Word List
We have included this word list because the translation of Tibetan terms has yet to be standardized and readers will undoubtedly encounter alternative translations of key terms in other works. We have provided phoneticized versions of the Tibetan terms, rendered according to the eastern Tibetan dialect, to aid readers unfamiliar with the Wylie system of transliteration. Some English words may be listed under the idiom in which they occur in the text (for example, "imagination" is listed under the idiom "beyond imagination").
| English | Wylie Transliteration | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| abide | gnas pa | nay pa |
| absence of extremes | phyogs med | chok may |
| acceptance and rejection | blang dor, spang blang | lang dor, pang lang |
| adornment | rgyan | jen |
| adventitious distortions | glo bur gyi dri ma | lo bur ji dri ma |
| affirmation and denial | rtag chad | tak chay |
| afflictive emotion | nyon mongs pa | nyon mong pa |
| all-creating | kun byed | kun jay |
| all-encompassing | 'uh chub | oob choob |
| apparent objects | yul snang | yul nang |
| apparent phenomena | snang ba | nang wa |
| arise | 'char ba, shar ha | char wa, shar wa |
| authentic | bden pa | den pa |
| awakened mind (Dzogchen context; Skt. bodhicitta) | byang chub kyi sems | jang chub chi sem |
English Wylie Transliteration Pronunciation
awakening mind
(sutra context;
Skt. bodhicitta) byang chub kyi sems jang chub chi sem
awareness rig pa rig pa
basic space of
phenomena
(Skt. dharmadhatu) chos kyi dbyings chochi ying
basis gzhi zhi
beyond characterization
and expression mtshon brjod las 'das pa tson jo lay day pa
beyond description,
imagination, or
expression smra bsam brjod las ma sam jo lay day pa
'das pa
beyond imagination
or expression bsam brjod las 'das pa sam jo lay day pa
bias ris rec
body, speech, and mind sgogsum go sum
calm abiding zhignas zhinay
Category of Direct
Transmission manngagsde men ngakday
Category of Expanse klongsde long day
Category of Mind semssde sem day
cause and effect,
causality rgyu 'bras ju dray
ceaselessly, unceasing 'gag med gak may
clearly apparent
yet ineffable med pa gsal snang may pa sal nang
come to a decisive
experience la bzla ba lada wa
come to a definitive
conclusion gtan la dbab pa ten la wap pa
compassion snying rje nyingjay
composite 'dus byas diijay
concept, conceptual
thought, conceptual
English Wylie Transliteration conceptual mind yid conditioned existence and the state of peace srid zhi conduct spyod pa confirmed or refuted grub bsal confusion ’khrul pa consciousness mam shes, shes pa construct dmigs pa continuous rgyun chad med pa created byas pa cutting through solidity khregs chod defining characteristic mtshan nyid definitive meaning nges don deliberate action bya byed deliberate effort bya rtsol deny or affirm dgagsgrub described brjod direct transmission man ngag discerning the implications ’gag bsdams pa discursive thought rnam rtog display rol pa dualistic perception gnyis ’dzin, gzung ’dzin dynamic energy rtsal effort and achievement rtsol sgrub eight modes of consciousness tshogs brgyad elaboration spros pa embrace beings pa embrace the larger scope chings su being ba emptiness stong pa nyid empty form stong gzugs empty yet lucid stong gsal enlightened activity phrin las (enlightened) embodiment, form sku enlightened intent dgongs pa y> si zhi cho pa drup sal trul pa nam shay, shay pa mik pa jun chay may pa jay pa trek cho tsen nyi ngay don ja jay ja tsol gak drup jo men ngak gak dam pa nam tok rol pa nyee dzin, zung dzin tsal tsol drup tsok jay tro pa ching pa ching su ching wa tong pa nyi tong zug tong sal trin lay ku gong pa
English enlightened mind enlightened speech enlightenment equalness equilibrium equipoise essence evenness evidence exaggeration and denigration existence expanse thugs gsung byang chub mnyam pa nyid phyam gdal, brdal mnyam bzhag ngo bo mnyam pa nyid rtags sgro skur yod pa klong fixation zhen ’dzin foundation gzhi four alternatives mu bzhi framework, frame of reference dmigs pa free of anything needing to be done bya bral free of limitations mtha’ bral freedom, free ’grol ba freely rgya yan fruition ’bras bu fundamentally unconditioned gshis Great Perfection approach, great perfection ground of being ground of being as basic space ground of being manifesting as appearances rdzogs (pa) chen (po) gzhi gzhi dbyings gzhi snang habitual pattern bag chags has never existed ma grub pa tuk sung jang chup nyam pa nyi cham dal nyam zhak ngo wo nyam pa nyi tak dro kur yd pa long zhen dzin zhi mu zhi mik pa ja dral ta dral drol wa ja yen dray bu shee dzog (pa) chen (po) zhi zhi ying zhi nang bak chak ma drup pa
