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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1904-1953) — alias Jamgön Palden Khyentse Özer, the immediate reincarnation of Old Kongtrul, reborn as the son of the 15th Karmapa. One of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's root gurus.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1904-1987) — incarnation of the great treasure revealer Dudjom Lingpa. He was the supreme head of the Nyingma lineage after exile from Tibet and is regarded as one of the most prominent scholars of our time.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1908-1963) — accomplished meditator who completed numerous three year retreats at Dilyak monastery; retreat master at Tsurphu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1910-195?) — one of the main masters at Shechen monastery.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1910-1991) — one the five immediate re-em … (1910-1991) — one the five immediate re-embodiments of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. Regarded by followers of all four schools as one of the foremost recent masters of Tibetan Buddhism. In the early days of his life, Tulku Urgyen first knew him as Tulku Salgah or Rabsel Dawa.t knew him as Tulku Salgah or Rabsel Dawa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + ((1910-91) Treasure revealer who was regarded by followers of all the four schools as one of the greatest Tibetan masters of the last century.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1924-1981) — sixteenth Karmapa; disciple of the eleventh Situ and Karsey Kongtrul; established numerous monasteries and Dharma centers outside of Tibet and was profoundly instrumental in preserving the Buddha's teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((1932-1999) — Jamyang Dorje; one of the gr … (1932-1999) — Jamyang Dorje; one of the greatest recent khenpos of the Nyingma tradition; renowned for his spontaneous poetry and songs of realization; disciple of Shedrub Tenpey Nyima and one of the holders of the ''Hearing Lineage of Nyingtig'' which came through Jigmey Lingpa and Paltrul Rinpoche.hrough Jigmey Lingpa and Paltrul Rinpoche.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((19th-20th cent.) — Polo Khenpo Dorje; disciple of Khenpo Ngakchung.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((19th-20th cent.) — Tulku Urgyen Rinpoches immediate former life.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((19th-20th cent.) — master from south-western Tibet; built a monastery in Solu Khumbhu, Nepal.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((1st-2nd cent.?) Buddhist poet and teacher … (1st-2nd cent.?) Buddhist poet and teacher, considered the twelfth Indian ancestor in the Zen tradition, two generations before Nagarjuna. Amongst texts uncertainly, though traditionally, attributed to him are the early Mahayana classic, The Awakening of Faith, and "The Dharma of Serving your Teacher." and "The Dharma of Serving your Teacher.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((20th cent.) — governor of Sikkim and benefactor of tulku Urgyen.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Introduction to the Middle Way/Glossary + ((280-360 C.E.). The only Buddhist master t … (280-360 C.E.). The only Buddhist master to enjoy equal prestige as an exponent of the Hinayana and the Mahayana. During his Sarvastivadin phase he composed the ''Abhidharmakosha-bhasya'', which is the most systematic and complete exposition of the Abhidharma and is one of the summits of Hinayana scholarship. Later in life, through his own inner development and under the influence of his elder brother Asanga, Vasubandhu adopted the Mahayana Yogachara view and composed many works of which the ''Trimsikavijnapti-karika (Thirty Stanzas on the Mind)'' is the most outstanding.as on the Mind)'' is the most outstanding.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Finding Rest in the Nature of the Mind/Glossary + ((280-360 C.E.). The only Buddhist master t … (280-360 C.E.). The only Buddhist master to enjoy equal prestige as an exponent of the Hinayana and the Mahayana. During his Sarvastivadin phase he composed the ''Abhidharmakosha-bhasya'', which is the most systematic and complete exposition of the Abhidharma and is one of the summits of Hinayana scholarship. Later in life, through his own inner development and under the influence of his elder brother Asanga, Vasubandhu adopted the Mahayana Yogachara view and composed many works of which the ''Trimsikavijnapti-karika (Thirty Stanzas on the Mind)'' is the most outstanding.as on the Mind)'' is the most outstanding.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + ((280—360 c.e.). The only acharya who enjoy … (280—360 c.e.). The only acharya who enjoys equal prestige as an exponent of both the Hinayana and the Mahayana. During his Sarvastivadin phase he composed the ''Abhidharmakosbabhasya'', which is the most systematic and complete exposition of the Abhidharma and marks the summit of hinayana scholarship. Later in life, through his own inner development and under the influence of his elder brother Asanga, Vasubandhu adopted the mahayana yogachara view and composed many works of which the ''Trimsikavij-napti-karika (Thirty Stanzas on the Mind)'' is the most outstanding.as on the Mind)'' is the most outstanding.