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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (A central concept of all schools of Buddhi … A central concept of all schools of Buddhism, the teaching that all things arise on the basis of causes and conditions. The twelve links of interdependent origination, also known as the twelve ''nidānas'' (Skt.), are a particular pedagogical tool for seeing the forces of karma in action in creating future rebirth.arma in action in creating future rebirth.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A central notion of the Mahayana teachings … A central notion of the Mahayana teachings of the second turning of the Dharma wheel. They are a means of approach to ultimate reality through an understanding of three qualities implicit in all phenomena. The three doors are: (1) all phenomena are empty; (2) they are beyond all attributes; and (3) they are beyond all aspiration or expectation. are beyond all aspiration or expectation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A central principle of the Vajrayana. It i … A central principle of the Vajrayana. It is the view of the Mahayoga expounded in the tantra ''sgyu 'phrul dra ba'' (Fantasmagorical Net). All appearances, in their purity, are the mandala of the kayas and wisdoms. This comprises the superior relative truth. Being pure, they are all equal, wisdom and emptiness united. This is superior absolute truth. The "pure" status of the appearing mode and the "equal" status of the absolute mode of being are present indivisibly in every phenomenon. This is referred to as the great Dharmakaya.is is referred to as the great Dharmakaya.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A ceremony in which a master reads through … A ceremony in which a master reads through a sādhana or liturgy, usually quite rapidly, thereby empowering the disciples to practice it. It is a type of permission-blessing. A lung may also be given on a text to be studied. ''See also'' abhiṣeka, permission-blessing, tri.also'' abhiṣeka, permission-blessing, tri.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A ceremony in which a student is ritually … A ceremony in which a student is ritually entered into a maṇḍala of a particular tantric deity by his vajra master. He is thus empowered to practice the sādhana of that deity. In anuttarayogayāna there are four principal abhiṣekas: (1) vase abhiṣeka (kālaśābhiṣeka) which includes the abhiṣekas of the five buddha families: water (vajra), crown (ratna), vajra (padma), bell (karma), and name (buddha); (2) secret abhiṣeka (guhyābhiṣeka); (3) prajñājñāna-abhiṣeka; and (4) fourth abhiṣeka (caturthābhiṣeka). <br> An abhiṣeka is usually accompanied by a reading transmission (T: lung) and a trio The lung authorizes the student to read and practice the text. The tri is the master's oral instructions on how to practice. ''See also'' reading transmission, tri.ractice. ''See also'' reading transmission, tri.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A certain Chinese meditation teacher, Hashang Mahayana, whose viewpoint was refuted by Kamalashila in a public debate during the early spread of the teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (A certain type of knowledge acquired by beings by virtue of being born<br> in a particular gati. E.g., hell beings possess by birth the<br> paracitta-jñana. For humans, this knowlege has to be acquired<br> through cultivation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A certain type of malevolent spirit.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A certain type of mantra belonging to wrathful deities. They are used to dispel demonic forces that obstruct the continuation of the Buddhadharma or the welfare of sentient beings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A circle of eight mantras.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (A city in India on the Ganges, a main place of pilgrimage for Hindus. At nearby Sarnath, the Buddha Shakyamuni turned the first wheel of the Dharma with his teachings on the Four Noble Truths.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (A class of beings who, as a result of accu … A class of beings who, as a result of accumulating positive actions in previous lives, experience immense happiness and comfort, and are therefore considered by non-Buddhists as the ideal state to which they should aspire. Those in the worlds of form and formlessness experience an extended form of the meditation they practiced (without the aim of achieving liberation from samsara) in their previous life. Gods like Indra in the world of desire, as a result of their merit, have a certain power to affect the lives of other beings and are therefore worshipped, for example, by Hindus.refore worshipped, for example, by Hindus.