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Abbreviations

T To ̄hoku catalogue (of Kangyur and Tengyur texts)

PT Peking Tengyur (Otani catalogue)

Ng Nyingma Gyubum, as catalogued in ‘‘THL Master Edition of the Collected Tantras of the Ancients,’’ www.thlib.org/encyclopedias/literary/canons/ ngb/catalog.php#cat=ng

NL Not located

Works cited in the text and notes

Abridged Kalachakra-tantra, Laghutantra, bsdus rgyud (T 362)
Accomplishment of Wisdom Tantra, dgongs pa grub pa’i rgyud
All-Illuminating Essence Tantra, thig le kun gsal gyi rgyud (Ng 84)
All-Penetrating Wisdom Tantra, dgongs pa zang thal, terma of Rigdzin Godem
Analysis of the Three Vows by Sakya Pandita, sdom gsum rab dbye
Arrangement of Samayas, dam tshig rnam par bkod pa. See Ng 80 (dam tshig bkod pa sa gzhi’i rgyud rin po che spungs pa’i rgyan) or Ng 200 (dam tshig chen po’i rgyal po dam tshig bkod pa’i rgyud)
Array of the Path of the Mayajala by Indrabhuti, Ma ̄ya ̄pathavyayastha ̄pana, sgyu’ ’phrul lam rnam par bkod pa (PT 4737)
Avatam. saka Su ̄tra, mdo phal po che (T 44)
Bodhisattva Grounds of Realization by Asanga, Bodhisattvabhu ̄mi, byang sa (T 4037)
Catalog of Infractions by Ashvaghosha, Sthu ̄la ̄patti, ltung ba sbom po (T 2479)
Chakrasamvara-tantra, Cakrasam. varatantra, ’khor lo sdom pa’i rgyud (T 385)
Chakrasamvara, Churning Samsara’s Depth Tantra, ’khor ba dong sprugs See Ng 93 (rgyud thams cad kyi snying po ‘khor ba dong sprugs chen po’i rgyud) or Ng 840 (thug rje chen po mngon po ‘khor ba dong sprugs chen po’i rgyud)
Churning the Depths of Hell, na rag dong sprugs
Compendium of Explanations, bshad sbyar (NL) Compendium of Ritual Geometry by Vimalamitra, thig gi pindhartha Compendium of the Mahayana by Asanga, Maha ̄ya ̄nasam. graha, theg bsdus / theg chen bsdus pa (T 4048) Compendium of the Scripture’s Secret Meaning by Dharmabodhi, Guhyasu ̄tra- pin. d. a ̄rtha, gsang ba’i mdo don bsdus pa (T 4663) Conjunction of the Sun and Moon Tantra, nyi zla kha sbyor gyi rgyud (Ng 214) Dispelling Darkness in the Ten Directions by Longchenpa, phyogs bcu’i mun sel Eighty-Chapter Mayajala, sgyu ’phrul brgyad bcu pa (Ng 526) Elucidation of Samaya by Lilavajra, Samayavivyakti / Samayacitrapraka ̄ ́sa, dam tshig gsal bkra (Beijing Tg 4744) Embodiments of the Sugatas by Nyangral Nyima O ̈ zer, bde ’dus Essence of Primordial Wisdom Tantra, Jn ̃a ̄natilakatantra, ye shes thig le’i rgyud (T 422) Established Secrets by Saroruha (Padmavajra), gsang ba grub pa Exposition of the Specific Aspects of the Mayajala, sgyu ’phrul bye brag bstan pa Extensive Mayajala, sgyu ’phrul rgyas pa (Ng 527) Five Stages by Nagarjuna, Pan ̃cakrama, rim lnga (T 1802) Fundamental Text: The Lamp that Clarifies the Meaning of the Names, a com- mentary on the Namasamgiti by Vimalamitra, Na ̄masam. g ̄ıti-vr.tti-na ̄ma ̄rtha- praka ̄ ́sa-karan. ad ̄ıpa, mtshan yang dag par brjod pa’i ’grel pa mtshan don gsal bar byed pa’i sgron ma / gsal