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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (Gelug,Geluk;gelug,geluk;One of the four ma … Gelug,Geluk;gelug,geluk;One of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism, founded by Tsongkhapa in the fourteenth century. Developing as a reform movement within the Kadam sect of Atisha (eleventh century), it has maintained its primary seat in Central Tibet and is the lineage of the Dalai Lamas.bet and is the lineage of the Dalai Lamas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Gelug;gelug;One of the four main traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, founded by Tsong-khapa (1357-1419).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Gelug;gelug;The Tibetan school of Buddhism founded by Tsongkhapa as a reformation of the tradition of Atisha Dipamkara.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (Gelug;gelug;one of the four major Tibetan traditions of Buddhism, established in the fifteenth century by Je Tsong Khapa and his followers.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Generation and perfection;generation and p … Generation and perfection;generation and perfection;The two principal phases of tantric practice. The generation stage (''bskyed rim''), also referred to as creation stage or development stage, involves meditation on appearances, sounds, and thoughts as deities, mantras, and wisdom, respectively. The perfection stage (''rdzogs rim''), also referred to as completion stage, refers to the dissolution of visualized forms into emptiness and the experience of this. It also indicates the meditation on the subtle channels, energies, and essential substances of the body.ies, and essential substances of the body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Geshe Chayulwa;geshe chayulwa;(1075-1138) — a master in the old Kadam tradition who was also one of the teachers of Gampopa, the great Kagyu master.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Ghositārāma;瞿師羅園)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain;glorious copper-colored mountain;the terrestrial pure land of Padmasambhava.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Golden Garland Chronicles,the;golden garland chronicles,the;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 + (Golok;golok;large province in northeastern Kham.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Gomde,the Land of Meditators;gomde,the land of meditators;a name for Nangchen.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Gompa;gompa;a monastery or temple hall connected to a hermitage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Gongdu;gongdu;Assemblage of Realization, or gathering all the intentions into one';a name used for certain revealed treasures, for instance Yidam Gongdu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jewels from the Treasury/Glossary + (Good Dharma;good dharma;sudharma)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Au Cœur de la compassion/Glossary + (Grande Perfection;Atiyoga)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jewels from the Treasury/Glossary + (Great Brahma;great brahma;mahābrahmāṇa)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jewels from the Treasury/Glossary + (Great Exposition school;great exposition school;vaibhāṣika)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Great Hand Seal;great hand seal;Mahāmudrā;The fruitional teachings of the Kagyu and Gelugpa schools of Tibetan Buddhism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Great Hand Seal;great hand seal;Mahāmudrā;The fruitional teachings of the Kagyu and Gelugpa schools of Tibetan Buddhism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Great Middle Way;great middle way;Mādhyamaka;The philosophic traditions of the teaching on emptiness, the middle way between the extremes of eternalistic and nihilistic ideas about reality.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Great Middle Way;great middle way;Mādhyamaka;The philosophic traditions of the teaching on emptiness, the middle way between the extremes of eternalistic and nihilistic ideas about reality.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Great Mother of Transcendent Knowledge;great mother of transcendent knowledge;the twelve thick volumes of the ''Prajnaparamita'' scriptures, one of the most famous sutras in Mahayana.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Great Mother;great mother;Prajñāpāramitā;''See'' Prajñāpāramitā.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Great Mother;great mother;Prajñāpāramitā;''See'' Prajñāpāramitā.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Great Perfection;great perfection;Dzogchen … Great Perfection;great perfection;Dzogchen;the third of the three inner tantras of the Nyingma School. The Great Perfection is the ultimate of all the 84,000 profound and extensive sections of the Dharma, the realization of Buddha Samantabhadra, exactly as it is. Synonym for 'Dzogchen or Ati Yoga.'it is. Synonym for 'Dzogchen or Ati Yoga.')

