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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A form of yoga practiced in the vajrayāna, which involves working with the illusory body of nāḍī, prāṇa, and bindu by means of controlling mind, breath, and body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (A fourth buddha body uniting the other three; see ''kusum''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A fourth century Buddhist teacher, one of the founders of the Yogācāra school of Buddhism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (A fully and completely enlightened being. … A fully and completely enlightened being. All the historical Buddhist traditions — Theravada (Hinayana), Mahayana, and Vajrayana — enumerate many such beings, both preceding and following the buddha of this world age, Shakyamuni Buddha. Mahayana Buddhism counts the buddhas as limitless in number, appearing throughout endless time and space. In the Mahayana and Vajrayana, many celestial buddhas are known and become the objects of meditation and worship.ome the objects of meditation and worship.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (A fully enlightened buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + (A fully enlightened compassionate being who, through the "superior" motivation and practices of the mahayana path, goes beyond personal liberation to benefit all sentient beings. (See also Three yanas))
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (A fully ordained Buddhist monk, who has taken the 253 vows of full ordination.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A fully ordained Buddhist monk.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (A fully ordained Buddhist monk.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (A fully ordained female member of the Sańgha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (A fully ordained male member of the Saṅgha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (A fully ordained monk, who vows to abide by 253 rules of behavior. ''See also'' getsul.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A fully ordained monk.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (A fully ordained monk.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (A fully ordained monk.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (A fully ordained monk.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (A fully ordained nun.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (A fully ordained nun.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (A fully-ordained Buddhist monk. In the Mūl … A fully-ordained Buddhist monk. In the Mūlasarvāstivāda tradition followed in Tibetan monasticism, a bhikṣu observes 2.53 vows, as opposed to the 227 of the Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, and the 2.50 of the Dharmaguptaka tradition predominant in east Asia.uptaka tradition predominant in east Asia.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (A fully-ordained monk, one who has vowed t … A fully-ordained monk, one who has vowed to observe the 253 monastic precepts of the Vinaya. Today there is usually a waiting period between receiving novitiate ordination and full monastic ordination; but according to all the accounts, Gampopa received both novice and bhikshu ordination simultaneously.ice and bhikshu ordination simultaneously.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings/Glossary + (A fundamental consciousness that serves as the repository of karma (actions) and latent potentials that manifest as embodied experience of a lifeworld.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A fundamental element of Buddhist teaching … A fundamental element of Buddhist teaching according to which phenomena are understood not as discretely existent entities, but as the coincidence of interdependent conditions. The classic formulation of this doctrine is found in the teaching on the twelve links of dependent arising, which, together with the four noble truths, constitutes the teachings of the first turning of the wheel of Dharma. This fundamental exposition, given by the Buddha at Sarnath shortly after his enlightenment, expresses the doctrines of the Hinayana. The doctrine of interdependence is, however, pervasive and is formulated variously according to different levels of teaching. Most importantly, it was interpreted by Nagarjuna as the essential meaning of shunyata, or emptiness, the ultimate nature of phenomena.ptiness, the ultimate nature of phenomena.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (A fundamental term in Buddhist ''tantra'', … A fundamental term in Buddhist ''tantra'', indicating the indestructibility of the state of ''enlightenment''. In Hindu mythology, the vajra is the thunderbolt wielded by Indra； in a Buddhist context, it sometimes is translated as diamond” or “adamantine.” It also refers to a scepter-like ritual object utilized by tantric practioners.al object utilized by tantric practioners.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (A gathering of tantric practitioners for a sacred ritual feast, called "tsog kyi khor lo" or "tsog" in Tibetan.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A gem that grants the fulfillment of all one could desire; thus the Buddha, one's personal master, and the nature of mind are often referred to as a wish-fulfilling gem.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (A general epithet for a Buddha)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (A general epithet for a Buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (A general epithet for a Buddha.