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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In tantric theory, the related physical an … In tantric theory, the related physical and mental energies that course through the ''subtle body'' and are the true basis for what sentient beings are and become. In its subtlest form, the wind-mind is found in the indestructible drop at the heart ''cakra''; it is through transformation of the subtlest wind-mind through the practices of the ''completion stage'' that ''buddhahood'' is achieved.n stage'' that ''buddhahood'' is achieved.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In tantric traditions, the single savor一 o … In tantric traditions, the single savor一 of emptiness— that all dharmas possess. Also referred to as the taste of sameness (''ro snyoms'', ''samarasa''), it is a practice tradition in Kagyü and the third ofthe four yogas in the sequence of Mahāmudrā meditations. in the sequence of Mahāmudrā meditations.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In tantric traditions: peaceful, increasing, empowering, and wrathfiil.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (In terms of development stage practice, th … In terms of development stage practice, the celestial palace is the abode of the deities. It is "immeasurable" in the sense that its dimensions and enlightened qualities cannot be fathomed. [TD 2416] According to Jigme Lingpa, "Meditating on the form of the celestial palace in boundless space allows the impure nature of one's ordinary environment to be blessed as Akaniṣṭha." [JL 221]ment to be blessed as Akaniṣṭha." [JL 221])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Distinguishing the Views/Glossary + (In terms of doctrine and tenets, the term Hinayāna refers to the teachings of the ‘lower vehicle,’ or the lower two of the four Indian Buddhist tenets. In terms of causes and results, it refers to the paths and results of the śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Distinguishing the Views/Glossary + (In terms of the doctrine and tenets, this refers to the teachings of the ‘higher vehicles,’ or the upper two of the four Indian Buddhist tenets. In terms of causes and results, it refers to the paths and results of bodhisattvas)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (In the Ayurvedic and Tibetan medical systems, the bodily constituent, or humor, that maintains structural integrity and lubricates.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (In the Ayurvedic and Tibetan medical systems, the bodily constituent, or humor, responsible for movement and change.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (In the Ayurvedic and Tibetan medical systems, the bodily constituent, or humor, responsible for heat, metabolism, and transformation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (In the Buddhist cosmological systems, ther … In the Buddhist cosmological systems, there are several ways of dividing the universe. The three realms are the desire realm, the form realm, and the formless realm. Within the desire realm, a further categorization is made into six realms: the hell realms, the hungry ghost realms, the animal realm, the human realm, the demigod realm, and the god realms.lm, the demigod realm, and the god realms.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (In the Buddhist cosmological systems, ther … In the Buddhist cosmological systems, there are several ways of dividing the universe. The three realms are the desire realm, the form realm, and the formless realm. Within the desire realm, a further categorization is made into six realms: the hell realms, the hungry ghost realms, the animal realm, the human realm, the demigod realm, and the god realms.lm, the demigod realm, and the god realms.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (In the Buddhist teachings, virtuous behav- … In the Buddhist teachings, virtuous behav-ior is systematized into ten wholesome activities. Three concern the body and consist of the abstention from killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct; four concern the speech faculty and are to refrain from lying, divisive speech, violent and aggressive speech, and worthless chatter; three concern the mind and are to refrain from covetousness, ill-will, and wrong views.m covetousness, ill-will, and wrong views.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (In the Buddhist tradition, this name refers to the ruler of the gods in the form realm.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (In the Buddhist tradition, this name refers to the chief divinity residing in the form realm.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (In the Chakrasaṃvara system, they are Ḍākinī, Lāmā, Khaṇḍarohā, and Rūpiṇī.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (In the Chamdo Prefecture in the Tibetan Autonomous Region, between the Mekong and Yangtze Rivers.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In the Geluk tradition: renunciation, the awakening mind, and right view.