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Pāramitā + (The six or ten types of practices which le … The six or ten types of practices which lead an individual to Buddhahood. The practice of perfections is particularly important in Mahāyāna Buddhism in which the entire path of the Bodhisattva to reach full enlightenment is included in the six or ten perfections. The six perfections are that of giving, of discipline, patience, zeal, meditation, and wisdom. The perfection of skill-in-means, aspirations, power, and pristine wisdom are added to them to make ten perfections.are added to them to make ten perfections.)
Gzhan stong + (The state of being devoid of that which is … The state of being devoid of that which is wholly different rather than being void of its own nature. The term is generally used to refer to the ultimate, or buddha-nature, being empty of other phenomena such as adventitious defiling emotions but not empty of its true nature.emotions but not empty of its true nature.)
Śūnyatā + (The state of being empty of an innate nature due to a lack of independently existing characteristics.)
Rang stong + (The state of being empty of self, which references the lack of inherent existence in relative phenomena.)
Great Madhyamaka + (The term ''Great Madhyamaka'' is utilized … The term ''Great Madhyamaka'' is utilized in different contexts depending on the tradition. In the Jonang tradition, it generally refers to the Zhentong Madhyamaka philosophy as it was developed and systematized by Dölpopa. In this context, the Great Madhyamaka refers to the presentation of ultimate truth, while Madhyamaka describes the emptiness of the relative level of truth. In the Nyingma tradition, Great Madhyamaka refers to the subtle, inner Madhyamaka that unifies the philosophical positions of Nāgārjuna and Asaṅga. This is presented in opposition to the coarse, outer Madhyamaka that is the dialectic approach of Prāsaṅgika and Svātantrika. In the Kagyu tradition, the term is used in a similar vein in that Madhyamaka is used to refer to philosophical inquiry, while Great Madhyamaka is used to refer to the view arrived at through yogic accomplishment. However, in all of these traditions, Great Madhyamaka is heavily associated with buddha-nature (''tathāgatagarbha'') and the definitive status of these teachings. the definitive status of these teachings.)
Byams chos sde lnga + (This refers to a series of five texts that, according to the Tibetan tradition, Asaṅga received directly from Maitreya in the pure realm of Tuṣita.)
Tsen Tradition + (Tsen Khawoche's "meditative tradition" of exegesis of the ''Uttaratantra''; it is one of two major Tibetan traditions of exegesis, both stemming from students of Sajjana.)
Vinaya + (Vinaya refers to the corpus of Buddhist te … Vinaya refers to the corpus of Buddhist teachings on moral discipline and precepts and is one of the three canonical sets of teachings alongside Sūtra and Abhidharma. It also refers to the monastic tradition which has been passed down since the Buddha's time until our time.wn since the Buddha's time until our time.)
Atiyoga + (A system of esoteric thought and practice … A system of esoteric thought and practice associated with the Nyingma tradition and equivalent to Great Perfection, it is considered as the pinnacle of the nine vehicles or paths one can follow to reach Buddhahood. The system focusses on the pure, luminous and empty nature of the mind as the ground reality which must be realised through the path of trekchö and thögal practice.h the path of trekchö and thögal practice.)
Anuyoga +
Mahāyoga + (This is first one of the inner tantric sch … This is first one of the inner tantric schools according to the Nyingma tradition. Mahāyoga includes two sub-sections of the tantras which includes eighteen tantras and the sādhanās that includes the eight sādhanā practices. Mahāyoga focuses on the Development Stage and espouses the view of equality and purity in which equality refers to equal nature of phenomena in being empty and purity refers to all appearances being inherently enlightened energies. The Mahāyoga path leads to four stages of vidyadharas. path leads to four stages of vidyadharas.)

Anuyoga + (The second set of the three inner tantras … The second set of the three inner tantras and the eighth of the nine vehicles according to the Nyingma tradition. Anuyoga includes many yogini tantras and focuses on the Completion Stage practices of sacred channels, energies and essential fluids and espouses the actualisation of empty bliss.espouses the actualisation of empty bliss.)

Dpyad sgom + (''Analytical meditation'' is a technique involving critical analysis that focuses the mind on a specific contemplation, such as impermanence.)
