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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Buddhadeva’s explanation on temporality: a dharma is said to be future, present or past relative to that which precedes and/or that which succeeds.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (Buddhahood)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (Buddhas and bodhisattvas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (Buddhas who have destroyed the source of passion within themselves and having traversed the ocean of life enter the Bliss of Nirvana.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (Buddhas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (Buddhavacana, the "word of the Buddha," is the term for the texts represented in the Kangyur. Although all these teachings are not represented as being taught by him directly, they nevertheless express his viewpoint)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Buddhism, the teachings of the Buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Buddhist layperson who takes up to five precepts—to avoid killing, stealing, lying, engaging in sexual misconduct, and consuming intoxicants.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Buddhist scripture, a transcribed discourse of the Buddha. There are Mahayana sutras and Hinayana or Shravakayana sutras.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (By gazing upwards at the ''ūrṇakeśa'', the … By gazing upwards at the ''ūrṇakeśa'', the eye of reality perceives the buddha-body of reality and propensities are removed. By gazing sideways, the eye of pristine cognition perceives the buddha-body of perfect rapture and so saṃsāra and nirvāṇa are blended in a common savour. By gazing downwards, the eye of discriminative awareness perceives the emanational body and so arrives at the appearance of pristine cognition. 907 the appearance of pristine cognition. 907)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Bārhaspatyas (Phur bu pa) were followers o … Bārhaspatyas (Phur bu pa) were followers of Amaraguru (Lha'i bla ma), who was also known as Bṛihaspati (Phur bu). Bārhaspatyas are also called Lokāyatas (['Jig rten] rgyang 'phen pa, "Hedonists," or "Materialists") and are more well known as Chārvākas (Tshu rol mdzes pa, probably "Sweet[-Talkers]"). Since there are no known surviving works from this ancient philosophical tradition, possibly dating from 600 bce, our knowledge is based on what we find in the descriptions and refutations of them by others. See Brunnhölzl 2004, 798–99; Hiriyanna [1932] 2000, 187–95; Hiriyanna [1948] 2000, 57–60; Hopkins 1983, 237–330; Kongtrul 2012, 403–5; and Wallace 2004, 225–26.rul 2012, 403–5; and Wallace 2004, 225–26.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (Calendrical calculation that employs addition to the mean position of a planet to ascertain true planetary position.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (Calm abiding, the meditative practice of calming the mind in order to rest free from the disturbance of thought activity. For details see Dakpo Tashi Namgyal's ''Mahamudra'' (Shambhala Publications, 1986).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Calm abiding.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Calm abiding. The meditation practice of calming the mind so that it can focus unwaveringly on the object of meditation. There are nine levels of shamatha, which prepare one for the practice of vipashyana or insight meditation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Calm, tranquility. As a meditation practice, it is distinct from (though not opposed to) vipaśyanā.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Calmed.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Can either refer to Vajradhara or to a vajrācārya.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Can mean either "hand gesture," spiritual consort, or the "bodily form" of a deity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (Can refer to a gesture, a spiritual consort, or the bodily form of a deity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Candidate for the fruit of a once-retumer.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Candidate for the fruit of stream entry.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Candidate for the fruition of arhat.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Candidate of a spiritual fruit on the path of spiritual progress.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Candidate of the fruit of non-returner.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Capability, potency.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Cast aside.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Categorically.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Causal condition, dominant condition, object condition, and immediate condition. See respective glossary entries.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Cause of similarity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Cause,reason, instrument.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Cave hermitage of Dodrubchen Jigme Trinley Özer, Dza Patrul Rinpoche, Jamgön Mipam, and Nyoshul Lungtok. In the mountains above Dzogchen Monastery.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (Ce mot na pas moins de dix sens principaux … Ce mot na pas moins de dix sens principaux, notamment ceux de «phénomènes», d’« objets de conscience» et de «doctrine». Quand il désigne la doctrine du Bouddha, on distingue: le Dharma de transmission - les enseignements transmis par les écritures - et le Dharma de réalisation - les qualités de réalisation obtenues par la pratique. Le Dharma est qualifié de « sublime » ou de «saint» parce qu’il délivre les êtres de la souffrance. qu’il délivre les êtres de la souffrance.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (Ce véhicule des bodhisattvas est grand par … Ce véhicule des bodhisattvas est grand par l’ampleur de sa compassion, qui vise la libération de tous les êtres, et par la profondeur de sa vue hilosophique, qui perçoit la vacuité du soi et des phénomènes. Le Véhicule de Diamant est la branche la plus élevée du Grand Véhicule. branche la plus élevée du Grand Véhicule.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (Celui qui pratique une voie spirituelle.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Centers of subtle wind-energies situated on the central channel of the body, the avadhuti.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (Central channel below the navel.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Central channel of the subtle body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (Central channel.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages/Glossary + (Central channel. ''See also'' channel.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Ceremonial offering cakes.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Ceremonial offering cakes.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Certain abilities that the Buddha possesse … Certain abilities that the Buddha possessed and which may be attained through meditation practice. There are several lists of abhijñās, which include the ability to hear and see for great distances, reading others' minds, and so on. These are more mundane compared to the final abhijñā, the wisdom of the termination of defilements (S: āśravakṣayajñāna), marking the attainment of the arhat.āna), marking the attainment of the arhat.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Certain teaching cycles of All-Surpassing … Certain teaching cycles of All-Surpassing Realisation emphasise that there are six lamps rather than the basic FOUR LAMPS enumerated in ''Fundamentals'', pp. 338-9. They are described as follows: the lamp of naturally present discriminative awareness is the basis of the arising (of apparitional reality) (''shes-rab rang-byung-gi sgron-mas 'char-ba'i gzhi byas-so''); the lamp of the far-sighted watery eyes senses that arising apparition (''rgyang-zhags chu'i sgron mas 'char-byed-kyi sgo-byas-so''); the lamp of the pure expanse of awareness is the ornament of that arising apparition (''rig-pa dbyings-kyis gron-mas shar-ba'i rgyan byas-so''); the lamp of emptiness which is the seminal point is the characteristic of that arising apparition (''thig-le stong-pa'i sgron-mas shar-ba'i mtshan-nyid byas-so''); the lamp of the flesh, i.e. the heart (''citta sha'i sgron-ma''); and the lamp of the soft white channels which connect the heart to the eyes (''dkar-'jam rtsa'i sgron-ma''). As explained by Khetsun Zangpo Rinpoche, the last two lamps are inherently related to the lamp of the far-sighted watery eyes. 907e lamp of the far-sighted watery eyes. 907)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Certitude of Perfection (i.e. of Nirvāṇa).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Cessation independent of deliberation, one … Cessation independent of deliberation, one of the three types of asamskrta-dharmas.It is a cessation acquired not through any effort of deliberation, but due to the deficiency in pratyayas.But like a pratisaṃkhyā-nirodha, it is also not a mere absence,but a positive force preventing the arising of the dharma which has ceased.e force preventing the arising of the dharma which has ceased.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Cessation through deliberation.—►nirvāṇa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Cessation-attainment, a meditational attainment in which all mental activities come to cease.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Chakras in the right and left wrists, elbows, shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (Chandrakumara, another of Gampopa's names.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Change.)