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The definition of nirmanakaya does indicate that no specific apparition is implied; rather it is a principle, or mode of being. 'Manifestation' is by definition 'compassion'; the creative act is an act of love, and only our confused notions and emotions corrupt it. Unveiled, a kettle or a gun no less than the Dakini herself are manifestations of the Guru's compassion.
Keith Dowman, from the commentaries on “Sky Dancer, The Secret Life and Teachings of the Lady Yeshe Tsogyel”
nirmanakaya
sku - kayas. 'Body' in the sense of a body or embodiment of numerous qualities. When speaking of two kayas: dharmakaya and rupakaya. The three kayas are dharmakaya, sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya. See also 'three kayas.' [RY]
sku lnga - Five Buddha-Bodies: {chos sku} dharmakaya, {longs spyod rdzogs pa'i sku}sambhogakaya, {sprul pa'i sku} nirmanakaya, {mngon byang gi sku} abhisambodhikaya, and {rdo rje sku} vajrakaya. 1) {rang don mthar phyin zhi ba chos ku dang gcig}. 2) {gzhan don ltun grub zung 'jug longs sku dang gnyis}. 3) {gang 'dul thabs mkhas sna tshogs sprul sku dang gsum}. 4) {sku gsum so sor ma 'dres snang cha mngon par byang chub}. 5) {stong cha sku gsum chos dbyings su ro gcig pa rdo rje'i sku dang lnga'o}., TRS 60-2] [RY]
sku lnga - Five kayas. In this book the five kayas or aspects of buddhahood are dharmakaya, sambhogakaya, nirmanakaya, essence kaya, and great bliss kaya [RY]
sku gnyis kyi 'bras bu - Fruition of the two kayas. The state of complete and perfect buddhahood comprised of dharmakaya and rupakaya of which rupakaya, the form body, refers to both sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya [RY]
sku sprul sku - his body is the nirmanakaya [RY]
sku bzhi - The four bodies of a Buddha. 1) {ngo bo nyid sku} Natural Truth Body. 2) {ye shes chos sku} Wisdom Truth Body. 3) {longs sku} Complete Enjoyment Body. 4) {sprul sku} Emanation Body; Four Bodies. Four Buddha-Bodies. The body of reality {chos sku}. or dharmakaya, the body of perfect rapture {longs spyod rdzogs pa'i sku}. or sambhogakaya, the emanational body {sprul pa'i sku}. or nirmanakaya, and the body of their essentiality {ngo bo nyid kyi sku}. or svabhavikakaya [RY]
sku gsum - three kayas. {chos sku}. dharmakaya, {longs spyod rdzogs pa'i sku}. or sambhogakaya, and {sprul pa'i sku}. nirmanakaya. trikaya, the three bodies of the buddha [RY]
sku gsum - Three kayas. Dharmakaya, sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya. The three kayas as ground are 'essence, nature, and capacity'; as path they are 'bliss, clarity and nonthought,' and as fruition they are the 'three kayas of buddhahood.' The three kayas of buddhahood are the dharmakaya, which is free from elaborate constructs and endowed with the 'twenty-one sets of enlightened qualities;' the sambhogakaya, which is of the nature of light and endowed with the perfect major and minor marks perceptible only to bodhisattvas; and the nirmanakaya, which manifests in forms perceptible to both pure and impure beings [RY]
sku gsum bla ma - the guru who is the three kayas. Trikaya Guru. Literally, the master of the three bodies; the master who is the embodiment of dharmakaya, sambhogakaya, and nirmanakaya. In the context Lamey Tukdrub Barchey K?nsel, it can also refer to the gurus of the three kayas, i.e. Amitabha as the dharmakaya, Avalokiteshvara as the sambhogakaya, and Padmakara as the nirmanakaya [RY]
sku gsum rigs 'dus - terma on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava by {byang bdag bkra shis stobs rgyal dbang po'i sde} [RY]
skye sprul - 1) incarnation; 2) incarnate nirmanakaya/tulku [IW]
skye ba sprul sku - born, incarnated nirmanakaya, the emanation body of a Buddha by birth. One of {sprul sku rnam gsum}. 3 types of emanation body [RY]
skye ba sprul sku - Incarnated nirmanakaya. Buddhas and bodhisattvas appearing for the sake of others: as a human for human beings, as an animal for other animals and so forth [RY]
skye ba sprul sku - born, incarnated nirmanakaya, the emanation body of a Buddha by birth [IW]
skye ba sprul skur 'khyer ba'i rnal 'byor - the yoga of practicing being an incarnated nirmanakaya [RY]
skye ba'i sprul sku - birth emanation; incarnated nirmanakaya; emanation of/ by birth [RY]
skye ba'i sprul sku - born nirmanakaya [JV]
