit] 90
Buddha's mind [Great Treasury of Merit] 97
Buddha's mind [Ocean of Nectar] 378, 379
Buddha's speech [Ocean of Nectar] 378
Buddha's teachings (see also Dharma) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] ix-x, 5, 61, 155-7
Buddha's teachings (see also Dharma) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 5, 63, 104, 133, 140
Buddha's teachings (see Dharma) [Introduction to Buddhism]
Buddha's teachings - definitive [Ocean of Nectar] 51, 250, 273-4
Buddha's teachings - interpretative [Ocean of Nectar] 51, 225-6, 250, 261, 271-4
Buddha's teachings - Lamrim [8 steps:] 30, 130
Buddha's teachings - Lojong [8 steps:] 19-23, 107
Buddha's teachings - medicine [8 steps:] 65, 97-8, 143, 218
Buddha's teachings - mirror [8 steps:] 61-3, 64, 65
Buddha's teachings - no conceptual motivation [Ocean of Nectar] 411-2
Buddha's teachings - real meaning [8 steps:] 139
Buddha's teachings - shopping analogy [8 steps:] 97-8
Buddha's teachings [8 steps:] 7-8, 39, 45-6, 50, 130-1 (see also Dharma)
Buddha's teachings [Great Treasury of Merit] 41-2, 56, 106
Buddha's teachings [Ocean of Nectar] 10, 16, 376
Buddha(s) (see also under name of individual Buddha) [Clear Light of Bliss] 2, 37, g
Buddha(s) - as Field of Merit [Great Treasury of Merit] 184
Buddha(s) - bodies of [Bodhisattva Vow] 61, 73, 105, 107, g
Buddha(s) - family [Clear Light of Bliss] g
Buddha(s) - good qualities [Clear Light of Bliss] 237-8
Buddha(s) - of the three times [Great Treasury of Merit] 240
Buddha(s) - powers [Great Treasury of Merit] 95
Buddha(s) - pure deeds [Great Treasury of Merit] 69
Buddha(s) - representations [Bodhisattva Vow] 45-9
Buddha(s) - Thousand of this Fortunate Aeon [Great Treasury of Merit] 104, 136
Buddha(s) - unique quality [Great Treasury of Merit] 52
Buddha(s) - way to help sentient beings [Great Treasury of Merit] 121
Buddha(s) [Bodhisattva Vow] 45, 74, 107
Buddha(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 9, 69-70, 82-4, 111-2, 154-5, 166, 222-3, 257, 271, g
Buddha(s) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 83-5, g
Buddhadharma (see also Dharma) [Great Treasury of Merit] 5, 14, g
Buddhadharma (see also Dharma) [Guide to Dakini land] 25
Buddhadharma (see also Dharma) [Heart Jewel] 15, 27, 29
Buddhadharma (see also Dharma) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 96
Buddhadharma (see also Dharma) [Introduction to Buddhism] 10, 14, 66, g
Buddhadharma (see also Dharma) [Joyful path of good fortune] 136, 221, 420
Buddhadharma (see also Dharma) [Understanding the Mind] 153, g
Buddhadharma (see Buddha's teachings; Buddhism; Dharma) [8 steps]
Buddhadharma (see Buddha’s teachings) [Mahamudra Tantra]
Buddhadharma (see Dharma) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully]
Buddhadharma - degeneration of [Great Treasury of Merit] 275
Buddhadharma [Bodhisattva Vow] 18, 27, 29
Buddhadharma [Clear Light of Bliss] 11
Buddhadharma [Essence of Vajrayana] 29
Buddhahood (see also enlightenment) [Heart of Wisdom] 21, 151, 152, 155, 201
Buddhahood (see also enlightenment) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 75, 87, g
Buddhahood (see also enlightenment) [Mahamudra Tantra] 100
Buddhahood (see also enlightenment) [Meaningful to behold] 4, 6, 10, 17, 32, 40, 60, 92, 190, 283, 312, 322, 368
Buddhahood (see enlightenment) [8 steps]
Buddhahood (see enlightenment) [Essence of Vajrayana]
Buddhahood (see enlightenment) [Guide to Dakini land]
Buddhahood (see enlightenment) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life]
Buddhahood (see enlightenment) [Introduction to Buddhism]
Buddhahood (see enlightenment) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully]
Buddhahood (see enlightenment) [Ocean of Nectar]
Buddhahood (see enlightenment) [Tantric grounds and paths]
