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- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The religion in Tibet before Buddhism. When used with a negative connotation, it means the use of rituals for mundane or selfish pursuits.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The religion prevalent in Tibet before the establishment of Buddhism in the ninth century.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The religion prevalent in Tibet before the establishment of Buddhism in the ninth century.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The religious king Trhisong Detsen's sash, discovered at the Üri Jetsün Cave in Pema Lhartse by Jamgön Kongtrül)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (The renowned Indian Buddhist sage who founded the Madhyamaka school based upon his explication of the doctrine of ''śūnyatā'', especiallyas presented in his work the ''Mūlamadhyamakakārikā''.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The renunciate (''rab-byung'', Skt. ''pravrajyā''), the novitiate (''dge-tshul'', Skt. ''śramaṇera'') and the complete monk or nun (''bsnyen-rdzogs'', Skt. ''upasampadā''). Also referred to as the THREE STAGES OF ORDINATION. 524)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The renunciation of the TEN NON-VIRTUES and the practice of their opposites; Mvt. 1687-98. They are also referred to as the TEN DIVINE VIRTUES. 56, 59, 60, 61, 513)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Food of Bodhisattvas/Glossary + (The representation in female form of wisdom. There are several levels of dakinis: fully enlightened wisdom dakinis and worldly dakinis, who possess various preternatural powers, not necessarily beneficent.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (The representation of wisdom in female form. There are wisdom dakinis, who have complete realization, and worldly dakinis, who possess various spiritual powers.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The requistes of merit and knowledge. This twin requisite is the main<br>constituents of the preliminary practics leading up to the stage of prayoga<br> in the path of spiritual progress.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (The residue of past actions or ideas and the harbingers of future ones.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The result (and goal) of spiritual practice. Common accomplishments include supernatural powers, which a Bodhisattva may use to benefit beings. The principal goal, however, is the supreme accomplishment, which is enlightenment.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The result of the path; the state of perfect enlightenment.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages/Glossary + (The resultant state of a fully enlightened buddha that dwells in neither samsara nor nirvana.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The retreat place of Padmasambhava s body. Situated between Lhasa and Samye in Central Tibet.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (The right channel above the navel.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The right channel among the three principal channels that run vertically through the torso and up into the head.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (The ritual of initiation in Vajrayana Budd … The ritual of initiation in Vajrayana Buddhism. Most commonly, the ''abhisheka'' authorizes the practitioner to carry out the practice of one of the great tantric buddhas or deities, or ''yidam''. Each ''yidam'' and the associated cycles of practices requires a specific ''abhisheka'', and therefore, in the Vajrayana, many different ''abhishekas'' are known., many different ''abhishekas'' are known.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The river flowing past Samye.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The river of conventional textual exegeses … The river of conventional textual exegeses with commentaries and lecture notes; the river of instructions of the aural lineage with their essential writings and guidance which lays bare the teaching; the river of blessing and empowerment with the means for its conferral and the introductions to reality; and the river of practical techniques with the rites of enlightened activity, attainment and the protectors. 601tivity, attainment and the protectors. 601)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The river valley of Gyalmo Tsawarong in the far east of Kham.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The rivers of empowerment of yidam, tantric scriptures, spiritual friend, and of the expression of awareness. These four transmissions originate from Garab Dorje, King Jah, Buddhaguhya, and Shri Singha, respectively.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (The room where traveling monks stay when v … The room where traveling monks stay when visiting or before they are accepted into the sōdō. Traditionally, for about a week before admittance to a monastery, Zen monks must sit still in zazen all day inside the tangaryō, intermittently also receiving instructions in the procedures and customs of the particular temple and region. 187n. 44the particular temple and region. 187n. 44)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The root is the ''Six Doctrines of Niguma' … The root is the ''Six Doctrines of Niguma'' (''rtsa-ba ni-gu chos-drug''); the trunk is the ''Amulet-Box Precept of the Great Seal'' (''sdong-po phyag-chen ga'u-ma''); the branches are the ''Three Ways of Carrying Realisation on the Path'' (''yal-kha lam-khyer rnam-gsum''); the flowers are the ''Red and White Khecarī'' (''me-tog mkha'-spyod dkar-dmar''); and the fruit is ''Deathlessness and Non-Deviation'' ('' 'bras-bu 'chi-med chugs-med''). Refer also to first part of the Bibliography under ''Five Golden Doctrines of the Shangpa''. 929ive Golden Doctrines of the Shangpa''. 929)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The root of dualistic consciousness, and h … The root of dualistic consciousness, and hence of saṃsāra. It is the eighth consciousness according to the Yogacāra abhidharma exposition of mind. From a vajrayāna perspective, this term is also used as a synonym for dharmatā, the absolute, primordial basis of both saṃsāra and nirvāṇa. Ālaya-vijñāna can be abbreviated to ālaya.