skye ba'i sprul sku - incarnated nirmanakaya [IW]
skyes pa sprul sku - incarnated nirmanakaya Usually {skye ba sprul sku} [IW]
skyes pa sprul sku - incarnated nirmanakaya. Usually {skye ba sprul sku} [RY]
gang 'dul sprul sku - nirmanakaya who tames whatever needs to be tamed [IW]
gang 'dul sprul sku - all-taming nirmanakaya [RY]
dgongs - x {sprul pa'i skus dgongs ste} the nirmanakaya read his mind [RY]
dgongs gter bsam pa lhun grub - terma on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava by {ka thog rig 'dzin tshe dbang nor bu} [RY]
'gro don mdzad pa - to work for beings; x {sprul sku'i 'gro don mdzad pa} to work for beings in nirmanakaya form [RY]
'gro 'dul sprul sku - nirmanakaya that tames beings [IW]
'gro 'dul sprul sku - nirmanakaya that tames / trains beings, nirmanakayas who tame beings [RY]
'gro 'dul sprul pa'i sku - the nirmanakaya [emanation body] that trains beings, the Nirmanakaya subjugator of beings, nirmanakaya tamer of beings [RY]
'gro 'dul sprul pa'i sku - the nirmanakaya tamer of beings [IW]
'gro ba sgrol ba'i thugs - mind of liberating beings. [one of the five kinds of mind, thugs lnga. The all-accomplishing wisdom; the mind of nirmanakaya that liberates beings. (Nyingma).] [RY]
'gro ba sgrol ba'i thugs - mind of liberating beings. [one of the five kinds of mind, thugs lnga. The all-accomplishing wisdom the mind of nirmanakaya that liberates beings. (Nyingma).] [IW]
rgya ston pad ma dbang phyug - tert?n of {bla ma bde mchog 'khor lo} on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava [RY]
rgyal ba 'dus pa - terma on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava by zhing gling [RY]
chags bral - detached [deity]. The detached is, for instance, the nirmanakaya Shakyamuni. [RY]
cho 'phrul gsum - Three kinds of miraculous powers. The perfect deeds of a nirmanakaya buddha enacted through his body, speech and mind [RY]
chos sku longs sku sprul sku gsum - dharmakaya, sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya [RY]
chos sku'i chos sku longs sku sprul sku sogs dgu - the 9 dharmakaya of dharmakaya, dharmakaya of sambhogakaya, ... nirmanakaya and so forth [IW]
chos sku'i chos sku longs sku sprul sku sogs dgu bcas nyer bdun dbye ba - the 27 divisions of the 9 dharmakaya of dharmakaya, dharmakaya of sambhogakaya, ... nirmanakaya and so forth [IW]
chos gling thugs nor - terma on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava [RY]
chos longs sprul gsum - dharmakaya, sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya [RY]
mchog gi sprul sku - supreme nirmanakaya [gdul bya thun mong ba'i snang ngor mdzad pa bcu gnyis kyi tshul bstan te 'gro ba 'dul ba'i sku'i rnam par sprul pa'o] [IW]
mchog gi sprul sku - he who performed the twelve Buddha acts, supreme nirmanakaya [JV]
mchog gi sprul sku - supreme nirmanakaya [IW]
mchog gi sprul sku - Supreme nirmanakaya. An emanation to appear as a fully enlightened buddha enacting twelve deeds [RY]
mchog gi sprul sku - {mchog gi sprul pa, byang chub mchog gi sprul sku/ pa} emanation of sublime enlightenment/ sublime nirmanakaya [RB]
mchog gi sprul sku gcig gi 'dul zhing - the domain of influence of a single supreme nirmanakaya [RY]
mchog gi sprul sku gcig gi 'dul zhing - realm to be tamed by a single supreme nirmanakaya [RY]
mchog gi sprul pa - {byang chub mchog gi sprul sku/ pa} emanation of sublime enlightenment/ sublime nirmanakaya [RB]
mchog gi sprul pa'i sku - supreme nirmanakaya [RY]
mchog gi sprul pa'i sku - supreme nirmanakaya, the Buddha [IW]
mchog sprul - reincarnated lama/ tulku, supreme emanation, nirmanakaya buddha [IW]
mchog sprul - supreme incarnation, 1) highest nirmanakaya reincarnated lama / head of a monastery [RY]
'char gzhi - [in "ultimate" sense of dharmakaya] ground for all that arises/ for the arising of things/ from which things arise [in "relative" sense of sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya] a ground from which things arise [RB]
