Index 545 Index Abhayakara, 414n.15; on distinction between aspiring and venturing minds, 168; view on coexistence of three ethics in an individual, 302303; view on the two traditions of awakening mind, 172-173 Abhidana Tantra (Unsurpassable Chakrasamvara Tantra), 246, 470n.134, 471nn.136,137 Action Tantra, vows and pledges of: classed by different scholars, 231; defined, 223; of families, 233-234; fourteen general, in Secret General Tantra, 232-233; as “incomplete,” 227-228; restoration of, 234; suitable practitioners of, 459n.83; thirty, in Susiddhi, 233 Actions, deliberate, ten monastic rules on, 115-116 Adhyashayasanchodana (Inspiring Universal Responsibility Scripture), 76 Advice to the King Scripture, 167, 178 Affinity, awakened, for Universal Way, 165-166, 412n.2, 413n.6 Aggregates, physical: and eighth root downfall, 261-262; five, and five buddhas, 499n.271 Akashagarbha (bodhisattva), and restoration of awakening mind commitments, 181-182, 423n.2 Akashagarbha Scripture, 176, 181, 241 Akshobhya Buddha, family of: common Highest Yoga Tantra vows of, 249-253; exceptional Highest Yoga Tantra vows of, 253-256; and initiation and aggregates, 453nn.43,44; Yoga Tantra pledges of, 237, 239; Alcohol: lay practitioner’s precept on, 101; novice’s precept on, 103; monk’s precept on, 123; purificatory fast precept on, 99, 100; Wheel of Time tantra’s prohibition on, 247 Alertness, as means to preserve awakening mind, 205-206 All-Gathering Awareness, 297 Alms, monastic rules on, 120-121 Altruism: as cause of ultimate awakening mind, 206-207; contradictions to, 190-191 Amitabha Buddha, family of: common Highest Yoga Tantra vows of, 249253; exceptional Highest Yoga Tantra vows of, 253-256; and initiation and aggregates, 453nn.43,44; Yoga Tantra pledges of, 237, 239 Amoghapasha Scripture, 151 Amoghasiddhi Buddha, family of: common Highest Yoga Tantra vows of, 249-253; exceptional Highest Yoga Tantra vows of, 253-256; and initia- 546 Buddhist Ethics tion and aggregates, 453nn.43,44; Yoga Tantra pledges of, 237, 238, 239 Analysis of Discipline Scripture, 75, 93 Analysts: basic tenets of, 359n.13, 447n.6; and original ordination, 8990; view on coexistence of three ethics in an individual, 149-150; view on nature of personal liberation vows, 14, 85-86 Anandagarbha, works of: Illumination of Reality, 465n.104; Indestructible Source, 240 Anathapindika: and transmission of purificatory fast precepts, 93 Ancient Translation tradition, 447n.2; nine ways of, 496n.257 See also Ancient Translation tradition, vows and pledges of Ancient Translation tradition, vows and pledges of, 219; common to Mahayoga, Anuyoga, and Atiyoga, 279-285; consequences of violating, 295-296; on familiarization and attainment, 284-285; five to accept, 283; five to integrate, 284; five to practice, 282; five to recognize, 283; five not to renounce, 282-283; restoration of, 296-297; root pledges of Buddha’s body, speech, mind, and awakening mind, 280-282; types of transgressions of, 295 See also Mahayoga pledges, vows and pledges of; Anuyoga pledges, vows and pledges of; Atiyoga pledges, vows and pledges of Ancient Tantras See Ancient Translation tradition Anuttarayoga, vows of See Highest Yoga Tantra, vows and pledges of Anuyoga, vows and pledges of: common, 279-285; nine sets of general, 287-292; of reality and of compassion, 292 Aryadeva, 419n.46 Work: Experientialist Four Hundred, 54, 419n.46 Aryashura, work of, Garland of Former Lives of the Buddha, 66, 75 Asanga, 419n.44; and magnificent deeds lineage, 172; words of dedication cited, 74 Works: Compendium of Disciple, 401n.290, 402nn.292-298; Synthesis of Phenomenology, 