460 C t he treasury of knowled ge (Nagarjuna), 247n.50; on awakening mind, 301n.15 lights, three stages of, 109, 110-11, 113, 296n.5, 306n.42; and emptiness, 128 lights emanated and withdrawn, symbolism of, 120 Longchenpa: on purification in the creation phase, 21-22 See also Finding Comfort and Ease in the Nature of Mind; Great Chariot Longdol Lama See Kalachakra Tantra’s Sets of Terms According to Tsongkapa’s Treatises on the Subject lords of mantras, 312n.22, 316n.26; in Indestructible Garland, 252n.58 Lowo Lotsawa Sherab Rinchen, 332n.72; on Red Yamari completion phase, 151 Luipa (Luipada/ Luyipa), 245n.34, 357n.1 See also Luipa system of Chakrasamvara; Sequence of Visualization of the Glorious Lord [Chakrasamvara] Luipa system of Chakrasamvara: completion phase in, 167-72; five actual awakenings in, 73-74; innate body applied in, 205 luminosity of emptiness, in great seal, 209 luminous clarity: and arising of illusory body, 202, 215-16; in Black Yamari, 152; in Chakrasamvara, 171, 173, 176; in Chatuhpitha, 181; at death, 109, 113; dissolution into, in creation phase, 105, 119, 121; entering and emerging from, as steps twenty-two and twenty-three in thirty-two-step creation phase, 273n.116; as key element in completion phase, 192; in Hevajra, 162; in intermediate state, 110; meanings of, in terms of ground, path, and result, 208-09; meditation on, 209-13; mind of, as continuum, 8; signs of, in Kalachakra, 156-57; stage of, in Guhyasamaja, 140, 144-45; stage of, in Tara Yogini, 189; as ultimate inner fire, 198; as universal image, 129-30 Lvabapa (Lvavapa), 362n.27; on Chakrasamvara completion phase, 171 See also Sadhana of the Glorious Chakrasamvara: The Crown Jewel Madraktayamaritantra See Red Yamari Tantra Magical Manifestation See Net of Magical Manifestation Mahamaya (deity), 237n.6, 387n.31 Mahamaya (system): completion-phase instructions in, 183-86; creation methods in, 16-17; traditions of, 387n.32; yogas of shape, mantra, reality in, 69-70 Mahamaya Tantra: completion phase instructions in, 184-85; three creationphase yogas in, 69-70; on transference of consciousness, 184 Mahamaya Tantra Detailed Exegesis (Taranatha): on creation phase, 387n.34; as source for Kongtrul’s work, 28 Mahamaya Tantra Manual of Instructions: The Excellent Path of the Victorious Ones (Taranatha): on mantra yoga with channel-wheels, 388n.35; on mantra yoga of vital essences, 388n.36; on mantra yoga of the subtle, 389n.37; on practice of three illusions, 390n.39; as source for Kongtrul’s work, 28; on ultimate yoga of reality, 390n.38 mahamudra See great seal Mahamudratilakamahayoginitantrarajadhipati See Essence of the Great Seal Mahasamvarodaya Tantra See Samvarodaya Tantra Mahavajradharapathakramopadeshamritaguhya (Ekadarshanirgosha) See Esoteric Instructions on the Stages of the Path of Great Vajradhara: Secret Nectar Maitreya See Jewel Affinity; Ornament of Clear Realizations Maitripa, 267n.97; and the four seals, 81; Hevajra completion phase of, 163-64 See also Esoteric Instructions on the Four Seals Malgyo Lotsawa, 357n.4; and Chakrasamvara completion phase, 168 mandala: causal, as step ten in the thirty-two step creation phase, 273n.116; pristineawareness, as step sixteen in the thirtytwo step creation phase, 273n.116; as pure illusory body, 30, 201 Manjushri, and Guhyasamaja transmission, 26 Manjushrijnanasattvasyaparamarthanamasamgiti See Net of Magical Manifestation of Manjushri Manjushrimitra, and Guhyasamaja transmission, 26 Manjushrinamasamgiti See Net of Magical Manifestation of Manjushri mantra(s): essential, creation method of, 62; kinds of, 233n.7; principle of, 313n.23, 316n.26 See also lords of mantras; mantra recitation mantra, way of, and the cessation of suffering, 60 index c 461 Mantramsha Explanatory Tantra of the Chatuhpitha: completion-phase instructions