'jig rten gyi khams - Mipham: {gling bzhi ri rab 'dod lha drug tshangs pa'i 'jig rten dang bcas pa la gling bzhi pa'i 'jig rten gyi khams zhes bya la, de stong la dang po spyi phud stong gi 'jig rten zhes bya'o, de stong la bar ma'i stong gi 'jig rten gyi khams dang, de stong la stong gsum gyi stong chen po'i 'jig rten zhes bya ste, de na gling bzhi pa'i 'jig rten bye ba phrag brgya ste ther 'bum re yod pa de ni mchog gi sprul sku gcig gi 'dul zhing ngo} The four continents, Mount Sumeru, the [abodes of the] six desire gods, along with the Abode of Brahma, are called a Four Continent World System. One thousand of these are called a First Order Thousandfold World System. One thousand such world systems are called an Intermediate Thousandfold World System. One thousand of these world systems are called a Great Billionfold World System that contains one billion Four Continent Worlds, and it is the domain of influence of a single supreme nirmanakaya. [RY]
brjod pa tshig gi gsung - 1 of the {gsung lnga} taming whoever can be tamed in appropriate language at the same time teaching the dharma, the words spoken by nirmanakaya zhes Nyingma mantra brda chad [IW]
nyi zla kha sbyor gyi rgyud - Tantra of the Union of Sun and Moon. This tantra shows which experience a person undergoes in the intermediate state, the bardo, after passing away. It teaches how to resolve one's master's oral instructions during the bardo of this life, how to stabilize awareness during the bardo of dying, how to attain enlightenment through recognizing awareness during the bardo of dharmata, and, if necessary, how to be assured a rebirth in a natural nirmanakaya realm during the bardo of becoming and there attain buddhahood without further rebirths [RY]
ting nge 'dzin gsum - three samadhis. According to Ven. Tenga Rinpoche they are known as the {chos sku de bzhin nyid kyi ting nge 'dzin}, the dharmakaya samadhi of suchness, {longs sku kun tu snang ba'i ting nge 'dzin} the sambhogakaya all illuminating samadhi and {sprul sku rgyu'i ting nge 'dzin} the nirmanakaya samadhi of the seed syllable [tsd]
stag lung sangs rgyas dbon po - tert?n of {thugs sgrub bde gshegs 'dus pa}, terma on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava [RY]
stong gsum gyi stong chen po'i 'jig rten - Great Billionfold World System; Mipham: {gling bzhi ri rab 'dod lha drug tshangs pa'i 'jig rten dang bcas pa la gling bzhi pa'i 'jig rten gyi khams zhes bya la, de stong la dang po spyi phud stong gi 'jig rten zhes bya'o, de stong la bar ma'i stong gi 'jig rten gyi khams dang, de stong la stong gsum gyi stong chen po'i 'jig rten zhes bya ste, de na gling bzhi pa'i 'jig rten bye ba phrag brgya ste ther 'bum re yod pa de ni mchog gi sprul sku gcig gi 'dul zhing ngo} The four continents, Mount Sumeru, the [abodes of the] six desire gods, along with the Abode of Brahma, are called a Four Continent World System. One thousand of these are called a First Order Thousandfold World System. One thousand such world systems are called an Intermediate Thousandfold World System. One thousand of these world systems are called a Great Billionfold World System that contains one billion Four Continent Worlds, and it is the domain of influence of a! single supreme nirmanakaya. [RY]
thugs sgrub bde gshegs 'dus pa - terma on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava by {stag lung sangs rgyas dbon po} [RY]
thugs sgrub yang snying 'dus pa - terma on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava by Ratna Lingpa [RY]
thugs chen chos sde bla ma pad ma ba dzra - terma on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava by {gar dbang zhig po gling pa} [RY]
thugs rje - compassion, power, benevolence, kindness [E g, snying rje is more feeling pity or sorry for someone (vctr] compassion, kindness, benevolence, {rtsal}, {gdangs}. grace, compassion [h] {snying rje}. kind[ness], mercy, good heart, benevolence, responsiveness, energy, compassionate energy/ quality/ expression, karuna. energy, ever responsive energies, merciful w grace, responsiveness, felt reality, resonance, spirituality, [quality of nirmanakaya according to the Great perfection [Gd] thanks, the buddha-body of perfect rapture, and the spirituality [Gd] [tse]. Bka' nyes thugs rje gang che [IW]
thugs rje'i 'char tshul ma 'gags pa sprul pa'i sku - the ceaseless arising of compassion is nirmanakaya [IW]
thun mong sprul sku'i maN Dal - the general nirmanakaya mandala [RY]