69, 352n.115, 353n.116; Proclaimers’ Stages, 334n.19, 371n.79, 404nn.301306, 409nn.312-314, 411nn.319, 322; Stages of the Bodhisattva, 43, 165, 172, 184, 186, 191, 196, 202, 412n.2, 413n.10, 440n.170, 442n.174 Asceticism: as antidotes (Tsonapa), 399n.269; extreme, and eighth root downfall, 261-262 Ascetic practices, twelve, for monks, 148 Ashvaghosha, works of: Fifteen Infractions, 487n.203; Fifty Verses on Devotion to the Master, 18, 47, 56; Serious Infractions, 487n.203; Seven Secondary Infractions, 487n.203; Summation of Tantric Infractions, 487n.203 Aspiration, three noble, 195 See also Aspiring mind of awakening Aspiring mind of awakening: benefits of, 211; ceremony for, in magnificent deeds lineage, 183-185; compared to venturing mind, 15-16, 168; consequences of loss of, 192; definition of, 167; factors that damage, 195-196; five common precepts for, 193-195; preservation of, 205-206 Ashtasahasrikaprajnaparamita (Transcendent Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines), 40 Asvabhava, work of: Commentary on the Scripture Ornament, 415n.24 Atisha, 414n.19, 446n.1; on distinction between aspiring and venturing awakening minds, 168; and magnificent deeds lineage, 172 Works: Stages of the Rite for the Formation of Awakening Mind and its Commitments, 426n.95, 427n.96, 428n.97; Commentary on the Lamp for the Path, 363n.31 Atiyoga, vows and pledges of: of a Index buddha’s body, speech, and mind, 292-294; in common with Anuyoga and Mahayoga, 279-285; exceptional, of “cutting through” and “direct leap,” 294 Attainment, two kinds of, 482n.180; obstacles to, 261 Awakening: dimensions of, 446n.211; stages of, 416nn.27,28, 417n.38; stages of, in Wheel of Time tantra, 476n.163; thirty-seven factors for, 385n.183 Awakening mind: approximate and subtle, 169, 415n.24; aspects of, illustrated by similes, 170-171, 416n.32, 417n.41; causes of, 165-166; factors in its formation, 166; forty-one prayers to cultivate (Flower Ornament Scripture), 442n.182; as fundamental tantric pledge, 229-230; meaning in tantra, 259, 448n.16, 480n.170, 482n.177; and personal liberation vows, 150-151; and stages of the path, 169; suitable candidate for training in, 53-54, 183-184 See also Awakening mind commitments; Aspiring mind of awakening; Relative awakening mind; Ultimate awakening mind; Venturing mind of awakening Awakening mind commitments: 15-16, 83-84; in Ancient Translation tradition, 280; causes for loss of, 192; ceremonies for, 171; effects of damage to, 210; essence of, 167; formed in initiation, 224; loss of, according to profound view lineage, 181; motivation for assuming, 167; preceptor in magnificent deeds lineage, 183185; restoration of, 181-182, 192; See also Magnificent deeds lineage of awakening mind; Profound view lineage of awakening mind Awareness(es), pristine: descent of, in initiation, 226-227; experience of, in initiation, 221-222; five, and colors, 499n.271; five, and symbols of, 547 472n.143; and four classes of tantra, 223; and higher initiations, three, 227; as nature of ultimate awakening mind, 171, 209-210; perfection of, and pledges and vows, 273; transmission of, from master to disciple, 51; and vows of awareness holder, 221-222; and vows of the creation and completion phases, 224225; and vow of EVAM, 454n.48; of warmth, 494n.245 Awareness holder, vows of: meaning of term, 17, 221-222; Pema Karpo’s definition of, 448n.12 See also Tantric vows and pledges Awareness-woman, eight forms of conduct related to, 244-245 Begging bowl, monastic rules on, 114115; turning down, as penalty against laity, 394n.248 Beginners, eight root downfalls for, in awakening mind, 