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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The "diamond seat" under the Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya, where Buddha Shakyamuni attained enlightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The "diamond seat" under the Bodhi Tree in Bodhgaya where Buddha Shakyamuni attained enlightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The "diamond seat" under the bodhi tree in Bodhgaya where Buddha Shakyamuni attained enlightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The "enlightened embodiment of truth," which is the mind of the buddhas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The "essence body," sometimes counted as the fourth kaya, the unity of the first three.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The "essence body." Sometimes counted as the fourth kaya. It is the unity of the first three.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (The "evil one" who attempted, at the last … The "evil one" who attempted, at the last minute, to dissuade Shakyamuni Buddha from completing his quest for enlightenment. Mara is the personification of the forces of ignorance that keep sentient beings enmeshed in samsara. In the developed tradition, Mara is said to have four primary forms: He manifests as the five ''skandhas''; the lord of death; the defiling emotions (''kleshas''); and as divine beings who carry out his biddings. divine beings who carry out his biddings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The "expedient meaning" refers to conventional teachings on karma, path, and result, which are designed to lead the practitioner to the "definitive meaning," the insight into emptiness, suchness, and buddha nature.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The "extraordinary yoga," which is equivalent to the Great Perfection, or Dzokchen, the pinnacle of the nine spiritual vehicles.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The "fleshy citta lamp,"located at the heart. See CM 423, VE 424.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The "followers of the sutras," an Indian Buddhist tradition that rejected the canonical status of the Abhidharma. This tradition, like the Vaibhāsikas, was within the Sarvastivāda school and continued developing through the first millennium)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The "form body" composed of sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The "full enjoyment embodiment" of an enlightened being, which is accessible only to āryabodhisattvas and buddhas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The "full-lotus" seated posture,with the left foot upon the right thigh and the right foot upon the left thigh.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The "further Dharma." This set of teaching … The "further Dharma." This set of teachings attempts to give an analytic overview of the foundation and worldview of Buddhism. It is primarily concemed with the constituents of mental activity and their relationship to the process of attaining enlightenment but it also includes descriptions of cosmology and the constituents of the external world. In Tibet, the texts of Vasubandhu and Asaṅga form the basis for the study of Abhidharmaform the basis for the study of Abhidharma)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (The "great perfection"; according to the N … The "great perfection"; according to the Nyingma lineage, the highest of the nine ''yanas'', or vehicles, of practice and realization. Dzogchen contains two major facets, ''trekchö'', "cutting through," and ''tögel'', "crossing over." ''Trekchö'' refers to the cultivation of a mind that is utterly empty and without any constraints, limitations, or preoccupations. ''Tögel'' refers to the practice of relating to appearance as a vehicle of immediate liberation.ance as a vehicle of immediate liberation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The "great seal," which is a synonym for emptiness, the absolute space of phenomena.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (The "great symbol," the epitome of realiza … The "great symbol," the epitome of realization in the schools (Sakya, Kagyü, Gelug) that arose during the second spreading of Buddhism in Tibet (from the tenth to the end of the twelfth century). Mahamudra points to the union of appearance and emptiness in the realized state: ''mudra'' indicates appearance, the phenomena that arise within awareness, while ''maha'' indicates their utter emptiness — the fact that they are utterly beyond any formulation or conceptualization. Mahamudra is often divided into Ground Mahamudra (the inherent purity of awareness within all beings), Path Mahamudra (the practices through which the realization of Mahamudra is cultivated), and Fruition Mahamudra (enlightenment).), and Fruition Mahamudra (enlightenment).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (The "great vehicle," the genre of Buddhism practiced in Tibet. ''See'' three yanas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The "highest"; the realm of Vajradhara, the dharmakaya buddha. For a discussion of the various types of Akanishtha, see Gyurme Dorje's forthcoming translation of Longchen Rabjam's Phyogs bCu Mun Sel.