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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (A layman who has taken refuge in the Three Jewels and keeps one or more of the basic precepts.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (A layman who has taken refuge in the Three Jewels and keeps one or more of the basic precepts.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (A leading disciple of a master. Literally meaning" divine feet," this also is used for the supernatural power to go anywhere or transform oneself at will. 185n. 29)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (A learned master or scholar.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (A learned master, scholar, or professor of Buddhist philosophy.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A learned master, scholar, or professor of Buddhist philosophy.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (A learned or skilled person; a scholar; teacher, or philosopher, usually of Indian origin.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (A learned or skilled person; a scholar; teacher, or philosopher, usually of Indian origin.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (A level of meditation where one is so absorbed in meditative concentration that one needs no food.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A level of spiritual attainment after which it is impossi-ble to fall again into the sufferings of samsara.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings/Glossary + (A life of suffering perpetuated by ignorance.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings/Glossary + (A limited perspective based within ignorance that is maintained by ordinary beings in the world.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (A long piece of material, traditionally cotton or linen and off-white or gray colored, about fifteen inches by four yards. It is used while washing in order to tie up the long sleeves of a monk's sitting robe and also dry the face and hands. 78n. 20)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (A long white scarf, usually of silk, that is offered to deities and to individuals as a gesture of respect and devotion or simply as a welcoming greeting.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (A long, deep-toned, telescoping horn that is played during ritual ceremonies.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A magical and powerful creature frequently figur-ing in the Buddhist and Hindu worldview. Nagas are associated with ser-pents and are said to inhabit the watery element or regions below the surface of the earth.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (A magical tree that has its roots in the asura, or demi-god, realm but bears its fruit in the divine sphere of the Thirty-three.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A magical tree which has its roots in the asura realm but bears its fruit in the divine sphere of the Thirty-three.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A mahākalī who has been a traditional prot … A mahākalī who has been a traditional protector of the Practice Lineage since the time of Nāropa and Marpa. She is dark blue, wearing the skull crown and bone ornaments. She wields in her four arms a mirror of judgment, a skull cup, a hooked knife, and a phurba. She rides on a donkey with a white blaze. She rides on a donkey with a white blaze.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A mahākalī, consort of Pernakchen (T: ber-nag-can), the central mahākāla of the Karma Kagyü.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A mahāyāna school, founded by Nāgārjuna, w … A mahāyāna school, founded by Nāgārjuna, which emphasized the doctrine of śūnyatā. Vajrayāna has many of its philosophical roots in Madhyamaka. Some of the principal texts of this tradition are the ''Mūlamādhyamikakārikā'' and ''Vigrahavyāvartanī'' by Nāgārjuna, the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' by Śāntideva, and the ''Prasannapadā'' and ''Madhyamakāvatāra'' by Candrakīrti.' and ''Madhyamakāvatāra'' by Candrakīrti.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (A main monastic see. The chief monastery of an order.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (A major "protective deity" (''mgon po''), … A major "protective deity" (''mgon po''), Mahākāla is black in color and wrathful in form. He is thought of as the wrathful aspect of compassion and appears in numerous iconographic forms. While he is mentioned in all of the accounts herein, he was especially important to Gyelwa Ensapa.was especially important to Gyelwa Ensapa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (A major '''Mahayana''' school of philosoph … A major '''Mahayana''' school of philosophy that expresses a principle to which virtually all Buddhist schools claim to adhere, namely, a path of moderation between philosophical extremes, especially the beliefs that persons are permanent or do not exist at all, or between behaviors such as severe asceticism and lavish luxury.ch as severe asceticism and lavish luxury.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (A major holder of the Longchen Nyingtik te … A major holder of the Longchen Nyingtik teachings and exponent of Shantideva's Bodhicharyavatara (The Way of the Bodhisattva), famed for his simple lifestyle and as the author of The Words of My Perfect Teacher. He is often considered to be the emanation of Jigme Lingpa's speech be the emanation of Jigme Lingpa's speech)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (A male lay Buddhist.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (A male novice member of the Saṅgha who has not yet received the Higher<br> Ordination.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A male practitioner.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (A male yoga practitioner. In Tibet, the te … A male yoga practitioner. In Tibet, the term yogi is often used to contrast a lay practitioner from an ordained monk. Also, since yogi can sometimes mean someone who is practicing the higher yogas, which ultimately involve taking on a sexual consort, the term yogi was often used to designate married lamas and practitioners, in contrast to celibate monks. In its general sense, however, a yogi is anyone who practices yoga, so a monk can also be called a yogi.yoga, so a monk can also be called a yogi.