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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.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Mahayana discourse, an alternative name for the ''perfection vehicle'' or sutra vehicle. It sometimes is translated as “dialectical vehicle” or “philosophical vehicle.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Mahayana: generosity, morality, patience, diligence, mental absorption, and wisdom.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (In Mahayoga, the (1) purity of the outer world (snod dag pa); (2) purity of its inner contents (bcud dag pa); and (3) purity of the mindstream (rgyud rnams dag pa).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (In Mahayoga: (1) the yoga of great emptiness, which is wisdom; (2) the apparitional display of compassion, which is skillful means; (3) and the seals of the meditational deities, which are subtle and coarse in their appearances.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Mahāmudrā meditation：''a, ma，na, si''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (In Mahāyāna Buddhism the path is described in terms of a gradual journey consisting of the five paths of Accumulation, Application, Seeing, Meditation, and No More Learning.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (In Mahāyāna Buddhism the path is described in terms of a gradual journey consisting of the five paths of Accumulation, Application, Seeing, Meditation, and No More Learning.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Mīmāṃsā: perception, inference, testimony, comparison, implication, and cognition of nonexistence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Nyingma śrāvaka, pratyekabuddha, bodhisattva, kriyā tantra, upa tantra, yoga tantra, mahāyoga, anuyoga, and atiyoga.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Nyingma, one of the three major lineages, with the treasure and ''pure vision'' lineages. It consists of the triad of sutra, magical net, and mind class: the ''Sutra that Gathers Intentions'', the ''Net of Illusion'', and the mind-side teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Nyingma, the expanses or spaces in whic … In Nyingma, the expanses or spaces in which： the view is unchanging, meditation is neither present nor absent, there is neither hope nor doubt for the result, the essence is neither accomplished nor clarified, natural expression is unimpeded, appearance and mind are liberated with respect to characteristics, the expanse is unchanging, display unimpededly and naturally arises, and there is the total presence of spontaneous sameness and primordial liberation. See NS, vol.II, p. 4511591; cf. BA, p. 172.ee NS, vol.II, p. 4511591; cf. BA, p. 172.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Nyingma： mahāyoga, anuyoga, and atiyoga.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Sakya tradition： the appearance of phen … In Sakya tradition： the appearance of phenomena as impure falsities, through which one develops renunciation; the appearance of experience in meditation, through which one develops the awakening mind of a bodhisattva; and pure appearance, through which, practicing secret mantra, one perfects one’s body, speech, and mind.one perfects one’s body, speech, and mind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Sakya: Khöntön Künga Bar, Sönam Tsemo, Drakpa Gyaltsen, Chungpal Ö, Sakya Pandita, Sangtsa Sönam Gyaltsen, and Phakpa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Sakya: Khöntön Künga Bar, Sönam Tsemo, Drakpa Gyaltsen, Chungpal Ö, Sakya Pandita, Sangtsa Sönam Gyaltsen, Phakpa (all emanations of Mañjughoṣa), and Chakna (an emanation of Vajrapāṇi).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Sakya: the path-time Hevajra sādhana, the Vajrayoginī sādhana, the Virūpa protection meditation, and the profound-path guruyoga meditation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Sakya： The three ''kecarīs'': Nāro Khec … In Sakya： The three ''kecarīs'': Nāro Khecarī, Indra Khecarī, Maitrī Kliccarī; the three great red ones: Kurukulla, Gaṇapati, Ṭakkirāja; the three lesser red ones: Kurukulla with a Golden Heartdrop, Red Norgyunma, Tinuma; and Amāravajradevī, Red Jambala, Siṃhamukhā, Black Mañjughosa, and Siṃhanāda Avalokiteśvara. Mañjughosa, and Siṃhanāda Avalokiteśvara.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (In Sanskrit a "thunderbolt" which was a weapon of Indra. In Tibet it generally means anything invincible or indestructible or "diamond-like.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (In Sanskrit it means "perfect knowledge" and can mean wisdom, understanding, intelligence, discrimination, or judgement according to context.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (In Sanskrit it means "perfections." These … In Sanskrit it means "perfections." These are the six practices of the mahāyāna path: Perfection of generosity (dāna), of discipline (śīla), of patience (ksānti), of exertion (vīrya), of meditation (dhyāna), and of knowledge (prajñā) attachment, aggression and ignorance.jñā) attachment, aggression and ignorance.