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