The Tantra of Siddhaikavīra
Glossary

Goddess invoked to help win a girl.

One of the “four sisters of victory.”

“Immortal One,” epithet of Jīvantī in the mantra of long life.

Deity invoked to remove fear.

One of the “four sisters of victory.”

Emanation of Mañjuśrī, invoked to obtain the gift of speech, memory, sharp intellect, and learning.

“Having the nimbus of the sun,” epithet of Mahāsarasvatī, one of the four retinue goddesses of Siddhaikavīra.

One of the eight great yakṣiṇīs who form the retinue of Vasudharā.

Definition from the 84000 Glossary of Terms:

One of the “eight close sons of the Buddha,” he is also known as the bodhisattva who embodies compassion. In certain tantras, he is also the lord of the three families, where he embodies the compassion of the buddhas. In Tibet, he attained great significance as a special protector of Tibet, and in China, in female form, as Guanyin, the most important bodhisattva in all of East Asia.

Ritual oblation offered into the fire.

Along with Tārā, a female deity visualized in the sādhana of Lavaṇāmbha.

Level of the realization of a bodhisattva. Typically there are ten bhūmis, sometimes thirteen.

Goddess of fortune invoked in divination and soothsaying.

Deity invoked to destroy evil and to grant protection.

One of the eight great yakṣiṇīs who form the retinue of Vasudharā.

One of the four retinue deities of Arapacana.

One of the eight great yakṣas who form the retinue of Jambhala.

Type of homa where chaff fire is used or chaff is offered. Sometimes mixed with clarified butter.

Epithet of Calā.

Epithet of Calā.

Goddess who reveals hidden facts in one’s sleep.

One of the eight great yakṣiṇīs who form the retinue of Vasudharā.

One of the eight great yakṣiṇīs who form the retinue of Vasudharā.

One of the eight great yakṣas who form the retinue of Jambhala.

The famed Indian scholar who spent twelve years in Tibet from 1042–1054. Also known as Atīśa.

Two crossed vajras.

Effigy of the target used in magical rites.

Eight “ordinary” accomplishments attained through practice: (1) eye medicine (añjana, mig sman); (2) swift-footedness (jaṅghākara, rkang mgyogs); (3) magic sword (khaḍga, ral gri); (4) travel beneath the earth (pātāla, sa ’og spyod); (5) medicinal pills (gulikā, ril bu); (6) travel in the sky (khecara, mkha’ spyod); (7) invisibility (antardhāna, mi snang ba); and (8) elixir (rasāyana, bcud len). (From Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo’s commentary).

A practitioner of mantra; a follower of the Mantra Vehicle.

Epithet of Ganeśa; sometimes of other deities.

One of the three translators responsible for the canonical translation of the SEV.

Deity invoked to release a prisoner from bondage.

One of the eight great yakṣiṇīs who form the retinue of Vasudharā.

Ritual oblation offered into the fire. Unlike bali, homa in a tantric ritual is a repetitive act performed a prescribed number of times.

In this context, a ritual object used in rituals of enthrallment.

One of the four retinue deities of Arapacana, also called Sūryaprabha.

Deity invoked to make a person lovable; also to fulfill one’s wishes.

God of riches.

“Snapper.” This seems to be an epithet of Locanā.

One of the “four sisters of victory.”

“Giver of the Boon of Life,” epithet of a goddess (Tārā?) invoked to give an easy delivery of a child.

“Ever Alive,” goddess invoked in the mantra of long life.

“Tongue of Flames,” goddess invoked to pacify disputes, quash fires, and stop epidemics.

“Son of Mount Meru,” god invoked in divination and soothsaying (Kubera?).

One of the names of Lakṣmī.

“Possessor of lotus blossoms,” epithet of Lakṣmī.

“Demoness of the Ear,” female spirit who reveals hidden facts or the future by whispering them into one’s ear; very likely another name for Śravaṇa­piśācī.

