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rabnä puja [Heart Jewel] 20
Radiant (see fourth ground) [Ocean of Nectar]
Rahula [Joyful path of good fortune] 207
Rahulagupta [Joyful path of good fortune] 7, 392
rainbow [8 steps:] 201, 215
rainbow [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 179
rainbow [Mahamudra Tantra] 151, 153, 171
rainbow [Transform Your Life]265, 267, 281-2
rainbow [Understanding the Mind] 84, 85
rainbow body [Guide to Dakini land] 220, 225-6
rainbow example [Heart of Wisdom] 67-8
Rajagriha [Heart of Wisdom] 15
Rasavajra [Great Treasury of Merit] 73, 92, 93, 133, 137, 148
Rasavajra Goddesses [Guide to Dakini land] 37, 71, 87
Ratnapadmachandra [Meaningful to behold] 261
Ratnasambhava – manifestations of [Tantric grounds and paths] 142
Ratnasambhava [Guide to Dakini land] 62, 144, g
Ratnasambhava [Joyful path of good fortune] 65
Ratnasambhava [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 26, 27
Ratnasambhava [Mahamudra Tantra] 202, 222, 224
Ratnasambhava [Tantric grounds and paths] 60-1, 152, g
Ratnasambhava, Buddha – four family commitments [Great Treasury of Merit] 160
Ratnasambhava, Buddha [Great Treasury of Merit] 91, 93, 160, g
Ratnashri [Universal Compassion] 1
re-cognizer – conceptual [Understanding the Mind] 62, 63, 65
re-cognizer – definition [Understanding the Mind] 61
re-cognizer – induced by direct perceiver [Understanding the Mind] 63
re-cognizer – induced by inferential cognizer [Understanding the Mind] 63
re-cognizer – inferential cognizer [Understanding the Mind] 61, 64
re-cognizer – mental direct perceiver [Understanding the Mind] 47, 62
re-cognizer – non-conceptual [Understanding the Mind] 62
re-cognizer – sense direct perceiver [Understanding the Mind] 43, 62
re-cognizer – valid cognizer [Understanding the Mind] 62
re-cognizer [Understanding the Mind] 42, 43, 61-4, 70, 89
Realists [Meaningful to behold] 293-8
realization [Ocean of Nectar] g
realization [Understanding the Mind] 13, 113, 125, 150, 161
realization of emptiness (see also direct realization of emptiness; emptiness; ultimate bodhichitta) [Mahamudra Tantra] 57, 147, 149
realization of emptiness (see also ultimate bodhichitta) [8 steps:] 94, 195, 196
realization of emptiness (see also ultimate bodhichitta) [Transform Your Life]75, 244-6, 258, 273-5
realization of emptiness (see also wisdom realizing emptiness) [Ocean of Nectar] 170, 211, 320
realization of emptiness – conceptual [8 steps:] 195, 197
realization of emptiness – conceptual [Ocean of Nectar] 35
realization of emptiness – conceptual [Transform Your Life]263, 264
realization of emptiness – conceptual/inferential [Heart of Wisdom] 29-31, 58, 103-5
realization of emptiness – direct [Heart of Wisdom] 29, 77, 82, 104-5, 120, 145
realization of emptiness – direct [Understanding the Mind] 13, 151, 181, 183, 186, 193, 200
realization of emptiness – eagle analogy [8 steps:] 208
realization of emptiness – eradicating self-grasping [Transform Your Life]44, 157, 318, 331
realization of emptiness – levels [Ocean of Nectar] 16, 50
realization of emptiness – non-conceptual [Ocean of Nectar] 36, 43, 49, 70, 165
realization of emptiness – of mind [8 steps:] 189
realization of emptiness – purpose of [8 steps:] 215-20
realization of emptiness [Heart of Wisdom] 30, 54, 57, 139, 201
realization of emptiness [Understanding the Mind] 93, 152, 180
realizations (see also completion stage, realizations; reiteration stage, realizations) [Essence of Vajrayana] xii, 17, 143-4
realizations (see also realization of emptiness) [8 steps:] 8, 20, 67, 76-7, 107, g
realizations (see also realization of emptiness) [Mahamudra Tantra] 12, 78, 84, 231, g
realizations (see also wisdom realizing emptiness) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 14, 46-7, g
realizations (see Dharma, realizations) [Introduction to Buddhism]
realizations – cause of [8 steps:] 25-6, 46, 152, 225, 226
realizations – cause of [Transform Your Life]79, 85, 100, 128, 136, 220
realizations – of stages of the path [Heart Jewel] 41-3
realizations – of Sutra and Tantra [Heart Jewel] 14