in, 182 mantra recitation: in post-meditation, 105; result of, 118; as ripening factor for the completion phase, 121; as step twenty-four in thirty-two-step creation, 273n.116; symbolism of, 117 mantra stage of Chakrasamvara, 175, 176, 371n.51 mantra yoga: in Mahamaya, 183, 184, 388nn.35,36, 389n.37; in Red Yamari, 149, 326n.60 Manual for the Performance of Retreat on the Tantras of the Marpa Tradition: The Jewel Ship (Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé): on illusory body, 406n.44; on yoga of single recollection (Guhyasamaja), 311n.20 Mar Chögyal, 375n.66; and Chakrasamvara, 177 Mare (mountain range), 374n.61 marks, major, thirty-two, and the thirtytwo-step creation framework, 84, 273n.116 Marpa Chökyi Lodrö, 343n.47, 350n.59; on Buddhakapala completion phase, 187; on Guhyasamaja completion-phase stages, 145; and the Hevajra completion-phase systems, 162-63, 163-64; and Mahamaya, 183 mastery of awakened qualities, stage of, in Chakrasamvara (Luipa tradition), 170-71 mayadeha See illusory body Mayajalamahatantraraja See Net of Magical Manifestation: King of Tantras Mayajalatantrarajapanjika (Prashantamitra) See Commentary on Difficult Points of the Net of Magical Manifestation Tantra Meaningful to Behold: Manual of Instructions on the Indestructible Yoga’s Profound Path (Taranatha): on channel-wheels (Kalachakra), 339n.28; on meditative absorption (Kalachakra), 337n.17; as source for Kongtrul’s work, 27 Meditation on the Essential Principles of the Two Phases (Buddhashrijnana) See Oral Teachings of Manjushri meditative absorption, yoga of: in Buddhakapala, 186, 395n.58; in Kalachakra, 15657, 337n.17 Memorandum of Direct Instructions on the Five Stages of the Completion Phase of Guhyasamaja: The Nectar of Akshobhya’s Oral Teaching (Sherab Gyatso): on stage of luminous clarity, 320n.34; on voice isolation, 314n.24 method: one’s own body as, 193; skillful, used on path, 56-57; and wisdom, in creation and completion, 55-56, 135, 231n.31 Method of Meditation in the Phase of Creation of Guhyasamaja (Nagarjuna), on the four branches in Arya tradition, 248n.51 methods of creation, 61-62; as ripening agents for completion phase, 119-21; in various tantras, 16-17 method tantras See father tantras Mikyö Dorjé, 368n.44; on illusory body in its hidden sense, 204-05 mind, nature of: and tantric practice, teaching by Bokar Rinpoché, 10-13; three features of, mind, seal of, 98 mind isolation: in Guhyasamaja completion phase, 139, 140, 144, 317n.27, 312n.22; in Net of Magical Manifestation, 71 miraculous birth, purification of, 65-66, 115 mixing, practice of, in Hevajra, 163 mother tantras: distinguished from father tantras, 7-8; families of, 26; illusory body in, 205-06, 301; inner fire in, 19596; key elements of completion phase in, 192; meaning of “union” in, 32, 214; sealing deity with emptiness and bliss in, 102; systems of completion phase of, 26-27, 29 Muktitilaka (Buddhashrijnana) See Vital Essence of Liberation Munishribhadra: on stages of completion phase, 141 See also Brief Explanation of the Five Stages nada, 297n.10 nadi See channel(s) Nagabodhi: and transmission from Nagarjuna, 247n.50 See also Explanation of the Five Stages: The Garland of Jewels; Elucidation of the Five Stages Nagarjuna, 247n.50; and Guhyasamaja transmission, 25-26; naming of the two phases by, 51-52; on order of the two phases, 53-54 See also Arya Nagarjuna tradition of Guhyasamaja; Brief Sadhana of Guhyasamaja; Five Stages; Large Commentary on the Eighteenth Chapter [of the Guhyasamaja Tantra]; Method of Meditation in the Phase of Creation of Guhyasamaja; Practice of the Armpit 462 C t he treasury of knowled ge Naropa, 343n.46; and Chakrasamvara transmission, 177; influence of, on Marpa’s Hevajra system, 162-63; on inner fire and illusory body, 206; on meaning of chandali, 