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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (What is real and unreal.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (Whatever can be experienced (the five elements) and has a possibility of existence (the five aggregates). This term usually refers to the world and sentient beings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (Whatever can be experienced and has a possibility of existence. Usually this term refers to the world and sentient beings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Wheel of fine gold presented to the great temple of Samye by Jikme Lingpa)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (When a reason is uncertain (where the pres … When a reason is uncertain (where the presence of the predicate in subject is debatable), inconclusive (where the reasons positive or negative pervasion of the predicate is not determined), or contradictory (where the reason and the predicate are opposites).e reason and the predicate are opposites).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (When living beings first settled in Tibet, … When living beings first settled in Tibet, the country was divided into twelve kingdoms, namely, ''mchims-yul gru-shul'' ruled by ''mchims-rje gu-yod''; ''zhang-zhung'' ruled by the king ''lig-snya shur''; ''myang-do phyong-dkar'' ruled by ''gtsang-rje thod-dkar''; ''gnubs-yul gling-dgu'' ruled by the king ''gnubs-rje dmigs-pa''; ''nyang-ro sham-bod'' ruled by the king ''mgam-rje 'brom''; ''gyi-ri ljongs-sdon'' ruled by the king ''gyi-rje rman-po''; ''ngam-shod khra-snar'' ruled by the king ''zing-rje khri-'phrang gsum''; '' 'ol-phu spang-mkhar'' ruled by the king ''zing-rje thon-greng''; ''srim-rong la-mo-gong'' ruled by the king ''brang-rje gong-nam''; ''kong-yul bre-sna'' ruled by the king ''kong-rje dar-po tug-dang''; ''nyang-yul mams-gsum'' ruled by ''nyang btsun klang-rgyal''; and ''dvags-yul gru-bzhi'' which was ruled by the king ''dvags-rje mang-po rgyal''. 507, 949king ''dvags-rje mang-po rgyal''. 507, 949)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (When not being used in an obviously metaph … When not being used in an obviously metaphorical sense, this term refers either to a spirit or, symbolically, to obstacles on the path. The Demon of the Aggregates refers to the five skandhas (body, sensation, perception, conditioning factors, and consciousness) as described in Buddhist teaching as the basis for the imputation of the notion of "I," the personal self, which constitutes the root cause of suffering in samsara. The Demon of the Afflictions refers to defiled emotions such as attachment, anger, ignorance, pride, and jealousy, which are productive of suffering. The Demon Lord of Death refers not only to actual death but to the momentary transience of all phenomena, the nature of which is suffering. The Demon Son of Gods refers to mental wandering and the attachment to phenomena apprehended as really existent. phenomena apprehended as really existent.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (When referring to the view of the Great Perfection, awareness means consciousness devoid of ignorance and dualistic fixation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (When referring to the view of the Great Perfection, "awareness" means consciousness devoid of ignorance and dualistic fixation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (When the planets, commencing from the mean sun, move through the progressive and and regressive early and later steps by way ofincrement and decrement.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (When the planets, commencing from their birth constellations, move through the progressive and regressive early and later stepsby way of increment and decrement.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (When the sun, for example,moves through Cancer, Leo, and Virgo—the first three houses of its southernjourney)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (When they die, accomplished practitioners of the Great Perfection sometimes gradually dissolve their body into rainbow light, leaving behind nothing but their hair and nails (which are considered to be "dead" parts of the body).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (When, for example, the sun moves through Aries, Taurus, and Gemini—the last three houses of its northernjourney.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (When, for example, the sun moves through Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius—the last three houses of itssouthern journey.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (When, for example, the sun moves through Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces—the first three houses of itsnorthern journey.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mudra/Glossary + (Whenever a person practises virya he finds … Whenever a person practises virya he finds delight in it, because it is not based on painfully going on and on and on, but it is a way of seeing the joyous element, of seeing that energy does not have to be forced but that it develops spontaneously. This happens by not regarding things as a duty in the puritanical or religious sense but doing them because one has already established the connection between the action and one's being.ection between the action and one's being.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (While ''rigpa'' can refer to ordinary, worldly knowledge, in the Nyingma lineage it is the primary term designating the inherent wisdom within, the awakened state itself.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (White sugar, molasses, and honey.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Wholesome, skilful.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (Wife of Marpa. Her name means "egoless.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Wind, vital airs, energy. Prana is the lif … Wind, vital airs, energy. Prana is the life-force energy that flows through the channels (nadis) of the illusory body. Prana is the foundation of all movement and thus of all vital bodily functions. Prana is the bridge between the body and the mind. It is likened to a horse, with the mind as the rider and the nadis as the road. It corresponds to speech, breath, mantra, and to realization of the sambhogakaya. There are both pure and impure pranas (see ''karmaprana'' and ''jnanaprana''). See also ''nadi'' and ''bindu''.prana''). See also ''nadi'' and ''bindu''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Wind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Wisdom energy, wisdom wind. Prana is the s … Wisdom energy, wisdom wind. Prana is the source of all movement, including the movement of mind. The quality of one's mind depends upon the prana or wind on which it is mounted. If the prana is impure, the mind riding it will necessarily be impure as well. If the prana is a wisdom wind, the mind riding that prana will be a wisdom mind. The pranas moving within the central channel are wisdom winds. Since the realization of wisdom depends upon wisdom winds, yogis produce wisdom consciousness by moving all their winds into the central channel. all their winds into the central channel.