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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.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Anuyoga;The second of the inner tantras, a … Anuyoga;The second of the inner tantras, according to the system of nine vehicles used in the Nyingma tradition. Anuyoga emphasizes the perfection stage of tantric practice, which consists of meditation on emptiness, as well as the subtle channels, energies, and essence of the physical body.nergies, and essence of the physical body.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Anuyoga;see Tantra.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (Anuṣṭubh;'praise', n. of a Skt verse metre)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jewels from the Treasury/Glossary + (Aparāntaka;aparāntaka;aparāntaka)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Argong;argong;''see'' Ngaktrin of Argong.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + (Arhat;One who, through hinayana practices, has gone beyond emotional defilements to attain the lesser fruition of individual liberation, or "arhatship.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Arhat;arhat;A person who has attained liberation and is thus free from cyclic existence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Armor Against Darkness;armor against darkn … Armor Against Darkness;armor against darkness;Munpey Gocha;munpey gocha;commentary on Anu Yoga in more than 1,400 pages by Sangye Yeshe of Nub, according to an original tantra known as the ''Scripture of the Great Assemblage''. The ''Armor'' has since been published in Delhi, India, as part of Dudjom Rinpoche's monumental publishing effort to preserve the early teachings of the Nyingma school. It is in volume 50-51 of his ''Nyingma Kahma'' edition.me 50-51 of his ''Nyingma Kahma'' edition.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Arura;Medicinal plant endowed with many wonderful qualities.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Arya;arya;A person who has realized emptiness directly.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (Ashoka;(d. ca. 232 B.C.E.) A powerful warrior king who unified India and then became a devout patron of Buddhism, building many temples. He is considered the model of an awakened Buddhist political leader.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (Ashvaghosha;(1st-2nd cent.?) Buddhist poet … Ashvaghosha;(1st-2nd cent.?) Buddhist poet and teacher, considered the twelfth Indian ancestor in the Zen tradition, two generations before Nagarjuna. Amongst texts uncertainly, though traditionally, attributed to him are the early Mahayana classic, The Awakening of Faith, and "The Dharma of Serving your Teacher." and "The Dharma of Serving your Teacher.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Asura or Asura Cave;asura or asura cave;sa … Asura or Asura Cave;asura or asura cave;sacred place where the Lotus-Born master subdued the evil forces of afflicting negative conditions on Nepal through the practice of Vajra Kilaya and manifested the Mahamudra Vidyadhara level. Situated near Pharping in the Kathmandu valley.ted near Pharping in the Kathmandu valley.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Ati or Ati Yoga;third of the three inner t … Ati or Ati Yoga;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/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Ati,Atiyoga;The last and highest of the inner tantras, the summit of the system of nine vehicles according to the Nyingma classification;a synonym of Dzogchen (''rdzogs pa chen po''), the Great Perfection.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (Atisha Dipamkara;Eleventh-century Indian pandita from Vikramashila, who spent the last twelve years of his life in Tibet. Founding forefather of the Kadampa School of Tibetan Buddhism, also known as Dipamkara Shrijnana and Jowo Jey (jo bo rje).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Atisha;(982-1054) — great Indian master who visited Tibet;from him springs the Kadampa and then the Gelugpa lineages.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (Atisha;atisha;Atisha)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (Atiyoga;Dzogchen;dzogchen;The Great Perfection, the highest view according to the Nyingma tradition.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (Atiyoga;atiyoga;The highest of the three inner yogas, the summit of the nine vehicles according to the classification of the Nyingmapa School)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Introduction to the Middle Way/Glossary + (Atmyavada;A general term for the traditions of Indian philosophy that assert the existence of the self, or atman-that is, the orthodox schools of Hinduism. It is opposed by the ''nairatmyavada'' (in other words, Buddhadharma), which denies the atman.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Finding Rest in the Nature of the Mind/Glossary + (Atmyavada;A general term for the traditions of Indian philosophy that assert the existence of the self, or atman-that is, the orthodox schools of Hinduism. It is opposed by the ''nairatmyavada'' (in other words, Buddhadharma), which denies the atman.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Attachment;attachment;An emotion that, based on exaggerating the good qualities of a person or thing, clings to it.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Hevajra Tantra I/Glossary + (Attainment;attainment;siddhi;'Attainment' in the sense of 'Perfection' when referring to the highest religious striving;in the sense of 'Success' when referring to meaner objectives (see Index, rites).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (Avalokiteshvara;"The Lord who looks down f … Avalokiteshvara;"The Lord who looks down from on high (with compassion)." Considered the essence of compassion, Avalokiteshvara is one of the three most important celestial bodhisattvas in Tibetan Buddhism (Manjushri and Vajrapani are the other two). Certain high lamas, such as the Dalai Lamas and the Karmapas, are considered to be human embodiments of Avalokiteshvara.o be human embodiments of Avalokiteshvara.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Avalokiteshvara;The bodhisattva of compass … Avalokiteshvara;The bodhisattva of compassion, Chenrezig in Tibetan. Avalokiteshvara is considered to be a historical person, one of Shakyamuni Buddha's main disciples. The Dalai Lamas of Tibet are considered to be nirmanakaya emanations of Avalokiteshvara, as are the Gyalwa Karmapas of the Karma Kagyu lineage.yalwa Karmapas of the Karma Kagyu lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Avalokiteshvara;bodhisattva of compassion, often depicted with four arms.)