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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.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The 'True Man'.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life/Glossary + (The 'great spiritual pursuit' of the Bodhisattva.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The 'having fully known' faculty; the last … The 'having fully known' faculty; the last of three outflow-free cognitive faculties. It exercises predominance with regard to the state of bliss in the present. In the acquisition of the arhat-fruit, it constitutes the path of liberation. —►anājñātamājñāsyāmīndriyalt;br> the path of liberation. —►anājñātamājñāsyāmīndriya)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life/Glossary + (The 'lesser spiritual pursuit' of the Shravaka and the Pratyekabuddha aimed at one's personal liberation alone.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The 'predominantly distracted type' of personality. The meditation to counteract this is ānāpānasmṛti.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The 'predominantly greedy type' of personality. The meditation to counteract this is aśubhā.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The 'relinking thought’; i.e., the consciousness that enters the mother’s womb at the time of rebirth.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (The (1) Vinaya, (2) Sutra, and (3) Abhidharma collections of the Buddhist Canon.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The (four) primary characteristics.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The (universal) nature of the ārya-mārga; one of the unconditioned dharma-s of some schools.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (The 253 prātimokṣa vows, the eighteen root and fortysix auxiliary bodhisattva vows, and the fourteen root and eight auxiliary tantric vows.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (The 253 vows of a fully ordained monk in t … The 253 vows of a fully ordained monk in the Mulasarvastivadan school of the Vinaya are broadly divided into five categories or classes: (1) the four defeats, (2) the thirteen remainders, (3) the one hundred twenty downfalls, (4) the four matters to be confessed individually, and (5) the one hundred twelve misdeeds., and (5) the one hundred twelve misdeeds.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Precepts in Eight Chapters/Glossary + (The 25th lineage holder of the ''Zhangzhun … The 25th lineage holder of the ''Zhangzhung Nyengyü'' and master of Nangzher Löpo. He reached the Body of the Great Transfer (''‘pho ba chen po'i sku'') and is responsible, together with his disciple, for the codification of the ''Zhangzhung Nyengyü'' into written form. ''Zhangzhung Nyengyü'' into written form.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Precepts in Eight Chapters/Glossary + (The 26th lineage holder of the ''Zhangzhun … The 26th lineage holder of the ''Zhangzhung Nyengyü'', he is said to have played a key-role in the protection of the teachings of Zhangzhung from the persecution launched by king Trisong Detsen. Together with his master Tapihritsa, he is responsible for the written codification of the ''Zhangzhung Nyengyü'' in the 8th century.''Zhangzhung Nyengyü'' in the 8th century.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (The 42 peaceful and 58 wrathful deities. The are often related to the after-death experience of the ''bardo'' state. The details are found in the ''Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (The Abhidharma basket of the Buddhist canon.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (The Age of True Dharma, in which enlighten … The Age of True Dharma, in which enlightenment, practice, and teaching all exist. According to this theory, which was popular in Dōgen's time, in the Semblance Age, zōhō only practice and teaching are available, and in the Latter Age, mappō (considered to have already arrived), only the teaching persists. Dōgen sometimes uses this theory of Buddhist history as an exhortation, but elsewhere discounts it, affirming that the whole of buddha's practice and enlightenment is always available. 118n. 13nlightenment is always available. 118n. 13)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The Anu Yoga scripture renowned as Gongdū.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Precepts in Eight Chapters/Glossary + (The Base (''gzhi'') of all (''kun'') manif … The Base (''gzhi'') of all (''kun'') manifestations of Samsara and Nirvana. Not to be confounded with the consciousness of the Universal Base (''kun gzhi rnam shes'') which corresponds to ''alayavijñāna'', the consciousness store of all karmic impregnations.ousness store of all karmic impregnations.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The Bodhisattva Maitreya compiled the sutr … The Bodhisattva Maitreya compiled the sutras of the third turning of the wheel, composed the five treatises named after him (which establish the view of "emptiness of other," ''gzhan stong''), and taught them to Asanga. Asanga further wrote ''Five Treatises on the Grounds (sa de lnga)'' and other works, while his brother Vasubandhu, after embracing the Mahayana, composed eight ''prakaranas'', or explanatory texts. These are the source of the tradition of Vast Activities, which expounds the teaching on the budclha nature and the Bodhisattva bhumis, and so on. This tradition was upheld and propagated by such masters as Dignaga, Dharmakirti, and Chandragomin. The ritual of the vow, and practice of bodhichitta, according to this tradition was introduced to Tibet by Atisha.adition was introduced to Tibet by Atisha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/White Lotus (Mipham)/Glossary + (The Bodhisattva considered to be the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas. He is also regarded as the sambhogakaya for the threefold grouping in which Amitabha is the dharmakaya and Guru Padmasambhava is the nirmanakaya.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The Bodhisattva who personifies the Mind of all the Buddhas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (The Bodhisattva whose name means "love" and who, after the demise of Buddhist traditions, will incarnate as the Buddha who revives them.