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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The maṇḍala of the five tathāgatas or jina … The maṇḍala of the five tathāgatas or jinas (victorious ones). They embody the five wisdoms, but in saṃsāra, these energies arise as the five confused emotions. Everything in the world is said to possess a predominant characteristic of one of these five. Thus, they are called families. The five families, tathāgatas, wisdoms, confused emotions, directions, and colors, respectively, are as follows: (1) buddha, Vairocana, dharmadhātu wisdom, ignorance, center, white; (2) vajra, Akṣobhya, mirror-like wisdom, aggression, east, blue; (3) ratna (jewel), Ratnasambhava, wisdom of equanimity, pride, south, yellow; (4) padma (lotus), Amitābha, discriminating-awareness wisdom, passion, west, red; (5) karma (action), Amoghasiddhi, wisdom that accomplishes all actions, envy, north, green. Some of these qualities vary in different tantras, especially those of buddha and vajratras, especially those of buddha and vajra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (The meaning lineage of the conquerors, the … The meaning lineage of the conquerors, the symbol lineage of mantra adepts, the ear-whispered lineage of ordinary persons, the lineage of prophecies of the special oral tradition, the lineage of the karmically projected treasure, and the lineage of the mindseal prayer.e, and the lineage of the mindseal prayer.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The meaning of ultimate reality.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The meaningless, low in meaning, erroneous and meaningful. 89)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The means for traveling the path to enlightenment)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (The means for traveling the path to enlightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The means for traveling the path to enlightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (The means of determining that a text is au … The means of determining that a text is authoritative. They show that the text's presentation of observable objects does not contradict direct cognition (mngon sum, pratyakṣha); its description of hidden objects (lkog gyur, parokṣha) does not contradict objective inferential valid cognition (dngos po stobs zhugs kyi rjes dpag); and its description of thoroughly hidden objects (shin tu lkog gyur, atyantaparokṣha) is not internally contradictory. See Dunne 2004, 240 and 361–63; Tillemans 1999a; and Tillemans 1999b, 27–47.llemans 1999a; and Tillemans 1999b, 27–47.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The meditation associated with sadhana practice in which one purifies oneself of one's habitual clingings by meditating on forms, sounds, and thoughts as having the nature of deities, mantras, and wisdom.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The meditation on the impure (= aśubha-bhāvanā).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (The meditation position where the legs are … The meditation position where the legs are loosely crossed, with the left leg drawn up close (symbolizing control of sexual energy), and the right leg slightly out in front (symbolizing the readiness to act for the benefit of sentient beings). bodhisattva stages There are ten bodhisattva stages or bhumis: (1) The Joyous; (2) The Stainless; (3) The Radiant; (4) The Brilliant; (5) The Hard to Conquer; (6) The Realized; (7) The Reaching Far; (8) The Unshakable; (9) The Good Intelligence; (10) The Cloud of Dharma. At each stage, more defilements and obscurations are purified, and more enlightened qualities are manifested. The first six stages correspond to the realization of the six paramitas, and the last four to refinement of the perfection of wisdom (prajna paramita). The ten stages are progressive, but do not always occur in a linear fashion. Beyond the tenth stage is complete awakening, buddhahood.h stage is complete awakening, buddhahood.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (The meditation practice associated with a particular Buddha. This is often a written text that one follows, by chanting or reading, in order to meditate on that Buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The meditation, in accordance with the strength of which, the particular pranidhi-jñāna is produced.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (The meditational tutelary deity that embod … The meditational tutelary deity that embodies a practitioner's enlightened being. Through meditating on the ''yidam'', the practitioner is enabled gradually to disengage from his or her illusory, personal "self" and identify more and more fully with the buddha-nature within. Each Tibetan school has its most characteristic ''yidams'', upon which most members of the school will meditate at one time or another. In addition, practitioners are often given a specific ''yidam'' that most closely reflects their own as yet hidden enlightened qualities. Tantric meditation on the ''yidam'' typically contains two phases, ''utpattikrama'' (the stage of generation) and ''sampannakrama'' (the stage of completion). In the first, one visualizes the deity with all of his or her accoutrements and performs various ritual activities, including refuge, generation of ''bodhichitta'', confession of misdeeds, offerings, and praises, culminating in visualizing oneself as the ''yidam'' and reciting his or her mantra. In the completion stage, one dissolves the visualization and rests one's mind in emptiness, realizing the inborn wisdom that is immaculate and out of which all phenomena arise.immaculate and out of which all phenomena arise.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The meditative practices associated with the FIVE PATHS OF ANUYOGA. 