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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The collection of 108 volumes containing the canon of Buddhist scriptures embodying the teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (The collection of parts or qualities in dependence upon which an object is labeled.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (The collections of merit and gnosis, which produce the form and dharma bodies of a buddha, respectively.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (The collections of scripture or "baskets" … The collections of scripture or "baskets" (Skt. piṭaka), refers to the three collections which constitute the Buddhist canon: the vinaya piṭaka, the books of discipline or rules; the sutra piṭaka, books of the Buddha's sermons; and the abhidharma piṭaka, the teachings on all phenomena (dharmas). Sometimes the tantras are called the fourth basket. In general the term refers to the basic Buddhist teachings.rm refers to the basic Buddhist teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (The collections of scripture or "baskets" … The collections of scripture or "baskets" (Skt. piṭaka), refers to the three collections which constitute the Buddhist canon: the vinaya piṭaka, the books of discipline or rules; the sutra piṭaka, books of the Buddha's sermons; and the abhidharma piṭaka, the teachings on all phenomena (dharmas). Sometimes the tantras are called the fourth basket. In general the term refers to the basic Buddhist teachings.rm refers to the basic Buddhist teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (The collective terms for the sense objects, sense faculties, and sense consciousnesses (form, the eye, and the eye consciousness, for example). Since there are six sense organs (including the mind), there are eighteen sense spheres in all.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The combination of vital energy, likened to a blind, wild horse, and the mind, likened to a crippled rider. See GD 150, VE45.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The coming together of factors to form a situation. The Tibetan word has an additional connotation of auspiciousness. From the view of sacred outlook, coincidence gives rise to fitting, proper situations.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The commitment established between the master and disciples on whom empowerment is conferred.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The commitments of a vajrayana practitioner. See samaya.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The common empowerments of water, crown, vajra, bell and name, the first two of which are conferred in Kriyātantra and the last three in Ubhayatantra. 354)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (The common term for Buddhist doctrine. It … The common term for Buddhist doctrine. It comes from the Sanksrit dhr, which means "holding", as the dharma can "hold" beings out of samsara and ignorance. Altogether, there are ten recognized meanings for this term. In its widest sense it means all that can be known. In this text, the term is used exclusively to indicate the teaching of the Buddha. It has two aspects: the dharma of transmission, namely the teachings that are actually given, and the dharma of realization, or the states of wisdom that are attained through the application of the teachings. through the application of the teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The common term for the Buddhist doctrine. … The common term for the Buddhist doctrine. In its widest sense it means all that can be known. In this text, the term is used exclusively to indicate the teaching of the Buddha. It has two aspects: the Dharma of transmission (''lung gi chos''), namely, the teachings that are actually given, and the Dharma of realization (''rtogs pa'i chos''), or the states of wisdom, etc., that are attained through the application of the teachings. Dharma can also simply mean "phenomena.". Dharma can also simply mean "phenomena.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The common vase empowerment (''thun-mong-pa bum-dbang'') and the THREE HIGHER SUPREME UNCOMMON EMPOWERMENTS. 360, 546, 613, 755, 825, 863, 923)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The community of Buddhist practitioners)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The community of Buddhist practitioners, whether monastic or lay. The term "Noble Sangha" refers to those members of the Buddhist community who have attained the path of seeing and beyond.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The community of Buddhist practitioners, whether monastic or lay. The term ''noble Sangha'' refers to those members of the Buddhist community who have attained the path of seeing and beyond.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (The community of Buddhist practitioners.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (The community of Buddhist practitioners.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The community of all Dharma prac-titioners, from the ordinary beings up to the aryas, who have attained the path of Seeing and beyond.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The community of practitioners; usually the fully ordained monks and nuns. The "noble sangha" means those who have achieved the path of seeing, from among the five paths, and therefore are liberated from samsara.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The companion of Vairochana on his journey to India. Lekdrub received half of the transmission of Dzogchen from Shri Singha, departed early, and died on his way back to Tibet. He was reborn as Yudra Nyingpo.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (The complction-stage phases described by the Guhyasamāja tantric tradition: isolated speech, isolated mind, illusory body, clear light, and union.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings/Glossary + (The complete absence of obscuration and the complete actualization of wisdom.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The complete enlightenment of a buddha, manifesting outwardly as death.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (The completion element of a complete act.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (The completion stage is divided into two c … The completion stage is divided into two categories, the conceptual completion stage and the nonconceptual completion stage. In the former, the practitioner works primarily with the subtle body - the channels, energies, and essences. As Ju Mipham points out, "This path is conceptual insofar as one must maintain mental reference points and make intentional effort, both physically and verbally." [ON 417]t, both physically and verbally." [ON 417])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (The completion stage is divided into two c … The completion stage is divided into two categories, the conceptual completion stage and the nonconceptual completion stage. In the latter, practice does not involve the mental reference points and visualizations found in the former, but, as Ju Mipham points out, " ...is free from intentional effort and subtle concepts." [ON 417] The most well known traditions associated with this style of practice are those of the Great Perfection and the Great Seal.f the Great Perfection and the Great Seal.