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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (This term refers to those yo gins who were accomplished in caṇḍālī practice and so might have worn a single cotton cloth, in spite of Tibet's cold winters. The most famous of these is Milarepa, also known as the Great Repa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Distinguishing the Views/Glossary + (This term refers to two great Indian masters, Nāgārjuna and Asaṅga, who independently clarified the meaning of the Mahāyāna sūtras.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (This term was translated into Tibetan both … This term was translated into Tibetan both as ser skya ("light yellow") and dmar ser ("red-yellow," that is, "orange"). The Autocommentary (436.2–3) quotes Tsami Lotsāwa's translation of the Kālachakra Tantra (chapter 2, verse 45) where piṅgalā is rendered as the Tibetan ser skya. Somonātha's translation of the Kālachakra Tantra (C.T. 6:53–54) renders it as the Tibetan dmar ser. Some PIP commentators use the name dmar ser when referring to this channel (e.g., Ngo-tro Rabjampa, 203.1), but most simply follow Rangjung Dorje with ser skya.imply follow Rangjung Dorje with ser skya.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (This term, used in apposition to purity, covers both the truth of suffering and the truth of the origin—in other words, saṃsāra and the whole process that results in saṃsāra. It is the opposite of purity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (This tradition, which consists of nine veh … This tradition, which consists of nine vehicles, is also referred to as the Secret Mantra School of the Early Translations. The teachings of this school were first translated into Tibetan during the reign of King Trisong Deutsen and were then spread by the master Padmasambhava and his followers. [TD 992] Padmasambhava and his followers. [TD 992])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (This well-known Indian title originally re … This well-known Indian title originally referred to someone who had received a revelation from the deities of a divine scripture. The term later became one of general respect to a religious master, including the Buddha. The Tibetan translation is "straight," meaning an unwavering mind is "straight," meaning an unwavering mind)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (This word has been used to translate the T … This word has been used to translate the Tibetan ye in expressions like ye nas, “from the very beginning,” or ye dag, “pure from the beginning.” However it should be understood that this does not refer to a first moment of origin or creation in the distant past, but rather to the fact that the pure nature has always been intrinsically presentture has always been intrinsically present)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (This word has different meanings in different contexts and should be understood accordingly. Literally it means the " foundation of all things. ")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (This word has several levels of meaning. M … This word has several levels of meaning. Most basically, it may be understood simply as a configuration, an intelligi-ble unit of space. The mandala of the deity, for example, is the sacred space at the center of which a wisdom deity is located. A mandala can also be understood as the arrangement of an offering and a powerful means of accumulating merit. It can take several forms, beginning with the offering of desirable objects, including one's own body, and extending to a symbolic offering of the entire universe and even the three kayas. The term is also used honorifically, as when speaking, for instance, of the mandala of the Guru's body.stance, of the mandala of the Guru's body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (This word has several levels of meaning. A … This word has several levels of meaning. At its most basic level, it may be understood simply as a configuration or intelligible unit of space. The mandala of the deity, for example, is the sacred area or palace of the wisdom deity. The mandala of a lama might be considered as the lama's place of residence and the retinue of disciples. The offering mandala is the entire arrangement of an offering, either in real terms or in the imagination, as when a practitioner offers the entire universe.a practitioner offers the entire universe.