realizations – root of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 94
realizations – supreme powa [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 21-3
realizations [Heart Jewel] 14, 26, 33
realizations [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 2, 5, 70, 123, 134, 153
realizations [Transform Your Life]vii-viii, 11, 127, 136, 163, 169, g
realized being [8 steps:] 77
realized being [Transform Your Life]137-8
realizes lack of inherent existence [Ocean of Nectar] 51-3, 56
reason – conclusive [Understanding the Mind] 53-6, 59, 64
reason – false [Understanding the Mind] 86-7
reason [Heart of Wisdom] 27, 29, 38, 91, 103
reason [Understanding the Mind] 65-6, 98, 99
reason for composition [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 5
rebirth (see also animal rebirth; future lives; human rebirth; past lives) [Mahamudra Tantra] 6-8, 9-12
rebirth (see also birth) [Joyful path of good fortune] 269, 284-5, 300, 464-5, 471
rebirth (see also future lives; higher rebirth; lower rebirth; past lives) [Transform Your Life]23-9, 52-5, 87
rebirth (see also future lives; human rebirth; past lives) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 11, 99-106
rebirth (see also future lives; precious human rebirth) [Universal Compassion] 17, 21, 60-1, 80, 96
rebirth (see also higher rebirth; human rebirth; lower rebirth; past and future lives) [8 steps:] 8-10
rebirth (see also higher rebirth; human rebirth; lower rebirth; samsaric rebirth) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 6-7, 68-70
rebirth (see also higher rebirth; lower rebirth) [Ocean of Nectar] 56, 79, 80, 428
rebirth (see also higher rebirth; lower rebirth; reincarnation) [Introduction to Buddhism] 24, 31, 44, 70
rebirth (see also lower rebirth) [Understanding the Mind] 15, 109, 160, 194, 209, 217
rebirth – beginningless [Transform Your Life]61-2, 227
rebirth – cause of [Ocean of Nectar] 25, 110
rebirth – causes and conditions of [Joyful path of good fortune] 346
rebirth – causes of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 5, 69
rebirth – conditions of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 69
rebirth – contaminated [Transform Your Life]53, 58, 61, 79
rebirth – controlled [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 11-2
rebirth – controlled [Ocean of Nectar] 107, 394
rebirth – conviction in [Joyful path of good fortune] 122, 172, 326
rebirth – countless [Joyful path of good fortune] 401-2
rebirth – countless [Mahamudra Tantra] 27
rebirth – higher [Meaningful to behold] 83
rebirth – how we take [Joyful path of good fortune] 346-7
rebirth – its cause [Clear Light of Bliss] 206
rebirth – nature of [Joyful path of good fortune] 347
rebirth – process [Joyful path of good fortune] 172-3
rebirth – purifying [Mahamudra Tantra] 25
rebirth – samsaric [Introduction to Buddhism] 52
rebirth – uncontaminated [Heart of Wisdom] 140
rebirth – uncontrolled [8 steps:] 9, 88
rebirth – uncontrolled [Ocean of Nectar] 26, 28, 44, 129
rebirth – uncontrolled [Transform Your Life]38, 71, 151
rebirth [Clear Light of Bliss] 94-5, 100, 127, 131, 132-3
rebirth [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 149
rebirth [Heart of Wisdom] 132, 135, 136, 138
rebirth [Meaningful to behold] 12, 13, 18, 28, 64, 181, 354
rebirth [Tantric grounds and paths] 148
rebirth(s) – in higher realms [Great Treasury of Merit] 28, 49
rebirth(s) – in lower realms (see lower realms) [Great Treasury of Merit]
rebirth(s) – in Pure Land(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 28, 69, 116, 138, 261-9
rebirth(s) – in samsara [Great Treasury of Merit] 209-11, 222, 231, 248, 258
rebirth(s) – uncontrolled [Great Treasury of Merit] 16, 48
rebirth(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 2, 205
rebirth, ordinary (see also bringing rebirth into the path) [Essence of Vajrayana] 79, 80, 88
Rechungpa [Great Treasury of Merit] 95
Rechungpa [Joyful path of good fortune] 484
Rechungpa [Universal Compassion] 3
recitation – mantra [Great Treasury of Merit] 198-200
recitation – mental [Great Treasury of Merit] 199-200
recitation – vajra [Great Treasury of Merit] 134, 150, 199-200
