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tactile object [Mahamudra Tantra] 205 Tagpo Kelsang Khädrub Rinpoche [Heart Jewel] 73, 75, 76, 97 Tagtsang Lotsawa [Heart Jewel] 50 Takbu Tenpai Gyaltsän [Guide to Dakini land] 15 taking (see also taking and giving) [8 steps:] 134, 144-54, 156-8 taking (see also taking and giving) [Universal Compassion] 27-37, 40, 45, 62 taking - actual meditation [8 steps:] 150-4 taking - actual meditation [Transform Your Life]217-22 taking - and giving [Joyful path of good fortune] 345, 424, 437-42 taking - benefits of [8 steps:] 147-50, 151 taking - benefits of [Transform Your Life]216-7, 219 taking - others' suffering [Universal Compassion] 31-7 taking - own suffering [8 steps:] 145-7 taking - own suffering [Transform Your Life]214-6 taking - own suffering [Universal Compassion] 31 taking [Joyful path of good fortune] 437-9 taking [Transform Your Life]202, 213-22, 225 taking and giving (see also giving; taking) [8 steps:] 133, 141-58, 159 taking and giving (see also giving; taking) [Universal Compassion] 26-41, 69, 78, 99, 107 taking and giving - benefits of [8 steps:] 142, 157-8 taking and giving - benefits of [Transform Your Life]211, 226-7 taking and giving - curing sickness [Universal Compassion] 40, 62 taking and giving - mounted on breath [Universal Compassion] 39-40 taking and giving - mounting upon the breath [Great Treasury of Merit] 227 taking and giving - on breath [8 steps:] 156-8 taking and giving - on breath [Transform Your Life]225-6 taking and giving [Great Treasury of Merit] 17, 223-7, 238, 239 taking and giving [Guide to Dakini land] 91 taking and giving [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vi, 139, 194 taking and giving [Transform Your Life]201, 211-27, 231 Takkiraja [Great Treasury of Merit] 92, 94 Taktsang [Clear Light of Bliss] 205 Tales of the Buddha [Understanding the Mind] 193 tangkha [Understanding the Mind] 67, g Tantra (see also Highest Yoga Tantra; Mahamudra) [Mahamudra Tantra] 17-22, 161 Tantra (see also Secret Mantra) [8 steps:] 104, 151-2, 207, g Tantra (see also Secret Mantra) [Heart Jewel] 49 Tantra (see also Secret Mantra) [Heart of Wisdom] 146-7, 158 Tantra (see also Secret Mantra) [Joyful path of good fortune] 18, 542-7, g Tantra (see also Secret Mantra) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 94, 131, g Tantra (see also Secret Mantra; Highest Yoga Tantra) [Guide to Dakini land] Tantra (see Secret Mantra) [Clear Light of Bliss] Tantra (see Secret Mantra) [Ocean of Nectar] Tantra - Action [Joyful path of good fortune] 543 Tantra - and faith [Understanding the Mind] 77, 140 Tantra - and Sutra [Mahamudra Tantra] 17-9 Tantra - basis, path, and result [Joyful path of good fortune] 544 Tantra - definition [Mahamudra Tantra] 19 Tantra - expressive sounds [Understanding the Mind] 12, 13 Tantra - Father/Mother [Joyful path of good fortune] 543 Tantra - four classes [Guide to Dakini land] 48 Tantra - four classes [Mahamudra Tantra] 20, 185 Tantra - four classes of [Heart of Wisdom] g Tantra - Highest Yoga [Heart of Wisdom] 202 Tantra - Highest Yoga [Joyful path of good fortune] 56, 384, 543-7, 553 Tantra - Highest Yoga [Understanding the Mind] 155 Tantra - meditation on emptiness [Tantric grounds and paths] 106 Tantra - Performance [Joyful path of good fortune] 56, 543 Tantra - pure [Tantric grounds and paths] 12 Tantra - real meaning [Mahamudra Tantra] 17 Tantra - vows [Introduction to Buddhism] 65, 80 Tantra - Yoga [Joyful path of good fortune] 56, 543 Tantra [Bodhisattva Vow] g Tantra [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 104, 158, g Tantra [Introduction to Buddhism] 17, g Tantra [Meaningful to behold] 41, 99, g Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 1, 4-5, 1 8-9 Tantra [Transform Your Life]166, 219, 273, g Tantra [Understanding the Mind] 18, 59, 66, 130, 196, 235, g Tantra [Universal Compassion] 83, 90, 97, 99, 106, g Tantra Reqltested by Subahu [Joyful path of good fortune] 543 Tantra(s) (see also Secret Mantra) [Great Treasury of Merit] 4, 18, 41-2, 63, 79, 97, 106-7, 261 Tantra(s) - Father and Mother [Great Treasury of Merit] 188-9 Tantra(s) - four classes [Great Treasury of Merit] 82 Tantra(s) - Mother [Great Treasury of Merit] g Tantric - Master [Clear Light of Bliss] 107 Tantric - scriptures [Clear Light of Bliss] 47 Tantric bodhichitta [Bodhisattva Vow] 3, g Tantric bodhichitta [Great Treasury of Merit] 60 Tantric Buddha [Great Treasury of Merit] 63-5, 87 Tantric Deity(ies) - essential practices [Great Treasury of Merit] 18 Tantric Deity(ies) - of Action Tantra [Great Treasury of Merit] 104 Tantric Deity(ies) - of Highest Yoga Tantra [Great Treasury of Merit] 103-4 Tantric Deity(ies) - of Performance Tantra [Great Treasury of Merit] 104 Tantric Deity(ies) - of Yoga Tantra [Great Treasury of Merit] 104 Tantric Deity(ies) [Great Treasury of Merit] 81, 103-4 Tantric Grounds and Paths [Essence of Vajrayana] 187, 203 Tantric Grounds and Paths [Guide to Dakini land] 104, 142, 162 Tantric Grounds and Paths [Heart of Wisdom] 147 Tantric Grounds and Paths [Joyful path of good fortune] 546 Tantric Grounds and Paths [Mahamudra Tantra] 205, 225 Tantric Grounds and Paths [Transform Your Life]166 Tantric Grounds and Paths [Understanding the Mind] 1, 18 Tantric Master [Great Treasury of Merit] 4, 107, 181-2 Tantric