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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.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (The vehicles of the Shravakas, Pratyekabuddhas, and Bodhisattvas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The vehicles of the [[bodhisattva]]s, [[Kriyātantra]], [[Ubhayatantra]], [[Yogatantra]], [[Mahāyoga]] and [[Anuyoga]]. 29)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (The vehicles of the listeners, solitary realizers, and bodhisattvas.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The veiling effects of obscurations that cause the five facets of primordial consciousness to appear as the five poisons, the five aggregates, and the five elements.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The veils that cover one's direct percepti … The veils that cover one's direct perception of the nature of mind. In the general Buddhist teachings several types are mentioned: the obscuration of karma preventing one from entering the path of enlightenment, the obscuration of disturbing emotions preventing progress along the path, the obscuration of habitual tendencies preventing the vanishing of confusion, and the final obscuration of dualistic knowledge preventing the full attainment of buddhahood.venting the full attainment of buddhahood.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (The very end (of saṃsāra).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (The view of ''emptiness'' most prominent i … The view of ''emptiness'' most prominent in the Geluk tradition (but found in other traditions as well), which insists that all ''dharmas'' of both ''samsara'' and ''nirvana'' are empty in the same fashion, namely as intrinsically devoid of inherent existence. It is stated in contradistinction to the ''extrinsic emptiness'' view, in which nirvanic dharmas are seen to be empty in a different way than are samsaric dharmas.a different way than are samsaric dharmas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Distinguishing the Views/Glossary + (The view of inherent existence of the ‘per … The view of inherent existence of the ‘perfect’ (one of the three characteristics), eternal self, Īśvara, elements, etc. or the object of conceptual thought’s mode of apprehending, which conceives phenomena as permanent and unchanging (for example conceiving yesterday’s mind as no different from today’s mind).s mind as no different from today’s mind).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The view propagated in Tibet by Chinese Buddhist masters. When used in a negative sense it means to simply pursue a meditative state devoid of conceptual thinking, that is, lacking the clarity of discriminating knowledge.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The view that denies the existence of past and future lives, the principle of cause and effect, and so on. One of the extreme views refuted by the proponents of the Middle Way)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (The view whereby the five aggregates, which are transitory and composite, are regarded as a permanent, independent, and single “I” and “mine.” This view is the basis of all other wrong views.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The views of the expedient and definitive meaning, the implied and the not implied, the literal and the not literal.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The village and mountain of Gampo lie in the region of Takpo, which is southeast of Ü. Gampopa was so-named because he took up residence at Gampo. Hence, he is also called Takpopa. The Kagyü lineage as a whole is sometimes referred to as the Takpo Kagyü.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (The vinaya observances of lay precepts (gs … The vinaya observances of lay precepts (gso sbyong, poṣhadha, lit. "purification-renewal"), summer retreat (dbyar gnas), and "release" (dgag dbye). See Kongtrul 1998, 131–36, where these are translated as purification-renewal, rainy season retreat, and lifting of restrictions.ason retreat, and lifting of restrictions.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The virtue arising from all trainings, meditations, and positive action, accompanied by the determination to free oneself from samsara and combined with the wisdom that realizes the absence of inherent existence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The virtuous practices of perfecting the "two accumulations" of merit and wisdom.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The visionary appearance of the direct per … The visionary appearance of the direct perception of reality (''chos-nyid mngon sum-gi snang-ba''), the visionary appearance of increasing contemplative experience (''nyams gong-'phel-ba'i snang-ba''), the visionary appearance of reaching the limit of awareness (''rig-pa tshad-phebs-kyi snang-ba'') and the visionary appearance of the cessation of clinging to reality (''chos-nyid-du 'dzin-pa zad-pa'i snang-ba''). 38, 332, 339, 341, 343, 371, 971ng-ba''). 