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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A member of Nalanda university and the cel … A member of Nalanda university and the celebrated author of the Bodhicharyavatara (The Way of the Bodhisattva). He upheld the view of the Prasangika Madhyamika in the tradition of Chandrakirti. Shantideva was also the author of the ''Shiksasamuccaya'', a compendium of citations on discipline, which forms a valuable collection of texts that have otherwise been lost.on of texts that have otherwise been lost.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A member of a class of nonhuman beings said to be nourished on smells. They are renowned for their beauty and generally associated with music.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A member of the Vedic caste of merchants.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A member of the Vedic royal caste.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (A member of the priestly caste in Indian society)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (A member of the priestly caste in Indian society.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (A member of the priestly caste in Indian society.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (A member of the priestly caste in Indian society.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A member of the priestly caste of ancient … A member of the priestly caste of ancient India; this term often indicates hermits and spiritual practitioners. It should be noted that the Buddha rejected the caste system and proclaimed on several occasions that the true Brahmin is not someone so designated through an accident of birth, but one who has thoroughly overcome defilement and attained freedom. ''See also'' Four castes.ttained freedom. ''See also'' Four castes.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A member of the priestly class in the Vedic caste system of India.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A mental function of every sentient being that serves as the basis for the emergence of all discursive thoughts, and which transforms thoughts into the objects of all appearances.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A mental process that arises in conjunction with consciousness, by means ofwhich one engages in various ways with the objects of apprehension.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A metaphor for the qualities of a buddha. The term ornament refers to those excellent qualities, and the term wheel refers to the all-encompassing, inexhaustible nature of the outer, inner, and secret qualities.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (A metaphysical Self/Soul whose existence is upheld by<br> the Brahmanical schools.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A method of textual analysis adopted by th … A method of textual analysis adopted by the panditas of Nalanda and used by Tibetan scholars. It consists of a sequence of five topics: the author of the treatise (''mdzad pa po''), its scriptural source (''lung gang nas btus''), its general philosophical tendency (''phyogs gang du gtogs''), its condensed meaning (''bsdus don''), and its purpose (''dgos ched'').s don''), and its purpose (''dgos ched'').)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (A mind intent on achieving enlightenment for the sake of others.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (A mind's natural and clear awareness of itself, a state identified for '''Great Completeness''' practitioners so that they can discover it in the course of their training)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (A minister in the government.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A minister of King Trisong Deutsen; also spelled Dershey Trelchung (sder bzhed sprel chung).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A minister of King Trisong Deutsen; also spelled Gyaltsa Lhanang (rgyal tsha lha snang).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A minister of the king Songtsen Gampo. After studying in India, he composed the grammar of the Tibetan language and devised the alphabet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A miraculous display made for the sake ofothers by one who has accomplished such power through meditation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (A mischievous male spirit of a class of spirits born of the union of the ''rgyal po'' and '' 'gong po''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings/Glossary + (A misconception of holding what does not exist to exist.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Buddhist Philosophy of the Middle/Glossary + (A mode of thinking and expression linked in particular with certain sūtras teaching the ''tathāgatagarbha'', with the ''Ratnagotravibhāga-Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra'', and with Nāgārjuna's "Hymnic Corpus" (Tib. ''bstod tshogs'').)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (A monastery.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A monastic center of southern India, located in the present-day state of Madras. Nāgārjuna is among the well-known Buddhists who visited there.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (A monk from the Chinese Buddhist tradition.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (A monk's robe-a large, rectangular wrap, since the time of Shakyamuni traditionally sewed together by monks following a particular pattern and ritual sewing practice. Originally the okesa was made from discarded rags, dyed uniformly. 39, 53n. 22,70)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (A monument enshrining the relics of a budd … A monument enshrining the relics of a buddha or realized master. There are many different kinds, but stupas usually have a square base with a round midsection topped by a spire. They symbolize the mind of the Buddha and are often major sites of pilgrimage, such as the Baudhanath Stupa outside Kathmandu, Nepal.Baudhanath Stupa outside Kathmandu, Nepal.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (A monument often containing relics of Budd … A monument often containing relics of Buddhist saints, as well as mandalas, hundred of thousands of mantras, sacred books, and earth from various sacred places. Stupas symbolize the enlightened mind of the buddhas, while statues symbolize the enlightened body and books symbolize the enlightened speech. There are many kinds ofstupas, which are all built according to well-defined proportions. It is said that they bring great benefit to the land where they are built and contribute to reducing conflicts, famines, and other causes of suffering throughout the world. causes of suffering throughout the world.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A mountain in the Yarlung valley of Central Tibet, where the first king of Tibet is said to have descended from the sky.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (A mountain range south of the Yarlung Valley, in southern Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A mountainside above Samye monastery and the location of many cave hermitages.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A mudrā may be any sort of symbol. For ins … A mudrā may be any sort of symbol. For instance, the white dharmacakra is a mudrā of Vairocana; the hooked knife is a mudrā of Vajravārāhī. Specifically, mudrās are symbolic hand gestures that accompany sādhana practices to state the quality of different moments of meditation.<br> More generally, mudrā is the provocative color of apparent phenomena. Mudra is self-evidencing, and the symbol and symbolized are inseparable., and the symbol and symbolized are inseparable.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (A multivalent term in Indic religions more … A multivalent term in Indic religions more generally and Buddhism in particular. In English orthography, Dharma (capitalized) refers to the entirety of the Buddhas teachings or to a particular teaching or set of teachings (e.g., the six Dharmas of Nāropa), while dharma (not capitalized) denotes the basic constituents of reality as described by the Buddha and categorized in the texts of the ''abhidharma'' tradition.the texts of the ''abhidharma'' tradition.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A mundane dākinī. See CM 45 4amaru (Skt.).A ritual hand-drum used, fe instance, in the practice oseverance.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A mundane dākinī. See CM 450.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (A mythical bird symbolizing primal wisdom, … A mythical bird symbolizing primal wisdom, of great size and able to fly as soon as it is hatched. The five colors in which it is sometimes represented symbolize the five wisdoms. It is the enemy of the nagas, and is depicted with a snake in its beak, symbolizing consuming the afflictive emotionsbolizing consuming the afflictive emotions)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (A mythical bird which hatches fully grown.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A mythical creature half-man and half-animal.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (A mythical creature that is half man and half animal. Along with the gandharvas, the kinnaras are celebrated as celestial musicians.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A mythical demon believed to cause eclipses by devouring the sun and moon.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/White Lotus (Mipham)/Glossary + (A mythical demon believed to devour the sun and moon, thereby causing the eclipses.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A mythical lotus, extremely large and rare. It is said to flower only once in a single kalpa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (A mythical mountain of fire believed to exist within the southern ocean.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (A mythological bird, master of the skies. It traditionally preys on the nāgas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (A name for abbot that means, literally, "provider of food," referring to the abbot's responsibility to monks in his temple. 55n. 37)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A name for the Kagyü lineage, which emphasizes their strong allegiance to meditation practice. This epithet can be applied to the Nyingma lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (A name for the red bindu (located four fin … A name for the red bindu (located four finger-widths below the navel) that relates to its shape. It may refer to the final vertical stroke mark in the letter a—the ा (from अ in Devanāgarī, rendered as A in Tibetan)—or to the Vartula script's representation of the letter A by a single vertical line. See Kongtrul 2007b, 159; and Roberts 2011, 703.ongtrul 2007b, 159; and Roberts 2011, 703.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Food of Bodhisattvas/Glossary + (A name given in the tantras to male Bodhisattvas; the male counterpart of a dakini. A worldly daka is a being endowed with certain preternatural powers, not necessarily beneficent.)