recitation – verbal [Great Treasury of Merit] 199-200
recklessness [Universal Compassion] 89
recognitions, the six [Joyful path of good fortune] 32-3
red increase (see subtle mind(s)) [Mahamudra Tantra]
reflection [Understanding the Mind] 85
reflection of face [Ocean of Nectar] 202, 204, 214, 347
reflection-like phenomena [Great Treasury of Merit] 256-7
refuge – benefits [Joyful path of good fortune] 214-7
refuge – causal [Guide to Dakini land] 46
refuge – causes [Joyful path of good fortune] 57-8, 173, 195
refuge – causes of [Great Treasury of Merit] 47-9, 205
refuge – collecting prayers [Great Treasury of Merit] 55-6, 228
refuge – commitments [Introduction to Buddhism] 48, 80
refuge – commitments [Joyful path of good fortune] 217-24
refuge – in Buddha [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 22, 101
refuge – Mahayana [Essence of Vajrayana] 22
refuge – Mahayana [Guide to Dakini land] 53, 90
refuge – measure of going for refuge perfectly [Joyful path of good fortune] 213
refuge – object of [Heart of Wisdom] 106, 197-8
refuge – objects of [Great Treasury of Merit] 7, 50-5, 98-106, 205
refuge – objects of [Joyful path of good fortune] 52-9, 195-208
refuge – of great being [Joyful path of good fortune] 191-2, 195, 216, 226
refuge – of middle being [Joyful path of good fortune] 194-5, 216, 226
refuge – of small being [Joyful path of good fortune] 191-3, 216, 228
refuge – prayer [Essence of Vajrayana] [Essence of Vajrayana] 24
refuge – prayer [Introduction to Buddhism] 47
refuge – resultant [Guide to Dakini land] 46-7
refuge – self-generation [Guide to Dakini land] 47
refuge – Tantric preliminary [Guide to Dakini land] 41, 53, 174
refuge – three rounds of meditation [Joyful path of good fortune] 224-6
refuge – ultimate [Essence of Vajrayana] 21, 31, 169
refuge – uncommon [Essence of Vajrayana] 169
refuge – visualization [Essence of Vajrayana] 23, 32
refuge – visualization [Guide to Dakini land] 48-50
refuge – way of going for [Joyful path of good fortune] 208-13
refuge [8 steps:] 34-5, 45
refuge [Bodhisattva Vow] 9, 11, 51, 57-9, 67, 74
refuge [Clear Light of Bliss] 11, g
refuge [Essence of Vajrayana] 21-4, 29, 32
refuge [Great Treasury of Merit] 2, 47-56, 205, 207-8
refuge [Guide to Dakini land] 41, 43-53, 89, 180
refuge [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 11, 19, 21-3, g
refuge [Heart of Wisdom] 135, g
refuge [How to Solve Our Human Problems] g
refuge [Introduction to Buddhism] 44-8
refuge [Joyful path of good fortune] 52-9, 76, 189-226, 228, 256
refuge [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 2, 13-4, 19, 150
refuge [Mahamudra Tantra] 77, 78-9
refuge [Meaningful to behold] 9, 10, 41, 54-60, 71, 163
refuge [Tantric grounds and paths] 57, 241
refuge [Transform Your Life]80, 99, g
refuge [Understanding the Mind] 145, 161, 228, g
refuge [Universal Compassion] 28, 67, 68, 102
refuge, going for [Heart Jewel] 19
refutation of Chittamatrins [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 150-4
refutation of general principle [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 175-7
refutation of Ishvara [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 172-4
refutation of materialists [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 161-2
Refutation of Objections [Clear Light of Bliss] 191
refutation of permanent feelings [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 175-6
refutation of permanent partless particles [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 174
refutation of permanent self [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 159-63
refutation of production from no cause [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 172
refutation of proponents of things [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 148-50
refutation of Samkhyas [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 159-61, 172-7
refutation of self-cognizers [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 151-2
refutation of the Chittamatra system (see also Chittamatra) [Ocean of Nectar] 227-74