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jewels from the Treasury/Glossary + (Great Result;great result;bṛhatphala)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Great Scroll Depicting the Hundred Wondrou … Great Scroll Depicting the Hundred Wondrous Deeds;great scroll depicting the hundred wondrous deeds;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/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (Great Seal;great seal;Mahamudra;The seal of the absolute nature of all phenomena. The term is used for the instructions and practice of the highest teachings of the Kagyu tradition)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Great Stupa of Boudha;great stupa of boudha;The Jarung Khashor Stupa at Boudhanath, Nepal, situated in the Kathmandu valley. For details, see Keith Dowman, ''The Legend of the Great Stupa''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Ground of Utter Joy;ground of utter joy;''See'' Perfect Joy.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā (Callahan)/Glossary + (Grub pa’i rgyal mo;གྲུབ་པའི་རྒྱལ་མོ་;Siddharājñī)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Guhyagarbha;the ''Tantra on the Essence of Secrets'', which is the most vital of all the tantras in the Old School (Nyingma) of Tibetan Buddhism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Guhyasamaja;The most important father tant … Guhyasamaja;The most important father tantra of Highest Yoga Tantra. Guhyasamaja belongs to the vajra family of the five buddha families, and represents the power of anger transformed into mirror-like wisdom. Blue in color, he is usually depicted with six arms and four faces. Guhyasamaja was one of Marpa's special practices.maja was one of Marpa's special practices.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Guru Chöwang;guru chöwang;(1212-1270) — one of the five tertön kings and former life of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. For details, see Dudjom Rinpoche's ''The Nyingma Lineage, its History and Fundamentals'', pages 760-70.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Guru Mahasukha;guru mahasukha;Great Bliss Master, a peaceful form of Padmasambhava, usually depicted as wearing the pandita hat and with hands in equanimity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (Guru Rinpoche;guru rinpoche;Venerated by t … Guru Rinpoche;guru rinpoche;Venerated by the Tibetans as the Second Buddha, Guru Rinpoche ("Precious Master") was invited from India to Tibet in the ninth century. By subjugating negative forces, he established Vajrayana Buddhism in Tibet and hid numerous terma (q.v.) throughout the Himalayan region for the sake of future generations.region for the sake of future generations.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (Guru Yoga;A practice consisting of visuali … Guru Yoga;A practice consisting of visualizing the guru, making prayers and requests for blessing, receiving these blessings, and merging the mind in the guru's enlightened wisdom-mind. It is the final part of the preliminary practices (''ngöndro'') of the Vajrayana and is considered to be the quintessence of all subsequent practice.e quintessence of all subsequent practice.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Guru yoga;An important Vajrayāna practice common to all traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, in which one requests and symbolically receives the blessings of one's root lama.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Guru yoga;An important Vajrayāna practice common to all traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, in which one requests and symbolically receives the blessings of one's root lama.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mudra/Glossary + (Guru;Teacher. He continues in his search. … Guru;Teacher. He continues in his search. As long as he does not go beyond his limitations he can impart spiritual knowledge to other people. A guru must be prepared to regard his students as also his teachers and then true communication and relationship continues. When true communication takes place there is a meeting of the minds beyond dualistic concepts. When a student has gone through the honeymoon affair with the individual guru, he begins to realise that the guru aspect plays a very important part in everyday life. He begins to perceive the colourful, dramatic and shocking demonstration of the guru's teaching in everything. The guru gives the student back his own wisdom, but as it is received through the agency of someone else, spiritual pride is kept down.omeone else, spiritual pride is kept down.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (Guru;at once the all-pervasive realm of th … Guru;at once the all-pervasive realm of the unborn and the incarnate form who is inseparable from that realm. In the Tantras this double meaning is implied. The Guru only manifests in human form if disciples, ignorant of the source of all knowledge and compassion, exist to reify him.wledge and compassion, exist to reify him.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Gyalpo Pehar;gyalpo pehar;a powerful spirit and guardian of the Dharma;the Dharma protector of Samye.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Gyalwa Cho-Yang;gyalwa cho-yang;one of Padmasambhavas twenty-five disciples.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (Gyalwa;gyalwa;Usually translated as "the Victorious One." The Karmapa is referred to as the Gyalwa Karmapa or the Gyalwang (Victorious and Powerful) Karmapa. In a more general context, "Gyalwa" refers to a buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Gyalwang;gyalwang;King of All the Buddhas, a special tide for certain lamas such as the Karmapa or the Drukchen.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (HERUKA;Usually a generic term for a male yidam or meditational deity (generally wrathful or semiwrathful). In whatever form, a heruka is a representation of the ultimate nature of the mind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (HORPA;horpa;A central Asian race, probably the Uighurs, a nomadic people of Turkoman stock.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Folk Tales of Tibet/Glossary + (Ha'i-sing-pal;ha'i-sing-pal;a very special kind of flower. The word itself is probably Chinese.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (Half-cross-legged;half-cross-legged;Ardha-paryaṅka)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Hayagriva;hayagriva;Tantric deity shown with a horse's head within his flaming hair;wrathful aspect of Buddha Amitabha. Identical with Padma Heruka, Lotus Speech, among the ''Eight Sadhana Teachings''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Hayagrīva;The "Supreme Horse," a horse-headed yidam of the Mahāyoga class.)