Index of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso's books.
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Sachalani [Guide to Dakini land] 144, 145 Sachen Kunlo [Heart Jewel] 91 Sadaprarudita [Great Treasury of Merit] 9-11, 142 Sadaprarudita [Heart of Wisdom] 189-93 Sadaprarudita [Joyful path of good fortune] 99 Sadaprarudita [Meaningful to behold] 91-3 Sadaprarudita [Ocean of Nectar] 412 sadhana (see also Dorje Shugdän, sadhana) [Heart Jewel] g sadhana - burning offering [Essence of Vajrayana] 114 sadhana - of Heruka [Essence of Vajrayana] 6, 19, 101, 170 sadhana - of Heruka [Mahamudra Tantra] 193, 207-25 sadhana - retreat [Essence of Vajrayana] 173 sadhana - self-initiation [Essence of Vajrayana] 175 sadhana [Clear Light of Bliss] g sadhana [Essence of Vajrayana] 101 sadhana [Great Treasury of Merit] 259, g sadhana [Joyful path of good fortune] g sadhana [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] g sadhana [Mahamudra Tantra] 29 sadhana [Understanding the Mind] 201, g sadhanas (see also individual ones) [Guide to Dakini land] g sadhanas, Vajrayogini (see also individual ones) [Guide to Dakini land] 47, 57, 144 Sakya Pandita [Clear Light of Bliss] 193 Sakya Pandita [Great Treasury of Merit] 186, Sakya Pandita [Guide to Dakini land] 5, 81 Sakya Pandita [Heart Jewel] 75, 80-2 Sakya Pandita [Joyful path of good fortune] 98 Sakya tradition [Clear Light of Bliss] 191 Sakya tradition [Heart Jewel] 73, 80 salt water analogy [8 steps:] 86, 122 saltwater analogy [Transform Your Life]149, 189 Samantabhadra (see also eight Great Sons) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 17, 18, 22, 188, g Samantabhadra (see also Eight Great Sons) [Meaningful to behold] 50 Samantabhadra - etymology [Great Treasury of Merit] 79 Samantabhadra [Great Treasury of Merit] 92, 94 Samantabhadra [Heart of Wisdom] 18 Samantabhadra [Ocean of Nectar] 39, g Samayavajra [Guide to Dakini land] 175 Sambhogakaya (see Emanation Body) [Guide to Dakini land] Sambhogakaya (see Enjoyment Body) [Meaningful to behold] Sambuddha Tantra [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 11 Samdhinirmochana Sutra [Meaningful to behold] 309 Samdrub Gyatso, Je [Heart Jewel] 13 same entity [Heart of Wisdom] 73-82, 93 Samittiyas [Ocean of Nectar] 300, 308, 312, 317, 325 Samkhya [Great Treasury of Merit] 191, g Samkhya [Meaningful to behold] 178, 316, 340-5, 347 Samkhya [Understanding the Mind] 209-10 Samkhyas - presentation of self [Ocean of Nectar] 295-6 Samkhyas - production from self [Ocean of Nectar] 178-82 Samkhyas - refutation of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 159-61, 172-7 Samkhyas [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] g Samkhyas [Ocean of Nectar] 177, 300 Samputa Tantra [Clear Light of Bliss] 71 samsara (see also rebirth, in samsara; renunciation) [Great Treasury of Merit] 123, 209-15, 235, 256, g samsara (see also samsaric rebirth) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 5, 15, 117, 123 samsara (see also samsaric sufferings) [Joyful path of good fortune] 268, 272 samsara (see also six realms of samsara) [Heart of Wisdom] 79, 142, 143, 164, g samsara - abandoning [Joyful path of good fortune] 132, 367, 371 samsara - abodes of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 158 samsara - according to Secret Mantra [Great Treasury of Merit] 62-3 samsara - attachment for [Understanding the Mind] 139, 146, 191-2 samsara - beginningless [Transform Your Life]55, 87 samsara - cause [Tantric grounds and paths] 111 samsara - cause of [Mahamudra Tantra] 9, 61 samsara - cause of [Ocean of Nectar] 25, 56, 79, 289, 428 samsara - causes of [Joyful path of good fortune] 427 samsara - causes of [Understanding the Mind] 81, 109, 160, 176, 198, 200 samsara - conventionally existent [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 150 samsara - created by mind [Mahamudra Tantra] 103 samsara - definition [Understanding the Mind] 176 samsara - development of [Heart of Wisdom] 131, 136-8 samsara - endless [Transform Your Life]58, 62 samsara - equality with nirvana [Meaningful to behold] 352 samsara - faults of [8 steps:] 13-4, 23, 115, 122-4, 126-8, 144 samsara - faults of [Joyful path of good fortune] 267-309 samsara - faults of [Meaningful to behold] 354-7 samsara - faults of [Transform Your Life]179, 319, 321, 323-4, 325, 349 samsara - lacks inherent existence [Ocean of Nectar] 214, 234, 360 samsara - lacks true existence [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 179 samsara - liberation from [Great Treasury of Merit] 118, 213-5, 258 samsara - nature of [Joyful path of good fortune] 268-70, 276 samsara - nine realms [Understanding the Mind] 132 samsara - peak of [Bodhisattva Vow] 102 samsara - peak of [Introduction to Buddhism] 95 samsara - peak of [Understanding the Mind] 187, 188, 190 samsara - root [Tantric grounds and paths] 13 samsara - root of [8 steps:] 10, 82, 83, 134, 179, 203 samsara - root of [Clear Light of Bliss] 70, 151, 183 samsara - root of [Essence of Vajrayana] 140, 159 samsara - root of [Guide to Dakini land] 24, 218 samsara - root of [Introduction to Buddhism] 55, 63, 101 samsara - root of [Joyful path of good fortune] 318, 370-1 samsara - root of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 27, 105, 107 samsara - root of [Mahamudra Tantra] 19, 26-7, 117, 154 samsara - root of [Ocean of Nectar] 41, 56, 169, 171, 292 samsara - root of [Transform Your Life]144, 146, 202-3, 240, 268 samsara - root of [Understanding the Mind] 198, 199-200, 205 samsara - sufferings of [Guide to Dakini land] 22, 43-4, 50-1, 71-2 samsara - sufferings of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 95, 180 samsara - sufferings of [Introduction to Buddhism] 55-62, 91 samsara - sufferings of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 100, 132 samsara - sufferings of [Meaningful to behold] 16, 36-7, 56, 116-7, 124, 311 samsara - sufferings of [Ocean of Nectar] 26-8, 129, 440 samsara - sufferings of [Understanding the Mind] 159, 162, 170, 194, 216 samsara - three levels [Introduction to Buddhism] 94 samsara - ultimate nature [Essence of Vajrayana] 180 samsara [8 steps:] 9-10, 21, 88 samsara [Bodhisattva Vow] 18, 94, 98, g samsara [Clear Light of Bliss] 1, 23, 206, g samsara [Essence of Vajrayana] xi, 79, 92, 97, 141, g samsara [Guide to Dakini land] 24, 51, 210, g samsara [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 37, 40, 71, 126, 153, g samsara [Heart Jewel] 25, 48, 62, g samsara [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 33, 35, 39-40, 41-2, 63-4, 72, 88, g samsara [Introduction to Buddhism] 33, 52, 74, 91 samsara [Mahamudra Tantra] 7-8, 9-12, 194 samsara [Meaningful to behold] 10, 14, 18, 34, 40, 48, 67, 83, 98, 100, 112, 122, 173, 175, 204, 309-10, 323, 331, 341 samsara [Ocean of Nectar] 83, 100, 360, g samsara [Tantric grounds and paths] 28, g samsara [Transform Your Life]61-75, 189-90, 192, 364 samsara [Understanding the Mind] 194-5, 217 samsara [Universal Compassion] 11, 17, 19, 60, g samsaric aggregates (see aggregates) [Great Treasury of Merit] samsaric mind [Great Treasury of Merit] 212 samsaric rebirth (see also samsara) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 89, 90, 100 samsaric rebirth - root of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 105, 129, 132 samsaric rebirth [Essence of Vajrayana] 21, 22, 79, 134, 144 samsaric sufferings - general [Joyful path of good fortune] 277-87, 305-9 samsaric sufferings - particular [Joyful path of good fortune] 287-305 samsaric sufferings [Joyful path of good fortune] 464-5 Samtrasani [Guide to Dakini land] 144, 145 Sangha (see also Three Jewels) [Guide to Dakini land] g Sangha (see also Three Jewels) [Universal Compassion] g Sangha - ordained [Mahamudra Tantra] 103, 114 Sangha [Clear Light of Bliss] g Sangha [Essence of Vajrayana] 48 Sangha [Great Treasury of Merit] g Sangha [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 101, 192, g Sangha [Heart Jewel] g Sangha [Introduction to Buddhism] 44, 46, 47, 113, g Sangha [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 5, 95 Sangha [Mahamudra Tantra] 78, g Sangha [Meaningful to behold] 9, 10, 45, 46, 56-7, 58, 71, 365, g Sangha Jewel [8 steps:] 34, 110 Sangha Jewel [Essence of Vajrayana] 22, 23, 32, 34, 173 Sangha Jewel [Heart of Wisdom] 106 Sangha Jewel [Introduction to Buddhism] 47, 113 Sangha Jewel [Joyful path of good fortune] 57, 59, 128, 203-4, 205, 210, 220 Sangha Jewel [Transform Your Life]80, 174 Sangha Jewels [Great Treasury of Merit] 55, 105 Sangpuwa, Geshe [Joyful path of good fortune] 286 Sangye Gyatso [Clear Light of Bliss] 70 Sangye Gyatso [Joyful path of good fortune] 285-6 Sanskrit [Great Treasury of Merit] 40, 55-6 Sanskrit [Heart of Wisdom] 6 Sanskrit vowels and consonants [Essence of Vajrayana] 86, 125, g Saraha [Essence of Vajrayana] 9, 10 Saraha [Guide to Dakini land] 103 Saraha [Joyful path of good fortune] 547 Saraha [Ocean of Nectar] 148 Saraha [Tantric grounds and paths] 20 Saraha, Mahasiddha [Clear Light of Bliss] 4, 7, 167,172 Saraha, Mahasiddha [Great Treasury of Merit] 119, 191, 192, 261, 274 Sarnath [Meaningful to behold] 41, 54 Sarvajnadeva [Meaningful to behold] 368 Sarvanivaranaviskambini (see Eight Great Sons) [Meaningful to behold] Sarvanivaranaviskambini [Great Treasury of Merit] 92, 93 Sarvavid [Joyful path of good fortune] 56 Sarvavirti [Tantric grounds and paths] 46 satisfaction, lack of [Introduction to Buddhism] 60-2 Sautrantika - and Prasangika [Understanding the Mind] 34-5, 42, 47, 117 Sautrantika - view of self [Understanding the Mind] 207, 209 Sautrantika [Joyful path of good fortune] g Sautrantika [Meaningful to behold] 286, 287, 311 Sautrantika [Ocean of Nectar] 51, 58, 164, 187 Sautrantika [Understanding the Mind] 4, 35, 36, 37, 62 schools of Buddhist philosophy [8 steps:] 183, g schools of Buddhist philosophy [Mahamudra Tantra] 132, g schools of Buddhist philosophy [Transform Your Life]251 schools of Buddhist tenets [Heart of Wisdom] 36, 70-1, g schools of Buddhist tenets [Joyful path of good fortune] 319, 384, g scientist [Heart of Wisdom] 130 scopes, the three (see also initial scope; intermediate scope; great scope) [Joyful path of good fortune] ix, 139-43 scopes, the three [Meaningful to behold] 117, 360 scopes, three [Guide to Dakini land] 44 scripture [Meaningful to behold] 11, 308, 366 Scripture of Examples, The [8 steps:] 11 scriptures [Tantric grounds and paths] 158 Scriptures Received from the Mouth of Manjushri [Joyful path of good fortune] 99 scriptures, original [Great Treasury of Merit] 56 sea monsters [Mahamudra Tantra] 7 Second Conqueror, the [Great Treasury of Merit] 51 second ground - divisions [Ocean of Nectar] 74 second ground - etymology [Ocean of Nectar] 74 second ground - moon analogy [Ocean of Nectar] 87 second ground - moral discipline [Ocean of Nectar] 75-86 second ground [Ocean of Nectar] 73-87 second profundity (see profundity of the conventional) [Heart of Wisdom] second-ground Bodhisattva - perfection of moral discipline [Ocean of Nectar] 75-87 second-ground Bodhisattva [Ocean of Nectar] 89, 92, 113, 404 secondary delusions (see also individual ones) [Understanding the Mind] 222-34 secret Dakini (see also messenger(s)) [Guide to Dakini land] 171 Secret Mantra (see also generation stage; completion stage) [Clear Light of Bliss] 