རྒྱལ་པོ་མདོ་བཅུ། | Glossary of Terms

In addition to the Five Royal Sūtras: (6) Aparimitāyur­jñāna (tshe dang ye shes dpag tu med pa’i mdo, Toh 674); for extending longevity (tshe bsring). (7) gos sngon can gyi gzungs, perhaps Bhagavān­nīlāmbara­dhara­vajrapāṇi­tantra (Toh 498) but possibly another of the several texts on this form of Vajrapāṇi; for protection (srung ba). (8) Uṣṇīṣa­sitāta­patrā (gtsug tor gdugs dkar, Toh 590, 591, and 592); for averting (zlog pa). (9) Vasu­dhāra (nor rgyun ma, Toh 663 and 664); for increasing resources (longs spyod spel ba). (10) Ekākṣarīmātā­prajñā­pāramitā (sher phyin yi ge gcig ma, Toh 23); for the essence (snying po).

This set of sūtras is so called either because they represent distillations of the most profound scriptures, or because according to traditional histories they were recommended to King Trisong Detsen for his daily practice by Guru Padmasambhava. These are: (1) Bhadra­caryā­praṇidhāna (bzang spyod smon lam, (Toh 44-45a) in chapter 45 of the Avataṃsaka); for aspiration (smon lam), and described as vast (rgya chen). (2) Vajra­vidāraṇā­dhāraṇī (rdo rje rnam ’joms, Toh 750); for ablution (khrus). (3) Prajñā­pāramitā­hṛdaya (shes rab snying po, Toh 21 and 531); for the view (lta ba), and described as profound (zab mo). (4) Atyaya­jñāna (’da’ ka ye shes, Toh 122); for cultivation (sgom pa) and described as of definitive meaning (nges don). (5) bya ba ltung bshags (part of Vinaya­viniścayopāli­paripṛcchā, Toh 68); for purification of karmic obscurations (las sgrib dag pa). (6) Aparimitāyur­jñāna (tshe dang ye shes dpag tu med pa’i mdo, Toh 674); for extending longevity (tshe bsring). (7) gos sngon can gyi gzungs, perhaps Bhagavān­nīlāmbara­dhara­vajrapāṇi­tantra (Toh 498) but possibly another of the several texts on this form of Vajrapāṇi; for protection (srung ba). (8) Uṣṇīṣa­sitāta­patrā (gtsug tor gdugs dkar, Toh 590, 591, and 592); for averting (zlog pa). (9) Vasu­dhāra (nor rgyun ma, Toh 663 and 664); for increasing resources (longs spyod spel ba). (10) Ekākṣarīmātā­prajñā­pāramitā (sher phyin yi ge gcig ma, Toh 23); for the essence (snying po).

This set of sūtras is so called either because they represent distillations of the most profound scriptures, or because according to traditional histories they were recommended to King Trisong Detsen for his daily practice by Guru Padmasambhava. These are: (1) Bhadra­caryā­praṇidhāna (bzang spyod smon lam, (Toh 44-45a) in chapter 45 of the Avataṃsaka); for aspiration (smon lam), and described as vast (rgya chen). (2) Vajra­vidāraṇā­dhāraṇī (rdo rje rnam ’joms, Toh 750); for ablution (khrus). (3) Prajñā­pāramitā­hṛdaya (shes rab snying po, Toh 21 and 531); for the view (lta ba), and described as profound (zab mo). (4) Atyaya­jñāna (’da’ ka ye shes, Toh 122); for cultivation (sgom pa) and described as of definitive meaning (nges don). (5) bya ba ltung bshags (part of Vinaya­viniścayopāli­paripṛcchā, Toh 68); for purification of karmic obscurations (las sgrib dag pa). (6) Aparimitāyur­jñāna (tshe dang ye shes dpag tu med pa’i mdo, Toh 674); for extending longevity (tshe bsring). (7) gos sngon can gyi gzungs, perhaps Bhagavān­nīlāmbara­dhara­vajrapāṇi­tantra (Toh 498) but possibly another of the several texts on this form of Vajrapāṇi; for protection (srung ba). (8) Uṣṇīṣa­sitāta­patrā (gtsug tor gdugs dkar, Toh 590, 591, and 592); for averting (zlog pa). (9) Vasu­dhāra (nor rgyun ma, Toh 663 and 664); for increasing resources (longs spyod spel ba). (10) Ekākṣarīmātā­prajñā­pāramitā (sher phyin yi ge gcig ma, Toh 23); for the essence (snying po).

See UT22084-095-005-5 and UT22084-095-005-6.