| abhijñā | mngon par shes pa | superknowledge | 49b, 53a |
| abhiniviṣṭa | mngon par zhen pa | obsessed | 23b, 47a |
| abhiniveśa | mngon par zhen pa | obsession | 3b, 34b, 48b |
| abhiprāya | dgongs pa | intention | 15b |
| abhiṣeka | dbang bskur ba | initiation | 5b, 46a |
| abhisambodhi | mngon par rdzogs par byang chub pa | enlightenment | 12a, 45b, 48a, 71a |
| abhisambodhi-krama | mngon par byang chub pa'i rim pa | enlightenment process | 46b, 50a |
| abhūta | yang dag pa ma yin pa | unreal | 39a |
| abheda | dbyer med | indivisible | 21b |
| abhedya | mi phyed pa | indivisible | 15a |
| abhyāsa | bslabs | repeated cultivation | 49a |
| amanaskāra | non-mental-functioning | 25b | |
| amitābha | snang ba mtha' yas, 'od dpag tu med pa | Amitābha | |
| amūrti[ka] | lus med pa | bodiless | |
| amūla | rtsa ba med pa | rootless | |
| amṛta | bdud rtsi | ambrosia | 56b, 62a, 67a |
| amoghasiddhi | don yod grub pas | Amoghasiddhi | |
| ambara | nam mkha' | space | 17a |
| arūpa | gzugs med pa | immaterial | |
| arūpin | gzugs med pa | formless | |
| artha | don, phyir | meaning, aim, object, point, in order to | |
| artha-vaśa | don gyi dbang | crucial point | |
| arhant | dgra bcom pa | saint | 34b, 52b |
| alakṣaṇa | mtshan nyid med pa | character-less | 47b |