sgron (khog gzhung) (T 2092) Garland of the Teachings of the Aural Lineage, rna brgyud lung gi phreng ba Gathering of the Great Glorious One, terma by Jigme Lingpa, dpal chen ’dus pa General Scripture of Summarized Wisdom, Sama ̄jasarvavidya ̄su ̄tra, spyi mdo dgongs pa ’dus pa (T 829) Guhyagarbha-tantra, Tantra of the Secret Essence, gsang ba snying po (T 832, Ng 524 et seq.) Guhyasamaja, Union of Secrets Tantra, Guhyasama ̄jatantra, gsang ’dus (T 442) Heap of Jewels, Ratnaku ̄t.a, dkon mchog brtsegs pa (T 45–93) Heart Essence of the Dakini, mkha’ ’gro snying thig
Heart Essence of Vimalamitra, bi ma’i snying thig
Heart Essence, thugs thig 484 bibliography Heruka Galpo Tantra, he ru ka gal po’i rgyud (Ng 646)
Hevajra Tantra, kye rdo rje’i rgyud (T 417)
Holding the Root of Virtue Sutra, Ku ́salamu ̄lasamparigraha, dge rtsa yongs su ’dzin pa’i mdo (T 101) Illuminating Lamp, sgron ma snang byed (alternative title for Great Perfection endowed with Conch Syllables) (In bi ma’i snying thig) Illumination of Reality by Anandagarbha, Tattva ̄lokakar ̄ıvya ̄khya ̄, de nyid snang byed (T 2510) Instructions on the Great Glorious One by Jigme Lingpa, dpal chen zhal lung Introduction to the Middle Way by Chandrakirti, Madhyamaka ̄vata ̄ra, dbu ma la ’jug pa (T 3861) Jataka, Life Stories of the Buddha, skye rabs (T 4150–4157) Kalachakra-tantra, Wheel of the Time Tantra, Ka ̄lacakratantra, dus ’khor gyi rgyud (T 362) Kila Tantra, K ̄ılatantra, phur pa’i rgyud (Ng 671 et seq.) King of Concentration Sutra, Sama ̄dhira ̄jasu ̄tra, ting ’dzin rgyal po’i mdo (T 127) King of Supreme Empowerment Tantra, dbang mchog rgyal po’i rgyud (Ng 141) Lamp for the Path of Enlightenment by Atisha, Bodhipathaprad ̄ıpa, byang chub lam gyi sgron me (T 3947) Lamp of Certainty by Mipham Rinpoche, nges shes sgron me Lamp of the Three Modes by Tripitakamala, Nayatrayaprad ̄ıpa, tshul gsum sgron me (T 3707) Lamp that Integrates the Practices by Aryadeva, Carya ̄mela ̄pakaprad ̄ıpa, spyod pa bsdus pa’i sgron ma (T 1803) Lankavatara-sutra, Lan.ka ̄vata ̄rasu ̄tra, lang kar gshegs pa’i mdo (T 107) Later Meditation Tantra, Dhya ̄nottarapat.alakramatantra, bsam gtan phyi ma’i rgyud (T 808) Luminous Expanse Tantra, klong gsal gyi rgyud (Ng 139) Mahaparinirvana-sutra, Maha ̄parinirva ̄n.asutra, mya ngan las ’das pa chen po’i mdo (T 120–121) Mahayana Pitaka, Maha ̄ya ̄napit.aka, theg chen sde snod. See Bodhisattvapit.aka, byang chub sems dpa’i sde snod (T 56) Manjushri Nama Sanghiti, Litany of the Names of Manjushri, Man ̃ju ́sr ̄ına ̄ma- sam. gh ̄ıti, ’jam dpal mtshan brjod (T 360)
Mayajala-tantra, Tantra of the Net of Illusory Manifestations, Ma ̄ya ̄ja ̄latantra, sgyu ’phrul drva ba’i rgyud (T 466)