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Hevajra Tantra I/Glossary + (Wisdom, one of the two supreme coefficient … Wisdom, one of the two supreme coefficients of final enlighten- ment, of which Means (upāya, q.v.) is the other. In Buddhist tantras the feminine partner is properly known as prajñā, and this is the usual meaning of the term throughout the Hevajra-tantra. The Hindu term sakti is never used and would be quite inappropriate (see p. 44). Other terms in use are mudrā (q.v.), vidyā (q.v.) and yoginĩ, which however, has the more general meaning of any feminine practiser.<br>ral meaning of any feminine practiser.<br>)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (Wisdom-knowledge)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Wisdom.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (With ''Cittamātra'', one of the two major … With ''Cittamātra'', one of the two major ''Mahayana'' philosophical schools. Founded by Nāgārjuna, it focuses on the doctrine of ''emptiness'' expounded in the perfection of wisdom literature. Madhyamaka was the most influential single philosophical tradition in Tibet and spread in other parts of the Mahayana world as well.other parts of the Mahayana world as well.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (With ''Hinayana'', one of the two great di … With ''Hinayana'', one of the two great divisions of Buddhism. Based on ''sutras'' (and tantras) allegedly taught by the Buddha later in his career (and regarded by Hinayanists as spurious), it became the dominant style of Buddhism in east and central Asia, including Tibet.in east and central Asia, including Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (With ''analytical meditation'', one of the … With ''analytical meditation'', one of the two basic types of meditation recognized in Buddhism. Placement meditation usually involves focus on a single object; when seriously practiced, it leads to states of ''tranquil abiding, meditative absorption, meditative equipoise'', and ''concentration''. Though a necessary condition for attaining ''enlightenment'', it is riot sufficient on its own and must be combined with analytical meditation.st be combined with analytical meditation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (With implicit intention.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (With reference to the establishment of rea … With reference to the establishment of reality there are the Esoteric Instructions which Conclude the Path (''bzhag-pa lam-gyi mtha' gcod-pa'i man-ngag'') and with reference to liberation there are the Esoteric Instructions of Pure Power which Disclose the Path (''grol-ba stobs dag-pa lam mngon-gyur-gyi man ngag''). 331dag-pa lam mngon-gyur-gyi man ngag''). 331)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Distinguishing the Views/Glossary + (With respect to the four Indian schools, the Madhyamaka school regards itself as the highest. From this perspective, the two Hinayāna schools (Vaibhāṣika and Sautrāntika) and the Mahāyāna Cittamātra school are known as the ‘lower schools.’)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (With the development of higher yoga tantra … With the development of higher yoga tantras, classifications arose to distinguish newer tantras from their predecessors. The stress on the female deities in such tantras as Cakrasaṃvara resulted in their being termed yoginī tantras. A later classification, which has become dominant in the Tibetan tradition, names this group mother tantras to contrast with Guhyasamāja and Yamāntaka, which are classed as father tantras. The mother tantras are traditionally said to stress wisdom while the father tantras stress methoddom while the father tantras stress method)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (With the elaborate seal, one builds upon t … With the elaborate seal, one builds upon the maI).q.ala that was practiced via the single seal. The focus widens from a single deity to two deities in union. Alternately, the development stage of the elaborate seal can also refer to the realization that all the hosts of thoughts are the maṇḍalas of multiple deities. [JG 31] the maṇḍalas of multiple deities. [JG 31])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (With-outflow. A with-outflow object is one by taking which the defilement<br>adheres to it and grows. It is also one whose effect is to retain us in saṃsāra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Withdrawal (sor sdud, pratyāhāra); meditat … Withdrawal (sor sdud, pratyāhāra); meditative concentration (bsam gtan, dhyāna); life-force control (srog rtsol, prāṇāyāma); retention ('dzin pa, dhāraṇā); recollection (rjes dran, anusmṛiti); and samādhi (ting 'dzin). See Kongtrul 2007b, 295–330; and Kongtrul 2008, 154–61.2007b, 295–330; and Kongtrul 2008, 154–61.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Withdrawal from sense perceptions.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (Within the Vajrayāna, the method by which … Within the Vajrayāna, the method by which one achieves stability in one's own pristine awareness, whereby ordinary appearances and clinging are transferred to the nature of buddhafields, and one's body, speech, and mind are transferred to the dwelling of the three vajras. See VE 199-178.lling of the three vajras. See VE 199-178.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (Within the Vajrayāna, the path that reveals the deities and buddhafields as definitely existing by their own characteristics, and which emphasizes only the avenue of relative skillful means. See VE 199.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (Within the compass of the ''form body'', t … Within the compass of the ''form body'', the glorified aspect of a ''buddha'' that appears only to selected disciples. The enjoyment body is said to be possessed of the major and minor marks of a buddha and to teach ''Mahayana'' Dharma in Akanistha heaven to high-level ''bodhisattvas'' for as long as ''samsara'' lasts.attvas'' for as long as ''samsara'' lasts.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Without a cause)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (Without a doubt the best known of the Indi … Without a doubt the best known of the Indian mahāsiddhas; an arrow maker, he lived in the seventh century and composed three cycles of songs which remain famous: the dohas of the king, of the queen, and of the people. He is the originator of the distant lineage of mahāmudrā.nator of the distant lineage of mahāmudrā.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Without an interval.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Without objectivity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Without self, nonself.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Womb (mngal skyes), an egg (sgong skyes), within heat and moisture (drod gsher skyes), or in a spontaneous manner (brdzus skyes).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Womb. By extension, this term refers to the Dharmadhatu, emptiness.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Word-group; one of the viprayukta-saṃskāra-s.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Word-meaning (tshig don), general meaning (spyi don), hidden meaning (sbas don), and ultimate meaning (mthar thug gi don). See Kongtrul 2005, 287–89.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Words of the Buddha.)