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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.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the epithet of Shiva, regarded (especially in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism) as a protector of the Buddhadharma)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the essential dependence of things on each other, whereby they are empty of independent self-existence; causality, expressed in a formula of twelve links)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the extensive biography of the Lotus-Born master, Padmasambhava; a terma revealed by Sangye Lingpa (1340-1396).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the fact that the seemingly real identity in a person or phenomenon cannot be found to be of a permanent, partless and independent nature.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (the falsely conceived way in which phenomena are believed to exist, i.e. without depending upon parts, causes and mental imputation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the famous Tsurphu Scroll an early Ming dy … the famous Tsurphu Scroll an early Ming dynasty silk-backed painting with Chinese, Tibetan, Mongolian, Uighur and Arabic inscriptions. It depicts the miracles performed by the Fifth Karmapa Dezhin Shekpa during his 22-day visit to the Yunglo (Yongle) emperor in Nanjing in 1407. The emperor also offered the Karmapa the famous Black Hat, which he had seen in a vision during a religious ceremony.n in a vision during a religious ceremony.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the famous temple and most important pilgrimage site in Lhasa, houses the Jowo statue of Buddha Shakyamuni.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the female genitals.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the fifth Perfection, see ''Dhyāna; (dhyāna, mnyam bzhag)'': gesture of both hands flat with palms upward, right fingers resting on the left, thumbs slightly bent with the tips touching.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the fifth of six levels of tantra in the Nyingma school; an approach in which all phenomena are realized to be perfect in their supreme purity and equalness)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the final and most important part of the preliminary practices. The practice of supplicating for blessings and mingling the mind of an enlightened master with one's own mind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the first of six levels of tantra in the Nyingma school; an approach employing ascetic practices and ritual purity)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the first of the three categories of teachings in atiyoga, or Great Perfection)
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 first treasure teaching discovered by Orgyen Terdak Lingpa, is classified by Kongtrul in ''The Treasury of Rediscovered Teachings'' as a meditation on the physically manifest body of enlightenment of the peaceful form of Guru Rinpochay.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the five aspects of pristine awareness—pri … the five aspects of pristine awareness—pristine awareness of the basic space of phenomena, or dharmadhatu (''chhö-ying ye-shey''); mirror-like pristine awareness (''me-long ta-bui ye-shey''); pristine awareness of equalness (''nyam-nyid ye-shey''); discriminating pristine awareness (''so-sor tog-pai ye-shey''); and all-accomplishing pristine awareness (''ja-wa drub-pai ye-shey'')ine awareness (''ja-wa drub-pai ye-shey''))
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the five immediate karmas, sins or evil ac … the five immediate karmas, sins or evil acts are killing one's mother, one's father, or an ''Arhant''; causing schism in the Saṅgha of ''bhikṣus''; and drawing blood from a ''Tathāgata'' with evil intent. The five close to or approaching them (''de dang nye ba lnga'') are defiling one's mother who is an Arhantī; killing a Bodhisattva on the Definite Stage (''niyata-bhūmi''); killing an ''Ārya'' on the Path of Training (i.e. not yet an ''Arhant''); robbing the Saṅgha of means of livelihood; and destroying a ''stūpa'' of livelihood; and destroying a ''stūpa'')
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (the five sciences: language; dialectics; science of  medicine; science of mechanical arts; religious philosophy.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the flow or "thread" of conserous awareness from moment to moment that is misapprehended as a discrete "self" or ego-entity)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the flower ''Pentapetes phoenicia'')
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Introduction to the Middle Way/Glossary + (the followers of Sammita. This Hinayana gr … the followers of Sammita. This Hinayana group (of which no original writings have survived) seems to have been large and, to judge by the Tibetan name ("honored by many"), prestigious. It is divided into three subgroups or lineages: (1) Kaurukullaka (''sa sgron ril gnas pa'i sde''); (2) Avantava (''rung ba pa'i sde''); and (3) Vatsiputriya (''gnas ma bu ba'i sde'').3) Vatsiputriya (''gnas ma bu ba'i sde'').)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Finding Rest in the Nature of the Mind/Glossary + (the followers of Sammita. This Hinayana gr … the followers of Sammita. This Hinayana group (of which no original writings have survived) seems to have been large and, to judge by the Tibetan name ("honored by many"), prestigious. It is divided into three subgroups or lineages: (1) Kaurukullaka (''sa sgron ril gnas pa'i sde''); (2) Avantava (''rung ba pa'i sde''); and (3) Vatsiputriya (''gnas ma bu ba'i sde'').3) Vatsiputriya (''gnas ma bu ba'i sde'').)