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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A type of demon.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (A type of demoness often found in company with the ''gyalpo'' class and together are the male and female spirits symbolizing desire and anger.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (A type of demoness often found in company with the ''gyalpo'' class and together are the male and female spirits symbolizing desire and anger.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A type of empowerment for a student to practice or study a particular text or sādhana. It is often given for an abbreviated sādhana or for a practice that has no abhiṣeka connected with it. A permission-blessing is often given as a reading transmission.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A type of evil demon.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A type of evil spirit often found in company with the gyalpo class; male and female spirits symbolizing desire and anger.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A type of evil spirit symbolizing ego-clinging, sometimes counted among the eight classes of gods and demons. When subdued by a great master, they can also act as guardians of the Buddhadharma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (A type of evil spirit symbolizing ego-clinging. An enchanter, sorcerer; bewitching demon, craving spirit; an evil spirit, a demon who causes disease.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (A type of evil spirit symbolizing ego-clinging. An enchanter, sorcerer; bewitching demon, craving spirit; an evil spirit, a demon who causes disease.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (A type of fearsome demon originating from those who break their religious vows and sacred pledges.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (A type of fearsome demon originating from those who break their religious vows and sacred pledges.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (A type of ghost known for its ability to take away wealth.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (A type of ghost, a synonym for ''gongdré''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A type of hand drum, usually two-headed, made of either skulls or wood, and used frequently in vajrayāna practice.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A type of hideous hungry ghost.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A type of malevolent spirit, usually of the preta realm, who tends to cause disease-physical or psychological-due to a lack of mindfulness on the part of the practitioner.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (A type of malicious spirit, associated with hungry ghosts, which is said to influence the weather and send hailstorms.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (A type of malicious spirit, associated with hungry ghosts, which is said to influence the weather and send hailstorms.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (A type of mantra belonging to the wrathful deities that is used to dispel demonic forces that obstruct the Buddhist doctrine or the welfare of beings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (A type of mantra in which bliss-emptiness manifests in the form of syllables, bringing the attainment of the divine form and vajra speech. [TD 2507])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (A type of meditation used to develop concentration. It involves training the mind to rest single-pointedly on its object of meditation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A type of mischievous spirit who consumes the potent essences of food and wealth. He personifies ultimate envy and miserliness and is usually exorcized during rituals to promote wealth and prosperity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A type of mischievous spirit, sometimes counted among the eight classes of gods and demons. When subdued by a great master, they can also act as guardians of the Buddhadharma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (A type of monastic degree.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (A type of monastic degree.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (A type of phowa.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A type of prayer (of which there are innum … A type of prayer (of which there are innumerable examples) comprising the seven elements of homage and refuge, offering, confession, rejoicing in the virtues of others, the request for teachings, the supplication that the enlightened beings should not pass into nirvana, and the dedication of merit.into nirvana, and the dedication of merit.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A type of preta that consumes the vital essence of food and wealth.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A type of preta.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A type of spirit; either the yama type or simply the consciousness of a human who has passed away but is still lingering in the bardo state.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (A type of text taught by the Buddha to exp … A type of text taught by the Buddha to expound the doctrines and practices of the secret-mantra vehicle, in contradistinction to the sutras through which he expounded the ''śrāvaka'' and ''perfection vehicles''. In English，the term also has come to connote the doctrines, practices, and outlook described in the tantras.ces, and outlook described in the tantras.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A type of vajrayāna ritual text, as well as the actual meditation practice it sets out.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A type of verse or song spontaneously composed by vajrayāna practitioners as an expression of their realization.anskrit=dohā)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A type of yaksa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (A uniquely effective tantric ritual for ac … A uniquely effective tantric ritual for accumulating the two accumulations of merit and wisdom. This ritual involves blessing the five sense pleasures, and food and drink in particular, as wisdom nectar. This is then offered to the deities of the three roots and to one's own body, which is regarded as the complete maṇḍala of the three seats. [TD 2289]lete maṇḍala of the three seats. [TD 2289])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (A unit of time (of inconceivable length) used in Buddhist cosmology to describe the cycles of formation and destruction of a universe, and the ages of increase and decrease within them)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (A unit of time (of inconceivable length) used in Buddhist cosmology to describe the cycles of formation and destruction of a universe, and the ages of increase and decrease within them.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A universal monarch, the name given to a s … A universal monarch, the name given to a special kind of exalted being who has dominion over a greater or lesser part of the three-thousandfold universe. According to traditional cosmology, such beings appear only when the human life span surpasses eighty thousand years. By analogy, the word is also used as a title for a great king. is also used as a title for a great king.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A universal monarch. When Prince Gautama w … A universal monarch. When Prince Gautama was born, it was foretold that he would become either a world enlightened one or a universal monarch, a king who propagates the dharma. This can be seen as a secular equivalent of enlightenment-one whose reign ushers in a golden age of civilization and culture. a golden age of civilization and culture.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (A universe comprised of Mount Sumeru, four continents, and eight sub-continents.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A vacuous, immaterial, nonconceptual state experienced in deep, dreamless sleep, when one faints, and when one thes, and in which appearances to the mind are impeded.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (A vajra master is a guru who either grants one empowerment into a maṇḍala of the Secret Mantra or who teaches one the liberating instructions. [TD 1442])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (A vajra master, an accomplished master of both the theory and practice of Vajrayana teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A vajrayāna meditation practice where one … A vajrayāna meditation practice where one visualizes the cutting up and offering of one's body. Lord Atīśa said that surrendering and offering one's own ego-clinging is the most effective way to overcome the four māras. This practice was often performed in fearsome places. Chö teachings were introduced into Tibet by Pha-dam-pa-sangs-rgyas, and were spread by his chief disciple, the great woman teacher Ma-gcig-labs-sgron-ma.great woman teacher Ma-gcig-labs-sgron-ma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A vajrayāna term for a kind of psychic heat generated and experienced through certain meditative practices. This heat serves to burn up all types of obstacles and confusion. One of the six yogas of Nāropa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (A vehicle for spiritual practice leading to varying degrees of spiritual liberation and enlightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (A verbal formula, often quite long, blessed by a Buddha or a Bodhisattva, similar to the mantras of the Vajrayana but found also in the sutra tradition. The term is also used to refer to the accomplishment of unfailing memory.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (A verbal formula, often quite long, blessed by a buddha or a bodhisattva, similar to the mantras of the Vajrayana but found in the sutra tradition. The term is also used to refer to the siddhi of unfailing memory.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Food of Bodhisattvas/Glossary + (A very extensive commentary on the Kalachakra-tantra, and the basic textual source for the entire Kalachakra system. It was composed by Kalkia Pundarika, one of the Dharma kings of Shambhala, and still exists in Sanskrit.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (A very powerful spirit who was subdued by … A very powerful spirit who was subdued by Padmasambhava and made the guardian of Samye Monastery. Beghar is said to be the king of the spirit world. Some consider him an emanation of Amitabha. Beghar tests the resolve and purity of Dharma students. If the student is strongly established in his or her practice, Beghar can help them.his or her practice, Beghar can help them.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (A view grasping the two extremes: existence, non-existence.)