refutation of the Chittamatra system – blind person example [Ocean of Nectar] 244-6
refutation of the Chittamatra system – consequence of excess [Ocean of Nectar] 240
refutation of the Chittamatra system – dream example [Ocean of Nectar] 231-4, 243-6
refutation of the Chittamatra system – floating hairs example [Ocean of Nectar] 234-6
refutation of the Chittamatra system – ground covered with skeletons [Ocean of Nectar] 250-2, 271
refutation of the Chittamatra system – refuting consciousness generated from its potential [Ocean of Nectar] 236-241
refutation of the Chittamatra system – refuting consciousness-basis-of-all [Ocean of Nectar] 219, 248-9
refutation of the Chittamatra system – refuting no external objects [Ocean of Nectar] 230-4, 241-6
refutation of the Chittamatra system – refuting other-powered phenomena as inherently existent [Ocean of Nectar] 253-62
refutation of the Chittamatra system – refuting self-cognizers [Ocean of Nectar] 254-8
refutation of truly existent feelings [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 166-9
regional guardian [Essence of Vajrayana] 89, 92
regret – power [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] of 19-21
regret – power of [Meaningful to behold] 60-70
regret [Bodhisattva Vow] 33, 35, 55, 61-7
regret [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 39
regret [Joyful path of good fortune] 76, 133
regret [Mahamudra Tantra] 89, g
regret [Meaningful to behold] 60-70, 72, 191
regret [Understanding the Mind] 236-7
reincarnation (see also rebirth) [Introduction to Buddhism] 5
reincarnation (see also rebirth) [Transform Your Life]23-9
reincarnation (see rebirth) [How to Solve Our Human Problems]
reincarnation – of Amaravajra [Introduction to Buddhism] 20-2
rejection, power of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 107
rejection, power of [Meaningful to behold] 218-9
rejoicing [8 steps:] 38, 40, 52
rejoicing [Bodhisattva Vow] 17, 25, 74
rejoicing [Clear Light of Bliss] 90
rejoicing [Essence of Vajrayana] 63, 75
rejoicing [Great Treasury of Merit] 115, 157, 165-8
rejoicing [Guide to Dakini land] 89, 90
rejoicing [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 27, 59, 82-3
rejoicing [Heart Jewel] 27-8
rejoicing [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 74-7
rejoicing [Joyful path of good fortune] 77-9, 253, 273
rejoicing [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 18
rejoicing [Mahamudra Tantra] 89-90
rejoicing [Meaningful to behold] 79, 80-5, 97, 189, 190
rejoicing [Ocean of Nectar] 71
rejoicing [Transform Your Life]84, 110, 351-4
relationship [Understanding the Mind] 54, 57
relationships (see also dependent relationship) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 25-6, 36-7, 72-3, 124
relationships – improving [Transform Your Life]84, 110, 322
relationships [Transform Your Life]119-20, 189, 194, 313-4, 349-50
relationships of serial and reverse order [Clear Light of Bliss] 238-40
relaxation, power of [Joyful path of good fortune] 475
released path – mundane [Ocean of Nectar] 104, 105, 108, 109
released path – of Buddhahood [Ocean of Nectar] 414
released path – of eighth ground [Ocean of Nectar] 391
released path – of fifth ground [Ocean of Nectar] 127
released path – of first ground [Ocean of Nectar] 36-38
released path – of fourth ground [Ocean of Nectar] 117
released path – of ninth ground [Ocean of Nectar] 395
released path – of second ground [Ocean of Nectar] 73
released path – of seventh ground [Ocean of Nectar] 387
released path – of sixth ground [Ocean of Nectar] 140
released path – of tenth ground [Ocean of Nectar] 398
released path – of the path of meditation [Heart of Wisdom] 122
released path – of the path of seeing [Heart of Wisdom] 106, 143
released path – of third ground [Ocean of Nectar] 89
released path [Joyful path of good fortune] 201, 539, 540, 541
reliance upon a Spiritual Guide – benefits of [Joyful path of good fortune] 97-103
reliance upon a Spiritual Guide – dangers of breaking commitments [Joyful path of good fortune] 103-4
reliance upon a Spiritual Guide – faith and respect [Joyful path of good fortune] 104-15