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (This, the second of the FOUR CONSOLIDATION … This, the second of the FOUR CONSOLIDATIONS according to the esoteric instructions on All-Surpassing Realisation, is explained as follows in Jikme Lingpa, ''khrid-yig ye-shes bla-ma'', pp. 49a-b: (1) the bewildering thoughts of saṃsāra are purified by presence in which there is no bodily activity (''lus bya-ba-la mi-gnas-par sdod-pas 'khor-ba'i 'khrul-rtog dag''); (2) the conditions of fluctuating thought cease by means of presence in which there is no increase in vital energy (''rlung 'phel-med-du sdod-pas rnam-rtog gYo-ba'i rkyen zad''); (3) the extent of the buddha-fields is reached by means of presence in which there is no hesitation or doubt regarding appearances (''snang-ba 'dar-'phrigs-med-par sdod-pas zhing-khams tshad-la phebs-par-byed''). 343hing-khams tshad-la phebs-par-byed''). 343)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Thorough, perfect knowledge.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those components of doctrine forming the Mantrapiṭaka of the Awareness-holders. 77-8)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those holding the original remains of [[Śākyamuni]] b … Those holding the original remains of [[Śākyamuni]] buddha, which were retained by the Mallas of Kuśinagara, Ajātaśatru of Magadha, the Licchavis of Vaiśālī, the Śākyas of Kapilavastu, the Bulakas of Calakalpā, the Krauḍyas of Rāmagrāma, the Brahmans of Viṣṇudvīpa and the Mallas of Pāpā. See also HBI (pp. 24-5). 427llas of Pāpā. See also HBI (pp. 24-5). 427)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those of Indra, Candra, Kāśakṛtsna, Āpiśali, Śākaṭāyana, Pāṇini, Amara, and Jinendra. Refer to Vopadeva's ''Dhātupāṭha'', Intro. (śl. 2). 99)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those of dissolving into space (''nam-mkha … Those of dissolving into space (''nam-mkha' ''), cremation (''me-dpung''), death in the manner of an awareness-holder (''rig-'dzin'') and celestial flight (''mkha'-'gro''). According to [[Tsele Natsok Rangdröl]], ''bar-do'i spyi-don'', fol. 8b. 1-3, these are described respectively as follows: (1) body and mind dissolve in the emptiness of the buddha-body of reality, as the space within and without a vase merge when the vase breaks; (2) one passes away like a fire with no more fuel; (3) space is filled with light and one dies like an awareness-holder; and (4) even though one dies, one need not relinquish the body and so one dies as a sky-farer. 543e body and so one dies as a sky-farer. 543)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those of human flesh, elephant, horse, dog and cow (or, in other traditions, lion and peacock), which are considered taboo by mundane beings. 274)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those of laymen and laywomen (''dge-bsnyen … Those of laymen and laywomen (''dge-bsnyen'' and ''dge-bsnyen-ma'', Skt. ''upāsaka'' and ''upāsikā''), male and female practitioners of the purificatory fast (''bsnyen-gnas'', Skt. ''upavāsa'' and ''upavāsī''), male and female novices (''dge-tshul'' and ''dge-tshul-ma'', Skt. ''śrāmaṇera'' and ''śrāmaṇerikā'') and monks and nuns (''dge-slong'' and ''dge-slong-ma'', Skt. ''bhikṣu'' and ''bhikṣunī''). Canonical sources, however, usually speak of seven such vows, grouping the second pair together as one. 158, 226 the second pair together as one. 158, 226)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those of the FIVE ELEMENTS the mind in their refined states. Their relationship to the buddha-body, speech and mind is explained under the THREE IMPERISHABLE INDESTRUCTIBLE REALITIES. 264)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those of the FORTY-TWO PEACEFUL DEITIES and the FIFTY-EIGHT BLOOD-DRINKERS. 591)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those of the [[Vaibhāṣika]] (''bye-brag-tu smra-ba''), [[Sautrāntika]] (''mdo-sde-pa''), Vijñānavāda (''rnam-shes-su smra-ba or sems-tsam-pa'') and [[Mādhyamika]] (''dbu-ma pa''). 178, 184, 923)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those of the deities [[Yamāntaka]], [[Hayagrīva]], [[Śrīheruka]], [[Vajrāmṛta]] or [[Mahottara]], and [[Vajrakīla]]. 361-2)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those of the four directions, zenith and nadir. 414)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those of the mundane body (''lus''), speech (''ngag''), mind (''yid''), social class (''rigs'') and duties (''bya-ba''). 