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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).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Drigung Kagyü： the awakening mind, deity yoga, guru yoga, Mahāmudrā, and dedication of merit.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Dzokchen: gradualist, simultaneist, and transcender.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Geluk tradition： Ganden, Sera, Drepung, and Tashi Lhünpo.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Geluk: Tsongkhapa's ''Great Treatise on … In Geluk: Tsongkhapa's ''Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path, Small Treatise on the Stages of the Path'', and ''Song of Experience Related to the Stages of the Path''; the Third Dalai Lama’s ''Essence of Refined Gold'' (a commentary on the preceding), the Fifth Dalai Lamas ''Sacred Words of Mañjuśrī'' (a commentary on the preceding), the First Panchen Lama Losang Chökyi Gyaltsens ''Path to Bliss'', the Third Panchen Palden Yeshé's ''Swift Path'' (a commentary on the preceding), and Dakpo Ngawang Drakpas ''Essence of Well-Spoken Advice''.Drakpas ''Essence of Well-Spoken Advice''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Indian and Tibetan philosophical system … In Indian and Tibetan philosophical systems, an authoritative source of knowledge. Buddhist schools generally accept only two types of valid cognition—perception and inference. The analysis of valid cognition promulgated by Dharmaklrti is a major topic of study in the Tibetan system of monastic education. the Tibetan system of monastic education.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Indie mythology: the ''kṛta, treta, dvapara'', and ''kali'' yugas. These are roughly equivalent to the gold, silver, bronze, and iron ages of Western mythology.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Indo-Tibetan tradition: earth, water, fire, air, and space. In Chinese tradition: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Jainism: These are souls (''jīva''), th … In Jainism: These are souls (''jīva''), the non-living (''ajīva'')，evil (''pāpa''), afflictions (''āsrava''), bondage (''bandha''), merit (''puṇya''), stopping affliction (''saṃvara''), destruction of bondage (''nirjarā''), and liberation (''mokṣa''). See also Hopkins, ''Maps of the Profound'', pp. 179-80.ins, ''Maps of the Profound'', pp. 179-80.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (In Japan, the word for the square, flat mat upon which a zafu is sometimes placed during zazen, often called zabuton in the West. In Japan the word zabuton is used for smaller, everyday sitting mats. 78n. 18)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Kadam and Geluk traditions, persons of: small scope (seeking higher rebirths), intermediate scope (seeking individual liberation), and great scope (seeking enlightenment for the sake of all beings).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Kadam thinking through the basic Dharma … In Kadam thinking through the basic Dharma, the preparatory practices; training in the awakening mind, which is the actual practice; changing adverse conditions into the path to enlightenment; the teaching condensed into practice for a single life; the criteria of mind training the pledges involved in mind training; and how one studies mind training.aining; and how one studies mind training.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Kadam tradition： Geshé Potowa, Geshé Chengawa, and Geshé Puchungwa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Kadam tradition： four deities— the Buddha, Avalokitcśvara, Tārā, and Acala— and the triple Dharma of the three sections of the Tripiṭaka.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Kadam, special instructions on mind tra … In Kadam, special instructions on mind training based on food, mind training based on the breath, emanating as many bodies as there are sands in the Ganges, mind training based on flesh and blood, mind training based on tormas, mind training based on the elements, training the mind to emanate the body as a wish-granting jewel, and the time just before death.ing jewel, and the time just before death.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Kadam: Serlingpa and Vidyākokila)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Kadam： Śākyamuni Buddha, Avalokiteśvara, Tārā, Acala.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Kagyü Mahāmudrā inner heat, which mixes … In Kagyü Mahāmudrā inner heat, which mixes desire with great bliss; illusory body， which mixes anger with lack of true existence; clear light, which mixes ignorance with nonconceptuality; the daytime meditation that mixes inner heat with illusory body; the nighttime meditation that mixes dream with clear light; the death-time meditation that mixes bardo with the transference of consciousness; inner-heat practice for energetic individuals; dream practice for lazy individuals; and mixing greater and lesser transference practices.greater and lesser transference practices.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Kagyü traditions of ''Mahāmudrā'' pract … In Kagyü traditions of ''Mahāmudrā'' practice, the “single powerful” medicine, realization of the nature of mind or reality, that is all that is required to attain ''enlightenment''. The concept was utilized by Gampopa and Shang Tsalpa and criticized by Sakya Pandita.ng Tsalpa and criticized by Sakya Pandita.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Kagyü: the guidelines on the lama as th … In Kagyü: the guidelines on the lama as the three buddha bodies, the guidelines on love and compassion, the guidelines on cause and effect and dependent arising, the guidelines on the fivefold nectar drip, the guidelines on the yoga of the coemergent, the guidelines on the six Dharmas of Nāropa, the guidelines on equalizing the eight worldly dharmas, and the guidelines meditation to reverse ill fortune through secret conduct.everse ill fortune through secret conduct.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Kagyü: using conceptual thoughts as the path, using delusions as the path, using illness as the path, using gods and ''dré'' demons as the path, using suffering as the path, and using death as the path.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (In Kriya Tantra, the purity of deity and mantra, the purity of substance and rapture, and the purity of mantra and contemplation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (In Kālacakra literature a simile for empty form wherein forms or images miraculously appear of their own volition in aclairvoyant’s mirror)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Kālacakra tradition: [Mańjughoṣa] Yaśas … In Kālacakra tradition: [Mańjughoṣa] Yaśas (r. 277-177 b .c .e .), Puṇḍarīka (r. 177-77 B.C .E .), Bhadra (r. 77 b .c .e .-24 c.E.), Vijaya (r. 24-124), Sumitrabhadra (r. 124- 224), Ratnapāni (r. 224-324), Viṣṇugupta (r. 324-424), Sūryakīrti (r. 424-524), Subhadra (r. 524-614), Samudravijaya (r. 614-806), Aja (r. 806-1027), Sūrya (r. 1027-1127), Viśvarūpa (r. 1127-1227), Śasiprabha (r. 12.27-1317), Ananta (r. 1327-1417), Mahīpala (r. 1427-1527), Śrlpala (r. 1527-162.7), Siṃha (r. 1627-1717), Vikrama (r. 1727-1827), Mahábala (r. 1827-1927), Aniruddha (r. 1927-2.027), Narasimha ( r .1027-2127), Maheśvara (r. 2117-2227), Ananatavijaya (r. 2.227-2327), Yaśas or Raudracakrin (r. 2327-2427).27), Yaśas or Raudracakrin (r. 2327-2427).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Kālacakra traditions: Sucandra (d. 877 b.c.e.), Sureśvara (r. 877-777 b.c.e.), Tejin (r. 777-677 b.c.e.), Somadatta (r. 677-577 b.c.e.), Sureśvara (r. 577-477 b.c.e.), Viśvamūrti (r. 477-377 b.c.e.), and Sureśāna (r. 377-277 b.c.e.).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Buddhist Philosophy of the Middle/Glossary + (In Madhyamaka thought the vexed question of the exact role and status of a thesis has been the object of much reflection and discussion; see D. Seyfort Ruegg, ''Three studies'', sections II and III. See Skt. ''pratijñā'', Tib. ''dam bca'')
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Madhyamaka, the investigation whether a … In Madhyamaka, the investigation whether an entity exists as separate from its components, as identical to its components, possessing its components, inherently dependent upon its components, as the basis upon which the components depend, as the collection of components, or the shape of its components.omponents, or the shape of its components.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (In Maha Yoga, the samadhi of suchness, the all-illuminating samadhi, and the samadhi of the seed syllable.)