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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.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + ((1)A discourse by the Buddha. (2) A concise discourse; the first of the<br>dvādaśāńga- dharma-pravacana •)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + ((1)Having a mode of activity; this refers to the'fact that all citta-caitta-<br>-dharma-s can cognize an object. (2) Having the same mode ofactivity,<br> one of the conditions for samprayoga. pañcadhā samatā.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + ((1)Mutual subsumption, inclusion, subordination. (2) Cohesion.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1002-1064) — Tibetan master who brought teachings back from India later known as the Shangpa Kagyu and is thus regarded as its founder; disciple of the female siddha Niguma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1002-69) Dharma heir of Ciming Quyuan and teacher of Huitang Zuxin, Huanglong is considered founder of one of the main branches of Rinzai Zen, from which Dōgen's first Zen teacher, Myōzen, was descended.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1002/12-1097) — great forefather of the Kagyu lineage. See ''Life of Marpa the Translator''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + ((1004-1064) Atīśa's principal disciple. See Kadampa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1005–64). Tibetan disciple and lineage holder of Atisha. Founded Radreng (Reting) Monastery in 1056.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + ((1007-1078) Mahāsiddha and great scholar of Vikramaśīla university; contemporary of Atīśa, he was one of Marpa's and Khyungpo Neljor's principal masters.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1007-72) A noted scholar-monk who compiled a history of the Chan transmission, he was an heir of Dongshan Xiaocong (Tōzan Gyōsō in Japanese) in the Yunmen lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1009-90) A Dharma successor in the Yunmen lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + ((1012-1097) Tibetan initiator of the Marpa-Kagyu lineage. See Dagpo-Kagyu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1012–90). Drapa Ngönshey. Founded Dratang Monastery in 1081. Treasure-revealer of Four Tantras of Tibetan medicine, established Phuntong Chenye, a tantric practice community.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1012–96). Also known as Marpa the Translator. Translator, disciple of Naropa, teacher of Milarepa, and Tibetan source of the Kagyü lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + ((1016-1100) An Indian pandita and siddha, the disciple of Tilopa and teacher of Marpa the Translator)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + ((1016-1100) He was chancellor of Nālanda U … (1016-1100) He was chancellor of Nālanda University when he left in search of true realization with Tilopa, who subjected him to twelve major tests before his enlightenment. He was a mahāsiddha and the Indian master of Marpa the Translator, who initiated the Marpa-Kagyu lineage.or, who initiated the Marpa-Kagyu lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + ((1016—1100). Originally a highly accomplis … (1016—1100). Originally a highly accomplished Buddhist scholar and eventually abbot at Nalanda, the renowned Buddhist monastic university in northern India, Naropa one day realized that, in spite of all his learning, he did not really understand or embody the Buddhist teachings. He left his position at Nalanda and wandered through the jungles looking for a teacher who could train him and open his eyes. Eventually he met an apparently mad ''yogin'' named Tilopa (989-1069), who was a ''mahasiddha'' (an enlightened tantric master). Studying with him for twelve years, Naropa finally achieved realization and began teaching and accepting disciples of his own. One of these was Marpa, who took the lineage of Tilopa and Naropa to Tibet, where it became famed as the Kagyü lineage.here it became famed as the Kagyü lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1024-1104) Named for his temple site on W … (1024-1104) Named for his temple site on Wuzu [Fifth Ancestor] Mountain, where the Fifth Ancestor had taught, Wuzu was a successor of Haihui Shouduan, who was a successor of Yangqi. Known for his straight-forward style, Wuzu was the teacher of Yuanwu Keqin (the compiler of the Blue Cliff Records) and of Foyan Qingyuan.Blue Cliff Records) and of Foyan Qingyuan.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1025-1072) Main successor of Yangqi Fanghui and teacher of Wuzu Fayan.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1025-1100) Dharma heir of Huanglong Huinan. Huitang taught by raising a fist and saying, "If you call this a fist you've said too much. If you say it's not a fist you do not hit the mark.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1027-90) A Dharma heir of Tianyi Yihuai, he also was head monk under Haihui Shouduan and supported Wuzu Fayan, as well as Touzi Yiqing.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1027–1105). Rinchen Sal. One of three principle disciples of Dromtönpa Gyalwe Jungne. Disciples include Geshe Sharawa Yönten Drak and Geshe Langri Tangpa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1032-83) Student of Fushan Fayuan who received from him the Sōtō lineage of Dayang and maintained that tradition, incorporating his prior Huayan studies. Teacher of Furong Daokai.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + ((1040-1123) Great yogi and poet of Tibetan Buddhism and the Karma Kagyu lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Food of Bodhisattvas/Glossary + ((1040-1123) One of the greatest yogis and poets of Tibet. He was one of the foremost disciples of Marpa the Translator, founder of the Kagyu lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1040-1123) — one of the most famous yogis … (1040-1123) — one of the most famous yogis and poets in Tibetan religious history; much of the teachings of the Karma Kagyu schools passed through him. See ''The Life of Milarepa'' and ''The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa''. His name means 'Cotton-clad Mila.'repa''. His name means 'Cotton-clad Mila.')
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + ((1040-1123). The best-known and perhaps mo … (1040-1123). The best-known and perhaps most well-loved hermit and ''yogin'' in Tibetan Buddhist history. He was the principal disciple of the translator Marpa (1012-1097), Tibetan founder of the Kagyü lineage received in India from the ''siddha'' Naropa (1016-1100). After an extraordinarily difficult youth filled with suffering and much evildoing, Milarepa met Marpa, studied under him, and finally received Vajrayana transmission. Then, at Marpa's direction, Milarepa entered solitary retreat in the mountains and spent the rest of his life meditating and training disciples. His principal students were Rechungpa and Gampopa.cipal students were Rechungpa and Gampopa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + ((1040—1123). The famous disciple of Marpa the Translator. One of Tibet's most revered yogis and poets, who attained buddhahood in the course of a single life.)