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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Li yul;ལི་ཡུལ་;Khotan)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Liberation;liberation;The state of having removed all afflictions and karma causing us to take rebirth in cyclic existence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Licchavi;梨奢)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Licchavi;離奢)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Light of Wisdom;light of wisdom;famous set … Light of Wisdom;light of wisdom;famous set of teachings covering the entire Buddhist path to enlightenment, especially that of Vajrayana. Based on ''Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo'', a spontaneous song by the ninth-century Indian master Padmasambhava, this scripture is highly revered and played a pivotal role in Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's education and personal practice. He knew the entire root text by heart and referred to it continually in his own teaching throughout his life.y in his own teaching throughout his life.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Lilavajra;Name of a master who transmitted the Mahayoga tantras to Buddhaguhya and Vimalamitra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Lingpa;lingpa;title usually referring to a revealer of hidden treasures, for instance Sangye Lingpa, Ratna Lingpa, Chokgyur Lingpa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Lion-faced Dakini;lion-faced dakini;one of the chief deities for averting obstacles and negative forces.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (Lit. “inconceivable”: the first monastery in Tibet, in the Tsangpo Valley southeast of Lhasa, built during the time of King Trisong Detsen)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (Literally, those who have gone beyond. This refers to the bodhisattvas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (Liṅgaṃ;male organ, especially as emblem of Śiva.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (Lo tsa ba;definition=The term used to refer to a great translator.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Longchen Nyingtig;longchen nyingtig;''Hear … Longchen Nyingtig;longchen nyingtig;''Heart-Essence of the Vast Expanse'', mind treasure of mystical teachings discovered by the great scholar and adept Jigmey Lingpa, transmitted to him by Longchenpa;lineage of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. See ''Masters of Meditation and Miracles: Lives of the Great Buddhist Masters of India and Tibet'', Tulku Thondup, Shambhala Publications 1999.ulku Thondup, Shambhala Publications 1999.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Longchenpa;longchenpa;(1308-1363) — major … Longchenpa;longchenpa;(1308-1363) — major lineage master and writer of the Nyingma lineage;an incarnation of Princess Pema Sal, the daughter of King Trisong Deutsen, to whom Guru Rinpoche had entrusted his own lineage of Dzogchen known as ''Khandro Nyingtig''. He is single-handedly regarded as the most important writer on Dzogchen teachings. His works include the ''Seven Great Treasuries'', the ''Three Trilogies'' and his commentaries in the ''Nyingtig Yabzhi''. A more detailed account of his life and teachings is found in ''Buddha Mind'' by Tulku Thondup Rinpoche, Snow Lion, 1989.y Tulku Thondup Rinpoche, Snow Lion, 1989.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Folk Tales of Tibet/Glossary + (Lonpo;lonpo;a minister.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Loter Wangpo;loter wangpo;(1847-1914) — lama from the Ngor monastery in the Tsang province of Central Tibet;one of the principal disciples of both Khyentse and Kongtrul.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Lotsāwa;Tibetan translators of the canonical texts who usually worked with  Indian paṇditas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Lotus Essence Tantra;lotus essence tantra;''(Pema Nyingpo Gyu)'', short tantra that gives liberation through hearing or reading.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Lotus Garuda Fortress;lotus garuda fortress;Pema Kyung Dzong, retreat place high up on the mountain above Tsurphu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Lotus-Born master;lotus-born master;English translation of Padmasambhava.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (Lotus;lotus;padma;As a symbolic implement used in development stage practice, the lotus signifies not being stained by faults. [KR 51])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Love;love;The wish for all sentient beings to have happiness and its causes.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Lower realms;lower realms;''See'' Six realms.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Luipa;One of the eighty-four Indian mahasiddhas. His teachings were passed down through Tilopa and Naropa, and brought to Tibet by Marpa, who passed them on to Milarepa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Lumey Dorje;lumey dorje;of the Tsangsar clan;one of the masters in the Barom Kagyu lineage;Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's ancestor.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Lung-byang;see gTer-ma.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Lungtok of Nyoshul;lungtok of nyoshul;(1829-1901/2) — one of Paltrul Rinpoche's disciples;main teacher of Khenpo Ngakchung.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Lungtok;lungtok;childhood name of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's second son. The sixteenth Karmapa later recognized him as the fourth Chokling of Tsikey.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Luyipa;One of the mahāsiddhas, known for eating fish-guts.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (MAHAYANA;mahayana;The "Great Vehicle" Buddhist traditions, associated with the '''Bodhisattva''' vow, practiced today in Tibet, China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (MAHAYOGA;The first of the three inner tantras in the Nyingma system of nine vehicles. Here the emphasis is placed on the generation stage practices.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (MAITREYA;maitreya;The Bodhisattva whose name means "love" and who, after the demise of Buddhist traditions, will incarnate as the Buddha who revives them.