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- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The ultimate view of the Nyingma school. See Ati, Ati Yoga.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The ultimate view of the Nyingma school: the union of primordial purity (''ka dag'') and spontaneous presence (''lhun grub''), in other words, of voidness and awareness. ''See also'' Ati, Atiyoga.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (The ultimate, ''dharmakaya'' buddha in the New Translation schools.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The unborn)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (The unborn realm of all-encompassing space in which all things arise, exist, and cease.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The unbroken lineage of the THREE PRECIOUS JEWELS, the immeasurable great realisation of the doctrine, the treasure which brings delight to sentient beings and the treasure which is like the sky. 743)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The unceasing stream of consciousness that … The unceasing stream of consciousness that goes from one life to another and finally to the state of enlightenment, so it may become virtuous or nonvirtuous. Only when its essential nature becomes manifest is it seen to be of the nature of unstructured awareness. It is identical to the substrate consciousness. See VE 109-10.he substrate consciousness. See VE 109-10.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (The unchanging and self aware suchness that is present as the innate potential of all beings - immutable great bliss. [TD 567])
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The unchanging quality of the buddha nature. Sometimes counted among the five kayas of buddhahood. See also Five kayas of fruition.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (The unified path of training is one of fiv … The unified path of training is one of five stages linked with the five luminosities. The five luminosities, as explained above, relate to the progressive refinement in the practitioner's perception of reality. Khenpo Yönga explains, "[These five luminosities] should be understood as: 1) the divine form of dedication linked with the path of accumulation, 2) the divine form of the energetic-mind on the path of joining, 3) the luminous divine form on the path of seeing, 4) the unified divine form of training linked with the path of cultivation, and 5) the unified divine form beyond training in the state of buddhahood." [NO 4, 17]ng in the state of buddhahood." [NO 4, 17])
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (The unified state beyond training is one of five stages linked with the five luminosities. ''See'' unified path of training. [NO 4, 17])
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Precepts in Eight Chapters/Glossary + (The unitary expression of the natural stat … The unitary expression of the natural state. Its aspect of singularity or unicity means that it transcends all dualities, such as the two truths, etc. Its abiding as a ''Thigle'' is simply an expression of its perfection illustrated by its absence of edges, etc. illustrated by its absence of edges, etc.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The unmanifest aspect of luminosity.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The unsatisfying nature of saṃsāra, the first Noble Truth, consisting of blatant suffering, the suffering of change, and existential suffering.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The usual term for a Kadampa teacher, later used as the title for a doctor in philosophy in the Gelugpa School)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The utterly enlightened mind, pure, immutable, omnipresent, and unobstructed. It is symbolized in the form of a Buddha, naked and colored the deep blue of endless space. Samantabhadra is the origin of the tantric transmission of the Nyingma school.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (The uvula above; the shaṅkhinī below; the hair pores and faculties through which there is outflow to other objects; and faculties or very coarse objects or situations, such as beautiful forms or feeling strong anger.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (The vagina.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The vajra body, speech, and mind.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The vajra fragments (''rdo-rje gzegs-ma''), the refutation of the four limits of production (''mu-bzhi skye-'gog''), the supreme relativity (''rten-'brel chen-po'') and the absence of the singular and the multiple (''gcig-dang du-bral''). 35, 294)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (The vajra, lotus, and tathāgata.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The vajrayana empowerments, which ripen one's being with the capacity to realize the four kayas.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The vajrayana system of taking the fruition as the path as opposed to the causal philosophical vehicles. See also Secret mantra.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + (The vajrayana teachings given by the Buddha in his sambhogakaya form. Tantra, meaning "continuity," refers to the expression of innate buddha nature in tantric scriptures. Tantra can also refer to all the resultant teachings of vajrayana as a whole.