38, 332, 339, 341, 343, 371, 971)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (The visual faculty, which is shaped like a … The visual faculty, which is shaped like a flax flower; the auditory faculty, which is shaped like birch gnarls; the olfactory faculty, which is shaped like parallel fine copper needles; the gustatory faculty, which is shaped like two half-moons; and the bodily faculty, which is shaped like the skin of the bird called "Soft to Touch." GTCD. of the bird called "Soft to Touch." GTCD.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (The visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, bodily, and mental consciousnesses.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (The visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, bodily, and mental faculties.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (The visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, and bodily faculties.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The visualisation of maṇḍalas (''dkyil-'khor''), clusters of deities (''tshom-bu''), numbers of deities (''grangs'') and the faces and arms of the deities (''zhal-phyag''). 279-80)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The vital core of phenomena such as the five elements.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The voice endowed with the sixteen perfect qualities of Brahma, the king of the gods. A common description of a buddha's speech.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (The volcanic mountains that encircle the oceans and rock mountains of our world system are called "horse-faces' fires," or "maremouths'fires," according to ancient Indo-Buddhist cosmology. See Kongtrul 1995, 111.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (The vows and disciplines of the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The vows of a fully-ordained monk (''dge-slong'', Skt. ''bhikṣu'') which are explained in the ''Transmissions of the Vinaya''. Refer also to [[C. S. Prebish]], ''[[Buddhist Monastic Discipline]]'', which describes these in detail. 230)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (The vows of novice ordination for monks an … The vows of novice ordination for monks and nuns. One should avoid: (1) taking a human life; (2) killing an animal or insect; (3) for selfish reasons, doing an action that may kill an animal or insect and not caring about it (for example, using water that contains insects without straining it; digging a hole in the earth without considering the creatures that might die as a result; cutting grass; overburdening an animal, which causes its death); (4) while doing something for others, doing an action that might kill an animal or insect and not caring about it; (5) sexual intercourse; (6) stealing, taking what has not been given (this includes borrowing things and not returning them, not paying fees and taxes); (7) lying in which one claims to have spiritual realizations or powers that one does not have; (8) accusing a pure bhikshu or bhikshuni of transgressing one of the four basic precepts when he or she has not; (9) insinuating that a pure bhikshu or bhikshuni has transgressed one of the four basic precepts when he or she has not; (10) causing disunity among the sangha community through untrue slander or taking sides in a disagreement; (11) supporting someone who is creating disunity in the sangha community, taking sides in the dispute; (12) doing actions that obliterate laypeople's faith in the sangha (for example, complaining untruthfully to laypeople that action brought by the sangha against oneself was unfair); (13) telling others lies; (14) criticizing the storekeeper in the monastery for giving more to those who are near to him or her instead of sharing them with all, when this is not the case; (15) criticizing the storekeeper in the monastery, directly or by insinuation, of not giving oneself a share of the food or other things equal to that given to other monastics, when this is not the case; (16) claiming that a monastic gave a teaching in return for a little food, which is not the case; (17) criticizing a bhikshu or bhikshuni by saying that he or she transgressed a precept in the second group (Skt. sanghavasesa) when this is not the case; (18) abandoning the training (for example, rejecting the good advice of a nun or monk, or criticizing the Pratimoksha Sutra); (19) covering the vegetables with rice, or covering the rice with vegetables; (20) taking intoxicants; (21) singing with self-attachment or for nonsensical reasons; (22) dancing with self-attachment or for nonsensical reasons; (23) playing music with self-attachment or for nonsensical reasons; (24) wearing ornaments; (25)wearing cosmetics; (26) wearing perfumes; (27) wearing rosary-like jewelry, wearing flower garlands; (28) sitting on an expensive throne; (29) sitting on an expensive bed; (30) sitting on a high throne; (31) sitting on a high bed; (32) eating after midday (exceptions: if one is ill, if one is traveling, or if one cannot meditate properly without food); (33) touching gold, silver, or precious jewels (includes money); (34) wearing laypeople's clothing and ornaments; letting one's hair grow long; (35) not wearing the robes of a Buddhist monastic; and (36) disrespecting or not following the guidance of one's ordination master.g the guidance of one's ordination master.)