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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (first of the three inner tantras of the Ny … first of the three inner tantras of the Nyingma school; emphasizes sadhana practice and the view that liberation is attained through growing accustomed to the insight into the indivisibility of the superior two truths —— purity and equality. The pure natures of the aggregates, elements and sense factors are the male and female buddhas and bodhisattvas. At the same time, everything that appears and exists is of the equal nature of emptiness.xists is of the equal nature of emptiness.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (first of the two Stages of ''Anuttara-yoga-tantra'')
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (first ruler of all of Tibet, took the throne in 247 BC.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (five aspects of the complete path to enlightenment, following one another in succession: preparation or accumulation; application; vision or seeing; cultivation; no more learning.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (five embryonic stages.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (five families of Jinas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (flows between Tsikey and Surmang monasteries in Nangchen.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (fluid that exudes from bumps on the temples of a male elephant when he is in rut.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (following the Nyāya system of Brahmanical philosophy.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (for instance to the life force of Tseringma; a short empowerment ritual, usually for receiving the blessings of the body, speech and mind of the deity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (for most purposes, there are six P. a Bodh … for most purposes, there are six P. a Bodhisattva must practise — Giving, Morality, Patience, Joyous Energy, Meditative absorption (''dhyāna'') and Wisdom. In the scheme of the ''Daśa-bhūmika-sūtra'', the list is extended to ten by the addition of Skill in Means, Vow, Power and Wisdom-knowledge, but very little is taught of these extra four. Overwhelmingly the most important is the P. of Wisdom (''prajñā-pāramitā''), to which a major branch of the Sūtra and commentarial literature has been devoted. commentarial literature has been devoted.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (for the activity of a Buddha, or for Tantr … for the activity of a Buddha, or for Tantric rites, Tib. often uses the honorific (')''phrin las'', which I have sometimes translated as 'divine action' or 'divine activity'. The 'four activities' or 'four rites' are Pacifying or Calming, Increasing, Subjugating or Subduing, and Fiercenessg, Subjugating or Subduing, and Fierceness)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (forces that bind one to cyclic existence a … forces that bind one to cyclic existence and obstruct the pursuit of virtue; four are usually enumerated—afflictive emotions, the mind-body aggregates, mortality and fascination with positive meditative experiences that impedes progress on the path to enlightenmentedes progress on the path to enlightenment)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (formal techniques to promote spiritual development and accomplishment)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (former life of Chimey Dorje, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's father; founder of Lhalam monastery in Nangchen.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Perles d'ambroisie Volume III/Glossary + (formule («mantra», sngags) qui permet principalement d’accomplir les activités de la déité et la connaissance transcendante, ou esprit adamantin, et peut aussi désigner les déités féminines ainsi que d’autres éléments du Vajrayana.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (founded by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche at the great stupa of Boudhanath in Nepal; abbot and vajra master are Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche and Chokling Rinpoche.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (founder of the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (fourth of four levels of Mahamudra. For more details, see Dakpo Tashi Namgyal, ''Clarifying the Natural State''. (Rangjung Yeshe Publications).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (freedom from samsara, either as an Arhat or as a Buddha; a practice performed by a fully realized being in order to liberate the consciousness of a malignant being into a Buddhafield)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (ften identified with Kailasha in the Hindu … ften identified with Kailasha in the Hindu world, this mount is the centre of the universe and is ringed by mountains and lakes which protect it from the great ocean in which float the four continents and the eight island continents. On top of the heavenly mount is a flat plain, the home of the gods. In the centre of the plain is the three-tiered temple of the Guru's Body.he three-tiered temple of the Guru's Body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (full enlightenment: the goal of the Mahāyāna practitioner.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (full-time meditators who never cut their braided hair; often they are monks.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (fundamental nature of experience.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Perles d'ambroisie Volume III/Glossary + (gain et perte, éloge et blâme, renom et mépris, plaisir et douleur.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (generally means a world or world-system.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (gesture in which the arm is outstretched with all the fingers extended and the palm outwards)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (gestures symbolizing particular spiritual … gestures symbolizing particular spiritual attributes or steps toward perfection. There are technically four types of mudrā: the symbolic seal (Skt. Upāyamudrā, Tib. Dam-tshig phyag-rgya); the female partner in tantric practices or the visualized partner who represents Pristine Awareness (Skt. Karmamudrā orJñānamudrā, Tib. Las-kyi phyag-rgya or Ye-shes-kyi phyag-rgya); the seal of the Absolute (Skt. Dharmamudrā, Tib. Chos-kyi phyag-rgya); and the Great Seal (Skt. Mahāmudrā, Tib. Phyag-rgya chen-po).(Skt. Mahāmudrā, Tib. Phyag-rgya chen-po).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (giant mountain at the centre of the world, where the two lowest classes of gods of the Desire Realm live. It is said to rise 84000 leagues above sea-level.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (given from the master's voice to the disciple's ears, and only to one person at a time, rather than being a printed text.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (giving, kind words, assisting the development of others, consistency between words and actions.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (giving, pleasant speech, helping, and consistency.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (god, in the sense of a being reborn within the relatively highest realms of cyclic existence; in other contexts, the term refers to a meditation deity embodying a particular quality of pristine awareness)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (goddess of Euphony and patron of the arts and sciences; early known as  goddess of a sacred river in northern India and as the goddess of speech and  learning; traditionally regarded in India as the source of the Sanskrit language and  Devanāgari letters.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (goddess or female tantric deities who protect and serve the tantric doctrine.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (gompa, monastery. Retreat center and nunnery founded by Tsang-Yang Gyatso, half a day's horse ride from Fortress Peak or Lachab.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (good destiny)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (grammar, dialectics, medicine, arts and crafts, and religious philosophy.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (great Buddhist scholar; usually refers to the Buddhist scholars from Kashmir or India.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (great Indian siddha, teacher of Naropa, and father of the Kagyu lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (great religious ruler and grandson of Trisong Deutsen; also known as the third of the great Dharma kings who established Buddhism in Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (great scholar/khenpo; a title only given to teachers of the highest degree of learning.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (great siddha and translator who visited In … great siddha and translator who visited India; also known as Palchen Galo ['Galo' is an abbreviation of Ga Lotsawa, or "the translator of the Ga clan"]. He stayed at Nalanda monastery and meditated in the Cool Grove Charnel Ground, where he had a vision of a wisdom-protector and received predictions, [tur]-protector and received predictions, [tur])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (great wrathful tantric deity; wrathful aspect of Avalokiteśvara.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (greed, hate, delusion.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (guardian deity of a specific terma treasure.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (guardian of the Doctrine)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (guardian protector of the teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (guardians of the Dharma teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (guidance in understanding and experiencing the nature of mind; vital part of Mahamudra and Dzogchen.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (guru, yidam and dakini. The ''guru'' is the root of blessings, the ''yidam'' of accomplishment, and the ''dakini'' of activity. They are usually three types of sadhana practice.)