dang po spyi phud stong gi 'jig rten - First Order Thousandfold World System; Mipham: {gling bzhi ri rab 'dod lha drug tshangs pa'i 'jig rten dang bcas pa la gling bzhi pa'i 'jig rten gyi khams zhes bya la, de stong la dang po spyi phud stong gi 'jig rten zhes bya'o, de stong la bar ma'i stong gi 'jig rten gyi khams dang, de stong la stong gsum gyi stong chen po'i 'jig rten zhes bya ste, de na gling bzhi pa'i 'jig rten bye ba phrag brgya ste ther 'bum re yod pa de ni mchog gi sprul sku gcig gi 'dul zhing ngo} The four continents, Mount Sumeru, the [abodes of the] six desire gods, along with the Abode of Brahma, are called a Four Continent World System. One thousand of these are called a First Order Thousandfold World System. One thousand such world systems are called an Intermediate Thousandfold World System. One thousand of these world systems are called a Great Billionfold World System that contains one billion Four Continent Worlds, and it is the domain of influence o! f a single supreme nirmanakaya. [RY]
dam chos sprul sku'i snying thig - terma on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava by {bdud 'dul nus ldan rdo rje} [RY]
'dul ba bzhi'i cho 'phrul - Magical display of the four conversions, magical display of the fourfold conversion possessed by a nirmanakaya: Converting through the perfect deeds of his Body endowed with great merit; such as the Twelve Deeds {mdzad pa bcu gnyis} and so forth. Conversion through the direct perception of the great super-knowledges of his Mind which are the six super-knowledges {mngon shes drug}. Conversion through the great miraculous power of his inconceivable Qualities and Activities which are the various magical displays of the deeds of his Three Secrets {gsang gsum}. Conversion through the knowledge of teaching the five vehicles of his Speech or conversion through the Mahayana teaching of his Speech. The five vehicle are for gods, humans, shravaka and pratyekabuddhas, bodhisattvas, and the Secret Mantra. See {'dul ba rnam par bzhi} [RY]
gnam chos pad byung - terma on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava by {gnam chos mi 'gyur rdo rje} [RY]
sna tshogs sprul sku - variegated nirmanakaya [RY]
sna tshogs sprul sku - Variegated nirmanakayas. Emanations of the buddhas in indefinite forms and manners, even as material objects, to benefit whoever needs, in whichever way is necessary [RY]
dpal ldan pad ma las 'khrungs sprul pa'i sku - glorious Lotus Born Nirmanakaya, Guru Rinpoche [RY]
dpal ldan pad ma las 'khrungs sprul pa'i sku - glorious Lotus born nirmanakaya, guru rinpoche [IW]
sprul - 1) mentally created/ emanated [as]; 2) incarnated; 3) apparitional, magical, miraculous, transformed [&;into] emanated[ing][tion]; 4) nirmanakaya; 5) manifest, change/ transform [miraculously] [IW]
sprul - created, {yid} mentally. emanated, "incarnated", apparitional, magical, emanating, emanation, nirmanakaya, miraculous, transformed [into], manifested. vi. to change / transform [miraculously]; imp. of {sprul ba} [RY]
sprul sku - Nirmanakaya, manifested body [RY]
sprul sku - Emanation body, Nirmanakaya, dimension of apparitional being, form body, manifesting body, manifestative expression of the form body, incarnate lama. Nirmanakaya, [nirmanakaya] [RY]
sprul sku - Nirmanakaya. 'Emanation body,' 'form of magical apparition.' The third of the three kayas. The aspect of enlightenment that can be perceived by ordinary beings [RY]
sprul sku - nirmanakaya [emanation body] [RY]
sprul sku - nirmanakaya [= sprul pa'i sku] [IW]
sprul sku - nirmanakaya [IW]
sprul sku - nirmanakaya; dimension/ stratum of physical emanation; isc. incarnate master [RB]
sprul sku - Tulku. Literally, 'apparitional body.' Can refer to an incarnated bodhisattva who works for the welfare of sentient beings, or to the nirmanakaya manifested by a buddha [RY]
sprul sku dga' rab rdo rje - the nirmanakaya Garab Dorje; see {dga' rab rdo rje} [RY]
sprul sku thugs rje - potentiality of nirmanakaya [JV]
sprul sku drang srong gi bzhugs stangs - the nirmanakaya rishi posture [RY]
sprul sku rnam gsum - three kinds of nirmanakaya [IW]
sprul sku rnam gsum - three types of nirmanakaya, three types of emanational body: natural nirmanakaya, nirmanakaya that tames beings, and variegated nirmanakaya {rang bzhin sprul pa}, {'gro 'dul sprul pa}, {sna tshogs sprul pa}. Emanations of natural expression, emanations which train living beings, and diversified emanations [RY]
sprul sku pad ma 'byung gnas - Nirmanakaya padmakara [IW]
sprul sku pad ma 'byung gnas - Nirmanakaya Padmakara [RY]
