Glossary

arising-subsiding shar grol

awareness rig pa

character (luminous) rang bzhin

cognitive power/potency thugs rje

creative power rtsal

display rol ba

equality mnyam nyid

evenness phyal ba

fundamental nature gnas lugs

fundamental stratum rang mal

hallucinatory perceptions ’khrul snang

luminosity ’od gsal

natural meditative absorption rang bzhin bsam gtan

nature ngo bo

nonexistence med pa

open and unimpeded zang thal

open(ness) and free(dom) grol ba

ornament rgyan

primordial openness and freedom ye grol

primordial/primal wisdom ye shes

self-experience of awareness rang snang

single nature gcig pu

spontaneous presence, spontaneously present lhun grub

subjective mental experience rang snang

to essentialize key points ’gag bsdam pa

to gain clear conviction la bzla ba

to reveal key points gnad bkrol ba

to subside grol ba

to subsume key points chings su bcings pa

ultimate reality, dharmatā chos nyid