practice(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 4, 18, 43, 84, 106, 258 Tantric preliminaries (see preliminaries for retreat) [Guide to Dakini land] Tantric realization(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 4, 50, 59, 84, 105-6, 200, 228-9 Tantric Sangha [Great Treasury of Merit] 105 Tantric stages, the two [Great Treasury of Merit] 146 Tantric teachings - of Buddha [Great Treasury of Merit] 41, 50 Tantric teachings - of Je Tsongkhapa [Great Treasury of Merit] 18 Tantric teachings - of Vajradhara [Great Treasury of Merit] 40 Tantric teachings - wrong practices [Great Treasury of Merit] 18 Tantric teachings [Great Treasury of Merit] 4, 78, 106 Tantric vows [Heart Jewel] 27 Tantric vows [Joyful path of good fortune] 214, 255, 368-9, 373, 544 Tantric vows [Ocean of Nectar] 76, 78 Tantric vows [Tantric grounds and paths] 6, 46, 64, 67, 74 Tantric vows [Universal Compassion] 87, 89, 102 Tara - green [Great Treasury of Merit] 104 Tara - white [Great Treasury of Merit] 104 Tara - White [Joyful path of good fortune] 56, 337 Tara - White [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 42 Tara [Essence of Vajrayana] 40, 65, 114, 164 Tara [Great Treasury of Merit] 92, 93, 103, g Tara [Guide to Dakini land] 62, 101, 144 Tara [Joyful path of good fortune] 6, 8, 48, 56, 192, 197, g Tara [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 25 Tara [Ocean of Nectar] 150, g Tarma Dode [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 104-5 Tarma Dode [Introduction to Buddhism] 17-8 Tarma Dode [Tantric grounds and paths] 182 Tarsig Sanka [Great Treasury of Merit] 104 Tashi Lhunpo [Heart of Wisdom] 188 Tashi Lhunpo Monastery [Great Treasury of Merit] 35 Tashi Lhunpo Monastery [Joyful path of good fortune] 402 Tashilhunpo Monastery [Heart Jewel] 11, 82 taste [Mahamudra Tantra] 204 Tathagata (see also Buddha) [Meaningful to behold] 44, g Tathagata [Bodhisattva Vow] 61 Tathagata [Great Treasury of Merit] g Tathagata [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 37, 98, g Tathagata [Heart of Wisdom] 173 Tathagata [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 86, g Tathagata [Joyful path of good fortune] 385, 386, g Tathagata [Transform Your Life]362, g Tathagata family [Tantric grounds and paths] 43-4, 45 Tathagata Lamp of the Nagas [Heart Jewel] 77 Tathagata Shakya Mahamuni [Joyful path of good fortune] 443 teaching Dharma [Joyful path of good fortune] 33-8 teachings (see also Dharma) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] teachings (see Buddha's teachings) [Ocean of Nectar] teachings (see Buddha's teachings; Je Tsongkhapa, teachings) [Mahamudra Tantra] teachings - of Buddha [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vi, 63, 139, 156-7, 215-6 teachings - of Shantideva [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 182 teachings - requesting [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 28 teachings [Transform Your Life]38-9, 47, 81, 82-3, 99-100, 197-8, 340 teachings as medicine [Transform Your Life]125, 159-60, 212-3, 243-4 teachings of Buddha [Heart of Wisdom] 1, 14, 20, 143, 147, 156-7, 171-2 teapot story [Transform Your Life]28-9 technology [How to Solve Our Human Problems] viii, 12 technology [Mahamudra Tantra] 119-20 television [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 63 Telwa [Joyful path of good fortune] 282-3 ten directions [Essence of Vajrayana] g ten directions [Great Treasury of Merit] 72, g ten directions [Guide to Dakini land] 185, g ten directions [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 19, 41, g ten directions [Heart Jewel] g ten directions [Heart of Wisdom] g ten directions [Joyful path of good fortune] g ten directions [Meaningful to behold] g ten directions [Ocean of Nectar] 357 ten doors [Essence of Vajrayana] 197 ten endowments [Joyful path of good fortune] 128-9 ten equalities [Ocean of Nectar] 155-7 ten forces [Heart of Wisdom] 144 ten forces [Tantric grounds and paths] 7, 199-205 ten grounds (see causal Mahayana grounds) [Ocean of Nectar] ten non-virtuous actions [Meaningful to behold] 83, 149-52 ten non-virtuous actions [Ocean of Nectar] 76, 86, 427 ten virtuous actions [Ocean of Nectar] 77-8 ten Wrathful Deities [Heart Jewel] 92 tenets (see schools of Buddhist tenets) [Heart of Wisdom] g tenets - four schools [Meaningful to behold] 287, 310 tenets [Joyful path of good fortune] 319, g tenets [Meaningful to behold] 291-2 Tenpa Rabgyä [Guide to Dakini land] 23 tenth day offerings [Guide to Dakini land] 194-9 tenth ground - divisions [Ocean of Nectar] 398-9 tenth ground - etymology [Ocean of Nectar] 399 tenth ground [Heart of Wisdom] 123, 151 tenth ground [Ocean of Nectar] 397-400 tenth-ground Bodhisattva [Ocean of Nectar] 321, 399-400, 405-6 thangka [Great Treasury of Merit] g thangka painter analogy [Tantric grounds and paths] 128, 242 thatness (see also emptiness; lack of inherent existence) [Ocean of Nectar] 208, 213, 443 thatness - knower of [Ocean of Nectar] 409-10 thatness [Essence of Vajrayana] 60 The New Meditation Handbook [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 13, 124 The Three Principal Aspects of the Path [Tantric grounds and paths] 139 thing (see also functioning thing) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 148, 149, 172, 175, 178-9 thing (see functioning thing) [Ocean