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((2d cent.) Governor of Nanyang during the reign of the Later Han dynasty eleventh emperor)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((2d-3d cent.) A great early exponent of Ma … (2d-3d cent.) A great early exponent of Mahayana Buddhism in India and especially of the Madhyamika teaching, which minutely analyzed the implications of sunyata [relativity or emptiness] doctrine. Nagarjuna's teaching is so universally acclaimed that virtually all later Mahayana movements claim him as an ancestor; he is considered the fourteenth ancestor in the Zen lineage.he fourteenth ancestor in the Zen lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + ((2nd cent. C.E.) Indian philosopher/dialectician and originator of the Madhyamika school.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((3d cent. B.C.E.) A prince of the Early Han dynasty, famous for his straightforwardness and honesty.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((441-513) A Liang dynasty poet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((470–550). Indian commentator on Nagarjuna and Aryadeva, founder of Prasangika Madyamaka tradition.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((4th cent. B.C.E.) Highly venerated early Taoist philosopher and writer, known for his wit, colorful parables, and deep insight.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Food of Bodhisattvas/Glossary + ((4th century C.E.) A disciple of Vasubandhu and great authority on the Vinaya, he composed the celebrated Vinaya-sutra ('dul ba'i mdo rtsa).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + ((510—570 c.e.). A follower of Vasubandhu. … (510—570 c.e.). A follower of Vasubandhu. It is said that he was the rebirth of a pigeon that had spent its life nesting near Vasubhandu's dwelling place, with the result that it heard the master's recitation of scripture so frequently that it was reborn as a human being and became one of his greatest disciples. and became one of his greatest disciples.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((596-667) Founder of the Chinese Risshu [Precept] School.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((5th cent. B.C.E.) Founded a school of philosophy named after him in China's Warring States Period (403-221 B.C.E.))
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + ((609-49) An emanation of Avalokiteshvara w … (609-49) An emanation of Avalokiteshvara who was the second Dharma king of Tibet and the fifth hereditary king after Lha Thothori Nyenshel. He married two Buddhist princesses, Bhrikuti of Nepal and Wen Cheng of China. He built the first Buddhist temples, established a code of laws based on Dharma principles, developed the Tibetan script with the help of his minister Thonmi Sambhota, and began the translation of Buddhist texts into Tibetan.ranslation of Buddhist texts into Tibetan.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((617-698) — first great Dharma King, who p … (617-698) — first great Dharma King, who prepared the way for transmission of the teachings; regarded as an incarnation of Avalokiteshvara. He married Princess Bhrikuti of Nepal and Princess Wen Cheng of China who each brought a sacred statue of Buddha Shakyamuni to Lhasa. Songtsen Gampo built the first Buddhist temples in Tibet, established a code of laws based on Dharma principles, and had his minister Tönmi Sambhota develop the Tibetan script. During his reign the translation of Buddhist texts into Tibetan began.tion of Buddhist texts into Tibetan began.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + ((617?-650) The first of the great dharma kings of Tibet, ruling in the seventh century c.e. He made Buddhism the official religion of Tibet and encouraged the development of the written form of the Tibetan language.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + ((617?-650) The first of the great dharma kings of Tibet, ruling in the seventh century c.e. He made Buddhism the official religion of Tibet and encouraged the development of the written form of the Tibetan language.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((638-713) The famous Sixth Ancestor of Cha … (638-713) The famous Sixth Ancestor of Chan (five generations after the founder Bodhidharma), whose biography and teachings were expounded in the Platform Sutra. The Sixth Ancestor is a primary example in Zen of a humble, illiterate person who realizes complete awakening.te person who realizes complete awakening.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((666-760) A disciple of the Sixth Ancestor … (666-760) A disciple of the Sixth Ancestor who later cared for the Sixth Ancestor's memorial stupa and mummy. When someone who had tried to cut off and steal the head of the mummy was apprehended, Daixiao encouraged forgiveness and leniency by the authorities.rgiveness and leniency by the authorities.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((675-713) Famous for becoming a successor to the Sixth Ancestor after spending only one night at his temple. Yongjia's "Song of Enlightenment [or Verification] of the Way," "Shōdōka" in Japanese, remains a popular Zen text.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((685-763) — one of the eighty-four mahasiddhas of India; composed the famous ''Bodhisattva Charya Avatara (The Way of the Bodhisattva)''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((6th cent. B.C.E.))
