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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the Family of Amoghasiddhi)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the Great Dakini of Tsurphu; consort of the fifteenth Karmapa. Her reincarnation, Khandro Rinpoche, lives in Himachal Pradesh, India, but teaches around the world.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the Great Perfection approach of Buddhist … the Great Perfection approach of Buddhist practice, so called because the modes of samsara, nirvana and the spiritual path are "perfect" (''dzog'') within this approach, which is "great" (''chhen'') because it functions as the common ground of all spiritual approaches; the third of seven terms referring to the Great Perfection teachings as explained to Dudjom Lingpa by Ekajati [already self-perfected state (DZP); absolute completeness (KB); total completeness (PE)]ompleteness (KB); total completeness (PE)])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the Jowo Rinpoche or Jowo Shakyamuni in the Jokhang, the main temple of Lhasa originally called Rasa Trulnang Temple. This statue is said to have been made while Buddha Shakyamuni was still alive and personally blessed by him.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the Karmapa incarnation line. Chokgyur Lingpa predicted the names of the first twenty-five. The present is the seventeenth.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the Law of the Buddhas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the Lotus-Born master who brought Vajrayana to Tibet in the eight century; also referred to as Guru Rinpoche, the precious teacher. For more details on this master's life, see ''The Lotus-Born''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the Perfection of Wisdom, esp. as a branch of literature and study; (''sher phyin ma''): the Perfection of Wisdom as a female deity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (the Sambhogakāya aspect of Akṣobhya.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the Saviouress, She Who Takes (beings) Across (the Ocean of ''Saṃsāra''); also means 'Star'.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the Southern Continent of Indian mythical … the Southern Continent of Indian mythical geography, often identified with the Indian subcontinent; but from the point of view of the characteristics of its human inhabitants, all this Earth is classed as Jambudvīpa. I have usually translated it as 'India' or 'our world' according to the context.' or 'our world' according to the context.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (the Teaching of the Buddha; the truth, the true law; individual things, elements, or phenomena are all referred to as dharmas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the Ultimate Mode of Being of all things)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the Universal Law, the fact that phenomena do not exist as they are apprehended by consciousness adhering to their true existence. The ''Dharmadhātu'' Wisdom is the Wisdom-knowledge directly cognizing this)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the Vedic god of fire, guardian of the south-eastern direction)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (the Yana, or vehicle, using the science of vibration to illuminate the path. Vibration includes the entire range of feeling between the motionless centre and the tumultuous periphery, only a fraction of which can be perceived by the ear.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the accumulations of merits and of Wisdom-knowledge that one must gather by practising the Perfections so as to achieve Enlightenment)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (the all-pervasive primordial Buddha from whom radiates the five Dhyānibuddhas; the representation of dynamic energy that brings form into  existence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (the aspect of consciousness that is aware only of the consciousness itself. It is asserted by the Chittamatra school and refuted by the Madhyamaka school.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (the bodhisattva embodying the boundless compassion of full enlightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the books of 'sacred knowledge' — hymns and rituals — of the Aryans who invaded India c. 1700 BC, completed by about 800 BC.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the capital of Nepal.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the category of direct transmission instructions; the third of three categories of teachings in atiyoga, or Great Perfection)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the category of vast expanse of being; the second of the three categories of teachings in atiyoga, or Great Perfection [category of expanse (PT)])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the cessation of everything samsaric such … the cessation of everything samsaric such as ignorance and suffering, the Liberation of an ''Arhant'' or a Buddha. Hīnayāna ''Nirvāṇa'' is supremely blissful but unhelpful to others, and the ''Arhant'' must eventually abandon that self-absorbed state and enter the Mahāyāna. '' 'Nirvāṇa' '' is also used for the passing away of a Buddha (and sometimes for that of other, presumably saintly persons), 'the N/ being the passing of 'the Buddha', Śākyamuni; when we ask Buddhas not to enter N., they are of course in N. already in one sense, but we want them to continue manifesting themselves, not to pass away. Non-conceptual (nirvikalpa, mam par mi rtog (pa)).eptual (nirvikalpa, mam par mi rtog (pa)).)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951/Glossary + (the chief minister)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgon Kongtrul's Retreat Manual/Appendix 4: Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Deities, and Practices Mentioned in the Retreat Manual + (the chief of the lotus buddha-family and of the pure land Blissful, where Buddhists of many cultures, including Tibetan, aspire to be reborn.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (the clan into which the Buddha was born; their lands in northern India  bordered on Nepal. The Sākyas were destroyed by neighboring peoples during the  Buddha's lifetime.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (the community of those practicing the teac … the community of those practicing the teachings of the Buddha, united by their vision and their commitment to the path. In order to lay the foundation for Dharma practice, various forms of discipline are undertaken. Eight traditional kinds of Sangha exist: bhikṣu and bhikṣuṇī: fully ordained monks and nuns; śramaṇara and sramaṇĩ: novices who have taken preliminary vows; śikṣamaṇa: aspirants too young to join the community but who follow special rules; upavasta: laymen or laywomen who take monk's vows for a certain limited time; upāsaka and upāsikā: laymen and laywomen who practice Buddhist teachings and follow five precepts: not to kill, not to steal, not to lie, not to take intoxicating substances, not to engage in sexual misconduct.ances, not to engage in sexual misconduct.