CREDITS
Translation of The Root Text of the Seven Points of Training the Mind by the Nalanda Translation Committee under the direction of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche; revised translation © 1993 by Diana J. Mukpo and the Nalanda Translation Committee. Used with special permission from the Nalanda Translation Committee, 1619 Edward Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3H9.
Translation of Forty-six Ways in Which a Bodhisattva Fails © 1993 by the Nalanda Translation Committee.
Translation of The Sutra of the Heart of Transcendent Knowledge (The Heart Sutra) by the Nalanda Translation Committee under the direction of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, © 1980 by Chögyam Trungpa and the Nalanda Translation Committee.
Frontispiece photo © Ray Ellis. Used with permission.
Photo 1 © Ray Ellis. Used with permission.
Photo 2 Guanyin of the Southern Sea (Nanhai Guanyin), 11th to 12th century Liao Dynasty (907–1125). Wood with multiple layers of paint. Height: 95 inches (241.3 cm). Purchase: Nelson Trust. Photograph by Jamison Miller. Used with permission of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
Photo 3 © Andrea Roth. Used with permission.
Calligraphy “Ocean turbulent with innumerable waves of emptiness” and “Always meditate on that which is most difficult . . . ” by Chögyam Trungpa © 1994 by Diana J. Mukpo. From The Art of Calligraphy, Shambhala Publications, Boston, 1974. Used with permission.
INDEX
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abhidharma
absolute bodhichitta. See ultimate bodhichitta
absolute truth. See ultimate truth
absorptions, meditative (jhanas)
accumulation, path of
aggression
compassion and
as confusion
cutting root of
ego and
mindfulness as antidote
as obstacle to bodhichitta
of others, overcoming
patience paramita and
renunciation and
resentment and
slogans for
threefold purity of
toward practice
types of
alaya
natural virtue of
resting in
ultimate bodhichitta and
alayavijnana
Amitabha
anger
See also aggression
antidote, self-liberating
appreciation
bodhichitta and
importance of
from prajna
in strong determination
of things as they are
arhats, reaction to prajnaparamita teachings
armor, suit of
arrogance
slogans for
Art of Calligraphy, The
Asanga
Ashoka
aspiration
paramita of
power of
Atisha Dipankara
attention, bare (Tib.: pagyö)
Avalokiteshvara
awareness
all-pervasive
bodhisattva’s limb of
emptiness and
lack of
love and
of others
training in
unborn
See also vipashyana
basic goodness
alaya and
discipline and
enlightened society and
exercising
patience and
terms for
basic sanity
being, as ultimate truth
benevolence, joining with depth
Bercholz, Samuel
bhumis (Skt.; spiritual levels)
chart of correspondences
first
second
third
fourth
fifth
sixth
seventh
eighth
ninth
tenth
eleventh
Black Crown Ceremony
blame, slogans associated with
blind grandmother
Bodh Gaya
Bodhicharyavatara (Shantideva)
bodhichitta
aggression as danger to
buddha nature and
definition
dialogues on
ego shedding through
importance of
in paramita practice
similes for
skillful means and
tenderness of
three components
threefold purity of
twofold
(See also relative bodhichitta; ultimate bodhichitta)
viewpoint of
bodhisattva fever
bodhisattva path
basic goodness and
bodhichitta on
commitment to
emptiness on
enlightenment on
entering
inspiration for
joy in
meditative approach to
nature of
stages of (See bhumis)
theory and practice, differences between
youthfulness of
See also mahayana
bodhisattva vow
aspiration and application
bodhichitta, role of in
discipline of
egolessness in
inspiration for
intention in
maintaining
motivation for
suitability for
bodhisattvas
activity of
(See also paramitas)
approach of
attitudes of
communication of
conduct of
definitions
fearlessness of
heroism of
limitations of
seven limbs of
six realms and
as spokespeople
three causes of
as warriors
boredom
Born in Tibet
brahmaviharas, four
bravery
breathing practice, riding the breath
See also tonglen
Buddha (Gautama, Shakyamuni)
on destruction of dharma
devotion to
on emptiness
enlightenment of
epithets for
hinayana/mahayana views of
sugatagarbha and
teaching of
buddha nature
alaya and
causes of
cheerfulness as
conditional and unconditional
emptiness and
as inner wound
mahayana view of
maitri and