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (In the Great Perfection, the realization o … In the Great Perfection, the realization of ultimate bodhicitta is the actualization of identitylessness as the play of the consummation of saṃsāra and nirvāṇa, free of activity and conceptual elaboration. Precious bodhicitta subsumes all authentic realities and is the ultimate source of all phenomena; it manifests the wisdom of realizing identitylessness, liberating the three realms of saṃsāra as the play of the three kāyas. See CM 396; GD 282; VS 526, 544; VE 19, 119, 174, 204-5, 291, 294-95. 544; VE 19, 119, 174, 204-5, 291, 294-95.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In the Kālacakra tantric corpus, the completion-stage yogas of： withdrawal, mental absorption, breath control, retention, recollection, and concentration.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages/Glossary + (In the Kālacakra the completion stage is t … In the Kālacakra the completion stage is taught by way of these six yogas and not by way of the five stages. The same six names appear in the ''Guhyasamāja Later Tantra'' but not in the ''Guhyasamāja Root Tantra'' itself. Much discussion, therefore, is given over to the identification of these six and how they are incorporated into the five stages. The six are: individual withdrawal, meditative absorption, prāṇāyāma, apprehending, recollection, and samādhi., apprehending, recollection, and samādhi.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (In the Kālachakra Tantra presentation, it … In the Kālachakra Tantra presentation, it is said that there are five types of compassion with reference to sentient beings, five types with reference to phenomena, and five types without any reference. The sixteenth is the great compassion of a buddha. See the Stainless Light, chapter 1, section 2. C.T. 6:292; and Newman 1987, 286. For a presentation of sixteen types of compassion within the commentarial tradition of the Highest Continuum, see Mathes 2008, 307, 309–10.t Continuum, see Mathes 2008, 307, 309–10.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (In the Kālachakra Tantra presentation, the … In the Kālachakra Tantra presentation, these are [the fourteen days of] the dark [lunar] phase (nag po'i phyogs), sun (nyi ma), and prajñā (shes rab). See the Stainless Light, chapter 1, section 2. C.T. 6:292; and Newman 1987, 285. In Chandrakīrti's Entrance to the Middle Way, these are the emptiness of the internal (nang); the external (phyi); the external and internal (phyi nang); emptiness (stong pa nyid); the great (chen po); the ultimate (don dam); the conditioned ('dus byas); the unconditioned ('dus ma byas); what transcends extremes (mtha' las 'das pa); what is beginningless and endless (thog ma dang tha ma med pa); what is not to be discarded (dor ba med pa); a nature (rang bzhin); all phenomena (chos thams cad); specific defining characteristics (rang gi mtshan nyid); what is not observed (mi dmigs pa); and an essence of nonentities (dngos po med pa'i ngo bo nyid). See Brunnhölzl 2004, 122–124; Dewar 2008, 431–485; and Padmakara 2002, 316–323.008, 431–485; and Padmakara 2002, 316–323.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life/Glossary + (In the Madhyamika system this refers to the emptiness of true existence of either the person (personal identitylessness) or other phenomena (phenomenal identitylessness).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (In the Mahayana, full awakening is often d … In the Mahayana, full awakening is often described in terms of the kayas, meaning "bodies" or "dimensions of reality," which are numbered two, three, or four. When they are two, they are the dharmakaya (dimension or body of truth) and the rupakaya (body of form). The dharmakaya is the perfect realization of mind's nature and replete with enlightened qualities; it is nonconceptual and synonymous with emptiness or omniscience. When the kayas are three, the rupakaya is divided into the sambhogakaya (body of bliss or enjoyment) and the nirmanakaya (body of manifestation or emanation). Expressing the nature of radiant clarity, the sambhogakaya is visible only to bodhisattvas on the ten levels and is adorned with the major and minor marks of a buddha. The nirmanakaya is the fully awakened mind that manifests without impediment in a variety of forms and remains visible to ordinary beings; Shakyamuni Buddha is an example of a nirmanakaya. When the kayas are four, the svabhavikakaya (body of the essential nature) refers to the inseparability of the other three. to the inseparability of the other three.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (In the Mahayana, the transcendent reality … In the Mahayana, the transcendent reality of perfect buddhahood is described in terms of two, three, four, or five bodies, or kayas. The two bodies, in the first case, are the dharmakaya, the Body of Truth, and the rupakaya, the Body of Form. The dharmakaya is the absolute or "emptiness" aspect of buddhahood. The rupakaya is subdivided into the sambhogakaya, the Body of Perfect Enjoyment, and the nirmanakaya, the Body of Manifestation. The sambhogakaya, or the spontaneous clarity aspect of buddhahood, is perceptible only to beings of extremely high realization. The nirmanakaya, the compassionate aspect, is perceptible to ordinary beings and appears in the world most often in human form. The system of four bodies consists of the three just referred to together with the svabhavikakaya, or Body of Suchness, which refers to the union of the previous three.refers to the union of the previous three.