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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (Used especially of a philosophical position.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (Used for the Sanskrit tathata, suchness or thusness, i.e., ultimate reality. 194n. 93)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Used in all lineages of Tibetan Buddhism t … Used in all lineages of Tibetan Buddhism to develop bodhichitta, the mind of enlightenment, and to accumulate merit. The seven parts of the prayer are: (1) to prostrate and pay homage, either physically or mentally, to all Buddhas and bodhisattvas in the universe; (2) to make actual and visualized offerings to the Buddhas and bodhisattvas; (3) to confess all one's wrongdoings and one's violations of vows and precepts; (4) to rejoice in the virtuous conduct of all beings; (5) to pray that the Dharma continues to be present and taught to all beings in accordance with their capacity to understand; (6) to beseech the Buddhas not to pass into nirvana yet, but to remain in samsara and teach until all beings are enlightened; (7) to dedicate the merit of one's practice toward one's own enlightenment in order to be able to guide all sentient beings to a similar level of attainment. The Seven Branch Prayer can be practiced on its own or in short form as a preliminary prayer for other practices. a preliminary prayer for other practices.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Used in vajrayāna rituals; usually contains amṛta.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Usually a generic term for a male yidam or meditational deity (generally wrathful or semiwrathful). In whatever form, a heruka is a representation of the ultimate nature of the mind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (Usually a junior monk who acts as personal assistant for the abbot or other monks in important positions. 64, 76n. 7)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages/Glossary + (Usually a process of bringing the upper life- sustaining wind and lower evacuative winds together at the navel.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Usually known under the name Shantarakshita. The Indian pandita and abbot of Vikramashila in India and of Samye who ordained the first Tibetan monks.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (Usually referring to the desire, form, and formless realms.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Usually referring to the four activities of pacifying, increasing, magnetizing, and subjugating.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (Usually refers to the temporary experiences of bliss, clarity, and nonthought produced through meditation practice. Specifically, one of the three stages: intellectual understanding, experience, and realization.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Usually refers to the ten unvirtuous actio … Usually refers to the ten unvirtuous actions: The physical misdeeds of killing, taking what is not given, and engaging in sexual misconduct; the verbal misdeeds of lying, uttering divisive talk, using harsh words, and gossiping; and the mental misdeeds of harboring covetousness, ill-will, and wrong views.g covetousness, ill-will, and wrong views.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (Usually sunrise to sunrise.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (Usually the moment of" ground luminosity. ")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Usually the same as the state of buddhahood, characterized by perfection of the accumulations of merit and wisdom, and by the removal of the two obscurations, but sometimes also the lower stages of enlightenment of an arhat or a pratyekabuddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (Usually this term refers to the eight common siddhis and the supreme siddhi of mahamudra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (Usually this term refers to the intermediate state between death and the next rebirth, but in this context it means "gap" or "period" between two things. Sometimes it is translated as "intermediate state.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Usually this term refers to the three inner tantras of Mahayoga, Anu Yoga, and Ati Yoga, but in the specific context of the translation of the tantras in chapter 12, only Mahayoga and Anu Yoga are included. The Ati Yoga tantras are listed in chapter 14.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (Usually translated "diamond like." This may be an implement held in the hand during certain vajrayana ceremonies or it can refer to a quality which is so pure and so enduring that it is like a diamond.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (Usually translated as "continuum" or "thre … Usually translated as "continuum" or "thread," tantra is synonymous with the Vajrayana or Secret Mantrayana and can also refer to a text that presents these teachings or practices. The translation "continuum" points to the continuity of mind's nature in the beginning as the ground, in the middle along the path, and at the end when it fully manifests as the fruition.d when it fully manifests as the fruition.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (Usually translated as "the Victorious One." The Karmapa is referred to as the Gyalwa Karmapa or the Gyalwang (Victorious and Powerful) Karmapa. In a more general context, "Gyalwa" refers to a buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (Usually translated as "voidness" or "emptiness." In the second turning of the wheel of dharma the Buddha taught that external phenomena and internal phenomena are devoid of any real inherent existence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (Usually translated as the Mind-only School and is one of the major schools in the Mahayana tradition.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (Usually, the intermediate state that follows death and is prior to one's next rebirth. More generally, any of the six transitional phases of living, dreaming, meditation, dying, ultimate reality, and becoming.