Buddhahood (see enlightenment) [Transform Your Life]
Buddhahood (see enlightenment) [Understanding the Mind]
Buddhahood (see enlightenment) [Universal Compassion]
Buddhahood - attaining in this lifetime [Clear Light of Bliss] 6, 109
Buddhahood - basis upon which attained [Clear Light of Bliss] 231
Buddhahood - cause and effect (see karma) [Great Treasury of Merit]
Buddhahood - free from faults [Heart of Wisdom] 115
Buddhahood - how attained [Clear Light of Bliss] 232-7
Buddhahood - merely imputed [Heart of Wisdom] 154-5
Buddhahood - place attained [Clear Light of Bliss] 229-31
Buddhahood [Bodhisattva Vow] l, 7, 13, 18, 19, 33, 98, 107
Buddhahood [Clear Light of Bliss] 2, 3, 7, 8, 143, 175, 199, 211, 224
Buddhahood [Great Treasury of Merit] 3, 4, 14
Buddhahood [Heart Jewel] 14
Buddhajnana [Joyful path of good fortune] 185
Buddhapalita [Meaningful to behold] 292, 345
Buddhapalita [Ocean of Nectar] 59, 183-5
Buddhas (see also Shakyamuni, Buddha) [Transform Your Life]98-100, 137-8, 152, 154, 201, 212
Buddhas - Conqueror [Heart of Wisdom] 186
Buddhas - conventionally existent [Transform Your Life]256
Buddhas - function of [Transform Your Life]197
Buddhas - mind of [Heart of Wisdom] 9, 153, 172
Buddhas - of the three times [Heart of Wisdom] 156-8
Buddhas - qualities of [Transform Your Life]128, 167, 234, 273, 359, 360
Buddhas - Tantric [Transform Your Life]166
Buddhas - their way of looking [Transform Your Life]129, 130, 145, 224
Buddhas - thousand [Heart of Wisdom] 156, 157
Buddhas [Heart of Wisdom] 8, 77, 114, 151, 165
Buddhas, one thousand [Mahamudra Tantra] 80-1
Buddhas, one thousand [Understanding the Mind] 231
Buddhas, thousand [Joyful path of good fortune] 56, 113, 442, 542
Buddhas, thousand [Tantric grounds and paths] 5
Buddha’s body (see also Emanation Body; Enjoyment Body; Form Body; Truth Body) [Mahamudra Tantra] 20
Buddha’s body - seed of [Mahamudra Tantra] 66
Buddha’s mind (see also Truth Body) [Mahamudra Tantra] 54
Buddha’s mind - seed of [Mahamudra Tantra] 66
Buddha’s speech - seed of [Mahamudra Tantra] 66
Buddha’s speech [Mahamudra Tantra] 39
Buddha’s teachings (see also Dharma) [Mahamudra Tantra] 6, 13-4, 90-1, 106, 271-2
Buddha’s teachings - essence [Mahamudra Tantra] 17, 55-7
Buddha’s teachings - medicine [Mahamudra Tantra] 123-4
Buddha’s teachings - Sutra [Mahamudra Tantra] 16, 17-9, 57, 60, 61, 69, 100, 173
Buddha’s teachings - Tantric [Mahamudra Tantra] 15, 17-9, 27-8, 57, 60, 61-3, 173
Buddhism (see also Buddha's teachings; Hinayana) [8 steps:] 35
Buddhism (see also Buddhadharma) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] ix-x, 155-7
Buddhism (see also Buddhadharma) [Introduction to Buddhism]
Buddhism - final goal [8 steps:] 7
Buddhism - Kadampa [8 steps:] 11, 136
Buddhism - Kadampa [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 155-7
Buddhism - Kadampa [Transform Your Life]204, 397-400, g
Buddhism - Mahayana [8 steps:] 35, 110, 111
Buddhism - Mahayana [Transform Your Life]175, g
Buddhism - two vehicles [Introduction to Buddhism] 8-9
Buddhist - way of life [Introduction to Buddhism] 44-8
Buddhist [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 70, 155-7, g
Buddhist [Introduction to Buddhism] 44
Buddhist [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 95
Buddhist [Meaningful to behold] g
Buddhist [Understanding the Mind] 171, 228, g
burial ground [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 118, 123, 124
burning offering - of Vajradaka [Guide to Dakini land] 174, 175-6, 192
burning offering - of Vajrayogini [Guide to Dakini land] 173, 182, 192-4
burning offering - sadhana [Essence of Vajrayana] 114
burning offering - types [Guide to Dakini land] 193-4
burning offering [Essence of Vajrayana] 174
burning offering [Guide to Dakini land] 191-4
Butön Rinchen Drub [Heart Jewel] 75, 82-3