of Nectar] third ground - divisions [Ocean of Nectar] 90 third ground - etymology [Ocean of Nectar] 90 third ground - sun analogy [Ocean of Nectar] 115 third ground [Ocean of Nectar] 89-115 third profundity (see profundity of the two truths being the same entity) [Heart of Wisdom] third-ground Bodhisattva - absorptions [Ocean of Nectar] 99-111, 114 third-ground Bodhisattva - clairvoyances [Ocean of Nectar] 100, 112-3 third-ground Bodhisattva - immeasurables [Ocean of Nectar] 100, 111-2 third-ground Bodhisattva - perfection of patience [Ocean of Nectar] 91-2 third-ground Bodhisattva [Ocean of Nectar] 117, 119, 404 thirteen grounds of Highest Yoga Tantra - first [Tantric grounds and paths] 52-3, 54 thirteen grounds of Highest Yoga Tantra - second [Tantric grounds and paths] 53 thirteen grounds of Highest Yoga Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 52-4 Thirty-five Confession Buddhas - visualization [Bodhisattva Vow] 49-53 Thirty-five Confession Buddhas [Bodhisattva Vow] 45, 57 Thirty-five Confession Buddhas [Great Treasury of Merit] 104, 125, 165, 266, g Thirty-five Confession Buddhas [Introduction to Buddhism] 33 Thirty-five Confession Buddhas [Joyful path of good fortune] 56, g Thirty-seven Practices of the Conquerors' Sons [Understanding the Mind] 182 thirty-seven realizations - conducive to enlightenment [Joyful path of good fortune] 204, g thirty-seven realizations conducive to enlightenment (see also different groups) [Ocean of Nectar] 119-25, 371-3 thirty-seven realizations conducive to enlightenment [Essence of Vajrayana] 5 thirty-six impure substances [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 123 thirty-two major signs [Heart Jewel] 26, g thirty-two signs and eighty indications [Bodhisattva Vow] 51 thiry-two major signs and eighty minor indications [Joyful path of good fortune] 53, g Thogme Zangpo [Meaningful to behold] 263 Thogme Zangpo [Understanding the Mind] 182 three awarenesses [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 34, 76 three bonds [Ocean of Nectar] 40-3 three bringings (see also individual entries) [Tantric grounds and paths] 80 three bringings (see also individual ones) [Essence of Vajrayana] 80, 117, 139, 141-2, 199 three bringings (see bringings, the three) [Clear Light of Bliss] three bringings - completion stage [Tantric grounds and paths] 89, 103 three bringings - generation stage [Tantric grounds and paths] 89 three bringings - purpose [Tantric grounds and paths] 89 three bringings [Mahamudra Tantra] 23-5 three circles of the offering [Guide to Dakini land] 97 three concentrations [Great Treasury of Merit] 181 three Dharmas of ordinary Mahayanists [Ocean of Nectar] 9, 12, 35 three Dharmas of the expression of worship [Ocean of Nectar] 18 three difficulties [Universal Compassion] 102-4 three doors [Great Treasury of Merit] 107-8 three doors [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 120 three doors of liberation [Guide to Dakini land] 124 three faults of a pot [Joyful path of good fortune] 31-2 three great purposes [Understanding the Mind] 88 three higher trainings - concentration [Joyful path of good fortune] 10, 368, 369, 371-2, 375-6 three higher trainings - concentration [Meaningful to behold] 7, 83 three higher trainings - moral discipline [Joyful path of good fortune] 10, 368-9, 372, 373-5 three higher trainings - moral discipline [Meaningful to behold] 7, 83 three higher trainings - wisdom [Joyful path of good fortune] 10, 369-70, 376-8 three higher trainings - wisdom [Meaningful to behold] 8, 83 three higher trainings [Great Treasury of Merit] 2, 146, 213-5, 216, 248 three higher trainings [Guide to Dakini land] xi three higher trainings [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 156, g three higher trainings [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 13-6 three higher trainings [Introduction to Buddhism] 55, 63-6 three higher trainings [Joyful path of good fortune] 9, 194, 268, 364, 368-78 three higher trainings [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 17, g three higher trainings [Mahamudra Tantra] 59-60, g three higher trainings [Meaningful to behold] 83, 308, g three higher trainings [Ocean of Nectar] 10 three inseparables [Universal Compassion] 105-6 Three Jewels (see also Buddha Jewel; Dharma Jewel; Sangha Jewel) [Joyful path of good fortune] 52, 220, 223-4, 257 Three Jewels (see Buddha Jewel; Dharma Jewel; Sangha Jewel) [Essence of Vajrayana] Three Jewels - power to protect [Joyful path of good fortune] 191, 228 Three Jewels - qualities [Joyful path of good fortune] 209-11 Three Jewels [8 steps:] 29, 34-5, 110 Three Jewels [Bodhisattva Vow] 9, 14, 29, 32, 53, 57, 63, g Three Jewels [Clear Light of Bliss] 37, g Three Jewels [Great Treasury of Merit] 49-50, 105, 122-4, 205, 207-8, g Three Jewels [Guide to Dakini land] 44-6, 49, 52, 56-7, 199 Three Jewels [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 63, 79, g Three Jewels [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 23, 70, 83, g Three Jewels [Introduction to Buddhism] 44, 47-8, g Three Jewels [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 5, 14, 95, 150-1 Three Jewels [Mahamudra Tantra] 78, 219 Three Jewels [Meaningful to behold] 9, 10, 46, 53, 56-8, 59, 61, 70, 71, 157, 194 Three Jewels [Transform Your Life]80, 174, 311, 347, 360 Three