2-6, 61, 104, 105, Secret Mantra (see also Highest Yoga Tantra) [Guide to Dakini land] 1, 24, 34, 36-7, 40 Secret Mantra (see also Secret Mantra vows) [Great Treasury of Merit] 122, 132, 135-6, 149-53, 189, 203, 208, 257-61, g Secret Mantra (see also Tantra) [8 steps:] 104, 152, g Secret Mantra (see also Tantra) [Heart Jewel] 33, g Secret Mantra (see also Tantra) [Heart of Wisdom] g Secret Mantra (see also Tantra) [Joyful path of good fortune] 8, 69, 84, 107, 164, 391, 553, g Secret Mantra (see also Tantra) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 57, 131, g Secret Mantra (see also Tantra) [Meaningful to behold] Secret Mantra (see also Tantra) [Understanding the Mind] 196, g Secret Mantra (see also Tantra) [Universal Compassion] g Secret Mantra (see also Tantra; Vajrayana) [Mahamudra Tantra] 19 Secret Mantra (see Tantra) [Introduction to Buddhism] Secret Mantra - and Sutra [Guide to Dakini land] 55 Secret Mantra - benefits [Tantric grounds and paths] 19 Secret Mantra - essence [Great Treasury of Merit] 127, 137 Secret Mantra - good qualities [Tantric grounds and paths] 12-9 Secret Mantra - scriptures [Great Treasury of Merit] 17 Secret Mantra - teachings [Great Treasury of Merit] 190-1 Secret Mantra - the two stages [Great Treasury of Merit] 19, 87 Secret Mantra - attainment of Buddhahood [Clear Light of Bliss] 229-37 Secret Mantra - commitments [Great Treasury of Merit] 160-1, 257 Secret Mantra - etymology [Clear Light of Bliss] 2-3 Secret Mantra - Foe Destroyer [Clear Light of Bliss] 223 Secret Mantra - four attributes [Clear Light of Bliss] 3 Secret Mantra - levels [Clear Light of Bliss] 4 Secret Mantra - motivation for [Joyful path of good fortune] 388, 390, 414, 544 Secret Mantra - need for human body [Clear Light of Bliss] 29 Secret Mantra - objects for tranquil abiding meditation [Clear Light of Bliss] 144 Secret Mantra - preliminaries [Clear Light of Bliss] 11-15 Secret Mantra - pure practice of [Joyful path of good fortune] 146 Secret Mantra - rarity of teachings [Clear Light of Bliss] 2, 151 Secret Mantra - realizations of [Joyful path of good fortune] 112, 114, 322, 544 Secret Mantra - Superior being [Clear Light of Bliss] 204, 221, 237 Secret Mantra - superior paths [Clear Light of Bliss] 99, 232, 237 Secret Mantra - ultimate view [Clear Light of Bliss] 191 Secret Mantra - vows and commitments [Clear Light of Bliss] 5 Secret Mantra - why superior to Sutra [Clear Light of Bliss] 7, 103, 151, 202-3, 230 Secret Mantra 166, [Transform Your Life]219, g Secret Mantra [Bodhisattva Vow] g Secret Mantra [Essence of Vajrayana] 58, 117 Secret Mantra [Ocean of Nectar] g Secret Mantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 1, 4, 1 2, 13, 58, 73 Secret Mantra vows - retaking [Great Treasury of Merit] 157 Secret Mantra vows [Great Treasury of Merit] 156-7, 161-2, 245-6, 257-8 Secret of the Superior Tathagatas Sutra [Ocean of Nectar] 292 secret place [Clear Light of Bliss] 19, 44 secret place [Mahamudra Tantra] 192 sectarianism [Clear Light of Bliss] 154-5 sectarianism [Understanding the Mind] 162 seed and sprout (see also four extremes of production) [Ocean of Nectar] 193, 208 seed and sprout - past, present, future [Ocean of Nectar] 220-2 seed and sprout [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 172, 178 seed and sprout [Heart of Wisdom] 85-6, 112, 113 seed of delusion [Joyful path of good fortune] 328, 330 seed-letter (see also DHI; HRIH; HUM) [Heart Jewel] g seed-letter [Essence of Vajrayana] 49, 104-5, 123, g seed-letter [Great Treasury of Merit] g seed-letter [Guide to Dakini land] 70, 144, 221 seed-letter [Joyful path of good fortune] 54, 65-6, g seed-letter [Tantric grounds and paths] 81, g seed-letter [Understanding the Mind] 19, g seeds of delusion [Heart of Wisdom] 106, g seeds of delusion [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 90 seeds of delusion [Ocean of Nectar] 431 seeds of delusions [8 steps:] 94, g seeds of delusions [Transform Your Life]157 seeking, finding, holding, remaining [Essence of Vajrayana] 143, 148-9 seeking, finding, holding, remaining [Mahamudra Tantra] 106-8, 112 Segyu lineage (see Guru yoga of Segyu lineage) [Heart Jewel] Segyu Tantric College [Heart Jewel] 11 Segyupa Father and Sons [Great Treasury of Merit] 33 self (see also I) [Meaningful to behold] 178-9, 316-22, 338-9, 340-2 self (see also I; person) [Mahamudra Tantra] 101, 142 self (see also inherently existent self; merely imputed self; self-supporting, substantially existent self) [Ocean of Nectar] 309, 312 self (see I) [8 steps:] self (see I) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] self (see I) [Transform Your Life] self (see person) [Heart of Wisdom] self (see person) [Understanding the Mind] self - aggregates [Ocean of Nectar] 299-314, 318-20 self - consciousness-basis-of-all [Ocean of Nectar] 218, 248, 301 self - continuum of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 162 self - existent [Ocean of Nectar] 294, 339 self - gross [Tantric grounds and paths] 181-2 self - illusion-like [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 56 self - material [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 161-2 self - merely imputed [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 162 self - permanent [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 73-4, 159-63, 173 self - permanent [Ocean of Nectar] 204, 264, 296, 300, 305-7, 317-8 self - pure [Ocean of Nectar] 305 self - separate entity [Ocean of Nectar] 210, 295-8, 308 self - substantially existent [Ocean of Nectar] 302-3, 325-7 self - subtle [Tantric grounds and paths] 178, 181-2 self - truly existent [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 159 self - unfindable [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 163 self [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] g self base [Tantric grounds and paths] 26-7, 36 self-cherishing - abandoning [8 steps:] 22, 47, 68, 73, 74-5, 81-2, 92, 93-102 self-cherishing - abandoning [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 133-5, 138-44 self-cherishing - abandoning [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 26, 88 self-cherishing - abandoning [Mahamudra Tantra] 11-2, 16 self-cherishing - abandoning [Meaningful to behold] 267-8 self-cherishing - abandoning [Transform Your Life]101-2, 134, 143, 155-64, 206, 364 self-cherishing - and self-grasping [8 steps:] 5-6, 58, 83-4, 193-4 self-cherishing - and self-grasping [Mahamudra Tantra] 146 self-cherishing - and self-grasping [Transform Your Life]118, 146, 261 self-cherishing - dangers of [Universal Compassion] 17-21, 23, 25 self-cherishing - destroying [Universal Compassion] 4, 6, 39, 85, 115 self-cherishing - disadavantages of [Meaningful to behold] 268-71 self-cherishing - disadvantages of [Joyful path of good fortune] 389, 426-9, 455-6 self-cherishing - faults of [8 steps:] 48, 52-3, 61, 84-93, 95-6, 105 self-cherishing - faults of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 132, 133-5, 138, 142 self-cherishing - faults of [Transform Your Life]102, 110, 122, 146-55, 158-9, 167-8 self-cherishing - fearful spirit [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 135 self-cherishing - identifying [8 steps:] 82-4, 93-5, 98 self-cherishing - identifying [Transform Your Life]144-6, 155-6 self-cherishing - imprints of [Ocean of Nectar] 92 self-cherishing - mounted wind [Mahamudra Tantra] 35 self-cherishing - object of [8 steps:] 58, 77, 83, 102-7 self-cherishing - object of [Transform Your Life]118, 137, 145-6, 164-5 self-cherishing - of Foe Destroyers [8 steps:] 84 self-cherishing - of Foe Destroyers [Transform Your Life]146 self-cherishing - opponent to [Transform Your Life]128, 313 self-cherishing [8 steps:] 46-8, 135, 137, 145 self-cherishing [Bodhisattva Vow] 17, 32, 86, g self-cherishing [Clear Light of Bliss] g self-cherishing [Essence of Vajrayana] 134 self-cherishing [Great Treasury of Merit] 49, 156, 220-3, 226-7, g self-cherishing [Guide to Dakini land] 91, 189, g self-cherishing [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vii, 75, 128, g self-cherishing [Heart Jewel] g self-cherishing [Heart of Wisdom] 102, g self-cherishing [How to Solve Our Human Problems] x, 74, g self-cherishing [Introduction to Buddhism] 81, g self-cherishing [Joyful path of good fortune] 205, 309, 327-8, 395, 425, 433 self-cherishing [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 102, 135, 144 self-cherishing [Mahamudra Tantra] 5, 38, g self-cherishing [Meaningful to behold] 36, 48, 80, 90, 132, 259, 263, 264-82 self-cherishing [Ocean of Nectar] 70, 92, g self-cherishing [Transform Your Life]100-2, 132, 203, 215 self-cherishing [Understanding the Mind] 205, g self-cherishing [Universal Compassion] 14, 19, 84, 89, 92-3 self-cognizer [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 151-2, g self-cognizer [Meaningful to behold] 299-302, 336 self-cognizer [Ocean of Nectar] 254-8 self-cognizer [Understanding the Mind] 51 self-confidence [8 steps:] 37, 61, 89-92 self-confidence [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 103-6 self-confidence [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 127 self-confidence [Meaningful to behold] 214-6 self-existence (see inherent existence) [Meaningful to behold] self-generation (see also generation stage) [Mahamudra Tantra] self-generation - as Heruka [Mahamudra Tantra] 25-9, 67, 207-20 self-generation - extensive [Great Treasury of Merit] 66 self-generation - instantaneous [Great Treasury of Merit] 66 self-generation - instantaneous [Guide to Dakini land] 34, 35, 57-8 self-generation - offerings to [Guide to Dakini land] 149-52, 187-8 self-generation - uncommon instructions on [Essence of Vajrayana] 103 self-generation - Vajrayogini [Guide to Dakini land] 109-27, 155-62 self-generation [Essence of Vajrayana] 27, 77, 101, 117, 141 self-generation [Great Treasury of Merit] 58, 62-8, 106, 181 self-generation [Guide to Dakini land] 47 self-generation [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 73 self-generation [Tantric grounds and paths] 41 self-generation as Avalokiteshvara [Tantric grounds and paths] 26-31, 34 self-generation as Manjushri [Tantric grounds and paths] 31 self-generation of Highest Yoga Tantra - as Vajrayogini [Tantric grounds and paths] 77-8, 116, 128, 243-6 self-generation of Highest Yoga Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 51, 59 self-grasping (see also grasping at true existence) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vii, 152, 182, g self-grasping (see also ignorance) [Mahamudra Tantra] 5-7, 13, 21, 25, 118-21, 173 self-grasping (see also self-grasping of persons) [Ocean of Nectar] 54, 272, 288 self-grasping (see also view of the transitory collection) [Understanding the Mind] 18, 160, 183, 199 self-grasping - abandoning [Great Treasury of Merit] 213 self-grasping - antidote [Tantric grounds and paths] 28, 106 self-grasping - antidote to [Essence of Vajrayana] 99, 151 self-grasping - innate [Joyful path of good fortune] 326-7, 539-40 self-grasping - innate [Meaningful to behold] 313-6 self-grasping - innate [Understanding the Mind] 26, 83, 88, 200 self-grasping - intellectually-formed [Heart of Wisdom] 120 self-grasping - intellectually-formed [Joyful path of good fortune] 213, 326-7, 539 self-grasping - intellectually-formed [Meaningful