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- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + ((1) Suffering: the nature of existence in saṃsāra is suffering. (2) Cause: the cause of suffering is negative or obscuring emotions. (3) Cessation: the cessation of suffering is Buddhahood. (4) Path: the path is the means to attain liberation.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) Superior (rab); (2) middling ('bring); and (3) inferior (tha ma).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) Superior relative truth (lhag pa'i kun … (1) Superior relative truth (lhag pa'i kun rdzob), the establishment through valid cognition that sights, sounds, and awareness are the magical display of wisdom; and (2) superior ultimate truth (lhag pa'i don dam), the ascertainment of the inseparability of the space of reality and wisdom, which is realized through the insight that discerns ultimate truth. the insight that discerns ultimate truth.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) Taking life, (2) taking what is not given, (3) sexual misconduct, (4) lying, (5) speaking divisively, (6) speaking harshly, (7) gossiping, (8) coveting, (9) harboring ill will, and (10) harboring wrong views.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + ((1) Taking refuge, (2) cultivating bodhicitta, (3) offering the mandala, (4) practicing the purificatory meditation and mantra of Vajrasattva, (5) guru yoga, (6) transference of consciousness, and (7) severance of māras.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) Teaching, (2) debate, and (3) composition ('chad rtsod rtsom).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + ((1) The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, (2) the Dharma protectors, (3) the beings of the six realms, and (4) those with whom we have karmic debts.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) The Lama, (2) the Buddha, (3) the Dhar … (1) The Lama, (2) the Buddha, (3) the Dharma, and (4) the Sangha. Alternatively: (1) the Three Jewels, (2) the Three Roots, (3) the subtle channels, energies, and vital nuclei, and (4) the essence, nature, and capacity, the latter being the three aspects of the sugatagarbha according to the Great Perfection system. according to the Great Perfection system.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) The Three Jewels, (2) protective deities, (3) sentient beings of the six realms, and (4) those to whom we owe karmic debts.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + ((1) The [[tathāgata]]s … (1) The [[tathāgata]]s are without bewilderment ('''khrul-pa med-pa'', Skt. ''nāsti skhalitam''); (2) they are not noisy (''ca-co med-pa'', Skt. ''nāsti ravitam''); (3) they are without false memories (''bsnyel-ba med-pa'', Skt. ''nāsti muṣitasmṛtitā''); (4) they are without unabsorbed minds (''sems mnyam-par ma-gzhag-pa med-pa'', Skt. ''nāsty asamāhitacitta''); (5) they are without various perceptions (''tha-dad-pa'i 'du-shes med-pa'', Skt. ''nāsti nānātvasaṃjñā''); (6) they are without equanimity which does not make distinctions (''so-sor ma-rtogs-pa'i btang-snyoms med-pa'', Skt. ''nāsty apratisaṃkhyāyopekṣā''); (7) they do not degenerate in their devotion ('' 'dun-pa nyams-pa med-pa'', Skt. ''nāsti cchandasya hāniḥ''); (8) they do not degenerate in their perseverance (''brtson-'grus nyams-pa med-pa'', Skt. ''nāsti vīryasya hāniḥ''); (9) they do not degenerate in their recollection (''dran-pa nyams-pa med-pa'', Skt. ''nāsti smṛtihāniḥ''); (10) they do not degenerate in their contemplation (''ting-'dzin nyams-pa med-pa'', Skt. ''nāsti samādhihāniḥ''); (11) they do not degenerate in their discriminative awareness ''(shes-rab nyams-pa med-pa'', Skt. ''nāstiprajñāhāniḥ''); (12) they do not degenerate in their liberation (''rnam-grol nyams-pa med-pa'', Skt. ''nāsti vimuktihāniḥ''); (13) all the activities of their bodies are preceded by pristine cognition and are followed by pristine cognition (''lus-kyi las thams-cad ye-shes-kyi sngon-du 'gro-shing ye-shes-kyi rjes-su ‘brang-ba'', Skt. ''sarvakāyakarmajñānapūrvagamaṃ jñānānuparivarti''); (14) all the activities of their speech are preceded by pristine cognition and are followed by pristine cognition (''ngag-gi las thams-cad ye-shes-kyi sngon-du 'gro shing ye-shes-kyi rjes-su ‘brang-ba'', Skt. ''sarvavākkarmajñānapūrvagamaṃ jñānānuparivarti''); (15) all the activities of their minds are preceded by pristine cognition and are followed by pristine cognition (''yid-kyi las thams-cadye-shes kyi sngon-du 'gro-shing ye-shes-kyi rjes-su ‘brang-ba'', Skt. ''sarvamanaḥkarma jñānapūrvagamaṃ jñānānuparivarti''); (16) they enter into the perception of the pristine cognition which is unobstructed and unimpeded in respect of the past ('' 'das-pa'i dus-la ma-chags ma-thogs-pa'i ye-shes gzigs-par 'jug-go'', Skt. ''atīte 'dhvany asaṇgam apratihataṃ jñānadarśanam pravartate''); (17) they enter into the perception of the pristine cognition which is unobstructed and unimpeded in respect of the future (''ma-'ongs-pa'i dus-la ma-chags ma-thogs pa'i ye-shes gzigs-par 'jug-go'', Skt. ''anāgate 'dhvany asaṅgam apratihataṃ jñānadarśanaṃ pravartate''); and (18) they enter into the perception of the pristine cognition which is unobstructed and unimpeded in respect of the present (''da-ltar-gyi dus-la ma-chags ma-thogs-pa'i ye-shes gzigs-par 'jug-go'', Skt. ''pratyutpanne 'dhvany asaṅgam apratihataṃ jñānadarśanaṃ pravartate''); Mvt. (135-53). 