sprul sku pad ma 'byung gnas - Nirmanakaya Padmasambhava. Same as Guru Rinpoche. A respectful way of addressing Guru Rinpoche showing that he is a manifestation of an enlightened being [RY]
sprul sku rtsal sbyong gi 'pho ba - nirmanakaya phowa of training [RY]
sprul sku 'i sku - nirmanakaya, emanation body [IW]
sprul sku 'i zhing khams - nirmanakaya realm [IW]
sprul sku 'i zhugs stangs - the nirmanakaya posture [IW]
sprul sku 'i gzigs stangs - the nirmanakaya gaze [IW]
sprul sku sha kya thub pa - the nirmanakaya Shakyamuni [RY]
sprul sku gsum - the three kinds of nirmanakayas [IW]
sprul sku'i sku - nirmanakaya, emanation body [RY]
sprul sku'i 'gro don mdzad - accomplishing the benefit of beings of a/ through a nirmanakaya [IW]
sprul sku'i 'gro don mdzad - accomplishing the benefit of beings of a through a nirmanakaya [RY]
sprul sku'i 'gro don mdzad pa - to work for beings in nirmanakaya form [RY]
sprul sku'i zhing khams - nirmanakaya realm [RY]
sprul sku'i zhugs stangs - the nirmanakaya posture [RY]
sprul sku'i gzigs stangs - the nirmanakaya gaze [RY]
sprul pa - [magical] apparition[al], magically creat[ed appearance], manifest[ation], emanation[ed] [disciples], incarnation[ed][ate], phantom, rebirth, mirac[le][ulous], tulku, nirmanakaya [IW]
sprul pa - a nirmanakaya manifestation [RY]
sprul pa sku'i zhing khams - natural nirmanakaya realm [RY]
sprul pa rnam bzhi - four kinds of nirmanakaya; four distinct modes of emanation [RY]
sprul pa'i sku - nirmanakaya; dimension/ stratum of physical emanation; isc. incarnate master [RB]
sprul pa'i sku - the nirmanakaya manifestation [RY]
sprul pa'i sku - 1) nirmanakaya; 2) tulku [IW]
sprul pa'i sku - {sprul sku} manifested body, nirmanakaya, tulku, incarnation, emanation body. physical emanation [RY]
sprul pa'i sku dga' rab rdo rje - the nirmanakaya manifestation Garab Dorje [RY]
sprul pa'i sku dga' rab rdo rje zhes bya ba - the nirmanakaya manifestation called Garab Dorje [RY]
sprul pa'i sku mchog - Supreme nirmanakaya [RY]
sprul pa'i zhing khams - emanated realm, nirmanakaya realm [RY]
sprul pa'i zhing khams - emanated/ nirmanakaya realm [IW]
sprul rdzogs - nirmanakaya and sambhogakaya [RY]
phyid snang sprul sku - the semi-apparent Nirmanakaya [RY]
phyed snang sprul sku - the semi-apparent nirmanakaya, {phyed sprul}, [Syn. {gzugs brnyan longs sku}; semi apparent [RY]
phyed snang sprul sku - semi apparent nirmanakaya [IW]
phyed snang sprul sku - the semi-apparent nirmanakaya [IW]
phyed snang sprul sku - the semi-apparant nirmanakaya {gzugs brnyan longs sku} [IW]
phyed sprul - Syn {phyed snang sprul sku} the semi-apparent nirmanakaya. [Syn. {phyed sprul longs sku}, {rang bzhin sprul pa'i sku}, {gzugs brnyan longs sku}, it is only perceived by bodhisattvas on the ten bhumis] [RY]
phyed sprul - the semi-apparant nirmanakaya [syn {phyed sprul longs sku}, {rang bzhin sprul pa'i sku}, {gzugs brnyan longs sku}, only perceived by bodhisattvas on the 10ten bhumis) [IW]
phyed sprul - the semi-apparent nirmanakaya [IW]
phyed sprul longs sku - a half nirmanakaya, half sambhogakaya buddhafield; semi-nirmana-sambhogakaya, {gzugs brnyan longs sku} [RY]
bar chad kun sel kyi chos skor - Barchey K?nsel Cycle of Teachings. Here is a short introduction to the Barchey K?nsel cycle: The Barchey K?nsel is the heart essence of the accomplished master Padmasambhava who perceives the three times in the entirity. It is the quintessence of one billion heart sadhanas of the Guru, the most unique terma buried in the land of Tibet; and it is the first among the Four Cycles of Guru Sadhana. This Guru's Heart Practice that Dispels all Obstacles contains in completeness all the profound key points of the view, meditation and conduct of the Three Inner Yoga Tantras. It manifested from the secret treasury of the great wisdom, the vast realization of the Second Buddha of Uddiyana, as the self-existing natural vajra sounds in perfect melodious tones. Its expressions that are unmodified by the intellect of ordinary people, its words that are without delusion, and its meaning that is unmistaken, are exclusively due to the kindness of the three! powerful knowledge-holders [Khyentse, Kongtr?l, and Chokling], the great beings of the three families, who incarnated as masters to compile and propagate an ocean of secret teachings. It is exclusively through their kindness that this teaching