Jewels [Universal Compassion] 27, 67, 99, 102, g three main causes [Universal Compassion] 104 three mixings [Essence of Vajrayana] 199-200, 205, 206 three modes [Understanding the Mind] 54-6, 59 three non-degenerations [Universal Compassion] 105 three objects, three poisons, and three virtuous roots [Universal Compassion] 43-5, 50 three poisons [Great Treasury of Merit] 142-3 three poisons [Heart of Wisdom] 182-3 three poisons [Understanding the Mind] 109, 153, 234 three principal aspects of the path [8 steps:] g three principal aspects of the path [Clear Light of Bliss] 137 three principal aspects of the path [Guide to Dakini land] 16, 55, 124 Three Principal Aspects of the Path [Joyful path of good fortune] 15, 515 three principal aspects of the path [Joyful path of good fortune] 22 Three Principal Aspects of the Path, The [8 steps:] 258, 263-5 Three Principal Aspects of the Path, The [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 126, 135 Three Principal Aspects of the Path, The [Ocean of Nectar] 146 Three Principal Aspects of the Path, The [Transform Your Life]369, 377-80 three pure grounds [Ocean of Nectar] 377, 404, 434 three realms (see also desire realm; form realm; formless realm) [Joyful path of good fortune] g three realms [Bodhisattva Vow] g three realms [Great Treasury of Merit] g three realms [Guide to Dakini land] 152 three realms [Heart of Wisdom] g three realms [Ocean of Nectar] 264, 265, 358 three realms, [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 74, g three recognitions [Essence of Vajrayana] 28 three recognitions [Guide to Dakini land] 34, 35-6, 85, 113, 186-7 three recognitions [Heart Jewel] 67 three recognitions [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 27 three spheres [Ocean of Nectar] 71, 81, 92 three states of unfortunate migration [Clear Light of Bliss] 127 three times [Great Treasury of Merit] g three times [Joyful path of good fortune] g three types of enjoyment [Tantric grounds and paths] 187, 192, 197, 198 three vajras [Great Treasury of Merit] 71, 108-9 three virtuous roots [Understanding the Mind] 153, 167 three worlds [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 48, 88, g three worlds [Ocean of Nectar] 385 three-OM mantra (see mantra of Vajrayogini) [Guide to Dakini land] three-OM mantra [Essence of Vajrayana] 163 three-OM mantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 87, 155-6 throwing actions [Transform Your Life]57-8 throwing and completing actions [Joyful path of good fortune] 257-8, 272, 335-6, 346, 351, 352 Thubten Tashi [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 82-3 Tibet [Heart of Wisdom] 56, 147, 162, 187, 188 Tibet [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 104 Tibet [Introduction to Buddhism] 17 Tibet [Joyful path of good fortune] 27, 298, 419, 516 Tibet [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 81-2 Tibet [Tantric grounds and paths] 78 Tibetan language [Great Treasury of Merit] 56 tiger skin [Essence of Vajrayana] 97, 135 Tilopa [Clear Light of Bliss] 7 Tilopa [Great Treasury of Merit] 53, 80, 84, 261 Tilopa [Guide to Dakini land] 8, 103 Tilopa [Joyful path of good fortune] 56, 111, 113, 115, 547 time (see past, present, future) [Ocean of Nectar] Tirthikas [Ocean of Nectar] 204, 264, 265, 296 title of Sutra [Heart of Wisdom] 5-8 Todzun Drubche [Joyful path of good fortune] 212-3 Togdän Jampäl Gyatso [Great Treasury of Merit] 33, 35 Togdän Jampäl Gyatso [Mahamudra Tantra] 72, 74 Togdän Jampäl Gyatso [Tantric grounds and paths] 121 tolerance [8 steps:] 107 tolerance [Transform Your Life]158, 169 Tong Den [Joyful path of good fortune] 74 tongue consciousness [Understanding the Mind] 105 torma [Essence of Vajrayana] 20, 175 torma [Heart Jewel] g torma offering - basis [Essence of Vajrayana] 120, 129, 176 torma offering - to mundane guests [Essence of Vajrayana] 91, 179 torma offering - to supramundane guests [Essence of Vajrayana] 177-9 torma offering - visual object [Essence of Vajrayana] 129 torma offering [Essence of Vajrayana] 175-80 torma offering [Great Treasury of Merit] 95, 182, 232, g torma offering [Mahamudra Tantra] 218, g torma offerings [Guide to Dakini land] 59, 67, 179, 180, 199-202 training the mind (see also Lojong) [8 steps:] 17, 102 training the mind - main point [8 steps:] 75 training the mind - main point of [Transform Your Life]135 training the mind - practice during meditation break [Great Treasury of Merit] 238-9 training the mind - practitioners [Transform Your Life]227 training the mind - teachings [Great Treasury of Merit] 262 training the mind [Clear Light of Bliss] 240, g training the mind [Great Treasury of Merit] 1, 17, 18, 30, 229-39, g training the mind [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 50, g training the mind [Heart Jewel] 15, 49, g training the mind [Joyful path of good fortune] 424 training the mind [Ocean of Nectar] g training the mind [Transform Your Life]vii, 43, 164, 169, 207, g training the mind [Understanding the Mind] 194, g training the mind [Universal Compassion] 1, 3, 9, 83-4 Training the Mind in Seven Points [8 steps:] 22, 91, 94, 189, 196, 214, 221, 225 Training the Mind in Seven Points [Great Treasury of Merit] 17, 230 Training the Mind in Seven Points [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vi, g Training the Mind in Seven