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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (third of the three inner tantras; emphasiz … third of the three inner tantras; emphasizes, according to Jamgön Kongtrul the First, the view that liberation is attained through growing accustomed to insight into the nature of primordial enlightenment, free from accepting and rejecting, hope and fear. The more common word for Ati Yoga nowadays is 'Dzogchen' the Great Perfection.wadays is 'Dzogchen' the Great Perfection.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (those of defilements (''kleśa'') and of knowables (''jñeya''), see p. 405, n.13.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (those paths of Buddhist thought and practice stressing the attainment of individual or self-liberation from the sufferings of cyclic existence; the so-called lesser vehicle.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (those paths of Buddhist thought and practice stressing the attainments of the full enlightenment of buddha hood for the benefit of others; the paths of the bodhisattva; the so-called greater vehicle.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (those practices of compassion and so forth leading to the attainment of the form body (rupakaya) of a buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (those with remainder (''lhag bcas, sheṣha' … those with remainder (''lhag bcas, sheṣha''), and those without remainder (lhag med, asheṣha). A classification of arhats in terms of liberation: those with the remainder of the aggregates, which appropriate suffering; and those called "arhats without remainder" because their aggregates have been exhausted and their state of an arhat has been brought to completion. See Kongtrul 2007a, 122 and 149.mpletion. See Kongtrul 2007a, 122 and 149.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (thread worn over the shoulder by brahmans.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (three appearances)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (three bodies of the Buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (three great Tibetan kings who encouraged t … three great Tibetan kings who encouraged the transmission of Buddhism to Tibet and became known as the three great Dharma Kings: Srong- btsan sgam-po, Khri-srong lde'u-btsan, and Ral-pa-can. Srong-btsan sgam-po (7th century) first great Dharma King, who united the Tibetan kingdom. He married two Buddhist princesses, Bhjľkūṭl of Nepal and Wen-ch'eng of China. He built the first Buddhist temples, established a code of laws based on Dharma principles, developed the Tibetan script with the help of his minister Thon-mi Sambhoṭa, and also began the translation of Buddhist texts into Tibetan. Srong-btsan sgam-po was succeeded by; Gung-srong, Mang-srong, 'Dus-srong, and Khri-lde gTsug-btsan (Mes-ag-tshoms). Khri-srong lde'u-btsan (8th century) second great Dharma King, who invited to Tibet Padmasambhava, Sāntarakṣita, Vimalamitra, and many other Buddhist teachers including Jinamitra and Dānaśīla. With the aid of Sāntarakṣita and Padmasambhava, he built bSam-yas, the great monastery and teaching center modelled after Odantapurī. He proclaimed Buddhism the religion of Tibet, and during his reign the first monks were ordained. Paṇḍitas and lotsāwas translated many texts, and large numbers of practice centers were established. He was succeeded by: Mu-ne and Khri-lde srong-btsan (Sad-na-legs). Ral-pa-can (9th century) third great Dharma King, who supported the standardization of new grammar and vocabulary for translation and the revision of old translations. He renewed old centers and invited many Buddhist scholars to Tibet. He was renowned for his devotion to the Dharma.s renowned for his devotion to the Dharma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgon Kongtrul's Retreat Manual/Appendix 4: Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Deities, and Practices Mentioned in the Retreat Manual + (three wealth gods, all yellow in color: Son of Renown, Yellow Jambhala, and Goddess of Continual Wealth (Lhamo Nor Gyunma, ''lha mo nor rgyun ma'').)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (through i. of good and evil one is reborn in ill destinies; through i. of Ultimate Truth one is reborn in ''saṃsāra'' in general)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (tide of grand master, imperial priest.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (title conferred on one who has completed a Tibetan monastic education in such Buddhist studies as logic, epistemology, philosophy, metaphysics and rules of discipline.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (title conferred upon Gautama Buddha (sixth century BC); Sage of the Shākya Clan.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (title given to spiritual teachers and learned scholars.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (title usually referring to a revealer of hidden treasures, for instance Sangye Lingpa, Ratna Lingpa, Chokgyur Lingpa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (to abstain from killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, slander, abusive speech, senseless speech, coveting, ill-will, and wrong views.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (tradition; one of the eight chariots of the practice lineages, brought to Tibet by Atisha Dipamkara in the eleventh century.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (traditional Tibetan dress used by lay people for both men and women, but with different style and folds.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Folk Tales of Tibet/Glossary + (traditionally used to describe a spiritually evolved being, but commonly applied to monks in general.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (training in all sights, sounds and thoughts as being deity, mantra and samadhi.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (transcendent knowledge as the element in s … transcendent knowledge as the element in spiritual development that corresponds to the level of ultimate reality; its initial phase, or "ground aspect," is understanding of the fundamental state of samsara and nirvana as supreme emptiness; its "path aspect" is the ongoing experience of that understanding, directly introducing one to the unceasing avenue of relaxed and open awareness [wisdom (BM, DZP, MW, WPT); discriminative awareness (in the context of the three trainings) (DZP); critical analytical acumen (FRC); knowledge (LM); appreciative discernment (MW); gnosis, transcendental wisdom (NGP); knowledge (NJ, PC); profound wisdom (PT); discriminating wisdom (SL); knowledge or intelligence; in particular, the knowledge that realizes egolessness (VH); discerning wisdom (WPT)]egolessness (VH); discerning wisdom (WPT)])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (transcendent knowledge that constitutes realization of the ultimate nonexistence of both the self of the individual personality and the self-nature of phenomena)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (transcendent knowledge; Mahayana teachings … transcendent knowledge; Mahayana teachings on insight into emptiness, transcending the fixation of subject, object and action; associated with the Buddhas second turning of the wheel of Dharma. Since Prajnaparamita eliminates the most subtle obscuration, this insight is often called Mother of All Buddhas.ght is often called Mother of All Buddhas.