was established in writing as the splendor of unending welfare and happiness for the disciples in the Land of Snow, and propagated to flourish everywhere. This pure and perfect teaching, which effortlessly bestows, in accordance with one's wishes, the all-encompassing supreme and common siddhis, temporaily and ultimately, was an unprecedented diffusion of the gemstones of the profound meaning, like opening up for the treasury of the universal monarch. DILGO KHYENTSE] About the Barchey K?nsel practice, which is the first and most extensive of the Four Cycles of Guru Sadhana, Jamg?n Kongtr?l says in his Seed of the Great Sal Tree: "Generally, for the basic descriptions of how to practice this, take the third chapter taught in the Sheld! am Nyingjang as basis and apply them, following your teacher's oral advice, in the extensive, medium or short version, whichever is appropriate, and in accordance with the situation in terms of place, time, and type of person. Whether you begin development or completion, first perform the general preliminaries of the fourfold mind-training and the four special preliminaries. For the main part, according to the system of Terchen Chokgyur Lingpa, take Sheldam Nyingjang as basis, and first practice Dharmakaya Amitayus followed by the Lotus Magical Net of Sambhogakaya, the Great Compassionate One [Avalokiteshvara]. After that, combine the extensive or medium version with the Nirmanakaya [Padmasambhava], whichever is suitable, and complete the set number [of recitations] for approach and accomplishment. Following that, it is necessary to perform successively the specific approaches, combining the twelve manifestations with Trinley Nyingpo, and complete the four activities and the four ancillary practices as well as the practice of the teaching guar! dians. According to the system of the omniscient master, Padma ?sel Do-Ngak Lingpa [Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo], perform, as the beginning of the main part, the single mudra according to the Gy?ngyi K?ljang, the Daily Practice Manual, as 'approach'; the condensed outer mandala of Trinley Nyingpo as the 'full approach;' Trinley Dringpo, the Medium Practice Manual, as 'accomplishment;' and Trinley Gyepa, the Extensive Practice Manual, together with Dzapkyi K?ljang, the Recitation Manual, and so forth in a detailed way for the 'great accomplishment.' The samadhis and visualizations for recitation of these should conform with the root text of the third chapter [of Sheldam Nyingjang]. Having properly performed the four aspects of approach and accomplishment, perform then the 'specific practices' such as those for Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya and so forth, whichever is suitable. There is no difference between following either of these two systems since they both are lords of these profo! und teachings." [RY]
bar ma'i stong gi 'jig rten gyi khams - Intermediate Thousandfold World System; Mipham: {gling bzhi ri rab 'dod lha drug tshangs pa'i 'jig rten dang bcas pa la gling bzhi pa'i 'jig rten gyi khams zhes bya la, de stong la dang po spyi phud stong gi 'jig rten zhes bya'o, de stong la bar ma'i stong gi 'jig rten gyi khams dang, de stong la stong gsum gyi stong chen po'i 'jig rten zhes bya ste, de na gling bzhi pa'i 'jig rten bye ba phrag brgya ste ther 'bum re yod pa de ni mchog gi sprul sku gcig gi 'dul zhing ngo} The four continents, Mount Sumeru, the [abodes of the] six desire gods, along with the Abode of Brahma, are called a Four Continent World System. One thousand of these are called a First Order Thousandfold World System. One thousand such world systems are called an Intermediate Thousandfold World System. One thousand of these world systems are called a Great Billionfold World System that contains one billion Four Continent Worlds, and it is the domain of influence! of a single supreme nirmanakaya. [RY]
bum dbang - vase empowerment [tantras outer and inner ordinary thun mong du bskur ba'i abhisheka of ripening, depending on a colored sand or painted mandala etc. water and crown etc the student's body la bskur and having purified defilements of body, the path empowerment of the developing stage and fruition the fortune of attaining nirmanakaya the vajra body is established in 1's continuum] [IW]