357)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those of the pious attendants (''nyan-thos … Those of the pious attendants (''nyan-thos-kyi theg-pa'', Skt. ''śrāvakayāna''), self-centred buddhas (''rang-rgyal-ba'i theg-pa'', Skt. ''pratyekabuddhayāna''), [[bodhisattva]]s (''byang-chub sems-dpa'i theg-pa'', Skt. ''bodhisattvayāna''), [[Kriyātantra]] (''bya-ba'i rgyud-kyi theg-pa''), Ubhayatantra (''upa'i rgyud-kyi theg-pa'') or [[Caryātantra]] (''spyod-pa'i rgyud-kyi theg-pa''), [[Yogatantra]] (''rnal-'byor-gyi rgyud-kyi theg-pa''), [[Mahāyoga]] (''rnal-'byor chen-po'i theg-pa''), [[Anuyoga]] (''rjes-su rnal-'byor-gyi thegpa'') and [[Atiyoga]], the Great Perfection (''rdzogs-pa chen-po shin-tu rnal-'byor-gyi theg-pa''). 12, 13, 17, 28, 30, 34, 35, 40, 41, 81, 86, 364-5, 625, 638-9, 86135, 40, 41, 81, 86, 364-5, 625, 638-9, 861)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those of the sūtra and mantra traditions. 522)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (Those related to (1) earth (earthquakes, l … Those related to (1) earth (earthquakes, landslides), (2) water (oceans, floods, drowning), (3) fire, (4) wind (cyclones), (5) lightning, (6) weapons, (7) imprisonment and the law, (8) robbers, (9) ghosts, (10) wild elephants, (11) lions, (12) poisonous snakes and food poisoning, (13) epidemics and disease, (14) untimely death, (15) poverty, and (16) not accomplishing one's wishes. Also listed as dangers and fears related to (1) obstacles created by gyalpo spirits, (2) celestial beings, (3) sicknesses caught from sadag spirits, (4) diseases such as leprosy, (5) famine, (6) war, (7) harm caused by sadhu, (8) harm caused by elemental spirits, (9) lightning, (10) frost and hail, (11) earthquakes, (12) fire, (13) water, (14) falling stars, (15) outer space, and (16) nightmares.rs, (15) outer space, and (16) nightmares.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (Those related to (1) earth (earthquakes, l … Those related to (1) earth (earthquakes, landslides), (2) water (oceans, floods, drowning), (3) fire, (4) wind (cyclones), (5) lightning, (6) weapons, (7) imprisonment and the law, (8) robbers, (9) ghosts, (10) wild elephants, (11) lions, (12) poisonous snakes and food poisoning, (13) epidemics and disease, (14) untimely death, (15) poverty, and (16) not accomplishing one's wishes. Also listed as dangers and fears related to (1) obstacles created by gyalpo spirits, (2) celestial beings, (3) sicknesses caught from sadag spirits, (4) diseases such as leprosy, (5) famine, (6) war, (7) harm caused by sadhu, (8) harm caused by elemental spirits, (9) lightning, (10) frost and hail, (11) earthquakes, (12) fire, (13) water, (14) falling stars, (15) outer space, and (16) nightmares.rs, (15) outer space, and (16) nightmares.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (Those related to lions, elephants, fire, snakes, water, chains, robbers, and flesh eaters (harmful spirits and rakshasas).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (Those related to lions, elephants, fire, snakes, water, chains, robbers, and flesh eaters (harmful spirits and rakshasas).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those scrolls in which earth treasures or their inventories were concealed are held to be of five kinds, symbolising the FIVE ENLIGHTENED FAMILIES. 74l)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Those to be transformed.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (Those traditions ofTibetan Buddhism—Kadam, … Those traditions ofTibetan Buddhism—Kadam, Kagyü, Sakya, Shijé, and Geluk一 that arose during the ''later spread of the teaching'' (post-9 50) and relied upon the translations of Indian Buddhist texts made during that period rather than the old translations” made during the ''early spread of the teaching''.ring the ''early spread of the teaching''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those which descended to Chogyur Lingpa an … Those which descended to Chogyur Lingpa and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, namely, the transmitted precepts (''bka' ''), earth treasures (''sa-gter''), reconcealed treasures (''yang-gter''), intentional treasures (''dgongs-gter''), recollected treasures (''rjes-su dran-pa'i gter''), pure visions (''dag-snang'') and aural transmissions (''snyan brgyud''). 751-2, 844-7, 854, 855-8'snyan brgyud''). 751-2, 844-7, 854, 855-8)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those which Śākyamuni made before taking birth in Jambudvīpa, namely, the special considerations of continent, family, father, mother and time. 416)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Those who destroy the teachings; denigrate … Those who destroy the teachings; denigrate the three jewels; steal the wealth of the saṅgha; disparage the Mahāyāna; threaten the guru physically; belittle vajra brothers and sisters; create obstacles for practice; are totally devoid of kindness and compassion; are without the samayas and vows; and have wrong views about karma and its results. GTCD.g views about karma and its results. GTCD.