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• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/White Lotus (Mipham)/Glossary  + (lit. wheel or channel-wheel. A configurati … lit. wheel or channel-wheel. A configuration of spokes or petal-like channels resembling a wheel, which is supported by the central channel. Depending on the tantra, four or six chakras are mentioned. The dharmachakra is the channel-wheel situated at the level of the heart.-wheel situated at the level of the heart.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “Dharma body.” Also called absolute dimension. The emptiness aspect of buddhahood.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “Gentle and Glorious.” The bodhisattva who embodies the buddhas’ knowledge and wisdom.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “Love.” One of the Buddha’s eight closest bodhisattva disciples. As the future Buddha, he presently resides in the Tuṣita heaven.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “Mighty Lord.” A general Indian name for a creator god.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Distinguishing the Views/Glossary  + (lit. “One thus gone” or “One gone to suchness” - an epithet of the complete Buddha.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “all-concealing truth.” The apparent truth perceived and taken as real by the deluded mind, which conceals their true nature. See also ultimate truth.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “beyond suffering” or “the transcende … lit. “beyond suffering” or “the transcendence of misery.” While this can be loosely understood as the goal of Buddhist practice, the opposite of saṃsāra or cyclic existence, it is important to realize that the term is understood differently by the different vehicles. The nirvāṇa of the Lesser Vehicle, the peace of cessation that an arhat attains, is very different from a buddha’s “nondwelling” nirvāṇa, the state of perfect enlightenment that transcends both saṃsara and nirvāṇa. that transcends both saṃsara and nirvāṇa.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “childish.” Ordinary beings who are spiritually immature.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “continuity” or “continuum.” Also tra … lit. “continuity” or “continuum.” Also translated as “stream of being,” or simply “mind.” This term denotes that aspect of an individual that continues from one moment to the next and from one life time to the next, and which therefore includes the individual’s stock of positive and negative deeds along with their positive and negative habitual tendencies.positive and negative habitual tendencies.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “firm, stable.” Used widely in the ''Sūtralāṃkāra'' as an epithet for a bodhisattva.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “individual liberation.” The collective term for the different forms of Buddhist ordination and the irrespective vows, as laid down in the Vinaya.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “levels of the noble ones.” The ten levels of realization reached by bodhisattvas on the paths of seeing, meditation, and no more learning. In some classifications additional levels are added.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “mind-only.” The teaching that the ob … lit. “mind-only.” The teaching that the objects of the senses do not exist outside the mind and are simply projections of the mind. This doctrine was propagated in particular by the followers of the Yogācāra school. Its proponents are known as Cittamātrin (Tib. ''sems tsam pa'').wn as Cittamātrin (Tib. ''sems tsam pa'').)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “one who feeds on smells.” A kind of … lit. “one who feeds on smells.” A kind of spirit that feeds on scents. Gandharvas are also classed as inhabitants of the lowest gods’ realms, where they are renowned for their musical skills. The name is used as well for beings in the intermediate state: since they inhabit a mental body, they feed not on solid food but on odors. they feed not on solid food but on odors.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “one who has gone to bliss.” An epithet of a buddha.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “one who has vanquished the enemy” (t … lit. “one who has vanquished the enemy” (the enemy being defilements). A practitioner of the Lesser Vehicle (that is, a listener or solitary realizer) who has attained the cessation of suffering, i.e., nirvaṇa, but not the perfect buddhahood of the Great Vehicle.e perfect buddhahood of the Great Vehicle.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “pure.” The name given to a number of gods in the world of form.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “six gatherings of consciousness” (signifying the gathering of a sense object, a sense organ, and a consciousness). The consciousnesses related to vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and mentation.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “taming.” The section of the Buddha’s teaching that deals with discipline, and in particular with the vows of monastic ordination.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “that cannot be mentioned” or “cannot … lit. “that cannot be mentioned” or “cannot be praised.” This term covers every kind of action that results in suffering and not only the most serious kinds of wrong doing. Shameful deeds are divided into those that are naturally negative and those that are negative in that they involve breaches of vows.ive in that they involve breaches of vows.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “union (''’byor'') with the natural state (''rnal ma'').” A term for spiritual practice.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary  + (lit. “wheel.” Cyclic existence, the endless round of birth, death, and rebirth in which beings suffer as result of their actions and defilements.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary  + (lit.'Ever-weeping'; a great Bodhisattva in
the Prajñāpāramitā literature who manifested great fortitude in attempting to
 obtain the Prajñāpāramitā teachings during the time of the Buddha Dharmodgata.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life/Glossary  + (lit: 'a superior being', one who has attained a direct perception of Ultimate Truth.)

• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life/Glossary  + (lit: 'one who has gone to bliss,' an epithet for a Buddha.)

• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life/Glossary  + (lit: 'one who has overcome the foe', namely one who has overcome the foe of disturbing conceptions and has attained liberation from cyclic existence. In chapter nine this term refers specifically to the Hinayana Arhat.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life/Glossary  + (lit: 'the all good one'the name of a Bodhisattva.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life/Glossary  + (lit: 'the heart of earth', the name of a Bodhisattva.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life/Glossary  + (lit: 'the heart of space', the name of a Bodhisattva.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life/Glossary  + (lit: 'the holder of the vajra', the name of the Bodhisattva of Power.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life/Glossary  + (lit: 'the lord of the world', the name of the Bodhisattva of Compassion.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life/Glossary  + (lit: 'the lotus holder', another name for Avalokiteshvara.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life/Glossary  + (lit: 'the smooth melodious one, the name of the Bodhisattva of Wisdom.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary  + (literally meaning Great Gem, usually trans … literally meaning Great Gem, usually translated as Precious One, this title is used to address the Lama in whom one has placed one's trust during the initial stages of practice. Also used to address monastic ofĺrciaries. Sadhana, a ritual text which provides the model during meditational practice for mature total involvement. Sadhana is the effort through practice necessary to achieve a constant illuminated state along the Path of Dharma.lluminated state along the Path of Dharma.)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary  + (literally, "(one) gone to suchness"; an epithet for a buddha, often Shakyamuni Buddha)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary  + (literally, "Accomplishment of Meaning"; among the buddhas of the five families, the green buddha associated with the northern direction; the name denotes the self-occurring nature of all aspects of reality)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary  + (literally, "Bearer of the Vajra"; the dharmakaya buddha embodying the ultimate nature of mind; the form manifested by Shakyamuni when teaching tantra)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary  + (literally, "Blissful (Realm)"; pure realm associated with the buddha Amitabha and the western direction)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary  + (literally, "Dense Array"; the pure realm associated with the buddha Vairocana and the central direction)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary  + (literally, "Distinct Manifestation"; among the buddhas of the five families, the one associated with the central direction; the name denotes the positive qualities of the nature of mind becoming fully evident)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary  + (literally, "Endowed with Glory"; the pure realm associated with the buddha Ratnasambhava and the southern direction)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary  + (literally, "Lake-Born Vajra of Oddiyana"; epithet of an aspect of Padmakara)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary  + (literally, "Limitless Illumination"; among the buddhas of the five families, the one associated with the western direction; the name denotes the unlimited manifest aspect of the ground of being)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary  + (literally, "Lion of Speech"; a bodhisattva embodying the wisdom and transcendent knowledge of all buddhas and bodhisattvas)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary  + (literally, "Manifest Joy"; the pure realm associated with the buddha Akshobhya and the eastern direction)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary  + (literally, "Powerful Lord with Eyes Gazing Down"; the bodhisattva embodying the compassion of all buddhas and bodhisattvas; also referred to as the "Supremely Compassionate One" (Skt. Mahākaruṇika; Tib. T'hugje Chhenpo [ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེན་པོ་]))
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary  + (literally, "Source of Preciousness"; among … literally, "Source of Preciousness"; among the buddhas of the five families, the one associated with the southern direction; the name denotes the ground of being as the source of all elements of the path and its fruition, and endowed with an abundance of positive qualitiesed with an abundance of positive qualities)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary  + (literally, "Under Nothing"; the pinnacle pure realm, another epithet for the pure realm of Ghanavyuha, that of the Buddha Vairocana)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary  + (literally, "Unshakable Vajra"; among the b … literally, "Unshakable Vajra"; among the buddhas of the five families, the one associated with the eastern direction; the name denotes the ground of being endowed with the seven vajra (''dor-je'') attributes and unwavering (''mi-kyod'') throughout the three timesg (''mi-kyod'') throughout the three times)
• Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary  + (literally, "Utterly Perfect and Complete Activity"; pure realm associated with the buddha Amoghasiddhi and the northern direction)