22, 140anaṃ pravartate''); Mvt. (135-53). 22, 140)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + ((1) The accumulation of merit performed on … (1) The accumulation of merit performed on the basis of the discursive mind (''bsod nams kyi tshogs''), in other words, the positive energy arising from wholesome action and (2) the accumulation of wisdom beyond discursive thought (''ye shes kyi tshogs'') arising from the understanding that in all experience, subject, object, and action are devoid of inherent existence.d action are devoid of inherent existence.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + ((1) The aspiration to attain enlightenment for the sake of all beings. (2) The red and white essences.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + ((1) The confidence that even if one were t … (1) The confidence that even if one were to have visions of three thousand buddhas, one would not feel the slightest faith in them; (2) the confidence that even ifone were surrounded by a hundred thousand māras and murderers, one wouldn't fed even a trace of fear; (3) the confidence of having no hope in the maturation of cause and effect; and (4) the confidence of fearlessness regarding saṃsāra and the miserable states of existence. See CM 445, VS 603-4, GD 198, VE 462.nce. See CM 445, VS 603-4, GD 198, VE 462.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) The degeneration of views due to the d … (1) The degeneration of views due to the decline in the virtue of renunciates implies wrong or mistaken views; (2) the degeneration of negative emotions due to the decline in the virtue of householders implies coarse-natured minds influenced by strong and obdurate negative emotions; (3) the degeneration of time due to the diminution of resources implies a declining Aeon of Strife; (4) the degeneration of life span due to the decline of the sustaining life force implies a reduction of the life span to only ten years; and (5) the degeneration of beings implies the decline of body due to its inferior shape and lesser size, the decline of merit due to a diminution of power and splendor, the decline of mind due to a diminution of intellectual sharpness, power of recollection, and diligence.ess, power of recollection, and diligence.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) The desire realm ('dod khams); (2) the form realm (gzugs khams); and (3) the formless realm (gzugs med khams).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + ((1) The embodiment of compassion. (2) One of the eight main bodhisattvas.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) The far-reaching water lamp (rgyang zh … (1) The far-reaching water lamp (rgyang zhags chu yi sgron ma) as a gateway that causes the arising of the three other lamps through the eyes, with the help of the light channels ('od rtsa); (2) the lamp of the basic space of awareness (rig pa dbyings kyi sgron ma) as a ground for the arising of the external, a space of projection for the two following other lamps; (3) the lamp of empty vital nuclei (thig le stong pa'i sgron ma) as a support (the shape of colored vital nuclei that join together or form groups, and that comes forth inside the second lamp) that activates the arising; and (4) the lamp of naturally occurring insight (shes rab rang byung gi sgron ma), which is not actually "lighting up" but is the naturally occurring insight itself.is the naturally occurring insight itself.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + ((1) The freedoms and riches that are so di … (1) The freedoms and riches that are so difficult to find. (2) Impermanence and death. (3) Karma, the law of cause and effect. (4) The defects of samsara. Reflecting on these four topics of the facts of life causes one's mind to change and be directed toward dharma practice.ge and be directed toward dharma practice.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) The generation or development stage (bskyes rim); and (2) the completion or perfection stage (rdzogs rim).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings/Glossary + ((1) The genuine meaning is the inconceivab … (1) The genuine meaning is the inconceivable nature of reality; (1) the limited, or provisional, meaning is the lack of inherent existence in anything. first wheel of Dharma: One of three sets of sutras that contain teachings on the four noble truths and emphasize the teachings of impermanence, suffering, and no-self.s of impermanence, suffering, and no-self.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + ((1) The knowledge of the nature of things (''ji lta ba'i mkhyen pa'') and (2) the knowledge of all things in their multiplicity (''ji snyed pa'i mkhyen pa''), both of which are possessed by enlightened beings.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) The lama (bla ma); (2) tutelary deity (yi dam); and (3) dakini (mkha' 'gro). Respectively, these confer blessings, accomplishments, and enlightened activities.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ((1) The nectar of immortality. (2) Same as Nectar Quality.