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- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (Literally, the mind of enlightenment. Ther … Literally, the mind of enlightenment. There are two kinds of bodhicitta—absolute or completely awakened mind that sees the emptiness of phenomena and relative bodhicitta which is the aspiration to practice the six pāramitās and free all beings from the sufferings of saṃsāra.all beings from the sufferings of saṃsāra.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (Literally, the term means the "Great Vehic … Literally, the term means the "Great Vehicle." Philosophically, the various schools of the Mahayana expand the earlier teachings on voidness (''śūnyatā'') so that the latter has reference to both the "selflessness of the so-called 'self'" (''atmannairātmya'') and the "selflessness of all dharmas" (''dharma-nairātmya''). From the practice side, the Mahāyāna schools stress compassionate activiry, aimed at the universal liberation from ''saṃsāra'' of all beings without exception.saṃsāra'' of all beings without exception.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (Literally, the “mind-only” school of ''Mah … Literally, the “mind-only” school of ''Mahayana'' philosophy. Roughly synonymous with Yogācāra and Vijñānavāda, Cittamātra defines the crucial concept of ''emptiness'' in terms of either an objects lack of difference from the subject perceiving it, or dependent phenomena’s lack of the imaginary nature imputed to them. Tibetan tradition identifies two major types of Cittamātrins: those following scripture (e.g., Asańga) and those following reasoning (e.g., Dharmaklrti).e following reasoning (e.g., Dharmaklrti).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (Literally, the “monk’s circuit,” a tour of monasteries in a given region undertaken by a monk so as to debate other monks on the classic topics of monastic education: ''abhidharma, vinaya, Madhyamaka, the perfection of wisdom'', and ''valid cognition''.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (Literally, these are empty (stong pa), ver … Literally, these are empty (stong pa), very empty (shing tu stong pa), great empty (stong pa chen po), and everything empty (thams cads tong pa). These are alternative names for appearance, attainment, increase, and luminosity, the visions that arise during the process of death.ns that arise during the process of death.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (Literally, those who have gone beyond. This refers to the bodhisattvas.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (Literally, those who have gone to "thatness" A title of the Buddhas.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Literally, to cut. In the yogic context, i … Literally, to cut. In the yogic context, it means to cut the basis of attachment to the illusion of a separate and inherently existing self through the ritual offering of one's body to all beings; and to cut the four maras in particular. </br>:The Chod practice is based upon the revelations of the ''Prajnaparamita Sutras''. It was introduced into Tibet by the Indian guru Phadampa Sangye, and was developed by his chief Tibetan disciple, the great Tibetan yogini Machig Labdron. Machig Labdron became so renowned that students and teachers travelled from India to Tibet to receive her Chod teachings. </br>:Because of the shamanistic character of the Chod practice, some have speculated that it was adopted from Bon, the pre-Buddhist religion of Tibet. However, according to Lopon Tenzin Namdak, the current head of the Bonpo tradition, they also learned Chod from Phadampa Sangye, and made it a part of their tradition at the same time as the Buddhists.adition at the same time as the Buddhists.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (Literally, “higher knowledge," the branch … Literally, “higher knowledge," the branch of Buddhist discourse and the section of the Buddhist canon concerned with categorizing and describing the basic constituents of existence, or ''dharmas''. In Tibetan tradition, the two most influential abhidharma texts are Vasubandhu’s ''Treasury of Higher Knowledge'' and Asaṅga's ''Compendium of Higher Knowledge''.aṅga's ''Compendium of Higher Knowledge''.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (Literally, “severance,” or “cutting throug … Literally, “severance,” or “cutting through,” a meditative practice, probably stemming from India, introduced to Tibet within the Shijé school by Machik Lapdrön. Chö aims to sever attachment to self through a variety of contemplations, the most dramatic of which involves, the visualized offering of ones cut-up body to various gods, titans, and animals. Chö practices are found to this day in most Tibetan traditions.nd to this day in most Tibetan traditions.