Ālaya-vijñāna can be abbreviated to ālaya.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The root teacher of Machik Labdron.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Precepts in Eight Chapters/Glossary + (The root-text of the second section of the … The root-text of the second section of the ''Zhangzhung Nyengyü''. It contains the basic teachings of the main practice of Dzogchen — namely Trekchö and Thögel —, as well as instructions on the Fruit and the Bardo. It has been commented by Dru Gyelwa Yungdrung and Uri Sönam Gyeltsen.u Gyelwa Yungdrung and Uri Sönam Gyeltsen.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Precepts in Eight Chapters/Glossary + (The root-text of the secret section (gsang … The root-text of the secret section (gsang ba) of the ''Zhangzhung Nyengyü'', mostly centered on the abiding mode of Buddhahood within oneself. This text actually contains the precise teachings used for the Initiation to the Dynamism of Awareness (''rig pa'i rtsal dbang'').m of Awareness (''rig pa'i rtsal dbang'').)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (The round of birth and death.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (The rule of threefold purity for meat found in the Vinaya or monastic code.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (The ruler of the Heaven of the Thirty-Three.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (The ruler of the Heaven of the Thirty-Three.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The ruler of the Heaven of the Thirty-three)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The ruler of the gods of the realm of form.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (The rules and regulations covering the practices of the ordained communities of monks and nuns. It is the first of the three divisions of the Tripitaka.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The sacramental bond and commitment in the … The sacramental bond and commitment in the Vajrayana established between the master and the disciple to whom he or she gives empowerment. Samaya also refers to the sacred links between the disciples of the same master and between the disciples and their prac-tice.between the disciples and their prac-tice.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The sacramental bond and commitment in the Vajrayana established between the master and the disciples on whom empowerment is conferred. The samaya bond exists also between the disciples of the same master and between disciples and their practice.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/White Lotus (Mipham)/Glossary + (The sacramental bond and commitment in the Vajrayana established between the master and the disciples on whom empowerment is conferred. The samaya bond exists also between the disciples of the same master and between the disciples and their practice.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The sacred place in eastern Nepal where Guru Rinpoche and Mandarava were blessed with immortal life by Buddha Amitayus.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The sacred place of Padmasam-bhava's speech. A mountain retreat, situated four hours' walk above Samye. During the last twelve centuries, numerous great masters have meditated in the caves at this hermitage.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The sacred pledge or commitment of vajraya … The sacred pledge or commitment of vajrayana practice. There are many details, but essentially the samayas consist of, outwardly, keeping a harmonious relationship with the vajra master and one's dharma friends and, inwardly, not straying from the continuity of the practice.aying from the continuity of the practice.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The sacred pledge, precepts, or commitment … The sacred pledge, precepts, or commitment of vajrayana practice. Many details exists, but the samayas essentially consist of: outwardly, maintaining harmonious relationship with the vajra master and one's dharma friends and inwardly, not straying from the continuity of the practice.aying from the continuity of the practice.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The sage of the Shakyas; the Buddha of our time who lived around the fifth century B.C.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (The samadhi [concentration] of self-enjoym … The samadhi [concentration] of self-enjoyment or fulfillment, a central teaching in Dōgen's writings on meditation, described by him as the criterion for true dharma and zazen. Dōgen's teachings in The Pure Standards for the Zen Community emphasize the satisfaction and fulfillment of jijuyu samadhi arising right in the midst of everyday activity. 16-17, 203n.153idst of everyday activity. 16-17, 203n.153)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (The samaya being is one of the three being … The samaya being is one of the three beings set forth in development stage practice. This is the deity that one visualizes in conjunction with the ritual of which ever yidam deity is being practiced. [TK 3, 45] According to Jamgön Kongtrül, the samaya being corresponds to the luminous, enlightened mind. This, in turn, is inseparable from the wisdom being, the dharmakāya of all buddhas. [LW 62]ng, the dharmakāya of all buddhas. [LW 62])
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The samaya being, one's visualization of oneself as the deity, which is united with the jñānasattva in the practice of mahāyoga. See GD185, VE 239.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The sambhogakāya buddha of the buddha family.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The sambhogakāya buddha of the karma family.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The sambhogakāya buddha of the padma family.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The sambhogakāya buddha of the ratna family.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The sambhogakāya buddha of the vajra family.)