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- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (A, I, ṚI, U, and ḶI. See Kongtrul 2005, 188–90; and Newman 1987, 385–94.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Abandonment of defilement. This is not the destruction of defilement(as<br>no dharma can be destroyed as such), but rather the severing of the<br> prāpti from the serial continutity of the individual.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Abandonment.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (Abbreviation of the ''Scripture of the Embodiment of the Realization of All Buddhas''; the most important Anu Yoga scripture.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Abhisamaya in respect of the seeing of the four noble truths by<br> the pure prajñā alone.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Abiding in restraint (i.e., possessing restraint).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Abiding in the fruit of stream entry.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Abode, place.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (Absence of fixation on subject, object, and action.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (Absence of thought activity and disturbing emotions, but with subtle fixation on this stillness.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Absolute bodhicitta, according to Gampopa, … Absolute bodhicitta, according to Gampopa, is emptiness indivisible with compassion-radiant, unshakable, and impossible to formulate by concepts. Relative bodhicitta arises from a glimpse of ultimate bodhicitta, and is the aspiration to practice the pāramitās and to deliver all sentient beings from saṃsāra, out of one's compassion.ngs from saṃsāra, out of one's compassion.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Absolute truth.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Absolutely opposed(/contradictory).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Absolutely primordial buddhahood.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Absolutely real, existent from the ultimate standpoint.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (Abstention for twenty-four hours from killing, stealing, lying, sexual activity, intoxicants, eating after noon, sitting on high beds or thrones, and singing, dancing, or enjoying theatrical shows.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Abstention from unchaste conduct.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Abstention.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Abstinence from murder, theft, deceit and sexual misconduct are the four basic vows; while abstinence from alcohol, dancing and decoration, high expensive seats or beds and food in the afternoon are the four branches. 58, 226, 513)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Distinguishing the Views/Glossary + (Abstract object aspect of the subjective conceptual mind.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (Acacia catechu, a tree with very hard wood used for the points of ploughshares, the axle-pins of chariots, amulets, etc. Its resin is used medicinally.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Academy, monastic college.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Accompanying thought; thought-accompaniment.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (Accomplished hinayāna practioners who have eliminated the kleśa obscurations. They are fully realized śrāvakas and pratyekabuddha.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (Accomplished masters in the Indian lineages of vajrayana practice. For details of their life stories, see Buddha's Lions (Dharma Publishing) and Masters of Mahamudra (Suny Press).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Accomplished one, realized practitioner, adept.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (Accomplishing the Pureland, a practice for taking rebirth in Sukhavati, Amitabha's Buddhafield of Great Bliss.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (Accomplishment is described as either supr … Accomplishment is described as either supreme or common. Supreme accomplishment is the attainment of buddhahood. Common accomplishments are the miraculous powers acquired in the course of spiritual training. The attainment of these powers, which are similar in kind to those acquired by the practitioners of some non-Buddhist traditions, are not regarded as ends in themselves. When they arise, however, they are taken as signs of progress on the path and are employed for the benefit of the teachings and disciples.he benefit of the teachings and disciples.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Accomplishment is described as either supr … Accomplishment is described as either supreme or ordinary. Supreme accomplishment is the attainment of buddhahood. "Common or ordinary accomplishments" are the miraculous powers acquired in the course of spiritual training. The attainment of these powers, which are similar in kind to those acquired by the practitioners of some non-Buddhist traditions, are not regarded as ends in themselves. When they arise, however, they are taken as signs of progress on the path and are employed for the benefit of the teachings and disciples.he benefit of the teachings and disciples.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (Accomplishment is the third of the four di … Accomplishment is the third of the four divisions of approach and accomplishment. Though this stage is relevant in a variety of contexts, in terms of development stage practice accomplishment refers to the phase in which one gains mastery over wisdom. [KR 60]ich one gains mastery over wisdom. [KR 60])