Dhātu + (A fundamental component or essential constituent.)
Kun gzhi + (Although it is commonly used as an abbrevi … Although it is commonly used as an abbreviation of ''ālayavijñāna'' (''kun gzhi'i rnam shes''), in later Tibetan traditions, particularly that of the Kagyu and the Nyingma, it came to denote an ultimate or pure basis of mind, as opposed to the ordinary, deluded consciousness represented by the ālayavijñāna. Alternatively, in the Jonang tradition, this pure version is referred to as ''ālaya-wisdom'' (''kun gzhi'i ye shes'').''ālaya-wisdom'' (''kun gzhi'i ye shes'').)
Bodhigarbha + (An alternative term for tathāgatagarbha fo … An alternative term for tathāgatagarbha found in early Nyingma sources. Though it is back-translated as ''bodhigarbha'', this term does not seem to be found in Sanskrit sources. However, in other contexts, the Tibetan ''byang chub snying po'' is often used to translate the Sanskrit term ''bodhimaṇḍa'', which is often translated as the "seat of enlightenment."translated as the "seat of enlightenment.")
Kālacakra + (Can refer to either the ''Kālacakra Tantra'' and its derivative texts or to the systematic tantric tradition based on these texts, as well as the deity Kālacakra upon which the associated practices are centered.)
Triyāna + (Commonly seen in a Mahāyāna context, the t … Commonly seen in a Mahāyāna context, the three vehicles are the Śrāvakayāna, Pratyekabuddhayāna, and Bodhisattvayāna, which reference the three different types of Buddhist practitioners. However, these three vehicles can also reference the three types of Buddhist teachings of the Hīnayāna, Mahāyāna (or Pāramitāyāna), and the Vajrayāna.yāna (or Pāramitāyāna), and the Vajrayāna.)
Dzogchen + (Dzogchen is an advanced system of meditation techniques to reveal the innate state of perfection primarily, but not exclusively, espoused by the Nyingma Buddhist tradition and the Tibetan Bön tradition.)
Prabhāsvaratā + (In a general sense, that which clears away … In a general sense, that which clears away darkness, though it often appears in Buddhist literature in reference to the mind or its nature. It is a particularly salient feature of Tantric literature, especially in regard to the advanced meditation techniques of the completion-stage yogas. techniques of the completion-stage yogas.)
Guṇapāramitā + (In the ''Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra'' it is explained that the dharmakāya of a buddha possesses the four perfect qualities of purity, bliss, permanence, and self.)
Prātimokṣasaṃvara + (In the Mūlasarvāstivāda vinaya that was pr … In the Mūlasarvāstivāda vinaya that was preserved in Tibet, this refers to a set of seven types of vows of individual liberation that constitute formal ordination according to the precepts of the vinaya, or disciplinary code, of the fundamental vehicle. This set of seven is divided by gender and includes the vows for fully ordained monastics, novice monastics, and lay people, as well as specifc vows for novice nuns actively training for full ordination. Sometimes included as an eighth type of vow are the single day lay vows associated with the practice of ''sojong'', "mending and purification" (''gso sbyong''), which is observed twice a month.byong''), which is observed twice a month.)
Sugatagarbha + (Literally, the "essence" or "heart of the … Literally, the "essence" or "heart of the Bliss Gone One(s)," a synonym for tathāgatagarbha that is likewise often rendered into English by the term ''buddha-nature''. Though it is often back translated into Sanskrit as ''sugatagarbha'', this term is not found in Sanskrit sources.his term is not found in Sanskrit sources.)
Mahāmudrā + (Mahāmudrā refers to an advanced meditation … Mahāmudrā refers to an advanced meditation tradition in Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna forms of Into-Tibetan Buddhism that is focused on the realization of the empty and luminous nature of the mind. It also refers to the resultant state of buddhahood attained through such meditation practice. In Tibet, this tradition is particularly associated with the Kagyu school, although all other schools also profess this tradition. The term also appears as part of the four seals, alongside ''dharmamūdra'', ''samayamudrā'', and ''karmamudrā''.ra'', ''samayamudrā'', and ''karmamudrā''.)
