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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Precepts in Eight Chapters/Glossary + (The Eternal Bön tradition diffused by Tönp … The Eternal Bön tradition diffused by Tönpa Shenrab and supplanted the ancient Bön beliefs in Zhangzhung and Tibet. What is officially termed “Bön” in Bön monasteries and circles essentially refers to Eternal Bön (and to New Bon, however to a lesser extent).d to New Bon, however to a lesser extent).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The FIVE CONFLICTING EMOTIONS. 253, 332, 767, 924)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The FIVE SENSE ORGANS with the addition of the sense organ of the intellect (''yid-kyi dbang-po'', Skt. ''mana' indriya''). 55-6)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The FOUR KINDS OF REALISATION, the THREE PURITIES OF MAHĀYOGA, the FOUR MODES OF SAMENESS and supreme identity (''bdag-nyid chen-po''). 34, 275-6)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The FOUR SENSE ORGANS, with the addition of the body (''lus-kyi dbang-po'', Skt. ''kāyendriya''). 56, 463)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The FOUR TEMPORAL DIMENSIONS. 244, 307, 633, 915, 916)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (The Father Tantra emphasizes both the meth … The Father Tantra emphasizes both the methods of the development stage and the energetic practices of the completion stage. In the New Schools, the Father Tantra includes the five stages of the ''Guhyasamāja Tantra''. [ST 6] In the Nyingma tradition, Father Tantra is equated with Mahāyoga, the seventh of the nine vehicles. [DZ 24] the seventh of the nine vehicles. [DZ 24])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (The Four Rivers are the Yangtze ('bri chu) … The Four Rivers are the Yangtze ('bri chu); Yellow (rma chu); Salween (rgyal mo rngul chu); and Mekong (zla chu). The Six Ranges are the Drida Zelmo Gang (''zla mo sgang''); Tsawagang (''tsha ba sgang''); Markhamgang (''smar khams sgang''); Poborgang (''spo 'bor sgang''); Mardzagang (''dmar rdza sgang''); and Minyak Rabgang (''mi nyag rab sgang'').nd Minyak Rabgang (''mi nyag rab sgang'').)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The Fully Awakened One, a being who has removed the emotional and cognitive veils and is endowed with all enlightened qualities of realization.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The Fully Awakened One, a being who has removed the emotional and cognitive veils and is endowed with all enlightened qualities of realization.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (The Gelug school is one of four main Tibetan Buddhist schools, initiated by Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357-1419), who founded Ganden monastery near Lhasa. At first the school was known as that of the Gandenpas and, later, of the Gelugpas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The Golden Garland Chronicles (p. 179) des … The Golden Garland Chronicles (p. 179) describes this place as: "The eminent celestial sacred place of the vidyadharas, the wild jungle which is a crossroad on the secret path of great bliss." It is also counted among the traditional eight charnel grounds.ong the traditional eight charnel grounds.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (The Great (maha) Seal (mudra) is the supre … The Great (maha) Seal (mudra) is the supreme practice in the Kagyu lineage. Its practices lead to a recognition of the nature of the mind, which is often defined as the union of bliss and emptiness. Describing this practice in ''Mahamudra: The Ocean of Definitive Meaning'', the great Indian adept Maitripa (1012-1097) states, "All phenomena are empty of self-essence. / The mind grasping them as empty is purified into its ground. / Free of intellect, with no object for the mind, / This is the path of all Buddhas." mind, / This is the path of all Buddhas.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (The Great Capable One, an epithet of Buddha Shakyamuni.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (The Great Capable One, an epithet of Buddha Shakyamuni.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (The Great Completion, the most advanced pr … The Great Completion, the most advanced practice in the Nyingma tradition (also practiced by the Kagyu and others), involving a focus on the nature of mind as pristine awareness and the appearances that arise from it. Full awakening is understood as the realization of the primordial and spontaneous purity of mind. The core texts of dzogchen are usually numbered at seventeen, and the teachings are divided into three main sections: mind, space, and instruction.in sections: mind, space, and instruction.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Precepts in Eight Chapters/Glossary + (The Great Perfection represents the natura … The Great Perfection represents the natural state of the individual and the 9th Vehicle of Tönpa Shenrab's teachings. It is defined as a ''Perfection''(''rdzogs'') because there is no need to add anything to it since it is already entirely perfected since the beginning. It is furthermore styled as ''Great''(''chen'') because there is nothing that surpasses this state and Vehicle.ing that surpasses this state and Vehicle.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The Great Perfection, or atiyoga, the pinn … The Great Perfection, or atiyoga, the pinnacle of the nine vehicles transmitted by the Nyingma school. The clear-light absolute nature of reality, having no center or periphery, from which all phenomena of saṃsāra and nirvāṇa spontaneously arise as creative displays. See VE 301-11.arise as creative displays. See VE 301-11.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (The Great Perfection, the highest view according to the Nyingma tradition.