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- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + ("Exertion," one of the six ''paramitas''.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + ("Foe Destroyer." One who has vanquished th … "Foe Destroyer." One who has vanquished the enemies of afflictive emotion and realized the nonexistence of the personal self, and who is thus forever free from the sufferings of samsara. Arhatship is the goal of the teachings of the Root Vehicle, the Shravakayana or Hinayana. Etymologically, the Sanskrit term can also be interpreted as "worthy one."m can also be interpreted as "worthy one.")
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Foe destroyer," someone who has conquered the four maras and attained nirvana, the fourth and final result of the Hinayana path.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + ("Form body," a collective term for both sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + ("Generosity," one of the six perfections)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ("Go up in the hall," i.e., to attend a formal lecture of the abbot, in which no text is used, although possibly starting off from a koan or phrase from a sutra. The term is also used for the abbot going to give the lecture. 190n. 60)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Drinking the Mountain Stream (2004)/Glossary + ("Great Gesture" or "Great Seal." An advanced practice closely aligned with the Peerless (''anuttara'') Yoga Tantras; aimed at direct revelation of the natural reality of the apparent world.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Greater vehicle." When using the terms "g … "Greater vehicle." When using the terms "greater and lesser vehicles," Mahayana and Hinayana, Mahayana includes the tantric vehicles, while Hinayana is comprised of the teachings for shravakas and pratyekabuddhas. The connotation of "greater" or "lesser" refers to the scope of aspiration, the methods applied, and the depth of insight.methods applied, and the depth of insight.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Guardian of Peace." The Indian pandita an … "Guardian of Peace." The Indian pandita and abbot of Vikramashila and of Samye, who ordained the first Tibetan monks. He was an incarnation of the bodhisattva Vajrapani and is also known as Khenpo or Master Bodhisattva or Bhikshu Bodhisattva Shantarakshita. He is the founder of a philosophical school combining Madhyamaka and Yogachara. This tradition was reestablished and clarified by Mipham Rinpoche in his commentary on the Madhyamakalamkara.n his commentary on the Madhyamakalamkara.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ("Head bowl," the largest eating bowl of the hatsu-u. It has rounded edges. Currently referred to in the West as the "buddha bowl." 103n. 19)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + ("Hearer" or "listener," the practitioners of the first turning of the wheel of the dharma on the four noble truths.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Hearer" or "listener." Hinayana practitio … "Hearer" or "listener." Hinayana practitioner of the first turning of the wheel of the dharma concerning the four noble truths, who realizes the suffering inherent in samsara and focuses on understanding that there is no independent self. By conquering disturbing emotions, he liberates himself, attaining first the stage of stream enterer at the path of seeing, followed by the stage of once returner, who will be reborn only one more time, and the stage of nonreturner, who will no longer be reborn into samsara. The final goal is to become an arhat. These four stages are also known as the four results of spiritual practice. Shri Singha The chief disciple and successor of Manjushrimitra in the lineage of the Dzogchen teachings. He was born in the Chinese city of Shokyam in Khotan and studied at first with the Chinese masters Hatibhala and Bhelakirti. In his Ocean of Wondrous Sayings, Guru Tashi Tobgyal adds that Shri Singha received a prophecy from Avalokiteshvara while traveling to Serling, telling him to go to the Sosaling charnel ground in order to be sure of the ultimate attainment. After many years, Shri Singha met Manjushrimitra in the charnel ground of Sosaling and remained with him for twenty-five years. Having transmitted all the oral instructions, the great master Manjushrimitra dissolved his bodily form into a mass of light. When Shri Singha cried out in despair and uttered songs of deep yearning, Manjushrimitra appeared again and bestowed upon him a tiny casket of precious substance. The casket contained his master's final words, a vital instruction named Gomnyam Drugpa, the Six Experiences of Meditation. Having received this transmission, Shri Singha reached ultimate confidence. In Bodhgaya, he found the manuscripts of the tantras previously hidden by Manjushrimitra, which he took to China where he classified the Instruction Section into four parts: the outer, inner, secret, and the innermost unexcelled sections. Among Shri Singha's disciples were four outstanding masters: Jnanasutra, Vimalamitra, Padmasambhava, and the Tibetan translator Vairochana.va, and the Tibetan translator Vairochana.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + ("Homage to mahamudra," the great seal.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("I pay homage to the precious master!")