Mound of Gems Tantra, rin po che spungs pa’i rgyud (See Ng 55, 110, 118, 203, 421) Mu ̄lamadhyamaka-ka ̄rika ̄ by Na ̄ga ̄rjuna, Root Stanzas on the Middle Way, dbu ma rtsa ba shes rab (T 3824) Net of Illusory Manifestations Tantra, Ma ̄ya ̄ja ̄latantra, sgyu ’phrul drva ba’i rgyud (T 466) Ocean Tantra, from the cycle of the Ma ̄ya ̄ja ̄la, (sgyu ’phrul) rgya mtsho’i rgyud (Ng 534) Peaceful Tantra of the Eight Herukas, Embodiments of the Sugatas, terma by Nyangral Nyima O ̈ zer, bka’ brgyad bde gshegs ’dus pa’i rgyud Pearl Necklace Tantra, Muktika ̄val ̄ı, mu tig ’phreng ba’i rgyud (T 1189, Ng 100) Plenitude of Secrets of the Eight Mandalas by Guru Cho ̈wang, bka’ brgyad gsang ba yongs rdzogs Praise of the Dharmadhatu by Nagarjuna, Dharmadha ̄tustava, chos dbyings bstod pa (T 1118) Prajnaparamita in Eight Thousand Lines, As.t.asa ̄hasrika ̄, brgyad stong pa (T 12) Precious Jewel Commentary by Rongdzom Pandita, dkon mchog ’grel pa Precious Treasury of the Dharmadhatu by Longchenpa, chos dbyings rin po che’i mdzod Precious Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle by Longchenpa, theg mchog rin po che’i mdzod Precious Treasury of Words and Meanings by Longchenpa, tshig don rin po che’i mdzod Precious Treasury that Fulfills All Wishes by Longchenpa, yid bzhin rin po che’i mdzod Presentation of the Stages by Buddhajnanapada, probably Herukasa ̄dhanavr.tti (T 1858), rim pa rnam par bzhag pa Primordial Wisdom Similar to Space Tantra, ye shes nam mkha’ dang mnyam pa’i rgyud (Ng 150) Proofs of the Mahayana, theg chen tshul grub (Ng 764?) Ratnakuta, Heap of Jewels, Ratnaku ̄t.a, dkon mchog brtsegs pa (T 45–93) Sambhuti, Perfect Union, explanatory tantra of Hevajra, Samput.a?, yang dag par sbyor ba’i rgyud (T 381) Sarvabuddhasamayoga, Union with the Buddhas Tantra, Sarvabuddhasama ̄yogad. a ̄ki- n ̄ıjala ́sam. varatantra, sangs rgyas thams cad dang mnyam sbyor ba mkha’ ’gro ma sgyu ma bde ba’i mchog gi rgyud (T 366) Scripture of All-Inclusive Knowledge, kun ’dus rig pa’i mdo (Ng 479)
Scripture of Summarized Wisdom, Sama ̄jasarvavidya ̄su ̄tra, mdo dgongs pa ’dus pa (T 829) Secret Heart-Essence by Vimalamitra, gsang ba snying thig Secret Moon Essence Tantra, Candraguhyatilakatantra, zla gsang thig le’i rgyud (T 477) Secret Tantra of General Rites, gsang ba spyi rgyud (Ng 56) Secret Treasury, gsang mdzod (T830, Ng 481) Sequence for the Vajra Mayajala by Buddhaguhya, Ma ̄ya ̄ja ̄lavajrakarmakrama, sgyu ’phrul rdo rje las rim (PT 4731) Stages of the Path of the Mayajala, by Buddhaguhya, Ma ̄ya ̄ja ̄lapathakrama, sgyu ’phrul drva ba’i lam rim Stainless Confession Tantra, dri med gshags rgyud (Ng 557) Stanzas on the Middle Way by Nagarjuna, Mu ̄lamadhyamakaka ̄rika ̄, dbu ma rtsa ba shes rab (T 3824) Sublime Continuum by Maitreya/Asanga, Uttaratantra ́sa ̄stra, rgyud bla ma (T 4024) Subsequent Tantra (from the Guhyagarbha cycle), rgyud phyi ma (Ng 536) Subtle and Extensive Samayas by Lilavajra, Samaya ̄nu ́sayanirde ́sa, dam tshig phra rgyas (PT 4745) Summary of Samayas by Atisha, Sarvasamayasam. graha, dam tshig bsdus pa (T 3725) Supreme Samaya Tantra, dam tshig mchog gi rgyud (NL) Sutra of Liberation, Pratimoks.asu ̄tra, so sor thar pa’i mdo (T 2) Sutra of the Hundred Actions, Karma ́sataka, las brgya pa (T 340) Sutra of the Questions of King Dharanishvara, Dha ̄ran. ̄ı ́svarara ̄japaripr.ccha ̄su ̄tra, gzungs kyi dbang phyug rgyal pos zhus pa’i mdo, an alternative name for the Sutra of the Elucidation of the Great Compassion of the Tathagata, Tatha ̄gatamaha ̄- karuna ̄nirde ́sasu ̄tra, de bzhin gshegs pa’i snying rje chen po nges par bstan pa’i mdo (T 147) Sutra of the Questions of Rashtrapala, Ra ̄s.t.rapa ̄laparipr.ccha ̄su ̄tra, yul ’khor skyong gis zhus pa’i mdo (T 62 / 166) Sutra of the Quintessence of Primordial Wisdom, ye shes snying po’i mdo, see Jn ̃a ̄na- garbhatantra, ye shes snying po rgyud (T 421) or Jn ̃a ̄nasa ̄rasammucaya, ye shes snying po kun las btus pa (T 3851) Sutra of the Teaching on the Non-Arising of All Things, Sarvadharma ̄pravr.tti- nirde ́sa, chos thams cad ’byung ba med par bstan pa (T 180) Sutra on the Wisdom of the Moment of Death, Atyayajn ̃a ̄nasu ̄tra,’da’ ka ye shes kyi mdo (T 122) Tantra of Auspicious Beauty, bkra shis mdzes ldan gyi rgyud (Ng 106) Tantra of Awareness Self-Arisen, rig pa rang shar gyi rgyud (Ng 96) Tantra of Black Yamari, Yama ̄rikr.s.n.atantra, dgra nag po’i rgyud (T 473) Tantra of Mahamaya, sgyu ’phrul chen po’i rgyud (T 425) Tantra of Manjushri (explanatory tantra), ’jam dpal bshad rgyud (Ng 74) Tantra of Meaningful Effort, brtson pa don ldan gyi rgyud (Ng 489) Tantra of Red Yamari, Raktayama ̄ritantra, gshed dmar rgyud (T 474) Tantra of the All-Creating King, kun byed rgyal po’i rgyud (Ng 10, T 828) Tantra of the Empowerment of Vajrapani, Vajrapa ̄n.yabhis.ekatantra, phyag na rdo rje mngon par dbang bskur ba’i rgyud (T 496) Tantra of the Enlightenment of Vairochana, Vairocana ̄bhisam. bodhitantra, rnam snang mngon byang gi rgyud (T 494) Tantra of the Four Seats, Catuh. p ̄ıthatantra, gdan bzhi pa’ rgyud (T 428) Tantra of the Glorious and Supreme Primordial Buddha, S ́r ̄ıparama ̄dyatantra, dpal mchog dang po’i rgyud, see Kalachakra Tantra of the Great Array of Ati, a ti bkod pa chen po’i rgyud (Ng 277) Tantra of the Great Nirvana of Kila, phur pa myang ’das chen po’i rgyud (Ng 679) Tantra of the Lion’s Perfect Power, seng ge rtsal rdzogs kyi rgyud (Ng 101) Tantra of the Ornament of the Vajra Essence, Vajrahr.daya ̄lam. ka ̄ratantra, rdo rje snying po rgyan gyi rgyud (T 451) Tantra of the Play of Chakrasamvara, bde mchog rol pa’i rgyud (NL) Tantra of the Questions of Subahu, Suba ̄huparipr.ccha ̄tantra, dpung bzang gis zhus pa’i rgyud (T 805) Tantra of the Sacred Primordial Buddha, dam pa dang po’i rgyud, see Kalachakra Tantra of the Six Expanses, klong drug gi rgyud (Ng 99) Tantra of the Vast Expanse of Space, nam mkha’ klong yangs kyi rgyud (Ng 121/146) Tantra of the Wondrous King, rmad byung rgyal po’i rgyud (T 413 or 422) Terrifying Lightning Tantra, rngam glog gi rgyud (T 830, Ng 481–482) Testament, ’das rjes, by Garab Dorje (Ng 331?)
