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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (the round of birth and death that encloses the realms of the animals, the gods, the anti-gods, the tortured spirits, the denizens of hell and humankind. It is all conditioned existence. It is pain and suffering.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the ruler of the gods of the Realm of Form. He has four faces)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the s. of magical power (of levitation, tr … the s. of magical power (of levitation, transmutation and control of one's feelings), divine hearing, knowing others' thoughts, remembering past lives, and knowing the death and rebirth of sentient beings; and (in ''Arhants'' and Buddhas only) knowledge of the exhaustion of the contaminations. See ''Mppś'', Chap. XLIII.contaminations. See ''Mppś'', Chap. XLIII.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the sacred mountain in west Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the schema of nine yanas, or spiritual app … the schema of nine yanas, or spiritual approaches, elaborated in the teachings of the Nyingma school; the three paths of the shravaka, pratyekabuddha and bodhisattva, and the six levels of tantra—kriyatantra, upatantra, yogatantra, mahayoga, anuyoga and atiyoga; the eight lower approaches are subsumed within the ninth yana of atiyoga, or Great Perfectionninth yana of atiyoga, or Great Perfection)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the school of Tibetan Buddhism based upon … the school of Tibetan Buddhism based upon the teachings of the Indian master known to Tibetans as P'hadampa Sang-gyay (ཕ་དམ་པ་སངས་རྒྱས་), who visited Tibet in the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries; the focus is the pacification of suffering through realization of emptiness, and the main scriptural sources are the sutras of the Perfection of Transcendent Knowledge (Prajñāpāramitā)of Transcendent Knowledge (Prajñāpāramitā))
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the seat of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo in Derge county, home of the famous Buddhist college and subsequently the seat of the successor, Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the second Perfection.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the second of six levels of tantra in the Nyingma school; the approach of gaining accomplishment, especially through mantra repetition and meditative absorption)
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 secret form of Guru Rinpochay within the practice of the Gathering of the Jewels.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the sets of vowed discipline — Prātimokṣa, Bodhisattva and Tantric vows.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the seven p. are the familiar Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn; the eighth is the fictitious and malevolent Rāhu, causer of eclipses. Often a ninth is added, Ketu, the comet, likewise evil and fictitious.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the sixth of six levels of tantra in the N … the sixth of six levels of tantra in the Nyingma school, also known as the Great Perfection approach (''see'' Dzogchen), within which are subsumed the meanings of the eight lower approaches (''see t'heg-pa rim-pa gu''). The great perfection is the nature of reality—the ground of being and its manifest aspect—spontaneously present and self-arising [yoga of the innermost essence (MW)]ising [yoga of the innermost essence (MW)])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (the state of Buddhahood charac- terized by perfection of the accumulations of merit and wisdom, and by the removal of the two obscurations.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (the state of consciousness between death and rebirth; the 'space' between  waking and sleeping; the 'space' between thoughts, etc.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the state of continually having to take rebirth under the control of karma and defilements.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (the state of realization of an arhat or a buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the states in which there is no opportunit … the states in which there is no opportunity to practise the Dharma, namely being born in hell, as an animal, as a ''preta'', among the long-lived gods, or in a barbaric country where there are no Buddhist monastics or lay followers; being dull-witted, deaf and dumb; being addicted to perverse views such as disbelief in rebirth or Liberation; and when no Buddha has appeared and taught the Dharma.Buddha has appeared and taught the Dharma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the subjective pole of experience; conceptual thought patterns that perpetuate perceptions of sensory objects [subject, that which apprehends (GL); reifying concepts (PT)])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the successive steps in the career of an ''Ārya''-Bodhisattva; Buddhahood is attained from the Tenth Stage. A Master of the T.S. is thus an ''Ārya''-Bodhisattva or a Buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the sutras mention: devas, nagas, yakshas, … the sutras mention: devas, nagas, yakshas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kinnaras, and mahoragas. All of them were able to receive and practice the teachings of the Buddha. These eight classes can also refer to various types of mundane spirits who can cause either help or harm, but remain invisible to normal human beings: ''ging, mara, tsen, yaksha, raksha, mamo, rahula'', and ''naga''. On a subtle level, they are regarded as the impure manifestation of the eight types of consciousness.ation of the eight types of consciousness.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (the ten stages or grounds through which advanced bodhisattvas pass on their way to enlightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the ten unwholesome acts are killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, harsh speech, slander, vain speech, covetousness, illwill, and wrong view.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the terrestrial pure land of Padmasambhava.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the terrible judge of the dead, king of th … the terrible judge of the dead, king of the ''pretas'' in the underground Yama-world (''yama-loka'') and also guardian of the southern quarter. The 'Yamas' are either the ''pretas'' or his servants who on his orders throw sinners into hell (AdK, III pp. 153,156). sinners into hell (AdK, III pp. 153,156).)