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + ("Incalculable" is the name for the highest enumerated number in ancient India. It is the sixtieth in the series and is equivalent to 10<sup>50</sup>.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + ("Individual Liberation ," the seven sets of precepts for ordained and lay people according to the vmaya.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + ("Indivisible" (mi phyed ma, abhedyā); "sub … "Indivisible" (mi phyed ma, abhedyā); "subtle form" (phra gzugs ma, sūkṣhmarūpā); "charming" (rtse ba ma, divyā), "joy" (dga' ba), or "clear" (gsal ba); "left" (g.yon pa ma, vāmā); "dwarf" (thung ngu ma, vāminī); "turtle born" (rus sbal skyes ma, kūrmajā); "meditation" (sgom pa mo, bhāvakī); "empowering" (dbang ma, sekā); "defects" (skyon ma, doṣhā), or "night-possessing" (mtshan mo can); "engaging" (' jug ma, viṣhṭā), or "great excrement" (bshang chen ma); "mother" (ma mo, mātarī); "shavarī" (mtshan mo); "cooling" (bsil sbyin ma/bsil ster ma, shītadā); and "hot" (tsha ba ma, ūṣhmā), or "heat" (drod ma), are the fourteen channels originating from the lalanā. "Descending" (gzhol ma, pravaṇā), or "night" (mtshan ma); "delight" (rangs ma, hṛiṣhā), or "black" (nag mo, kṛiṣhṇavarṇā); "well formed" (shin tu gzugs can ma, surūpiṇī); "common" (spyi ma, sāmānyā), or "shared" (thun mong); "cause granting" (rgyu sbyin ma, hetudāyikā); "yoga-free" (sbyor bral ma, viyogā); "beautiful" (sdu gu ma, premaṇī), or "joy-creating" (dga' byed ma); "siddhā" (grub ma); "boiling" ('tshad ma, pāvakī); "excellent mind" (yid bzang ma, sumanā) are the ten channels originating from the rasanā. ten channels originating from the rasanā.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Jewel," "precious.")
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + ("Ka" refers to the oral instructions of the guru. It carries a sense of enlightened vision, and therefore often has the connotation of command. ''See also'' Afterword: The Lineage and Its Teachings.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ("Khenpo's reincarnation" here in this book refers to Karmey Khentrul, the tulku of Karmey Khenpo.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + ("Knowledge-holder," holder [dhara] or bearer of knowledge [vidya]-mantra.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Knowledge-holder." Holder (Skt. dhara) or … "Knowledge-holder." Holder (Skt. dhara) or bearer of knowledge (Skt. vidya) mantra. A realized master on one of the four stages on the tantric path of Mahayoga, the tantric equivalent of the eleven levels. Another definition is the bearer of the profound method, the knowledge that is the wisdom of deity, mantra, and great bliss. wisdom of deity, mantra, and great bliss.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Learning" means receiving oral teachings … "Learning" means receiving oral teachings and studying scriptures, in order to clear away ignorance and wrong views. "Reflection" is to eradicate uncertainty and misunderstanding through carefully thinking over the subject. "Meditation" means to gain direct insight through applying the teachings in ones personal experience.the teachings in ones personal experience.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + ("Little," "immediate," or "direct" vehicle. ''See'' three yanas.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + ("Lord of Secrets" is a common alternative name for the deity and bodhisattva Vajrapānī (see glossary entry), who is said to have been the compiler of the tantras)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + ("Lotus-born." Same as Guru Rinpoche.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Lotus-born." Same as Guru Rinpoche. The Sanskrit names Padmakara and Padmasambhava are used interchangeably in Tibetan literature, and sometimes the Tibetan translation, Pema Jungney, is used. See also Guru Rinpoche.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Lotus." (1) Same as Padmasambhava. (2) The lotus family, from among the five buddha families.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Mantra" is synonymous with Secret Mantra or Vajrayana, while "philosophy" refers to the causal philosophical vehicles: Hinayana and Mahayana.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Means of accomplishment." Tantric liturgy … "Means of accomplishment." Tantric liturgy and procedure for practice, usually emphasizing the development stage. The typical sadhana structure involves a preliminary part, which includes the taking of refuge and arousing bodhichitta; a main part, which involves the visualization of a buddha and the recitation of mantra; and a concluding part, which includes the dedication of merit to all sentient beings.edication of merit to all sentient beings.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + ("Meditation" here means resting in equanimity free from mental constructs. "Postmeditation" is when distracted from that state of equanimity. See also Postmeditation.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Perfect or Perfected? Rongtön on Buddha-Nature/Glossary + ("Middle Way," one of the two philosophical … "Middle Way," one of the two philosophical systems of the Mahāyāna, the other being Cittamātra. As a school of thought, Madhyamaka is based on the sūtras of the second turning of the Dharma wheel, in particular the ''Prajñāparamitāsūtras'', and the writings of Nāgārjuna and his followers. The principal assertion of this system is that all phenomena without exception are devoid of true existence and that there is nothing that can be apprehended as being ultimately real.n be apprehended as being ultimately real.