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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Images of deities at Drinzang Temple in Trakmar)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Images of the Forty-two [Peaceful] Buddhas and of Lekden Degü, the protector of the transmitted precepts in the Khandro Lhakang)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Imagined, dependent, and consummate characteristics. Also known as "three natures" (rang bzhin gsum, trisvabhāva). See respective glossary entries.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Immaterial dharma-s.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Immaterial.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Immateriality. It also stands for the ārūpya-dhātu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (Immeasurable love, compassion, rejoicing and impartiality)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Immeasurable. There are four: maitrī, karuṇā, muditā,upekṣā.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Immovable.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Impartial, without bias.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Impermanence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (Impermanence. One of the quintessential doctrines of Buddhist theory.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Impermanent emotional and cognitive obscurations that afflict the mind but which, not being intrinsic to its nature, can be removed from it. ''See'' Two obscurations; Twofold purity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Important Dharma protectors of Tibet, especially for the Chő teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Important cycle of teachings connected to … Important cycle of teachings connected to the Sadhana Section of Mahayoga. The tantras belonging to this cycle are found in the Nyingma Gyūbum, vol. OM, as well as in the revelations of Nyang Ral Nyima Oser. These teachings were transmitted by Samantabhadra, who manifested in the form of the peaceful Vajrasattva and wrathful Chemchok Heruka. The Lord of Secrets compiled and entrusted them to the dakini Leykyi Wangmo. She concealed these tantras in the stupa called Enchanting Mound (bde byed brtsegs pa) and later transmitted them to the eight vidya-dharas, one teaching to each master: Manjushri Body to Manju-shrimitra, Lotus Speech to Nagarjuna, Vishuddha Mind to Hungkara, Nectar Quality to Vimalamitra, Kilaya Activity to Prabhahasti, Liberating Sorcery of Mother Deities to Dhana Samskrita, Maledictory Fierce Mantra to Shantigarbha, and Mundane Worship to Guhyachandra. Each of these vidyadharas later transmitted their teachings to Padmasambhava, who then became the main holder of all.a, who then became the main holder of all.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Important early Tibetan translator of the … Important early Tibetan translator of the Tripitaka. Extremely well-versed in writing, his style of calligraphy is continued to the present day. Having received transmission of Vajrayana from Padmasambhava, he had realization and achieved perfect recall. He is said to be the chief scribe, who wrote down many termas, including the Assemblage of Sugatas connected to the Eight Sadhana Teachings. connected to the Eight Sadhana Teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Important female protectors of the Nyingma lineage, semimundane, semiwisdom protectors.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Important master of the Kagyű and Nyingma schools. He is also the author of The Mirror of Mindfulness and Lamp of Mahamudra, both published by Shambhala Publications.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Important protector of the Nyingma teachings, regarded as a bodhisattva on the eighth level. Also the name of a mountain range.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings/Glossary + (Important synthesizer of the Yogic Practice School and the Middle Way.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (Important teachings of the Space Class.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Imprints of positive actions that will result in happiness in the future.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Improper mental application.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Impure winds. The pranas moving in the lef … Impure winds. The pranas moving in the left and right channels, as well as in the rest of the 72,000 channels, are impure karmapranas, or winds giving birth to dualistic concepts. They perpetuate the concept of a separate, inherently existing self. From this fundamental fixation on self we create the idea of others; we divide others into friends, enemies, and those to whom we are indifferent; from this we develop the three poisons of attachment, aggression, and ignorance. Thus we develop and perpetuate our existence in samsara. See also ''jnanaprana''.tence in samsara. See also ''jnanaprana''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Impure.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (Imputed and innate.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In ''Madhyamaka'' thought, one of the two … In ''Madhyamaka'' thought, one of the two levels of discourse or truth. Unlike ''conventional'' discourse, the ultimate is the true and final nature of things, revealed through an analysis (and/or direct realization) of the ontological status of all entities and concepts. That search reveals them to be empty, and ''emptiness'' is the term most often used to indicate the ultimate, though its meanings have been interpreted in many ways.anings have been interpreted in many ways.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In ''Madhyamaka'' thought, one of the two … In ''Madhyamaka'' thought, one of the two levels of discourse or truth. Unlike ultimate discourse, the conventional conceals the true nature of things, and is a mere nominal designation, acceptable by worldly standards but unable to withstand analysis, hence sublated in the attainment of an ultimate realization.the attainment of an ultimate realization.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In ''Mahayana'' soteriology, the obstacles … In ''Mahayana'' soteriology, the obstacles to complete buddhahood that are removed by ''bodhisattvas'' on the final three stages of the ten-stage sequence. Knowledge obstacles are not ''delusions'' per se, but the subtle propensity to them that remains even when delusions have been removed. When the last knowledge obstacle is removed on the tenth bodhisattva stage, one is enlightened in the next instant.e, one is enlightened in the next instant.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In ''Mahayana'', a state of mind cultivate … In ''Mahayana'', a state of mind cultivated by a ''bodhisattva''. The conventional awakening mind is the vow to attain ''enlightenment'' for the sake of all sentient beings; the ultimate awakening mind is the empty nature of all ''dharmas'', including the enlightened mind.dharmas'', including the enlightened mind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In ''completion-stage'' practice in ''high … In ''completion-stage'' practice in ''highest yoga tantra'', the simulacrum of the ''buddha's form body'' that one will attain at the moment of ''enlightenment''. In the Guhyasamāja tradition, it is the third of the five stages of the ''completion stage''. It is based on the extremely subtle energy that is the basis of our physical being.y that is the basis of our physical being.