byang chub mchog gi sprul sku - emanation of sublime enlightenment/ sublime nirmanakaya [RY]
byang chub mchog gi sprul pa - emanation of sublime enlightenment/ sublime nirmanakaya [RY]
byang gter rig 'dzin gdung sgrub - ter ma by {rig 'dzin rgod kyi ldem 'phru can} on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava [RY]
bla sgrub nor bu rgya mtsho - also {bla ma nor bu rgya mtsho}, terma on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava by {padma gling pa} [RY]
bla sgrub yid bzhin nor bu - terma on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava by {stag sham nus ldan rdo rje} [RY]
bla ma rgyal ba kun 'dus - terma on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava by {rol pa'i rdo rje} [RY]
bla ma bde mchog 'khor lo - terma on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava by {rgya ston padma dbang phyug}, revealed as yang gter by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo [RY]
bla ma yongs rdzogs - terma by {nyang ral nyi ma 'od zer} on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava [RY]
bla ma rig 'dzin kun 'dus - terma on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava from the {grol tig dgongs pa rang grol} cycle revealed by {shes rab 'od zer} [RY]
'bras bu'i sku gsum - Three kayas of fruition. The dharmakaya is free from elaborate constructs and endowed with the '21 sets of enlightened qualities.' Sambhogakaya is of the nature of light and endowed with the perfect major and minor marks perceptible only to bodhisattvas on the bhumis. The nirmanakaya manifests in forms perceptible to both pure and impure beings [RY]
'bras bu'i gzugs sku gnyis - the two bodily forms / form kayas of fruition: sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya [RY]
mtshan dpe - Major and minor marks. The thirty-two major and eighty minor marks of excellence that characterize the perfect physical form of a nirmanakaya or sambhogakaya buddha. A universal ruler is also said to possess a resemblance of these marks. Marks and signs. A perfect buddha's 32 major and 80 minor marks of excellence [RY]
mtshan ma'i lha - deities of attributes. Their identities are the Three Roots while their forms are peaceful and wrathful, sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya, chief figure and retinues, in a diversity that is inconceivable. [detailed expl., Light of Wisdom, Vol. 2, page 64, 158] [RY]
gzhi dang snying po me tog gis brgyan pa'i zhing - the Nirmanakaya realm of Buddha Vairochana [RY]
gzhi gnas sprul sku - nirmanakaya of the primordial basis [JV]
gzhi'i sku gsum - the three kayas of the ground [the ground of ordnay birth nirmanakaya, dharmakaya, the ground of ordinary death, the ground of the ordinary bardon sambhogakaya] [IW]
gzhi'i sprul sku - the nirmanakaya of the ground [IW]
gzugs kyi sku - Rupakaya. 'Form body.' A collective term for both sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya [RY]
gzugs sku - dmigs bcas bsod nams kyi tshogs mthar phyin pas from the viewpoint of students pure and impure gzhan don du sambhogakaya chags can &, nirmanakaya chags bral gyi gzugs snang ston pa'i sku'o, the body of form, rupakaya, physical manifestation, form body [IW]
gzugs sku - Form kayas. The sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya that have perceptible form as opposed to the formless dharmakaya [RY]
gzugs sku gnyis - Two rupakayas. Sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya [RY]
gzugs sku gnyis - two bodies of form; Two Buddha Bodies of Form. The body of perfect rapture {longs spyod rdzogs pa'i sku} or sambhogakaya. and the emanation body {sprul pa'i sku} or nirmanakaya [RY]
bzo po sprul sku - nirmanakaya in the form of a gifted artist or master craftsman, {sprul sku gsum} [RY]
bzo po sprul sku - nirmanakaya in the form of a gifted artist or master craftsman [IW]
bzo sprul sku - created nirmanakaya [RY]
bzo sprul sku - Created nirmanakaya. An emanation of the buddhas for the purpose of converting particular beings. Sometimes statues and scriptures are also included under this type of nirmanakaya [RY]
bzo sprul sku - created/ working nirmanakaya [IW]
bzo ba'i sprul sku - emanation of artistry; created nirmanakaya [RY]
bzo ba'i sprul sku - emanation (who benefits) through artistry/ artistic expression; nirmanakaya artist; emanation of artistry [RB]
bzo ba'i sprul sku - craft nirmanakaya [JV]