heart drop heart essence identity immersion in genuine being (Skt. yoga) imperturbable rest inconceivable indescribable indeterminate ineffable by nature ineffability inevitable consequence inexpressible innately unsullied, innate lucidity inner lucidity invest with true existence level of realization (Skt. bhumi) limitation logical absurdity lucidity magical display, magical expression master of awareness meaningful, ultimate meaning meditation, cultivate in meditation meditative absorption meditative stability mind, ordinary mind mindstream snying thig snying po bdag rnal ’byor cog bzhag bsam med smra med nges med rang bzhin med pa med pa rnam smin brjod med ngang d vangs nang gsal bden ’dzin sa mtha’ ha cang thal ba’i pa gsal ba cho ’phrul rig ’dzin don sgom pa ting nge ’dzin bsam gtan sems rgyud Pronunciation nying tik nying po dak nal jor chok zhak sam may ma may ngey may rang zhin may pa may pa nam min jo may ngang dang nang sal den dzin sa ta ha chang tal way rig pa sal wa cho trul rig dzin don gom pa ting ngay dzin sam ten sem natural freedom rang grol rang drol WORD LIST 289
English Wylie Transliteration Pronunciation natural great perfection rang bzhin rdzogs pa rang zhin dzog pa chen po chen po natural lucidity rang gsal rang sal natural mind rang sems rang sem naturally manifest rang snang rang nang naturally occurring rang byung rang jung naturally pristine rang sangs rang sang naturally unsullied rang d(v)angs rang dang nature rang bzhin rang zhin nature of mind sems nyid sem nyi nature of phenomena (Skt. dharmata) chos nyid cho nyi noncomposite ’dus ma byas du ma jay nondual gnyis med nyee may nonexistence, nonexistent med pa may pa nonexistent as an object yul med yul may nonrecognition of awareness ma rig pa ma rig pa nonreferential yul med yul may not abide in any specific way mi gnas pa mi nay pa not defined by restrictions or extremes rgya chad phyogs ja chay chok lhung med pa lhung may pa not made and then unmade ’du bral med pa du dral may pa object, sense object yul yul oneness gcig pu chik pu openness phyal ba chal wa ordinary consciousness bio lo original purity ka dag ka dak perceiver yul can yul chen pervasive and extensive khyab brdal chab dal phenomenon chos cho pith instructions man ngag men ngak positive and negative dkar nag kar nak 290 WORD LIST English Wylie Transliteration Pronunciation natural great perfe
English Wylie Transliteration Pronunciation positive and negative actions dge sdig gaydik primordial gdod ma, thog ma doma, tokma produced byas pa jay pa profound insight lhag mthong lhak tong provisional meaning drangdon drangd6n pure vision dagsnang dak nang quantum leap thod rgal to gal radiance gdangs dang range of finite experience spyod yul cho yul realize rtogs pa tok pa recognition ngo shes ngo shay reify 'dzin pa, gzung ba dzin pa, zung wa relative reality kun rdzob kundzop resolve zad pa zay pa responsiveness thugs rje tuk jay restrictions rgya chad gya chay reveal the key point gnad bkrol ba nay trol wa self-identity gang zag gi bdag gang 1.ak gi dak simultaneity of appearance and emptiness snang stong nangtong simultaneity of awareness and emptiness rigstong rig tong six modes of consciousness tshogs drug tsok druk skillful means thabs tap spacious yangs pa yang pa sphere thigle tiglay spontaneous presence lhungrub lhun drup subjective perceptions yulcan yulchen sublime knowing shes rab shay rap substance dngos po ngopo subtle lucidity dvangs dang suchness de bzhin nyid dezhin nyi supreme transference 'pho ba chen po powachen po
English Wylie Transliteration Pronunciation ten attributes rang bzhin bcu rang zhin chu thatncss de (kho na) nyid de (ko na) nyi theme chings ching timeless awareness ye shes yey shay timelessly ye nas yey nay transmission lung lung true existence bden pa den pa ultimate reality don dam don dam unbiased phyogs med chok may unborn skye med chay may uncontrived ma bcos ma cho uninterrupted bar med bar may unique nyaggcig nyak chik universe nod bcud no chii unobstructed zang thal zang tal unrestricted, without restrictions rgya yan ja yen utter lucidity ’od gsal o sal vacillate g.yo ba yo ba vanish naturally rang dengs rang dcng vast expanse klong chen long chen waver g.yo ba yo ba way of abiding gnas lugs nay luk wholly positive (Skt. Samantabhadra) kun bzang kun zang wide-open clarity har sangs har sang without anything needing to be done byar med jar may without characteristics mtshan (ma) med (pa) tsen (ma) may (pa) without coming together or separating ’du bral med pa du dral may pa without differentiation or exclusion dbye bsal med pa yey sal may pa without substance dngos med ngo may without transition or change ’pho ’gyur med pa po jur may pa
| English | Wylie Transliteration | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| without true existence | bden med | den may |
| world of appearances and possibilities | snang srid | nang si |