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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Drinking the Mountain Stream (2004)/Glossary + (Monosyllabic mantric sounds embodying a universal principle, a deity's reality, or a psychic process.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (Months are either waxing-led or waning-led … Months are either waxing-led or waning-led depending on which half of the lunar month ofCaitra the sun enters Aries. Entering Aries in the waxing or “bright” half designates Caitra as a waxing-led month beginning from the first lunar day of the waxing. That month becomes the first month of the new year. When the sun enters Aries during the waning or “dark” half of Caitra, Vaiśākha is posited as beginning from that full moon and becomes the first month of the new year.d becomes the first month of the new year.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Moon (Zla ba, Chandra), White (dKar po/'Od dkar, Sitābha), Kusha (Ku sha), Kiṃnara (Mi'am ci), Crane (Khrung khrung, Krauñcha), and Wrathful (Drag po, Raudra).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Moon channel, lunar channel, object channe … Moon channel, lunar channel, object channel. This is the main left channel, white in color. It intersects the central channel at the tip of the sex organ. As it ascends, it separates slightly to the left of the central channel and rejoins it at the navel. From the navel to the crown it runs parallel and adjacent to the central channel. At the crown of the head it separates again to the left and terminates at the left nostril. </br>:The left channel is related to the nirmanakaya in its pure state, and to the conflicting emotion of desire in its afflicted state. In some tantras, the qualities and colors of the left and right channels are reversed for women, as men and women are considered to have opposite internal energy structures. have opposite internal energy structures.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Moral discipline (''tshul-khrims'', Skt. ''[[śīla]]''), discriminative awareness (''shes-rab'', Skt. ''prajñā'') and mind, i.e. meditation (''sems'', Skt. ''citta''). 70-1, 73, 79, 88, 322, 403, 707, 879, 898)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mudra/Glossary + (Morality or discipline. The excitement of … Morality or discipline. The excitement of the discovery or glimpse of the awakened state of mind should not be abused. One must not miss a moment of its inspiration. Equally, one must develop, with the help of panoramic awareness, stability and precision of insight and a knowledge of situations, so that the conduct of the Bodhisattva is dignified.e conduct of the Bodhisattva is dignified.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Drinking the Mountain Stream (2004)/Glossary + (Morality, concentration, and wisdom, which include all Buddhist practices.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Morality,precept.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (More commonly known as Bodong Paṇchen Chokle Namgyal (Bo dong paṇ chen phyogs las rnam rgyal) (1376–1451). For an essay on his life and works, see Smith 2001, 179–208.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (More fully known as the four truths of the noble ones. These are: the truth of suffering, the truth of the origin of suffering, the truth of cessation of suffering, and the truth of the path to that cessation)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (More properly “awakening,” this is the goa … More properly “awakening,” this is the goal of the Buddhist path, achieved by Śākyamuni Buddha under the bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, and attainable by all sentient beings. In ''Hinayana'', it is the ''nirvana'' attained by an ''arhat''; in ''Mahayana'', it is ''buddhahood'', entailing omniscience, infinite compassion, and the power to manifest in countless ways to assist sentient beings. countless ways to assist sentient beings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (Morning dharma meeting of the community. See san. 52n. 17)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (Most Fierce (Tib. Gtum drag, Skt Caṇḍogrā) … Most Fierce (Tib. Gtum drag, Skt Caṇḍogrā), Dense Hucket (Tib. Tshang tshing 'khrigs pa, Skt. Gahvara), Blazing Vajra (Tib. Rdo rje bar ba, Skt. Vajrajvala), Endowed with Skeletons (Tib. Keng rus can, Skt. Karaṇkin), Cool Grove (Tib. Bsil ba'i tshal, Skt. Śitavana), Black Darkness (Tib. Mun pa nag po, Skt. Ghorāndhakāra), Resonant with "Kilikili" (Tib. Ki li ki lir sgras grog pa, Skt. Kilikilārava), and Wild Cries of "Ha-ha" (Tib. Ha ha rgod pa, Skt. Aṭṭahāsa).a-ha" (Tib. Ha ha rgod pa, Skt. Aṭṭahāsa).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (Most commonly a reference to a class of fe … Most commonly a reference to a class of female deities. A group of eight matrikas were in particular worshiped in north India and also make their appearance in Buddhist tantra, though such a popular tradition never existed in Tibet. Although important in the Indian tantric traditions, in Tibet they have lost much of their distinctiveness and are barely distinguishable from dākinīs. Nevertheless, appeasing angered matrikas, and requesting their forgiveness and protection, is a regular part of protection ritualsn, is a regular part of protection rituals)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (Most commonly it means a race of celestial … Most commonly it means a race of celestial musicians. Literally, however, it means "smell eater," and it is found as the term for the consciousness in between death and birth: the consciousness that enters the womb. The consciousness during that period is said to gain its sustenance from smellsis said to gain its sustenance from smells)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (Most commonly, in a Mahayana context, this … Most commonly, in a Mahayana context, this refers to the aspiration to become enlightened so that one may free all beings from samsara. This relative bodhicitta is sometimes contrasted with ultimate bodhicitta, the mind of a buddha, which is free of all misconceptions. Within the higher tantras bodhicitta can also be a euphemism for semendhicitta can also be a euphemism for semen)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Mother luminosity refers to the primordial … Mother luminosity refers to the primordially self-existing luminosity. The son luminosity refers to the yogi's various experiences of luminosity along the stages of the path. When they are united, this refers to the meditator's ultimate realization of luminosity.ator's ultimate realization of luminosity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Motility (rdul, rajas), darkness (mun pa, … Motility (rdul, rajas), darkness (mun pa, tamas), and lightness (snying stobs, sattva) are the three constituents enumerated by the Sāṃkhya school. See Brunnhölzl 2004, 795; Hiriyanna [1932] 2000, 271–73; Hiriyanna [1948] 2000, 108–9; and Kongtrul 2012, 407.1948] 2000, 108–9; and Kongtrul 2012, 407.