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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.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((739-824) A student of Shitou, Danxia is famous for burning a buddha statue to warm himself. His second-generation successor was Touzi Datong.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((745-828) Dharma heir of Shitou, he also studied with Mazu. He was the teacher of Dongshan Liangjie's teacher Yunyan. His description of zazen as "beyond-thinking," hishiryo, is much quoted by Dōgen.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((748-835) A Dharma heir of Mazu and teacher of the great Zhaozhou, Nanquan is featured in many koans; he is known for his sickle, his love of cows, and for cutting a cat.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((749-814) A Dharma successor of Mazu, he c … (749-814) A Dharma successor of Mazu, he compiled the first regulations for a Zen community, and insisted, "A day of no work is a day of no food." Teacher of Huangbo and Guishan, he was also famous for giving a monk's funeral to a fox. See Book of Serenity [Shōyōroku] case eight, and Gateless Gate [Mumonkan] case two.ht, and Gateless Gate [Mumonkan] case two.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((769-835) Daowu was a student of Baizhang, … (769-835) Daowu was a student of Baizhang, then became Dharma heir of Yaoshan Weiyan, along with Daowu's biological and Dharma brother Yunyan, the teacher of Dongshan, founder of the Caodongl Sōtō Lineage. A number of dialogues between Daowu and Yunyan remain as koans. between Daowu and Yunyan remain as koans.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((771-853) A disciple of Baizhang Huaihai, … (771-853) A disciple of Baizhang Huaihai, Guishan was the founder, along with his disciple Yangshan Huiji, of one of the five lineages of classical Chinese Zen Buddhism, the Guiyang house (Igyō in Japanese). Guishan's "Admonitions" is an early warning against laxity in the Zen community. Praised by Dōgen as a former tenzo, he is referred to frequently in the Eihei Shingi.eferred to frequently in the Eihei Shingi.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((778-897) Dharma successor of Nanquan Puyu … (778-897) Dharma successor of Nanquan Puyuan, he is considered one of the all-time great Zen masters, and is source of many of the classic koans, such as his response to the question, "Does a dog have Buddha Nature?" His dharma was so strong that no students were capable of matching and succeeding him, and his own lineage did not long survive, but he is revered in all subsequent Zen lineages.is revered in all subsequent Zen lineages.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((780-865) Teacher of Xuefeng, he is famous for his animated style of teaching by shouts and striking his students. Previously a lecturer on the Diamond Sutra, he burnt his books after being awakened to Chan by an old woman selling tea cakes.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((781-841) Dharma heir of Yaoshan after ser … (781-841) Dharma heir of Yaoshan after serving twenty years as Baizhang's jisha without having realization (unlike his older biological brother Daowu, who was also a student of Baizhang and Yaoshan). Yunyan later was the teacher of Dongshan Liangjie, who honored Yunyan as his master before other, more famous teachers only because Yunyan "Never explained anything to him directly."Never explained anything to him directly.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + ((790-844) The second of the great dharma kings of Tibet. Trisong Detsen invited Padmasaṁbhava to help subdue the spirits of Tibet and also organized the great debate at Samye Monastery, which was a pivotal point in the development of Tibetan Buddhism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + ((790-844) The second of the great dharma kings of Tibet. Trisong Detsen invited Padmasaṁbhava to help subdue the spirits of Tibet and also organized the great debate at Samye Monastery, which was a pivotal point in the development of Tibetan Buddhism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((790-844) — second great Dharma king of Ti … (790-844) — second great Dharma king of Tibet who invited Padmasambhava, Shantarakshita, Vimalamitra, and many other Buddhist teachers to Tibet; built Samye, the great monastery and teaching center modeled after Odantapuri, established Buddhism as the state religion of Tibet, and during his reign the first monks were ordained. He arranged for panditas and lotsawas to translate sacred texts, and he established centers for teaching and practice. Among his later incarnations are Nyang Ral Nyima Özer (1124-1192), Guru Chöwang (1212-1270), Jigmey Lingpa (1729-1798), and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-1892)., and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-1892).