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (Usually, this refers to the first Madhyama … Usually, this refers to the first Madhyamaka philosopher, who lived around the second century before the Mahayana arose as a distinct identity, but there are other authors of the same name, particularly a tenth-century author of tantric works. The Tibetan tradition assumes all Nāgārjunas to be one authoron assumes all Nāgārjunas to be one author)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Utensils.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Utpattikrama and sampannakrama.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Utpattikrama and sampannakrama.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (Vaibhāsika and Sautrāntika.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Vaibhāṣhikas (Bye brag smra ba) and Sautrāntikas (mDo sde pa).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Vaibhāṣhikas and Sautrāntikas, who assert that entities exist as external referents. GTCD.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (Vaibhāṣika, Sautrāntika, Cittamātra, and Madhyamaka.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Vairocana, Ratnasambhava, Amitābha, Amogha … Vairocana, Ratnasambhava, Amitābha, Amoghasiddhi, and  Akṣobhya. These five Buddhas are associated with various aspects of existence, for example the five skandhas: Vairocana (consciousness), Ratnasambhava (sen- sation), Amitābha (perception), Amoghasiddhi (volition), and Akṣobhya (form).ghasiddhi (volition), and Akṣobhya (form).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Vairochana (rNam par snang mdzad) and Loch … Vairochana (rNam par snang mdzad) and Lochanā (sPyan ma); Ratnasambhava (Rin chen 'byung gnas) and Māmakī (Mā ma kī); Amitābha ('Od dpag med) and Pāṇḍarā (Gos dkar mo); Amoghasiddhi (Don yon grub pa) and Tārā (sGrol ma); Akṣhobhya (Mi bskyod pa) and Vajradhātvīshvarī (rDo rje dbyings kyi dbang phyug ma); and Vajrasattva (rDo rje sems dpa') and Vishvamātā (sNa tshogs yum), or Prajñāpāramitā (Yum chen mo).ogs yum), or Prajñāpāramitā (Yum chen mo).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Vairochana (rNam par snang mdzad), Ratnasambhava (Rin chen 'byung gnas), Amitābha ('Od dpag med), Amoghasiddhi (Don yon grub pa), and Akṣhobhya (Mi bskyod pa).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (Vairotsana's birthplace near Uyuk in the Nyemo area.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (Vairotsana's companion on the journey to India. After receiving transmission from Shri Singha, he decided to return to Tibet but was killed by border guards. He reincarnated as Yudra Nyingpo in Tsawarong.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (Vairotsana's father, though some sources claim he was Vairotsana's uncle who adopted his nephew after the father died.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Vajra Seat. See Diamond Throne)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Vajra body (sku rdo rje), vajra speech (gs … Vajra body (sku rdo rje), vajra speech (gsung rdo rje), vajra mind (thugs rdo rje), and wisdom (ye shes). Alternatively, this refers to generating the deity through the four steps of emptiness, seed syllable, the complete formation of the deity's body, and placement of the letters at the head, throat, and heart. See Kongtrul 2008, 95. throat, and heart. See Kongtrul 2008, 95.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Vajra body (sku rdo rje), vajra speech (gsung rdo rje), and vajra mind (thugs rdo rje).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (Vajra recitation is the practice of linkin … Vajra recitation is the practice of linking mantra recitation with movements of the breath. This often involves linking the inhalation, resting, and exhalation of the breath with the mental recitation of the seed syllables OṂ AḤ HūṂ, while simultaneously holding the vase breath. [NO 4, 20]eously holding the vase breath. [NO 4, 20])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (Vajra seat. The place in Bihar, India, where all the buddhas of this eon have attained and will attain enlightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (Vajra wisdom is linked with the svābhāvikakāya and the union of awareness and emptiness. [LW 36])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (Vajra-holder. Emanation of Samantabhadra. The dharmakaya buddha of the New Schools. Can also refer to one's personal teacher of Vajrayana or to the all-embracing buddha-nature.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (Vajradhara is considered the sovereign lord of all families and the teacher of the tantras. It is also said that this is the form Śākyamuni took when teaching the Secret Mantra. [TD 1439])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (Vajradhātu and Garbhadhātu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (Vajrapāni is a wrathful deity that first a … Vajrapāni is a wrathful deity that first appears in Buddhist literature as a bodyguard of the Buddha. With the rise of the Mantrayāna, he is promoted to the level of bodhisattva, and his presence in the audience of the Buddhas teachings is an indication that the sutra or tantra contains mantras that the sutra or tantra contains mantras)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (Vajrapāṇi is the condensation of the enlightened mind of all the buddhas and the embodiment of their strength, might, and power. [TD 1734])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (Vajrasattva is a yidam deity that is considered the sovereign lord of the hundred buddha families. He is white in appearance and sits in the vajra posture. With his right hand, he holds a vajra at his heart, and with his left, a bell at his hip. [TD 1442])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (Vajravārāhī, also known as Vajrayoginī, ri … Vajravārāhī, also known as Vajrayoginī, rises to prominence within the Cakrasamvara literature. There she is both that deity's consort and features as the central deity in a number of practices. Instead of having a sow's head, as in the goddess Vārāhī, she is sometimes depicted with a sow emerging from the top of her head, its grunt destroying ignorance. She is also the principal deity within the Karma Kagyü tradition.al deity within the Karma Kagyü tradition.)