to behold] 316-9 self-grasping - intellectually-formed [Understanding the Mind] 88, 188 self-grasping - method to destroy [Joyful path of good fortune] 372, 482, 526 self-grasping - mounted wind [Tantric grounds and paths] 111, 147, 149 self-grasping - object of [Heart of Wisdom] 62 self-grasping - object of [Understanding the Mind] 87, 112 self-grasping - of persons [Joyful path of good fortune] 327-8 self-grasping - of persons [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 107, 132 self-grasping - of persons [Understanding the Mind] 205, 211, 215, 216 self-grasping - of phenomena [Joyful path of good fortune] 327 self-grasping - of phenomena [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 107 self-grasping - of phenomena [Ocean of Nectar] 56, 169 self-grasping - of phenomena [Understanding the Mind] 211, 215 self-grasping - overcoming [Universal Compassion] 43, 54, 85, 92, 115 self-grasping - root of suffering [Heart of Wisdom] 38, 54, 68, 101 self-grasping - root of suffering [Understanding the Mind] 16, 89, 216 self-grasping - abandoning [8 steps:] 8, 22, 208-9, 210, 217 self-grasping - abandoning [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 118, 129, 164 self-grasping - abandoning [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 88 self-grasping - abandoning [Mahamudra Tantra] 59, 61, 117-8, 121-4, 162-3, 164, 170 self-grasping - abandoning [Transform Your Life]44, 240, 242-3, 275, 276, 364 self-grasping - according to Chittamatrins [Ocean of Nectar] 229 self-grasping - and self-cherishing [8 steps:] 5-6, 58, 83-4, 193-4 self-grasping - and self-cherishing [Joyful path of good fortune] 426 self-grasping - and self-cherishing [Mahamudra Tantra] 146 self-grasping - and self-cherishing [Transform Your Life]118, 146, 261 self-grasping - basis for [Joyful path of good fortune] 291, 308 self-grasping - identifying [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 50 self-grasping - innate [Heart of Wisdom] 120 self-grasping - mounted wind [Mahamudra Tantra] 35, 61-3 self-grasping - object of [8 steps:] 58 self-grasping - of body [8 steps:] 103, 183, 186 self-grasping - of body [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 58, 133 self-grasping - of body [Mahamudra Tantra] 132, 137 self-grasping - of body [Transform Your Life]165, 250-1, 254-5 self-grasping - of eight extremes [8 steps:] 196, 198-203 self-grasping - of own self [8 steps:] 5, 191, 194 self-grasping - of own self [Mahamudra Tantra] 142, 147 self-grasping - of own self [Transform Your Life]56-7, 64, 98, 118, 258-9, 262 self-grasping - of self [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 131-2, 139, 142 self-grasping - recognizing [Mahamudra Tantra] 119 self-grasping - results of [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 55, 63 self-grasping - results of [Mahamudra Tantra] 118-9 self-grasping - results of [Transform Your Life]48, 202-3, 240, 327, 335 self-grasping - two types [8 steps:] 216 self-grasping - two types [Mahamudra Tantra] 120 self-grasping - two types of [Transform Your Life]241 self-grasping [8 steps:] 5, 118, 134, 179 self-grasping [Bodhisattva Vow] 83, 102, g self-grasping [Clear Light of Bliss] 143, 151, 178-9, 183, 206, g self-grasping [Essence of Vajrayana] 62, 97, 121, 127, 140, g self-grasping [Great Treasury of Merit] 3, 49, 131, 135, 154, 211, g self-grasping [Guide to Dakini land] 24, 60, 91, 126, 157, 161, 214, g self-grasping [Heart Jewel] 60-1, g self-grasping [Heart of Wisdom] 54, 62, 63, 72 self-grasping [How to Solve Our Human Problems] x, 4, 10, 31-2, 43, 94 self-grasping [Joyful path of good fortune] 205, 213, 257, 318, 326, 327, 370-1, 470 self-grasping [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 105-10, 123, 129, 133-4 self-grasping [Meaningful to behold] 81, 84, 122, 123, 129, 171, 209, 212, 287-8, 312, 322, 323, 355, 357 self-grasping [Tantric grounds and paths] 28, 100, 140, g self-grasping [Transform Your Life]183, 331 self-grasping [Universal Compassion] 19, 84, 92-3, 103, g self-grasping ignorance - object of [Introduction to Buddhism] 106 self-grasping ignorance - root of samsara [Introduction to Buddhism] 55, 63, 95, 101 self-grasping ignorance [Introduction to Buddhism] 13, 66, 79, 92, 109, g self-grasping of persons (see also view of the transitory collection) [Ocean of Nectar] 56, 169, 291 self-grasping of persons - gross [Ocean of Nectar] 52, 125, 134, 135 self-grasping of persons - subtle [Ocean of Nectar] 52, 53, 134 self-grasping of persons - types [Ocean of Nectar] 291 self-importance [Meaningful to behold] 216 self-important view [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 55, 104, 105 self-initiation - sadhana [Guide to Dakini land] 197, 207 self-initiation [Essence of Vajrayana] 174-5 self-initiation [Guide to Dakini land] 205 self-initiation [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 71 self-liberation [Meaningful to behold] 82, 307 self-respect [8 steps:] 61, 89-91 self-respect [Transform Your Life]152-3 self-satisfaction [Understanding the Mind] 227-8 self-supporting, substantially existent self [Meaningful to behold] 288, 310 self-supporting, substantially existent self [Ocean of Nectar] 51, 52, 126, 135, 219, 294, 317 selfishness (see also self-cherishing) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 102 selflessness (see also emptiness) [Guide to Dakini land] 125 selflessness (see also emptiness) [Joyful path of good fortune] 318-9, 326 selflessness (see emptiness) [Introduction to Buddhism] selflessness (see emptiness) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] selflessness (see emptiness) [Mahamudra Tantra] selflessness (see emptiness) [Understanding the Mind] selflessness - of persons [Clear Light of Bliss] 177-88 selflessness - of phenomena [Clear Light of Bliss] 178, 188-90 selflessness - refuting the object of negation [Clear Light of Bliss] 180-4 selflessness [Essence of Vajrayana] 92 selflessness of persons - gross [Meaningful to behold] 289 selflessness of persons - gross [Ocean of Nectar] 135, 317 selflessness of persons - negated object [Ocean of Nectar] 293, 294, 317 selflessness of persons - non-affirming negative [Ocean of Nectar] 173 selflessness of persons - subtle [Ocean of Nectar] 132, 293 selflessness of persons [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 159-64, 168, 169 selflessness of persons [Meaningful to behold] 287-8, 312-22 selflessness of persons [Ocean of Nectar] 169, 175, 291-350, 352 selflessness of phenomena - according to Chittamatrins [Ocean of Nectar] 228, 244 selflessness of phenomena - non-affirming negative [Ocean of Nectar] 173 selflessness of phenomena - subtle [Ocean of Nectar] 132 selflessness of phenomena [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 164-9 selflessness of phenomena [Meaningful to behold] 314, 322-52 selflessness of phenomena [Ocean of Nectar] 9, 169, 175, 287, 352 seminal fluid [Clear Light of Bliss] 29 seminal fluid [Tantric grounds and paths] 74 Sengei Ngaro, Buddha [Heart Jewel] 4 sense awareness (see also ear awareness; eye awareness; sense direct perceiver) [Understanding the Mind] 22, 29-31, 33-7, 43, 235 sense awareness (see also mind) [Introduction to Buddhism] 93, g sense awareness - application [Understanding the Mind] 31 sense awareness - definition [Understanding the Mind] 33 sense awareness - dominant condition [Understanding the Mind] 35 sense awareness - five types [Understanding the Mind] 17, 33, 34 sense awareness - immediate condition [Understanding the Mind] 35, 36 sense awareness - mistaken/wrong [Understanding the Mind] 81-2, 83-5, 221 sense awareness [8 steps:] 152, 179, 200 sense awareness [Essence of Vajrayana] x sense awareness [Joyful path of good fortune] 476 sense awareness [Mahamudra Tantra] 126, 203-5, g sense awareness [Ocean of Nectar] 232 sense awareness [Tantric grounds and paths] 153, 169, g sense awareness [Transform Your Life]220, 246 sense consciousness (See also eye consciousness) [Heart of Wisdom] 27, 34, 64, 83, 125-6 sense consciousness - definitions [Ocean of Nectar] 249 sense consciousness - eye [Ocean of Nectar] 194, 229, 243 sense consciousness - how generated [Ocean of Nectar] 248 sense consciousness [Bodhisattva Vow] 101 sense consciousness [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 169 sense consciousness [Ocean of Nectar] 316 sense consciousnesses, five [Guide to Dakini land] 215 Sense cpmscopismess (see also individual types) [Understanding the Mind] 35, 110 sense direct perceiver (see also individual types) [Understanding the Mind] 30, 42-5 sense direct perceiver - both valid cognizers and re-cognizers [Understanding the Mind] 43, 62 sense direct perceiver - definition [Understanding the Mind] 42 sense direct perceiver - five types [Understanding the Mind] 43 sense direct perceiver - non-ascertaining [Understanding the Mind] 43-4, 68-9 sense direct perceiver - valid [Understanding the Mind] 99 sense direct perceiver - valid cognizers but not re-cognizers [Understanding the Mind] 43 sense doors, eight [Essence of Vajrayana] 44, 109 sense object [Understanding the Mind] 98, 104 sense objects - false [Ocean of Nectar] 233, 234 sense objects [Ocean of Nectar] 243, 439 sense of shame [Bodhisattva Vow] 32, g sense of shame [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 52, 56, g sense of shame [Joyful path of good fortune] 374-5, g sense of shame [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 97-9 sense of shame [Meaningful to behold] g sense of shame [Transform Your Life]83-6 sense of shame [Understanding the Mind] 143-4 sense organs [Ocean of Nectar] 355 sense power (see also six powers) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 167 sense power - protect doors of [Joyful path of good fortune] 117-8, 331 sense power [Clear Light of Bliss] 28, 146, 147-8, g sense power [Joyful path of good fortune] 353-4, 503, g sense power [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 64, g sense power [Mahamudra Tantra] 203, g sense power [Meaningful to behold] 329, 330, g sense power [Understanding the Mind] 17, 22, 33, 34, 45, 110 sense powers (see also dream sense power) [Ocean of Nectar] 202, 243, 316, 354 sense powers (see doors of the sense powers) [Guide to Dakini land] sense powers - definitions [Ocean of Nectar] 247-8 sense powers - eye [Ocean of Nectar] 194, 244 sense powers - false [Ocean of Nectar] 233, 234 sense powers - impaired [Ocean of Nectar] 235, 282 sense powers [Heart of Wisdom] 125 sense powers [Tantric grounds and paths] 153, g sensual pleasure - transformed into the path [Tantric grounds and paths] 20-2 sensual pleasure [Tantric grounds and paths] 19 sentient being (see also living beings) [Mahamudra Tantra] 21 sentient being (see living being) [Guide to Dakini land] sentient being (see living being) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] sentient being [8 steps:] g sentient being [Clear Light of Bliss] g sentient being [Essence of Vajrayana] 5, 103, 147, g sentient being [Great Treasury of Merit] g sentient being [Heart of Wisdom] 104, 151, 153, 177, g sentient being [Introduction to Buddhism] g sentient being [Joyful path of good fortune] 541, g sentient being [Understanding the Mind] 81, g sentient being [Universal Compassion] g sentient beings (see living beings) [Transform Your Life] sentient beings - kindness of [Meaningful to behold] 198 sentient beings - suffering of [Meaningful to behold] 357 sentient beings [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 104 sentient beings [Meaningful to behold] 16, 157, 195-7, 320, 321, 322, 347, 352, 364, 365 Sera Monastery [Great Treasury of Merit] 23 Sera Monastery [Heart Jewel] 85 Serlingpa [8 steps:] 27, 160 Serlingpa [Joyful path of good fortune] 9, 18 Serlingpa [Meaningful to behold] 17-8, 22 Serlingpa [Ocean of Nectar] 55 Serlingpa [Transform Your Life]232 Serlingpa [Universal Compassion] 1, 3 Serlingpa, Lama [Great Treasury of Merit] 199 servant [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 16, 58, 89, 90, 140 sets of Buddha's teachings, three (Tripitaka) [Joyful path of good fortune] 9, 26, 128 seven attributes of higher lineage [Universal Compassion] 80-1 seven limbs - Tantric [Essence of Vajrayana] 62-4 seven limbs [8 steps:] 37-40 seven limbs [Bodhisattva Vow] 74 seven limbs [Essence of Vajrayana] 50-64 seven limbs [Guide to Dakini land] 89-90, 101 seven limbs [Heart Jewel] 25-9 seven limbs [Mahamudra Tantra] 81-92 seven limbs [Meaningful to behold] 79, 80-9, 96, g seven limbs, practice of [Joyful path of good fortune] 67-81, 86 seven limbs, the [Great Treasury of Merit] 75, 115-173 seven points of training the mind [Universal Compassion] ix-x seven pre-eminent qualities of embrace [Clear Light of Bliss] 237-8 seven pre-eminent qualities of embrace [Great Treasury of Merit] 63, 82, 274, 277 seven pre-eminent qualities of embrace [Joyful path of good fortune] 49 seven pre-eminent qualities of embrace [Tantric grounds and paths] 194, 198, 207 Seven Sets of Abhidharma [Joyful path of good fortune] 8 seven types of wisdom - receiving attainments of [Heart Jewel] 36-41 seven types of wisdom [Heart Jewel] 34-6 Seven-line Prayer of Request to Heruka [Mahamudra Tantra] 96 seven-point posture of Vairochana [Great Treasury of Merit] g sevenfold cause and effect [Great Treasury of Merit] 3, 216-8 sevenfold cause and effect [Joyful path of good fortune] 395-418 sevenfold cause and effect [Meaningful to behold] 4, 22-3, 95 sevenfold posture of Buddha Vairochana [Universal Compassion] 106 sevenfold reasoning - lacks inherent existence [Ocean of Nectar] 348 sevenfold reasoning [Ocean of Nectar] 170, 348 seventh ground - divisions [Ocean of Nectar] 388 seventh ground - etymology [Ocean of Nectar] 388 seventh ground [Ocean of Nectar] 387-90 seventh-ground Bodhisattva - outshines Hinayanists [Ocean of Nectar] 49-50, 385 seventh-ground Bodhisattva - quick wisdom [Ocean of Nectar] 49-50, 389 seventh-ground Bodhisattva [Ocean of Nectar] 60, 391, 404 Seventy Emptinesses [Clear Light of Bliss] 191 sexual activity - transformed into the path [Tantric grounds and paths] 20, 21 sexual activity [Tantric grounds and paths] 110, 112, 118 sexual intercourse [Clear Light of Bliss] 61-2, 136-7 sexual intercourse [Essence of Vajrayana] 210-1 sexual intercourse [Great Treasury of Merit] 135 sexual intercourse [Guide to Dakini land] 217 sexual intercourse [Mahamudra Tantra] 63, 70 sexual misconduct - abandoning [Joyful path of good fortune] 254 sexual misconduct [Introduction to Buddhism] 26, 27, 28 sexual misconduct [Joyful path of good fortune] 241, 249, 325 sexual misconduct [Meaningful to behold] 104, 150, 267 sexual misconduct [Tantric grounds and paths] 21 sexual partner [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 74, 119-26 Shakyamati [Meaningful to behold] 369 Shakyamuni, Buddha (see also Buddha Shakyamuni) [Meaningful to behold] 17, 28, 34, 35-6, 41, 52, 54, 69, 72-4, 82, 83, 90, 111, 163, 195, 201, 311, 355 Shakyamuni, Buddha (see Buddha Shakyamuni) [Heart Jewel] Shakyamuni, Buddha - founder [8 steps:] 7-8 Shakyamuni, Buddha - life stories [8 steps:] 30, 124 Shakyamuni, Buddha - life stories [Transform Your Life]50, 190 Shakyamuni, Buddha - mantra [Great Treasury of Merit] 198, 267 Shakyamuni, Buddha - previous life [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 81 Shakyamuni, Buddha - previous lives [Transform Your Life]361 Shakyamuni, Buddha - quotations (see also Buddha’s teachings) [Mahamudra Tantra] 17 Shakyamuni, Buddha - quotations [Transform Your Life]90-1, 122, 133, 189, 359, 360 Shakyamuni, Buddha - ultimate intention [Clear Light of Bliss] 190-1 Shakyamuni, Buddha - ultimate intention [Mahamudra Tantra] 61 Shakyamuni, Buddha - ultimate view [Clear Light of Bliss] 191 Shakyamuni, Buddha - visualization [8 steps:] 27, 36-7 Shakyamuni, Buddha - yoga of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 82 Shakyamuni, Buddha [8 steps:] 61, 101, 123, 129, 147, 203 Shakyamuni, Buddha [Clear Light of Bliss] 2, 154, 220, 229 Shakyamuni, Buddha [Essence of Vajrayana] 5, 19, 23 Shakyamuni, Buddha [Great Treasury of Merit] 5, 13, 35, 50, 82-3, 85: 91, 120, 136, 166, 183-4, g Shakyamuni, Buddha [Guide to Dakini land] xi, 45, 49, 94, 146, 148, 177, g Shakyamuni, Buddha [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 25, 50, 88, 121, 137, 138 Shakyamuni, Buddha [Mahamudra Tantra] 69, 80-1, 96, 155, 179, 228-9, g Shakyamuni, Buddha [Tantric grounds and paths] 7, 10, 11, 45, 187, g Shakyamuni, Buddha [Transform Your Life]162, 196, 215, 269, 361 Shakyamuni, Buddha [Understanding the Mind] 92, 115, g Shakyamuni, Buddha [Universal Compassion] 1, 8, 78-9, 91, g Shakyapas [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 50-1 shamatha (see tranquil abiding) [Meaningful to behold] shame [Clear Light of Bliss] 90 shamelessness [Understanding the Mind] 228-9 Shantarakshita [Joyful path of good fortune] 10 Shantideva [8 steps:] 53, 84, 101, 105, 144, g Shantideva [Bodhisattva Vow] 4, 29, 35, 91, 95, g Shantideva [Clear Light of Bliss] 1, 118, 184, g Shantideva [Great Treasury of Merit] 167, 216, 218-9, 222, 232, 248, 249, g Shantideva [Guide to Dakini land] 90, 189, g Shantideva [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vi Shantideva [How to Solve Our Human Problems] x, 19, 126, g Shantideva [Introduction to Buddhism] 85, 87, 89, g Shantideva [Joyful path of good fortune] 134, 143, 197, 394, 429, g Shantideva [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 94, 104, 116, 132, 135, g Shantideva [Mahamudra Tantra] 11, 67, 70, 130, 159, g Shantideva [Meaningful to behold] 1-3, 9, 10, 11, 22, 31, 286, 287, 305, 319, 340, 350, 359, 366, 368 Shantideva [Ocean of Nectar] 78, g Shantideva [Tantric grounds and paths] 118, g Shantideva [Transform Your Life]146-7, 163, 214, 310, 369, g Shantideva [Understanding the Mind] 71, 148, 166, 195, g Shantideva [Universal Compassion] 1, 52, 80, 90, g Shantirakshita [Great Treasury of Merit] 55 shape [Ocean of Nectar] 312, 331 Shaptavajra [Great Treasury of Merit] 73, 92, 93, 133, 137 Shaptavajra Goddesses [Guide to Dakini land] 37, 71, 86, 87 Sharawa, Geshe [8 steps:] 13 Sharawa, Geshe [Joyful path of good fortune] 14, 15, 219, 424 Sharawa, Geshe [Universal Compassion] 1, 4, 115 Shargangrima [Heart Jewel] 6 Shariputra - question of [Heart of Wisdom] 19-21, 169 Shariputra [8 steps:] 216, g Shariputra [Bodhisattva Vow] 47 Shariputra [Heart of Wisdom] 16, 20, 174, g Shariputra [Joyful path of good fortune] 125, 156, 280 Shariputra [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 50-1 Shariputra [Meaningful to behold] 108 Shariputra [Transform Your Life]242, g Shawari [Essence of Vajrayana] 12 Sherab Senge [Joyful path of good fortune] 484 Sherab Senge, Je [Clear Light of Bliss] 183 Sherab Senge, Je [Great Treasury of Merit] 33 Sherab Senge, Je [Heart Jewel] 11 Sherab Tseg [Guide to Dakini land] 5, 84 Shilarakshita [Joyful path of good fortune] 8 shopping analogy [Transform Your Life]160-1 short-AH [Essence of Vajrayana] 209, 210-1 short-AH [Mahamudra Tantra] 72 short-AH [Tantric grounds and paths] 119 short-AH, letter - four fruits of meditating on [Clear Light of Bliss] 57 short-AH, letter [Clear Light of Bliss] 30-1, 36, 53, 53-67, 69, 101, 110, 116, 117, 119, 144 short-AH, letter [Great Treasury of Merit] 229 Shri Datta [8 steps:] 30, 31 Shri Datta [Joyful path of good fortune] 207, 235, 280-1 Shri Samva [Joyful path of good fortune] 206 Shrimanta [Ocean of Nectar] 149 shrine [8 steps:] 28-31 shrine [Essence of Vajrayana] 19, 172 shrine, setting up [Great Treasury of Merit] 45-6 shrine, setting up [Guide to Dakini land] 68-9 shrine, setting up [Joyful path of good fortune] 45-8 shunyata (see emptiness) [Meaningful to behold] sickness - cause of [8 steps:] 85, 129 sickness - cause of [Transform Your Life]5, 49, 147, 196, 340 sickness - curing [8 steps:] 15-6, 157-8, 187 sickness - curing [Mahamudra Tantra] 137 sickness - curing [Transform Your Life]36, 226-7, 255 sickness - of delusions [8 steps:] 217-8 sickness - of Spiritual Guide [8 steps:] 142 sickness - of Spiritual Guide [Transform Your Life]212 sickness [8 steps:] 6, 20, 111, 134, 153 sickness [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 37, 51, 71, 72, 133, 181 sickness [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 11, 41, 50-1, 62 sickness [Introduction to Buddhism] 58 sickness [Joyful path of good fortune] 157, 294-6 sickness [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 47, 51, 59, 127, 144 sickness [Mahamudra Tantra] 12, 65, 121-3 sickness [Meaningful to behold] 361, 363 sickness [Transform Your Life]67-9, 71, 87, 202, 243 sickness [Universal Compassion] 6, 31, 40, 62, 99 sickness and disease [Heart Jewel] 5, 15, 26 sickness, ageing, death [Ocean of Nectar] 26, 101 Siddhartha (see Prince Siddhartha) [Joyful path of good fortune] Siddhartha, Prince [Introduction to Buddhism] 4-8, 34 siddhi (see attainment(s)) [Great Treasury of Merit] sign (see reason) [Heart of Wisdom] sign(s) (see also eight signs, the) [Clear Light of Bliss] sign(s) - external signs of death [Clear Light of Bliss] 85-7, 94 sign(s) - of reverse order [Clear Light of Bliss] 94 sign(s) - that the winds are abiding in the central channel [Clear Light of Bliss] 74 sign(s) - that the winds have dissolved into the central channel [Clear Light of Bliss] 74-81, 85-8 92-3 sign(s) - that the winds have entered the central channel [Clear Light of Bliss] 73-4 signs and indications [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 50, 151 signs of dissolution (see also subtle minds, appearances to) [Guide to Dakini land] 65, 136 signs of dissolution (see death process, dissolutions; sleep, dissolutions; entering, abiding and dissolving the inner winds, signs of) [Mahamudra Tantra] signs of dissolution - of death [Guide to Dakini land] 113, 215-6 signs of dissolution - of sleep [Guide to Dakini land] 215-6 signs of dissolution [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 45-6, g signs of dissolution [Tantric grounds and paths] 83-4, 91, 116, 134-5, 164, 168 sindhura - and langali stem [Guide to Dakini land] 205, 207-9 sindhura - mandala of mind [Guide to Dakini land] 195-6, 206-7 sindhura [Guide to Dakini land] g singularity, extreme of [8 steps:] 201-2 singularity, extreme of [Mahamudra Tantra] 153 singularity, extreme of [Transform Your Life]267-8 sinking (see mental sinking) [Meaningful to behold] Sitapatri [Great Treasury of Merit] 104 six attentions [Ocean of Nectar] 103-6, 107, 108-9 Six Collections of Reasonings [Joyful path of good fortune] 18, 516 six magical wheels, the [Clear Light of Bliss] 44 six methods for settling the mind [Clear Light