197 See also Commentary on the Summary of the [Kalachakra] Initiation: Compendium of Ultimate Reality; Commentary on Difficult Points of the Hevajra Tantra; Elucidation Summary of the Five Stages natural state: as meaning of completion phase, 51, 55; realization of, 23; yoga of, 15 nature, the essential, and the efficacy of the two phases, 57 nectar-tasting: branch of, in Indestructible Tent, 82; purpose of, 19, 99; as step nineteen in thirty-two-step creation phase, 273n.116 net of magical manifestation, actual awakening of, 72, 73 Net of Magical Manifestation: King of Tantras, on three creation-phase yogas, 70-71 Net of Magical Manifestation of Manjushri/ Chanting the Names of Manjushri/ Secret Manjushri, 239n.14, 335n.91; completionphase system in, 152; on four sets of actual awakenings, 71-75 Ngawang Yönten Gyatso See Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé Ngedön Tenpa Rabgyé, Ngoktön Chöku Dorjé, 239n.14; on Buddhakapala completion phase, 187; and Chatuhpitha system, 182, 386n.30; and Mahamaya system, 183 night, yoga of, four signs in, 303n.33 nighttime practice of the creation phase, 88 nishpanna (completion), meaning of, 15, 51 Nishpannayogavali (Abhayakaragupta) See Garland of the Complete Yogas nonconceptuality in the completion phase, 123, 124, 125 no-self, two types of, 305n.36 nose-tips, three, in Guhyasamaja voice isolation, 314n.24 number of phases, reasons for, 52-53 obstacles: averting of, in Tara, 397n.65; overcoming, in Yamari, 150-51, 327n.63, 330n.71 Ocean of Dakinis Tantra, on sacrificial food offerings, 90 offerings: branch of, in Indestructible Tent, 82; purpose of, 19, 99; result of, 118; as ripening factor for the completion phase, 121; symbolism of, 117 Oral Teachings of Manjushri/ Meditation on the Essential Principles of the Two Phases (Buddhashrijnana), on the Guhyasamaja completion phase, 145, 146, 147 order of creation and completion, reasons for, 53-56 Ornament of Clear Realizations (Maitreya), eight themes in, 270n.106 ornaments of the deity: placement of, as step twenty-seven in thirty-two-step-creation phase, 273n.116; purity of, 104 outer tantras in ancient translation tradition, Padmankuruvajra See Commentary on the Hevajra Tantra Padmavajra See Commentary on the Guide to the Meaning of Tantra palace, celestial (mandala residence): branch of, in Indestructible Tent, 81-82; creation of, 18, 92-93, 117; as step nine in thirtytwo-step creation phase, 273n.116; symbolism of, 288n.37 Palitapada, 256n.66 Pamtingpa, 357n.4 Panchakrama (Nagarjuna) See Five Stages Panchakramarthabhaskarana (Nagabodhi) See Elucidation of the Five Stages Panchakramarthayogimanoharatippani nama (Munishribhadra) See Brief Explanation of the Five Stages Panchakramasamgrahaprakasha (Naropa) See Elucidation Summary of the Five Stages Panchakramavrittarthavirochana (Lakshminkara) See Elucidation of the Meaning of the Five Stages Paramadibuddhoddhritashrikalachakranamatantraraja See Kalachakra Concise Tantra Paramarthasamgrahanamasekoddeshatika (Naropa) See Commentary on the Summary of the [Kalachakra] Initiation: Compendium of Ultimate Reality path: bodhichitta of, 126; four key elements of, in creation phase, 100-01; luminous-clarity view of, 209; root of, 23, 125-27; stage of, in completion phase, 124, 125 peak stage in Mahamaya, 185 perfections, way of, 233n.2; and the cessation of suffering, 60 pervaded completion phase (Chatuhpitha), 378n.5 index c 463 pervading completion phase (Chatuhpitha), 378n.4 phenomena: as illusions, 30, 200-02; as pristine awareness, 209 Phrase-by-Phrase Commentary on the Hevajra Tantra Two Examinations: Disclosing the Secret of the Invincible Vajra/ Commentary on the Hevajra (Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé): on benefits of torma offering, 283n.20; on symbolism of mandala residence, 