reliance upon a Spiritual Guide – service and devotion [Joyful path of good fortune] 115-6
reliance upon a Spiritual Guide [Joyful path of good fortune] 24, 95-119, 532, 553
reliance, power of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 21-2, 63
reliance, power of [Meaningful to behold] 70-2
Relieving the Sorrow [Joyful path of good fortune] 284
religion [8 steps:] 52, 202
religion [Joyful path of good fortune] 126, 222
religion [Mahamudra Tantra] 154
religion [Transform Your Life]111, 268
religious views [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 4
reliquary [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 155
Rendapa [Clear Light of Bliss] 192
Rendapa [Great Treasury of Merit] 26
Rendapa, Je [Heart Jewel] 47
renunciation (see also liberation, seeking) [Transform Your Life]75, 86-7, 195
renunciation – cause of [Joyful path of good fortune] 277, 302, 309, 370, 465
renunciation – developing [Transform Your Life]157, 159-60, 192, 330
renunciation – false [Great Treasury of Merit] 211
renunciation – object abandoned by [Joyful path of good fortune] 269
renunciation – obstacle to [Transform Your Life]325, 356
renunciation – spontaneous realization of [Great Treasury of Merit] 209
renunciation – types of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 100
renunciation [8 steps:] 94, 97, 126, 128, 178, g
renunciation [Bodhisattva Vow] 6, 51, 71, 94, 102, g
renunciation [Clear Light of Bliss] 175, g
renunciation [Essence of Vajrayana] 16, 57, 92, 183, g
renunciation [Great Treasury of Merit] 2-3, 48, 79, 208-13, 228, 232, 237
renunciation [Guide to Dakini land] 50-1, 124, 166
renunciation [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 71, g
renunciation [Heart Jewel] 48, g
renunciation [Heart of Wisdom] 139, 164, 175
renunciation [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 11-2, 13, 41-2, 46, 80
renunciation [Introduction to Buddhism] 33, 47, 52, 55-62, 74, 89
renunciation [Joyful path of good fortune] 90, 143, 225, 256, 268-9, 368, 369
renunciation [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 99-100, 123, 139
renunciation [Meaningful to behold] 37, 83, 122, 173-4, 175, 192, 209, 356, 368
renunciation [Ocean of Nectar] 14, 26, 31, 59, 110
renunciation [Understanding the Mind] 142, 162, 170, 191,217
renunciation [Universal Compassion] 43, 61, 62, g
repulsiveness [Joyful path of good fortune] 376, 501
reputation – losing [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 50, 116
reputation [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 84-5, 179
reputation [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 4, 44, 68, 69-70, 77, 79-80
reputation [Transform Your Life]81, 136, 346, 347, 354-5
reputation [Universal Compassion] 100, 101
requesting – the Spiritual Guide not to pass away [Great Treasury of Merit] 115, 169-71
requesting – the three great purposes [Great Treasury of Merit] 172-3
requesting – the turning of the Wheel of Dharma [Great Treasury of Merit] 115, 169
requesting the Spiritual Guides to remain [Mahamudra Tantra] 83-4
requesting the turning of the Wheel of Dharma [Mahamudra Tantra] 90-1
requests [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 20-3, 34-5, 77-8, 154
requests for blessings of the Spiritual Guide – by remembering his good qualities and kindness [Great Treasury of Merit] 178-85
requests for blessings of the Spiritual Guide – as a preliminary practice [Great Treasury of Merit] 177
requests for blessings of the Spiritual Guide – by expressing his good qualities [Great Treasury of Merit] 185-92
requests for blessings of the Spiritual Guide – by reciting the name mantra [Great Treasury of Merit] 176-8
requests for blessings of the Spiritual Guide – single-pointed request [Great Treasury of Merit] 192-3
requests for blessings of the Spiritual Guide [Great Treasury of Merit] 175-93
requests, making [Heart Jewel] 31-3
resentment [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 28-9, 37
resentment [Transform Your Life]316
resentment [Understanding the Mind] 223
respect [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 52, 54, 56, 82
