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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((fl. 19th–20th century). Treasurerevealer, builder of Katok Bartrö and Rakchab Senge Ri Dorje Yutok Dzong retreats.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((fl. 20th century). Student of Lungtok Tenpey Nyima Gyaltsen Pelzangpo.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((fl. 3rd century). Indian master, Madhyamaka philosopher. Author of Root Verses of the Middle Way. Nagarjuna and Asanga are called the Twin Chariots of Mahayana.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((fl. 4th century). Indian master and brother of Vasubandhu. Author of Abhidharma and Yogacharya texts, recipient of Five Treatises of Maitreya. Nagarjuna and Asanga are called the Twin Chariots of Mahayana.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((fl. 6th century). Abbot of Nalanda. Later known as Virupa, one of the Eighty-Four Mahasiddhas, originator of the Lamdre lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((fl. 6th century). Also known as Indrabhuti. Title refers to several kings. Key figure in early transmission of Mahayoga and Anuyoga lineages. See Dudjom Rinpoche, Nyingma School (548–462).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((fl. 7th–8th century). Indian Mahayoga master, teacher of Vimalamitra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((fl. 8th century). Disciple of Padmasambhava and Vimalamitra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((fl. 8th century). Mahayoga master, teacher of Buddhaguhya. Commentator on Chanting the Names of Manjushri and Guhyagarbha Tantra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + ((fl. 9th century). Second Dharma King of Tibet. Invited Shantarakshita, Padmasambhava, and Vimalamitra to Tibet, establishing Buddhism in Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Introduction to the Middle Way/Glossary + ((flourished in the first half of the eighth century C.E.) A member of Nalanda University and the celebrated author of the ''Bodhicharyavatara'', He upheld the view of the Prasangika Madhyamika in the tradition of Chandrakirti.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Finding Rest in the Nature of the Mind/Glossary + ((flourished in the first half of the eighth century C.E.) A member of Nalanda University and the celebrated author of the ''Bodhicharyavatara'', He upheld the view of the Prasangika Madhyamika in the tradition of Chandrakirti.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((four foundations), traditional basis for a Vajrayana practitioner's development: refuge and bodhisattva vow, Vajrasattva recitation, maṇḍala offering and guru yoga, each of which are repeated one hundred thousand times.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ((i) "Seer," inspired Vedic sage, brahmanical ascetic with magical powers. (2) Title for someone who has attained the power of truthful speech, so that whatever he says comes true.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ((i) A synonym for Vajrayana. (2) A particu … (i) A synonym for Vajrayana. (2) A particular combination of sounds symbolizing and communicating the nature of a deity and which lead to purification and realization, for example, OM MANI PADME HUM. There are chiefly three types of mantra: guhya mantra, vidya mantra, and dharani mantra. mantra, vidya mantra, and dharani mantra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ((i) Another word for conceptual thinking. (2) The inevitable force of the ripening effect of former deeds.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ((i) Emanation of the chief figure in the m … (i) Emanation of the chief figure in the mandala, who fulfills the four activities; male counterpart of dakinis. (2) Male enlightened practitioner of Vajrayana. Dakini (mkha' gro ma) Spiritual beings who fulfill the enlightened activities; female tantric deities who protect and serve the Buddhist doctrine and practitioners. Also one of the three roots. See also Guru, yidam, and dakini. Damaru (da ma ru) A small hand drum used in tantric rituals. Dark age (snyigs mai dus) The present age, when the five degenerations of life span, era, beings, views, and disturbing emotions are rampant. Demigod (lha ma yin) One of the six classes of beings. Deva (lha) "Gods," the highest of the six classes of samsaric beings. Temporarily, they enjoy a heavenly state of existence. they enjoy a heavenly state of existence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages/Glossary + ((i) Hand gestures made to illustrate parti … (i) Hand gestures made to illustrate particular states of mind such as wrathfulness and inner activities such as making offerings; (2) a consort, in the sense of she who seals the bliss of the yogi by way of meditative union. ''See also'' karma consort; wisdom consort.'See also'' karma consort; wisdom consort.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ((i) One of the five families; the chief bu … (i) One of the five families; the chief buddha of the tathagata family. (2) The great and unequalled translator who lived during the reign of King Trisong Deutsen. Vairochana (also pronounced bey-ro-tsa-na in Tibetan) was recognized by Padmakara as a reincarnation of an Indian pandita. He was among the first seven Tibetan monks and was sent to India to study with Shri Singha. Shri Singha in turn entrusted Vairochana with the task of propagating the Mind Section and Space Section of Dzogchen in Tibet. He is one of the three main masters to bring the Dzogchen teachings to Tibet, the two others being Padmakara and Vimalamitra. Vairochana's chief disciples were Yudra Nyingpo, Sangtŏn Yeshe Lama, Pang Gen Sangye Gŏnpo, Jnana Kumara of Ny ag, and Lady Yeshe Drőnma. An especially renowned disciple was the old Pang Gen Mipham Gőnpo, whose disciples attained the rainbow body for seven generations by means of the oral instructions entitled Dorje Zampa, the "Vajra Bridge." Tsele Natsok Rangdről, Terdag Lingpa Gyurmey Dorje, and Jarngőn Kongtrűl Lodrŏ Thaye are regarded as reincarnations of Vairochana. Vajra (rdo rje) "Diamond," "king of stones." As an adjective it means "indestructible," "invincible," or "firm." The ultimate vajra is emptiness; the conventional vajra is the ritual implement of material substance.he ritual implement of material substance.