of Bliss] 171-3 six mistaken attitudes [Universal Compassion] 110-2 six perfections (see also each perfection) [Bodhisattva Vow] 9, 10-11, 13, 33, 79-105 six perfections (see also individual ones) [8 steps:] 66, 169-70, 172-5 six perfections (see also individual ones) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 48, 60, 103, g six perfections (see also perfection of moral discipline; perfection of wisdom) [Heart Jewel] g six perfections (see also perfection of wisdom) [Guide to Dakini land] xi, 126, g six perfections (see perfections) [Meaningful to behold] six perfections - conjoined with Eight Verses [8 steps:] 170 six perfections - effort [Introduction to Buddhism] 90-3 six perfections - giving [Introduction to Buddhism] 75-9 six perfections - mental stabilization [Introduction to Buddhism] 93-6 six perfections - moral discipline [Introduction to Buddhism] 79-84 six perfections - patience [Introduction to Buddhism] 84-90 six perfections - practised together [Bodhisattva Vow] 104-5 six perfections - practised together [Introduction to Buddhism] 98-9 six perfections - wisdom [Introduction to Buddhism] 96-8 six perfections [Introduction to Buddhism] 69, 75-99, 111, 112, 114 six perfections [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 145, g six perfections [Transform Your Life]126, 236 six perfections [Universal Compassion] 42, 43, g six powers [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 167, 169, g six realms (see also higher rebirth; lower rebirth) [Introduction to Buddhism] 24, 26, 31, 33 six realms [8 steps:] 88, 151, g six realms [Mahamudra Tantra] 183, g six realms [Transform Your Life]52-5, 151, 218-9 six realms [Transform Your Life]52-5, 151, 218-9 six realms [Universal Compassion] 32, 36, 37 six realms of samsara (see also samsara) [Heart of Wisdom] g six recognitions [Joyful path of good fortune] 32-3 Six Session Gura Yoga [Great Treasury of Merit] 242 Six Session Guru Yoga [Joyful path of good fortune] 116 Six Session Yoga [Tantric grounds and paths] 57 six stages of completion stage - summary [Tantric grounds and paths] 192 six stages of completion stage [Tantric grounds and paths] 108 six stages of training in Mahamudra (see also each stage) [Mahamudra Tantra] 97, 99-114 six stages of training in Mahamudra - practised during sleep [Mahamudra Tantra] 111 six stages of training in Mahamudra - temporary and ultimate purpose [Mahamudra Tantra] 99 Six Yogas of Naropa - Je Tsongkhapa's commentary [Clear Light of Bliss] 44 Six Yogas of Naropa [Clear Light of Bliss] 30, 36, 209 Six Yogas of Naropa [Great Treasury of Merit] 274 Six Yogas of Naropa [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 11 Six Yogas of Naropa [Mahamudra Tantra] 72 Six Yogas of Naropa [Tantric grounds and paths] 119 six-session Guru yoga [Guide to Dakini land] 58 six-session Guru yoga [Mahamudra Tantra] 221-5 sixteen characteristics of the four noble truths [Meaningful to behold] 309, g sixteen characteristics of the four noble truths [Understanding the Mind] 48, 50, 53, 55, 83, 92, g sixteen correct thoughts [Understanding the Mind] 27-8, 88 sixteen wrong thoughts [Understanding the Mind] 27-8, 83, 88, 112-3 sixth ground - divisions [Ocean of Nectar] 141 sixth ground - etymology [Ocean of Nectar] 141-2 sixth ground [Ocean of Nectar] 139-386 sixth-ground Bodhisattva - king of geese [Ocean of Nectar] 385 sixth-ground Bodhisattva - object of meditation [Ocean of Nectar] 156 sixth-ground Bodhisattva - perfection of wisdom [Ocean of Nectar] 142, 145-6 sixth-ground Bodhisattva - qualities of method [Ocean of Nectar] 385 sixth-ground Bodhisattva - ten equalities [Ocean of Nectar] 155-7 sixth-ground Bodhisattva [Ocean of Nectar] 147, 264, 387, 404 Sixty Reasonings [Clear Light of Bliss] 191 Sixty Verses of Reasoning [Ocean of Nectar] 136 sixty-four arts of love [Clear Light of Bliss] 137 sixty-four arts of love [Essence of Vajrayana] 59 sixty-two Deities of Heruka's mandala [Guide to Dakini land] 126, 131-2 skilful means [Joyful path of good fortune] 206, 481 skilful means [Meaningful to behold] 40, 155-8 skilful means, perfection of [8 steps:] 174 skill [8 steps:] 96, 131, 167 skill [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 60 skullcap [Guide to Dakini land] 92 skullcup [Guide to Dakini land] 61, 92, 93, 94 skullcups [Essence of Vajrayana] 95, 106 sky analogy [8 steps:] 209-10, 212 sky analogy [Transform Your Life]276, 279 slander (divisive speech) [Meaningful to behold] 65, 104, 151, 189, 267 slander [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 78 sleep (see also yoga of sleeping; signs of disolation, of sleep; clear light, of sleep) [Guide to Dakini land] 33-4 sleep - clear light of [Tantric grounds and paths] 86, 193 sleep - of confusion [Ocean of Nectar] 234 sleep - yoga of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 111 sleep - clear light of (see clear light, of sleep) [Mahamudra Tantra] sleep - dissolutions [Mahamudra Tantra] 35-7 sleep - practice of Mahamudra during [Mahamudra Tantra] 111-4 sleep 32-3, [Clear Light of Bliss] 116-26 sleep [Essence of Vajrayana] 61, 199 sleep [Great Treasury of Merit] 89, 188 sleep [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 62, 95, 108, 143 sleep [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 94-5, 99-101 sleep [Introduction to Buddhism] 13, 19 sleep [Joyful path of good fortune] 170, 172-3, 343, 471, 499 sleep [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 64 sleep [Mahamudra Tantra] 109, 112 sleep [Meaningful to behold] 163 sleep [Ocean of Nectar] 203, 232, 233, 246, g sleep [Tantric grounds and paths] 105, 169 sleep [Understanding the Mind] 85-6, 114, 154, 212, 229, 235-6 sleep [Universal Compassion] 39, 90 sleep, dreaming, and waking [Introduction to Buddhism] 19-20 sleep, dreaming, waking [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 5-6, 64 sleeping, dreaming, and waking [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 99-101 sleeping, dreaming, and waking [Transform Your Life]24-5, 52 small being (see also initial scope) [Joyful path of good fortune] 140-3, 226, 273, 359, 467 small being - refuge of [Joyful path of good fortune] 191-3, 216, 228 smell [Mahamudra Tantra] 204 snake [Meaningful to behold] 315, 321 snake analogies [Understanding the Mind] 198, 205, 214, 216 snake analogy [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 106-7 snake example [Heart of Wisdom] 43, 89 snake, analogy of rope and snake [Clear Light of Bliss] 182 snow lion [Tantric grounds and paths] 13 snow lions [Great Treasury of Merit] 77-8 soldier analogy [Transform Your Life]328-9 Solitary Conqueror - enlightenment [Tantric grounds and paths] 9, 50, 204 Solitary Conqueror [8 steps:] g Solitary Conqueror [Heart of Wisdom] 8, 24, g Solitary Conqueror [Meaningful to behold] 34, 365, g Solitary Conqueror [Tantric grounds and paths] 203, g Solitary Conqueror(s) - Emanation [Great Treasury of Merit] 104 Solitary Conqueror(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 105, 167, g solitary peace [Bodhisattva Vow] 10 solitary peace [Essence of Vajrayana] 97 solitary peace [Guide to Dakini land] g solitary peace [Understanding the Mind] 147, 148, g Solitary Realizer (see also Foe Destroyer, Solitary Realizer; Superior being, Solitary Realizer) [Ocean of Nectar] 12, 14-7, 120 Solitary Realizer - realizes lack of inherent existence [Ocean of Nectar] 50-9 Solitary Realizer - rhinoceros-like [Ocean of Nectar] 16 Solitary Realizer [Bodhisattva Vow] 9, g Solitary Realizer [Guide to Dakini land] 189 Solitary Realizer [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 193, g Solitary Realizer [Joyful path of good fortune] 77, 385, 391, g Solitary Realizer [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 89, g Solitary Realizer Foe Destroyers [Clear Light of Bliss] 201 solitude - benefits of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 117-9 solitude [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 113, 116, 193 solitude [Meaningful to behold] 228-9, 231-5 solitude [Understanding the Mind] 182-3 Son of the lineage [Heart of Wisdom] 20 Sonam Gyältsän [Guide to Dakini land] 84 Song of Emptiness [Heart of Wisdom] 65, 146 Song of the Eastern Snow Mountain [Great Treasury of Merit] 14 Song of the Eastern Snow Mountain [Heart Jewel] 6 Song of the Practice of the View of Emptiness [Ocean of Nectar] 260 Song of the Spring Queen [Guide to Dakini land] 103, 190 Song of the Spring Queen [Mahamudra Tantra] 60-1 Song of the Spring Queen [Tantric grounds and paths] 111 Songs of Speech [Ocean of Nectar] 68 sound (see also expressive sound) [Understanding the Mind] 10, 57-8 sound [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 159-61 sound [Heart of Wisdom] 189, 192-3 sound [Mahamudra Tantra] 204 sound base [Tantric grounds and paths] 34-6, 41 sources - external [Ocean of Nectar] 355 sources - internal [Ocean of Nectar] 354 sources - object [Ocean of Nectar] 246 sources - six [Heart of Wisdom] 133, 137 sources - twelve [Heart of Wisdom] 124-8 sources - twelve [Ocean of Nectar] 246, 365 sources [Ocean of Nectar] 365 Space Enjoyer [Essence of Vajrayana] 178 space example [Heart of Wisdom] 48-51 space-like concentration on the Dharmakaya [Introduction to Buddhism] 7 space-like emptiness [Great Treasury of Merit] 153 space-like meditative equipoise [8 steps:] 208-9 space-like meditative equipoise [Essence of Vajrayana] 61 space-like meditative equipoise [Great Treasury of Merit] 153, 253, 272 space-like meditative equipoise on emptiness [Mahamudra Tantra] 162-3 space-like meditative equipoise on emptiness [Transform Your Life]274 speech (see also Buddha’s speech) [Mahamudra Tantra] 102 speech (see also speech, very subtle) [Tantric grounds and paths] 157 speech - continuously residing [Mahamudra Tantra] 39, 65 speech - root of [Tantric grounds and paths] 145, 158, 164 speech - very subtle [Mahamudra Tantra] 39, 65-6 speech wheel [Mahamudra Tantra] 193 speech, very subtle [Tantric grounds and paths] 115, 127 spirit [Heart of Wisdom] 174 spirit [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 55-6 spirit(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 231-2, 267 spirits (see also hungry ghosts) [Joyful path of good fortune] 162, 344, 389, 411 spirits (see also hungry spirits) [8 steps:] 124 spirits (see also hungry spirits) [Transform Your Life]71, 190 spirits - evil [Essence of Vajrayana] 137, 163 spirits - offerings to [Guide to Dakini land] 96, 191 spirits - overcoming [Guide to Dakini land] 94, 144, 153, 165, 168, 185-6 spirits - worldly [Essence of Vajrayana] 179 spirits [Essence of Vajrayana] 91, 177, 181 spirits [Universal Compassion] 69, 94, 99 spiritual ground (see also thirteen grounds of Highest Yoga Tantra) [Tantric grounds and paths] 9 spiritual ground - Bodhisattva [Tantric grounds and paths] 43, 52-5 spiritual ground - fourteen of Highest Yoga Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 54 spiritual ground [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 37 spiritual grounds (see also Hinayana grounds; Mahayana grounds) [Ocean of Nectar] 31-2 Spiritual Guide (see also Guru) [Essence of Vajrayana] 17, 20, 35-8, 51, 148 Spiritual Guide (see also Guru; Guru yoga) [Guide to Dakini land] 85-6, 157 Spiritual Guide (see also kindness of; qualities of; Guru-Deity; Mahayana Spiritual Guide; pure