177-178 Beholding the Qualities of the Spiritual Master Tantra, 49 Bhadrakalpikasutra (Fortunate Aeon Scripture), 173 Bhavabhadra, work of, Commentary on the Hevajra Tantra, 447nn.4,6 Bhikshu See monk Bhikshuni See nun Bhikshupriyasutra (Valuable for Monks Scripture), 155 Biography of Shri Sambhava, 42, 60 Biography of the Lay Practitioner Achala, 42 Black deeds, four, 194-195 Black Yamari Tantras, 264 Blessing, transfer of realization by, 51 Bliss: and awareness-holder vows, 221222; and clear light, union of, 345n.56; and emptiness, union of, 227-228; immutable, and great compassion, 474n.156; immutable and mutable, 480n.169; maintaining secrecy on, 261; relative and ultimate, in Kalachakra, 474n.156; and ultimate truth, 454n.46 548 Buddhist Ethics Bodang Panchen, 456n.66; General Presentation of the Tantras, 231 Bodhibhadra, 426n.93 Works: Revelation of the Difficult Points of the Twenty Verses on the Commitments of Awakening Mind (Bodhisattva’s Commitments), 426n.93, 432nn.118,121, 434n.133, 435n.136; Rite for the Commitments of Awakening Mind, 426n.93 Bodhichitta See Awakening mind Bodhisattva(s): five female, and five sense objects, 499n.271; five male, and five sense organs, 499n.271; and need for spiritual guide (Flower Array Scripture), 59; as spiritual guide, 42-43; suitable candidate for training of, 53-54; teacher of, 46-47 Bodhisattvabhumi (Stages of the Bodhisattva) (Asanga), 43, 165, 172, 184, 186, 191, 192, 196, 202, 412n.2, 413n.10, 440n.170, 442n.174 Bodhisattvacharyavatara (Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life) (Shantideva), 15, 44, 74, 152, 172, 182, 202 Bodhisattvasamvaravimshaka (Twenty Verses on the Bodhisattva’s Commitments) (Chandragomin), 172, 186, 199 Bodhisattva Section Scripture, 64 Bodhisattva vow See Awakening mind commitments Border region, defined, 90 Brahmana Vyasa Scripture, 92 Buddha: final prescription of, for ethical discipline, 149; as spiritual guide, 42-43; specialness of teachings of, 40; teachings of, and second root downfall in Highest Yoga Tantra, 258 Buddha families See Families, buddha, five or six Buddhaguhya, works of: Guide to the Purport of the Tantra, 358n.3; Sequence of the Path (Sequence of the Path of the Magical Net), 50 Buddhas, five: and five aggregates, 499n.271; and five bone ornaments, 472n.143; and five colors, 499n.271; and supreme families, 465n.105 See also Akshobya Buddha, family of; Amitabha Buddha, family of; Amoghasiddhi Buddha, family of; Ratnasambhava Buddha, family of; Vairochana Buddha, family of Buddhavatamsakasutra (Flower Ornament Scripture/Great Bounteousness of the Buddhas Scripture), 173, 206 Butön, 375n.112; on Action Tantra pledges, 231; on dates for confession, 132; on dates for rainy season retreat, 134 Works: General Presentation of the Classes of Tantra, 231 Central region, defined, 90, 365n.43 Centrists: basic tenets of, 359n.13, 447n.6; view on nature of personal liberation vows, 86; view on coexistence of three ethics in an individual, 149-150 Chakrasamvara Fundamental Tantra, 270 Chakrasamvara tantras, conduct prescribed in, 243-244 Chandragomin, 420n.52; and magnificent deeds lineage, 172 Work: Twenty Verses on the Commitments of Awakening Mind (Bodhisattva’s Commitments), 172, 186, 199 Chandraguhyatilakatantra (Secret Moon Essence Tantra), 295 Chandrakirti, 361n.18 Works: Analysis of the Five Aggregates, 87, 361n.19; Commentary on the Experientialist Four Hundred, 347n.70 Chanting the Names of Manjushri, 228 Charyatantra vows See Action Tantra, vows and pledges of Chim Namka Drak, 69, 355n.117 Chittamatrin See Idealists Chödrak Gyatso, the Seventh Karmapa, 304 Chökyi