Ngok Tradition + (Ngok Lotsāwa Loden Sherab's "analytic tradition" of exegesis of the ''Uttaratantra''; one of two major Tibetan traditions of exegesis, both stemming from students of Sajjana.)
Ka dag + (Primordial purity is a term found in the D … Primordial purity is a term found in the Dzogchen tradition and refers to the empty nature of phenomena which is experienced through the practice of cutting-through meditation (''khregs chod''). It is often juxtaposed with spontaneous presence (''lhun grub'').with spontaneous presence (''lhun grub'').)
Sangpu Neutok + (Sangpu Neutok is an important monastery in … Sangpu Neutok is an important monastery in central Tibet, just south of Lhasa, that was founded in 1072 by Ngok Lekpai Sherab, a disciple of Atiśa, and developed by his nephew, Ngok Lotsāwa Loden Sherab. Originally a Kadam monastery with two colleges, it evolved into a monastery that includes both Sakya and Geluk traditions. At its peak in the 11th to 14th centuries, it was one of the most highly esteemed centers for monastic education and the study of Buddhist philosophy in all of the Tibetan plateau. Many influential philosophers of the time studied there.al philosophers of the time studied there.)
Sādhana + (Sādhana refers to a method of practice thr … Sādhana refers to a method of practice through which one can actualise a specific spiritual result, and by extension to the texts and manuals which present such methods. A sādhana in the Vajrayāna Buddhist context generally involves the worship and visualisation of a tantric deity, chanting of mantras, and associated practices. The practice often begins with verses of taking refuge and cultivating altruistic thought, then carrying out meditation on emptiness and the mandala of deity, seven-part worship, chanting of mantras, and finally the dissolution of the deity which was visualised.olution of the deity which was visualised.)
Uttaratantra + (The ''Ultimate Continuum'', or ''Gyü Lama'', is often used as a short title in the Tibetan tradition for the key source text of buddha-nature teachings called the ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' of Maitreya/Asaṅga, also known as the ''Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra''.)
Geluk + (The Geluk tradition traces its origin to Tsongkhapa, who propagated a modified version of the Kadampa lojong and lamrim teachings. It is the dominant tradition of Tibet, having established its control of the government under the figure of the Dalai Lama.)
Jonang + (The Jonang tradition was established by Dölpopa Sherab Gyaltsen, a thirteenth-century Sakya monk famous for his Zhentong teachings. The Jonang teachings and monasteries were suppressed in Tibet in the seventeenth century but survived in Amdo.)
Kadam + (The Kadam tradition, which traces its origin to the teachings of Atiśa, was the first of the so-called New Schools of Tibetan Buddhism, traditions which arose during or after the Second Propagation of Buddhism (''phyi dar'') in the tenth century.)
Nyingma + (The Nyingma, which is often described as the oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, traces its origin to Padmasambhava, who is said to have visited Tibet in the eighth century.)
Sakya + (The Sakya tradition developed in the eleventh century in the Khön family of Tsang, which maintained an imperial-era lineage of Vajrakīla and which adopted a new teaching from India known as Lamdre.)
DNZ + (The Treasury of Precious Instructions Cata … The Treasury of Precious Instructions Cataloging Project: Tsadra Foundation's Treasury of Precious Instructions cataloging project includes the full text of all eighteen volumes of the Shechen Publications edition of Jamgon Kongtrul's gdams ngag rin po che'i mdzod. http://dnz.tsadra.org/rin po che'i mdzod. http://dnz.tsadra.org/)
Vajrayāna + (The esoteric Buddhist tradition which deve … The esoteric Buddhist tradition which developed as a syncretic system involving deity worship, use of mantras, physical energy, and mystical practices. It is also known as the mantra tradition and the tantric school as a result of being based on texts known as tantras. of being based on texts known as tantras.)
Prabhāsvaracitta + (The luminous aspect of mind that is often … The luminous aspect of mind that is often contrasted with its empty aspect. It is often used figuratively to reference the cognizant, or knowing, aspect of mind and sometimes more literally as the natural luminosity of mind and luminous wisdom that is experienced in meditation. wisdom that is experienced in meditation.)