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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (The fruitional teachings of the Kagyu and Gelugpa schools of Tibetan Buddhism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (The fruitional teachings of the Kagyu and Gelugpa schools of Tibetan Buddhism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (The full name of this foundational text of … The full name of this foundational text of Tibetan medicine is ''Amṛita's Heart: The Tantras of the Secret Esoteric Instructions on the Eight Branches'' (''bDud rtsi snying po yan lag brgyad pa gsang ba man ngag gi rgyud''). The four tantras, or sections, are the Root Tantra, Explanatory Tantra, Instructional Tantra, and Final Tantra. There is debate about the origins and authorship of this text. Some regard it to be of Indian origin, translated into Tibetan by Vairochana; others say that it is an indigenous Tibetan work. For more on the history of this text, see Garrett 2008, 46–47; and Kilty 2010, 5–9. For a translation of the Root Tantra and Explanatory Tantra sections, see Clark 1995.planatory Tantra sections, see Clark 1995.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (The fully awakened mind manifesting as the different forms of male and female deities who represent its myriad qualities. Often translated as "chosen deity," it refers to the specific deity selected as the focus of one's practice.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life/Glossary + (The fully realised and awakened mind of Buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages/Glossary + (The fundamental ignorance that acts as a c … The fundamental ignorance that acts as a cause for the continuation of the cycle of suffering and whose characteristic is the mistaken perception that the phenomenon Held by the conscious ness exists in its own right, from its own side, without depending on other factors. side, without depending on other factors.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The fundamental mode of existence of all phenomena, emptiness, which is the basis of liberation. This contrasts with the way things appear (Tib. snang lugs),which is the basis of delusion.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The fundamental nature of a phenomenon, as in the case of awareness being the essential nature of the mind. Emptiness, as the essential nature of mind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings/Glossary + (The fundamental qualities of a buddha and the genuine meaning of emptiness, which is the unity of awareness and emptiness.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The fundamental system of Buddhist thought and practice deriving from the first turning of the wheel of Dharma and centering around the teachings on the Four Noble Truths and the twelvefold chain of dependent arising.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The fundamental system of Buddhist thought … The fundamental system of Buddhist thought and practice deriving from the first turning of the wheel of Dharma and centering around the teachings on the four noble truths and the twelvefold chain of dependent arising. In situations where it might be understood in a pejorative sense, Hinayana (small or low vehicle) is often avoided in favor of Shravakayana (the vehicle of the Shravakas or Hearers). It should in any case be noted that in Tibetan Buddhism, the Hinayana is regarded as an intrinsic part, indeed the foundation, of the teachings and is not disparaged, even though the narrowly "hinayana motivation," of aiming solely for one's own liberation (as contrasted with the universal attitude of bodhichitta), is considered incomplete and insufficient. Altogether there were eighteen hinayana schools, of which only one, the Theravada, still exists today, existing mainly in the countries of south Asia.ing mainly in the countries of south Asia.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (The future Buddha; he will manifest at the beginning of the next cosmic cycle. His teaching will follow that of Śākyamuni, when the latter's has disappeared.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The gateways of compassion, the lights, the kāyas, the facets of primordial consciousness, nonduality, freedom from extremes, the impurity of saṃsāra, and the purity of nirvāṇa. See GD 253-54>)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The gathering of people during the day (''nyin-mor mi 'du-ba''), the gathering of ḍākinīs by night (''mtshan-mor mkha'-'gro 'du-ba'') and the gathering of material resources at all times (''rtag-tu zas-nor 'du-ba''). 851)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (The general causal law in Buddhism that as … The general causal law in Buddhism that asserts that whatever arises does so in dependence upon causes and conditions. Sometimes taken to be the essential Buddhist teaching, it is given specific instantiation in the twelve links of dependent arising, which explain how it is we continually take birth in ''samsara''. It is also explained by Nāgārjuna as equivalent to—and the major proof of—''emptiness''.t to—and the major proof of—''emptiness''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The general outer preliminaries are the fo … The general outer preliminaries are the four mind-changings; the special inner preliminaries are the four times hundred-thousand practices of refuge and bodhichitta, Vajrasattva recitation, mandala offering, and guru yoga. For details, see The Torch of Certainty (Shambhala Publications, 1977) and The Great Gate (Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1989). Gate (Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1989).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The general root guru is the vajra master from whom one receives empowerment and explanation of the tantric teachings. The specific root guru is the master who points out the nature of mind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (The general sense of what has been heard.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (The general term for the worlds inhabited … The general term for the worlds inhabited by sentient beings. It is marked by suffering, impermanence, and absence of self, and entails for those beings repeated rebirth in one or another unsatisfactory realm due to the force of ''delusions'' and ''karma''. the force of ''delusions'' and ''karma''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (The generation (bskyed rim, utpattikrama) and perfection processes (rdzogs rim, utpannakrama/niṣhpannakrama/sampannakrama). Also translated as "creation stage" and "completion stage.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (The generation and completion stages of tantric meditation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The generation and development of bodhicitta by skillful means, such as meditation on the four immeasurables, recitation, mind training (Tib. lo jong), and the exchange of self and others (Tib.gtong len). See VE 119,204-5.