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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called brilliant eloquence, confidence and eloquence. Bodhisattvas’ ability to speak from insight, realization, or the Buddha’s inspiration. It implies that they are never afraid of being unable to teach. See also power of retention.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called celestial beings. A class of b … Also called celestial beings. A class of beings who, as a result of accumulating positive actions in previous lives, experience immense happiness and comfort and are therefore considered by non-Buddhists as the idealstate to which they should aspire. According to the Buddhist teachings, however, they have not attained freedom from cyclic existence. Those in the world of form and world of formlessness experience an extended form of the meditation they practiced (without the aim of achieving liberation from cyclic existence) in their previous life. Gods like Indra and others of the six classes of gods of the world of desire possess, as a result of their merit, a certain power to affect the lives of other beings and they are therefore worshipped, for example by Hindus. The same Tibetan and Sanskrit term is also used to refer to enlightened beings, in which case it is more usually translated as “deity.” it is more usually translated as “deity.”)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called complete purity. This term, used in apposition to defilement, covers the truth of cessation and the truth of the path, both the purity that is nirvāṇa and the process of purification that leads to nirvāṇa. It is the opposite of defilement.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called conqueror. A general epithet for a buddha, one who has won victory over all negative forces.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called conscientiousness, honesty. To be ashamed of oneself if one commits negative actions. This is one of thes even noble riches.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called definitive teachings. Teachings that, unlike the expedient teachings, comprise the direct expression of truth from the point of view of realized beings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called dominant āyatanas. The power to control and transform characteristics such as size, shape, color, and so on.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called egolessness. The absence of independent or intrinsic existence, either of oneself (Tib. ''gang zag gi bdag med'') or of external phenomena (Tib. ''chos kyi bdag med'').)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called essence of buddhahood. The potential of buddhahood present in every sentient being.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called five sins with immediate effec … Also called five sins with immediate effect: (1) killing one’s father, (z) killing one’s mother, (3) killing an arhat, (4) creating a split in the Saṅgha, and (5) malevolently causing a buddha to bleed. Someone who has committed one of these five actions takes rebirth in the Hell of Torment Unsurpassed immediately after death, without going through the intermediate state between one rebirth and the next.te state between one rebirth and the next.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (Also called five sins with immediate effec … Also called five sins with immediate effect: (1) killing one's father, (2) killing one's mother, (3) killing an Arhat, (4) creating a split in the Sangha, and (5) malevolently causing a Buddha to bleed. Someone who has committed one of these five actions takes rebirth in the Hell of Torment Unsurpassed immediately after death, without going through the intermediate state.hout going through the intermediate state.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (Also called five sins with immediate effec … Also called five sins with immediate effect: (1) killing one's father, (2) killing one's mother, (3) killing an Arhat, (4) creating a split in the Sangha, and (5) malevolently causing a Buddha to bleed. Someone who has committed one of these five actions takes rebirth in the Hell of Torment Unsurpassed immediately after death, without going through the intermediate state.hout going through the intermediate state.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (Also called hassetsu, a wooden stick about seven inches long with a changeable cloth tip, used for wiping the eating bowls after meals. 104n. 23)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called limitless āyatanas. The power, through concentration, to transfer the characteristics of the different elements, colors, space, and consciousness onto other elements, etc., thus enabling one to walk on water as if it were earth,for example.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called literal definition, precise de … Also called literal definition, precise definition. A device used by commentators to provide a definition ofa term, usually based on a breakdown of the original Sanskrit term into its component roots. This does not necessarily correspond to the way in which etymologyis understood in the West. which etymologyis understood in the West.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (Also called meditative absorption or one-pointed meditation and is the highest form of meditation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called modesty, consideration of others. To be ashamed because of what others might think if one commits negative actions. This is one of the seven noble riches.