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Accomplishment; see ''chokgi ngödrup'' and ''tunmongi ngödrup''.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/White Lotus (Mipham)/Glossary + (Accomplishments gained in the course of the spiritual path. Siddhis are of two kinds: the "ordinary" accomplishments of various preternatural powers and the supreme accomplishment, namely, the attainment of Buddhahood.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (According Tibetan analyses: vinaya (Lu), secret mantra (CKenycn), extensive practice (''school of Xuanzang''), profound view (Tiantai and Huayan), and essential meaning (Chan).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (According to ''Mahayana'' soteriology, the … According to ''Mahayana'' soteriology, the obstacles to liberation removed by both ''śrãvakas'' and bodhisattvas en route to liberation. ''Śrāvakas'' remove only delusion obstacles, whereas bodhisattvas subsequently remove ''knowledge obstacles'', which are the subtle traces of ''delusion'' that keep one from the full omniscience of a ''buddha''.from the full omniscience of a ''buddha''.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (According to All-Surpassing Realisation, these are the THREE POSTURES of lion, elephant and sage. Refer to Longcenpa, ''Treasury of the Supreme Vehicle'', Vol. 2, (p. 280). 338)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (According to All-Surpassing Realisation, these are the THREE SUPPORTIVE ESSENTIALS OF THE BODY and the THREE ESSENTIALS WHICH GUIDE THE EYES TOWARDS THE EXPANSE. 371)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (According to All-Surpassing Realisation, these are the THREE UNMOVING STATES, the THREE PRESENCES, the THREE ATTAINMENTS and the FOUR ASSURANCES. 343)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (According to Buddhist teaching, true existence implies characteristics, such as indivisibility, immutability, and so on.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (According to Buddhist tradition, the first king of Tibet. He was of Indian origin and is credited with the construction of the first stone edifice in Tibet, the tower of Yumbulakhar.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (According to Daṇḍin's ''Mirror of Poetics' … According to Daṇḍin's ''Mirror of Poetics'', Ch. III, w . 96-124, and D. K. Gupta, ''A Critical Study of Daṇḍin and his Works'', pp. 230-9, these are as follows: meaning concealed by a concentration of words, the real meaning lost in the apparent, the use of semantically connected words at a great distance from each other, contrived meaning, harmonious or derivative meaning, coarse meaning, enumeration, assumed meaning, abbreviation, hidden meaning, confusing use of synonyms, vexing or foolish use of words, stealthy meaning, obscurity in a single respect (i.e. of the container), obscurity in both respects (i.e. of the container and content) and a combination of various forms of the above. 105ination of various forms of the above. 105)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (According to Dropukpa, these are the distinctions of View (''lta-ba''), the mode of acquiring accomplishment (''dngos-grub len-pa''), empowerment (''dbang''), conduct (''spyod-pa'') and result ('' 'bras-bu''). 346-8)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Distinguishing the Views/Glossary + (According to Gorampa, this refers to conceptual thoughts apprehending phenomena in any of the four conceptually possible ways (i.e. as existent, as nonexistent, as both existent and nonexistent, or as neither existent nor nonexistent).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (According to Jamgön Kongtrül, the "natural … According to Jamgön Kongtrül, the "natural nirmāṇakāya" is like a reflection cast by the sambhogakāya, referring to the five realms, kāyas, wisdoms, dharmas, and other elements that appear to tenth level bodhisattvas. In particular, this refers to the five nirmāṇakaya realms: the Unsurpassed (Akaniṣṭha, the realm of the buddha family and the Buddha Vairocana), Complete Joy (Abhirati, the realm of the vajra family and the Buddha Akṣobhya), the Glorious (Śrīmat, the realm of the jewel family and the Buddha Ratnasambhava), the Blissful or Lotus Mound (Sukhāvatī/Padmākūṭa, the realm of the lotus family and the Buddha Amitābha), and Accomplishment of Supreme Activity (Karmaprasiddhi, the realm of the karma family and the Buddha Amoghasiddhi). [TK 1, 84]y and the Buddha Amoghasiddhi). [TK 1, 84])
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (According to Jamgön Kongtrül, the spiritual life-force is the specific seed syllable of the yidam deity, "the unchanging nature of its respective family." [LW 14])
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (According to Jamgön Kongtrül, these are th … According to Jamgön Kongtrül, these are three stages that refer to a practitioner's proficiency in visualization practice and the corresponding signs that manifest as a result. In the first stage, the mental visualization of the deity becomes completely clear and distinct. In the second, this visualized form actually becomes visually perceptible, and in the third, it can even be touched. [LW 113]he third, it can even be touched. [LW 113])
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (According to Jamgön Kongtrül, this is one … According to Jamgön Kongtrül, this is one of the three most important approaches to development stage visualization, along with the five manifestations of enlightenment and the ritual of the three vajras. He explains, "To visualize the four vajras, start out by meditating on emptiness. Next, radiate light outwards from the sun disc, moon disc, and seed that are resting upon the lotus seat. Then, gathering it back in, visualize the form of the deity in its entirety, place the three syllables at its three places, and so on. This form of visualization is taught in the ''Subsequent Tantra of the Assembly'' and the ''Two Sections''." [TK 3, 208]y'' and the ''Two Sections''." [TK 3, 208])