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((6th cent. B.C.E.) Also known as Anthapindika ["Giver of Food to the Unprotected"]. He was a wealthy patron of Shakyamuni Buddha in Shravasti who built the Jetavana vihara (monastery) in the Jeta garden for the order of monks.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((6th cent. B.C.E.) Blind disciple of Shaky … (6th cent. B.C.E.) Blind disciple of Shakyamuni. Once he fell asleep during Shakyamuni's lecture, then vowed never to sleep again. Fulfilling this vow, he ruined his eyesight but also developed the heavenly eye with the supernatural power to see past and future.supernatural power to see past and future.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((6th cent. B.C.E.) Half-brother of Shakyamuni; they were both sons of King Suddhodana. After Shakyamuni left home Nanda became the heir to the throne, but later joined the Buddhist order and became an awakened arhat.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((6th cent. B.C.E.) King of Magadha who was a follower of Shakyamuni and donated land for the first Buddhist monastery. 113)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((6th cent. B.C.E.) One of Shakyamuni's ten great disciples, foremost in the manifestation of supernatural powers. He was inō at Veluvana vihara, the monastery donated by King Bimbisara.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((6th cent. B.C.E.) One of the ten great disciples of Shakyamuni. He was especially noted for wisdom.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((6th cent. B.C.E.) Shakyamuni Buddha's cousin, who after joining his order tried to become his rival and even tried to have the Buddha killed.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((6th cent. B.C.E.) Shakyamuni Buddha's disciple. In a past life he had ridiculed a monk, so in this life he was always moving his mouth like a cow chewing its cud. However, he became foremost in understanding of the Vinaya.117n. 12)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((6th cent. B.C.E.) The disciple of Shakyam … (6th cent. B.C.E.) The disciple of Shakyamuni considered to be the first Indian ancestor of Zen. He said to have received transmission of the true Dharma eye treasury when he smiled at Shakyamuni's twirling of a flower before the assembly at Vulture Peak. He was known as foremost amongst the disciples in ascetic practice, and is said to be waiting in a Himalayan cave to transmit Shakyamuni's robe to the future Buddha Maitreya.muni's robe to the future Buddha Maitreya.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((6th century B.C.E.) Shakyamuni Buddha's c … (6th century B.C.E.) Shakyamuni Buddha's cousin, close disciple, and personal attendant. Ananda was known for his perfect recall, and the sutras were all said to be dictated by him after Shakyamuni's passing into parinirvana, each with Ananda's opening, "Thus have I heard." Ananda did not awaken until after the Buddha's death, but he became the second ancestor after Mahakashyapa in the Zen lineage.tor after Mahakashyapa in the Zen lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((7-1992) — Dilyak Dabzang; master at Dilyak monastery in Nangchen and an emanation of Gampopa. The late Dabzang Rinpoche counted Kyungtrul Kargyam as one of his main teachers.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((700-790) Shitou was two generations after … (700-790) Shitou was two generations after the Sixth Ancestor and three generations before Dongshan Liangjie, founder of the Sōtō lineage which Dōgen brought back to Japan from China. Shitou and Mazu, the two great teachers of their time, regularly sent students to each other. Shitou authored the long poem "Sandōkai" ["Unifying of Sameness and Difference"; "Cantongqi" in Chinese], which is still important in the Sōtō tradition. It is chanted daily in Sōtō training temples. He also wrote "Song of the Grass Hut."es. He also wrote "Song of the Grass Hut.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((709-88) Two generations after the Sixth Ancestor Huineng, he was the great master of his time along with Shitou, and had 139 awakened disciples, including Baizhang and Nanquan. Mazu was an instigator of dynamic, animated Chan style.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Food of Bodhisattvas/Glossary + ((713-763) The principal disciple of Shanta … (713-763) The principal disciple of Shantarakshita and an exponent with him of the Yogachara-Madhyamika school. He was invited to Tibet, where he successfully debated against the Chinese master Hoshang Mahayana, thereby establishing the gradual approach of the Indian tradition as normative for Tibetan Buddhism.adition as normative for Tibetan Buddhism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + ((713—763). The principal disciple of Shant … (713—763). The principal disciple of Shantarakshita and an exponent with him of the Yogachara Madhyamika school. He was invited to Tibet, where he successfully debated with the Chinese master Hashang Mahayana, thereby definitively establishing the gradual approach of the Indian tradition as normative for Tibetan Buddhism.adition as normative for Tibetan Buddhism.)