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + ((1) The original Buddha (Adibuddha), the s … (1) The original Buddha (Adibuddha), the source of the lineage of the tantra transmissions of the Nyingma School; he who has never fallen into delusion, the Dharmakaya Buddha, represented as a naked figure, deep blue like the sky, in union with Samantabhadri, as a symbol of awareness-emptiness, the pure, absolute nature, ever present and unobstructed; (2) the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, one of the eight principal Bodhisattva disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni, renowned for the way in which, through the power of his concentration, he miraculously multiplied the offerings he madeaculously multiplied the offerings he made)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + ((1) The original natural purity of the mind, present in the minds of all sentient beings (''rang bzhin ye dag''), and (2) the purity from all adventitious stains (''bur 'phral dag''), which is the result of the path and is the preserve of Buddhas only.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + ((1) The red and white essences. (2) Spheres or circles.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) The secret wheel, connected with the a … (1) The secret wheel, connected with the abiding nature of mind, (2) the wheel of existence, connected with the navel, (3) the cutting wheel, connected with the arms of the deity, and (4) the emanational wheel, connected with the legs and feet of the deity.ected with the legs and feet of the deity.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + ((1) The three realms of saṃsāra: realm of … (1) The three realms of saṃsāra: realm of desire (S: kāmadhātu; T: 'dod-pa'i-khams), realm of form (S: rūpadhātu; T: gzugs-kyi-khams), and formless realm (S: ārūpyadhātu; T: gzugs-med-khams). (2) The eighteen elements classified in the abhidharma: the six sense organs, sense objects, and their corresponding consciousnesses., and their corresponding consciousnesses.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) The truth of suffering (sdug bsngal bden pa); (2) the truth of the origin of suffering (kun 'byung bden pa); (3) the truth of the cessation of suffering ('gog pa'i bden pa); and (4) the truth of the eightfold path (lam gyi bden pa).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) The ultimate truth of the space of reality, (2) the ultimate truth of wisdom, and the fivefold ultimate truth of the result, namely: (3) buddha body, (4) speech, (5) mind, (6) qualities, and (7) activities.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) The vajra, symbolizing body; (2) syllables such as HUM, symbolizing speech; and (3) ornaments and costumes, symbolizing mind.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + ((1) The vase, or water, empowerment, (2) t … (1) The vase, or water, empowerment, (2) the secret, or crown, empowerment, (3) the wisdom-primordial-consciousness, or vajra, empowerment, and (4) the word, or bell, empowerment. To take the four empowerments, visualize that (1) from a white Om at your gurus crown, white light rays descend to the point between your eyebrows, purifying physical obscurations with the vase empowerment; (2) from a red Ah at your guru's throat, red light rays descend to your throat, purifying verbal obscurations with the secret empowerment; (3) from a dark blue Hūm at your guru's heart, dark blue light rays descend to your heart, purifying mental obscurations with the wisdom-primordial-consciousness empowerment; and (4) from a red Hrih at your guru's navel, red light rays descend to your navel, purifying the obscuration of grasping at the three doors as differentwith the fourth, or word, empowerment. See also Padmasambhava, Natural Liberation-. Padmasambhava's Teachings on the Six Bardos, commentary by Gyatrul Rinpoche, trans. B. Alan Wallace (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1008), 78-79. See GD 25S-57,271; VE 248-9.1008), 78-79. See GD 25S-57,271; VE 248-9.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) Training in moral discipline (tshul khrims); (2) stability (ting nge 'dzin); and (3) insight (shes rab).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) Urine, (2) dung, (3) milk, (4) butter, … (1) Urine, (2) dung, (3) milk, (4) butter, and (5) curd. In traditional Indian culture, the cow is a sacred symbol of fecundity and is often regarded as a manifestation of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and plenty. A mixture of these five substances is added to saffron water and sprinkled over the mandala plate.ater and sprinkled over the mandala plate.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) Vajra body (sku rdo rje); (2) speech (gsung rdo rje); and (3) mind (thugs rdo rje).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) Vase (bum dbang); (2) secret (gsang dbang); (3) insight-wisdom (shes rab ye shes kyi dbang); and (4) word (tshig dbang) empowerments.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) Vidyadhara of Maturation (rnam smin rig 'dzin); (2) Vidyadhara with Power over the Life Span (tshe dbang rig 'dzin); (3) Vidyadhara of the Great Seal (phyag chen rig 'dzin); and (4) Vidyadhara of Spontaneous Presence (lhun grub rig 'dzin).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) Vimalamitra's Sangwa Nyingtik (gsang ba snying thig); and (2) Padmasambhava 's Khandro Nyingtik (mkha' 'gro snying thig).