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The Bodhisattvas Manjushri, Avalokita, and Vajrapani. In this context, the three Families are respectively those of the Buddha's Body, Speech, and Mind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Precepts in Eight Chapters/Glossary + (The Body used by the Buddha Tönpa Shenrab and other Buddhas to manifest on this plane of existence. In the restricted context of Thögel meditation, this Body refers to all the visionary marvels that form the natural display of Awareness.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The Brahmakāyika or Stratum of Brahmā (''t … The Brahmakāyika or Stratum of Brahmā (''tshangs-ns-pa''), Brahmapurohita or Priest Brahmā (''tshangs-pa mdun-na 'don'') and Mahābrahmā or Great Brahmā (''tshangs-pa chen-po''), all of which are the levels realised through the first concentration (''bsam-gtang dang-po''). 14, 61entration (''bsam-gtang dang-po''). 14, 61)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The Buddha Shakyamuni gave teachings on th … The Buddha Shakyamuni gave teachings on three different levels, referred to as the three turnings of the Dharma wheel. On the first occasion at Sarnath, he expounded the doctrine of the four noble truths. Later, at Vulture Peak, he set forth the doctrine of emptiness subsequently recorded in the Prajnaparamita sutras. Finally, on various occasions, he gave teachings on the Tathagatagarbha, the buddha nature, such as are recorded in the ''Sandhinirmochana'' and other sutras.the ''Sandhinirmochana'' and other sutras.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (The Buddha as "Healer," also called the "Medicine Buddha.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (The Buddha as the teacher, the Dharma as what he taught, and the Sangha as those who help one along the path. The Sangha is divided into three groups: the lay sangha, the ordained sangha, and the bodhisattvas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The Buddha in human form. Originally used to refer to Śākyamuni Buddha. It often refers to the sambhogakāya and nirmāṇakāya together. In vajrayāna, it can refer to any enlightened being, anyone who embodies and manifests the essence of the Buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (The Buddha nature, the potential for Buddhahood, present in the mind of every sentient being.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (The Buddha of Infinite Light.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (The Buddha of Infinite Light.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The Buddha of our time, who lived around the fifth century b.c)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (The Buddha of wisdom and intelligence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The Buddha to come, the fifth in this present kalpa. He is one of the eight principal Bodhisattva disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The Buddha who embodies the forty-two peac … The Buddha who embodies the forty-two peaceful and fifty-eight wrathful deities. The practice of Vajrasattva and recitation of his mantra are particularly effective for purifying negative actions. In the lineage of the Great Perfection he is the Sambhogakaya Buddhat Perfection he is the Sambhogakaya Buddha)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Perfect or Perfected? Rongtön on Buddha-Nature/Glossary + (The Buddha's discourses are divided into t … The Buddha's discourses are divided into two categories: those of provisional meaning and those of definitive meaning (''nīartha; nges don''). Sūtras of provisional meaning are expedient means designed to lead students temporarily on the path. Their purport should not be taken as definitive. In this text, the teaching that there are beings with a cut-off gotra is a statement of provisional meaning meant to shake up the minds of certain disciples who would otherwise make no effort on the path. Sutras of definitive meaning express the final intention of the Buddha. Here, the teachings that all beings have buddha-nature or that emptiness is the true nature of all phenomena are of definitive meaning. The ''Saṃdhinirmocanasutra'', a foundational text for the Yogācāra tradition, addresses this question explicitly, attempting to resolve apparent contradictions in the teachings. Which statements are to be classified as provisional and which as definitive remains a point of contention between the various schools of thought.on between the various schools of thought.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (The Buddha's doctrine, the teachings trans … The Buddha's doctrine, the teachings transmitted in the scriptures, and the qualities of realization attained through their practice. Note that the Sanskrit word dharma has ten principal meanings, including "anything that can be known." Vasubandhu defines the Dharma, in its Buddhist sense, as the "protective dharma" (chos skyobs): "It corrects ( 'chos) every one of the enemies, the afflictive emotions; and it protects (skyobs) us from the lower realms: these two characteristics are absent from other spiritual traditions."e absent from other spiritual traditions.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (The Buddha's doctrine, the teachings trans … The Buddha's doctrine, the teachings transmitted in the scriptures, and the qualities of realization attained through their practice. Note that the Sanskrit word dharma has ten principal meanings, including "anything that can be known." Vasubandhu defines the Dharma, in its Buddhist sense, as the "protective dharma" (chos skyobs): "It corrects ( 'chos) every one of the enemies, the afflictive emotions; and it protects (skyobs) us from the lower realms: these two characteristics are absent from other spiritual traditions."e absent from other spiritual traditions.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The Buddha's doctrine; the teachings trans … The Buddha's doctrine; the teachings transmitted in the scriptures and the qualities of realization attained through their practice. Note that the Sanskrit word dharma has ten principal meanings, including “anything that can be known.” Vasubandhu defines the Dharma, in its Buddhist sense, as the “protective dharma” (chos skyobs): “It corrects ('chos) every one of the enemies, the afflictive emotions; and it protects (skyobs) us from the lower realms: these two characteristics are absent from other spiritual traditions.”e absent from other spiritual traditions.”)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The Buddha's second turning of the wheel of Dharma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (The Buddha's teachings correspond to three levels: the hīnayāna, the mahāyāna and the vajrayāna with each set being one turning of the wheel of dharma.)