bzo ba'i sprul pa - emanation (who benefits) through artistry/ artistic expression; nirmanakaya artist; emanation of artistry [RB]
yang srid - 1) [further/ new] [re]birth, reincarnation life, transmigrating existence; 2) guru's {sprul sku}/ nirmanakaya [IW]
yon tan brgya phrag bcu gnyis - Twelve times one hundred qualities. At the level of the first bodhisattva bhumi one is able to simultaneously manifest one hundred nirmanakayas for the benefit of beings. There are eleven other such sets of one hundred abilities. See the Abhisamayalamkara by Maitreya [RY]
rang bzhin sprul sku - Natural nirmanakaya. The pure nirmanakaya realms manifested by the buddhas of the five families, such as the realm of Sukhavati [RY]
rang bzhin sprul sku - natural nirmanakaya [IW]
rang bzhin sprul sku - natural nirmanakayas; Natural nirmanakaya [RY]
rang bzhin sprul sku'i zhing - natural nirmanakaya realm [RY]
rang bzhin sprul pa sku'i zhing - natural nirmanakaya realm [IW]
rang bzhin sprul pa sku'i zhing - Natural nirmanakaya realm. The emanated realms of the five buddhas [RY]
rang bzhin sprul pa sku'i zhing - Natural nirmanakaya realm [RY]
rang bzhin sprul pa'i sku - natural nirmanakaya [RY]
rang bzhin sprul pa'i sku'i zhing khams - the natural nirmanakaya realms [RY]
rang bzhin sprul pa'i zhing - natural nirmanakaya realm [RY]
rang bzhin sprul pa'i zhing snang - the manifestations of the natural nirmanakaya realms [RY]
rig 'dzin 'dus pa - terma on the nirmanakaya aspect of Padmasambhava by {kun mkhyen 'jigs med gling pa} belonging to {klong chen snying thig} [RY]
rin po che - Rinpoche. 'Precious One', Tib. title for someone identified as the rebirth of an earlier distinguished Dharma practitioner. Also called tulku (sprul sku), lit. Nirmanakaya but in most cases simply a courtesy title [RY]
sangs rgyas sku gsum - Three kayas of buddhahood. The dharmakaya is free from elaborate constructs and endowed with the '21 sets of enlightened qualities.' Sambhogakaya is of the nature of light and endowed with the perfect major and minor marks perceptible only to bodhisattvas on the bhumis. The nirmanakaya manifests in forms perceptible to both pure and impure beings [RY]
sangs rgyas sprul sku - the Nirmanakaya Buddha; [Buddha Shakyamuni] [RY]
sangs rgyas sprul pa'i sku - buddha nirmanakaya [IW]
slar rang bzhin sbrul sku'i zhing du dbugs dbyung ste - doubtlessly pass on to a natural nirmanakaya realm [IW]
slar rang bzhin sbrul sku'i zhing du dbugs dbyung ste - doubtlessly pass on to a natural Nirmanakaya realm [RY]
slob dpon sprul pa'i sku - Nirmanakaya master. A respectful way of addressing Guru Rinpoche showing that he is a manifestation of an enlightened being [RY]
lhun gyis grub pa'i rig 'dzin - Vidyadhara level of spontaneous perfection. The fourth of the four vidyadhara levels. Corresponds to buddhahood, the path beyond training. The final fruition and state of a vajra holder endowed with the spontaneously perfected five kayas: dharmakaya, sambhogakaya, nirmanakaya, vajrakaya, and abhisambodhikaya [RY]
a ti yo ga'i theg pa - ati yoga yana [the 9th of 9 vehicles of Nyingma [, also called shin tu rnal 'byor rdzogs pa chen po'i theg pa supreme yoga, the [vehicle of the] great perfection. As preliminaries rig pa'i rtsal bzhis [four powers of insight/awareness?] are ripened. The view is insight/awareness beyond mind [= wisdom] the intrinsic face or reality of trikaya; the empty nature, dharmakaya, the luminous nature sambhogakaya, all pervading compasssion, nirmanakaya. In meditation having joined the experiences of alpha purity cutting through solidity ka dag khregs chod and, the spontaneous presence of sudden pefection as it is of thod rgal practice qv, whatever sitaations appear arise as the play of manifestations of dharmata, therefore presentated without accepting or rejecting hope and fear. The fruition is reaching four appearances, snang bzhi, qv. By that the rainbow body,'ja' lus, the supreme body of the grat transformation 'pho ba chen po'i sku mchog is attained. T! his is called the level of the guru, awarness, ye shes bla ma'i sa; the level of Smanathabhadra; or the permanent domain of the youthful vase body, gzhon nu bum sku'i gtan srid.] [IW]
o rgyan sprul pa'i sku - Nirmanakaya of Uddiyana [RY]
o rgyan sprul pa'i sku - Nirmanakaya of Uddiyana. Same as Guru Rinpoche [RY]