Points [Joyful path of good fortune] 425, 438 Training the Mind in Seven Points [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 143 Training the Mind in Seven Points [Mahamudra Tantra] 141, 170 Training the Mind in Seven Points [Transform Your Life]153, 157, 257, 281, g Training the Mind in Seven Points [Understanding the Mind] 153 Training the Mind in Seven Points ix, [Universal Compassion] 1, 5, 13 tranquil abiding (see also mental arisings, the nine) [Joyful path of good fortune] 274, 370, 375, 392, 477, 482-512 tranquil abiding - actual attainment of [Clear Light of Bliss] 174-5 tranquil abiding - and superior seeing [Bodhisattva Vow] 104, 107 tranquil abiding - and superior seeing [Introduction to Buddhism] 97, 112 tranquil abiding - and superior seeing [Joyful path of good fortune] 377, 514 tranquil abiding - and superior seeing [Ocean of Nectar] 35-6 tranquil abiding - and superior seeing [Understanding the Mind] 48, 50, 64, 89, 165 tranquil abiding - benefits [Clear Light of Bliss] 158 tranquil abiding - benefits [Meaningful to behold] 224-5 tranquil abiding - definition [Joyful path of good fortune] 482 tranquil abiding - eight opponents [Joyful path of good fortune] 494-9 tranquil abiding - eight opponents to five obstacles [Meaningful to behold] 253-6 tranquil abiding - etymology [Clear Light of Bliss] 160 tranquil abiding - five obstacles [Joyful path of good fortune] 490-4 tranquil abiding - five obstacles [Meaningful to behold] 251-3 tranquil abiding - four attentions [Joyful path of good fortune] 511 tranquil abiding - how to abandon opponents [Meaningful to behold] 225-42 tranquil abiding - how to attain [Joyful path of good fortune] 489-512 tranquil abiding - how to attain [Understanding the Mind] 72, 128, 135, 168 tranquil abiding - how to cultivate [Meaningful to behold] 242-56 tranquil abiding - measurement of [Joyful path of good fortune] 511-2 tranquil abiding - necessary conditions [Joyful path of good fortune] 486-9 tranquil abiding - necessity of [Clear Light of Bliss] 141-4 tranquil abiding - object [Essence of Vajrayana] 148, 149, 152 tranquil abiding - object [Tantric grounds and paths] 37, 38-9 tranquil abiding - object of [Joyful path of good fortune] 500-5, 514-5 tranquil abiding - observing mind [Mahamudra Tantra] 107 tranquil abiding - obstacles [Understanding the Mind] 33, 128, 233 tranquil abiding - obstacles to attaining [Clear Light of Bliss] 157, 158-60, 161-3 tranquil abiding - of Sutra [Tantric grounds and paths] 110, 113 tranquil abiding - on generation stage [Tantric grounds and paths] 97 tranquil abiding - six conditions [Meaningful to behold] 244 -8 tranquil abiding - six forces [Joyful path of good fortune] 509-10 tranquil abiding - three labels describing how to maintain it [Clear Light of Bliss] 169-71 tranquil abiding - use of [Meaningful to behold] 256-82 tranquil abiding [8 steps:] 19, g tranquil abiding [Bodhisattva Vow] 21, 101-2, g tranquil abiding [Clear Light of Bliss] 36, 57, 70, 157-75, 185 tranquil abiding [Essence of Vajrayana] 148-50, g tranquil abiding [Great Treasury of Merit] 3, 134, 175, 215, 247-8, 252, g tranquil abiding [Guide to Dakini land] 160, 217, g tranquil abiding [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 113, 152, 167, g tranquil abiding [Heart Jewel] 48, 65, g tranquil abiding [Heart of Wisdom] 30-1, 130, g tranquil abiding [Introduction to Buddhism] 63, 65, 93-5, 96-7, g tranquil abiding [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 123 tranquil abiding [Mahamudra Tantra] 59, 64, 109 tranquil abiding [Meaningful to behold] 102, 110, 122, 136, 224-82 tranquil abiding [Ocean of Nectar] 59, 102, 103, g tranquil abiding [Tantric grounds and paths] 34, g tranquil abiding [Understanding the Mind] 49, 132, 134, 147, 188 tranquil abiding [Universal Compassion] 55-6, g transference of consciousness (see powa) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] transference Of consciousness - at our own death [Great Treasury of Merit] 269 transference Of consciousness - on behalf of the deceased [Great Treasury of Merit] 263-9 transference of consciousness [Clear Light of Bliss] 209, g transference of consciousness [Essence of Vajrayana] 83, g transference Of consciousness [Great Treasury of Merit] 261-9 transference of consciousness [Heart Jewel] 45, g transference of consciousness [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 104-6 transference of consciousness [Introduction to Buddhism] 17-9, g transference Of Consciousness [Joyful path of good fortune] 337, g transference of consciousness [Tantric grounds and paths] 182, 245 transference of consciousness [Transform Your Life]23 transference of consciousness [Understanding the Mind] 19 transference of consciousness [Universal Compassion] 77, g Transform Your Life [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 13, 15 Transform Your Life [Mahamudra Tantra] 12, 79 transforming adverse conditions (see also patience, of voluntarily accepting suffering) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 45-7, 73 transforming adverse conditions (see also patience, of voluntarily accepting suffering) [Transform Your Life]154, 191-8, 216, 350-1 transforming adverse conditions - by adopting a special line of thought [Universal Compassion] 59-63 transforming adverse conditions - by