288, 369)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The meditative transmission handed down es … The meditative transmission handed down especially by the Kagyü school, from Vajradhara Buddha to Tilopa up to the present lineage holders. In this state, all experiences are transformed into transcendental knowledge and skillful means. From the primordial intelligence and energy that arise, there comes great luminosity, so that the vividness pf experience becomes the display of the maṇḍala. According to the ''Cakrasaṃvara Tantra'': ''phyag'' is the wisdom of emptiness, ''rgya'' is freedom from saṃsāra, and ''chenpo'' is their indivisibility; therefore, it is called chagyachenpo (S: mahāmudrā). Or, as Saraha declared, Having no shape or colour, being all-encompassing, Unchanging, and stretching across the whole of time. Like celestial space without end or beginning, With no real meaning as when a rope is seen to be a snake, Being the indivisibility of Dharmakāya, Sambhogakāya, and Nirmāṇakāya, Its actuality transcends the regions of the intellect. Mahāmudrā which is instantaneous experience of Buddhahood Manifests itself in Sambhogakāya and Nirmāṇakāya for the benefit of sentient beings. [from Herbert V. Guenther, The Life and Teachings of Nāropa, London: Oxford University Press, 1963, p. 223] [from Herbert V. Guenther, The Life and Teachings of Nāropa, London: Oxford University Press, 1963, p. 223])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Perfect or Perfected? Rongtön on Buddha-Nature/Glossary + (The mental afflictions and their residues … The mental afflictions and their residues that temporarily cover the mind's true nature, thus preventing the attainment of buddhahood. Liberation is said to be possible precisely because these defilements are not inherent to the nature of the mind and can be removed by means of the path.d and can be removed by means of the path.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The mental faculty of attending continuously, without forgetfulness, to an object with which one is already familiar.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Esoteric Instructions/Glossary + (The mental ground of an individual that is the basis for all the experiences included in saṃsāra and nirvāṇa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The mental process by which one monitors one's own body and mind. In the practice of śamatha, its principal function is to note the occurrence of laxity and excitation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Drinking the Mountain Stream (2004)/Glossary + (The mental traces of past experience and action that give rise to the present samsaric situation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Drinking the Mountain Stream (2004)/Glossary + (The mentally controlled body of an accomplished yogi. (When unhyphenated it indicates the ordinary body of an undeveloped being that takes its form through deluded preconceptions). Synonym: rainbow-body, vajra-body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Distinguishing the Views/Glossary + (The mere negation of superficial reality.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (The merit of virtuous activity and the development of a deeper knowing or wisdom.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The method for accomplishing the level of a particular deity, for example, the lama, yidam, or dakini)

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

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (The mind and the subtle energy currents or winds are very intimately connected, like a rider on a mount.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (The mind and the subtle energy currents or winds are very intimately connected, like a rider on a mount.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (The mind class, expanse class, and special-instruction class.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (The mind dedicated to attaining enlightenment in order to be able to benefit all others most effectively.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (The mind of enlightenment. This is a key w … The mind of enlightenment. This is a key word in the Mahāyāna. On the relative level, it is the wish to attain Buddhahood for the sake of all beings and the practice necessary to do this. On the absolute level, it is the direct insight into the ultimate nature of self and phenomena.the ultimate nature of self and phenomena.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (The mind series, one of three subcategories of Dzokchen teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (The mind set on enlightenment; the commitment to attain enlightenment in order to liberate all sentient beings from saṃsāra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The mind's inherent capacity for knowing.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The mirror like aspect of primor dial consciousness. A characteristic of the sharp vajra of wisdom, the experience of the spontaneously actualized essential nature. See CM 363,386.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (The mirror-like gnosis, the gnosis of equality, the discriminating gnosis, the all-accomplishing gnosis, and the gnosis of the dharmadhātu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (The modern word for the round sitting cushion used in zazen. Dōgen instead usually uses the word futon for what we now call a zafu; the ton of futon means "round." In contemporary Rinzai Zen flat cushions are used instead of zafus. 