Wangchuk, the Sixth Shamar, 386n.191 Clear light: and bliss, union of, 345n.56, 449n.17 Index Cluster of Jewels, 27, 100 Cluster of Secret Instructions (Abhayakaragupta), 49 Collection of Spontaneous Utterances, 41 Commentary Epitomizing the Questions of Subahu Tantra (author unknown), 463n.94 Commentary on the Fifty Verses on Devotion to the Master (author unknown), 339n.36, 340n.38, 341n.41 Companions, spiritual See Siblings, spiritual (vajra) Compassion: as basis of awakening mind, 165-166; and immutable bliss, 474n.156; love as seed of, 166-167; as motive for acts, 199; and unvirtuous acts, 438n.162 Compendium of Trainings (Shantideva), 15, 172, 176, 178, 182, 183, 206; summary of eighty secondary infractions to awakening mind found in, 179-181 Completion, phase of, 344n.52; and mandala circle, 504n.322; on side of appearance, 504n.318; on side of emptiness, 504n.319; and state of union, 504n.320; vows of, taken in initiation, 224-225 Conceptions, eighty natural, 507n.330; cessation of, 300 Condensed Heruka Tantra, 279 Condensed Transcendent Wisdom Scripture, 10, 41, 57, 62, 178, 204 Conduct, tantric: Anuyoga pledges on, 287-291; of awareness, in mother tantras, 505n.326; in Chakrasamvara tantras, 244-245; complex, unelaborated, and simple, in father tantras, 505n.326; eight pledges of, for practice with consort, 244-245; in Guhyasamaja, 243-244; six modes, in Tent Tantra, 273; in Tent and Unsurpassable Chakrasamvara, 245-246; using desire, 505n.325; of left, 469n.128 Conduct Tantra, vows and pledges of: classification by Pema Karpo, 235, 549 463n.102; defined, 223; fourteen general, 234-235; as “incomplete,” 227-228 Confession: to foster harmony, 385n.186; downfalls in monastic code requiring, 115-124; in initiation, 224; occasions for, in monastic code, 131-133; offenses in monastic code requiring, 124-125; original, 154; preparation for, 386n 193; sevenfold service for, 450n.22 Consecration: of body, speech, and mind, in initiation, 226-227; of downfalls, 381n.157; of food and medicine, 391n.224; in monastic code, 381n.156; of precious substances, 379n.142; of robes, 390n.221; self-, 496n.256; of vegetation and seeds, 380n.146 Consort See Female Contemplation: conditions for, 404 n.301; 405n.302; 405n.303; development of, in Individual Way, 158-160; eleven aspects of path of meditation (Asanga), 411n.322; of ever-present distress, etc (Asanga), 410n.314; of grossness and peacefulness, 407n.307; of insight, (Asanga), 409n.313; of intense concentration (Asanga), 406n.304; of quiescence, (Asanga), 409n.312; of removing impediments (Asanga), 406n.305; of Yoga and Highest Yoga tantras, 503n.315 Continuation of the Guhyasamaja Tantra, 228 Continuity (tantra), threefold, of yoga, 449n.17 See also Tantra: meaning of term Courage as basis of awakening mind, 165-166 Creation, phase of, defined, 344n.52; vows of, taken in initiation, 224-225 Dakinisamvara Tantra, 275 Dakinivajrapanjaratantra (Indestructible Tent Tantra) 13, 48, 245, 264, 273 ... of the Tantra, 358 n.3; Sequence of the Path (Sequence of the Path of the Magical Net), 50 Buddhas, five: and five aggregates, 499n.271; and five bone ornaments, 472n.143; and five colors, 499n.271;... disciple, 51 ; and vows of awareness holder, 221-222; and vows of the creation and completion phases, 2242 25; and vow of EVAM, 454 n.48; of warmth, 494n.2 45 Awareness holder, vows of: meaning of term, 17,... lineage, 183-1 85; compared to venturing mind, 15- 16, 168; consequences of loss of, 192; definition of, 167; factors that damage, 1 95- 196; five common precepts for, 193-1 95; preservation of, 2 05- 206 Ashtasahasrikaprajnaparamita