means of method [Universal Compassion] 60-2, 65-6, 107 transforming adverse conditions - by means of wisdom [Universal Compassion] 62-3 transforming adverse conditions - through preparations [Universal Compassion] 63-70, 101 transforming adverse conditions [8 steps:] 13, 19-22, 92, 125-31, 148 transforming adverse conditions [Universal Compassion] 6-9, 57-70, 84, 99, 109 transforming adversities into the path [Joyful path of good fortune] 439, 464-5 transforming the mind (see also controlling the mind) [Transform Your Life]8, 17, 43 translators - homage of [Heart of Wisdom] 9 translators [Heart of Wisdom] 6 translators [Meaningful to behold] 7-8, 368-9 translators' homage [Ocean of Nectar] 10 traveller analogy [Heart of Wisdom] 78-9 Treasury of Abhidharma [Heart Jewel] 81 Treasury of Abhidharma [Joyful path of good fortune] 33, 328, 370 Treasury of Abhidharma [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 65 Treasury of Abhidharma [Ocean of Nectar] 50, 426 Treasury of Abhidharma [Understanding the Mind] 180 Treatise of Four Hundred Verses (see Four Hundred) [Joyful path of good fortune] treatises [Ocean of Nectar] 55 Trijang Dorjechang [Essence of Vajrayana] 6, 7, 37, 75, 103 Trijang Dorjechang [Joyful path of good fortune] xi, g Trijang Rinpoche [8 steps:] 16-7, g Trijang Rinpoche [Clear Light of Bliss] 9, g Trijang Rinpoche [Great Treasury of Merit] 43, 103, g Trijang Rinpoche [Guide to Dakini land] xii, 5, 15, 20, 84, 108, 136 Trijang Rinpoche [Heart of Wisdom] g Trinlay Gyatso (see Je Phabongkhapa) [Clear Light of Bliss] Tripitaka (see sets of Buddha's teachings) [Joyful path of good fortune] Tripitaka [Meaningful to behold] 7-8, 308, 365 Trisong Detsen [Great Treasury of Merit] 55 Trisong Detsen [Ocean of Nectar] 171 Trisong Detsen, King [Joyful path of good fortune] 10 true (see also ultimate truth, true object) [Ocean of Nectar] 161-3, 203, 205, 206, 234 true [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 152 true [Heart of Wisdom] 78 true cessation [Great Treasury of Merit] 122, g true cessation [Heart Jewel] g true cessations - definition [Ocean of Nectar] 131 true cessations - Dharma Jewel [Ocean of Nectar] 136 true cessations - four aspects [Ocean of Nectar] 133 true cessations - types [Ocean of Nectar] 131-2, 135 true cessations [Guide to Dakini land] 45-6 true cessations [Heart of Wisdom] 115, 142-3, 144 true cessations [Joyful path of good fortune] 200-1, 273-5, 330 true cessations [Ocean of Nectar] 136-7 true existence (see also appearance of true existence; inherent existence; truly existent) [Ocean of Nectar] 126, 172, 206, 207 true existence (see also inherent existence) [8 steps:] 179 true existence (see also inherent existence) [Mahamudra Tantra] 126 true existence (see also inherent existence) [Meaningful to behold] 286, 298, 302, 304, 307, 309-36, 343, 34 5-6, 351-2 true existence (see also inherent existence) [Transform Your Life]247 true existence (see also truly existent) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 177, g true existence - according to Madhyamika- Svatantrikas [Ocean of Nectar] 159-60 true existence - analogies for [Ocean of Nectar] 166, 169 true existence - appearance of [Mahamudra Tantra] 118-9, 126, 129 true existence - appearance of [Transform Your Life]241, 246, 248 true existence - grasping at (see also truegrasping) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 153, 180 true existence - synonyms [Ocean of Nectar] 170 true existence [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 10, g true existence [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 107-8 true nature (see also ultimate nature) [Mahamudra Tantra] 121, 135 true nature [Transform Your Life]242-3, 253 true nature of phenomena (see also emptiness) [8 steps:] 185-6, 217 true origin [Heart Jewel] g true origin(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 209, g true origins - definition [Ocean of Nectar] 131 true origins - four aspects [Ocean of Nectar] 132-3 true origins - types [Ocean of Nectar] 131, 135 true origins [Heart of Wisdom] 142, 183 true origins [Joyful path of good fortune] 273 true origins [Ocean of Nectar] 131, 136 true path [Great Treasury of Merit] g true path [Heart Jewel] g true paths - definition [Ocean of Nectar] 132 true paths - Dharma Jewel [Ocean of Nectar] 136 true paths - four aspects [Ocean of Nectar] 133 true paths - types [Ocean of Nectar] 132, 135 true paths [Guide to Dakini land] 45-6 true paths [Heart of Wisdom] 143 true paths [Joyful path of good fortune] 200-2, 275-6 true paths [Ocean of Nectar] 136-7 true suffering [Heart Jewel] g true suffering(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 210, g true sufferings - definition [Ocean of Nectar] 131 true sufferings - external and internal [Joyful path of good fortune] 271-2, 305 true sufferings - four aspects [Ocean of Nectar] 132 true sufferings - meditation on [Joyful path of good fortune] 277-309, 474 true sufferings - types [Ocean of Nectar] 131 true sufferings [Guide to Dakini land] 22 true sufferings [Heart of Wisdom] 141-2 true sufferings [Joyful path of good fortune] 268, 271-3 true sufferings [Ocean of Nectar] 129, 131, 136 true-grasping (see also innate true-grasping; intellectually-formed true-grasping) [Ocean of Nectar] 33, 166, 172, 199, 204, 440 true-grasping (see also true