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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (A ritual offering cake made of tsampa (roa … A ritual offering cake made of tsampa (roasted barley flour) and butter, and presented as an offering to deities and Dharma protectors. There are simple and elaborate tormas, some painted and some plain, with varied shapes and designs depending on their purpose.es and designs depending on their purpose.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (A school of Buddhism which emphasizes the hinayana teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (A trantric deity that embodies qualities of Buddhahood that is practiced in the vajrayana.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (A type of verse or song spontaneously composed by vajrayāna practitioners as an expression of their realization.anskrit=dohā)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (ANUYOGA;In the system of nine vehicles use … ANUYOGA;In the system of nine vehicles used in the Nyingma tradi-tion, the second of the inner sections of tantra. In Anuyoga, emphasis is placed on the perfection stage of tantric practice. This is characterized by the experience of emptiness and meditation on the subtle channels, ener-gies, and essence of the physical body.er-gies, and essence of the physical body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (ASANGA;asanga;Sixth-century Indian Buddhist philosopher, regarded as part of the transmission lineage of the Seven Unfoldings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (ATI,ATIYOGA;The last and highest of the inner tantras, the summit of the system of nine vehicles according to the Nyingma classification. See also Great Perfection)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (ATISHA;atisha;Atīśa;Eleventh-century Indian Buddhist teacher, a major figure in the second transmission of Buddhism from India to Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (ATSARA;Tibetan deformation of the Sanskrit word acharya, teacher. By extension, the Tibetan word indicates any Indian.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Abhayakara;An outstanding Mahayana master … Abhayakara;An outstanding Mahayana master in India (11th—12th century) successively abbot of Vajrasana, Nalanda, and Vikramashila;a prolific author and commentator of Sutrayana and Tantrayana texts. Aware of the imminent decline of Buddhism in India, and in collaboration with his numerous Tibetan disciples, he presided over the translation of many Sanskrit texts into Tibetan.ation of many Sanskrit texts into Tibetan.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Sun of Wisdom/Glossary + (Abhidharma;A set of the Buddha's teachings … Abhidharma;A set of the Buddha's teachings from the first turning of the wheel of Dharma in which he described the characteristics of, among other things, the sources of consciousness, aggregates, and dhatus. In these teachings, the Buddha did not explicitly refute the true existence of the phenomena that he described. He did explicitly refute their true existence, however, in the teachings of the second turning of the wheel.chings of the second turning of the wheel.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Abhidharma;The portion of Buddhist scriptures concerned with detailed teachings on cosmology and psychology.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Abhidharma;The portion of Buddhist scriptures concerned with detailed teachings on cosmology and psychology.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Abhidharma;systematic teachings which analyze elements of experience and investigate the nature of existence, thus dispelling wrong views and establishing analytic insight.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (Abhidharma;the philosophical cum psycholog … Abhidharma;the philosophical cum psychological material which the Buddha Sakyamuni left with his devotees and which became part of the Buddhist Canon. It is presented in a rigid and highly categorized system which is coherent and virtually all inclusive. However, the Buddha Sakyamuni did not encourage this kind of speculative preoccupation while the mind remained contaminated by unresolved passionate problems.minated by unresolved passionate problems.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Abhidharmika;A specialist in the Abhidharma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Abu Rinpoche;abu rinpoche;See Dza Patrul Rinpoche.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (Accumulations;accumulations;accumulations;accumulations;See Two accumulations.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Achala;Miyowa in Tibetan, the remover of all obstacles, one of the enlightened deities.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Achen;achen;prince of Nangchen during the time of Samten Gyatso.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Adeu Rinpoche;adeu rinpoche;(b.1930) — guru of the Nangchen kings whose monastery, Tsechu, is located next to the former royal palace.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Adibuddha;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/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Affirmative phenomenon;affirmative phenomenon;A phenomenon realized by a mind that does not eliminate an object of negation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Afflictions;afflictions;Attitudes and emotions such as ignorance, attachment, anger, pride, jealousy, and confusion that disturb our mental peace and propel us to act in ways harmful to others.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Afflictive emotions;afflictive emotions;kleśa;States of mind that are experienced as or lead to confusion and suffering. The three root afflictive emotions are passion, aggression, and ignorance.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Afflictive emotions;afflictive emotions;kleśa;States of mind that are experienced as or lead to confusion and suffering. The three root afflictive emotions are passion, aggression, and ignorance.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (Aggregates;aggregates;See Five aggregates.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (Aggregates;aggregates;See Five aggregates.