Three Stages by Vimalamitra, Ma ̄ya ̄ja ̄lopade ́sakramatraya, rim gsum (PT 4742) Treasury of Teachings by Longchenpa, lung gi gter mdzod, (auto-commentary on the Precious Treasury of the Dharmadha ̄tu) Twenty-Eight Samayas (by Ngari Pandita?), dam tshig nyer brgyad pa Two Segments (condensed version of Hevajra Tantra), brtag gnyis Union with the Buddhas Tantra, Sarvabuddhasama ̄yoga, sangs rgyas mnyam sbyor (T 366) Unwritten Tantra, yi ge med pa’i rgyud (Ng 108) Vajra Garland Tantra, Vajrama ̄la, rdo rje phreng ba’i rgyud (T 445 or Ng 693) Vajra Mayajala, Vajra of the Net of Illusory Manifestations, sgyu ’phrul rdo rje (explanatory tantra of the Ma ̄ya ̄ja ̄la) (Ng 534) Vajra Mirror Tantra, rdo rje me long (explanatory tantra from Ma ̄ya ̄ja ̄la cycle) (Ng 533) Vajra Peak Tantra, Vajra ́sekharatantra, rdo rje rtse mo’i rgyud (T 480) Vajra Pinnacle Tantra, rdo rje yang tog gi rgyud (Ng 78) Vajra Sun Array Tantra, rdo rje nyi ma rnam par bkod pa’i rgyud (NL) Vajra Tent Tantra, Vajrapan ̃jaratantra, rdo rje gur gyi rgyud (T 419) Vajra Ushnisha Tantra, Vajros.n. ̄ıs.atantra, rdo rje gtsug tor gyi rgyud Vajrasattva Mayajala-tantra, Net of Illusory Manifestations of Vajrasattva, rdo rje sems dpa’ sgyu ’phrul drva ba’i rgyud (T 833, Ng 527) Verses that Summarize the Prajnaparamita-sutra, Prajn ̃a ̄pa ̄ramita ̄sam. ca ̄yaga ̄tha ̄, mdo sdud pa (sher phyin sdud pa tshigs su bcad pa) Vishuddha Tantra, yang dag gi rgyud (Ng 851) Vision of Vajrasattva, rdor sems zhal mthong gi le’u (Eighty-chapter Ma ̄ya ̄ja ̄la) (Ng 526) Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva, Bodhica ̄rya ̄vata ̄ra, spyod ’jug (T 3871) Wheel of Wisdom Tantra, ye shes ’khor lo’i rgyud (Ng 157) Wisdom Ornament of the Lord of Secrets by Dharmashri, gsang bdag dgongs rgyan (Ng 562) Word-Transcending Tantra, sgra thal ’gyur gyi rgyud (Ng 95) Yamantaka Tantra, gshin rje’i rgyud (Ng 594–629, 768 et seq.)

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