view of; root Guru) [Great Treasury of Merit] 7, 98, 124 Spiritual Guide (see also lineage Gurus) [Mahamudra Tantra] 22, g Spiritual Guide (see also reliance upon a Spiritual Guide) [Joyful path of good fortune] 56, 96, g Spiritual Guide (see also root Guru) [Heart Jewel] 25, 36, 72 Spiritual Guide (see also root Guru) [Meaningful to behold] 7, 39, 48, 51, 52, 61, 85, 124, 141, 164, 222, 323, 354, 356, 364, g Spiritual Guide - as Buddha [Great Treasury of Merit] 2, 83, 84 Spiritual Guide - as connection with the Buddhas [Great Treasury of Merit] 9-11 Spiritual Guide - as creator of happiness [Great Treasury of Merit] 123 Spiritual Guide - as example to his disciples [Great Treasury of Merit] 180 Spiritual Guide - as Field of Merit [Great Treasury of Merit] 8-9, 184-5 Spiritual Guide - as Lama Losang Tubwang Dorjechang [Great Treasury of Merit] 50, 87, 91 Spiritual Guide - as Protector [Great Treasury of Merit] 49 Spiritual Guide - as temple for the Buddhas [Great Treasury of Merit] 96, 111, 184 Spiritual Guide - as the Three Jewels [Great Treasury of Merit] 105, 123 Spiritual Guide - as wish-granting jewel [Great Treasury of Merit] 118 Spiritual Guide - blessings [Clear Light of Bliss] 9, 12 Spiritual Guide - blessings [Great Treasury of Merit] 177, 271 Spiritual Guide - definitive and interpretative [Great Treasury of Merit] 191, 122 Spiritual Guide - Dharma book as [Transform Your Life]83 Spiritual Guide - emanations [Great Treasury of Merit] 83 Spiritual Guide - five aggregates [Great Treasury of Merit] 91 Spiritual Guide - function of [Transform Your Life]125 Spiritual Guide - importance to practitioners [Great Treasury of Merit] 112-3 Spiritual Guide - inner [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 15 Spiritual Guide - instructions [Clear Light of Bliss] 55, 107, 144, 161, 197, 202 Spiritual Guide - meaning [Great Treasury of Merit] 1 Spiritual Guide - mind of [Great Treasury of Merit] 152 Spiritual Guide - nature [Great Treasury of Merit] 13, 90, 154 Spiritual Guide - offerings to Buddhas through [Great Treasury of Merit] 96 Spiritual Guide - ordinary aspect [Great Treasury of Merit] 7, 85, 106, 120 Spiritual Guide - outer, inner, and secret aspects [Great Treasury of Merit] 85-91, 151, 185-92 Spiritual Guide - qualifications [Clear Light of Bliss] 5 Spiritual Guide - reliance upon [Great Treasury of Merit] 1, 5, 9, 11, 102, 107, 201 Spiritual Guide - reliance upon [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 91, 115 Spiritual Guide - relying upon (see also Guru yoga) [Mahamudra Tantra] 5, 78 Spiritual Guide - relying upon [Heart Jewel] 84 Spiritual Guide - requesting to remain [Mahamudra Tantra] 83-4 Spiritual Guide - secret aspect [Great Treasury of Merit] 151 Spiritual Guide - supreme [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 95 Spiritual Guide - Tantric visualization [Great Treasury of Merit] 81 Spiritual Guide - union with [Great Treasury of Merit] 62, 272-3 Spiritual Guide - viewing others as [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 80 Spiritual Guide - viewing others as [Transform Your Life]191-4, 197-8, 357 Spiritual Guide - visualization [Essence of Vajrayana] 47 Spiritual Guide - visualizing [Great Treasury of Merit] 50 Spiritual Guide [8 steps:] 53, 101, 142, 144, 168, g Spiritual Guide [Bodhisattva Vow] 23, 51, 65, 98 Spiritual Guide [Clear Light of Bliss] 132, 137, 190, 201, 202, 220, 227, 235, g Spiritual Guide [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 19, 24, 52, 63, 80, 194, g Spiritual Guide [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 70, g Spiritual Guide [Introduction to Buddhism] 8, 46, 117, g Spiritual Guide [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 18-9, 23, 25, 84 Spiritual Guide [Ocean of Nectar] 16, g Spiritual Guide [Tantric grounds and paths] 64, 69, 121 Spiritual Guide [Transform Your Life]111, 163, 212, 214, 348, g Spiritual Guide [Understanding the Mind] 39, 77, 123, 152, 157 Spiritual Guide [Universal Compassion] 64, 70, 85, 90-1, 104, 105, g spiritual path (see also path to enlightenment; path to liberation; stages of the path) [Mahamudra Tantra] 3-5 spiritual path - gateway to [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 100 spiritual path - levels [Mahamudra Tantra] 4 spiritual path - Mahayana [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 145 spiritual path - superior [8 steps:] 177 spiritual path - superior [Transform Your Life]239 spiritual path - to enlightenment (see also Mahayana, path) [8 steps:] 1, 10, 38, 46, 89 spiritual path - to enlightenment [Transform Your Life]100, 152, 358 spiritual path - to liberation [8 steps:] 10 spiritual path [8 steps:] 126, 129, 163-4, 225 spiritual path [Heart Jewel] 5, 36 spiritual path [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 12, 13-6, 22, 81, 84 spiritual path [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 89, 104, 117 spiritual path [Transform Your Life]33-4, 55, 79, 90, 184, 235-6 spiritual paths (see also Hinayana paths; Mahayana paths; mundane paths; supramundane paths) [Ocean of Nectar] 31-2, g spiritual paths - of Hearer [Ocean of Nectar] 13-4 spiritual paths - of Solitary Realizer [Ocean of Nectar] 15-6 spiritual paths [Ocean of Nectar] 15-6 spiritual practice - and daily life [8 steps:] 133, 163-4 spiritual practice - and daily life [Transform Your Life]235-6 spiritual practice - effects [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 44, 62 spiritual practice - essence of [Transform Your Life]16, 43, 174, 358 spiritual practice - obstacle to [8 steps:] 116, 127, 131, 137 spiritual practice - obstacle to [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 28, 41, 114, 117-8, 131, 148 spiritual practice - obstacle to [Transform Your Life]34, 66, 181, 197, 205 spiritual practice - obstacles to [Mahamudra Tantra] 87-9 spiritual practice - offering [Mahamudra Tantra] 86 spiritual practice - purpose of [Transform Your Life]6-7, 9, 17 spiritual practice [8 steps:] 21, 50, 96-9, 135, 167, 227 spiritual practice [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 12, 46, 81 spiritual practice [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 1-4, 42, 53-4, 104, 113, 114-5 spiritual practice [Mahamudra Tantra] 22 spiritual practice [Transform Your Life]37-9, 159-60, 203, 329 spiritual practice, offering our [Guide to Dakini land] 89-90 spiritual progress [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 22, 49, 67 spiritual progress [Transform Your Life]86, 108-9, 193, 310, 330, 345 spiritual vehicle (see Vehicle) [Tantric grounds and paths] spite [Understanding the Mind] 223 spokes (see channel spokes) [Clear Light of Bliss] spokes [Essence of Vajrayana] 107 spontaneous great bliss (see also spontaneous great bliss and emptiness) [Essence of Vajrayana] 4, 6, 61, 75, g spontaneous great bliss (see also union, of spontaneous great bliss and emptiness) [Clear Light of Bliss] 7, 18, 29, 35, 64, 103-5, 107, 135, 138, 203, 217, 220, 232, 237 spontaneous great bliss - and emptiness [Great Treasury of Merit] 62, 135, 151-4, 170, 197 spontaneous great bliss - and emptiness [Tantric grounds and paths] 11, 106, 164, 167 spontaneous great bliss - and offerings [Great Treasury of Merit] 72, 127, 133, 136-7, 148-9 spontaneous great bliss - destroying the two obstructions [Guide to Dakini land] 125 spontaneous great bliss - developed through the three messengers [Guide to Dakini land] 141-3 spontaneous great bliss - how generated [Great Treasury of Merit] 82, 149-51 spontaneous great bliss - mixing with the Guru's mind [Great Treasury of Merit] 61-2, 272 spontaneous great bliss - secret offering [Essence of Vajrayana] 58, 59, 132 spontaneous great bliss - through tummo [Essence of Vajrayana] 207, 210, 211 spontaneous great bliss [Great Treasury of Merit] 79, 133-6 spontaneous great bliss [Guide to Dakini land] 8, 25, 37, 86, 104, 217, g spontaneous great bliss [Joyful path of good fortune] g spontaneous great bliss [Mahamudra Tantra] 37 spontaneous great bliss [Tantric grounds and paths] 103, 113, 193 spontaneous great bliss and emptiness - ultimate bodhichitta [Essence of Vajrayana] 60 spontaneous great bliss and emptiness [Essence of Vajrayana] 92, 98, 111, 134, 137, 187, 211 spontaneous realization [Bodhisattva Vow] 101 spontaneous realization [Joyful path of good fortune] 505 spontaneously born exalted wisdom [Guide to Dakini land] 103-4, 105, 108 Sravaka (see also Hearer) [Ocean of Nectar] 13 Stages of Meditation [Joyful path of good fortune] 490 stages of the path (see also Lamrim) [Essence of Vajrayana] x, 91, 97 stages of the path (see also Lamrim) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 153 stages of the path (see also Lamrim) [Mahamudra Tantra] 5, 270 stages of the path (see also Lamrim) [Transform Your Life]viii, 160, 195-6, g stages of the path (see Lamrim) [8 steps:] Stages of the Path (see Lamrim) [Bodhisattva Vow] stages of the path (see Lamrim) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] stages of the path (see Lamrim) [Joyful path of good fortune] stages of the path - blessings [Great Treasury of Merit] 200-1 stages of the path - commentaries [Heart Jewel] 49 stages of the path - cycle [Great Treasury of Merit] 208 stages of the path - meditation(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 202, 228 stages of the path - mental direct perceivers [Understanding the Mind] 46 stages of the path - of Sutra [Great Treasury of Merit] 4 stages of the path - of Sutra and Tantra [Great Treasury of Merit] 42, 115, 175 stages of the path - prayer [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 113-5 stages of the path - prayer [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 80 stages of the path - prayer [Transform Your Life]291-2 stages of the path - pre-eminent attributes [Heart Jewel] 48 stages of the path - requesting attainments of [Mahamudra Tantra] 92-6 stages of the path - three scopes [Understanding the Mind] 146, 148 stages of the path - virtuous minds [Understanding the Mind] 39 stages of the path [Clear Light of Bliss] 5, 106 stages of the path [Great Treasury of Merit] 1, 16-8, 42, 180, 227-8, 242, g stages of the path [Guide to Dakini land] 16, 55, 83, g stages of the path [Heart Jewel] 15, 41-3, g stages of the path [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 13, 126, 155, 158 stages of the path [Introduction to Buddhism] g Stages of the Path [Joyful path of good fortune] ix stages of the path [Understanding the Mind] 27, 66, 93, 113, 123, 129 stages of the path [Universal Compassion] 11, 47, g Stainless (see second ground) [Ocean of Nectar] Stainless Space [Heart Jewel] 20 stains of conceptions of the eight extremes [8 steps:] 195 starvation [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 81-2 state beyond sorrow [8 steps:] 103 state beyond sorrow [Transform Your Life]165 statue [8 steps:] 29-31 statues of Je Tsongkhapa [Great Treasury of Merit] 20-2 statues of Je Tsongkhapa [Heart Jewel] 6 steadfastness, power of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 103-6 steadfastness, power of [Joyful path of good fortune] 473-4 steadfastness, power of [Meaningful to behold] 210-1, 214-7 stealing - abandoning [Joyful path of good fortune] 254 stealing [8 steps:] 129 stealing [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 133 