existence, grasping at) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] g true-grasping (see self-grasping) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] true-grasping - according to Madhyamika-Svatantrikas [Ocean of Nectar] 160 true-grasping - object to be abandoned [Ocean of Nectar] 171, 172 true-grasping - obscures reality [Ocean of Nectar] 206 true-grasping [Essence of Vajrayana] 157 true-grasping [Joyful path of good fortune] 351 truly existent (see also mind, truly existent; other-powered phenomenon, truly existent; true existence) [Ocean of Nectar] 166 truly existent (see inherent existence) [Understanding the Mind] truly existent - bases [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 153 truly existent - body [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 165 truly existent - cessation [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 179 truly existent - external object [Ocean of Nectar] 231, 234 truly existent - form [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 152, 171 truly existent - mind [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 152, 168, 169, 171 truly existent - production [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 178 truly existent - self [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 159 truly existent - things [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 154, 175 truly existent - true [Ocean of Nectar] 234 truly existent [Heart of Wisdom] 37, 71, 72-3, 79 truth (see also conventional truth; two truths; ultimate truth) [Mahamudra Tantra] 159 truth (see also conventional truth; ultimate truth) [8 steps:] 148, 205-7 truth (see also conventional truth; ultimate truth) [Transform Your Life]271 truth (see true; two truths) [Ocean of Nectar] truth [Heart of Wisdom] 61 Truth Body (see Buddha's bodies) [Clear Light of Bliss] Truth Body - actual [Tantric grounds and paths] 92 Truth Body - basis for attaining [Essence of Vajrayana] 79 Truth Body - cause [Great Treasury of Merit] 135 Truth Body - cause [Tantric grounds and paths] 4, 17, 39, 245 Truth Body - cause of [Mahamudra Tantra] 51, 59, 67 Truth Body - cause of [Ocean of Nectar] 114, 119, 172 Truth Body - causes [Joyful path of good fortune] 211, 390, 448 Truth Body - causes of [Guide to Dakini land] 33 Truth Body - deathless [Mahamudra Tantra] 15 Truth Body - definition [Ocean of Nectar] 413 Truth Body - definition [Tantric grounds and paths] 199 Truth Body - definitive Heruka [Essence of Vajrayana] 3, 62, 136, 160 Truth Body - indivisible bliss and emptiness [Tantric grounds and paths] 142, 244 Truth Body - mentally generated [Tantric grounds and paths] 92 Truth Body - Nature [Essence of Vajrayana] 71, 97, 160, 178 Truth Body - Nature [Great Treasury of Merit] 121 Truth Body - Nature [Joyful path of good fortune] 199, 549 Truth Body - Nature [Mahamudra Tantra] 20 Truth Body - Nature [Ocean of Nectar] 414 Truth Body - Nature [Tantric grounds and paths] 199 Truth Body - of Guru Vajradhara [Great Treasury of Merit] 154 Truth Body - resultant [Great Treasury of Merit] 261, 274 Truth Body - ripening through empowerment [Guide to Dakini land] 78, 106 Truth Body - substantial cause [Tantric grounds and paths] 4, 117 Truth Body - Wisdom [Essence of Vajrayana] 71, 97, 160 Truth Body - Wisdom [Great Treasury of Merit] 121 Truth Body - Wisdom [Guide to Dakini land] 46 Truth Body - Wisdom [Joyful path of good fortune] 199, 549 Truth Body - Wisdom [Mahamudra Tantra] 20 Truth Body - Wisdom [Ocean of Nectar] 413, 414 Truth Body - Wisdom [Tantric grounds and paths] 199 Truth Body [8 steps:] 178, g Truth Body [Essence of Vajrayana] 74, 80, 83, 161, g Truth Body [Great Treasury of Merit] 65, 109, 121-2, 171, 189-90, 191, 260, g Truth Body [Guide to Dakini land] 57, 109-10, 111-6, 140, 163-4 Truth Body [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 5, g Truth Body [Heart of Wisdom] 81, 152, 154, 178 Truth Body [Joyful path of good fortune] 54, 79, 84, 156, 199, 542, 549 Truth Body [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 50 Truth Body [Mahamudra Tantra] 15, 25 Truth Body [Meaningful to behold] 10, 86, 305, 307, g Truth Body [Ocean of Nectar] 1, 357, 393, 412, 413-4, g Truth Body [Tantric grounds and paths] 43, 136, 188, 199 Truth Body [Transform Your Life]240, g Truth Body [Universal Compassion] 12, g truth body, basic [Guide to Dakini land] 109-11 truth body, path [Guide to Dakini land] 109-11 Tsarchen Losäl Gyatso [Guide to Dakini land] 127 Tshom [Joyful path of good fortune] 26 tsog [Heart Jewel] g tsog offering - basis [Essence of Vajrayana] 120, 129 tsog offering - basis [Guide to Dakini land] 59, 67 tsog offering - benefits [Guide to Dakini land] 181, 188, 191 tsog offering - visual object [Essence of Vajrayana] 129 tsog offering - visualization [Guide to Dakini land] 189-90, 198 tsog offering [Essence of Vajrayana] g tsog offering [Great Treasury of Merit] 37, 105, 148-9, 265 tsog offering [Guide to Dakini land] 188-91 tsog offering [Mahamudra Tantra] 218, g tsog offering [Tantric grounds and paths] 66, 71, g Tsöndrupa [Heart Jewel] 13 Tubgyal Nagpo [Understanding the Mind] 94 Tulku [Clear Light of Bliss] 133 tummo (see also inner fire) [Mahamudra Tantra] 34, 63 tummo (see inner fire) [Clear Light of Bliss] tummo (see inner fire) [Great Treasury of Merit] tummo (see inner fire) [Guide