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (According to Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, ''gs … According to Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, ''gsung-rtsom gces-sgrig'', pp. 22-3, the thirteen generations of lamas who established Katok are the successive regents of Katokpa Tampa Deshek, namely, Tsangtönpa Dorje Gyeltsen, Campabum, Ce-nga Mangpuwa Sonam Bumpa, Uwöpa Yeshebum, Cangcup Pelwa, Sonam Zangpo, Künga Bumpa, Lodrö Bumpa, Lodrö Senge, Cangcup Lodrö, Cangcup Senge, Cangcup Gyeltsen and Khedrup Yeshe Gyeltsen. This enumeration omits Katokpa Wangcuk Pelwa after Künga Bumpa. Another list given in Gönpo Wangyal, ''chos-kyi rnam-grangs'', p. 378, counts Katokpa Tampa Deshek as the first of the thirteen, and instead omits Cangcup Senge and Khedrup Yeshe Gyeltsen, as follows: Katok Tampa Deshek, Tsangtönpa, Campabum, Sonam Bumpa, Uwöpa Yeshebumpa, Cangcup Pelwa, Sonam Zangpo, Künga Bumpa, Wangcuk Pelwa, Lodrö Bumpa, Lodrö Senge, Cangcup Lodrö and Cangcup Gyeltsen. 688-99Cangcup Lodrö and Cangcup Gyeltsen. 688-99)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (According to Jigme Lingpa, the four manife … According to Jigme Lingpa, the four manifestations of enlightenment comprise an approach to development stage meditation unique to the ''Heruka Galpo Tantra'', in contrast to the more well-known five manifestations of enlightenment. These four are: 1) emptiness and the awakened mind, 2) the seed syllable, 3) the complete form of the deity, and 4) the placement of the seed syllable. [YT 375]e placement of the seed syllable. [YT 375])
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (According to Jigme Lingpa, wisdom can be d … According to Jigme Lingpa, wisdom can be divided into twenty-five categories, as there are five different forms of wisdom present in each continuum of the five buddha families. [YT 431] More commonly, however, five forms of wisdom are taught. Dudjom Rinpoche explains that the wisdom of the basic space of phenomena is that which realizes how things really are, whereas the four subsequent wisdoms - mirrorlike wisdom, the wisdom of equality, discerning wisdom, and all-accomplishing wisdom - in their function of supporting and depending upon the former comprise the wisdom that comprehends all that exists. It has also been explained that the first wisdom mentioned above refers to the ultimate, while the latter four relate to the relative. [NS 140]tter four relate to the relative. [NS 140])
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (According to Jikme Lingpa's ''khrid-yig ye … According to Jikme Lingpa's ''khrid-yig ye-shes bla-ma'', pp. 53a-b, this, the fourth and last of the FOUR CONSOLIDATIONS of All-Surpassing Realisation, consists of: (1) the assurance that, though one has heard of the suffering of beings in the three evil existences, the duration of their lives therein and so forth, one is unafraid of these evil existences because one has directly determined that bewilderment is unknown from the beginning in the intrinsic nature, without the possibility of joyful or sorrowful experiences (''ngan-song gsum-gyi sdug-bsngal-dang tshe-tshad la-sogs-pa thos-kyang rang-ngo gdod-nas 'khrul mi-shes-pa'i thog-tu bde-sdug shes-bya-la mi-srid-par thag-chod-pas ngan song-la bag mi-tsha-ba'i gdeng''); (2) the assurance that one does not have to aspire towards the maturation of the cause and result in that one has directly reached the ground of awareness, whereupon even the mere name of saṃsāra does not exist (''rig-pa gzhi thog-tu phebs-pa-la 'khor-ba ming-tsam-du'ang ma-grub-pas rgyu-'bras mam-smin-la ma-re-ba'i gdeng''); (3) the assurance that, having been so liberated in the ground of reality, there is no need to aspire towards the object of attainment because the nirvāṇa wherein mere bliss is experienced is without individual characteristics (''chos-nyid gzhi-la 'di-ltar grol-nas 'di-tsam-du bde'o snyam-pa'i myang-'das rang-mtshan-pa med-pas thob bya-la re-ba med-pa'i gdeng''); and (4) the assurance that, though one has heard that the enlightened attributes in the fields of the conquerors are limitless, one's delight is purified in sameness because one has reached the ground in which the buddhas are no different, by even a hair's breadth, from the awareness that is one's own essence (''rgyal-ba'i khams-la yon-tan tshad-med-par thos-kyang rang-ngo rig-pa-las tha-dad-pa'i sangs-rgyas rgyu spu'i rtse-mo tsamdu'ang med-pa gzhi thog-tu phebs-bas dga'-brod mnyam-pa-nyid-du dag-pa'i gdeng''). 343, 372yam-pa-nyid-du dag-pa'i gdeng''). 343, 372)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (According to Jikme Lingpa, ''khrid-yig ye- … According to Jikme Lingpa, ''khrid-yig ye-shes bla-ma'', pp. 52b-53a, the three attainments are the third of the Esoteric Instructions of [[the Great Perfection]] contained in the FOUR CONSOLIDATIONS . They are (1) the condition under which appearances arise as buddha-fields by the attainment of power over external appearances (''phyi snang-ba-la dbang thob-pas rkyen snang zhing-khams-su 'char''); (2) the condition under which matter is purified into inner radiance by the attainment of power over the internal illusory body (''nang sgyu-lus-la dbang thob-pas gdos-bcas 'od-gsal-du dag''); and (3) the condition under which even the consciousness endowed with the five inexpiable sins is entrusted to awareness by the attainment of power over the secret vital energy and mind (''gsang-ba rlung-sems-la dbang thob-pas mtshams-med lnga-dang ldan-pa'i rnam-par shes-pa yang rig-pa gtang-bas 'drongs-pa'o''). 343yang rig-pa gtang-bas 'drongs-pa'o''). 343)