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Shijé the ''Manual of the Profound Init … In Shijé the ''Manual of the Profound InitiaManual ofthe Root Identification, Manual ofthe Guidelines of the EarWhispered Lineage，Manual of the Vital Points of the Four Doors, Manual of tbe Vańous Magical Powers, Manual of the Profound Mantra) Manual of Dākiṇī Doctrine-Protector, and Manual of the Three-Part Royal Special Instruction''.he Three-Part Royal Special Instruction''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Shijé： the guru secret treasury, meditational-deity secret treasury, and ḍākinī secret treasury.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Sāṃkhya: forms, sounds, smells, tastes, tangibles.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Sāṃkhyà thought: Eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind, speech, hand, foot, generative organ, and excretory organs.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Tibetan Buddhism, an honorific term applied to a master who is widely and deeply learned as well as spiritually developed, displaying the best qualities of a pandit and a yogin.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Tibetan monastic education, the subject … In Tibetan monastic education, the subject matters of： Madhyamaka (or valid cognition), the perfection of wisdom, vinaya, and abhidharma, as well as the basic texts for each course of study： Candraklrti’s ''Entering the Middle Way'' (or Dharmakīrti's ''Thorough Exposition of Valid Cognition''), Maitreyas ''Ornament of Higher Realization'', Guṇaprabhas ''Vinaya Sutra'', and Vasubandhu's ''Treasury of Higher Knowledge''.bandhu's ''Treasury of Higher Knowledge''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (In Tibetan ritual, a representation of the divine abode of an enlightened being.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Tibetan traditions, the main monastery of a particular lineage, which usually will have associated with it various subsidiary monasteries, retreat houses, and other religious institutions.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In Yogācāra: consciousness related to eye, car, nose, tongue, body, mind, the afflicted mind, and the mind-basis-of-all.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (In a Buddhist context, ignorance is not mere nescience; it is mistaken apprehension. It is the incorrect understanding of, or failure to recognize, the ultimate nature of beings and phenomena and falsely ascribing true existence to them.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Introduction to the Middle Way/Glossary + (In a Buddhist context, ignorance is not mere nescience but mistaken apprehension. It is the incorrect understanding of, or failure to recognize, the ultimate nature of the person and phenomena, and the false ascription of true existence to them.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Finding Rest in the Nature of the Mind/Glossary + (In a Buddhist context, ignorance is not mere nescience but mistaken apprehension. It is the incorrect understanding of, or failure to recognize, the ultimate nature of the person and phenomena, and the false ascription of true existence to them.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (In a Buddhist context, ignorance is not mere nescience but mistaken apprehension. It is the incorrect understanding of, or failure to recognize, the ultimate nature of the person and phenomena, and falsely ascribing true existence to them.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (In a general sense an empowerment is a tan … In a general sense an empowerment is a tantric ritual that matures the students and allows them to engage in specific tantric practices. There are a great many divisions and descriptions pertaining to empowerment, such as those of the ground, path, and fruition. There are also unique empowerments associated with each tantric lineage and vehicle. Concerning the meaning of the term "empowerment," Jamgön Kongtrül explains that the original Sanskrit term has the literal meaning of "to scatter" and "to pour." The meaning, he explains, is that empowerments cleanse and purify the psycho-physical continuum by "scattering" the obscurations and then "pouring" the potential of wisdom into what is then a clean vessel, the purified psycho-physical continuum. [TK 3, 54] Stressing the importance of the empowerment ritual, Tsele Natsok Rangdröl writes, "Unless you first obtain the ripening empowerments, you are not authorized to hear even a single verse of the tantras, statements, and instructions. (Unauthorized) people who engage in expounding on and listening to the tantras will not only fail to receive blessings, they will create immense demerit from divulging the secrecy of these teachings. A person who has not obtained empowerment may pretend to practice the liberating instructions, but, instead of bringing accomplishment, the practice will create obstacles and countless other defects." [EM 39]cles and countless other defects." [EM 39])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (In addition to the Three Jewels, in Vajrayana the practitioner also takes refuge in the Three Roots: the guru as the source of all blessings, the yidam as the source of all siddhi, and the dharma protectors as the source of enlightened activity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (In addition to the sixteen emptinesses, the emptiness of nonentities (dngos po med pa stong pa nyid) and the emptiness of an essence (ngo bo nyid stong pa nyid). GTCD. See Brunnhölzl 2010, 501.