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ((1) When related to the path of ripening, it refers to the practice of the oral instructions of one's personal vajra master. (2) When related to the path of means, it refers to the practice of sustaining the natural state of mind—mahamudra or Dzogchen.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) Wisdom of the space of reality that is … (1) Wisdom of the space of reality that is the natural purity of the aggregate of consciousness, free from delusion (chos dbyings kyi ye shes); (2) mirrorlike wisdom to which all the objects of the five senses appear spontaneously as in a mirror (me long gi ye shes); (3) wisdom of evenness that experiences the three types of feelings (good, bad, and indifferent) as of one taste (mnyam nyid kyi ye shes); (4) wisdom of discernment that accurately identifies names and forms (sor rtog pa'i ye shes); and (5) all-accomplishing wisdom that accomplishes enlightened activities and their purposes (bya ba grub pa'i ye shes).their purposes (bya ba grub pa'i ye shes).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) Wisdom-awareness kila (rig pa ye shes kyi phur pa); (2) enlightened-mind kila (byang chub sems kyi phur pa); (3) immeasurable compassion kila (tshad med snying rje'i phur pa); and (4) substantial kila ('dus byas rdzas kyi phur pa).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) Womb-birth, (2) egg-birth, (3) warmth-and-moisture birth, and (4) miraculous birth.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1) Youth of Sublime Light (ston pa khye'u … (1) Youth of Sublime Light (ston pa khye'u snang ba dam pa); (2) Youth of Immutable Light (ston pa khye'u 'od mi 'khrugs pa); (3) Protector against Fear (ston pa 'jigs pa skyob); (4) Youthful Tender Grace (ston pa gzhon nu rol pa rnam par brtse ba); (5) Vajradhara (ston pa rdo rje 'chang); (6) Powerful Warrior Youth (ston pa gzhon nu dpa' bo); (7) Wrathful Sage King (ston pa drang srong khros pa'i rgyal po); (8) Sublime Golden Light (ston pa gser 'od dam pa); (9) Lovingly Playful Intelligence (ston pa brtse bas rol pa'i blo gros); (10) Kashapa the Elder (ston pa 'od srung bgres po); (11) Truly Perfected King (ston pa mngon rdzogs rgyal po); and (12) Shakyamuni (ston pa sha kya thub pa).(12) Shakyamuni (ston pa sha kya thub pa).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + ((1) contemplating the rarity and preciousness of human fife, (2) impermanence and death, (3) karma, or cause and effect, and (4) the defects or shortcomings of samsara.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951/Glossary + ((1) high rank in the Tibetan government; (2) manager of the labrang of the regent (e.g., Reting Dzasa))
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + ((1) the ability to discern correctly; the understanding of emptiness. (2) the primordial and nondual knowing aspect of the nature of the mind.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + ((1) the power of knowing right from wrong; … (1) the power of knowing right from wrong; (2) the power of knowing the consequences of actions; (3) the power of knowing the various inclinations of living beings; (4) the power of knowing the various types of living beings; (5) the power of knowing the degree of the capacities of living beings; (6) the power of knowing the path that leads everywhere; (7) the power of knowing the obscurations, afflictions and purifications of all contemplations, meditations, liberations, concentrations and absorptions; (8) the power of knowing one's former lives; (9) the power of knowing the time of death and future lives; (10) the power of knowing the exhaustion of defilements. (Adapted from Thurman, Robert, ''The Holy Teachings of Virmalakirti''([[sic]]). Pennsylvania State University Press, 1976.)ennsylvania State University Press, 1976.))
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + ((1) the suffering of suffering—pain as suc … (1) the suffering of suffering—pain as such; (2) the suffering of change—the fact that happiness is impermanent and liable to turn into its opposite; and (3) all-pervading suffering in the making—the fact that all actions grounded in the ignorance of the true nature of things will, sooner or later, bring forth suffering.l, sooner or later, bring forth suffering.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + ((1) those who aspire to happiness in the higher states of samsaric existence; (2) those who aspire to liberation from samsara altogether; and (3) those who aspire to buddhahood for the sake of all beings.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + ((1) “With characteristics” (Tib. mtshan bc … (1) “With characteristics” (Tib. mtshan bcas): meditation on the channels and energies of the body visualized as a vajra body; (2) “without characteristics” (Tib. mtshan med): the meditation phase during which the forms visualized in the generation phase are dissolved and one remains in the experience of emptinessone remains in the experience of emptiness)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + ((1).The paramita of transcendent wisdom, the knowledge of emptiness; (2) the collection of sutras belonging to the second turning of the Dharma wheel and expounding the doctrine of shunyata, the emptiness of phenomena.)