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The completion stage with concepts is the Six Doctrines of Naropa according to the Sarma schools or Anu Yoga in the Nyingma system; the completion stage without concepts is Essence Mahamudra according to Sarma or Dzogchen in the Nyingma system.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (The completion-stage practice of meditatively focusing the mind at certain crucial sites along the centralchannel in order to manipulate the winds)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages/Glossary + (The completion-stage practice of taking ba … The completion-stage practice of taking basic-state experiences and "mixing" them with the three enlightened bodies in order to bring one closer to the resultant state.There are three categories of experience_ sleep, death, and meditative experience—each divided into three, thereby making nine mixings.d into three, thereby making nine mixings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The component of moral discipline (''tshul … The component of moral discipline (''tshul-khrims-kyi phung-po'', Skt. śīla-skandha), the component of contemplation (''ting-'dzin-gyi phung-po'', Skt. ''samādhiskandha''), the component of discriminative awareness (''shes-rab-kyi phung-po'', Skt. ''prajñāskandha''), the component of liberation (''rnam-par grol-ba'i phung-po'', Skt. ''vimuktiskandha'') and the component of the vision of the liberated pristine cognition (''rnam-par grol-ba'i ye-shes mthong-ba'i phung-po'', Skt. ''vimuktijñānadarśanaskandha''); Mvt. (104-8). 125ijñānadarśanaskandha''); Mvt. (104-8). 125)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages/Glossary + (The concentrated mental activity in tantra of focusing on specific points within the body, usually the centers of cakras, with the purpose of manipulating the winds.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The concept of a self of individuals (''gang-zag-gi bdag-nyid'', Skt. ''pudgalātma'') and the concept of the substantial reality of phenomena (''chos-kyi bdag-nyid'', Skt. ''dharmātma''). 184)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The concepts of one who does an action, the action itself, and the object of the action. See p. 178)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The concepts of subject, object, and action that prevent one from attaining omniscience)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (The concepts of subject, object, and action perceived as having a real and independent existence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (The concepts of the three spheres, which obstruct the attainment of complete omniscience (the state of buddhahood). [TD 2860])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (The condition of humans and other sentient … The condition of humans and other sentient beings who have yet to achieve enlightenment. Samsara is based in ignorance; is characterized by endless, repetitive suffering; and is perpetuated through intentional actions that create karma. Buddhist tradition describes six kinds of samsaric destiny: the six realms of hell-beings; hungry ghosts; animals; humans; jealous, warring gods; and gods. (Sometimes the gods and jealous gods are put together, yielding five realms.) The Buddhist path leads to nirvana or liberation, a state in which the causes of samsara are gradually eliminated and its ignorance, suffering, and creation of karma cease.e, suffering, and creation of karma cease.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The conditioning force of the vital faculty.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The conferring of power or authorization to practice the vajrayana teachings, the indispensable entrance door to tantric practice.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (The conferring of power or authorization t … The conferring of power or authorization to practice the Vajrayana teachings, the indispensable entrance door to tantric practice. Empowerment gives control over one's innate vajra body, vajra speech and vajra mind and the authority to regard forms as deity, sounds as mantra and thoughts as wisdom., sounds as mantra and thoughts as wisdom.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The conferring of power or authorization t … The conferring of power or authorization to practice the Vajrayana teachings; the indispensable entrance door to tantric practice. Empowerment gives control over one's innate vajra body, vajra speech, and vajra mind and the authority to regard forms as deity, sounds as mantra, and thoughts as wisdom. See also Four empowerments.hts as wisdom. See also Four empowerments.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + (The confidence that comes from recognizing and being sure about the presence of one's core essence of enlightenment; it brings willingness to train the mind and is connected with devotion.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The consciousness element.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The consciousness of the eye (''mig-gi rna … The consciousness of the eye (''mig-gi rnam-shes'', Skt. ''cakṣurvijñāna''), the consciousness of the ear (''rna-ba'i rnam-shes'', Skt. ''śrotravijñāna''), the consciousness of the nose (''sna'i rnam-shes'', Skt. ''ghrāṇavijñāna''), the consciousness of the tongue (''lce'i rnam-shes'', Skt. ''jihvāvijñāna''), the consciousness of the body (''lus-kyi rnam-shes'', Skt. ''kāyavijñāna'') and the consciousness of the intellect (''yid-kyi rnam-shes'', Skt. ''manovijñāna''). 162, 166.m-shes'', Skt. ''manovijñāna''). 162, 166.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The consciousnesses corresponding to the FIVE SENSES. 55)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (The consciousnesses of the five senses, together with the mind consciousness, defiled mind consciousness, and the consciousness of the ground of all.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The consciousnesses related to vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and mentation)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (The consonants of the Sanskrit alphabet, which begin with ka.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The consort of Hevajra.)