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (MANDALA;This word has several levels of me … MANDALA;This word has several levels of meaning. Most basically, it may be understood simply as a configuration, an intelligi-ble unit of space. The mandala of the deity, for example, is the sacred space at the center of which a wisdom deity is located. A mandala can also be understood as the arrangement of an offering and a powerful means of accumulating merit. It can take several forms, beginning with the offering of desirable objects, including one's own body, and extending to a symbolic offering of the entire universe and even the three kayas. The term is also used honorifically, as when speaking, for instance, of the mandala of the Guru's body.stance, of the mandala of the Guru's body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (MANDALA;mandala;In Tibetan ritual, a representation of the divine abode of an enlightened being.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (MANDARAVA;An Indian princess, the daughter … MANDARAVA;An Indian princess, the daughter of the king of Sahor, Mandarava became the disciple and spiritual consort of Guru Padmasambhava. Her father was outraged and condemned both of them to be burned to death. While they were on the blazing pyre, Guru Padmasambhava miraculously transformed it into a lotus pool (now renowned as the lake Tsopema at Rewalsar in India). This convinced the king of Padmasambhava's great wisdom and power, and he requested teachings and allowed his daughter the freedom to pursue her spiritual destiny. Mandarava went with Guru Padmasambhava as his consort to the great cave of Maratika (now in Nepalese territory) where they actualized the state of vidhyadhara of immortality. Mandarava remained in India but visited Tibet several times. MAN 1. See mantra of six syllables times. MAN 1. See mantra of six syllables)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (MANJUSHRI;manjushri;Mañjuśrī;A special kind of '''Bodhisattva''' who is the embodiment of all the wisdom of all enlightened Buddhas)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (MANTRA OF SIX SYLLABLES;mantra of six syllables;The "Mani," the mantra of Avalokiteshvara: Om Mani Padme Hung.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (MANTRA;mantra;Sacred syllable used in recitation and other ritual practices.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (MIDDLE WAY;middle way;Mādhyamika;A major ' … MIDDLE WAY;middle way;Mādhyamika;A major '''Mahayana''' school of philosophy that expresses a principle to which virtually all Buddhist schools claim to adhere, namely, a path of moderation between philosophical extremes, especially the beliefs that persons are permanent or do not exist at all, or between behaviors such as severe asceticism and lavish luxury.ch as severe asceticism and lavish luxury.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (MIRAGE-LIKE CONCENTRATION;mirage-like concentration;See threefold concentration)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (MON;mon;A Himalayan region corresponding more or less to modern Bhutan with the addition of certain contiguous regions in Tibet itself.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (Ma ha yo ga'i rgyud sde bco brgyad;Eightee … Ma ha yo ga'i rgyud sde bco brgyad;Eighteen Root Tantras of Maha Yoga;eighteen root tantras of maha yoga;Five root tantras of body, speech, mind, quality, and activity: ''Sarvabuddha Samayoga, Secret Moon Essence, Gathering of Secrets, Glorious Supreme Primal Tantra'', and ''Activity Garland''. Five display tantras related to sadhana practice: ''Heruka Display Tantra, Supreme Steed Display Tantra, Compassion Display Tantra, Nectar Display Tantra'', and ''Twelvefold Kilaya Tantra''. Five tantras related to conduct: ''Mountain Pile, Awesome Wisdom Lightning, Arrangement of Precepts, One-Pointed Samadhi'', and ''Rampant Elephant Tantra''. Two subsequent tantras for amending incompleteness: ''Magical Net of Vairochana'' and ''Skillful Lasso''. The one outstanding tantra that epitomizes them all is the ''Essence of Secrets, the Tantra of the Magical Net of Vajrasattva'', known as the ''Guhyagarbha''.jrasattva'', known as the ''Guhyagarbha''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā (Callahan)/Glossary + (Ma pham pa;མ་ཕམ་པ་;Ajita)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Machen Pomra;machen pomra;the mighty Amnye Machen Range, also called Magyal Pomra;sacred mountain said to be the abode of Machen Pomra, powerful protector of the Dharma in Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Machik Labdrön;machik labdrön;(1055-1153) — great female master and incarnation of Yeshe Tsogyal who set down the Chö practice of cutting through ego-clinging. Machik Labdrön means 'Only Mother Lamp of Dharma.')
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Madhu;蜜)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (Madhyamaka;The Madhyamaka is the most impo … Madhyamaka;The Madhyamaka is the most important Mahayana philosophical school in Tibet. Founded by Nagarjuna (ca. second century), the Madhyamaka is a commentarial tradition on the ''Prajnaparamita Sutra'' (a collection of sutras on the "perfection of wisdom") that involves the study and, eventually, the experiential understanding of emptiness (Skt., ''shunyata''). Within Tibetan Buddhism, the most important Madhyamaka line has been that of the Prasangika Madhyamaka, which seeks to show the fallacy (or emptiness) of any position that may be advanced without, however, advancing any position of its own.owever, advancing any position of its own.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (Madhyamaka;The Middle Way school of philos … Madhyamaka;The Middle Way school of philosophy, which evolved from the thought of the great Indian scholar Nagarjuna (second century C.E.). Its view focuses on the empty nature of all phenomena that allows for their dependent origination. Its reasonings radically cut through any tendency to reify an object or a subject. Of its two main subschools, the Rangtong approach emphasizes the empty aspect of mind s nature, while the Shentong approach emphasizes its clear and radiant aspect. Ultimately, the two are inseparable.pect. Ultimately, the two are inseparable.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (Madhyamaka;a school of Buddhist philosophy … Madhyamaka;a school of Buddhist philosophy formulated by Nāgārjuna, Chandrakīrti and others on the basis of the ''Perfection of Wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) Sutras'' of the Buddha. It emphasizes the voidness of all phenomena through a radical denial of any notions such as substance, essence, and inherent existence. Through understanding voidness one is freed from the ignorance that keeps one bound to samsara.ignorance that keeps one bound to samsara.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + (Madhyamika school;madhyamika school;The Middle Way teachings of Buddhism, which expose the falsity of the extreme views of nihilism and eternalism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Folk Tales of Tibet/Glossary + (Mag-gam;mag-gam;mag-battle;gam-box. This is a word created in the story having no specific reference to any commonly known thing.)