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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.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + ("Ratna crown" (rin chen cod pan); "great p … "Ratna crown" (rin chen cod pan); "great padma" (padma chen po); "great vajra" (rdo rje chen po); "great strength" (stobs po che); "great protector" (mgon po chen po); "great sound" (sgra chen po); "great joy" (nyer dga' chen po); and "great intoxication" (myos pa che ba). The Kālachakra Tantra (chapter 2, verse 45) calls them rohiṇī (snar ma); hastijihvā (glang chen lce); piṅgalā (ser skya/dmar ser); puṣhā (rgyal); jayā (rgyal ba); alambuṣhā (kun du 'chang ba); iḍā (lug); and kuhā (tshul 'chos pa). See C.T. 6:53–54; and Wallace 2004, 54.). See C.T. 6:53–54; and Wallace 2004, 54.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ("Recite dedications," done after all chanting to dedicate and transfer the resulting merit and benefit to all beings. 190n. 61)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ("Record book as abbot," a formal, official document used as a resume by former abbots to demonstrate their seniority according to their dates of being abbots; similar to the kaidōshō. 199n. 127)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + ("Restraining or controlling the breath " This refers to specific breathing practices, primarily involving breath retention. The Tibetan is literally "life effort" referring to the deliberate control of the "life" breath)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + ("Revealed treasure". (When capitalized, '' … "Revealed treasure". (When capitalized, ''Terma'' refers to the tradition or the body of terma literature.) When Padmasambhava gave empowerments and teachings to his main disciples, he entrusted specific teachings to each one. These teachings were miraculously hidden in various places—temples, images, the sky (i.e., a parchment falls from the sky into the terton's hand), rocks, and lakes. Those found in nature are called earth treasures (sa gter). He foretold that in future incarnations these disciples would reveal (find) these hidden teachings and share them for the benefit of beings. These incarnations are known as ''tertöns''. In the case of "mind treasures" (dgongs gter), the hidden teachings are not physically unearthed but arise in the tertön's mind by the blessings of Padmasambhava. When a terma is called "rediscovered" (yang gter), this means it was first concealed by Guru Padmasambhava and then found by a tertön. When a terma is called "re-extracted," it means that it was (i) hidden by Padmasambhava and (2) rediscovered or revealed by a first terton, who then realized that the time was not suitable and hid the treasure again; it was then (3) revealed a second time by a later tertön, who shared it with others. We could also call this a "twice-discovered" terma.also call this a "twice-discovered" terma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgon Kongtrul's Retreat Manual/Appendix 4: Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Deities, and Practices Mentioned in the Retreat Manual + ("Sage of the Shakyas"; was the historical buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + ("Sending and taking," an important Mahayan … "Sending and taking," an important Mahayana contemplative practice to develop compassion for others. In the practice, one visualizes oneself taking in the suffering of others on the in-breath and sending them relief, peace, and happiness on the out-breath.f, peace, and happiness on the out-breath.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgon Kongtrul's Retreat Manual/Appendix 4: Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Deities, and Practices Mentioned in the Retreat Manual + ("She Who Liberates"; a bodhisattva who has vowed to always be born as a female and to equal the enlightened activity of all buddhas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + ("Slayer of Death." This tantra has been re … "Slayer of Death." This tantra has been retrospectively classed, along with the Guhyasāmaja, as a father tantra. More than in other tantras, there is an emphasis on the power and efficacy of sorcery practices in Yamāntaka literature. Also known as Vajrabhairava, he is considered the wrathful from of Mañjuśrīs considered the wrathful from of Mañjuśrī)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + ("Solitarily Enlightened One," one who has reached perfection in the second hinayana vehicle, chiefly through contemplation on the twelve links of dependent origination in reverse order.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Solitarily enlightened one." A Hinayana a … "Solitarily enlightened one." A Hinayana arhat who attains nirvana chiefly through contemplation on the twelve links of dependent origination in reverse order, without needing teachings in that lifetime. He lacks the complete realization of a buddha and so cannot benefit limitless sentient beings as a buddha does.imitless sentient beings as a buddha does.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Drinking the Mountain Stream (2004)/Glossary + ("Spiritual friend"; a title given to a person who has demonstrated exceptional competence in the scriptures and subjects of basic Buddhism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Drinking the Mountain Stream (2004)/Glossary + ("Substances" of the yogic psycho-physical … "Substances" of the yogic psycho-physical system. In tantra the white bindu, or white element, is equivalent to the mind-forenlightenment. It must be "melted" at the head center and "dripped" down the central channel to the lower centers, producing the four ecstasies.wer centers, producing the four ecstasies.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + ("Sugata-essence," the most common Sanskrit term for what in the West is known as "buddha nature.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("Tantric practitioner," ngakpa. A person who has received empowerment, continues sadhana practice, and keeps the sacred commitments. In particular, an adept follower of Mahayoga Tantra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ("Temple gate," one of the many terms used for a temple. 192n.73)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("That which eliminates the dualistic cling … "That which eliminates the dualistic clinging of hope and fear (gtor) and unites one with the absolute nature of phenomena (ma)." A ritual object of varying shapes and composed of a variety of sub-stances. Depending on the context, the torma is considered as an offering, a symbolic representation of a deity, a source of blessings, or even as a weapon for dispelling obstacles.even as a weapon for dispelling obstacles.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ("That" signifying universal interdependence; contrasted with shatō "this," or individual, concrete phenomena. 54n. 35)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ("The All-good," the mother of all the buddhas of the three times; the female counterpart of the dharmakaya buddha Samantabhadra. She symbolizes emptiness and dharmadhatu.)