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + ((790-844). The thirty-eighth king of Tibet, second of the three great religious kings. It was due to his efforts that the great masters came from India and established Buddhism firmly in Tibet)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((797-870) Prime minister and governor of s … (797-870) Prime minister and governor of several provinces, he was also a lay Zen adept who studied with many masters, including Guishan and Huangbo. Pei Xiugong compiled Huangbo's Record (see translation by John Blofeld, The Zen Teaching of Huang Po), arranged the building of Huangbo's temple, and also met Hualin's tigers.bo's temple, and also met Hualin's tigers.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((805-881) Dharma heir of Chuanzi Dechung, who was nicknamed "the boatman" because he lived in the world as a ferryman after the persecution of Buddhism in 842. After transmitting the Dharma to Jiashan, he overturned the boat and disappeared in the water.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((807-69) Founder of the Caodong (Soto) lin … (807-69) Founder of the Caodong (Soto) lineage, the branch of Chan later transmitted by Dōgen to Japan. He is author of the "Song of the Jewel-Mirror Samadhi" ["Hokyo-Zammai" in Japanese], which initiated the five ranks or degrees teaching as a dialectical underpinning to Caodong practice. Dongshan was Dharma successor of Yunyan, although he also studied with Nanquan and Guishan. he also studied with Nanquan and Guishan.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((807-83) Student of Guishan, he is conside … (807-83) Student of Guishan, he is considered cofounder of the Guiyang (Igyō) lineage, one of the classical five houses of Chan. Yangshan is nicknamed "Little Shakyamuni," and is sometimes said to have had prophetic talents. He used symbolic diagrams in his teaching.He used symbolic diagrams in his teaching.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((807-888) Dharma heir of Daowu Yuanzhi, who had been tenzo for Guishan, Shishuang Qingzhu's assembly was noted for always sleeping sitting up, and so was called the "Dead Tree Hall.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((819-914) Teacher of Dongkeng Yanjun. Touzi was in the lineage two generations after Danxia Tianran, the student of Shitou famous for burning a buddha statue to warm himself)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((821-900) Dharma heir of Yangshan, he was known for his conversations with Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((822-908) After serving as tenzo at many temples, he finally became the heir of Deshan Xuanjian. Xuefeng was the teacher of Yunmen and was the third-generation ancestor of Fayan, founders of two of the five classical Chan lineages.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((834-98) The teacher of Qingfeng Zhuanchu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((840-901) Dharma heir of Dongshan Liangjie, and sometimes considered the cofounder of the Caodong (<big>Sōtō</big>) School, he developed the five ranks philosophical teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((841-906) — evil oppressor who almost succeeded in eradicating Buddhism in Tibet; brother of King Ralpachen; assassinated by Palgyi Dorje.)

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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((867-928) Second generation successor after Xuefeng. he was the teacher of Fayan Wenyi, founder of the Fayan lineage of Chan. Dōgen praises Luohan for his saying, "The tenzo enters the kitchen.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((882-966) A successor of Touzi Datong, who was two generations after Danxia Tiaman, a student of Shitou.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((885-958) Three generations after Xuefeng and the student of Luohan Guichen, Fayan is considered the founder of the Fayan lineage, one of the five houses or "schools" of classical Zen.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((896-973) Three generations after Linji and a successor of Nanyuan Huiyong. All the subsequent Rinzai tradition descends from his lineage, as supposedly predicted by Yangshan. Teacher of Shoushan Xingnian.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((8th cent.) — one of the twenty-five close disciples of the Lotus-Born master.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((8th century). Indian adept who received t … (8th century). Indian adept who received the Great Perfection transmission from Shri Singha and Jnanasutra. Spread these teachings in Tibet at the invitation of King Trisong Detsen. Source of Vima Nyingtik tradition. Upon leaving Tibet, he promised to send an emanation once every hundred years to revitalize the Buddhist doctrine.years to revitalize the Buddhist doctrine.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((8th century). Literally "Lotus-Born." Als … (8th century). Literally "Lotus-Born." Also known as Guru Rinpoche ("Precious Guru") or the Second Buddha. Indian Buddhist mahasiddha from Oddiyana who brought Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet and neighboring countries at the invitation of the Abbot Shantarakshita and King Trisong Detsen. Regarded as the founder of the Nyingma tradition.d as the founder of the Nyingma tradition.