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ((i) Supreme enlightenment. (2) The third of the four vidyadhara levels. See also Vidyadhara level of mahamudra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ((i) The "nectar of immortality," the ambrosia of the gods, which confers immortality or other powers. (2) Abbreviation of Nectar Quality, the heruka of the ratna family from among the Eight Sadhana Teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ((i) The actual integration of learning into personal experience. (2) See Yoga Tantra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings/Glossary + ((i) The way things appear (equivalent to conventional truth); (2) the content of distorted experience.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + ((i) Uddiyana, the country. (2) The master … (i) Uddiyana, the country. (2) The master from Uddiyana, Padmasambhava. See also Uddiyana. Outer and inner teachings of Secret Mantra (gsang sngags phyi nang gi chos) The three outer are Kriya, Upa, and Yoga. The three inner are Mahayoga, Anu Yoga, and Ati Yoga. Outer Secret Mantra (gsang sngags phyi pa) See Outer Tantras of Secret Mantra.yi pa) See Outer Tantras of Secret Mantra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Buddhist Philosophy of the Middle/Glossary + ((in linguistic and conceptual discursivity … (in linguistic and conceptual discursivity, ineffable). See Skt. ''anabhilāpya'', ''nirabhilāpya''; D. Seyfort Ruegg, ''Théorie du tathāgatagarbha et du gotra'', part 3, chapter v with chapter viii. 3 (pp. 362ff. on the positive determination of the ''tathāgatagarbha'' and the Absolute). Cf. indeterminacy, indeterminatebsolute). Cf. indeterminacy, indeterminate)

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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((n.d.) A Dharma heir of Mazu, defeated in … (n.d.) A Dharma heir of Mazu, defeated in dharma combat by Guishan while they served in Baizhang's assembly. Later he became abbot at Hualin (his name after that). He once was asked by Prime Minister Pei Xiugong if he had any attendants. Hualin called out the names "Large Emptiness" and "Small Emptiness," and two tigers appeared. When Pei Xiugong became frightened, Hualin asked the tigers to leave for a while. They roared and departed.ave for a while. They roared and departed.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((n.d.) A Dharma heir of Yaoshan nicknamed "the boatman," he lived in the world as a ferryman after the persecution of Buddhism in 842. After transmitting the Dharma to Jiashan Shanhui, 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 + ((n.d.) A Dharma heir of [Huanglong] Huitang Zuxin.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((n.d.) A Dharma successor of Huitang Zuxin.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((n.d.) A government official who was a student and benefactor of Guishan.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((n.d.) A lay disciple of Mazu Dao-i, Sima was noted for geomantic skill, which he used to help find sites for temples, including Guishan.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((n.d.) A nun who was Dharma heir of Gaoan Dayu, one of Linji's teachers, she was a teacher of Linji's disciple Guanzhi Zhixian.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((n.d.) Also known as Tiemien, "Iron Face," because of his strictness, he was a successor of Huanglong Huinan.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((n.d.) Considered a Dharma heir of Daowu Yuanzhi.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + ((n.d.) The fifth ancestor in India, according to the lineage accepted in Zen.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Buddhist Philosophy of the Middle/Glossary + ((of a meaning or teaching, especially of the Buddha). See Skt. ''ābhiprāyika'', Tib. ''dgongs pa can''. Cf. provisional/surface meaning)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Buddhist Philosophy of the Middle/Glossary + ((of a speaker, especially the Buddha). See Skt. ''abhiprāya'', Tib. ''dgongs pa'')
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Buddhist Philosophy of the Middle/Glossary + ((of an argument or method). See Skt. ''prasańga'', Tib. ''thal ba(r'gyur ba''))
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Buddhist Philosophy of the Middle/Glossary + ((of an inference). See Skt. ''svatantra'', Tib. ''rang rgyud (pa)'')
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + ((pronounced ''tsur-pu''), monastic seat of the Karmapa incarnations in Central Tibet, situated in 65 km west of Lhasa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + ((pronounced Ree-may) was a movement for in … (pronounced Ree-may) was a movement for intersectarian harmony and cooperation, rekindled and revitalized in the nineteenth century by several of Tibet's greatest masters. Led by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, the greatest scholar and eclectic master of the time, he and others collected and compiled the complete teachings, transmissions, empowerments, and meditation practices from all the various orders of Tibetan Buddhism. This collection was called The Five Great Treasures. Their goal was to eliminate the sectarian divisions and often bitter rivalry among the various schools, and to revivify the emphasis on the actual practice of the teachings.s on the actual practice of the teachings.)
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