path, role on
prajna and
self-existing
shamatha-vipashyana and
spiritual friend’s role in development of
split from
terms for
ultimate truth and
buddhahood
See also enlightenment
buddhas
three bodies of
views on
Buddhism
death, view of in
historical Buddha, role of in
logic of
as middle way
nontheism of
philosophical traditions of
self-respect in
in Tibet
vows in
worldliness, views on
Changchup Shunglam (Kongtrül)
chanting, purpose of
Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, Geshe
Chögyam Trungpa (Midal)
Christianity
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comfort, attachment to
coming as you are
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commitment
to dharma
joy, role of in
of mahayana
(See also bodhisattva vow)
unbiased
compassion (Skt.: karuna)
bodhichitta and
brahmavihara of
continuity of
cutting quality of
deliberate and nondeliberate
doubt and
egolessness and
embryonic
emptiness and
on first bhumi
great (Skt.: mahakaruna)
humor and
as limitless one
mahayana view of
non-ego as basis
passionlessness and
prajna and
renunciation and
of sambhogakaya
for sentient beings
terms for
in three yanas
two truths and
viewpoint of
concepts, freedom from
confession
confidence
confusion
aggression and
frivolity and
seeing as four kayas
wisdom and
consciousness
Buddhist understanding of
eight types of
Crazy Wisdom
cultural fixation
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
dana paramita. See generosity paramita
death, slogans for
decency, basic
deception, lack of
delight
Devadatta
devotion
dharma
ambitions and
appreciating
becoming one with
bodhisattva’s experience of
commitment to
delight in
devotion to
on eight bhumi
gift of
higher
insulting
key point
misinterpreting
mixing with mind
prajna and
requesting teachings
surrendering to
theorizing
three containers for hearing
Dharma Art
Dharma Ocean Series
dharmadhatu
dharmakaya
dharmapalas, offering to
dharmaraja
dharmas
egolessness of
gathering virtuous
prajna that transcends
regarding as dreams
dharmata
dharmic persons, qualities of
dhyana paramita. See meditation paramita
Diamond Sutra
diligence
discipline
on bodhisattva path
hinayana/mahayana views of
maintaining
See also three supreme disciplines
discipline paramita
contradictions to
definition
lojong slogans associated with
on second bhumi
self-control in
types of discipline on
discriminating awareness
affection and
as cause of buddha nature
four types of
in hearing dharma
skillful means and
discrimination
bodhisattva’s limb of
four stages of
döns, offering to
doubt
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duality
education, importance of
effort, bodhisattva limb of
ego
buddhadharma and
hinayana/mahayana views of
of individuals
logic of
maitri and
overcoming, importance of
reproaching
in spiritual practice
twenty mountains of
twofold
egolessness
attitude of
bodhichitta and
compassion and
of dharmas (See under dharmas)
experiencing
goal orientation and
groundlessness as protection
hinayana foundation of
one-and-a-half-fold
passionlessness and
prajna, as seen by
pretend
shamatha-vipashyana and
as source of joy
tonglen in
See also twofold egolessness
eight great treasures
eightfold path
emotions
See also kleshas
empowerments
emptiness (Skt.: shunyata)
bhumis, throughout
compassion and
as contemplative practice
definitions and terms
dialogues on
in everyday life
experience of
faith, role in
haunting quality of
of kündzop
mahakaruna and
as meditative experience
as nonreference point
obstacles to realization
of other
perception of
of phenomena
in postmeditation
as a practice
prajna and
prajna and vipashyana, roles of
of self
self-liberating
types of
uncountable töndam and
as way of life
empty heart
encouragement, three types of
enlightened genes
enlightened heart
See also bodhichitta
enlightened society
enlightenment
attainment and nonattainment of
for benefiting others
definition
intrinsic
longing for
obstacles, relationship to
as ordinary sanity
possibility of
prajna, role in
six realms and
sudden
tasting
See also bhumis, eleventh; no more learning, path of
equanimity
brahmavihara of
as limitless one
equilibrium, bodhisattva limb of
eternalism
ethics
everyday life
awareness in
dharma, role of in
discipline paramita in
exertion paramita in
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