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Aggregates;aggregates;skandha;The constituent parts of a sentient being: form, feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness. Sometimes the word ''aggregate'' is used to refer to the entire body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Aggregates;aggregates;skandha;The constituent parts of a sentient being: form, feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness. Sometimes the word ''aggregate'' is used to refer to the entire body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Akaniṣṭa;The highest of all the pure lands.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Akaniṣṭa;The highest of all the pure lands.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Akaniṣṭha;A heavenly abode or pure realm.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Alak Namkha Gyatso;alak namkha gyatso;Disciple of Dodrubchen Jigme Trinley Özer.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (All-concealing truth;all-concealing truth;''See'' Relative truth.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (Also called Chittamatra. This is one of the major schools in the Mahayana tradition.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (Also called meditative absorption or one-pointed meditation and is the highest form of meditation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Altruistic intention (Bodhicitta);altruistic intention (bodhicitta);The mind dedicated to attaining enlightenment in order to be able to benefit all others most effectively.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Amaraguru,followers of.;Bārhaspatyas (Phur … Amaraguru,followers of.;Bārhaspatyas (Phur bu pa) were followers of Amaraguru (Lha'i bla ma), who was also known as Bṛihaspati (Phur bu). Bārhaspatyas are also called Lokāyatas (['Jig rten] rgyang 'phen pa, "Hedonists," or "Materialists") and are more well known as Chārvākas (Tshu rol mdzes pa, probably "Sweet[-Talkers]"). Since there are no known surviving works from this ancient philosophical tradition, possibly dating from 600 bce, our knowledge is based on what we find in the descriptions and refutations of them by others. See Brunnhölzl 2004, 798–99;Hiriyanna [1932] 2000, 187–95;Hiriyanna [1948] 2000, 57–60;Hopkins 1983, 237–330;Kongtrul 2012, 403–5;and Wallace 2004, 225–26.trul 2012, 403–5;and Wallace 2004, 225–26.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Amdo;amdo;one of the provinces of Kham.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (Amitabha;The red Buddha who presides over … Amitabha;The red Buddha who presides over Sukhavati, the pure land in the west, which is uniquely accessible to humans due to his particular aspirations. He is the focus for the practice of transferring consciousness at death and of ceremonies for those who have died.and of ceremonies for those who have died.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (Amitayus;The manifestation of Amitabha on the sambhogakaya level and one of the three main deities connected with long life along with White Tara and Ushnisha- Vijaya.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Amitāyus;Buddha of infinite life.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Amnye;amnye;region of East Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (An accomplished practitioner)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Analytical meditation;analytical meditation;(Tib: bpyad sgom) A type of meditation used to discern and understand the main points of a meditation topic. This may involve thinking but eventually goes beyond conceptions.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (Ananda;(6th century B.C.E.) Shakyamuni Bud … Ananda;(6th century B.C.E.) Shakyamuni Buddha's cousin, close disciple, and personal attendant. Ananda was known for his perfect recall, and the sutras were all said to be dictated by him after Shakyamuni's passing into parinirvana, each with Ananda's opening, "Thus have I heard." Ananda did not awaken until after the Buddha's death, but he became the second ancestor after Mahakashyapa in the Zen lineage.tor after Mahakashyapa in the Zen lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Ancient Kings of Tibet;ancient kings of ti … Ancient Kings of Tibet;ancient kings of tibet;The ancient kings of Tibet, descended from the Licchavis  of India, ruled Tibet for hundreds of years. There were five dynasties which reigned before the great Dharma Kings: the Seven Khri beginning with gNya'-khri;the Two ITengs;the Six Legs;the Eight IDe;and the Five bTsan, the last of whom was lHa-tho-tho-ri gNyan-btsan. During his reign, the Dharma entered Tibet in the form of Buddhist relics, dhārariīs, texts, and mantras. Although the king did not understand the full significance of these things, he recognized the holiness of these objects, and so kept and preserved them carefully. After lHa-tho-tho-ri, four kings ruled before the first of the Dharma Kings: Khri-gnyan gzungs-btsan, 'Bro-gnang-lde, sTag-ri gnang-gzigs, and gNam-ri srong-btsan.g-ri gnang-gzigs, and gNam-ri srong-btsan.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Angi Tendar;angi tendar;yogi from Nangchen;disciple of the first Tsoknyi.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (Aniruddha;(6th cent. B.C.E.) Blind discipl … Aniruddha;(6th cent. B.C.E.) Blind disciple of Shakyamuni. Once he fell asleep during Shakyamuni's lecture, then vowed never to sleep again. Fulfilling this vow, he ruined his eyesight but also developed the heavenly eye with the supernatural power to see past and future.supernatural power to see past and future.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (Antidieu;Asura)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Anu or Anu Yoga;second of the three inner … Anu or Anu Yoga;second of the three inner tantras corresponding to the eighth of the nine vehicles;emphasizes knowledge (''prajna'') rather than means (''upaya'') and the completion stage rather than the development stage. The view of Anu Yoga is that liberation is attained through growing accustomed to the insight into the nondual nature of space and wisdom.to the nondual nature of space and wisdom.)