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (The "inner fire" that is aroused in the practice of the inner yogas, an important domain of practice in Tibetan Buddhism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Drinking the Mountain Stream (2004)/Glossary + (The "intrinsic identifiability" of anythin … The "intrinsic identifiability" of anything. The ordinary mind compartmentalizes its experience into objects appearing as independent entities. The inherent lack of identity in persons and things constitutes voidness, which is their true mode of existence.ss, which is their true mode of existence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The "lamp" located at the heart and included among the six lamps discussed in the teachings on the direct crossing over. See CM 423, VS 590-91, VE 424.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The "lesser way," a term that appeared in … The "lesser way," a term that appeared in conjunction with the Mahayana ("great way"). Though yāna is more properly "a way," it was translated into Tibetan as theg pa meaning "vehicle." Both terms originate in the Lotus Sutra, where carriages or vehicles are used as an analogy for the ways, and the Hīnayāna is said to be "lesser" in terms of its goal of individual liberation as opposed to the Mahayana aspiration to emancipate all beings from suffering. The Hīnayāna encompasses both the śrāvaka and pratyekabuddha vehiclesth the śrāvaka and pratyekabuddha vehicles)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (The "lineage of the ancients" or "Old Tran … The "lineage of the ancients" or "Old Translation school," one of the four principal schools of Tibetan Buddhism and the only one to emerge from the first spreading of Buddhism to Tibet in the seventh to ninth centuries. It is understood to have been founded by Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) with the help of Guru Rinpoche's consort Yeshe Tsogyal, twenty-five great disciples, and numerous other devoted practitioners. and numerous other devoted practitioners.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (The "magical" powers that accrue to a ''siddha''.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The "mind only spiritual vehicle, which is perfected by realizing that appearances are not other than the mind. See CM 390, VE 302.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The "natural embodiment" of the buddhas, which is the one nature of the dharmakāya, saṃbhogakāya, and nirmāṇakāya.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The "night of [the end of] time." One of the fearsome forms of Durga, consort of Śiva, otherwise known as Bhairava. Cakrasamvara, who conquered Śiva and took on his form, is portrayed as crushing both Bhairava and Kālaratri underfoot)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The "noble" or "exalted" beings are great masters, bodhisattvas, or arhants who have attained the path of seeing the third of the five paths. Ordinary beings are all others before reaching the path of seeing.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings/Glossary + (The "old school" of translations of Buddhist texts into Tibet that traces its heritage to the eighth century, as opposed to the new schools (Sarma) that developed from the eleventh century onward.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The "realm of phenomena"; the such-ness in which emptiness and dependent origination are inseparable. The nature of mind and phenomena, which lies beyond arising, dwelling, and ceasing.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The "realm of phenomena"; the suchness in … The "realm of phenomena"; the suchness in which emptiness and dependent origination are inseparable. In this context "dharma" means the truth and "dhatu" means space free from center or periphery. Another explanation is "the nature of phenomena" beyond arising, dwelling, and ceasing.na" beyond arising, dwelling, and ceasing.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The "realm of phenomena."Same as emptiness. In this context, ''dharma'' means the truth, and ''dhatu'' means space free from center or periphery. Another explanation is "the nature of phenomena," which is beyond arising, dwelling, and ceasing.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The "sacred pledges, precepts or commitmen … The "sacred pledges, precepts or commitments" of Vajrayana practice. Essentially, samayas consist of: outwardly, maintaining harmonious relationship with the vajra master and one's Dharma friends; and inwardly, not straying from the continuity of the practice. At the end of a chapter, the single word SAMAYA is an oath that confirms that what has been stated is true.onfirms that what has been stated is true.