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Abbot [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 86 Abhidharma [Joyful path of good fortune] 9 Abhidharma [Ocean of Nectar] 10 Abhidharma Pitaka [Meaningful to behold] 8 Abhidharmas [Ocean of Nectar] 50, 51, 52, 269 ablution [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 16-7 absorption (see also form realm absorptions; formless realm absorptions) [Ocean of Nectar] 369-70 absorption - actual [Ocean of Nectar] 369 absorption - of close preparation [Ocean of Nectar] 369 absorption of cessation - definition [Ocean of Nectar] 142-3 absorption of cessation [Mahamudra Tantra] 59, g absorption of cessation [Ocean of Nectar] 49, 144-5, 385, 388 absorption of cessation [Tantric grounds and paths] 110 absorption without discrimination [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 158, g absorption without discrimination [Ocean of Nectar] 142 absorption without discrimination [Understanding the Mind] 114-5 accepting defeat [Universal Compassion] 3-4 accepting defeat and offering the victory [8 steps:] 13, 15-6, 133-40 accepting defeat and offering the victory [Transform Your Life] 201-8 accumulation of merit (see collection of merit) [Meaningful to behold] accumulation of wisdom (see collection of wisdom) [Meaningful to behold] Achala [Great Treasury of Merit] 92, 94, 103, 104 action (see also actions and effects; karma; non-virtuousactions; virtuous actions) [Mahamudra Tantra] 4-7, 102 action Deities [Essence of Vajrayana] 181, 182, 191 action mantra [Guide to Dakini land] 60 action mudra - external method [Clear Light of Bliss] 218, 226 action mudra - qualifications [Tantric grounds and paths] 70, 73 action mudra - relying upon [Essence of Vajrayana] 58, 208 action mudra [Clear Light of Bliss] 98, 105-6, 136-8, 210, 219-220, 232, 234, 235 action mudra [Essence of Vajrayana] 98, 202, 203, 207, 210, 212 action mudra [Guide to Dakini land] 88, 143, 227 action mudra [Joyful path of good fortune] 8, g action mudra [Mahamudra Tantra] 70, g action mudra [Tantric grounds and paths] 66, 73, 74, 118, 170, 171, 172 Action Tantra - concentrations [Tantric grounds and paths] 36 Action Tantra - paths [Tantric grounds and paths] 42-3 Action Tantra - root Tantras [Tantric grounds and paths] 23 Action Tantra [Clear Light of Bliss] 4 Action Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 23, 77 actions (see also karma; non-virtuous action) [Heart of Wisdom] 111 actions (see karma) [Understanding the Mind] actions - compositional [Heart of Wisdom] 132, 136 actions - contaminated [Heart of Wisdom] 142 actions - non-virtuous [Tantric grounds and paths] 9, 67, 200, 203 actions - virtuous [Tantric grounds and paths] 9, 69, 200, 203 actions [Tantric grounds and paths] 201 actions and effects (see also action; karma) [Mahamudra Tantra] 5-7, 9, 117, 154 actions and effects (see also cause and effect; karma; non-virtuous actions) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] ix, 4, 54 actions and effects (see also karma) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 162 actions and effects (see also karma) [Ocean of Nectar] 218-9, 248, 303, 315, 423, 440 actions and effects (see also karma; non-virtuous actions; ripened effect; virtuous actions) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 5, 44, 129, 147-8 actions and effects (see also karma; non-virtuous actions; virtuous actions) [Transform Your Life]47-58, 196-8, 334-5 actions and effects (see karma) [Universal Compassion] actions and effects - analogy for [Ocean of Nectar] 223-5 actions and effects - contaminated [8 steps:] 10, 83, 179, 203 actions and effects - definite [Ocean of Nectar] 224 actions and effects - impure/contaminated [Transform Your Life]48, 56-8, 146, 240, 268 actions and effects - pure/uncontaminated [Transform Your Life]48, 51 actions and effects - subtle relationship [Ocean of Nectar] 224-5 actions and effects - types [Transform Your Life]52, 55-8 actions and effects [8 steps:] 129-31 (see also karma; non-virtuous actions; virtuous actions) actions and their effects (see also karma) [Meaningful to behold] 26, 61, 68, 112, 120, 179, 183, 213, 311, 319-20 actions and their effects - factors for completion [Meaningful to behold] 149-52 actions of immediate retribution [Heart Jewel] 77-8 actor analogy [Tantric grounds and paths] 137-8 actual generation stage meditation - and tranquil abiding [Essence of Vajrayana] 148-50 actual generation stage meditation [Essence of Vajrayana] 142-53 Adorned with Peace and Flowers [Heart of Wisdom] 13 adorning the crown [Essence of Vajrayana] 117 adverse conditions (see also obstacle(s)) [Great Treasury of Merit] 230-2 adverse conditions (see transforming adverse conditions) [8 steps] adverse conditions [Universal Compassion] 57, 63 Advice (Atisha) [Joyful path of good fortune] 189 Advice (Gungtang Rinpoche) [Joyful path of good fortune] 