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The Great Seal, i.e., the seal of emptines … The Great Seal, i.e., the seal of emptiness on all phenomena. It refers both to the path (teaching and practice of the Mahamudra) and the result (accomplishment of Mahamudra). Mahamudra is comparable to the Nyingma teachings of Dzogchen, from which it is, however, subtly different. MAHASIDDHA, Skt. (grub thob chen po, Tib.). See SiddhaSkt. (grub thob chen po, Tib.). See Siddha)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (The Great Seal.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (The Great Vehicle, a further development o … The Great Vehicle, a further development of Buddhist thought and practice that focuses on compassion and emptiness, also known as the path of the bodhisattva. Within the system of Tibetan Buddhism, it is the second of three vehicles — the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana — and is understood to function as the basis of the Vajrayana.to function as the basis of the Vajrayana.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (The Great Vehicle, including the teachings of both Sūtrayāna and Mantrāyana (q.v.). ''See under'' Shrāvakayāna.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The Great Vehicle, the tradition of Buddhi … The Great Vehicle, the tradition of Buddhism practiced mostly in the countries of northern Asia: China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Tibet, and the Himalayan regions. The characteristic of Mahayana is the profound view of the emptiness of the ego and of all phenomena, coupled with universal compassion and the desire to deliver all beings from suffering and its causes. To this purpose, the goal of the Mahayana is the attainment of the supreme enlightenment of buddhahood, and the path consists of the practice of the six paramitas. On the philosophical level, the Mahayana comprises two principal schools, Madhyamika and Chittamatra or Yogachara. The Vajrayana is a branch of the Mahayana.The Vajrayana is a branch of the Mahayana.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The Great Vehicle, the tradition of Buddhi … The Great Vehicle, the tradition of Buddhism practiced mostly in the countries of northern Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Tibet, and the Himalayan regions. The characteristic of Mahayana is universal compassion and the desire to deliver all sentient beings from suffering and its causes. To this purpose, the goal of the Mahayana is the attainment of the supreme enlightenment of Buddhahood, and the path consists of the practice of the six paramitas. On the philosophical level, the Mahayana comprises two principal schools, Madhyamika and Chittamatra or Yogachara. The Vajrayana, the tantric teachings of Buddhism, is also a branch of the Mahayana.uddhism, is also a branch of the Mahayana.)

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

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The Great Vehicle. The characteristic of Mahayana is the profound view of the emptiness of the ego and of all phenomena coupled with universal compassion and the desire to deliver all beings from suffering and its causes.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The Greater (''Mahāyāna'') and Lesser (''Hīnayāna'') vehicles. 17, 81, 83)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection. Specifically the teachings of Dzogchcn brought to Tibet by Vimalamitra and Guru Rinpoche and later set down by Longchenpa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (The Highest Continuum teaches that bodhisa … The Highest Continuum teaches that bodhisattvas on the impure bhūmis (the first bhūmi through the seventh) dwell on the bhūmis with the latent tendencies of ignorance and take birth through undefiled karma. The main support for their taking rebirth is their habitual tendencies of ignorance, but that is not the impetus for taking rebirth; they take rebirth through the strength of their previous aspiration prayers and their samādhi. When bodhisattvas reach the three pure bhūmis (the eighth bhūmi through the tenth), they continue to take rebirth through undefiled karma.e to take rebirth through undefiled karma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The Hinayana and Mahayana doctrines.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (The Hinayana or Small Vehicle, the Mahayana or Great Vehicle, and the Vajrayana or Diamond Vehicle.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (The Hinayana teachings are the sutras taug … The Hinayana teachings are the sutras taught by Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, to the monks and lay people who followed him. One collection of these scriptures was later recorded in writing as the Pali Canon. The Hinayana tradition includes many of the Buddha's basic teachings, such as the Vinaya or rules of moral discipline for monks and lay people, the Four Noble Truths on the origin and cessation of suffering, the Noble Eightfold Path on the right way of life, and the ''Dhammapada''. </br>:Although the virtues of loving-kindness and compassion are taught within the Hinayana, meditation, mindfulness, non-attachment, and strict moral discipline are emphasized as the keys to developing penetrating wisdom, which would lead one to nirvana or liberation from suffering. The Hinayana is often referred to as "the path of renunciation," and those who accomplish this path attain to the level of Arhatship by means of the path of the Hearer (Shravaka) or that of a Solitary Realizer (Pratyekabuddha).t of a Solitary Realizer (Pratyekabuddha).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (The Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (The Holy Teaching of the Buddha. Buddhist Doctrine, generally.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The Hundred Thousand Tantras of the Nyingma School.