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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (The Shangpa lineage was established in Tib … The Shangpa lineage was established in Tibet by the scholar-adept Khyungpo Neljor (ca. 990-1139). Initially, he studied and practiced the Bön and dzogchen traditions; later he went to India in search of teachings. From there he brought back the quintessence of the instructions of 150 masters, among whom the five most important were: the primordial wisdom ḍākinīs Niguma and Sukhasiddhi, Maitrīpa, Abhayā (or Vajrāsana, Dorje Denpa), and Rāhulaguptavajra. He attained redization of and transmitted the Five Golden Teachings and the Five Ultimates, or the ultimate result of the five principal tantras of anuttarayogatantra through the sādhana of the ''Deities of the Five Tantras (rgyud sde lha lnga)'', which are brought together in one single maṇḍala consisting of Guhyasamāja, Mahāmāya, Hevajra, Cakrasaṃvara, and Vajrabhairava. This practice, which comes from the ''Ocean of Jewels Tantra (rin chen rgya mtsho'i rgyud)'' and which was transmitted to him by the mahāsiddha Vajrāsana, constitutes the basis of the Shangpa initiation system. Khyungpo Neljor established his headquarters at Shang Shong (zhang zhong) in the Shang (shangs) valley of central Tibet, west of the Tsang province. The name "Shangpa" was given to the school that developed after him; he lived to the age of 150. He founded over one hundred monasteries, gave teachings, and performed many miracles. He had innumerable disciples, of whom the main one was Mochopa (rmog lcog pa, c. 1117-?), followed by Kyergangpa (skyer sgang pa, c. late twelfth century, early thirteenth; lived 73 years), Nyentön Rigonpa (gnyan ston ri gong pa, early thirteenth century; lived 72 years), and Sangye Tönpa (sangs rgyas ston pa, thirteenth century; lived 72 years); they constituted, with Vajradhara, Niguma, and Khyungpo Neljor, the first seven masters of the lineage, or the Seven Jewels. The instructions that had until then only been transmitted orally and secretly were spread by Sangye Tönpa. They were put down in writing by his successors: Samdingpa Chöndrup (d. 1319), Japa Gyaltsen Bum ('jag chen rgyal mtshan 'bum, 1261-1334), and Serlingpa Tashipel (1292-1365). He had a disciple, Khedrup Tsangma Shangtön (1234-1309); this lineage is said to be distant, and it has continued without interruption within the Kagyu, Nyingma, Sakya, and Gelug schools. Two other lineages, known as "close" and "very close," stemmed from direct revelations from the primordid wisdom ḍākinī Niguma. Their origins are, respectively, the mahāsiddha Thangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361-1485) on the one hand, with the Thangluk lineage following, and, on the other hand, Jonang Kunga Drölcho and Taranatha (Drölwai Gönpo, 1575-1634) followed by the lineage called Jonangluk. These different lineages converged in Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye in the nineteenth century. He transmittd them to Tashi Chöpel, who transmitted them to Norbu Töndrup, who in turn transmitted them to Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche, who was the hierarch of this lineage and established its principal seat at Sonada monastery in India, near Darjeeling. The principal teachings transmitted by the Shangpa lineage consist of five cycles:<blockquote>1. From Niguma, particularly the Five Golden Teachings (gser chos sde lnga), which present in a coherent and concise entirety one of the highest and most profound methods for realization; 2. From Sukhasiddhi (six yogas and mahāmudrā); 3. From Maitrīpa (Mahākāla Chadrupa); 4. From Abhayā (deities of the five tantras); and 5. From Rāhula (joint practice of four deities). </blockquote>These teachings constitute the heart of the transmission and practices for the three-year retreat in Shangpa centers.the heart of the transmission and practices for the three-year retreat in Shangpa centers.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The Shravaka level of attainment, so called because it implies that one more birth in the desire realm is necessary before liberation is attained.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The Shravaka level of realization, the att … The Shravaka level of realization, the attainment of which implies no further rebirth in the desire realm. This is not to be confused with the Mahayana level of Nonreturner, which indicates that the Bodhisattva in question will not return to the samsaric state of mind, even though he or she will continue to manifest in the world in order to assist others.st in the world in order to assist others.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (The Shrāvakayāna, Pratyekabuddhayāna, and Pāramitāyāna (or non-Vajrayāna part of the Mahāyāna). See Kongtrul 2007a, 17–18 and 166.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The Six Doctrines.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Precepts in Eight Chapters/Glossary + (The Space of the Single Thigle embracing all beings without exception. This state is illustrated by the sky without limit which embraces everything.