285 Advice from Atisha's Heart [8 steps:] 60, 258-62 Advice from Atisha's Heart [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 126, 129-133 Advice from Atisha's Heart [Transform Your Life]121, 369, 371 affectionate love [8 steps:] 121 affectionate love [Introduction to Buddhism] 70-3 affectionate love [Joyful path of good fortune] 409-14, 415 affectionate love [Transform Your Life]88, 187 affectionate love [Universal Compassion] 13, 14, 37 affirmative phenomenon [Ocean of Nectar] 172 affirming negative [Heart of Wisdom] 49-50 ageing [8 steps:] 153 ageing [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 182 ageing [Heart of Wisdom] 136, 137 ageing [Introduction to Buddhism] 57-8 ageing [Joyful path of good fortune] 157, 291-4, 356 ageing [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 51, 59, 63, 127 ageing [Mahamudra Tantra] 12, 65 ageing [Transform Your Life]36, 64-7, 87 aggregate of compositional factors [Heart of Wisdom] 35, 94 aggregate of compositional factors [Ocean of Nectar] 57, 364, 382 aggregate of consciousness (see also consciousness) [Heart of Wisdom] 36, 94 aggregate of consciousness [Ocean of Nectar] 57, 315, 364, 382 aggregate of discrimination [Heart of Wisdom] 35, 94 aggregate of discrimination [Ocean of Nectar] 57, 364, 382 aggregate of feeling (see also feeling) [Heart of Wisdom] 34-5, 94 aggregate of feeling [Ocean of Nectar] 57, 364, 382 aggregate of form (see also form) [Heart of Wisdom] 34, 36, 37 aggregate of form [Ocean of Nectar] 57, 313, 315, 324, 364, 382 aggregate(s) - contaminated [Guide to Dakini land] 66, 59, 158, g aggregate(s) - of Vajrayogini [Guide to Dakini land] 126 aggregate(s) [Clear Light of Bliss] 81-7, 180-2, g aggregate(s) [Guide to Dakini land] g aggregates (see also five aggregates) [Understanding the Mind] g aggregates (see contaminated aggregates) [Essence of Vajrayana] aggregates - appropriated [Joyful path of good fortune] 308-9, 328, 476 aggregates - basis of imputation [Ocean of Nectar] 24, 298, 311, 315-6 aggregates - collection [Ocean of Nectar] 293, 309-11, 313-5 aggregates - contaminated [Great Treasury of Merit] g aggregates - contaminated [Heart Jewel] 61, g aggregates - contaminated [Joyful path of good fortune] 272, 308-9, 329-30 aggregates - contaminated [Mahamudra Tantra] 26, 27-8, g aggregates - contaminated [Ocean of Nectar] 129, 131, 262, 303, 304, 364, 365 aggregates - contaminated [Understanding the Mind] 196, g aggregates - contaminated [Universal Compassion] g aggregates - inherently existent [Understanding the Mind] 215 aggregates - of Buddha [Ocean of Nectar] 129, 365 aggregates - pure [Understanding the Mind] 196 aggregates - self [Ocean of Nectar] 300, 302-4, 305, 308-17, 318-20 aggregates - shape [Ocean of Nectar] 312-3 aggregates - uncontaminated [Ocean of Nectar] 364-5 aggregates [Great Treasury of Merit] 211, 213, g aggregates [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 162, 169, g aggregates [Heart Jewel] 90 aggregates [Joyful path of good fortune] 323, 353, g aggregates [Mahamudra Tantra] 26, 27-8, g aggregates [Meaningful to behold] 289-90, 314, 321, g aggregates [Ocean of Nectar] 57, 269, 293, 381, g aggregates [Universal Compassion] 54, g aggression [Understanding the Mind] 222-3 AH, letter [Great Treasury of Merit] 71 Ahrgamvajra Goddessess [Guide to Dakini land] 86 Ajatashatru, King [Heart Jewel] 77 Ajatashatru, King [Joyful path of good fortune] 74, 128, 206, 391 Akanishta [Clear Light of Bliss] 229, 231-3, g Akanishta [Guide to Dakini land] 200, g Akanishta [Mahamudra Tantra] 69, g Akanishta [Ocean of Nectar] 408, 415, g Akanishta [Tantric grounds and paths] 45, 117, 197 Akashagarbha (see also eight Great Sons) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 22 Akashagarbha (see Eight Great Sons) [Meaningful to behold] Akashagarbha Sutra [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 64 Akashagharba [Great Treasury of Merit] 92, 93 Akashagharba Sutra [Bodhisattva Vow] 4, 35 Akashagharba, Bodhisattva [Bodhisattva Vow] 35 Akshobya - manifestations of [Tantric grounds and paths] 143 Akshobya [Guide to Dakini land] 62, 94, 144, 145, g Akshobya [Joyful path of good fortune] 65 Akshobya [Mahamudra Tantra] 201, 222, 224 Akshobya [Tantric grounds and paths] 44, 57-9, 151, g Akshobya, Buddha - four family commitments [Great Treasury of Merit] 160 Akshobya, Buddha [Great Treasury of Merit] 71, 92, 93, 109, 187, g Akshobya, Buddha [Heart Jewel] 51, g alertness - defining characteristic [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 64 alertness - faults of lacking [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 51 alertness - guarding [Meaningful to behold] 131-65 alertness [8 steps:] 98, 223, g alertness [Bodhisattva Vow] 69, 85 alertness [Clear Light of Bliss] 162, 167, 1 69 alertness [Guide to Dakini land] 35, g alertness [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 47-64, 