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The vajrayana teachings given by the Buddh … The vajrayana teachings given by the Buddha in his sambhogakaya form. Literally "continuity," tantra means the buddha nature, the tantra of the expressed meaning. Generally, the extraordinary tantric scriptures, which are exalted above the sutras, the tantra of the expressing words. Can also refer to all the resultant teachings that take the result as the path.eachings that take the result as the path.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The vajrayana teachings given by the Buddha in his sambhogakaya form.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The vajrayāna practitioner's personal deit … The vajrayāna practitioner's personal deity, who embodies the practitioner's awakened nature. Yidam is explained as a contraction of yid-kyi-dam-tshig, samāyā of mind. Yidams are sambhogakāya buddhas, which are visualized in accordance with the psychological makeup of the practitioner. The student first develops intense devotion toward his gru. This relationship makes it possible for the student to experience intuitive kinship with the lineage and then with his yidam. Identifying with the yidam means identifying with his characteristic expression of buddha nature, free of distortions. Through seeing his basic nature in this universalized way, all aspects of it are transmuted into the wisdom of the spiritual path. This leads directly to compassionate action-skillful and lucid.<br> Peaceful yidams inspire the student's gentleness, awakening openness. Semiwrathful yidams are the union of passion and anger in the transcendental sense-simultaneous magnetizing and destroying as an expression of the awakened state. Wrathful yidams are associated with the dynamic energy of "vajra anger," the primordial compassion that cuts through hesitations of idiot compassion and disbelieving in one's buddha nature. The male yidam (peaceful: bhagavat; semiwrathful: ḍāka; semiwrathful and wrathful: heruka) signifies awakened energy, skillful means, and bliss. The female yidam (peaceful: bhagavatī; semiwrathful and wrathful: ḍākinī) signifies compassion, emptiness, and prajñā. This emptiness is fundamental accommodation and ultimate fertility. Through union with the heruka, the ḍākinī can give birth to enlightenment.uka, the ḍākinī can give birth to enlightenment.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The valid means of knowledge, which is direct perception.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (The various possible states of existence within samsara.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (The vase body.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (The vase empowerment is a maturing empower … The vase empowerment is a maturing empowerment that is common to both the outer tantras and inner tantras. In the latter, a maṇḍala (either one made from colored powders or painted on canvas) is used to bestow the various subdivisions of this empowerment upon the student. This includes the water, crown, and other sections. This process purifies physical impurities and, in terms of the path, empowers one to practice the development stage. In terms of fruition, a causal link is formed that leads to the attainment of the vajra body - the nirmāṇakāya. [TD 853, 2865]jra body - the nirmāṇakāya. [TD 853, 2865])
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The vase, secret, wisdom-knowledge, and pr … The vase, secret, wisdom-knowledge, and precious word empowerments. Padmasambhava says in the Lam-rim Yeshe Nyingpo:</br>The vase empowerment, which purifies the body and the nadis, is the seed of the vajra body and nirmanakaya. The secret empowerment, which purifies the speech and the pranas, is the seed of the vajra speech and sambhogakaya. The phonya empowerment, which purifies the mind and the essences, is the seed of the vajra mind and dharmakaya. The ultimate empowerment, which purifies the habitual patterns of the all-ground, is the seed of the vajra wisdom and svabhavikakaya.ed of the vajra wisdom and svabhavikakaya.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The vehicle of bodhisattvas striving for perfect enlightenment for the sake of all beings. For a detailed explanation, see Maitreya's Abhisamayalamkara.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The vehicle of esoteric Buddhist teachings and practices aimed at bringing one swiftly to the state of enlightenment.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (The vehicle of secret mantra.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The vehicle of teachings based on the sutr … The vehicle of teachings based on the sutras, according to which beings possess the potential of Buddhahood, which must be gradually developed in order to be fully actualized. By contrast, the Vajrayana or tantra teachings work on the understanding that this Buddha-nature is fully perfect already with no need of development (for this reason it is known as the result vehicle). The purpose of the practice is to dispel the defilements that obscure it.to dispel the defilements that obscure it.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (The vehicle of the Bodhisattvas within the Sūtrayāna (q.v.) or the Sūtrayāna part of the Mahāyāna.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (The vehicle of the Bodhisattvas, referred to as great because it aims at full Buddhahood for the sake of all beings.