A unit of weight equal to 280 grains troy, or, sometimes, 176 grains troy.

One of the eight great yakṣas who form the retinue of Jambhala.

One of the four retinue goddesses of Siddhaikavīra; also of Arapacana.

God of wealth.

Goddess invoked in the rites of enthrallment.

Goddess of fortune, here invoked to obtain power, splendor, a girl, or even a kingdom.

“Salty water,” epithet of Avalokiteśvara; invoked in the rites of enthrallment.

Goddess invoked in divination and soothsaying.

“Lord of the World,” an epithet of Avalokiteśvara.

One of the names of Lakṣmī.

“One having the body of great illusion,” epithet of Mahāsarasvatī.

Goddess of learning; in the SEV she is associated with Tārā; she is also one the four retinue goddesses of Siddhaikavīra.

One of the four retinue goddesses of Siddhaikavīra.

“Great White Goddess,” epithet of Sarasvatī.

“Great Knowledge,” epithet of Calā.

A rainbow.

One of the eight great yakṣas who form the retinue of Jambhala.

Emanation of Mañjuśrī.

Definition from the 84000 Glossary of Terms:

Mañjuśrī is one of the “eight close sons of the Buddha” and a bodhisattva who embodies wisdom. He is a major figure in the Mahāyāna sūtras, appearing often as an interlocutor of the Buddha. In his most well-known iconographic form, he is portrayed bearing the sword of wisdom in his right hand and a volume of the Prajñā­pāramitā­sūtra in his left. To his name, Mañjuśrī, meaning “Gentle and Glorious One,” is often added the epithet Kumārabhūta, “having a youthful form.” He is also called Mañjughoṣa, Mañjusvara, and Pañcaśikha.

Emanation of Mañjuśrī; the deity delivering the SEV.

Knot which has been incanted with the mantra while being tied.

One of the four retinue goddesses of Mahāsarasvatī.

One of the four retinue goddesses of Mahāsarasvatī.

God of lightning (Indra?) invoked to obtain riches or women.

“Releaser,” epithet of a goddess (Tārā?) invoked to give an easy delivery of a child.

Deity invoked to make a person lovable; also to fulfill one’s wishes.

“Deluder.” This seems to be an epithet of Locanā. Goddess who reveals hidden facts in one’s sleep.

“Reliever,” epithet of a goddess (Tārā?) invoked to give an easy delivery of a child.

Goddess who reveals hidden facts in one’s sleep; possibly another name for the nāga goddess Mucilindā.

Female spirit invoked in divination and soothsaying.

Definition from the 84000 Glossary of Terms:

A class of nonhuman beings who live in subterranean aquatic environments, where they guard wealth and sometimes also teachings. Nāgas are associated with serpents and have a snakelike appearance. In Buddhist art and in written accounts, they are regularly portrayed as half human and half snake, and they are also said to have the ability to change into human form. Some nāgas are Dharma protectors, but they can also bring retribution if they are disturbed. They may likewise fight one another, wage war, and destroy the lands of others by causing lightning, hail, and flooding.

Goddess invoked to obtain power, riches, and splendor.

Goddess invoked to protect one from danger.

Peace; one of the four main types of enlightened activity.

This appears to be a goddess invoked to protect one from leprosy.

Goddess invoked to cure diseases of the eyes, etc.

A unit of weight equal to four karṣa.

Female piśāca invoked to protect people and animals from all kinds of troubles.

One of the seven subterranean realms, the abode of nāgas.

Definition from the 84000 Glossary of Terms:

A class of nonhuman beings that, like several other classes of nonhuman beings, take spontaneous birth. Ranking below rākṣasas, they are less powerful and more akin to pretas. They are said to dwell in impure and perilous places, where they feed on impure things, including flesh. This could account for the name piśāca, which possibly derives from √piś, to carve or chop meat, as reflected also in the Tibetan sha za, “meat eater.” They are often described as having an unpleasant appearance, and at times they appear with animal bodies. Some possess the ability to enter the dead bodies of humans, thereby becoming so-called vetāla, to touch whom is fatal.