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (The Indian ''siddha'' who brought Vajrayan … The Indian ''siddha'' who brought Vajrayana Buddhism for the first time to Tibet, in the eighth century CE. His traditional biography says that he was miraculously born in a lotus, adopted by king Indrabhuti in Northwest India, and brought up as a prince. His unconventional behavior led to banishment, and he spent the rest of his life roaming the charnel grounds, jungles, and wastelands, learning from ''dakinis'' both human and superhuman, and practicing the tantric teachings. During his wanderings, he met and trained many disciples. At the request of the Tibetan king Trisong Detsen, Padmasambhava went to Tibet and was instrumental in the establishment of Buddhism there. He is considered the founder of the Nyingma tradition and also its principal guru, and many liturgies and meditations invoke his presence and request his blessings.ke his presence and request his blessings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The Indian mahasiddha who brought the Shije (zhi byed) teachings to Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The Indian master Phadampa Sangye, who brought the teachings ofShije to Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (The Indian master Shantideva's famous work on Mahayana training and realization.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The Instruction Section of Dzogchen. ''See'' Appendix.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (The Jarung Khashor Stupa at Boudhanath, Nepal, situated in the Kathmandu valley. For details, see Keith Dowman, ''The Legend of the Great Stupa''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The Joyful (''rab-tu dga'-ba'', Skt. ''Pra … The Joyful (''rab-tu dga'-ba'', Skt. ''Pramuditā''), the Immaculate (''dri-ma med-pa'', Skt. ''Vimalā''), the Illuminating ('' 'od-byed'', Skt. ''Prabhākarī''), the Flaming ('' 'od-'phro-ba'', Skt. ''Arciṣmatī''), the Hard to Conquer (''sbyang dka'-ba'', Skt. ''Sudurjayā''), the Manifest (''mngon-du byed-pa'', Skt. ''Abhimukhī''), the Far-Reaching (''ring-du song-ba'', Skt. ''Duraṅgamā''), the Unmoving (''mi-gYo-ba'', Skt. ''Acalā''), the Excellent Intelligence (''legs-pa'i blo-gros'', Skt. ''Sādhumatī'') and the Cloud of Doctrine (''chos-kyi sprin-pa'', Skt. ''dharmameghā''). 30, 142, 174, 237, 281-2, 341, 416, 574, 746, 142, 174, 237, 281-2, 341, 416, 574, 746)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The Joyous Realm, the fourth divine sphere of the desire realm, in which Buddha Shakyamuni abode before appearing in our world.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (The Kadam lineage's central tantric practi … The Kadam lineage's central tantric practice, wherein the meditations focus gets progressively smaller, moving from: the entire universe, to your world in particular, to the realm of Tibet, to your own dwelling. Within your heart, there lie in sequence—one inside the heart of the other—the deity Prajñāpāramitā, the Buddha, Avalokiteśvara, Wisdom Tārā, Wrathful Tārā, the protector Acala, Atiśa, and Dromtönpa, inside of whose heart are the drops of the three lineages—extensive conduct, profound view, and inspirational practice—finally culminating in the drop of great awakening.ulminating in the drop of great awakening.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (The Kadam school was founded by Atīśa (982 … The Kadam school was founded by Atīśa (982-1054). His disciple Dromtön (1004-1064) founded Radreng monastery in North Lhasa in 1056. This became the source of his teachings. The school did not survive independently mostly because the majority of Kadampas, being hermits, did not construct monasteries, but the Kadam school did profoundly influence the other schools. In particular, the Gelugpas call themselves the new Kadampas, and the Dagpo-Kagyupas say that their transmission is the confluence of the mahāmudrā and Kadam teaching traditions.e mahāmudrā and Kadam teaching traditions.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The Kadam tradition was brought to Tibet i … The Kadam tradition was brought to Tibet in the eleventh century by Atīśa Dīpaṅkara Śrījñāna, the great Indian teacher and reformer. The Kadampas placed great emphasis on monastic discipline, training in compassion, and study. This emphasis was incorporated into the Kagyü lineage by Gampopa who studied with Kadampa teachers prior to studying with Milarepa. The Kadam tradition is also carried on by the Geluk lineageon is also carried on by the Geluk lineage)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The Kagyu lineage as transmitted through Gampopa, who is also known as Dakpo Lhaje, the "Doctor from Dakpo.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (The Kagyu school has two main branches: Sh … The Kagyu school has two main branches: Shangpa-Kagyu (shangs pa bka' brgyud) and Marpa-Kagyu (mar pa bka' brgyud). The Marpa-Kagyu branch has continued in the Dagpo-Kagyu (dvags po bka' brgyud) transmission, which stems from Dagpo Lhaje, or Gampopa. The Dagpo-Kagyu lineage itself includes the four main branches founded by the four disciples of Gampopa. The two better-known branches are the Karma-Kagyu, or Kamtshang-Kagyu, founded by the first Karmapa Tusum Khyenpa (1110-1193) and the Drikung-Kagyu, founded by Kyobpa Jigten Sumgön (1143-1217). Gampopa's third disciple, Phagmo Drupa (1110-1170), founded the Phagdru-Kagyu lineage. He had eight principal disciples who originated the eight schools of the secondary branch. Among the eight, the best known is the Drukpa-Kagyu school, founded by Ling Repa (1128—1189). school, founded by Ling Repa (1128—1189).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (The Kagyu teachings transmitted from Gampopa through Phamo Drubpa to Lingje Repa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The Kagyu teachings transmitted from Gampopa to Phagmo Drubpa, and from him to Lingje Repa.)