78n. 18)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (The moment of death provides one of the mo … The moment of death provides one of the most potent opportunities for liberation, according to the Buddhist teachings, because the dharmakāya dawns nakedly at this point and has only to be recognized for liberation to occur. Tsele Natsok Rangdröl explains, "After all the previously mentioned dissolution phases are finished, the energeticmind will dissolve between the white and red pure essences, the A and HANG, union of means and knowledge. Because of this coincidence, the dharmakāya of primordial luminosity, the noncomplex, unfabricated, coemergent wisdom of great bliss, will definitely manifest." This experience is referred to by various terms, depending on the system, but, he explains, "The general teachings common to all systems know it as the luminosity of the first bardo." [MM 45] ''See also'' death and three appearances. ''See also'' death and three appearances.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (The monastery work leader responsible for maintenance of the physical facilities; one of the six temple administrators. See chiji.34,50n. 4,143,179-81)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The monastic name of Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (The monastic seat and hermitage of Khenpo Ngakchung.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (The monastic seat of the Karmapa incarnations in Kham, situated in Lhatö, on the road between Surmang and Chamdo, south of Nangchen. Seat of the first incarnations of Situ Rinpoche.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (The monks' hall, where monks meditate, eat, and sleep. 53n. 22, 76n.5)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (The monks' study hall (or,5 literally, "as … The monks' study hall (or,5 literally, "assembly hall") behind the sōdō, where monks study, rest, or drink tea at assigned places during breaks. It is structured like the sōdō in terms of seating assignments and configuration. The seats are on narrower platforms than in the sōdō, since they are not for sleeping, and instead of cabinets for bedding, at the end of each monk's platform is a small desk for study materials. Instead of Manjushri, the shurya has Avalokiteshvara enshrined on the central altar. 70,80n. 30, 109-15, 116n. 1central altar. 70,80n. 30, 109-15, 116n. 1)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (The most common term for the ''summum bonu … The most common term for the ''summum bonum'' of Buddhism. Nirvana is a state of transcendent peace in which all ''delusions'' have been uprooted, ''karma'' is no longer created, and rebirth need no longer be taken. In ''Mahayana'', nirvana sometimes is regarded as a mere way-station en route to full ''buddhahood'', but it may also be considered synonymous with a ''buddha's'' complete ''enlightenment''.a ''buddha's'' complete ''enlightenment''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The most common term used to refer to the … The most common term used to refer to the buddhas in Tibetan, though the Sanskrit jina is in the West most commonly associated with Jainism. Its etymology refers to being victorious over one's own ignorance and defects, but unlike the English "conqueror" it is solely used for someone who has attained spiritual liberation. Son of the conquerors (rgyal sras, jinaputra) is a less-frequent and patriarchal synonym for bodhisattva. While some Mahāyana masters, such as Asańga, did not believe enlightenment was possible in a female body, other Mahayana texts, such as the Vimalakīrti Sutra, explicitly countered that viewīrti Sutra, explicitly countered that view)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (The most commonly used rendering of the Sa … The most commonly used rendering of the Sanskrit ''tathagatagarhha'', which means, more precisely, the embryo or the womb of the ''tathagata'', or buddha. The concept of buddha-nature points to the fact that all sentient beings possess within them, at their core, the essence or essential nature of a buddha, which is wisdom united with compassion. The Mahayana path is understood as the gradual shedding of the adventitious defilements that cover the buddha-nature and hide it from our experience. A fully enlightened buddha is a person from whom all the defilements have been removed.hom all the defilements have been removed.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The most famous disciple of Nagarjuna, whose teaching he commented upon in several treatises on Madhyamika philosophy (second century))
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The most famous work of the Omniscient Longchenpa, consisting of seven treatises expounding the entire Buddhist path up to, and stressing, the Great Perfection (which is here discussed in a scholarly manner, "according to the great way of the panditas").)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The most important Mahayoga tantras of the Sadhana Section (sgrub sde). Listed in chapter 19.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (The most important daily tantric practice, … The most important daily tantric practice, wherein one visualizes one's spiritual teacher in the center of the mandala, supplicates him, receives empowerments, blessings, and siddhis from him, and ultimately merges one's own mind inseparably with his. One must see the guru as none other than a fully realized Buddha to experience the full power and blessings of guru yoga. :The different lineages have different visualizations of the guru. In the Kagyu lineage, one visualizes the guru either in the form of Vajradhara or in the form of the founders of the particular branch of the Kagyu lineage. In the Karma Kagyu, the guru is usually visualized in the form of the Karmapa. There are also special guru yogas of the founding Kagyu fathers: Marpa, Milarepa, and Gampopa. In the Nyingma lineages, generally one visualizes one's guru in the form of Padmasambhava.s one's guru in the form of Padmasambhava.)