Selected Glossary
English equivalents of technical Dzogchen Tibetan terms:
alpha-purity ka dag
basic pure presence gzhi rig
buddha sangs rgyas (pa)
buddha-potential yon tan
calm-abiding meditation zhi gnas (Skt. shamata)
carefree, free of
convention
bya bral
certain, predictable,
unequivocal
nges pa
creativity rtsal
display rol pa
emotional affliction nyon mongs
envisionment rang snang
Great Perfection Dzogchen
insight meditation lhag mthong (Skt. vipasyana)
intrinsic awareness rang byung ye shes
intrinsic creativity,
self-expression
rang rtsal
intrinsic creativity of
pure presence
rig rtsal
intrinsic presence rang rig
luminous mind byang chub sems (Skt. bodhichitta)
matrix klong
ornamentation rgyan
primal awareness ye shes
pure being and
primal awareness
sku dang ye shes
pure presence rig pa
space (existential) ngang
spontaneity lhun grub
trikaya, the three
dimensions of being
sku gsum
truly existing,
substantial existence
grub