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (The vehicle of the Bodhisattvas, referred to as great because it aims at full Buddhahood for the sake of all beings.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The vehicle of the Bodhisattvas, referred to as “great” because it aims at full Buddhahood for the sake of all beings)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (The vehicle of the bodhisattvas, referred … The vehicle of the bodhisattvas, referred to as great because it leads to perfect buddhahood for the sake of all beings, and because of the greatness of its object, accomplishment, gnosis, diligent application, skill in means, consummation, and activities.ll in means, consummation, and activities.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (The vehicle of the secret mantras, sometim … The vehicle of the secret mantras, sometimes called the Diamond Vehicle, or Vajrayāna. This collection of teachings and practices is based on the tantras, and though it is, in fact, an aspect of the Mahāyāna, it is sometimes considered a separate vehicle. ''See'' Shrāvakayāna. a separate vehicle. ''See'' Shrāvakayāna.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The vehicle that carries the practitioner … The vehicle that carries the practitioner along the path to liberation. On different yānas, the landscape of the journey, the nature of the practitioner, and the mode of transportation are seen differently. There is a distinctive outlook, practice, action, and fruition in each yāna. Presenting a particular yāna depends on the evolutionary readiness of the student and the accomplishment of the teacher.<br> In vajrayāna teachings there are three yānas-hīnayāna, mahāyāna, and vajrayāna. They can be practiced simultaneously. Sometimes "one yāna" is spoken of, referring to this simultaneous practice, and to the fact that no matter what the teachings, the student must make a gradual journey from confusion to enlightenment.<br> According to the Rime (ecumenical) and the Nyingma traditions, there are a total of nine yānas: śrāvakayāna and pratyekabuddhayāna (together comprising hīnayāna), mahāyāna, and six tantric yānaskriyā, upa (caryā), yoga, mahāyoga, anuyoga, and atiyoga. ''See also''hīnayāna, mahāyāna, vajrayāna.nd atiyoga. ''See also''hīnayāna, mahāyāna, vajrayāna.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The vehicle that teaches the path as the c … The vehicle that teaches the path as the cause for attaining enlightenment. It includes the vehicles of the Shravakas, Pratyekabuddhas, and Bodhisattvas (that is, those Bodhisattvas practicing the Sutra path and not that of the Mantras). It is distinct from the Resultant Vehicle of the Mantras, or Secret Mantrayana, which takes the result (i.e., enlightenment) as the pathe result (i.e., enlightenment) as the path)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The vehicles focused on contemplation of the four noble truths and the twelve links of dependent origination for the sake of individual liberation.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (The vehicles focused on contemplation of the four noble truths and the twelve links of dependent origination, the practice of which brings liberation from cyclic existence, saṃsāra.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The vehicles of Shravakas, Pratyekabuddhas … The vehicles of Shravakas, Pratyekabuddhas, and Bodhisattvas. According to the Hinayana point of view, it is asserted that these three vehicles are final paths and correspond to three definite types of beings. By contrast, the Mahayana teaches that the three vehicles correspond to what is merely a temporary orientation and that in the last analysis there is only one vehicle leading to buddhahood. This means that, after accomplishing the fruit of their path, which is not, as they believe, final, the Shravakas and Pratyekabuddhas are at length roused from the peace of their nirvana and enter the Mahayana. They then follow the bodhisattva path and attain buddhahood.he bodhisattva path and attain buddhahood.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The vehicles of gods and humans (''lha-mi' … The vehicles of gods and humans (''lha-mi'i theg-pa''), pious attendants (''nyan thos-kyi theg-pa''), self-centred buddhas (''rang-sangs-rgyas-kyi theg-pa''), [[bodhisattva]]s (''byang-chub sems-dpa'i theg-pa'') and of the result ('' 'bras-bu'i theg-pa''). 17, 81-2, 133t ('' 'bras-bu'i theg-pa''). 17, 81-2, 133)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The vehicles of pious attendants (''nyan-t … The vehicles of pious attendants (''nyan-thos-kyi theg-pa'', Skt. ''śrāvakayāna''), self-centred buddhas (''rang-rgyal-gyi theg-pa'', Skt. ''pratyekabuddhayāna'') and [[bodhisattva]]s (''byang-chub sems-dpa'i theg-pa'', Skt. ''bodhisattvayāna''). Also referred to as the THREE CAUSAL VEHICLES, the THREE CLASSES OF DIALECTICS, the THREE VEHICLES and poetically as the THREE GUIDING VEHICLES, they are explained in Fundamentals, (pp. 151-237). 83, 454, 618, 671, 911als, (pp. 151-237). 83, 454, 618, 671, 911)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The vehicles of the Shravakas, Pratyekabuddhas, and Bodhisattvas)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (The vehicles of the Shravakas, Pratyekabuddhas, and Bodhisattvas.)