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Mould engraved with the Dhāraṇī of the Wish-fulfilling Gem)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Mount Abum; situated eight hours' drive on dirt roads from Sharda in Nangchen.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Mount Gampo Dar is the location where Gamp … Mount Gampo Dar is the location where Gampopa established his monastery, and it is the source 6f his name, Gampopa, "the man from Gampo." Gampo means calm, sober, deep. Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche says, "Of all the places in Tibet, Gampo Dar has the most breathtaking scenery."po Dar has the most breathtaking scenery.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (Mountain name of a temple. East Asian Buddhist temples traditionally have both a mountain name, after the name of the mountain where they are located, and a temple name, jigō. 108n. 64)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Mountain retreat above Samye Monastery.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Mouth, arms, legs, anal tract, urinary tract, and genitals.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Mouth, arms, legs, anus, and genitals. One of the twenty-five categories enumerated by the Sāṃkhyas. See Hopkins 1983, 323; and Kongtrul 2012, 406.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Mouth.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Multiple elements.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Mundane knowledge.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Mundane path.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Mundane, worldly.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Murder (''srog-gcod-pa'', Skt. ''prāṇātigh … Murder (''srog-gcod-pa'', Skt. ''prāṇātighāta''), theft ''(ma-byin-par len-pa'', Skt. ''adattādāna''), sexual misconduct ('' 'dod-pas log-par gYem-pa'', Skt. ''kāmamithyācāra''), falsehood (''rdzun-du smra-ba'', Skt. ''mṛṣāvāda''), slander (''phra-ma'', Skt. ''paiśunya''), irresponsible chatter (''ngag-bkyal-ba'', Skt. ''abaddhapralāpa''), verbal abuse ('''tshig-rtsub-mo''', Skt. ''pāruṣya''), covetousness (''brnab-sems'', Skt. ''abhidhyā''), vindictiveness (''gnod-sems'', Skt. ''vyāpāda'') and holding wrong Views (''log-lta'', Skt. ''mithyādṛṣṭi''). 13, 58, 60-1, 64', Skt. ''mithyādṛṣṭi''). 13, 58, 60-1, 64)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Hevajra Tantra I/Glossary + (Mystic formula or spell, deriving its power from traditional association with a particular divinity or a desired result. It is rendered effective by means of repetitive recitation (japa) combined with medita- tion (dhyāna).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (Mythical supreme bird; the enemy of serpents, with a divine semi-human form)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (Nadi, prana, and bindu; the constituents of the vajra body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Name for lands to the south and southwest of Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Name for the madhyamā above the navel.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Name for the madhyamā below the navel.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (Name for the thirteenth level of realization.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (Name given to the great sages of Indian my … Name given to the great sages of Indian mythology, who were endowed with great longevity and magical powers and were instrumental in the creation, or reception, of the Vedas. In the Buddhist context, this word is usually translated as sage, hermit, or saint.ally translated as sage, hermit, or saint.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Name given to the great sages of Indian mythology, endowed with great longevity and magical powers, who were instrumental in the creation, or reception, of the Vedas. In the Buddhist context, this word is usually translated as sage, hermit, or saint.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Name of Gyalwa Longchenpa's autocommentary … Name of Gyalwa Longchenpa's autocommentary to the ''Mind at Rest (sems nyid ngal gso)'', one of the three treatises of the ''Trilogy of Rest (ngal gso skor gsum)'', a description of the entire path, up to and including the Great Perfection, which is expounded according to the scholarly method ("the great way of the panditas") and according to the experiential method of pith instruction ("the profound way of the yogis").ruction ("the profound way of the yogis").)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Name of a Bodhisattva person-ifying the wisdom of all the Buddhas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (Name of a deity (yidam) and tantra of anuttarayoga. He belongs to the maṇḍala of the deities of the five tantras (rgyud sde lha lnga).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (Name of a deity (yidam) and tantra of the father lineage in anuttarayogatantra. He is part of the maṇḍala of deities of the five tantras (rgyud sde lha lnga). See Shangpa-Kagyu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (Name of a deity (yidam) practiced in different schools. In the Shangpa lineage, his origin dates back to Kyergangpa, who received his revelation from Guru Rinpoche.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Name of a god.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Name of a hilly region near Nyoshul Jönpalung, in present-day Palyul County.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Name of a mandala connected to the teachings of Vishuddha Heruka.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Name of a master who transmitted the Mahayoga tantras to Buddhaguhya and Vimalamitra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Name of a mountain range north of Lhasa, the abode of a deity of the same name. Subjugated by Padmākara (Padmasambhava), he is an important protector of the teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Name of a sadhana text composed by Guru Rinpoche focused on Mahayoga tantra.)