288n.37 Pindikritasadhana (Nagarjuna) See Brief Sadhana of Guhyasamaja place (environment), for creation-phase practice, 17, 86-87, 281n.5 plantain-banana instructions (Chatuhpitha), 180, 181, 182, 380n.9; branches of, 382n.13; reason for name, 385n.18 pledge-being: in creation phase, 19, 96; in Guhyasamaja, 251n.57, 254n.61; to purify human birth, 116 positive potential, fostering of, in creation phase, 90-91 post-meditation practice: the eight yogas of, in creation phase, 105; results of, 118 power(s): of beginners, gained in Guhyasamaja, 77; to benefit beings, 64-65; eight, gained from tantric practice, 281n.10; gaining, through creation and completion, 52, 55; gained in Kalachakra’s first branch, 156; ordinary and lesser, 282n.14; related to seals, 282n.11; ten, of a bodhisattva, 340n.33; two kinds, and number of phases, 53 power, transformative, used in creation phase, 100-01 power places, and the ten stages of awakening, 294n.73 Practice of the Armpit (Nagarjuna), completion phase in, 182 practitioner, tantric: and appropriate creation method, 63; faculties of, and phase of practice, 54, 63; and need for fortitude, 88; qualities of, 13-14, 86, 280n.1 Pradipodyotananamatika (Chandrakirti) See Illuminating Lamp: Large Commentary [on the Guhyasamaja Tantra] praise: in creation phase, 19, 99, 117, 118; as ripening factor for the completion phase, 121 Prajnendraruchi See Blazing Jewel Sadhana Prakashanamashrihevajrasadhana (Rahulaguhya) See Sadhana of Hevajra called Luminous Pramanavarttikakarika (Dharmakirti) See Treatise on Valid Cognition prana See wind(s) pranayama, meaning of, in Kalachakra, 157 Prashantamitra See Commentary on Difficult Points of the Net of Magical Manifestation Tantra pratyahara, meaning of, in Kalachakra, 155 preliminary steps in the creation phase, 18, 89-92, 283nn.17,20,23, 284n.26, 285nn.27,28, 286n.30 Presentation of the Stages and Paths of the Indestructible Way: The Jewel Staircase (Sertok Lozang Tsultrim): on embryonic development and winds, 298n.15; on the three beings (sattvas), 254n.61; on “vital essence of spring,” 340n.37; on yogas of the four joys, 323n.45 pride of being the deity, 16, 20, 60, 101 Primordial Buddha Tantra See Kalachakra Concise Tantra pristine awareness: of bliss, as compassionemptiness union, 133-35; as continuum, 8; as deity, in creation phase, 20, 102; as element of the human body, 299n.9, 300n.10; as essence of the phase of completion, 15, 51, 132; fostering, as creation-phase preliminary, 91-92; of the four joys, 193; in four yogas of the creation phase, 64-65; of inner fire, 29, 196; in Kalachakra, 134-35, 160; and luminous clarity, 209; to purify deat h, 112; to purify emotional afflictions, 127; in Red Yamari completion phase, 150; in the secret mantra way, 5; signs of, ten, according to Kalachakra, 303n.33; in stages of Guhyasamaja, 144, 145 pristine awareness, flame of, as ultimate inner fire, 198 pristine-awareness being (deity): in creation phase, 19, 96, 97, 116-17; in Guhyasamaja, 251n.57, 254n.61 pristine-awareness body, attainment of, 32, 147, 174, 215 pristine awarenesses, five, 242n.26; and the five awakenings, 73, 74, 94, 245n.38; and the five buddhas of the five families, 246n.43 pristine-awareness mandala: absorption of, 19; as step sixteen in thirty-two-step creation phase, 273n.116 pristine-awareness seal, bliss-compassion of, 134 464 C t he treasury of knowled ge pristine-awareness stage: in Chakrasamvara, 175, 176, 371n.52; in Guhyasamaja, 140 pristine-awareness yoga in Yamari, 149, 327n.63 profundity (ultimate nature), in union with clarity (Guhyasamaja), 146-47 protection circle, 90, 283n.23, 284n.26, 285n.28; as step six in thirty-two-step creation phase, 273n.116 psychophysical constituents, thirty-six, 337n.13 Pundarika (Avalokitavrata) See Stainless Light Commentary Purang