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + ("Middle Way." Here it does not mean the mi … "Middle Way." Here it does not mean the middle way between asceticism and hedonism as propounded in early Buddhism but the middle way between existence and nonexistence, particularly as advanced in the philosophical tradition descending from Nāgārjuna. Schools of Tibetan Buddhism differ on the exact interpretation of the Madhyamaka view, but the Kagyü school takes literally the teaching that all phenomena are neither existent nor nonexistentomena are neither existent nor nonexistent)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + ("Mind (or heart) of enlightenment." ''Bodh … "Mind (or heart) of enlightenment." ''Bodhichitta'' is the essence of enlightenment that, according to the Mahayana, exists in the heart of all sentient beings. Understood in Tibetan Buddhism as another name for the buddha-nature, it is gradually brought to the full maturity of buddhahood through the various Mahayana practices.od through the various Mahayana practices.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + ("Mother luminosity" is the buddha nature inherent in all beings. "Child luminosity" Is the recognition of that which one's teacher points out.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("New Schools." The New Schools are the Kagyű, Sakya, and Gelug as well as Shijey and Chő, Jordruk, Shangpa Kagyű, and Nyendrup (the Kalachakra system).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + ("Nirvāṇa is called Dharma; the noble eightfold path<br> is called anu-dharma. The Buddha’s disciples’practice therein<br> is called dharma-anudharma-pratipatti" (DŚŚ, 463b))
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + ("Noble one." This term is applied to those who have reached the path of seeing on whichever vehicle they follow. In terms of the Mahayana path it is synonymous with bodhisattvas.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + ("Nonself," a goddess personifying the selflessness of individuals and phenomena, usually portrayed as blue or black, alone or with Hevajra.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + ("Nonself," a goddess personifying the selflessness of individuals and phenomena, usually portrayed as blue or black, alone or with Hevajra.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + ("Of the form, ‘it happened thus’,”. One of the dvādaśāṅga-dharma-pravacana.<br>It assumes the form of the narration of a past event.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + ("Of the form, ‘it was said thus’,”. It stands for the same as itivṛttaka.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Originated from a lotus." See also Guru Rinpoche; Padmakara.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + ("Pacifying." one of the Eight Practice Lineages, brought to Tibet by Phadampa Sangye.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + ("Path and fruition/result." The main teaching of the Sakya school.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Permission once given (cannot be taken back)." The great white stupa at Boudhanath in the Kath-mandu Valley.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Powerful Vajra Garland of Skulls." One of Padmasambhava's names.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Powerful Vajra Wrath." A wrathful form of Guru Rinpoche.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ("Praising the Buddha;" used for verses giv … "Praising the Buddha;" used for verses giving homage to buddha (and the three treasures), such as the one chanted as a dedication for donors of meals: "We give homage to the Bhagavat,! the perfect sutras,! and the Mahayana bodhisattva sangha,! with merit and virtue inconceivable." 104n. 28 merit and virtue inconceivable." 104n. 28)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Precious Master," the lotus-born tantric … "Precious Master," the lotus-born tantric master who established Vajrayana Buddhism in Tibet in the ninth century at the invitation of King Trisong Deutsen. He manifested the attainment of the four vidyadhara levels. He hid innumerable Dharma treasures throughout Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan to be revealed by destined disciples in the centuries to come. Guru Rinpoche resides on the summit of the Copper-Colored Mountain on the southeastern continent. He is also known by the names Padmasambhava and Padmakara. See also Padmakara.ambhava and Padmakara. See also Padmakara.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Radiant Elephant." Among the eight vidyad … "Radiant Elephant." Among the eight vidyadharas, he was the receiver of the transmission of the tantras of Kilaya Activity. Born to a royal family in the western part of India and named Shakyaprabha when ordained as monk, Prabhahasti became extremely well-versed in the Tripitaka and studied Secret Mantra with Vajrahasya (rdo rje bzhad pa) and numerous other masters. He achieved supreme accomplishment and had, together with his disciple Shakyamitra, a tremendous impact on the Dharma in Kashmir.remendous impact on the Dharma in Kashmir.)