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (the community or fellowship of aspirants to the Here and Now united by their common knowledge of the transpersonal aspects of the human mind, and their common place of refuge-the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgon Kongtrul's Retreat Manual/Appendix 4: Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Deities, and Practices Mentioned in the Retreat Manual + (the completion phase meditations of the Vajra Yoga Instruction Lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the concentration in which Liberation or the Enlightenment of a Buddha is attained. Called 'destroyer of hostile forces' (''para-sainyapramardin'') since it eliminates the last obstructions)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the conventional aspect of the practice of Dharma, equivalent to Compassion, as contrasted with the ultimate aspect, Wisdom. In Tantra, it is symbolized by the ''vajra'' and the male aspect. Also counted as seventh of the ten Perfections.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the coral tree, ''Erythrina indica'', one of the five trees of paradise, with brilliant scarlet flowers.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951/Glossary + (the corporation of a lama)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Buddhist Philosophy of the Middle/Glossary + (the correlative opposite of transactional- … the correlative opposite of transactional-pragmatic, and of Surface (level). See Skt. ''paramārtha'', Tib. ''don dam pa''. Cf. Reality of Absolute/ultimate Meaning/Sense, Skt. ''paramārthasatya'', Tib. ''don dam pa'i bden pa''. (The frequently used translation of Skt. ''satya'' = Tib. ''bden pa'', and of Pali ''sacca'', by "truth" is in this case etymological and hence simply conventional. Here the word ''satya'' does not denote truth as the property of either a proposition, statement or sentence, or of a belief. But even the rendering Reality does not entirely resolve all the philosophical issues involved, and recourse to multiple renderings and definitions can only pardy compensate for these difficulties of translation. For the use of conventional terminological equivalents in the translation of Indian and Tibetan philosophical terminology see D. Seyfort Ruegg, "La traduction de la terminologie technique de la pensee indienne et bouddhique depuis Sylvain Lévi" [1007]. In the present work, markedly conventional and technical English renderings are shown by capitalized initial letters, for example "Absolute" and "Emptiness")s, for example "Absolute" and "Emptiness"))
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth within the six realms of existence, characterized by suffering, impermanence, and ignorance.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (the cycle of teachings given by the Buddha; three such cycles, known as the Three Turnings of the Wheel of the Dharma, were taught by Sākyamuni Buddha during his lifetime.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgon Kongtrul's Retreat Manual/Appendix 4: Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Deities, and Practices Mentioned in the Retreat Manual + (the deity whose meditation represents the pinnacle of the tantras of the Later Translations.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (the deluded mental factor that is attracted to and wishes to possess misery-producing objects, mistakenly believing them to be true sources of happiness.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (the deluded mental factor that seeks to be separated from and generates anger towards unpleasant objects.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (the dependent and relational character of … the dependent and relational character of phenomena; any phenomenon so characterized. Establishing things as dependent arisings - i.e. as dependent upon parts, causes and mental imputation for their existence - overcomes the false view of their being inherently self-existent.w of their being inherently self-existent.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (the designation given to those Vajrayana p … the designation given to those Vajrayana practitioners in India who were considered to have attained the complete perfection of enlightenment. The ''mahasiddhas'' were people from all castes and walks of life who followed a tantric guru, practiced meditation intensively, attained realization, and themselves became gurus to others. In the tradition, a group of eighty-four ''mahasiddhas'' was especially well known, all of whom are reputed to have lived in India between the eighth and the twelfth centuries.ween the eighth and the twelfth centuries.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the direct experience of basic space as original purity, free of conceptual limitations)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (the discipline necessary to help one conta … the discipline necessary to help one contain the impulsive nature of the human body and to make every gesture and action meaningful, thereby expediting the fulfillment of the Bodhisattva Vow. It refers also to the body of literature which describes the manner of conduct required of the early Buddhist monks and laymen.ed of the early Buddhist monks and laymen.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Folk Tales of Tibet/Glossary + (the doctrine of Buddha; it could also mean any religion when used in its context.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the dualistic conception of object and subject)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the dynamic energy of the ground of being, … the dynamic energy of the ground of being, accounting for all qualities of the awakened state; when it is misperceived due to nonrecognition of intrinsic awareness, it gives rise to all aspects of ordinary experience [power, skill (BM); creativity (FRC, MW, PE, SL); display (NJ, PC); potency, the external manifestation of energy (SL)]the external manifestation of energy (SL)])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the edible white water-lily, Nymphaea esculenta.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (the eight Heruka Sādhanas are part of the … the eight Heruka Sādhanas are part of the meditative realization transmission which preserves essential instructions for practice. Each of these sādhanas is connected with a particular root text and with various specific practices containing everything necessary for enlightenment. They were transmit- ted from Padmasambhava to eight of his disciples who were known as the Eight Great Ācāryas. The Eight Heruka Sādhanas are: 'Jam-dpal-sku (gshin-rje); Padma-gsung; Yang-dag-thugs; rDo-rje phur-ba 'phrin-las; bDud-rtsi yon-tan; Ma-mo rbod-stong; 'Jig-rten mchos-bstod; and dMod-pa drag-sngags.rten mchos-bstod; and dMod-pa drag-sngags.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the enlightened being in a buddhafield who emanates or 'incarnates' into the world.)