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Precepts in Eight Chapters/Glossary + (The Spontaneity refers to the Nature (''ra … The Spontaneity refers to the Nature (''rang bzhin'') of the primordial state and to its luminous aspect. It thus concerns the arising mode of the state and its dynamism. It has nothing to do with the Conduct as some deluded people think. Spontaneity precisely refers to the luminous nature of our mind and to its potential expressed in the variety of its arising modes.essed in the variety of its arising modes.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The Sun (''nyi-ma'', Skt. ''āditya''), Moo … The Sun (''nyi-ma'', Skt. ''āditya''), Moon (''zla-ba'', Skt. ''candra''), Mars (''mig-dmar'', Skt. ''aṅgāraka''), Mercury (''lhag-pa'', Skt. ''budha''), Jupiter (''phur-bu'', Skt. ''bṛhaspati''), Venus (''pa-sangs'', Skt. ''śukra''), Saturn (''spen-ba'', Skt. ''śanaiścara''), the ascending and descending nodes of the Moon (''sgra-can'', Skt. ''rāhu'' and ''mjug-ring'', Skt. ''ketu'') and the comet Encke (''du-ba mjug-ring''). 104, 351omet Encke (''du-ba mjug-ring''). 104, 351)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (The Sutra basket of the Buddhist canon.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The Sāṃkhya (''grangs-can-pa''), Aiśvara (''dbang-phyug-pa''), Vaiṣṇava (''khyab-'jug-pa'') and Jaina (''rgyal-ba-pa''). 16, 64-6)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The THREE PIṬAKA and the teaching cycles connected with [[Śākyamuni]], [[Avalokiteśvara]], [[Tārā]] and [[Acala]]. 853)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The TWELVE DEEDS OF THE SUPREME EMANATIONAL BODY in the twelve realms, each of which possesses the FIVE EXCELLENCESof place, teacher, retinue, doctrine and time. 137)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The TWELVE MĀTARAḤ. Various enumerations are given in [[Nebesky-Wojkowitz]], ''Oracles and Demons of Tibet'', (pp. 181-98). 481, 513, 537, 715)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The TWELVE ORDINARY FORM REALMS AND THE FIVE PURE ABODES OF THE FORM REALMS. 13, 15, 61)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (The Third Karmapa was a remarkable scholar … The Third Karmapa was a remarkable scholar and adept who gathered together the teachings on mahāmudrā and dzogchen. He was an important link in the Kamtshang-Kagyu and Nyingma lineages; he was Dölpopa Sherab Gyaltsen's master and taught Longchenpa, one of the dzogchen tradition's most important masters.ogchen tradition's most important masters.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The Three Collections of the words of the … The Three Collections of the words of the Buddha (Vinaya, Sutra, and Abhidharma). They were compiled at the first council held shortly after the parinirvana of the Lord Buddha in the Nyagrodha cave at Rajagriha under the aegis of King Ajatashatru. Ananda recited from memory all the Buddha's sutric teachings, Kashyapa all his metaphysical teachings, and Upali all the rules of ethical discipline. The collection was supplemented and completed at the third council held at the behest of King Kanishka.uncil held at the behest of King Kanishka.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The Three Jewels, spiritual masters, abbots, and so forth, who possess extraordinary spiritual qualities of elimination and realization and in respect of whom actions bring forth powerful karmic effects.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (The Tibetan Book of the Dead.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The Tibetan canon of translations of commentaries on the Buddhas teachings. It also includes some non-Buddhist works of literature on subjects outside the scope of Buddhist practice, such as astrology, medicine, grammar, and prosody)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (The Tibetan compound term literally means … The Tibetan compound term literally means "center and periphery." Maṇḍalas are diagrams or models, of the universe and of realiry itself, that are used as aids to meditative/spiritual transformation. They are usually represented as a diagram with a central deiry sutrounded by other symbolic components. Though they are often painted, they may be made of colored sand as well. They are always conceived of as being three-dimensional, and the constructed form has the basic structute of a palace having a center with four doors, or gates, in the cardinal directions.ors, or gates, in the cardinal directions.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/White Lotus (Mipham)/Glossary + (The Tibetan form of Oddiyana. ''See'' Oddiyana.