to Dakini land] tummo - meditation on [Essence of Vajrayana] 210-1 tummo - phenomenon mudra [Essence of Vajrayana] 207 tummo - symbol of [Essence of Vajrayana] 99, 126, 127, 130 tummo [Essence of Vajrayana] 92, 106, 137, 188, 208, g tummo [Tantric grounds and paths] 112, 113, 124, g tummo [Understanding the Mind] 145, g turtle [Tantric grounds and paths] 33 turtle analogy [Joyful path of good fortune] 135 turtle analogy [Meaningful to behold] 115 Tushita - how to be reborn in [Heart Jewel] 45 Tushita [Guide to Dakini land] 22, g Tushita [Heart Jewel] 4, 20-1, 63, 67 Tushita [Joyful path of good fortune] 215 Tushita [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 37 Tushita [Mahamudra Tantra] 80 Tushita heaven (see also Pure Land) [Introduction to Buddhism] 3 twelve dependent-related links - actual meditation [Joyful path of good fortune] 364-6 twelve dependent-related links - compositional actions [Ocean of Nectar] 44, 283 twelve dependent-related links - craving [Ocean of Nectar] 106 twelve dependent-related links - grasping [Ocean of Nectar] 106 twelve dependent-related links - ignorance [Ocean of Nectar] 44, 283 twelve dependent-related links - of the perfectly purified side [Heart of Wisdom] 139-40 twelve dependent-related links - of the side of delusion [Heart of Wisdom] 139 twelve dependent-related links - reverse order [Heart of Wisdom] 138-41 twelve dependent-related links - serial order [Heart of Wisdom] 136-8 twelve dependent-related links [Great Treasury of Merit] 209 twelve dependent-related links [Heart of Wisdom] 131-41, 147, 164, 183 twelve dependent-related links [Joyful path of good fortune] 268, 350-8, 370 twelve dependent-related links [Mahamudra Tantra] 184, g twelve dependent-related links [Ocean of Nectar] 14, 27-8, 131, 145, 266, 366 twelve dependent-related links [Tantric grounds and paths] 9 twelve dependent-related links [Understanding the Mind] 76, 119, 199 twelve principal deeds [Heart of Wisdom] 13-5, 153, 156, g twelve principal deeds [Ocean of Nectar] 433, 437 twelve sources [Great Treasury of Merit] 92, g twelve sources [Joyful path of good fortune] 502, g twelve sources [Understanding the Mind] 44 Twenty-four Holy Places [Great Treasury of Merit] 98, 105, 150, g twenty-four holy places [Guide to Dakini land] 4, 9, 131, 132, 134, 210, g twenty-four inner places [Essence of Vajrayana] 41, 107 twenty-four inner places [Guide to Dakini land] 131, 132, 142, g twenty-four places [Mahamudra Tantra] 193-4, 195, 219 twenty-four places of Heruka [Essence of Vajrayana] 8, 41, 107-8 twenty-four places of Heruka [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 37 Twenty-four Places, the [Clear Light of Bliss] 22-3, 25, g two abandonments [Mahamudra Tantra] 190 two abandonments, the [Clear Light of Bliss] 20 two collections [Heart of Wisdom] 178, 179 two concentrations [Essence of Vajrayana] 213 Two Examination Tantra [Joyful path of good fortune] 108 two extremes (see also extreme of existence; extreme of non-existence) [Heart of Wisdom] 70, g two extremes (see also extreme of existence; extreme of non-existence) [Ocean of Nectar] 8, 19, 337, 342 two extremes [Essence of Vajrayana] 97 two obstructions (see also delusion-obstructions; obstructions to omniscience) [Heart of Wisdom] 155, 161, g two obstructions (see also delusion-obstructions;obstructions to omniscience) [Ocean of Nectar] 356 two obstructions [Universal Compassion] 12, 47, 55, g two truths (see also conventional truth; ultimate truth) [8 steps:] 196 two truths (see also conventional truth; ultimate truth) [Joyful path of good fortune] 175, g two truths (see also conventional truth; ultimate truth) [Understanding the Mind] 12, 91, 182 two truths (see also conventional truth; ultimate truth; union of the two truths) [Ocean of Nectar] 136, 198-214, 259-60, 269, 337, 342, 379 two truths (see also conventional truth; ultimate truth; union, of the two truths) [Clear Light of Bliss] g two truths - definition [Meaningful to behold] 285-6 two truths - different presentations [Meaningful to behold] 286-92 two truths - distinction between [Meaningful to behold] 285 two truths - general presentation [Ocean of Nectar] 198-204 two truths - mutually supportive [Heart of Wisdom] 73, 94 two truths - nominally distinct [Heart of Wisdom] 83-5, 98 two truths - of Highest Yoga Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 101, 194 two truths - of persons [Heart of Wisdom] 95-6 two truths - realized simultaneously [Heart of Wisdom] 77 two truths - same entity [Heart of Wisdom] 75-82, 93 two truths - union of [8 steps:] 207, 209-13 two truths - union of [Joyful path of good fortune] 175, 527 two truths - union of [Meaningful to behold] 284 two truths [Essence of Vajrayana] 62, 153 two truths [Great Treasury of Merit] g two truths [Guide to Dakini land] 29, 125, 162, 183 two truths [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 147-8, 170-1 two truths [Heart of Wisdom] 60, 165 two truths [Meaningful to behold] 284-307, 334-6 two truths [Tantric grounds and paths] 141, g two truths, union of [Mahamudra Tantra] 163-9 two truths, union of [Transform Your Life]275-80 two witnesses [Universal Compassion] 84 Tängyur [Great Treasury of Merit] 56 Tängyur [Guide to Dakini land] 49, g Tängyur [Heart Jewel] 82, g Tölungpa, Geshe [Joyful path of good fortune] 102