stealing [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 64 stealing [Introduction to Buddhism] 27, 28 stealing [Joyful path of good fortune] 240, 249, 250 stealing [Meaningful to behold] 104, 149, 150, 267 stealing [Transform Your Life]49, 196, 342 Stirmati [Bodhisattva Vow] 49 Stirmati [Heart of Wisdom] 178 stories - angry old woman [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 125 stories - man and stone [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 59 stories - man and tea [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 68 stories - woman and calf [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 91 Stories of Rebirth [Joyful path of good fortune] 26, 430 strangers [8 steps:] 47, 57 strangers [Transform Your Life]101, 106, 117 Stream Enterer (see Hearer, Stream Enterer) [Ocean of Nectar] Stream Enterer [Great Treasury of Merit] 228 Stream Enterer [Joyful path of good fortune] 129, g Stream Enterer [Meaningful to behold] 74, g Stream Enterer [Tantric grounds and paths] 91, g stress [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 40, 124 stress [Introduction to Buddhism] 38 stress [Transform Your Life]303, 324 stupa [8 steps:] 29, 30, 31 stupa [Bodhisattva Vow] 47, 63 stupa [Guide to Dakini land] g stupa [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 18, 79, g stupa [Joyful path of good fortune] 208, 231 Subhuti [Heart of Wisdom] 16, 174 Sublime Continuum of the Great Vehicle [Joyful path of good fortune] 22, 196, 200, 203 subsequent attainment (see also yoga, of illusion-like subsequent attainment) [Clear Light of Bliss] 124, 226, 233, g subsequent attainment - contaminated [Ocean of Nectar] 33 subsequent attainment - exalted awareness of [Ocean of Nectar] 37 subsequent attainment - mundane [Ocean of Nectar] 105 subsequent attainment - of Buddha [Ocean of Nectar] 33, 377 subsequent attainment [Essence of Vajrayana] 213, g subsequent attainment [Great Treasury of Merit] 52, 253-6 subsequent attainment [Joyful path of good fortune] 528-9, 531-2 subsequent attainment [Ocean of Nectar] 36, 145 subsequent attainment [Tantric grounds and paths] 102, 109, 145, 166, g subsequent attainment [Understanding the Mind] 63 subsequent attainment [Universal Compassion] 43-4, 56, 86 subsequent realization [Heart of Wisdom] 27, 28 substantial cause [Clear Light of Bliss] g substantial cause [Meaningful to behold] 77-8, 340, 346-7, g substantially existent phenomenon [Ocean of Nectar] 303, 327 subtle body [Great Treasury of Merit] 58, 88-90 subtle conventional nature [Heart of Wisdom] 60, 64, 68-71, 84, 91 subtle form [Clear Light of Bliss] 122 subtle generation stage meditation - complete realization [Tantric grounds and paths] 100 subtle generation stage meditation - supreme object [Tantric grounds and paths] 100 subtle generation stage meditation [Tantric grounds and paths] 99-100 subtle mind [Clear Light of Bliss] 77-80, 105, 111, 144-6, 149-50 subtle mind [Guide to Dakini land] 215-6, 218 subtle mind(s) - black near-attainment [Mahamudra Tantra] 49-50, 52, 113 subtle mind(s) - identifying [Mahamudra Tantra] 109-12 subtle mind(s) - mounted winds [Mahamudra Tantra] 47-53 subtle mind(s) - nature and function [Mahamudra Tantra] 111 subtle mind(s) - of sleep [Mahamudra Tantra] 113 subtle mind(s) - realizing [Mahamudra Tantra] 112-3 subtle mind(s) - red increase [Mahamudra Tantra] 49, 51-2, 113 subtle mind(s) - white appearance [Mahamudra Tantra] 47, 51, 113 subtle mind(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 88-90, 108, 272 subtle minds (see also clear light mind; four empties) [Tantric grounds and paths] 105, 168-70 subtle minds - black near-attainment [Tantric grounds and paths] 4-5, 84, 135, 167, 168-9, 183, 189, 191 subtle minds - black near-attainment of reverse order [Tantric grounds and paths] 168, 176, 191 subtle minds - contaminated [Tantric grounds and paths] 4, 183 subtle minds - mounted winds [Tantric grounds and paths] 155 subtle minds - red increase [Tantric grounds and paths] 4-5, 84, 135, 168, 189 subtle minds - red increase of reverse order [Tantric grounds and paths] 168 subtle minds - white appearance [Tantric grounds and paths] 4-5, 84, 135, 168, 189 subtle minds - white appearance of reverse order [Tantric grounds and paths] 168 subtle minds, appearances to - black near-attainment [Guide to Dakini land] 65, 114, 183 subtle minds, appearances to - candle-flame-like [Guide to Dakini land] 114 subtle minds, appearances to - fireflies-like [Guide to Dakini land] 114 subtle minds, appearances to - mirage-like [Guide to Dakini land] 113, 136 subtle minds, appearances to - red increase [Guide to Dakini land] 65, 114 subtle minds, appearances to - smoke-like [Guide to Dakini land] 113 subtle minds, appearances to - white appearance [Guide to Dakini land] 65, 114 subtle minds, appearances to [Guide to Dakini land] 65, 113-4, 136, 215-6 subtle self [Great Treasury of Merit] 89 subtle speech [Clear Light of Bliss] 38 Sudhana [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 8 suffering (see also animals, sufferings of; gods, sufferings of; human beings, sufferings of; hungry ghosts, sufferings of; samsaras sufferings; true sufferings) [Joyful path of good fortune] 277-305, 358, 414-7, 429, 464-5 suffering (see also pain) [Transform Your Life]8, 87, 97, 207, 212-3 suffering (see also pain; problems) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] viii, 11, 15, 96 suffering (see also samsara, sufferings of) [Meaningful to behold] suffering (see also samsara, sufferings of) [Understanding the Mind] 4, 194, 197 suffering (see also taking) [Universal Compassion] 7-8, 101 suffering - abandoning [Mahamudra Tantra] 27 suffering - accepting (see also patience) [8 steps:] 106, 134-5 suffering - accepting (see also patience, of voluntarily accepting suffering) [Transform Your Life]168, 202-3 suffering - as purification [Universal Compassion] 36-7 suffering - basis for [Ocean of Nectar] 129 suffering - cause of [8 steps:] 1-3, 53-4, 84-93, 122-3 suffering - cause of [Essence of Vajrayana] 29, 33, 140, 156, 159-60 suffering - cause of [Introduction to Buddhism] 14, 24, 25 suffering - cause of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 127, 134 suffering - cause of [Mahamudra Tantra] 6-8, 11, 13, 87 suffering - cause of [Meaningful to behold] 63-7, 68, 77-8, 124, 180, 184, 339 suffering - cause of [Ocean of Nectar] 94, 132, 171, 421 suffering - caused by delusions [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 40, 119, 135, 152 suffering - caused by mind [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 48 suffering - caused by non-virtue [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 76, 101, 173 suffering - causes [Universal Compassion] 17, 59-60, 68 suffering - causes of [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 63-5, 95 suffering - causes of [Transform Your Life]5-11, 16, 48, 112, 147-51, 188, 341-2 suffering - causes of [Understanding the Mind] 97, 151, 205 suffering - changing [8 steps:] 122-3 suffering - changing [Transform Your Life]188-9 suffering - cycle of [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 11 suffering - enduring one's own [Meaningful to behold] 171-6 suffering - field of [Meaningful to behold] 157-8 suffering - good qualities of [8 steps:] 144 suffering - good qualities of [Bodhisattva Vow] 94 suffering - good qualities of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 71, 72 suffering - good qualities of [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 46-7 suffering - good qualities of [Introduction to Buddhism] 89 suffering - good qualities of [Transform Your Life]213, 330 suffering - illusion-like [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 74 suffering - levels [Mahamudra Tantra] 4 suffering - manifest [8 steps:] 111-3, 122 suffering - manifest [Transform Your Life]175-7, 188, 212 suffering - meditation on [8 steps:] 97, 111-5, 150-1, 219 suffering - meditation on [Mahamudra Tantra] 124-5 suffering - meditation on [Transform Your Life]159-60, 175-9, 218-9, 244-5 suffering - no choice [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 73, 74 suffering - no independent possessor of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 130 suffering - of animals [8 steps:] 112-3, 115, 150 suffering - of animals [Transform Your Life]74, 177, 179, 218 suffering - of future lives [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 7-8, 11, 15, 99 suffering - of future lives [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 7, 134 suffering - of hell (see hell, sufferings of) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] suffering - of higher realms [Joyful path of good fortune] 288-305 suffering - of humans [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 76, 81, 101 suffering - of humans [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 105-6, 127, 138, 139, 148 suffering - of humans [Mahamudra Tantra] 6-8, 124 suffering - of humans [Transform Your Life]61-75, 179, 218, 244, 349 suffering - of lower realms [Joyful path of good fortune] 172-88 suffering - of others [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 180 suffering - of others [Introduction to Buddhism] 74 suffering - of others [Mahamudra Tantra] 8, 12, 124-5 suffering - of others [Meaningful to behold] 30-1, 32, 37, 38 suffering - of others [Ocean of Nectar] 21, 26, 70 suffering - of others [Universal Compassion] 15, 28-9, 31-6, 61-2, 96 suffering - of samsara [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 95, 180 suffering - of samsara [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 100, 132 suffering - of self [Universal Compassion] 31 suffering - of separation [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 72 suffering - of separation [Transform Your Life]70, 87, 349 suffering - of worldly beings [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 127 suffering - pervasive [Ocean of Nectar] 110 suffering - relieving others' [Meaningful to behold] 31, 32, 99-100, 128, 284, 361-3 suffering - relieving others’ [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 71, 90, 128-31, 135, 163 suffering - root cause [Understanding the Mind] 16, 87, 216 suffering - root of [Heart of Wisdom] 38, 54-5, 68, 101, 138 suffering - root of [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 43, 54-5 suffering - root of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 106, 110, 132 suffering - root of [Mahamudra Tantra] 25 suffering - root of [Transform Your Life]98, 327, 335 suffering - seven contemplations [Introduction to Buddhism] 56-62, 74 suffering - taking others’ [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 139, 194 suffering - three types [Joyful path of good fortune] 277, 305-9, 476 suffering - true [Transform Your Life]61, g suffering - unending [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 180-2 suffering - wish to be free from [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vii, 10, 50, 147 suffering [8 steps:] 139, 143 suffering [Bodhisattva Vow] 45, 98 suffering [Essence of Vajrayana] 79 suffering [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vii, 76, 79, 97, 134 suffering [Heart of Wisdom] 78, 113, 138, 141, 162, 164, 165 suffering [Introduction to Buddhism] 5, 33 suffering [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 