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A malevolent ''demonic being that'' steals one s collections of merit and knowledge.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A malevolent demon that arises from negative thoughts.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A man who is adept in the practice of yoga.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (A mandala drawn on a mirror or polished silver surface covered with sindura, a powder made of red lead, vermillion or cinnabar. In some traditions the red powder would be made of dried menstrual blood.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (A manifestation of supreme enlightenment in the form of sound: syllables which, in the sadhanas of the Secret Mantrayana, protect the mind of the practitioner from ordinary perceptions and invoke the wisdom deities)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A mantra command that means: "King of the nagas, be summoned by the iron hook!")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (A mantra that has been blessed by a Buddha or Bodhisattva and has the power to help beings. Several of the sutras contain dharanis, often quite long)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A master belonging to the Lower school of Svatantrika Madhyamika and commentator on the ''Bodhisattva Grounds'' by Asanga.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (A master in the Dzogchen lineage and root … A master in the Dzogchen lineage and root guru of Guru Rinpoche. Shri Singha attained complete realization of the Dzogchen teachings and, along with Guru Rinpoche, was one of the only two masters to fully attain the "empowerment of the display of awareness," through which they could transform the phenomenal world in any way they desired. phenomenal world in any way they desired.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A master in the Dzogchen lineage and the c … A master in the Dzogchen lineage and the crown ornament of five hundred panditas, who attained the indestructible form of the rainbow body. He received the transmission of Dzogchen from Shri Singha and Jnanasutra. Vimalamitra is regarded as one of the three main forefathers for establishing the Dzogchen teachings in Tibet, especially the Instruction Section, which he chiefly transmitted to five people: King Trisong Deutsen, Prince Muney Tsenpo, Tingdzin Sangpo of Nyang, Kawa Paltsek, and Chokro Lui Gyaltsen. Having translated these extremely profound instructions, he concealed the texts at Samye Chimphu for the sake of future generations. On his departure to the Five-Peaked Mountain in China, Vimalamitra made the promise to return once every century in order to clarify and propagate the teachings of the secret, innermost essence, Sangwa Nyingtig. The oral lineage of his teachings on the Instruction Section was continued by Tingdzin Sangpo of Nyang, who also concealed one set of the scriptures. One hundred and fifty-five years after Vimalamitra departed from Tibet, an emanation of him named Dangma Lhűngyal took out the hidden texts. They are now included in the collection known as Vima Nyingtig the "Heart Essence of Vimalamitra." In his role as lineage holder of Nectar Quality from among the Eight Sadhana Teachings, he is counted among the eight vidyadharas of India, the receiver of the Eightfold Volume of Nectar Quality. According to this lineage, he was born in Elephant Grove, an area in the western part of India. He was learned in both the common and extraordinary topics of knowledge and received teachings on the tantras from Buddhaguhya and many other illustrious masters. Having practiced, he reached the accomplishment of the vidyadhara level of mahamudra and wrote numerous treatises, mainly on the teachings connected to the Magical Net.he teachings connected to the Magical Net.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (A master of Maha Yoga and a teacher of both Guru Padmasambhava and Vimalamitra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A master of Mahayoga and teacher of both Guru Padmasambhava and Vimalamitra. He composed the celebrated ''Gradual Path of the Magical Net''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (A master of Nalanda University and the ordaining abbot of Shantarakshita. He was an exponent of the "upper school" of Svatantrika Madhyamaka and the author of the celebrated ''Two Truths of the Middle Way''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (A master of high attainment in the Vajrayana. The Eight Great Vidyadharas were tantric siddhas from India.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Introduction to the Middle Way/Glossary + (A master of the Chittamatra tradition and … A master of the Chittamatra tradition and disciple of Dignaga, whom he followed as the abbot of Nalanda. He was a brilliant scholar and logician and was one of the teachers of Dharmakirti. He composed commentaries on the works ofVasubandhu and also on Aryadeva's ''Four Hundred'', which have been preserved in Chinese translation.ave been preserved in Chinese translation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Finding Rest in the Nature of the Mind/Glossary + (A master of the Chittamatra tradition and … A master of the Chittamatra tradition and disciple of Dignaga, whom he followed as the abbot of Nalanda. He was a brilliant scholar and logician and was one of the teachers of Dharmakirti. He composed commentaries on the works ofVasubandhu and also on Aryadeva's ''Four Hundred'', which have been preserved in Chinese translation.ave been preserved in Chinese translation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (A master of the Drukpa Kagyü School.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (A master of the Shangpa lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (A master of the Shangpa lineage. See Shangpa-Kagyu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A master of the lower school of the Svatantrika Madhyamika.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (A master or preceptor, usually monastic.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (A master who lived in the nineteenth century and was a teacher of Shukseb Jetsun and a student of the first Dodupchen Rinpoche.)