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (In the Marchu Gorge, Barkham County.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (In the Mother Tantra, the completion stage … In the Mother Tantra, the completion stage associated with the subtle essences is emphasized, in which case one relies either upon the body of another or one's own body. In the New Schools, the Mother Tantra includes Naropa's Six Dharmas. [ST 6] In the Nyingma tradition, Mother Tantra is equated with Anuyoga, the eighth of the nine vehicles. [DZ 24], the eighth of the nine vehicles. [DZ 24])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (In the Nyingma School, the four knowledge … In the Nyingma School, the four knowledge holders are used to present the various levels of spiritual attainment, from the path of training to that which is beyond training. These four are the matured knowledge holder, the knowledge holder with power over longevity, the knowledge holder of the great seal, and the spontaneously present knowledge holder. [TD 2685] It should be noted, however, that according to Jigme Lingpa's presentation above, Longchenpa maintains that the four knowledge holders encompass all five paths (rather than only taking place on the three transcendent paths, which is the position of the Zur lineage).which is the position of the Zur lineage).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (In the Nyingma and Kagyu traditions, the n … In the Nyingma and Kagyu traditions, the name given to the fusion of the teachings of the second and third turnings of the Dharma wheel. These two turnings are paralleled, respectively, by the approach of Nagarjuna, the view that ultimate reality is beyond conceptual formulation, and the approach of Asanga, the view that ultimate reality is the buddha nature, the tathagatagarbha, free from all defects and primordially endowed with all enlightened qualities. The Great Madhyamika is also referred to as the Yogachara Madhyamika, for it stresses the role of meditation in the realization of ultimate reality, the nature of the mind. Associated with this system is the expression ''gzhan stong'', "emptiness of other," referring to the understanding that ultimate reality is an emptiness which is a freedom from all factors extraneous to itself. In other words, it is a positive value and not a mere negation. a positive value and not a mere negation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In the Nyingma as well as Bön traditions, … In the Nyingma as well as Bön traditions, the “great perfection” is an advanced tantric perspective and practice in which one opens oneself to the primordial perfection that is the intrinsic nature of oneself and ail beings. It is regarded by Nyingmapas as the supreme attainment, functioning for them much like ''Mahāmudrā'' (to which it bears certain similarities) does for Kagyüpas.s certain similarities) does for Kagyüpas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (In the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism … In the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, the path is described in terms of nine stages, or ''yanas'' (lit., "vehicles"). The first three represent the pretantric vehicles (''shravaka-yana, pratyekabuddha-yana, bodhisattva-yana''); the second three include the three "outer ''yanas''" (''kriyayoga-yana, upayoga-yana'', and ''yoga-yana''), while the final three comprise the "inner yogas" (''mahayoga-yana, anuyoga-yana'', and ''atiyoga-yana'', also known as Dzogchen). These final three of the nine ''yanas'' represent the characteristic and advanced Nyingma tantric practices.ic and advanced Nyingma tantric practices.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In the Nyingma tradition (and occasionally … In the Nyingma tradition (and occasionally in others), a special teaching that was “buried” in an earlier era then discovered centuries later by a treasurer revcalcr (''gter ston''). Treasures may be found in the earth, through pure visions, or in the mind of the revealer. Their status as “word of the Buddha ’ has been controversial at times, with some Gelukpas, in particular, questioning their validity.in particular, questioning their validity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (In the Nyingma tradition, the system of th … In the Nyingma tradition, the system of the inner tantras is said to comprise three avenues of practice - the development stage, completion stage, and the Great Perfection. These three, in turn, are associated with Mahāyoga, Anuyoga, and Atiyoga - the three inner tantras. As Dilgo Khyentse explains, "Development and Mahāyoga are like the basis for all the teachings, completion and Anuyoga are like the path of all the teachings, and the Great Perfection of Atiyoga is like the result of all the teachings." [WC 773]the result of all the teachings." [WC 773])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (In the Secret Mantra Vehicle, male and fem … In the Secret Mantra Vehicle, male and female deities are visualized as the embodiment of key Buddhist principles. Getse Mahāpaṇḍita explains, "Subjective appearances relate to the masculine principle of skillful means. In contrast, the object, emptiness, relates to knowledge, the feminine principle. The indivisible unity of these two is the great primordial union