7, 94, 138, 148 suffering [Mahamudra Tantra] 3 suffering [Ocean of Nectar] 26-8, 440 suffering(s) - cause of [Great Treasury of Merit] 15, 164, 221 suffering(s) - of others [Great Treasury of Merit] 48, 213, 217, 226-7, 235 suffering(s) - of the lower realms [Great Treasury of Merit] 207 suffering(s) - the three [Great Treasury of Merit] 210 suffering(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 48, 164, 205, 209-11, 220, 231-2, 248 sufferings of samsara [Guide to Dakini land] 22, 43-4, 50-1, 54, 71-2 Sugata (see also Buddha) [Meaningful to behold] 9, 10, g Sugata [Bodhisattva Vow] 11, g Sugata [Great Treasury of Merit] g Sugata [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 11, 30, 186, g suicide [8 steps:] 86 suicide [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 75 suicide [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 58, 99 suicide [Introduction to Buddhism] 17 suicide [Tantric grounds and paths] 65 suicide [Transform Your Life]23, 149, 336-7 Sukhavati [Essence of Vajrayana] 8 Sukhavati [Great Treasury of Merit] 152, g Sukhavati [Guide to Dakini land] 22 Sukhavati [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 185, g Sukhavati [Joyful path of good fortune] 132 Sukhavati [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 37 Sukhavati [Meaningful to behold] 21 3, 361, g Sukhavati [Understanding the Mind] 141 Sukhavati [Universal Compassion] 80 Sumati Samudra [Joyful path of good fortune] 215 Sumatikirti [Meaningful to behold] 369 Sumbharaja [Great Treasury of Merit] 92, 94 Sunrays of Training the Mind [Universal Compassion] 1 Superior being (see also Superior Bodhisattva) [Ocean of Nectar] 52, 66, 131, 208, 289 Superior being - Bodhisattva [Heart of Wisdom] 18, 124, 152 Superior being - Buddha [Ocean of Nectar] 19 Superior being - Hearer [Ocean of Nectar] 13-4, 19, 45, 47-50, 50-9 Superior being - Hinayanist [Ocean of Nectar] 33, 44, 100, 142 Superior being - meditation on emptiness [Tantric grounds and paths] 139 Superior being - of Highest Yoga Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 51 Superior being - of Secret Mantra [Clear Light of Bliss] 204, 221, 237 Superior being - Solitary Realizer [Ocean of Nectar] 19, 47-50, 50-9 Superior being - types [Heart of Wisdom] 8 Superior being - uncontaminated mind [Ocean of Nectar] 33, 163, 205 Superior being [8 steps:] 34, 110, 177, 206, 207 Superior being [Bodhisattva Vow] g Superior being [Clear Light of Bliss] 80, 143, 155, 185, 217, g Superior being [Essence of Vajrayana] 212 Superior being [Great Treasury of Merit] 215, g Superior being [Guide to Dakini land] 45, 227, g Superior being [Heart Jewel] g Superior being [Heart of Wisdom] 8, 72, 106, 115, 143 Superior being [Introduction to Buddhism] 113, g Superior being [Joyful path of good fortune] 203, 303, 352, 539, 549, g Superior being [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 14, g Superior being [Mahamudra Tantra] 159-60, g Superior being [Meaningful to behold] 50, 365, g Superior being [Tantric grounds and paths] 5, 190, g Superior being [Transform Your Life]174, 239, 272-3, g Superior being [Understanding the Mind] 97, 203, g Superior being [Universal Compassion] g Superior Bodhisattva [Meaningful to behold] 50, 55, 57, 58, 61, 71, 84, 86, 209, 311 Superior Bodhisattva [Ocean of Nectar] 19, 31, 33, 36, 72, 145 Superior Bodhisattva [Tantric grounds and paths] 11, 188 superior intention [Great Treasury of Merit] 239 superior intention [Guide to Dakini land] 54 superior intention [Joyful path of good fortune] 417-8 superior intention [Mahamudra Tantra] 12 superior intention [Meaningful to behold] 31-2 superior intention [Understanding the Mind] 171 superior intention [Universal Compassion] 41 Superior Mahayanist [Tantric grounds and paths] 54 superior seeing (see also emptiness) [Introduction to Buddhism] 97-8, 113, g superior seeing - and tranquil abiding [Introduction to Buddhism] 97, 112 superior seeing - and tranquil abiding [Joyful path of good fortune] 377, 514 superior seeing - and tranquil abiding [Understanding the Mind] 48, 50, 64, 89, 165 superior seeing - function [Joyful path of good fortune] 514 superior seeing - nature [Joyful path of good fortune] 513-4 superior seeing - object of [Joyful path of good fortune] 18, 370, 514-7 superior seeing - on path of preparation [Joyful path of good fortune] 423, 536 superior seeing [8 steps:] 172, 220, g superior seeing [Bodhisattva Vow] 104, 107 superior seeing [Clear Light of Bliss] 36, g superior seeing [Great Treasury of Merit] 3, 252, g superior seeing [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 113, 167, g superior seeing [Heart Jewel] 48, g superior seeing [Heart of Wisdom] 31, 32 superior seeing [Joyful path of good fortune] 274, 370, 385, 483, 513-33 superior seeing [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 123 superior seeing [Mahamudra Tantra] 125, g superior seeing [Meaningful to behold] 57, 84, 122, 283-358, g superior seeing [Ocean of Nectar] 35-6, 102, 104, g superior seeing [Tantric grounds and paths] 39, g superior seeing [Transform Your Life]245, g superior seeing [Understanding the Mind] 135, 201 superior seeing [Universal Compassion] 11, 55-6, g suppleness (see mental suppleness) [Introduction to Buddhism] suppleness - mental [Meaningful to behold] g suppleness - mental [Understanding the Mind] 155, 163-5 suppleness - of completion stage [Tantric grounds and paths] 113 suppleness - of superior seeing [Joyful path of good fortune] 274, 513, 536 suppleness - of Tantra [Mahamudra Tantra] 64 suppleness - of tranquil abiding [Joyful path of good fortune] 485, 511-2, 513 suppleness - physical [Meaningful to behold] g suppleness - physical [Understanding the Mind] 155, 163, 164 suppleness [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 109 suppleness [Heart of Wisdom] 31 suppleness [Joyful path of good fortune] 478, 494 suppleness [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 11-2, 113, 118 suppleness [Mahamudra Tantra] 59 suppleness [Meaningful to behold] 253 suppleness [Tantric grounds and paths] 38, 110 suppleness [Transform Your Life]89-90 suppleness [Understanding the Mind] 130 supporting and supported body mandala (see also body mandala of Heruka) [Essence of Vajrayana] 39, 102 supporting and supported body mandala - simultaneous generation [Essence of Vajrayana] 104, 105 supporting and supported mandala [Essence of Vajrayana] 87, 101, 165 supramundane attainments [Understanding the Mind] 131, 155 supramundane mind [Ocean of Nectar] 39 supramundane path [Joyful path of good fortune] 313, g supramundane paths [Ocean of Nectar] 102, 109, 110, 370, g supramundane paths [Understanding the Mind] 130, 167-8, g Supreme Emanation Body (see also Buddhas's bodies) [Introduction to Buddhism] 112, g Supreme Emanation Body [Great Treasury of Merit] 51, 84-7, 117, 119-20 Supreme Emanation Body [Universal Compassion] g Supreme Vehicle (see Mahayana) [Great Treasury of Merit] Supushpachandra [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 130 Supushpachandra [Meaningful to behold] 262 Suryakirti [Ocean of Nectar] 4 Sutra (see also Buddha's teachings; Hinayana, Sutras; Mahayana Sutras) [Ocean of Nectar] 10, g Sutra (see also Buddha’s teachings, Sutra) [Mahamudra Tantra] 69, 161, 185, g Sutra - Mahamudra according to [Clear Light of Bliss] 6 Sutra - Mahayana (see Perfection Vehicle) [Clear Light of Bliss] Sutra - meditation on emptiness [Tantric grounds and paths] 106 Sutra - Pitaka [Meaningful to behold] 7, 8 Sutra - ultimate view of [Clear Light of Bliss] 190-3 Sutra - and Tantra [Mahamudra Tantra] 17-9, 61-3 Sutra - foundation for Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 7, 18, 65, 112 Sutra [8 steps:] 129, 207, g Sutra [Clear Light of Bliss] 2, 3, 144, 151, 203, 214, 224, 229, g Sutra [Essence of Vajrayana] 79, g Sutra [Guide to Dakini land] 16, 24, 36, 55, 83, 168, 185, g Sutra [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 63 Sutra [Heart Jewel] g Sutra [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 158, g Sutra [Introduction to Buddhism] g Sutra [Joyful path of good fortune] 18, 83-4, 95, 391, g Sutra [Meaningful to behold] 41, g Sutra [Tantric grounds and paths] 4-5, 61, 112, g Sutra [Transform Your Life]196, 273, g Sutra [Universal Compassion] 97, g Sutra Addressed to a King [Joyful path of good fortune] 157 Sutra Addressed to a King [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 51 Sutra Arisen from the Crown Protrusion of the Tathagata [Ocean of Nectar] 412 Sutra Arisen from Trees Blown by the Wind [Ocean of Nectar] 412 Sutra Discriminating the Intention [Introduction to Buddhism] 8 Sutra Expounded to Hearers [Ocean of Nectar] 56 Sutra for Eliminating Ajatashatru's Regret [Heart Jewel] 77 Sutra Given by the Infant Rahadatta [Ocean of Nectar] 152 Sutra ground(s) - tenth [Tantric grounds and paths] 5, 186, 190 Sutra ground(s) [Tantric grounds and paths] 52 Sutra of Holy Golden Light [Ocean of Nectar] 439 Sutra of the First wheel of Dharma [Joyful path of good fortune] 271 Sutra of the Fortunate Aeons [Ocean of Nectar] 439 Sutra of the Four Noble Truths [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 7 Sutra of the Four Noble Truths [Introduction to Buddhism] 51 Sutra of the Three Heaps (see Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps) [Great Treasury of Merit] Sutra of the Three Heaps [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 63 Sutra of the Three Heaps [Meaningful to behold] 163 Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps (see Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps) [Bodhisattva Vow] Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 150 Sutra of the Wise and Foolish [Ocean of Nectar] 419 Sutra on the Essence of Grounds [Joyful path of good fortune] 30 Sutra on the Four Noble Truths [Tantric grounds and paths] 61 Sutra on the Hundred Actions [Ocean of Nectar] 419 Sutra on the Ten Grounds [Joyful path of good fortune] 328 Sutra on the Ten Grounds [Ocean of Nectar] 50, 52, 155, 263, 265, 266, 268, 270, 393, 395, 406 Sutra Requested by Sagaramati [Joyful path of good fortune] 72 Sutra Requested by Subahu [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 9 Sutra Requested by Those with Superior Intention [Ocean of Nectar] 18, 53 Sutra Requested by Upali [Ocean of Nectar] 167, 267 Sutra Revealing the Abode of Manjushri [Heart Jewel] 77 Sutra(s) - Buddhas [Great Treasury of Merit] 104 Sutra(s) - Hinayana [Great Treasury of Merit] 107 Sutra(s) - practice(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 18, 43 Sutra(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 9, 41-2, 58, 126, 135, 190, g Sutranta [Joyful path of good fortune] 9 Sutras - expressive sounds [Understanding the Mind] 12-3 Sutras - types [Heart of Wisdom] 2 Sutras [Heart of Wisdom] 20, 177 Sutras [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 65, g Sutras [Understanding the Mind] 1, 59, 65, 108, 156, 191, 228, g Svatantrika (see Madhyamika-Svatantrika) [Understanding the Mind] Svatantrika [Meaningful to behold] 286, 291, 292, 311, g syllogism [Meaningful to behold] 348, 351 syllogism [Ocean of Nectar] 184-5 Symphony Delighting an Ocean of Conquerors [Heart Jewel] 73 synthesis of all objects of knowledge [Great Treasury of Merit] 191 Sönam Gyatso [Heart Jewel] 5, 86