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (Literally, “to hold,” in the sense of deve … Literally, “to hold,” in the sense of developing the power to not forget the meaning of dharma words. Often it refers to mantra orspell-like recitations that produce powerful effects. Word, meaning, mantra, and forbearance are the four main types of dhāranī.arance are the four main types of dhāranī.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (Literally, “turn-around of the sun.”)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (Litt. «Allé dans la félicité». Épithète des bouddhas.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (Litt. «Libératrice» ou «Celle qui fait traverser (l’océan du samsara) », bodhisattva féminin incarnant l’activité compatissante de tous les bouddhas.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (Litt. «Mont Suprême». Formidable montagne dont la forme évoque une pyramide reposant sur son sommet. C’est Taxe de notre univers selon la cosmologie indo-bouddhiste.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (Litt. «au-delà de la souffrance». Au sens … Litt. «au-delà de la souffrance». Au sens large, le but des pratiques bouddhistes, le contraire du samsara. Il faut comprendre que le mot n’a pas le meme sens dans les différents véhicules: dans le Véhicule Fondamental, il s’agit de la paix de la cessation qu’atteint l’arhat, et dans le Grand Véhicule de 1 Éveil parfait, du «nirvana sans demeure» (ssk. ''apratishthitanirvana'', tib. ''mi gnas myang 'das''), lequel transcende aussi bien les souffrances du samsara que la paix du « petit » nirvana. samsara que la paix du « petit » nirvana.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (Litt. «pur» ou «chaste». L’un des plus grands dieux du monde de la Forme.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (Litt. «union à l’état naturel». Ce terme désigne généralement la pratique spirituelle.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Local deities subjugated by Padmākara. They are associated with the months of the year, the realms, and the nidanas.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (Located in Chinese Turkestan, Khotan was one of the greatest Buddhist centers during the first millennium A.D.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Lodrö Thaye (1813-1899); prophesized by th … Lodrö Thaye (1813-1899); prophesized by the Buddha Shakyamuni in the ''King of Samadhi Sutra'' and by Padmasambhava in many of his termas. He studied and mastered all the Buddha's teachings. His primary teachers were the Fourteenth Karmapa, Situ Pema Nyinje Wangpo and the Great Khyentse. He became the teacher of the fifteenth Karmapa, Khakyab Dorje. He is renowned as an accomplished master, scholar, writer, poet, and artist, and authored and compiled more than 100 volumes of scriptures. Among these, the best known is the ''Five Treasuries''. In ''Splendor'' he is referred to as Old Kongtrul or simply Kongtrul.red to as Old Kongtrul or simply Kongtrul.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Logic, right method. It is also one of the ākāra of mārga-satya.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Logical reasoning; logic.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Logician.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (Long flat stick carried in the meditation … Long flat stick carried in the meditation hall and used to strike the shoulders of sleeping monks or at the request of monks for releasing stiffness. It is not mentioned in Dōgen's writing, and probably was not used by him. In modern times it is sometimes carried by the jikidō, the shuso, or the abbot, or by a rotation of other monks. Its use has been discarded in a number of modern Sōtō temples, both in Japan and the West. 200n. 133les, both in Japan and the West. 200n. 133)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (Long mantras, used for various purposes.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Finding Rest in the Nature of the Mind/Glossary + (Longchen Rabjam (1308-1363) is regarded as … Longchen Rabjam (1308-1363) is regarded as the greatest genius of the Nyingma tradition, an incomparable master and author of over two hundred and fifty treatises. Longchenpa's wide-ranging commentaries cover the whole field of Sutra and Mantra, in particular the teachings of the Great Perfection, but also such topics as history and literature.lso such topics as history and literature.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Introduction to the Middle Way/Glossary + (Longchen Rabjam (1308-1363) is regarded as … Longchen Rabjam (1308-1363) is regarded as the greatest genius of the Nyingma tradition, an incomparable master and author of over two hundred and fifty treatises. Longchenpa's wide-ranging commentaries cover the whole field of Sutra and Mantra, in particular the teachings of the Great Perfection, but also such topics as history and literature.lso such topics as history and literature.