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Distinguishing the Views/Glossary + (The generic image is the mental image obje … The generic image is the mental image object, which is superimposed by conceptual thought and which is its direct object. For instance, when we think of emptiness, the concept of emptiness is arrived at by eliminating non-emptiness. That emptiness is the generic imge of emptiness, not the actual emptiness.ge of emptiness, not the actual emptiness.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The generic name used for Cakrasamvara and … The generic name used for Cakrasamvara and other higher tantra deities. Like the dākinīs, herukas were originally terrifying supernatural creatures of the night, in this case specifically vampires, in that they drank human blood. The name is linguistically of South Indian, not Sanskrit, origin, and the term was translated independently into Chinese and Tibetan as "blood drinker." However, along with the dākinī, in the antinomian world of tantra they became embodiments of enlightenmenta they became embodiments of enlightenment)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The genuine awareness of the doctrine (''c … The genuine awareness of the doctrine (''chos-kyi so-so yang-dag-pa rang-gi rig-pa'', Skt. ''dharmapratisaṃvid''), the genuine awareness of meaning (''don-gyi so-soyang-dag-pa rang-gi rig-pa'', Skt. ''arthapratisaṃvid''), the genuine awareness of definitions (''nges-pa'i tshig-kyi so-soyang-dag-pa rang-gi rig-pa'', Skt. ''niruktapratisaṃvid'') and the genuine awareness of brilliance (''spobs-pa-kyi so-so yang dag-pa rang-gi rig-pa'', Skt. ''pratibhānapratisaṃvid''). 871pa'', Skt. ''pratibhānapratisaṃvid''). 871)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings/Glossary + (The genuine ultimate truth, which is nonconceptual.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The goal of the Buddhist spiritual life, e … The goal of the Buddhist spiritual life, explained in Buddhism as the extinction/blowing out of the fire of rāga, dvesa and moha. It is the state of perfect bliss, and transcedence of all duhkha and births. In Sarvāstivāda, this is not a mere absence of duhkha, but a positive entity acquired when a defilement is abandoned,which serves to prevent the further arising of the defilement. It is a synonym for pratisamkhyā-nirodha.ng of the defilement. It is a synonym for pratisamkhyā-nirodha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The goals for oneself and the goals for others. graha (Skt., Tib. gdon). A malevolent, demonic being that torments one in lifetime after lifetime.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The god Yaśasvī Varapāla, the nāga king Takṣaka, the yaksa Ulkāmukha, the ogre Matyaupāyika and the human awareness-holder [[Vimalakīrti]] the Licchavi. 454-5, 458, 948)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The god realm over which Indra presides.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The gods' realms, the asuras' realm, and the human realm)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (The gods' realms, the asuras' realm, and the human realm.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (The gods' realms, the asuras' realm, and the human realm.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (The gods’ realms, the demigod realm, and the human realm.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (The government registry of ordination, literally, "great priest registry," which was the Chinese government official record of monk ordination. All ordinations had to be approved by the government. 199n. 130)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (The gradual path to enlightenment; the series of progressive topics upon which we meditate to gain deeper understanding and experience of the Buddha's teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The graduated levels of enlightenment that … The graduated levels of enlightenment that a bodhisattva passes through to attain buddhahood, most often enumerated as ten. They usually refer to the different levels of an enlightened bodhisattva, but they can also include the level of buddhahood and two levels that correspond to the paths of accumulation and engagemento the paths of accumulation and engagement)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The great Tibetan master and disciple of Naropa who brought the teachings of Mahamudra and the Six Doctrines to Tibet. See'' The Life of Marpa the Translator'' (Shambhala Publications, 1982).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (The great bodhisattva and yidam deity associated with perfect wisdom. He carries a flaming sword, which cuts through ignorance, and a text signifying learning.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (The great bodhisattva and yidam deity associated with perfect wisdom. He carries a flaming sword, which cuts through ignorance, and a text signifying learning.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The great father of all the Kagyu lineages. For details see The Life of Milarepa and The Raill of Wisdom (both from Shambhala Publications).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The great female master who set down the Chöd practice.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The great female master who set down the chö practice.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/White Lotus (Mipham)/Glossary + (The great mountain at the center of a universal system according to the cosmology of ancient India.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The great preceptor Śāntarakṣita's robe, discovered at the Üri Jetsün Cave in Pema Lhartse by Jamgön Kongtrül)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The great spire on top of Katok Monastery, offered by the king of Jang)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mudra/Glossary + (The great symbol. It is one of the ultimat … The great symbol. It is one of the ultimate practices of meditation in which all experiences are transmuted into transcendental knowledge and skilful means. From the primordial intelligence and energy which arise there comes great luminosity so that the vividness of experience becomes the display of the mandala.rience becomes the display of the mandala.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The greatness of direct manifestation of e … The greatness of direct manifestation of enlightenment; the greatness of enlightenment in the ultimate dimension of phenomena; the greatness of enlightenment in the dharmakaya; the greatness of enlightenment that proves its own nature; and the greatness of the absolute nonexistence of enlightenment.he absolute nonexistence of enlightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (The ground consciousness that is the basis for the other consciousnesses and in which the habitual tendencies are stored.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (The ground element of a complete act.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The ground luminosity of primordial purity.)