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The Tibetan has taken the etymology inventively to mean "those who ascend on the margin" and uses it to refer to non-Buddhists, but those in the Indian tradition only. The phrase in its original form refers solely to thejains)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The Tibetan literally means "arise and inc … The Tibetan literally means "arise and increase," while the Sanskrit means "base" or "source." The term is used variously but most commonly for the six organs of perception—which includes the mental faculty—and their perceived objects. It may also refer to the various states of perception in the formless realmstates of perception in the formless realms)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The Tibetan meaning is "commitment" but refers more accurately to the deity to which one has a commitment. The Sanskrit equivalent, istadeva or istadevatā, means "desired deity," emphasizing one's attraction to or choice of a deity)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The Tibetan means "clear light," whereas t … The Tibetan means "clear light," whereas the Sanskrit may more correctly be translated as "brightness." Luminosity is too soft a word, but it has gained common usage to describe this vivid aspect of the nature of the mind in contradistinction to its emptinessmind in contradistinction to its emptiness)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The Tibetan name for Avalokiteshvara)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (The Tibetan school of Buddhism founded by Tsongkhapa as a reformation of the tradition of Atisha Dipamkara.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (The Tibetan translation of the Sanskrit '' … The Tibetan translation of the Sanskrit ''nirmanakaya'', lit. "manifested body"; also called an emanation. A term and honorific title for a reincarnation of a recognized lama or deity. It is not uncommon that several tulkus of the same master may be recognized in the same time period, since reincarnation is not considered to be the incarnation of an autonomous, truly existing self, but rather the continuation of a stream of wisdom and compassion that can manifest in manifold ways to benefit beings as needed.manifold ways to benefit beings as needed.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (The Tibetan translation of this Sanskrit word means "gone beyond suffering" and indicates the various levels of enlightenment gained according to the practice of the Shrāvakayāna or the Mahāyāna.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The Tibetan uses the term thig le for both … The Tibetan uses the term thig le for both tilaka and bindu, both of which can mean mark, spot, dot, or circle. Both terms were and still are used in India to denote a forehead mark, and in English are called tilak and bindi. The tilaka in particular is a traditional Indian mark worn on the forehead by religious devotees and is associated with enlightenment, but in Tibet its application normally occurs only in the context of some higher tantra empowerments. Bindu has a wider meaning than tilaka, but they both have the connotation of an essential point, a quintessence, and may be rendered here also as "drop." See the bindu entry for additional meaningsee the bindu entry for additional meanings)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (The Tibetan version of the Indian Buddhist canon (Skt. Tripitaka), that fills 103 volumes in the Derge edition, containing the Buddha's teachings in both sutras and tantras.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Esoteric Instructions/Glossary + (The Tibetan word ''rgyud'' was used to tra … The Tibetan word ''rgyud'' was used to translate the two Sanskrit words ''tantra'' and ''saṃtāna'', which are not synonyms in Sanskrit. The word ''tantra'' is primarily used for certain scriptures, systems of practice, and so forth. The word ''saṃtāna'' is used to mean "continuum," in the sense of the stream of being, mindstream, or continuum that constitutes a living being. In Tibetan, the word ''rgyud'' was used for both meanings. In this book ''continuum'' means the continuity, or continuum, of a living being. Furthermore, the terms ''root continuum (rtsa rgyud)'' and ''explanatory continuum (bshad rgyud)'' have an additional resonance in Tibetan because of the dual meaning of the Tibetan word ''rgyud''. In the context of its meaning as "tantra" or "tantric scripture," a root tantra such as the ''Hevajra Tantra'' is clarified by other scriptures referred to as ''explanatory tantras'', such as the ''Vajrapañjara'' and the ''Sampuṭa''. the ''Vajrapañjara'' and the ''Sampuṭa''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The Tibetan word dkyil-'khor means "center … The Tibetan word dkyil-'khor means "center and periphery." It is the unification of many vast elements into one, through the experience of meditation. ''See''ming complexity and chaos are simplified into a pattern and natural hierarchy. A maṇḍala is usually represented by a diagram with a central deity, a personification of the basic sanity of buddha nature. The outer world, one's body and state of mind, and the totality can all be seen as maṇḍala. The constructed form of a maṇḍala has as its basic structure a palace with a center and four gates in the cardinal directions. They may be painted, made of colored-sand, heaps of rice, or represented by three-dimensional models.ice, or represented by three-dimensional models.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The Triple Gem of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha; the object of Buddhist refuge.