One of the four retinue goddesses of Mahāsarasvatī.

“Blazing Light,” epithet of Avalokiteśvara when he is invoked in the rites of divination.

A unit of weight equal to thirty-two pala.

“Preliminary practice,” pūrvasevā, is a six-month period of formal practice to be performed before one can start employing the mantra for specific purposes.

One of the eight great yakṣas who form the retinue of Jambhala.

“Protector.” This seems to be an epithet of Locanā.

Goddess of learning; one of the eight great yakṣiṇīs who form the retinue of Vasudharā.

“Speaker of Truth,” epithet of Calā.

Emanation of Mañjuśrī; the title deity of the SEV. He is visualized in the rituals of the 41st and 46th mantras of the SEV.

“Endowed with Supernatural Vision,” epithet of Locanā.

An accomplishment that is the goal of sādhana practice; a supernatural power or ability.

One of the four retinue goddesses of Mahāsarasvatī.

Male deity visualized with a consort, but without the maṇḍala deities.

Speech personified; one of the names of Mahāsarasvatī.

“Demoness of the Ear,” epithet of Muṇḍā.

One of the four retinue goddesses of Vasudharā.

“Immobilizer.” This seems to be an epithet of Locanā.

One of the eight great yakṣiṇīs who form the retinue of Vasudharā.

One of the eight great yakṣas who form the retinue of Jambhala.

“One Who Can See Dreams,” epithet of Locanā.

“Savioress,” epithet of a goddess (Tārā?) invoked to give an easy delivery of a child.

Person or being who is the target of a particular sādhana, or ritual.

Black pepper, long pepper, and dry ginger.

Dot painted between the eyebrows.

One of the three translators responsible for the canonical translation of the SEV.

One of the four retinue goddesses of Siddhaikavīra; also of Arapacana.

Circular tuft of hair between the eyebrows.

“One With the Jewel of Ūrṇā,” deity invoked to ward off enemies and natural disasters.

“Lord of Speech,” epithet of Mañjuśrī.

Epithet of Sarasvatī.

One of the eight great yakṣas who form the retinue of Jambhala.

One of the sambhogakāya deities; the bodhisattva requesting the teaching in the SEV.

“Diamond-sharp,” epithet of Mañjuśrī.

Epithet of Mañjuśrī used in his heart mantra, which grants intelligence, longevity, and other boons.

“Boon-giver,” this seems to be an epithet of Locanā.

One of the eight great yakṣiṇīs who form the retinue of Vasudharā.

Goddess of riches, Earth personified; invoked for the fulfillment of wishes; also to obtain a girl or a village.

One of the four retinue goddesses of Vasudharā.

One of the four retinue goddesses of Vasudharā.

One of the four retinue goddesses of Vasudharā.

One of the eight great yakṣas who form the retinue of Jambhala.

“Knowledge holder,” a being possessed of magical powers.

One of the “four sisters of victory.”

Euphemism for sexual intercourse.

God invoked in divination and soothsaying, possibly associated with Kubera, or an epithet of Kubera.

Definition from the 84000 Glossary of Terms:

A class of nonhuman beings who inhabit forests, mountainous areas, and other natural spaces, or serve as guardians of villages and towns, and may be propitiated for health, wealth, protection, and other boons, or controlled through magic. According to tradition, their homeland is in the north, where they live under the rule of the Great King Vaiśravaṇa.

Several members of this class have been deified as gods of wealth (these include the just-mentioned Vaiśravaṇa) or as bodhisattva generals of yakṣa armies, and have entered the Buddhist pantheon in a variety of forms, including, in tantric Buddhism, those of wrathful deities.

Female yakṣa.

Deity invoked to summon and subdue Karṇapiśācī.

In the SEV, deity invoked in a divination and soothsaying rite; often an epithet of Mañjuśrī.