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called primal wisdom or primordial wisdom. The knowing (''shes pa'') that has always been present since the beginning (''ye nas''); awareness, clarity-emptiness, naturally dwelling in all beings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called remedy or remedial method. Any means used for eliminating defilements and other factors that hinder the attainment of happiness and enlightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called sense bases, sources of perception, and so on. The twelve āyatanas comprise the six sense organs and the six sense objects. Together, they give rise to the six sense consciousnesses.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (Also called simply the Jowo, a statue of Shakyamuni Buddha at the age of twelve. The most revered statue in Tibet, it is believed to date back to the time of the Buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called sublime being. An epithet appl … Also called sublime being. An epithet applied, in the Great Vehicle, to someone who has attained the path of seeing, a bodhisattva on one of the ten bodhisattva levels. In the vehicles of the listeners andsolitary realizers, it is used to refer to stream enterers, once-returners, nonreturners, and arhats. once-returners, nonreturners, and arhats.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (Also called the "precious word empowerment" (tshig dbang rin po che), the purpose of which is to point out the nature of mind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (Also called the "seven attributes of royalty" (rgyal srid sna bdun): the precious golden wheel, precious wish-fulfilling jewel, precious queen, precious minister, precious elephant, precious horse, and precious general.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (Also called the "seven attributes of royalty" (rgyal srid sna bdun): the precious golden wheel, precious wish-fulfilling jewel, precious queen, precious minister, precious elephant, precious horse, and precious general.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (Also called the Diamond Vehicle or Adamantine Vehicle.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Also called the Eight Commands or the Eigh … Also called the Eight Commands or the Eight Sadhana Sections / Teachings: (1) Yamantaka, the wrathful Manjushri, the deity of body ('jam dpal sku); (2) Hayagriva, the deity of speech (pad ma gsung); (3) Vishuddha, the deity of mind (yang dag thugs); (4) Vajramrita, the deity of enlightened qualities (bdud rtsi yon tan); (5) Vajrakila, the deity of enlightened activity (phur ba 'phrin las); (6) Matarah, the deity of calling and dispatching (ma mo rbod gtong); (7) the worldly deities of offering and praise ('jig rten mchod bstod); and (8) the worldly deities of wrathful mantras (mod pa drag sngags). These comprise the eight chief yidam deities of Mahayoga and their corresponding tantras and sadhanas, transmitted to Padmasambhava by the eight vidyadharas.to Padmasambhava by the eight vidyadharas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Also called the Seven-Line Prayer, this is the famous supplication to Padmasambhava in seven lines that begins: "On the northwest border of Oddiyana...")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Also called the Six Dharmas of Naropa, the … Also called the Six Dharmas of Naropa, they are completion stage yogas of Highest Yoga Tantra: the yoga of inner heat; the yoga of the illusory body; the yoga of the dream state; the yoga of the bardo; the yoga of the clear light; and the yoga of the transference of consciousness at death.he transference of consciousness at death.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Also called the eight major transgressions … Also called the eight major transgressions: (1) relying on a consort who has not matured through empowerment and samaya, (2) physically or verbally fighting during a feast-offering ceremony, (3) receiving the nectar of an unauthorized consort, (4) failing to reveal the Secret Mantra to a qualified recipient, (5) teaching something other than what has been requested by a faithful aspirant, (6) staying seven complete days with a shravaka, (7) proclaiming oneself to be a tantric adept when the yoga of primordial wisdom has not been realized, and (8) teaching unsuitable recipients.d, and (8) teaching unsuitable recipients.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called the four seals. “All that is compounded is impermanent. All that is tainted is suffering. All phenomena are devoid of self. Nirvāṇa is peace.”)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Also called the four spheres of the formle … Also called the four spheres of the formless realms (gzugs med skye mched mu bzhi). The sphere of Limitless Space (Nam mkha' mtha' yas skye mched), the sphere of Limitless Consciousness (rNam shes mtha' yas skye mched), the sphere of Nothingness (Ci yang med pa'i mtha' yas skye mched), and the sphere of Neither Discrimination nor Nondiscrimination ('Du shes med min gyi skye mched).ination ('Du shes med min gyi skye mched).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Also called the four ways of cutting. Thes … Also called the four ways of cutting. These are profound methods for severing attachment to the ego by offering one's body to the four types of guests through visualization. They are practiced respectively at dawn, noon, evening, and night: (1) the white feast (dkar 'gyed); (2) the red feast (dmar 'gyed); (3) the variegated feast (khra 'gyed); and (4) the black feast (nag 'gyed).yed); and (4) the black feast (nag 'gyed).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (Also called the kuin or kudō, this is the building to the right of the dharma hall. It houses the temple administrators' offices and the kitchen and food storage areas. 