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (A class of beings who, as a result of accu … A class of beings who, as a result of accumulating positive actions in previous lives, experience immense happiness and comfort, and are therefore considered by non-Buddhists as the ideal state to which they should aspire. Those in the worlds of form and formlessness experience an extended form of the meditation they practiced (without the aim of achieving liberation from samsara) in their previous life. Gods like Indra in the world of desire, as a result of their merit, have a certain power to affect the lives of other beings and are therefore worshipped, for example, by Hindus.refore worshipped, for example, by Hindus.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (A class of beings who, as a result of accu … A class of beings who, as a result of accumulating positive actions in previous lives, experience immense happiness and comfort, and are therefore considered by non-Buddhists as the ideal state to which they should aspire. Those in the worlds of form and formlessness experience an extended form of the meditation they practiced (without the aim of achieving liberation from samsara) in their previous life. Gods like Indra in the world of desire have, as a result of their merit, a certain power to affect the lives of other beings, and they are therefore worshipped, for example, by Hindus. The same Tibetan and Sanskrit term is also used to refer to enlightened beings, in which case it is more usually translated as “deity.” it is more usually translated as “deity.”)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (A class of beings whose jealous nature spoils their enjoyment of their fortunate rebirth in the higher realms and involves them in constant conflict with the gods in the god realms.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A class of beings, both male and female, often mentioned as recipients of the residual offerings in a feast ceremony. They also appear in the retinue of Buddhist deities acting as offering servants and dancers.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A class of beings, superior to the human s … A class of beings, superior to the human state, enjoying immense longevity, but not immortal. It is worth bearing in mind that in Sanskrit and Tibetan, deva and lha are technical terms commonly used to refer to the yidams and other deities in a mandala, the Buddha, the Guru, and any great figure such as a king. As Radhakrishnan points out, the term deva is associated with the act of giving, and there is no doubt a connection with this term and the words for giving in many Indo-European languages. The creator is termed deva because he "gives the universe," sun and moon are so called because they give light, the king because he gives protection, and the Buddha and the Guru because they give the Doctrine. The fact that gods or deities are often referred to in Tibetan Buddhism does not therefore imply that it is a species of polytheism. imply that it is a species of polytheism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/White Lotus (Mipham)/Glossary + (A class of dangerous flesh-devouring demons.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A class of dangerous, flesh-devouring nonhuman beings figuring in the Hindu and Buddhist worldview.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Food of Bodhisattvas/Glossary + (A class of dangerous, flesh-devouring nonhuman beings figuring in Hindu and Buddhist mythology.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A class of deities said to live off of smells. They are celestial musicians.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A class of deities with human torsos and s … A class of deities with human torsos and serpentlike lower bodies, said to inhabit low-lying marshy areas and bodies of water. They are associated with jewel-treasures and with knowledge. They are said to have guarded the ''Prajñāpāramitā-sūtras'' until the great teacher Nāgārjuna took custody of them.at teacher Nāgārjuna took custody of them.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (A class of demons in Indian culture, and though there are various types of them, the most known are the ferocious man-eating kind)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (A class of demons who can influence people into doing wrong or becoming obsessed with wealth, power, and so on.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (A class of demons, dating back to the Veda … A class of demons, dating back to the Vedas, whose name is derived either from their yellow color (pita) or their appetite for flesh (piśa). The Tibetan translates according to the latter meaning, rendering the term as "flesh eaters," although there is no direct correlation in Tibet's own culture direct correlation in Tibet's own culture)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (A class of goddesses called "desires.")