98, 140 alertness [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 29, g alertness [Introduction to Buddhism] 80-1, g alertness [Joyful path of good fortune] 372, 374, 494, 496-8, 508, 510, g alertness [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 90, 121, 134 alertness [Mahamudra Tantra] 109, 112, g alertness [Meaningful to behold] 131-65, 207, 219-20, 253-4 alertness [Transform Your Life]161, 317, g alertness [Understanding the Mind] 166, 183, 234 alertness [Universal Compassion] 100, g All Good One [Joyful path of good fortune] g all-accompanying mental factors (see also individual ones) [Understanding the Mind] 104, 107-21 Altan Khan [Heart Jewel] 86 Amai Jangchub [Joyful path of good fortune] 101 Ambhidana Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 120 Amitabha - manifestations of [Tantric grounds and paths] 142 Amitabha - visualization [8 steps:] 27, 36 Amitabha [8 steps:] 13, 17, 42, 125 Amitabha [Essence of Vajrayana] 38 Amitabha [Guide to Dakini land] 32, 62, 94, 144, g Amitabha [Joyful path of good fortune] 65 Amitabha [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 14, 23, 26, 27 Amitabha [Mahamudra Tantra] 202, 223, 224 Amitabha [Meaningful to behold] 213-4, g Amitabha [Tantric grounds and paths] 44, 61, 152, g Amitabha Buddha [Heart Jewel] 51, g Amitabha, Buddha - three family commitments [Great Treasury of Merit] 161 Amitabha, Buddha [Great Treasury of Merit] 5, 71, 91, g 109, 187 Amitabha, Buddha [Understanding the Mind] 141 Amitabha, Buddha [Universal Compassion] 80 Amitayus [8 steps:] 27, g Amitayus [Essence of Vajrayana] 10 Amitayus [Joyful path of good fortune] 56, 337, g Amitayus [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 42 Amitayus [Ocean of Nectar] 148, g Amitayus [Tantric grounds and paths] 44, g Amitayus, Buddha [Great Treasury of Merit] 104 Amoghasiddhi - manifestations of [Tantric grounds and paths] 143 Amoghasiddhi [Guide to Dakini land] 62, 142, g Amoghasiddhi [Joyful path of good fortune] 66 Amoghasiddhi [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 26, 27 Amoghasiddhi [Mahamudra Tantra] 202, 223, 224 Amoghasiddhi [Tantric grounds and paths] 63, 152, g Amoghasiddhi, Buddha - two family commitments [Great Treasury of Merit] 161 Amoghasiddhi, Buddha [Great Treasury of Merit] 91, 93, g Amritakundalini [Great Treasury of Merit] 92, 94 analogies - actor [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 161 analogies - actor [Mahamudra Tantra] 170 analogies - battle [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 39-42, 72 analogies - bee and pollen [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 116 analogies - boat [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 58, 97 analogies - bodhichitta - cotton [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 109 analogies - bodhichitta [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 7, 31-2 analogies - clouds [Mahamudra Tantra] 149-50 analogies - computer [Mahamudra Tantra] 102 analogies - doctor, medicine, and nurses [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vii, 23, 28, 43, 61, 64, 99, 156 analogies - dry grass [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 80 analogies - eagle [Mahamudra Tantra] 162 analogies - elephant [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 47, 53, 107 analogies - elixir [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 7 analogies - father and son [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 160, 171 analogies - fire of aeon [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 8 analogies - fish [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 97 analogies - foot and hand [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 129 analogies - gold coin [Mahamudra Tantra] 152 analogies - honey on a razor’s edge [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 107 analogies - horse and cart [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 126 analogies - jar with oil [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 108 analogies - king’s minister [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 90-1 analogies - leaky pot [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 51 analogies - leather [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 49 analogies - lightning [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 6 analogies - limbs of body [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 132 analogies - lion and foxes [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 106 analogies - lotus [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 102 analogies - magician’s illusion [Mahamudra Tantra] 21-2, 120, 129, 137, 170 analogies - newly-wed [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 140 analogies - ocean of samsara [Mahamudra Tantra] 7 analogies - picture [Mahamudra Tantra] 31, 39 analogies - plantain tree [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 7, 163 analogies - poisonous tree of selfgrasping [Mahamudra Tantra] 119 analogies - sandcastle [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 84 analogies - self-cognizers [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 151-2 analogies - sky [Mahamudra Tantra] 164, 168-9 analogies - snake and crows [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 104 analogies - snake in lap [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 108 analogies - stick [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 76 analogies - stork, cat, and thief [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 58 analogies - train journey [Mahamudra Tantra] 100 analogies - turtle [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 38 analogies - wild goose [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 131 analogies - wish-granting tree [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 154 analogies - wood [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 52, 55 analogies - wound [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 50 analogy for ultimate truth [Ocean of Nectar] 207 analogy of balance [Ocean of Nectar] 192-3 analogy of cart [Ocean of Nectar] 311-3, 328-38, 340, 341-2, 343 analogy of dream woman [Ocean of Nectar] 223 analogy of garuda [Ocean of Nectar] 48 analogy of harvest [Ocean of Nectar] 22-3 analogy of king [Ocean of Nectar] 40, 48, 399 analogy of magician's horse [Ocean of Nectar] 161-6 analogy of magician's illusory woman [Ocean of Nectar] 53, 54 analogy of potter [Ocean of Nectar] 412 analogy of sick person [How to Solve Our Human Problems] ix-x analogy of snake [Ocean of Nectar] 168-9 analogy of soldier [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 45 analogy of tree [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 10, 15 analogy of well [Ocean of Nectar] 27-8 analysis [Joyful path of good fortune] 321-2, g analysis [Meaningful to behold] g analysis [Understanding the Mind] 239 analysis [Universal Compassion] 112-3, g analytical meditation [Essence of Vajrayana] 89, 143, 144 analytical meditation [Tantric grounds and paths] 39, 96, 97, g Ananda [Heart of Wisdom] 12, 174 Ananda [Joyful path of good fortune] 36, 135 Ananda [Meaningful to behold] 73 anger - abandoning [8 steps:] 61-2, 68, 93-4, 214, 217 anger - and jealousy [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 73-4 anger - cause of [8 steps:] 59, 84, 86 anger - cause of [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 4, 31-7, 71 anger - cause of [Joyful path of good fortune] 327-8, 372, 362 anger - cause of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 101 anger - cause of [Transform Your Life]120, 147, 148, 317-23 anger - causes of [Understanding the Mind] 181, 182 anger - conceived object [Understanding the Mind] 87 anger - dangers of [Bodhisattva Vow] 90, 93 anger - dependence on causes [Meaningful to behold] 176-7 anger - development of [Introduction to Buddhism] 85 anger - faults [Meaningful to behold] 166-70 anger - faults [Understanding the Mind] 148, 193-4 anger - faults of [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 5, 21-9, 41, 58-9 anger - faults of [Introduction to Buddhism] 52-3, 84-5 anger - faults of [Ocean of Nectar] 93-7, 98-9 anger - faults of [Transform Your Life]6, 51, 196, 310-7, 337-2 anger - intellectually-formed [Understanding the Mind] 83 anger - lacks inherent existence [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 50-1, 54 anger - location [Understanding the Mind] 18 anger - necessity to abandon [Meaningful to behold] 179 anger - no independent cause [Meaningful to behold] 177-9 anger - object of [8 steps:] 21-2, 93, 116, 188, 211 anger - object of [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 23, 54, 65 anger - object of [Transform Your Life]181, 256-7, 277, 311, 335, 343-4 anger - opponent to [Heart of Wisdom] 115 anger - opponent to [Joyful path of good fortune] 329, 333, 376, 398 anger - root of [8 steps:] 5 anger - root of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 105, 132 anger - abandoning [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 49, 55, 70-91 anger - abandoning [Mahamudra Tantra] 121, 170 anger - abandoning [Transform Your Life]10, 89, 118, 128, 242, 281 anger - against delusions [Transform Your Life]158 anger - dependent on causes [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 72-4 anger - faults [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] of 69-70 anger - faults [Joyful path of good fortune] 315, 411, 460-1 anger - object of [Mahamudra Tantra] 139, 165 anger - opposing [Universal Compassion] 43-4, 91, 93, 101, 109, 113-4 anger [8 steps:] 69, 96, 129, 131, 133, g anger [Bodhisattva Vow] 19, 34, 73, 105 anger [Clear Light of Bliss] 174, 179 anger [Essence of Vajrayana] 135 anger [Great Treasury of Merit] 129, 142-3, 155, 