restraining the sense doors [Understanding the Mind] 45, 71, 90
restraining the sense doors [Universal Compassion] 44
resultant bodies (see also individual ones) [Essence of Vajrayana] 80, 92-3
resultant bodies [Clear Light of Bliss] 99, 214
resultant bodies, the three [Joyful path of good fortune] 546
resultant Mahayana grounds [Ocean of Nectar] 9, 32, 407-40
Resultant Union (see Union of No More Learning) [Great Treasury of Merit]
retaliation [Universal Compassion] 17, 93, 94, 113-4
Reting Monastery [Heart Jewel] 20
Reting Monastery [Ocean of Nectar] 439
retreat (see also close retreat) [Essence of Vajrayana] 170
retreat (see also close retreat) [Guide to Dakini land] 172-3
retreat (see also close retreat) [Heart Jewel] 53
retreat – in Je Tsongkhapa’s tradition [Great Treasury of Merit] 35
retreat [Great Treasury of Merit] 23, 26, 157, g
retreat [Joyful path of good fortune] 486-9
retreat [Understanding the Mind] 167
returners from death [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 66
reversal [Universal Compassion] 85
Rinchen Sangpo [Essence of Vajrayana] 9, 115
Rinchen Sangpo [Guide to Dakini land] 19
Rinchen Sangpo [Heart of Wisdom] 6
Rinchen Sangpo [Joyful path of good fortune] 11
Rinchen Sangpo [Tantric grounds and paths] 61
Rinchen Zangpo [Meaningful to behold] 369
ripened effect [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 5, 44, 147, 149
Rishi Kapila [Meaningful to behold] 340, 345
Ritual for Offering to the Spiritual Guide, The (see Offering to the Spiritual Guide, The Ritual for) [Great Treasury of Merit]
ritual objects (see also bell; damaru; mala; vajra) [Guide to Dakini land] 68-9, 178, 197
ritual objects [Tantric grounds and paths] 70
root delusions (see also individual ones) [Understanding the Mind] 189-221
root Guru (see also Guru) [Essence of Vajrayana] g
root Guru (see also Spiritual Guide) [Great Treasury of Merit] 79-80
root Guru (see also Spiritual Guide) [Meaningful to behold] g
root Guru – nature of [Great Treasury of Merit] 50, 58-9
root Guru – visualization [Great Treasury of Merit] 102
root Guru [Heart Jewel] g
root mind [Great Treasury of Merit] 108, 191
root mind [Guide to Dakini land] 48
root mind [Mahamudra Tantra] 107
Root Tantra of Heruka and Vajrayogini – Condensed [Mahamudra Tantra] 17, 177
Root Tantra of Heruka and Vajrayogini [Mahamudra Tantra] 175-86
Root Tantra of Manjushri [Heart Jewel] 3
Root Text of the Mahamudra, The Main Path of the Conquerors [Guide to Dakini land] 72
Root Text of the Mahamudra, the Main Path of the Conquerors [Heart Jewel] 89
root winds – chart [Mahamudra Tantra] 200
root winds – downward-voiding [Clear Light of Bliss] 26-8, 61-4, 101
root winds – downward-voiding [Essence of Vajrayana] 58, 92, 126, 127, 210
root winds – downward-voiding [Mahamudra Tantra] 37, 63-4, 202, 205
root winds – downward-voiding [Tantric grounds and paths] 112, 113, 152, 163-4
root winds – equally-abiding [Clear Light of Bliss] 26-8
root winds – equally-abiding [Mahamudra Tantra] 37, 202, 205
root winds – equally-abiding [Tantric grounds and paths] 152
root winds – levels [Mahamudra Tantra] 205
root winds – life-supporting [Clear Light of Bliss] 26-9
root winds – life-supporting [Essence of Vajrayana] 92, 200-1
root winds – life-supporting [Mahamudra Tantra] 37, 201-2
root winds – life-supporting [Tantric grounds and paths] 151, 153, 155, 159, 163-4
root winds – pervading [Clear Light of Bliss] 26-8, 98, 210, 236
root winds – pervading [Mahamudra Tantra] 37, 202-3, 205
root winds – pervading [Tantric grounds and paths] 152, 171
root winds – six characteristics [Mahamudra Tantra] 201
root winds – upward-moving [Clear Light of Bliss] 26-8
root winds – upward-moving [Mahamudra Tantra] 37, 202, 205
root winds – upward-moving [Tantric grounds and paths] 145, 152
root winds [Essence of Vajrayana] 190
root winds [Mahamudra Tantra] 37
root winds [Tantric grounds and paths] 151-3, 160
Rupavajra [Great Treasury of Merit] 72, 92, 93, 133, 137
Rupavajra Goddesses [Guide to Dakini land] 37, 71, 87
Rupini [Essence of Vajrayana] 41, 106, 164

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