50n. 4, 192n. 76)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (Also called the kuri or kudō, this is the building to the right of the dharma hall, which houses the temple administrators' offices and the kitchen and food storage areas. 50n. 4, 192n. 76)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Also called the seven bodhi-factors: (1) p … Also called the seven bodhi-factors: (1) perfect mindfulness (dran pa yang dag); (2) full discernment of phenomena (chos rab tu rnam 'byed); (3) perfect diligence (brtson 'grus yang dag); (4) perfect delight (dga' ba yang dag); (5) perfect pliancy (shin tu sbyangs pa yang dag); (6) concentration (ting nge 'dzin); and (7) impartiality (btang snyoms).zin); and (7) impartiality (btang snyoms).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Also called the seven vajrasṣ these are th … Also called the seven vajrasṣ these are the seven points of meditation posture: (1) the legs crossed so that the feet rest on the opposite thighs, (2) the back is straight, (3) the eyes are cast diagonally downward, (4) the chin is slightly drawn in, (5) the shoulders are raised (like "the wings of a vulture"), (6) the tip of the tongue is raised to the pālate, and (7) the mind is calm ("really resting").d (7) the mind is calm ("really resting").)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Also called the six parameters, these are … Also called the six parameters, these are the views of the (1) expedient meaning (drang don) and (2) definitive meaning (nges don); (3) the implied (dgongs pa can) and (4) the not implied (dgongs pa can ma yin pa); (5) the literal (sgra ji bzhin pa) and (6) the nonliteral (sgra ji bzhin pa ma yin pa). Together with the four modes (tshul bzhi), they form the indispensable keys for unlocking the meaning of the tantras. for unlocking the meaning of the tantras.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Also called the ten ''bhūmis'' or ten grounds. The ten levels of advanced realization of one following the path of a bodhisattva.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Also called the ten ''bhūmis'' or ten grounds. The ten levels of advanced realization of one following the path of a bodhisattva.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Also called the three precepts: the precepts, trainings, and samayas of (1) Pratimoksha, (2) Bodhisattva, and (3) Mantra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Also called the two kinds of benefit: (1) personal or self (rang); and (2) altruistic or other (gzhan).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also called vast aspect. That aspect of th … Also called vast aspect. That aspect of the teachings and practice, based on the Buddha’s third turning of the wheel of the Dharma and the teachings of Asaṅga and his followers, that stress the buddha nature (tathāgatagarbha) and the extensive activities, levels, and so on of the bodhisattvas.es, levels, and so on of the bodhisattvas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (Also conscientiousness, honesty: to be ashamed of oneself if one commits negative actions. This is one of the seven noble riches)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Also dialecticians, polemicists. A term often used pejoratively to refer to individuals who are more concerned with philosophical debate on the intellectual level than with gaining genuine spiritual realization.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (Also diamond, adamantine thunderbolt: a sy … Also diamond, adamantine thunderbolt: a symbol of unchanging and indestructible wisdom capable of penetrating through everything; a ritual instrument symbolizing compassion, skillful means, or awareness, and always associated with the bell, the symbol of wisdom or emptinesshe bell, the symbol of wisdom or emptiness)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (Also egolessness: the absence of independent or intrinsic existence, either of oneself (Tib. gang zag gi bdag med) or of external phenomena (Tib. chos kyi bdag med))
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (Also harmful action, unwholesome act, evil: an action—physical, verbal, or mental—that produces suffering)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Also known as Bandey Yeshe Dey of Shang (z … Also known as Bandey Yeshe Dey of Shang (zhang gi bhan dhe ye shes sde). Prolific expert translator and disciple of Padmasambhava. He was a monk, both learned and accomplished, and once exhibited his miraculous powers by soaring through the sky, like a bird.s by soaring through the sky, like a bird.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Also known as Concise Lotus Garland (pad mo phreng ba'i don bsdus pa), this scripture functions as a support for rituals to attain accomplishment. See Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Food of Bodhisattvas/Glossary + (Also known as Dipamkarashrijnana (982-1054 … Also known as Dipamkarashrijnana (982-1054), abbot of the monastic university of Vikramashila, India. His visit to Tibet in 1042 at the invitation of the Lama king Yeshe Ö, provided the main inspiration for the restoration of Buddhism after a period of persecution inflicted by King Langdarma. Atisha introduced the mind-training teachings, which he received from his teacher Suvamadvipa Dharmakirti and which combine the two currents of bodhichitta teachings transmitted by Nagarjuna and Asanga. He was also a master of the tantras. His principal Tibetan disciple and successor was the upasaka Dromtön ('brom ston), the founder of the Kadampa school. Atisha remained in Tibet for twelve years and died there at Nyethang in 1054. years and died there at Nyethang in 1054.)