Lochang, 177 pure nature of deity, recollecting, 20 purification, bases of: in creation phase, 20-22, 111-17; and five awakenings in Hevajra, 75; in four branches of Kalachakra, 78; in Kalachakra completion phase, 156, 157, 158-59, 160; modes of birth as, 65-66, 111-12 purification results: in creation phase, 21, 22, 117-19; five, in Net of Magical Manifestation of Manjushri, 75 purificatory cleansing yoga, 105 purificatory means: in creation phase, 20-22, 111-17; five, in Net of Magical Manifestation of Manjushri, 75; in four branches of Kalachakra, 78; in six branches of Indestructible Tent, 81-82; for womb birth, 111-12 purifying realms, 234n.14 purities, three, in the two phases, 57-58, 232n.39 Rahula (Saraha), 393n.54; and Guhyasamaja transmission, 25-26, 247n.50 Rahulaguhya: identity of, 272n.113; thirtytwo-step creation framework of, 17, 84, 273n.116 See also Sadhana of Hevajra called Luminous Rakshachakradhishthanapristhyopadesha (Shridhara) See Consecration of Protection Amulets and Esoteric Instructions on Averting Trouble Raktayamaritantra See Red Yamari Tantra Rali tantras, on four dwellings, 80-81 Ra Lotsawa Dorjé Drak, 335n.86 Ramapala See Elucidating Difficult Points of the Definitive Explanation of the Initiation Rangjung Dorjé, 272n.111; on twelve-branch Kalachakra creation phase, 83 Ratnajvalasadhananama (Prajnendraruchi) See Blazing Jewel Sadhana Ratnagotravibhagamahayanottaratantrashastra (Maitreya) See Jewel Affinity Ratnakarashanti (Shantipa): completionphase system of, 166; on meaning of subsequent yoga, 79 See also Sadhana of the Black Yamari: Blossoming of the Kumuda Flower Ratnasambhava: branch of, in Indestructible Tent, 82; manifested in Kalachakra, 159; and purification in Net of Magical Manifestation of Manjushri, 75; as seal, 99 reality, essential, seal of, 98 reality, yoga of, in Mahamaya, 183, 185 reappearance of deity, step thirty-two in thirty-two-step creation phase, 273n.116 recitation of winds (Chakrasamvara), 168 recollection, branch of: in Buddhakapala, 187; in Kalachakra, 159-160 Red Yamari (system): completion phase of, 148-51; creation phase of, 78-79; guru yoga in, 329n.69; six yogas to cultivate pure presence, 330n.71 See also Black Yamari (system) Red Yamari Tantra: four creation-phase yogas in, 78-79 relative element in completion phase, 28, 29-30, 194-206 relative truth: great bliss as, 134; great compassion as, 135; and ultimate truth, as union, 214 removal of the bases, creation method of, 62 result (awakening): bodhichitta of, 126; symbolized in creation phase, 118-19; as luminous clarity, 209; used as path, 100 result, seal of, 99 resultant completion phase: in Galpo, 229n.14; in Guhyasamaja, 310n.13 result stage of the path, 23, 124, 125 retention, branch of: in Buddhakapala, 18687; in Kalachakra, 158-59 retinue of deities, creation methods for, 96 retreat: necessities of, 17-18, 88; places for, 86-87, 281n.5 request with songs, and arising of deity, step twelve in thirty-two-step creation phase, 273n.116 See also urging with songs, step of Sachen Kunga Nyingpo, 375n.65; and Malgyo Lotsawa, 357n.4 sacrificial food offering: in post-meditation, 105; as preliminary to creation phase, ... Hevajra (Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé): on benefits of torma offering, 283n.20; on symbolism of mandala residence, 288n.37 Pindikritasadhana (Nagarjuna) See Brief Sadhana of Guhyasamaja place (environment),... tradition of Guhyasamaja; Brief Sadhana of Guhyasamaja; Five Stages; Large Commentary on the Eighteenth Chapter [of the Guhyasamaja Tantra]; Method of Meditation in the Phase of Creation of Guhyasamaja;... meaning of completion phase, 51, 55; realization of, 23; yoga of, 15 nature, the essential, and the efficacy of the two phases, 57 nectar-tasting: branch of, in Indestructible Tent, 82; purpose of,