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/White Lotus (Mipham)/Glossary + (A general term for a sphere or dimension i … A general term for a sphere or dimension in which a Buddha dwells. Buddhafields are categorized according to the three kayas, which are perceptible only to beings with corresponding realization. There are, in addition, pure lands or fields, emanated by Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of very high attainment, to which beings of appropriate karma and merit have access and where they are able to progress unhindered on the path. These pure lands are similar to the nirmanakaya buddhafields and are categorized according to their location, whether in the sky (''mkha' spyod''), on the earth's surface (''sa spyod''), or even in subterranean regions ('' 'og spyod''). The Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain of Guru Padmasambhava, the mountain of Potala of Avalokiteshvara, the hidden land of Shambhala, and so on are regarded as pure lands of this kind.n are regarded as pure lands of this kind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (A general term for any god or deity, but i … A general term for any god or deity, but is particularly associated with the gods in Indian mythology who possessed the amrita, or nectar of immortality, that the asuras kept trying to steal, without success. By extension it refers to any being who has been reborn in a samsaric paradisewho has been reborn in a samsaric paradise)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A general term for any type of female deity)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (A general term for any work by a Buddhist author, in contrast to the sutras and tantras attributed to the Buddha himself)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Introduction to the Middle Way/Glossary + (A general term for the traditions of Indian philosophy that assert the existence of the self, or atman-that is, the orthodox schools of Hinduism. It is opposed by the ''nairatmyavada'' (in other words, Buddhadharma), which denies the atman.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Finding Rest in the Nature of the Mind/Glossary + (A general term for the traditions of Indian philosophy that assert the existence of the self, or atman-that is, the orthodox schools of Hinduism. It is opposed by the ''nairatmyavada'' (in other words, Buddhadharma), which denies the atman.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (A general term referring to the six samsaric realms; the first of the three worlds of existence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A general term referring to the six samsaric realms: hells, world of hungry ghosts, animals, humans, asuras, and the first six levels of the divine abodes of the gods.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A general term referring to the six samsaric realms. ''See also'' Desire realm.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A genus of nine species of toxic, hallucinogenic flowering plants, whose ingestion results in a complete inability to differentiate reality from fantasy .)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (A gesture of reverence, in which the forehead, the two hands, and the two knees touch the ground)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (A god realm where the beings are free from … A god realm where the beings are free from the desires of the Desire Realm, but still have attachment to subtler forms and sensations. There is neither taste nor smell in the Form Realm. The beings reborn here have cultivated various meditative absorptions; they are huge and live extremely long lives.ey are huge and live extremely long lives.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (A grade of vowel strength; or a group of constituents enumerated by the Sāṃkhya school. See glossary of enumerations: three guṇas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (A gradual approach to the attainment of '' … A gradual approach to the attainment of ''enlightenment'' (especially prominent among the Geluk) in which one develops progressively stronger motivation and understanding, moving from a narrowly focused desire for self-improvement to an altruistic aspiration to ''enlightenment'' for the sake of all beings, and from the acceptance of common Buddhist truths to the cultivation of the ''Mahayana'' perfections and, ultimately, the path of the ''secret-mantra vehicle''.the path of the ''secret-mantra vehicle''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (A great ''siddha'', an advanced practitioner who has attained the supreme accomplishment, which is enlightenment. A famous work by the I2th-c. Indian scholar Abhayadatta recounts the lives of eighty-four ''mahasiddhas'' of ancient India.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A great Bodhisattva, one of the eight Close Sons. He personifies the power and the Mind of all the Buddhas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (A great Buddhist scholar (paṇḍita).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (A great Indian master of philosophy. He was named "Naga Master" because he taught the beings in the naga world and returned with the extensive version of Prajnaparamita left in their safekeeping.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (A great Indian master who expounded the teachings of the Middle Way and composed numerous philosophical and medical treatises)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (A great Kadam master of the eleventh and twelfth centuries.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (A great Tibetan master and the chief disciple of Marpa. See'' The Life of Milarepa'' (Shambhala Publications, 1977).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (A great Tibetan master and translator, dis … A great Tibetan master and translator, disciple of Drogmi, Naropa, Maitripa, and other great siddhas. He brought many tantrasfrom India to Tibet and translated them. These teachings were passed down through Milarepa and his other disciples, and are the basis of the teachings of the Kagyu lineageasis of the teachings of the Kagyu lineage)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (A great Tibetan master in the Oral Lineage of the Nyingma School.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (A great bodhisattva of a past aeon.)