171, 237, 246 anger [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vii, 40, 142, g anger [Heart of Wisdom] 82, 107, 116, 178 anger [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 9, 16, 19, 70-1, 94 anger [Introduction to Buddhism] 13, 73, 108, 114 anger [Joyful path of good fortune] 311, 312-3, 314-5, 329, 460-3 anger [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 29, 119, 124-7, 137 anger [Mahamudra Tantra] g anger [Meaningful to behold] 40, 56, 62, 79, 122-4, 136, 166-72, 180-98, 331, 360 anger [Ocean of Nectar] 21, 91, 290, g anger [Tantric grounds and paths] 15, 64, 169, g anger [Transform Your Life]129, 156, 198, 232, 309-64 anger [Understanding the Mind] 85, 112, 177, 192-5, 223, 228 anger [Universal Compassion] 50, 102 angry old woman story [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 26 angry old woman story [Transform Your Life]314 Angulimala [Joyful path of good fortune] 74, 206 animal [Essence of Vajrayana] xi, xii, xiii, 30, 140 animal [Guide to Dakini land] 82 animal [Heart of Wisdom] 153, 178-9 animal [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 97, 106, 137-8, 148 animal [Ocean of Nectar] 82, 83 animal [Understanding the Mind] 15, 142 animal realms [Great Treasury of Merit] 210 animal rebirth - basis of imputation [Mahamudra Tantra] 27 animal rebirth - cause of [Mahamudra Tantra] 4-5 animal rebirth [Mahamudra Tantra] 6, 124 animal rebirth [Transform Your Life]29, 54, 57-8, 85-6, 244 animals - kindness of [Transform Your Life]106-7, 173 animals - suffering of [8 steps:] 112-3, 115, 150 animals - suffering of [Transform Your Life]74, 177, 179, 218 animals - sufferings of [Joyful path of good fortune] 186-8, 225, 284, 308, 415 animals [8 steps:] 46, 88, 109, 131, 155-6, 219 animals [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 60, 98, 188 animals [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 7, 8, 12, 15 animals [Introduction to Buddhism] 24, 26, 31, 33, 41, 45 animals [Joyful path of good fortune] 123, 124, 178, 257 animals [Meaningful to behold] 12, 19, 362 animals [Transform Your Life]vii, 100, 198, 224 animals [Universal Compassion] ix, 17, 34, 80 ant [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 109 antidote(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 237-8 antirational prayer, force of [8 steps:] 225 Anuttarayoga Tantra (see Highest Yoga Tantra) [Meaningful to behold] Aparajita [Great Treasury of Merit] 92, 94 apparition [Meaningful to behold] 179 appearance (see also appearance of true existence) [Ocean of Nectar] appearance (see also appearance of true existence; dream, appearances) [8 steps:] 199 appearance (see also entering, abiding and dissolving the inner winds, signs of; inherent existence, appearance of; mere appearance; true existence, appearance of) [Mahamudra Tantra] 151 appearance (see also inherent existence, appearance of) [Heart of Wisdom] 154 appearance (see also inherent existence, appearance of; mere appearance) [Transform Your Life]265 appearance (see eight signs, the; ordinary appearance(s)) [Clear Light of Bliss] appearance - according to Chittamatrins [Ocean of Nectar] 243-4 appearance - and emptiness [8 steps:] 196, 206, 212 appearance - clear [Joyful path of good fortune] 545, g appearance - dream [Mahamudra Tantra] 126-7, 151, 157-8, 171 appearance - dream [Transform Your Life]8-9, 247-8, 265, 270-1, 281 appearance - dualistic [8 steps:] 209, g appearance - dualistic [Heart of Wisdom] 104-5, 117, 123, 146 appearance - dualistic [Joyful path of good fortune] 274, 537, 538 appearance - dualistic [Mahamudra Tantra] 46, 64, 163, 195, g appearance - dualistic [Transform Your Life]275 appearance - false [Heart of Wisdom] 61, 65, 78, 124 appearance - karmic [Mahamudra Tantra] 127, 150-1 appearance - karmic [Transform Your Life]247, 265 appearance - mere [8 steps:] 118, 179-80, 187-8, 200, 204-5, 215 appearance - mere [Heart of Wisdom] 43-8, 56, 65-8, 73 appearance - mistaken [8 steps:] 7, 211, 216 appearance - mistaken [Mahamudra Tantra] 12-3, 118, 160, 165 appearance - mistaken [Ocean of Nectar] 163, 431 appearance - mistaken [Transform Your Life]98, 240, 241, 273, 277 appearance - of conventional truth [Heart of Wisdom] 78, 81, 124 appearance - ordinary [Heart of Wisdom] 13, 14, 146 appearance - ordinary [Joyful path of good fortune] 20, 441, 469, 545, g appearance [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 148 appearance [Joyful path of good fortune] 469-71 appearance of true existence - of conventional truths [Ocean of Nectar] 199, 200 appearance of true existence [8 steps:] 179, 181, 182-3, 206-7, 209, 213-4 appearance of true existence [Ocean of Nectar] 33, 162, 163, 165, 205, 431 appearance of true existence of self [8 steps:] 82, 83 appearances [Essence of Vajrayana] 159, 160, 180 appearances [Guide to Dakini land] 184 appearances [Tantric grounds and paths] 107, 141 appearances [Understanding the Mind] 3 appearing object [Understanding the Mind] 30, 79 application - unnecessary [Joyful path of good fortune] 494, 498 application [Joyful path of good fortune] 498 application [Meaningful to behold] 253-5 apprehended object [Understanding the Mind] 30, 79 Approaching (see sixth ground) [Ocean of Nectar] appropriate methods (see mindfulness, specific) [Clear Light of Bliss] Arhat (see Foe Destroyer(s)) [Great Treasury of Merit] Arhat (see Foe Destroyer) [Heart of Wisdom] Arhat (see Foe Destroyer) [Joyful path of good fortune] Arhat (see Foe Destroyer) [Meaningful to behold] Arhat [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 157-8, g armour [Guide to Dakini land] 144-6 armour Deities [Essence of Vajrayana] 113-4, 163-4, 166, 181 armour mantras [Essence of Vajrayana] 113-4, 163-4, 167 arrogance (see also pride) [8 steps:] 6 arrow analogy [Heart of Wisdom] 38 artist analogy [Essence of Vajrayana] 77-8, 187 Arya (see also Superior being) [Guide to Dakini land] 227 Arya (see Superior being) [Great Treasury of Merit] Arya (see Superior being) [Heart of Wisdom] Arya (see Superior being) [Joyful path of good fortune] Arya (see Superior being) [Meaningful to behold] Arya [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] g Aryadeva [Clear Light of Bliss] 109, 118, 124, 146, 199, 210 Aryadeva [Great Treasury of Merit] 108 Aryadeva [Joyful path of good fortune] 138, 270, 533 Aryadeva [Meaningful to behold] 292 Aryasura [Joyful path of good fortune] 26 Asanga - and Maitreya [Joyful path of good fortune] 110, 387-8, 475 Asanga - lineage of [Joyful path of good fortune] 5, 394 Asanga - visualization of [Joyful path of good fortune] 55 Asanga [8 steps:] 78, 117, 119, g Asanga [Bodhisattva Vow] 29 Asanga [Clear Light of Bliss] 158 Asanga [Essence of Vajrayana] 45 Asanga [Great Treasury of Merit] 53, 84, 97, 183 Asanga [Joyful path of good fortune] 113, 457, 483, g Asanga [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 65, 66, 137, 141-2 Asanga [Meaningful to behold] 22, 34 Asanga [Transform Your Life]138, 182, 184, g Asanga [Understanding the Mind] 159, 198, 199, g ascetic [Universal Compassion] 85 asceticism [Tantric grounds and paths] 65 asceticism [Understanding the Mind] 38, 220 ascetics [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 71, 182 Ashoka [Heart Jewel] 29 Ashoka [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 20 Ashoka [Meaningful to behold] 47 Ashoka, King [Joyful path of good fortune] 81 Ashvaghosa [Joyful path of good fortune] 138 Ashvagosha [Great Treasury of Merit] 165, 180 aspects of Deities [Tantric grounds and paths] 109, 136, 142-4 aspiration - four types [Understanding the Mind] 123 aspiration - power of [Joyful path of good fortune] 473 aspiration - power of [Meaningful to behold] 210-4 aspiration - twofold division [Understanding the Mind] 124 aspiration - wrong [Universal Compassion] 110 aspiration [Clear Light of Bliss] 158 aspiration [Great Treasury of Merit] 209, 233, 263 aspiration [Joyful path of good fortune] 141 -2, 494-5 aspiration [Meaningful to behold] 157, 253 aspiration [Understanding the Mind] 122-5, 131, 140, 142, 161 aspiration [Universal Compassion] 89-90, g aspiration, power of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 101-3 aspiring bodhichitta (see also bodhichitta) [Understanding the Mind] g aspiring bodhichitta - eight precepts [Joyful path of good fortune] 443-4 aspiring bodhichitta [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 8, 35, g aspiring bodhichitta [Joyful path of good fortune] 65, 421, 423-4 assembly of Deities (see also Deities) [Essence of Vajrayana] 101, 102 Atisha - lineages of [Joyful path of good fortune] ix, 424 Atisha - qualities of [Joyful path of good fortune] 5-16 Atisha - stories from life [Joyful path of good fortune] 6-16, 47-8, 101, 104-5, 226 Atisha [8 steps:] 11, 21, 27, 101, 136, 160, g Atisha [Clear Light of Bliss] 70, 192-3 Atisha [Essence of Vajrayana] 9, 38, 65, 115 Atisha [Great Treasury of Merit] 16, 41, 101, 103, 167, 199, 231, g Atisha [Guide to Dakini land] 19, 20, 101, g Atisha [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 215 Atisha [Heart Jewel] 20, 90, g Atisha [Heart of Wisdom] 113, g Atisha [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 126, 129, 155, g Atisha [Joyful path of good fortune] 113, 243, 478 Atisha [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 52 Atisha [Mahamudra Tantra] 91, 270, g Atisha [Meaningful to behold] 17-8, 22, 59-60, 157, 159, 185, 266, 292, g Atisha [Ocean of Nectar] 55, 78, 113, g Atisha [Tantric grounds and paths] 61, 67, g Atisha [Transform Your Life]79-80, 163, 204-5, 232, g Atisha [Universal Compassion] 1, 3, 91 Atisha's assistant [8 steps:] 67, 68 Atisha's assistant [Transform Your Life]127, 128, 344 atomic particles [Meaningful to behold] 329, 340 atomic substances [Ocean of Nectar] 333 atoms [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 166 attachment - abandoning [8 steps:] 68, 94, 154, 214, 217 attachment - abandoning [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 54, 55, 113-9, 118, 142 attachment - abandoning [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 47, 82, 99-100 attachment - abandoning [Mahamudra Tantra] 19, 121, 170 attachment - abandoning [Transform Your Life]86-7, 128, 157, 222, 242, 281 attachment - and compassion [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 137 attachment - and compassion [Understanding the Mind] 170 attachment - and love [8 steps:] 63, 87, 116, 124 attachment - and love [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 72-3 attachment - and love [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 101 attachment - and love [Transform Your Life]88, 118, 150, 180-1, 190-1, 350 attachment - cause of [8 steps:] 84, 202 attachment - cause of [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 10 attachment - cause of [Joyful path of good fortune] 319-20, 327-8, 362 attachment - cause of [Mahamudra Tantra] 118 attachment - cause of [Ocean of Nectar] 25 attachment - cause of [Transform Your Life]147, 268 attachment - cause of samsara [Ocean of Nectar] 439 attachment - extreme of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 158, g attachment - faults [Understanding the Mind] 146, 191-2 attachment - faults of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 114, 119-27 attachment - generating [Joyful path of good fortune] 118, 331, 332, 510 attachment - intellectually-formed [Understanding the Mind] 83 attachment - location [Understanding the Mind] 18 attachment - mistaken discrimination [Understanding the Mind] 112 attachment - neutral [Understanding the Mind] 117 attachment - object of [8 steps:] 21-2, 188, 200, 211 attachment - object of [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 72 attachment - object of [Mahamudra Tantra] 121, 139, 151-2, 165 attachment - object of [Transform Your Life]7, 242, 256-7, 266, 277, 349 attachment - object of [Understanding the Mind] 87, 146, 230 attachment - objects of [Great Treasury of Merit] 132 attachment - obstacle to spiritual practice [Joyful path of good fortune] 147, 207, 277, 466, 487, 491-2 attachment - opponent to [Joyful path of good fortune] 329, 376, 398 attachment - opponent to [Universal Compassion] 43, 44, 85, 92 attachment - opponents to [Meaningful to behold] 227-30 attachment - Path of [Great Treasury of Merit] 132 attachment - path of [Guide to Dakini land] 8, 36-7, 46 attachment - path of [Tantric grounds and paths] 73 attachment - root cause [Understanding the Mind] 216 attachment - root of [8 steps:] 5 attachment - root of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 105, 123, 132 attachment - to body [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 56-8, 77, 118, 119-26, 133, 141-3 attachment - to body [Heart of Wisdom] 51, 56-7 attachment - to causes of suffering [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 76 attachment - to debate [Ocean of Nectar] 290 attachment - to fame etc [Transform Your Life]148, 354-5 attachment - to fame, possessions, etc, [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 78, 121 attachment - to forms [Ocean of Nectar] 271, 272 attachment - to friends [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 55, 81, 114-6 attachment - to friends [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 71-3, 121 attachment - to friends [Introduction to Buddhism] 35, 59 attachment - to friends [Transform Your Life]69, 110, 148, 174, 180-1, 300, 349 attachment - to illusory woman [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 153 attachment - to others' bodies [Meaningful to behold] 236-40 attachment - to possessions [Introduction to Buddhism] 35, 77 attachment - to possessions etc [Transform Your Life]69, 300-1 attachment - to reputation [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 113 attachment - to sexual partner [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 119-26 attachment - to sleep [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 95 attachment - to solitary peace [Understanding the Mind] 147 attachment - to the body [Meaningful to behold] 153-5 attachment - to views [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 4 attachment - to worldly life [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 113 attachment - to worldly life [Meaningful to behold] 226 attachment - to worldly pleasures [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 24, 95, 116, 126 attachment - transformed [Tantric grounds and paths] 15, 111 attachment - transforming [Essence of Vajrayana] 70, 98 attachment - transforming [Great Treasury of Merit] 106, 237-8 attachment - transforming [Guide to Dakini land] 37, 101-2 attachment - transforming [Mahamudra Tantra] 19-20, 61 attachment - transforming into