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (translator of the canonical texts; usually worked with Indian panditas.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (transmission through concealed treasures h … transmission through concealed treasures hidden, mainly by Padmasambhava and Yeshe Tsogyal, to be discovered at the proper time by a ''tertön'' for the benefit of future disciples; one of the two chief traditions of the Nyingma school, the other being Kahma; said to continue even long after the Vinaya of the Buddha has disappeared. the Vinaya of the Buddha has disappeared.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (treasure revealer of the Kyasu clan; Kyasu being Chokgyur Lingpa's family name. One wall of Kyasu mansion is still visible an hour's walk from Tsechu monastery in Nangchen.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Perles d'ambroisie Volume III/Glossary + (trois collections de textes où se répartissent les enseignements du Bouddha : le Vinaya, les Soûtras et l’Abhidharma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (trīratna)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Perles d'ambroisie Volume III/Glossary + (tuer sa mère, son père ou un arhat, divise … tuer sa mère, son père ou un arhat, diviser la Sangha et répandre le sang d’un bouddha avec une mauvaise intention. Celui qui a commis l’un de ces crimes renaît dans l’enfer des Tourments insurpassables immédiatement après sa mort sans passer par l’état intermédiaire du bardo. passer par l’état intermédiaire du bardo.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (tutelary deity; a personal protector of one's practice and guide to en-lightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (two days east from Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (two main aspects of Vajrayana practice; development stage means positive mental fabrication while completion stage means resting in the unfabricated nature of mind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (ultimate reality; the final mode of being as "meaningful" (''don''), which is "sacred" (''dam'') in that it is the foremost of what is to be realized)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (unformed and unconditioned nature of things which can be realized in personal experience.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (uniform pervasiveness; one of the four key … uniform pervasiveness; one of the four key points of samaya of the ''t'hreg-chhod'' approach of Great Perfection; the experience of samsara and nirvana as free of biased extremes [omnipresent (GL); continuous (KB); free (MD); openness (PT); all-pervasiveness (RP)]D); openness (PT); all-pervasiveness (RP)])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (unknowing; specifically the deluded mental factor that is mistaken about the actual way in which things exist; the root of cyclic existence and all suffering.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (unwholesome karma)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (unwholesome tendencies, much the same as defilements.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (upheavals occurring as hallucinations due to outside forces, on an inner level as disease and physical pain or on a secret level as emotional and mental instability)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (used several times in the sense of the Right View of Emptiness.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (usually for 'migrating beings' ('''"`UNIQ--nowiki-0002FE17-QINU`"'gro ba'') or 'sentient beings' (''sattva, sems can'') — it excludes Enlightened Beings unless written with a capital B.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (vajra master who confers empowerment, who … vajra master who confers empowerment, who bestows reading transmission, or who explains the meaning of the tantras. A practitioner of Vajrayana can have several types of root guru. The ultimate root guru is the master who gives the pointing-out instruction so that one recognizes the nature of mind.so that one recognizes the nature of mind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (vehicle of tantric teachings; training in … vehicle of tantric teachings; training in seeing phenomena as the display of primordial purity. The six classes of Vajrayana tantras teach this in an increasingly direct and profound way. The gateway to the Vajrayana is the empowerment, which is given by the spiritual master.t, which is given by the spiritual master.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (venerable; respectful way of addressing one's guru, abbot or Buddhist teacher.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (village in the Helambu region (Yölmo), three days walk north of Kathmandu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (visualized image of the deity, with which the Tantric practitioner identifies herself.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (voidness; emptiness; the absence of inherent existence; the ultimate mode of being of all phenomena.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (vowed discipline common to followers of al … vowed discipline common to followers of all three Vehicles. It is of eight types: (a) the eight fasting vows, taken for one day only; (b, c) the five vows of laymen and laywomen; (d, e) the vows of male and female novices; (f) additional vows taken by probationer nuns as a step towards becoming full nuns; (g) the discipline of the full nun (''bhikṣunī''); (h) that of the full monk (''bhikṣu'').); (h) that of the full monk (''bhikṣu'').)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgon Kongtrul's Retreat Manual/Appendix 4: Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Deities, and Practices Mentioned in the Retreat Manual + (was the sole lineage of practice among the eight practice lineages that flourished in the Himalayan region to have originated in Tibet. The woman who developed it was Ma Chik Labdron.)