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The "source of phenomena." This is depicte … The "source of phenomena." This is depicted as the tantric symbol of a triangle, which also represents the female genitalia. A more elaborate form is the crossed triangles forming a six-pointed star, representing an aerial view of an inverted pyramid containing the deity, which is upon a triangular base. dhātu (khams). "Element," which can refer to buddha nature, the quintessential nature of the mind, and also to the elements of sensory perception of which there are eighteen: the six consciousnesses (the five sensory consciousnesses and the mental); the six sensory organs, including the faculty of the mind; and the six objects of perception, including mental phenomena of perception, including mental phenomena)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The "truth body" of a buddha, in contradis … The "truth body" of a buddha, in contradistinction to a buddhas corporeal form body (rüpakāya). Dharmakāya originally referred to the teachings themselves, which remained as the Buddhas presence or body even after his form body was gone. As the term evolved, it came to be a synonym for ultimate reality, or emptiness, and the realization of these in the mind of a buddhaalization of these in the mind of a buddha)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The "vajra vehicle." The practices of taking the result as the path. See also Secret Mantra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The "vajra vehicle." The practices of taking the result as the path. Synonymous with secret mantra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The "way it is," synonymous with nature of existence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The "way of mantra"; a synonym for tantra, the esoteric vehicle of Mahayana Buddhism)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The "winds" or energy currents of the body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The "winds" or energy-currents of the vajra body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (The ''Vajramālā'' is an important explanatory tantra on the view and methods associated with the ''Guhyasamāja'' tantric cycle.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (The ''mandala'', or "sacred circle," is a … The ''mandala'', or "sacred circle," is a central image within the Vajrayana Buddhism of Tibet. In Vajrayana rites, the ''mandala'' is a geometrically delineated circle or three-dimensional "palace" that represents the cosmos when seen from an enlightened viewpoint. The principal tantric deity of the ritual is depicted at the center of the ''mandala'', while his or her retinue are typically stationed at the four primary and four intermediate directions, and in other locations, around the periphery. in other locations, around the periphery.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (The ''ngöndro'' are the four (in the Nying … The ''ngöndro'' are the four (in the Nyingma, five) Vajrayana "preliminary practices" that are commonly done in preparation for full initiation into the ''vajra'', or tantric, vehicle. The ''ngöndro'' include one hundred thousand repetitions each of: full-body prostrations, including refuge formula; the 108-syllable mantra of the deity Vajrasattva; offerings of one's body, speech, and mind to the lineage; and the mantra of one's guru known as guru yoga. In the Nyingma, the first of the four ''ngöndro'' may be divided into two separate practices of prostrations and recitations of the refuge formula, making five ''ngöndro'' in all. Each of the practices is accompanied by a visualization, ''mudras'', and ''mantras'' or other utterances.as'', and ''mantras'' or other utterances.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (The ''paramitas'' are Mahayana practices c … The ''paramitas'' are Mahayana practices carried out by bodhisattvas for the benefit of others on the long road (through three incalculable eons of rebirths) to the complete and perfect enlightenment of a world-redeeming buddha. In the most common listing, they include generosity, discipline, exertion, patience, meditation, and ''prajnaparamita'', or transcendent knowledge. The first five ''paramitas'' are considered relative practices that one carries out, while the sixth is the ultimate ''paramita'' of the realization of emptiness, or ''shunyata''.realization of emptiness, or ''shunyata''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (The ''paramitas'', or transcendent perfect … The ''paramitas'', or transcendent perfections, are six activities that form the practice of the bodhisattva path: generosity, ethical discipline, patience, diligence, concentration, and wisdom. It is said that the five first paramitas are all meant to accomplish the sixth, the perfection of wisdom. ''Paramita'' literally means "gone to the other shore," having transcended samsara and attained nirvana. Compared to ordinary "perfections," they are said to be transcendent inasmuch as their practice is free from grasping at the notions of subject, object, and action.he notions of subject, object, and action.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The ''prātimokṣa'' (''so-thar''), [[bodhisattva]] vows (''byang-sems-kyi sdom-pa'', Skt. ''bodhisattvasaṃvara'') and mantra vows (''gsang-sngags-kyi dam-tshig'', Skt. ''samaya''). 78, 300, 302, 827, 831, 861)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Distinguishing the Views/Glossary + (The ''āyatanas'' are ‘doors’ through which … The ''āyatanas'' are ‘doors’ through which consciousness arises. They consist of the six inner sense powers (i.e. the five sense faculties plus the mind) and their six corresponding objects (i.e. form, sound, odour, taste, tangible objects and phenomena or objects of mental consciousness).omena or objects of mental consciousness).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Distinguishing the Views/Glossary + (The 'I' which is superimposed on the aggregates, as opposed to the ‘permanent I' imputed mainly by Hindu schools.)