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the third Perfection.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the third of six levels of tantra in the Nyingma school; the approach of calm abiding and penetrative insight to perceive basic space, devoid of defining characteristics)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the thirty-two characteristic Marks and ei … the thirty-two characteristic Marks and eighty minor Signs of a Great Being (a Universal Monarch or a Buddha), such as thousand-spoked wheels on the palms and soles, the hairs of the body pointing upwards, and copper-coloured nails. See Conze, ''Large Sutra'', Appendix II.. See Conze, ''Large Sutra'', Appendix II.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the three Deliverances, or Doors of Deliverance)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the three Objects of Refuge — Buddha, Dharma and Saṅgha)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the three ill destinies, see Destiny.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the three inner tantras of the Nyingma school; profound methods for awakening to buddhahood in one lifetime.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the three kayas: dharmakaya, saṃbhogakaya … the three kayas: dharmakaya, saṃbhogakaya and nirmanakaya. Dharmakaya is the 'body' of enlightened qualities, which is devoid of constructs, like space. Can be either an aspect of the yogi's experience or of final enlightenment. Sambhogakaya is the sublime form of a buddha in the buddhafields endowed with the 'major and minor marks'. Nirmanakaya is the incarnations to influence and benefit sentient beings. to influence and benefit sentient beings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the three levels of the Buddha's teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the trainings relating to Morality, to Concentration, and to Wisdom.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the translated words of the Buddha; the 103 or 104 volumes of the Tibetan canonical scriptures that contain the direct words of Buddha Shakyamuni.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the tree ''Jonesia asoka'', with magnificent red flowers. Lit. 'sorrowless')
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the true nature of mind itself, as contrasted with the contents of mind as thoughts, perceptions, emotions and so forth [Mind (BM); pure experience, experience-as-such (FRC); Mind-as-such (KB, LS); mind-essence (LM); nature of mind (NJ, PC)])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the true nature of phenomena or reality [ultimate nature (BM); the nature of phenomena and mind (FG); meaningfulness (KB); ultimate content of what is (PE); uncontrived essential nature (ws)])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the tulku of Yongey Mingyur Dorje; he was a disciple of Chokgyur Lingpa and though being a tulku himself was the tertön's servant.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the twelve thick volumes of the ''Prajnaparamita'' scriptures, one of the most famous sutras in Mahayana.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (the twelve-fold cycle of causal connection … the twelve-fold cycle of causal connections which binds beings to samsaric existence and thus perpetuates suffering: ignorance (Tib. ma- rig-pa) which gives rise to karmic dispositions (Tib. 'du-byed) which gives rise to consciousness (Tib. rnam-par-shes-pa) which gives rise to name and form (Tib. ming-dang gzugs) which give rise to the six senses (Tib. skye-mched drug) which give rise to contact (Tib. reg-pa) which gives rise to feeling (Tib. 'tshor-ba) which gives rise to craving (Tib. sred-pa) which gives rise to grasping (Tib. nye-bar-len- pa) which gives rise to existence (Tib. srid-pa) which gives rise to birth (Tib. skye-ba) which gives rise to old age and death (Tib. rga-shi). rise to old age and death (Tib. rga-shi).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (the twelvefold chain of causation describi … the twelvefold chain of causation describing the way in which suffering arises from ignorance and the actions motivated by ignorance; (1) ignorance; (2) formative actions; (3) consciousness; (4) name and form; (5) the six sense bases; (6) contact; (7) feeling; (8) craving; (9) longing; (10) existence; (11) birth; (12) ageing and death.stence; (11) birth; (12) ageing and death.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (the twenty-one ''genyen'', guardian spirits of the Dharma who, when Padmasambhava was in Tibet, were bound under oath to protect the Buddha's teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (the two Extreme views)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the unceasing avenue for the six kinds of sensory objects, integrating this information into a coherent picture of the phenomenal world)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the unenlightened state of a sentient being)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (the union of the essential emptiness of the nature of mind and its inherent lucidity [compassion (BM, DZP, NJ, PC, VH, WPT); energy (DZP, MW, SL); resonance (of Being) (FRC); responsiveness (KB); greatness of mind (PT); capacity (RP)])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (the unobscured, omniscient mind of a buddha; the truth body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (the upholders of "mind-only." Followers of … the upholders of "mind-only." Followers of the Chittamatra (also called the Yogachara) philosophy of the Mahayana, which asserts the self-cognizing mind as the ultimate reality and identifies shunyata, or emptiness, as the absence of the subject-object dualism that overspreads and obscures the underlying pure consciousness. The Chittamatra or Yogachara school was founded by Asanga and his brother Vasubandhu (fourth century), who base themselves on the scriptures of the third turning of the Dharma wheel, such as the ''Sandhinirmochana-sutra''.l, such as the ''Sandhinirmochana-sutra''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (the various mental and physical constituents of conditioned existence, specifically of the person.the various mental and physical constituents of conditioned existence, specifically of the person.)