the path [Clear Light of Bliss] 4-5 attachment [8 steps:] 4-5, 51-2, 82, 110, 113, 218, g attachment [Bodhisattva Vow] 14, 18, 19, 102 attachment [Clear Light of Bliss] 89, 90, 92 attachment [Essence of Vajrayana] 78, 127, g attachment [Great Treasury of Merit] 130, 142-3, 155 attachment [Guide to Dakini land] 21, g attachment [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vii, g attachment [Heart of Wisdom] 82, 94, 107 attachment [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 4-5, 9, 94, g attachment [Introduction to Buddhism] 13, 31, 108, g attachment [Joyful path of good fortune] 178, 207, 235, 282, 311 , 312-3, 354 attachment [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 88, 111, 122-3, 132, 139 attachment [Mahamudra Tantra] 123, 154, g attachment [Meaningful to behold] 62, 68, 79, 121-2, 124, 137, 188, 191-2, 207, 217-8, 326, 352 attachment [Ocean of Nectar] 20, 53, 70, 290, g attachment [Tantric grounds and paths] 10, 11, 20, 79-80, g attachment [Transform Your Life]7, 144, 177, 232, 243, g attachment [Understanding the Mind] 65, 146-8, 177, 189-92, 226, 228, 231 attachment [Universal Compassion] 50, 52, 78-9 102-3 Attachment Vehicle [Tantric grounds and paths] 11 attainment [Heart of Wisdom] 144, 154-5 attainment(s) - common and supreme [Great Treasury of Merit] 177, g attainment(s) - supramundane [Great Treasury of Merit] 118 attainment(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 156, g attainments - common [Heart Jewel] 95 attainments - of a Tantric Deity [Heart Jewel] 53-5 attainments - receiving [Heart Jewel] 31 attainments - sign of [Heart Jewel] 55 attainments - supreme [Heart Jewel] 95 attainments [Guide to Dakini land] 6-7, 166-7 attainments [Heart Jewel] g attainments, common - controlling [Tantric grounds and paths] 35, 41-2, 164, 195, 197 attainments, common - eight great [Tantric grounds and paths] 41-2, 195 attainments, common - increasing [Tantric grounds and paths] 35, 41, 164, 195 attainments, common - pacifying [Tantric grounds and paths] 35, 41, 164, 195 attainments, common - wrathful [Tantric grounds and paths] 35, 41, 164, 195, 197 attainments, five [Mahamudra Tantra] 181, g attainments, uncommon [Tantric grounds and paths] 41, 42 attention (see also inappropriate attention) [Understanding the Mind] 107, 108, 120-1 attention [8 steps:] 189 attention [Heart of Wisdom] 35 attention [Mahamudra Tantra] 141, g attention [Transform Your Life]257, g attentions, the four [Joyful path of good fortune] 511 Auspicious Places (see Twenty-four Holy Places) [Great Treasury of Merit] Autocommentary [Ocean of Nectar] 33, 60, 155, 272 Avadhutipa [Joyful path of good fortune] 7, 8, 229 Avalokiteshvara (see also eight Great Sons) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 17, 22, 132, 188, g Avalokiteshvara (see also Eight Great Sons) [Meaningful to behold] 44, 47, 49, 265, g Avalokiteshvara (see also under powa) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 14-5, 23-5 Avalokiteshvara - answers by [Heart of Wisdom] 20, 23, 169 Avalokiteshvara - mantra [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 103, g Avalokiteshvara - mantra [Introduction to Buddhism] 22 Avalokiteshvara - mantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 28 Avalokiteshvara - self-generation [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 73 Avalokiteshvara - self-generation [Tantric grounds and paths] 34 Avalokiteshvara - Thousand-Armed [Great Treasury of Merit] 103 Avalokiteshvara [8 steps:] 27, 149-50, 158, 210, g Avalokiteshvara [Bodhisattva Vow] 47, g Avalokiteshvara [Essence of Vajrayana] 10, 15, 65, 135 Avalokiteshvara [Great Treasury of Merit] 5, 26, 92, 93, 104, 177 Avalokiteshvara [Guide to Dakini land] 101 Avalokiteshvara [Heart of Wisdom] 18, 174 Avalokiteshvara [How to Solve Our Human Problems] g Avalokiteshvara [Introduction to Buddhism] g Avalokiteshvara [Joyful path of good fortune] 192, 415, g Avalokiteshvara [Mahamudra Tantra] 164, g Avalokiteshvara [Ocean of Nectar] 5-6, 148, g Avalokiteshvara [Tantric grounds and paths] 27-34, 44, g Avalokiteshvara [Transform Your Life]27, 226, 276 Avalokiteshvara, Bodhisattva [Universal Compassion] 70 Avalokiteshvara, Buddha - manifestation of compassion [Heart Jewel] 51 Avalokiteshvara, Buddha [Heart Jewel] 15, 23, 31, 66 Avalokiteshvara, Buddha [Universal Compassion] g Awakened One [8 steps:] 7 Awakened One [Heart of Wisdom] 48 Awakened One [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 4-5 Awakened One [Mahamudra Tantra] 13 awareness (see mind) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] awareness (see mistaken awareness; unmistaken awareness) [Ocean of Nectar] awareness - eye [Clear Light of Bliss] 147-8 awareness - mental [Clear Light of Bliss] 141, 149 awareness - sense [Clear Light of Bliss] 124, 141, 149 awareness - tactile [Clear Light of Bliss] 146, 147 awareness [Clear Light of Bliss] 28