of everything." Discussing further, he writes, "Emptiness is seen based on appearance, while appearances arise unhindered from the expressive potential of emptiness, which itself manifests as causality. Since the truth of this is undeniable, the two truths are in union; they do not conflict with the principle of interdependent origination. You cannot attain the perfect result of nirvāṇa by utilizing just one of these while abandoning the other. Therefore, the way to bring this onto the path is to meditate on the male and female deities in union, symbolizing the indivisible union of skillful means and knowledge." [CG 50] of skillful means and knowledge." [CG 50])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In the Tiantai system the sudden entrance, gradual entrance, secret or special entrance, indefinite entrance, entrance to the ''piṭakas'', entrance to awareness, entrance to discrimination, and entrance to perfection.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (In the Tibetan context, it is understood a … In the Tibetan context, it is understood as the part of the Buddhist heritage that focuses on the rules and regulations for the ordained sangha and on the practice of liberating oneself from the ocean of samsara. In general usage, the term often overlaps with Theravada, "the school of the elders," which is still practiced in Thailand, Burma, Sri Lanka, Laos, and Cambodia.and, Burma, Sri Lanka, Laos, and Cambodia.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (In the Tromtar, Kham area, near Jönpalung.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In the Vaiśeṣika system of Hindu philosophy: substance, quality, generality, particularity, activity, and inherence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (In the Vajrayāna tradition, the bell is a symbolic implement used to represent a number of important principles. Generally speaking, it is linked with the female principle, emptiness, and knowledge. [YT 671])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (In the Yoginī tantras: Jālandhara, Uḍḍiyān … In the Yoginī tantras: Jālandhara, Uḍḍiyāna, Paurṅagiri, Kāmarūpa, Mālava, Sindhu, Nagara, Munmuni, Kārunyapātaka, Devīkota, Karmārapātaka, Kulatā, Arbuda, Godavari, Himādri, Harikela, Lampāka, Kañci, Sauraṣṭra, Kaliṅga, Kokaṇa, Caritra, Kośala, Vindhyākumārapaurikā.ṇa, Caritra, Kośala, Vindhyākumārapaurikā.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (In the aspect of ultimate truth, all phenomena are devoid of an independent, concrete identity and have therefore no basis for such attributes as "arising, dwelling, or ceasing," i.e., coming into being, remaining in time and place, and ceasing to exist.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (In the aspect of ultimate truth, all phenomena are devoid of an independent, concrete identity, and therefore, they ultimately do not come into being, abide in time and place, or cease to exist.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (In the context in which this appears in ''Fundamentals'', p. 128, the precise enumeration has not been idendfied.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (In the context of Buddhist literature, a work by an Indian or Tibetan master that comments on the Buddha’s teachings or presents them in condensed or more accessible form.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (In the context of Buddhist meditation and practice, a demon is any factor, on the physical or mental plane, that obstructs enlightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (In the context of Buddhist meditation and practice, a demon is any factor, on the physical or mental plane, that obstructs enlightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (In the context of Buddhist meditation and … In the context of Buddhist meditation and practice, a demon is any factor that obstructs enlightenment. Four principal demons are described in the teachings: the demon of the aggregates, the demon of afflictive emotions, the demon of the Lord of Death, and the demon of the sons of the gods (or demon of distraction).ons of the gods (or demon of distraction).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (In the context of Buddhist meditation and … In the context of Buddhist meditation and practice, a demon is any factor that obstructs enlightenment. Four principal demons are described in the teachings: the demon of the aggregates, the demon of afflictive emotions, the demon of the Lord of Death, and the demon of the sons of the gods (or demon of distraction).ons of the gods (or demon of distraction).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (In the context of mahamudra practice, meditation is "the act of growing accustomed" or "sustaining the continuity.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Distinguishing the Views/Glossary + (In the context of philosophical debate, this refers to the reasoning accepted by the realists. This is one ofthe four unique ultimate analyses of Prāsaṅgika.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Distinguishing the Views/Glossary + (In the context of philosophical debate, the dharmin is the basis of the argument or refutation. For example, in the establishing statement: “Vase is impermanent because it is compounded,” the dharmin or basis of argument is “vase.”)