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((8th-9th cent.) — renowned Indian master who visited Mount Kailash at the time of King Trisong Deutsen and transmitted the ''Guhyagarbha'' tantra to the Tibetan translator Jnana Kumara of Nyag.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((910-90) A disciple of Yunmen cited by Dōgen as a model tenzo.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((926-93) Student of Fengxue Yanzhao; teacher of Fenyang and of Shexian Guisheng.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((947-1024) Teacher of Ciming Quyuan's, and … (947-1024) Teacher of Ciming Quyuan's, and thus ancestor of all surviving Linji lineages, Fenyang was the first master to add verse commentaries to the old stories or koans. A student of the CaodongtSōtō lineage before receiving the Linji/Rinzai transmission from his teacher Shoushan Xingnian, Fenyang introduced the Caodong five ranks teaching into the Linji tradition.e ranks teaching into the Linji tradition.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((957-1055) — important translator at the time of Atisha; known as the first ''lotsawa'' of the New Schools.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + ((958-1055) The most famous translator of the second propagation of Buddhism in Tibet, when the New Tradition began)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + ((978-1128, or 990-1139) Tibetan initiator of the Shangpa lineage. See Shangpa-Kagyu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((980-1052) A master in the Yunmen lineage and noted poet, his selection of one hundred cases with verse commentaries was the basis for the famous Blue Cliff Record [Hekigan Roku] koan anthology.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + ((982-1054 C.E.) Dīpaṅkaraśrījñāna Atīśa (j … (982-1054 C.E.) Dīpaṅkaraśrījñāna Atīśa (jo bo rje mar me mdzad) was a superior of Vikramaśīla University. He was invited to Tibet in 1042, where he taught for the remaining twelve years of his life. Recipient of two great transmission lineages of the Buddha's word — Widespread Activity (rgya chen spyod rgyu) from Maitreya-Asaṅga, and Profound View (zab mo'i lta rgyud) from Mañjuśrī-Nāgārjuna — he established the tradition of the graduated path teachings with his text ''Lamp on the Path to Enlightenment (Bodhipathapradīpa; byang chub lam sgron)'', which became the prototype of the lam-rim, whose treatises present from an instructional perspective the stages on the path to enlightenment. He composed over a hundred works included in the ''Tengyur'' and assisted in the translation into Tibetan of numerous others. He founded the Kadam lineage, which became a fundamental component in the second spread of Buddhism in Tibet and in the forms it took there in the Kagyu, Sakya, and Gelug schools.re in the Kagyu, Sakya, and Gelug schools.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((982-1054) — great Indian master who visited Tibet; from him springs the Kadampa and then the Gelugpa lineages.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((986-1039) Student of Fenyang Shanzhao, and teacher of both Yangqi and Huanglong, founders of the two main branches of Linji/Rinzai Zen, Ciming taught at Shishuang Mountain, the temple established by Shishuang Qingzhu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + ((988-1069) Mahāsiddha who originated the "close" mahāmudrā transmission of the Karma-Kagyu lineage. His successor was Nāropa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + ((989-1069 CE). One of the Indian ''mahasiddhas''. Tilopa was the founder of the Kagyü lineage. His primary disciple was Naropa, who taught the Tibetan Marpa. From Marpa, the lineage passed to Milarepa and an array of subsequent teachers and sublineages.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((990?-1070) — earliest tertön in Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((991-1067) Dharma heir of Shexian Guisheng … (991-1067) Dharma heir of Shexian Guisheng, despite having been previously expelled from his assembly. He also saved the Caodong/Sōtō lineage from extinction when Dayang Qingxuan was going to die without a Dharma heir. Fushan was in complete Dharma accord with Dayang, but was unwilling to take on the responsibility of publicly proclaiming the Sōtō style in addition to his Rinzai lineage from Guisheng. However, he was able later to transmit the Sōtō lineage from Dayang to his own student, Touzi Yiqing.m Dayang to his own student, Touzi Yiqing.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((992-1049) The founder of one of the two main branches of Linji (Rinzai) Zen. All modern Japanese Rinzai Zen derives from his lineage. Student of Ciming [or Shishuang] Quyuan.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((993-1064) A Dharma heir of Xuedou, he also studied with Shexian Guisheng together with Fushan Fayuan. Tianyi was teacher of Yuan tong Faxiu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((9th cent.) A Dharma heir of Dongshan Liangjie, the founder of Caodong/Sōtō Zen.)