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Longevity pills of Mandāravā discovered by Jamgön Kongtrül)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Longevity pills of thirteen immortal awareness-holders discovered by Jamgön Kongtrül)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Longevity pills which Guru Rinpoche compounded at Māratika discovered by Jamgön Kongtrül)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Looking at your own mind.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (Lord Gampopa's seat in Central Tibet.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (Lord of Death, Godly Son, Klesha, and Skandha.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Lovable, one of the 14 synonyms for pratisaṃkhyā-nirodha in the MVŚ.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Love, compassion, joy, and impartiality. A … Love, compassion, joy, and impartiality. Also called the "four abodes of Brahma" because their cultivation causes rebirth as the king of the gods in the realm of form within samsaric existence. When embraced by the attitude of bodhichitta, the wish to attain enlightenment for the welfare of others, their cultivation causes the attainment of unexcelled buddhahood.s the attainment of unexcelled buddhahood.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (Love, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Love, loving kindness.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Loving kindness (''byams-pa'', Skt. ''maitrī''), compassion (''snying-rje'', Skt. ''karuṇā''), sympathetic joy (''dga'-ba'', Skt. ''muditā'') and equanimity (''btang-snyoms'', Skt. ''upekṣā''). 13, 61-2, 417)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (Lovingkindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Lumey Dorje's nephew and successor; early master in the Barom Kagyu lineage.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (Lun des plus grands maîtres érudits du bouddhisme indien. Il se rendit au Tibet où il enseigna et traduisit un nombre considérable de textes sanskrits. Il est au Tibet, avec Padmasambhava, la source principale des enseignements de la Grande Perfection.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Lungngen in Cangtshel, Langtang Drölma in Dokam, Kyercu in Paro and Camtrin in Mangyül. For a detailed account, refer to [[M. Aris]], ''Bhutan'', pp. 5-33, where alternative enumerations are also given. N . 543, 760)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Lust.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Lāsyā, Gītā, Nartī (or Naivedyā), Mālā, Dhūpī, Puṣpā, Ālokā and Gandhā. 624)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (L’esprit d’Éveil relatif est le vœu ou la … L’esprit d’Éveil relatif est le vœu ou la décision d’atteindre l’Éveil parfait pour le bien de tous les êtres, associé à la pratique de l’amour, de la compassion et des six vertus transcendantes qui permettent d’atteindre ce but. L’esprit d’Éveil absolu est la sagesse non duelle, l’essence de l’esprit, le mode réel de tous les phénomènes.prit, le mode réel de tous les phénomènes.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (L’un des plus grands poètes et yogis du Tibet, fondateur de l’école kagyu, célèbre disciple de Marpa le Traducteur.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (L’un des quatre-vingt-quatre mahasiddhas d … L’un des quatre-vingt-quatre mahasiddhas de l’Inde. Ce grand maître de la Voie médiane naquit à la fin du VIIe ou du VIIIe siècle. Il composa trois textes majeurs qui exposent l’idéal et la pratique des bodhisattvas, à savoir ''La Marche vers l’Éveil'' (ssk. ''bodhicaryavatara'', tib. ''byang chub sems dpa’i spyod pa la ’jug pa''), ''Le Compendium des instructions'' (ssk. ''shikshasamuccaya,'' tib. ''bslab pa kun las btus pa'') et ''Le Compendium des soutras'' (ssk. ''sutrasamuccaya''), qui a été perdu.ssk. ''sutrasamuccaya''), qui a été perdu.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (L’une des grandes écoles de la Nouvelle Traduction (XIe siècle), fondée par Keunchog Gyalpo.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (L’une des principales écoles de la Nouvelle Traduction, fondée par Marpa le Traducteur (1012-1099). Ce courant se divise en plusieurs branches, dont les plus connues de nos jours sont les lignées Karma ou Dhakpo Kagyu, Drigoung, Droukpa et Shang pa.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Machik's four spiritual daughters, who eac … Machik's four spiritual daughters, who each have the word ''gyen'', or "ornament," as part of their name. They are present throughout the text, asking questions and participating in the action. Four immeasurables - Four subjects of meditation and important virtues that one cultivates for others on the bodhisattva path. The four are love, compassion, joy, and equanimity.are love, compassion, joy, and equanimity.)