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (Those who engage in (i) destroying the tea … Those who engage in (i) destroying the teaching, (2) despising the Three Jewels, (3) robbing the possessions of the Sangha, (4) abusing the Mahāyāna, (s) threatening the bothes ofgurus, (6) holding vajra siblings and friends in contempt, (7) creatingobstacles to spiritual practice, (8) being utterly devoid ofmercy and compassion, (9) lacking samayas and vows, and (10) holding false views concerning actions and their ethical consequences.ng actions and their ethical consequences.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Those who possess the SEVEN DISTINCTIONS OF ENLIGHTENED ATTRIBUTES. 31, 259-60)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (Though a term for a female practitioner, particularly a practitioner of the higer [sic] tantras, it is also applied for the nonhuman tantric females in a manner synonymous with dākinī)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (Though more commonly referred to in Tibeta … Though more commonly referred to in Tibetan as Śatakratu (brgya byin), which refers to the hundred Vedic sacrifices he made that gave him the merit to become the king of the devas. In Vedic literature he is the supreme lord of the devas, living on Meru and wielding a thunderbolt. Later, the personification of the universal force Brahman as Brahmā, in a higher paradise above Indra, relegated Indra to second place. During the historical Buddhas time, which was before the rise of Śiva and Visnu, these two deities were the principal deities. In Buddhist cosmology, a number of paradises above Mount Meru came to be envisaged, making Indra even less significantisaged, making Indra even less significant)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (Though this appellation is used as a general title for wrathful yidam deities, it often refers to the deities of the Eight Great Sādhana Teachings, such as Mahottara and Viśuddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Thought and thought-concomitant';often used as a collective term<br> standing for all mental factors generally.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Thought-concomitant.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (Thought-free, not held in mind, free of all discursive activity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Thought.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (Thoughts of hatred, attachment, and so on that prevent one from attaining liberation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + (Three "bodies" of realization — dharmakaya … Three "bodies" of realization — dharmakaya, sambhogakaya, nirmanakaya — connected with mind, speech, and body of existence. Dharmakaya refers to the "body of reality," or fundamental essence; sambhogakaya to the "body of complete enjoyment," or nature of the essence; and nirmanakaya to the "emanated body," the action, or compassion, aspect of nature and essence together. The indivisibility of the three kayas is the ''svabhavikakaya'', also referred to as the "essence body."', also referred to as the "essence body.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Three Baskets; the three collections of the Buddha’s teachings:<br> sūtra, vinaya, abhidharma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Three approaches: (1) generation (bskyed rim); (2) completion (rdzogs rim); and (3) Great Perfection (rdzogs pa chen po); or the three yogas: (1) Maha (rnal 'byor chen po); (2) Anu (rjes su rnal 'byor); and (3) Ati (shin tu rnal 'byor).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Three aspects of a bodhisattva’s practice: completing the accumulations of merit and wisdom, bringing beings to maturity, and training in purifying the realm as a buddha field.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Three aspects of developing prajñā, which … Three aspects of developing prajñā, which describe how the practitioner comes to a true understanding of the teachings. First, one hears or learns what the teachings are. Second, one contemplates or thinks about what this means. Finally, one comes to an intuitive, nonconceptual understanding through meditation.nceptual understanding through meditation.)