The __ gTer-ma cycle

resembling the __ of a tree

Eastern

fruit

Southern

trunk

Western

flowers

Northern

branches

Central

roots

category

Volumes

1

Ati-yoga ('Beyond Yoga')

K-Ch>a

A

Man Nag sDe ('Secret Instructions Category')

K-Ch

a

Most Secret Sublime T.

K-N

i

Yan-ti

K-Kh

ii

sPyi-ti

Kh-G

iii

A-ti

G-N

b

Secret T.

N

c

Outer & Inner T.

N-Ch

B

Great Expanse

Ch

C

Sems sDe ('Mind Category')

Ch-Ch>

a

Kun-ched Gyal-po

Ch-Ch>

b

18 T.-s

Ch>

c

other texts

Ch>

2

Anu-yoga ('After Yoga')

J-N~

A

4 Root S.-s

J-N~

B

6 T.-s

N~

C

12 Rare T.-s

N~

3

Maha-yoga ('GreatYoga')

T-R

A

18 T.-s

T

a

Guhya-garbha-maya-jala ('Secret Embryo Illusion Net') T.

T-D

b

17 Explanatory T.-s

D-Ph

i

5 Root T.-s

D-N

ii

5 T.-s of Explanation of Method in Practice

P

iii

5 T.-s on the Aspect of Conduct

P

iv

2 additional T.-s

P-Ph

B

8 Sadhana-s of the 8 Great Man.d.ala-s

Ph-R

a

gTer-ma texts

Ph-B

i

Ph

ii

Ph-B

b

canonical T.-s

B-R

i

Man~ju-s`ri

B-Ts

ii

Padma

Ts-Tsh

iii

Tsh-Dz

iv

A-mr.ta

Dz-W

v

Vajra-kila

W-Z

vi

Ma-mo

Z->

vii

Offering and Praise to Worldly Deities

Y-R

viii

Terrifying Mantra-s of Exorcism

R

1

Histories & Biographies

2

Maha-yoga

A

Vajra-sattva

B

Sadhana-s (= sGrub)

a

Root Sadhana-s

i

The 3 Roots collectively

ii

The 3 Roots individually

(1)

Guru ('praeceptor')

(A)

Outer = Prayers to Guru

(B)

Inner, on peaceful Guru

(a)

Guru as Dharma-kaya

(b)

Guru as Sambhoga-kaya

(c)

Guru as Nirman.a-kaya

(C)

Secret, on wrathful Guru

(2)

Tutelary Deities

(A)

Tutelary Deities collectively

(B)

Tutelary Deities individually

(a)

Man~ju-s`ri

(i)

peaceful Man~ju-s`ri

(ii)

wrathful Man~ju-s`ri

(b)

Padma ('red waterlily')

(i)

A-mita-Ayus & Ava-lokita-Is`-vara

(ii)

red Haya-griva & black Haya-griva

(c)

(i)

Vajra-sattva

(ii)

Vajra-Heruka

(iii)

Vajra-pan.i

(d)

A-mr.ta ('ambrosia')

(i)

Sadhana-s

(ii)

related texts

(e)

Vajra-kila

(f)

Ma-mo

(g)

Worldly Deities

(h)

Terrifying Mantra-s & Exorcism

(3)

D.akini-s ('witches')

(4)

Dharma-pala-s ('law-protectors')

b

Branch-texts

i

BsN~en sGrub ('recitation practice')

(1)

empowerments

(2)

general teachings

(3)

gTor-ma ('cake') offerings

(4)

Tshogs ('feast') offerings

(5)

consecration of objects

(6)

rituals for death & dying

(7)

homa (burnt-offering) caerimony

ii

various specific actions

3

Anu-yoga

4

Ati-yoga

A

Sems ('Mind') sDe

B

Klon ('Expanse') sDe

C

Man-Nag ('Instructions') sDe

a

Ati

i

Vimala-mitra

ii

Padma-sambhava

iii

Vai-rocana

iv

United Teachings

b

sPyi-ti

c

5

Aspirational Prayers

category #

__ Varga (= __ sDe)

1^st

Citta (Sems)

2^nd

Abhi-antara (Klon)

3^rd

Upa-des`a (Man-Nag)

category #

swiftly-liberating skillful-means

method

which liberateth by __

1^st

Cakra (= >Khor-Lo)

Symbolic scripts

seeing

2^nd

Mantra (= gZuns-sNags)

Syllables

hearing

3^rd

A-mr.ta (= bDud-rTsi)

Ambrosia

tasting

4^th

Mudra (= Phyag-rGya)

Consort

touching

5^th

(>Pho-ba)

Transference of consciousness

thinking {should be smelling?}

#

__ Jn~ana-Bala (__ mKhyen-pa>i sTobs)

[meaning:] The power of knowledge of __

1^st

Sthana-A-sthana (gNas-Dan gNas-ma Yin-pa)

What is, and is not, real

2^nd

Karma-Vi-paka (Las Kyi rNam Par sMin-pa)

Causal relationships between actions and their consequences

3^rd

Nana-Dhatu (Rigs-Dan Khams Ji sN~ed-pa)

Varieties of complex types and natures of beings

4^th

Nana-Adhi-mukti (>Gro-ba>i Mos-pa sNa Tshogs)

Complex varieties of individual inclinations of beings

5^th

Indriya-Para-A-para (dBan-po mCh>og dMan)

Limit of mental capacities of beings

6^th

Vi-mukti-Sarva-jn~ana-gami-prati-patha (Thar-pa Dan Tham Chad mKhyen-pa>i Lam sNa Thogs)

The various paths leading to liberation and enlightenment

7^th

As`ravanas`rava-Sarva-dhyana (Zag bChas Dan Zag med Kyis bsDus-pa>i bSam gTan Ji sN~ed)

Various samadhi-s both with and without emotions

8^th

Purva-Ni-vasa-Anu-smr.ti (Ran gZan Gyi gNas rJes Su Dran-pa)

All past events of oneself and others

9^th

Cyuti-Upa-patti (>Gro-ba>i >Ch>i >Pho sKyes-ba Dran-pa>i)

The deaths and births of beings

10^th

As`ravaks.ya-patha-phala (Zag-pa Zad-pa>i Lam Dan >Bras-bu)

The path and result of freedom from emotions