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In advanced tantric systems (e.g., mahāyog … In advanced tantric systems (e.g., mahāyoga or ''highest yoga tantra''), the phase of practice, preceding the climactic ''completion stage'', in which one “overcomes ordinary appearances” by visualizing oneself as a ''buddha''-deity at the center of a complex ''mandala'', identifying ones body, speech, and mind with that of a buddha.y, speech, and mind with that of a buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In advanced tantric systems: action seal, dharma seal, pledge seal, and great seal (mahāmudrā). Cf. ''four authenticating seals''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In advanced tantric traditions, a female f … In advanced tantric traditions, a female figure who assists a practitioner in deepening meditative realization. As with their male counterparts, ḍākas, there are both worldly and transmundane ḍākinīs. Ḍākinīs may manifest as embodied human beings or in subtler forms, and they may appear alluring or wrathful. In consonance with Buddhist gender symbolism, they signify ''gnosis'', or transcendental wisdom.nify ''gnosis'', or transcendental wisdom.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In all Buddhist traditions, a practitioner … In all Buddhist traditions, a practitioner whose ''enlightenment'' is certain, usually because of his or her direct insight into the nature of things with a mind that is deeply concentrated. In a five-path system, whether ''Hinayana'' or ''Mahayana'', the point at which one becomes an ārya is ones entrance onto the path of seeing. is ones entrance onto the path of seeing.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (In an ordinary being it refers to the subt … In an ordinary being it refers to the subtle body composed of nadis, prana, and bindu. In an accomplished yogi who has refined the nadis, prana, and bindu, the illusory body becomes the basis for the rupakaya. It is also called the rainbow body or vajra body. See also ''four bodies of a Buddha'' and ''vajra body''.r bodies of a Buddha'' and ''vajra body''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In any Buddhist tradition, a practitioner … In any Buddhist tradition, a practitioner who advances toward the goal in a step-by-step sequence, moving on to advanced stages only when more basic procedures have been thoroughly mastered. Despite much literature celebrating the ''simultaneist'', or sudden, approach, it is presumed that most people must practice the path gradually.t people must practice the path gradually.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In any Buddhist tradition, a practitioner … In any Buddhist tradition, a practitioner who attains the final goal either very rapidly or instantaneously. The simultaneist approach is generally reserved for advanced meditators and is particularly celebrated in Chan Buddhism and, among Tibetans, by those in ''Dzokchen'' and ''Mahāmudrā'' lineages.n ''Dzokchen'' and ''Mahāmudrā'' lineages.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In any tantric system, the abode of a ''bu … In any tantric system, the abode of a ''buddha'' deity, which represents an enlightened transformation of our ordinary environment. Upon initiation into a particular tantric practice, the disciple is introduced to the mandala and its inhabitants, and in ''sādhana'' practice, he or she will visualize him or herself at the center of the mandala.m or herself at the center of the mandala.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In both Hinayana and Mahayana traditions: the paths of accumulation, preparation, seeing, meditation, and no-more-learning.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (In both the Mahayana and Hinayana (though … In both the Mahayana and Hinayana (though differently in each case), progress towards enlightenment is described in terms of five paths or degrees of attainment. The paths are called, progressively, Accu-mulation, Joining, Seeing, Meditation, and No More Learning. Bodhisatt-vas on the Mahayana paths of Accumulation and Joining are referred to as "ordinary" or "mundane" since their practice has not yet brought them beyond samsara. Those on the levels of the Mahayana Path of Seeing and Meditation (in which emptiness is directly perceived) are called "noble" or "superior," i.e., Aryas. See also grounds "superior," i.e., Aryas. See also grounds)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In confession practice: recognition of one s transgression, regret at its commission, a promise not to repeat, and purification, e.g., through visualization and mantra recitation or meditation on emptiness.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (In contrast to nirvāṇa, sarṃsāra is the vicious cycle of transmigratory existence. It arises out of ignorance and is characterized by suffering.)