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (A class of goddesses called "fierce.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (A class of malevolent spirits and ghosts. [TD 467])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (A class of semi-divine beings who sometimes act as protectors of the Dharma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (A class of semi-divine beings, generally benevolent but sometimes wicked. Many are powerful local divinities; others live on Mount Sumeru, guarding the realm of the gods.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A class of semidivine beings, generally benevolent, but sometimes wicked. Many are powerful local divinities; others live on Mount Sumeru, guarding the realm of the gods.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A class of sentient beings who live on sce … A class of sentient beings who live on scents. Gandharvas are also a type of celestial musicians living on the rim of Mount Sumeru in cloudlike castles. Often a "city of the gandharvas" is used as an analogy for illusory phenomena, like a fairy castle in the clouds.nomena, like a fairy castle in the clouds.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A class of spirits who ride goats and as patrons of blacksmiths carry a bellows and hammer.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A class ofprotectors of the Dharma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (A classes of nonhuman beings usually portrayed as having animal heads, such as of a horse, and being master musicians)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A classification of sufferings particularl … A classification of sufferings particularly associated with the human condition. These are birth, old age, sickness, death, and the sufferings of encountering enemies, of being separated from loved ones, of not having what one wants, and of having to put up with what one does not want.ing to put up with what one does not want.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/White Lotus (Mipham)/Glossary + (A classification of worldly spirits into t … A classification of worldly spirits into the categories of ging, dü, tsen, yaksha, rakshasa, mamo, rahula, and naga. On the inner level, they correspond to the eight kinds of consciousness, namely, the five sense consciousnesses, the mental consciousness, the defiled consciousness that conceives of "I," and the consciousness of the ''alaya'', the foundation of the mind that is the repository of karmic seeds and habitual tendencies.y of karmic seeds and habitual tendencies.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A close disciple of Guru Rinpoche, who att … A close disciple of Guru Rinpoche, who attained accomplishment through the practice of Hayagriva and later was incarnated as the Karmapas. Born in the clan of Ngenlam in the Phen Valley, he took ordination from Khenpo Bodhisattva in the first group of seven Tibetan monks. It is said that he kept his vows with utmost purity. Having received the transmission of Hayagriva from Padmasambhava, he practiced in solitude and reached the level of a vidyadhara.ude and reached the level of a vidyadhara.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (A close disciple of Vimalamitra and Guru Rinpoche. He later incarnated as the great tertön Jatson Nyingpo, one of Tsele Natsok Rangdröl's teachers.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (A cloud-shaped flat metal gong in front of the kitchen. It is struck with a wooden mallet. 80n. 29)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A coarse or subtle conduit included within the triad of channels, vital energies, and bindus. The three principal channels are avadhūti, lalanā, and rasanā. The quintessence of the channels is the hollow crystal kati channel See CM 387; VE 279-80.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Introduction to the Middle Way/Glossary + (A cognition that correctly knows its object, a nondeceptive cognition that brings about certainty regarding its object.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Finding Rest in the Nature of the Mind/Glossary + (A cognition that correctly knows its object, a nondeceptive cognition that brings about certainty regarding its object.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (A collection of Mahayana sutras or text in … A collection of Mahayana sutras or text in which the Buddha gives teachings on the meaning of ''shunyata'', emptiness. The earlier ''Prajnaparamita Sutras'' are among the earliest Mahayana compositions and later became the basis for the Madhyamaka school through Nagarjuna's influential commentaries on them.arjuna's influential commentaries on them.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (A collection of scriptures, originally in the form of palm leaf folios stored in baskets. The Buddha’s teachings are generally divided into three collections or baskets: Vinaya, Sūtra, and Abhidharma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (A collection of spontaneous vajra songs by the Indian masters of the mahamudra lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (A collection, often in 108 volumes, that c … A collection, often in 108 volumes, that constitutes the base of the Buddhist canon in the Tibetan tradition. The ''Kangyur'' (literally, "translation of the words of Buddha") is divided into several sections, of which the main ones are the ''Tripiṭaka'', or Three Baskets, (sde snod gsum) and the tantras (rgyud)., (sde snod gsum) and the tantras (rgyud).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A collective term for the manifestations of enlightenment that tame whoever needs to be tamed and that do so in whichever way is necessary. In this book, the term refers to a collection of tantric scriptures belonging chiefly to Mahayoga.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (A collective term for the paths of accumul … A collective term for the paths of accumulating and joining. The level of earnest aspiration is a sort of prelevel before one reaches the first of the ten bodhisattva levels. Practitioners on the paths of accumulating and joining have not yet realized emptiness and cannot therefore practice the six transcendent perfections in a truly transcendental way. Their practice is more a question of willingness than of the genuine practice of amature bodhisattva.e genuine practice of amature bodhisattva.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (A combined term for ''gyalpo'' and ''gongpo'' spirits.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (A combined term for ''gyalpo'' and ''gongpo'' spirits.)