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In ''highest yoga tantra'', the second and … In ''highest yoga tantra'', the second and final stage of practice, usually involving manipulation of energies in the ''subtle body'' and culminating in ''buddhahood''. Completion-stage practices arc divided in various ways, e.g., the five stages of the Ārya tradition of Guhyasamāja, the six yogas of the Kālacakra, the six Dharmas of Nāropa, etc.Kālacakra, the six Dharmas of Nāropa, etc.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (In Buddhism, a manifestation of supreme en … In Buddhism, a manifestation of supreme enlightenment in the form of sound: a series of syllables that, especially in the sādhanas of the Secret Mantrayāna, protect the mind of the practitioner from ordinary perceptions and invoke the wisdom deities. Mantras are also used in non-Buddhist spiritual practices and as spells in black magic.al practices and as spells in black magic.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (In Buddhism, the "three most precious jewels," namely: the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Saṅgha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (In Buddhism, the term appears frequently a … In Buddhism, the term appears frequently and can have any one of a number of different meanings, depending on context. Prajna can indicate ordinary, worldly knowledge. More commonly, it is given in a set of "three ''prajnas''" indicating three progressively deeper states of understanding: (1) study or learning ("hearing"), in which one gains a conceptual knowledge of a certain teaching; (2) contemplating, in which one reflects on a particular teaching to understand its fuller meaning and ramifications; and (3) meditation, in which one sees the inner, nonconceptual meaning. In the Hinayana, ''prajna'' refers to the kind of knowledge known as ''vipashyana''. In the Mahayana teachings, ''prajna'', as in ''prajnaparamita'', "transcendent knowledge," refers to the understanding of ''shunyata'', or emptiness.derstanding of ''shunyata'', or emptiness.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Buddhist ''tantra'', the “chosen deity” … In Buddhist ''tantra'', the “chosen deity” who becomes the principal focus of ones meditation practice. The meditational deity may be chosen by the practitioner or the practitioner chosen by the deity; in most cases, one must receive confirmation from ones guru that the deity is the one with which one has a true affinity.he one with which one has a true affinity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (In Buddhist cosmology the number of world systems throughout the universe is one thousand cubed, or one billion.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Perfect or Perfected? Rongtön on Buddha-Nature/Glossary + (In Buddhist logic, two ways to negate a th … In Buddhist logic, two ways to negate a thesis are used: the nonaffirming negation (Tib. ''med dgag'') and the affirming negation (Tib. ''ma yin dgag''). A nonaffirming negation negates the thesis without positing anything in its stead, while an affirming negating negates one thing to imply the existence of something else instead. For the followers of Ngog Loden Sherab's analytical school, buddha-nature is presented in terms of a nonaffirming negation because it is understood to be synonymous with emptiness, which negates the concept of inherent existence without positing anything at its place. For the followers of Tsen Khaboche's meditative school it is understood in terms of an affirming negation, negating the existence of adventitious defilements while affirming the presence of buddha qualities.ffirming the presence of buddha qualities.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (In Buddhist philosophy, the term “self” is used to denote the mistaken notion of a permanent, single, and independent entity, whether applied to a personal sense of “I” or a divine creator.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (In Buddhist texts, this most often refers … In Buddhist texts, this most often refers to the teachings of the Buddha, which are exalted for their power to liberate from suffering. In Sanskrit this is the general term for "truth" or "religion," but it has many meanings. For instance, it can refer to all phenomena that exist, and also, more specifically, the phenomena that are perceived within the mind alone and not by the senses. In English it tends to refer specifically to Buddhismit tends to refer specifically to Buddhism)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Bön the shen of prediction, the shen of appearance, the shen of magic, the shen of existence, the vehicle of the layperson, the vehicle of the white ''a'', the vehicle of the seer, the vehicle of the primordial shen, and the especially great vehicle.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Bön, a sacrificial officiant or “priest.” Applied more abstractly, the term also has connotations of ultimacy.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In China: Wu Tai Shan in the east, Hua Shan in the west, Nan Heng Shan in the south, Bei Heng Shan in the north； and Song Shan in the center.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In China: Yangtze (in the south), Huanghe (in the north), Huai (in the center), and Ji (in the east).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Chinese religion： Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist traditions.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Chinese traditions: Fu Xi, Wen Wang, Zhou Gong, and Kongzi (Confucius).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (In Chinese, Wutaishan. A place in eastern China sacred to Manjushri, where Vimalamitra is supposed to reside.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Chinese, especially Confucian, traditio … In Chinese, especially Confucian, tradition: the ''Yijing'' (''Classic of Changes''), the ''Shijing'' (''Classic of Odes''), the ''Shujing'' (''Classic of Records''), the ''Lijing'' (''The Classic of Rites''), and the ''Chun Qiu'' (''Spring and Autumn Annals'').Chun Qiu'' (''Spring and Autumn Annals'').)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Cittamātra ontology, the three types of phenomena: imaginary, dependent, and thoroughly established.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Confucian tradition： the ''Daxue'' (''Great Learning''), the ''Zhongyong'' (''Doctrine of the Mean''), the ''Lunyu'' (''Analects''), and the ''Mengzi'' (''Book of Mencius'').)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Confucian tradition：ren (humaneness), ''yi'' (righteousness), ''li'' (propriety), ''zhi'' (wisdom), and ''xin'' (trustworthiness).)