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The True Doctrine (of the Buddha).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The Vajrayana practice of "union and liberation": liberating ignorance and disturbing emotions by uniting with the wisdom of the enlightened state.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The Vajrayana system of taking fruition as … The Vajrayana system of taking fruition as the path by regarding buddhahood as inherently present and regarding the path as the act of uncovering the basic state. This is different from the causal philosophical vehicles of Mahayana and Hinayana, which regard the path as that which leads to and produces the state of buddhahood. Ultimately, these two approaches are not in conflict. See also Secret Mantra.e not in conflict. See also Secret Mantra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The Vajrayana system of the Nyingma School … The Vajrayana system of the Nyingma School, the emphasis of which is on the Three Inner Tantras: Mahayoga, Anu Yoga, and Ati Yoga. According to Jamgŏn Kongtrűl, the chief scriptures are the Magical Net of mahayoga, the Embodiment of Realization of Anu Yoga, and the Dzogchen tantras of the Mind Section and Space Section. These are adorned with the Eight Sadhana Teachings, while the vital life force is the Instruction Section of Dzogchen, the extract of the realization of Padmasambhava and Vimalamitra, which is contained in the collection renowned as Nyinĝtiĝ Yabshi. See also Nyingma School; Three inner tantras. also Nyingma School; Three inner tantras.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The Vajrayana teachings given by the Buddh … The Vajrayana teachings given by the Buddha in his sambhogakaya form. The real sense of tantra is "continuity," the innate buddha nature, which is known as the "tantra of the expressed meaning." The general sense of tantra is the extraordinary tantric scriptures also known as the "tantra of the expressing words." Can also refer to all the resultant teachings of Vajrayana as a whole.sultant teachings of Vajrayana as a whole.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/White Lotus (Mipham)/Glossary + (The Vajrayana, or the Secret Mantra, which takes the pure nature of the mind not as a goal to be attained at some point in the future, but as the actual path of practice.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (The Vajrayāna practitioner's personal or guardian deity. That special deity to whom one's mind is bound.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (The Victorious One of the buddha family.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The Views OF the FIVE SOPHISTIC SCHOOLS OF THE EXTREMIST MASTERS. 82)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (The Vinaya Collection, Sūtra Collection, and Abhidharma Collection. See also collection.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (The Vinaya basket of the Buddhist canon containing rules of monastic conduct.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The Vinayapiṭaka ('' 'dul-ba'i sde-snod''), Sūtrapiṭaka (''mdo'i sde-snod'') and Abhidharmapiṭaka (''chos mngon-pa'i sde-snod''). Also referred to as the THREE LOWER PIṬAKA . 76, 78-80, 203, 259, 405, 428, 429, 436, 437, 441, 468, 511, 560, 619, 888)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Precepts in Eight Chapters/Glossary + (The Wisdom of the Natural State abiding in the heart of all sentient beings. It is the totally pure Knowledge of the real nature of Mind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The Yogācāra doctrine of ‘cognition-only’.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The Youthful Vajra, an activity emanation … The Youthful Vajra, an activity emanation of Vajrakila whose upper body has three faces and six arms and whose lower body is a kila, a three-edged ritual dagger. See GD 182- 83, VE156. See also Khenpo Namdrol, Ihe Practice of Vajrakilaya (Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1999). 57-59- NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1999). 57-59-)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (The Zur tradition is one of the three most … The Zur tradition is one of the three most prominent sublineages in the Transmitted Teachings of the Nyingma School. Citing the importance of the lineages of Nyak Jñānakumāra, Nup Chen Sangye Yeshe, and Zur Shakya Jungne in the early history of the Nyingma tradition, Dudjom Rinpoche notes that the Nyingma teachings "fell first to Nyak, fell to Nup during the intermediate period, and fell to Zur in the end." [NS 599] This lineage of masters is also known for developing some of the most unique and enduring interpretations of Buddhist scripture, especially concerning the textual lineage of the ''Tantra of the Secret Essence''. An extensive discussion of this lineage can be found in NS, pp. 617-649.s lineage can be found in NS, pp. 617-649.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The [[Karmapa]] school founded by Tüsum Khyenpa, the Barampa school founded by Tarma Wangcuk, the Tshelpa school founded by Zhang Tshelpa Tsöndru Trakpa and the Phakmotrupa school founded by Phakmotrupa Dorje Gyelpo. 395, 853, 952)