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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.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1043-1118) Dayang and later Furong are bo … (1043-1118) Dayang and later Furong are both places he taught. Although Dōgen refers to him as Dayang, he is more commonly known by the name Furong. The Dharma heir of Touzi Yiqing, Furong was particularly known for revitalizing the monastic standards of the Caodong/Sōtō lineage. He is particularly praised by Dōgen for vehemently refusing the offer of fancy robes and imperial honors, which caused him a period of exile.onors, which caused him a period of exile.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1045-1105) A noted poet and government official who was a lay disciple of Huitang Zuxin.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + ((1052-1135))

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1054–1123). Kadampa master, author of Eight Verses of Training the Mind, founded Langtang Monastery.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1055-1153) — great female master and incarnation of Yeshe Tsogyal who set down the Chö practice of cutting through ego-clinging. Machik Labdrön means 'Only Mother Lamp of Dharma.')
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1063-1135) Dharma heir of Wuzu Fayan and compiler of the Blue Cliff Record [Hekigan Roku] koan collection based on Xuedou's verse comments. He was the teacher of Dahui.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1067-1120) Student of Wuzu Fayan, and teacher of Zhu' an Shigui.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1075-1138) — a master in the old Kadam tradition who was also one of the teachers of Gampopa, the great Kagyu master.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + ((1079-1153 CE). One of the two principal s … (1079-1153 CE). One of the two principal students of Milarepa (the other being Rechungpa). When Gampopa met Milarepa, he was a Kadam monk, and subsequently he combined Milarepa's meditative and eremitical approach with the settled monasticism of his Kadam training. Through his disciple, Tusumkhyenpa, he was instrumental in the formation of the Kagyü sublineage, the Karma Kagyü, presided over by the Karmapa line of incarnations. over by the Karmapa line of incarnations.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + ((1079-1153) Also called Dagpo Lhaje (dvags … (1079-1153) Also called Dagpo Lhaje (dvags po lha rje), literally, the physician from Dagpo. The village and mountain of Gampo, which he was named after, are located in the Dagpo region of southeastern Tibet. Gampopa was trained in the Kadam tradition. He then met Milarepa and became his principal disciple. He was the founder of the Dagpo-Kagyu monastic order whose principal disciple was Tusum Khyenpa, the first Karmapa. His transmission fused the Kadam spiritual current with the Mahāmudrā, received from Milarepa. Among other works, he composed ''The Jewel Ornament of Liberation (dvags po thar rgyan)'' a lam-rim text which is the basic manual of traditional Kagyu studies.basic manual of traditional Kagyu studies.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Food of Bodhisattvas/Glossary + ((1079-1153) Also known as Dhakpo Lharje, G … (1079-1153) Also known as Dhakpo Lharje, Gampopa trained as a doctor before becoming a monk in the Kadampa tradition. He eventually met his root teacher, Milarepa, whose principal disciple he was to become and from whom he received the transmission of the Six Yogas of Naropa. Unifying the monastic and yogic paths, Gampopa exerted a decisive influence over the Kagyu tradition.cisive influence over the Kagyu tradition.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1079-1153) — forefather of all the Kagyu … (1079-1153) — forefather of all the Kagyu lineages; foremost disciple of Milarepa who possessed both supreme realization and great scholarship. He was the author of ''The Jewel Ornament of Liberation''. More details can be found in ''The Life of Milarepa'' and ''The Rain of Wisdom'', Shambhala Publications. Rain of Wisdom'', Shambhala Publications.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1083-1146) A Dharma heir of Foyan Qingyua … (1083-1146) A Dharma heir of Foyan Qingyuan, who was a student of Wuzu Fayan. Zhu'an is also known as Kushan [Drum Mountain], where he later taught and which was a center of Buddhist studies in Dōgen's time. Zhu' an, who is praised by Dōgen for his literary expression of Dharma, compiled a collection of stories, "Zen Gate Jeweled Instructions," together with Dahui.eweled Instructions," together with Dahui.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + ((1083-1161) He was, with Gampopa, one of Milarepa's principal disciples.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1089-1163) Dharma successor of Yuanwu Keq … (1089-1163) Dharma successor of Yuanwu Keqin, he was famous as a proponent of intent koan introspection and watō koan practice, and critic of silent illumination meditation. He is a key figure in the Linji/ Rinzai lineage. In some writings Dōgen strongly criticized him.me writings Dōgen strongly criticized him.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1091-1157) Also called Tiantong Hongzhi, … (1091-1157) Also called Tiantong Hongzhi, having been abbot at the Tiantong monastery where Dōgen's master Tiantong Rujing later taught, Hongzhi was the most influential Chinese Sōtō teacher in the century before Dōgen. Hongzhi poetically articulated the Caodong/Sōtō tradition's meditation praxis, known as silent or serene illumination, and he also selected the cases and wrote the verse commentaries that were later compiled into the important koan collection called the Book of Serenity [Shōyoroku in Japanese]. Book of Serenity [Shōyoroku in Japanese].)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1092-1158) — one of the five forefathers of the Sakya lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((10th cent.) A Dharma successor of Shoushan Xingian in the fifth generation after Linji, he was known for his strictness.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1109–69). Kadampa commentator on Dignaga and Dharmakirti.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Food of Bodhisattvas/Glossary + ((1110-1170) A disciple of Gampopa and founder of the Phagdru tradition of the Kagyu school. Many of his disciples attained high realization.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + ((1110-1193) First Karmapa; disciple of Gampopa. See Dagpo-Kagyu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1110-1193) — first Karmapa and disciple of Gampopa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1121-1203) A disciple of Dahui Zonggao; an abbot of Ayuwang Monastery.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1122–92). Founder of Katok Dorje Den Monastery in 1159. Younger brother of Pagmo Drupa Dorje Gyalpo.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1124-1192) — first of five king-like tert … (1124-1192) — first of five king-like tertöns and a reincarnation of King Trisong Deutsen. Several of his revealed treasures are included in the ''Rinchen Terdzö'', among which the most well known is the ''Kabgye Deshek Dupa'', a cycle of teachings focusing on the ''Eight Commands'', and the biography of Guru Rinpoche called ''Sanglingma'', now published as ''The Lotus-Born''. Nyang Ral means 'Braided one from Nyang,' and Nyima Özer means 'Ray of sun light.'' and Nyima Özer means 'Ray of sun light.')
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1124?-1192?). Treasure-revealer, first of the Five Tertön Kings. Revealed a biography of Padmasambhava.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((1126–1216). Second abbot of Katok Dorje Den Monastery. Disciple of Dampa Deshek, helped build Katok Monastery.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1127-1199/1200) — Gampopa's disciple who founded the Barom monastery in northern Latö and who is regarded as the father of the lineage.)