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- 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.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Magadha;摩竭)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Maha,Anu,and Ati Yoga;maha,anu,and ati yoga;short for Mahayoga, Anu Yoga and Ati Yoga;the three inner tantras of the Nyingma school.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Maha;maha;short for Mahayoga;the first of the three inner tantras: Maha, Anu, and Ati Yoga.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (Mahakala;A fierce, blue-black protector deity central to the Kagyu lineage.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Mahakala;mahakala;one of the main Dharma protectors;a wrathful form of Avalokiteshvara.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (Mahakashyapa;(6th cent. B.C.E.) The discip … Mahakashyapa;(6th cent. B.C.E.) The disciple of Shakyamuni considered to be the first Indian ancestor of Zen. He said to have received transmission of the true Dharma eye treasury when he smiled at Shakyamuni's twirling of a flower before the assembly at Vulture Peak. He was known as foremost amongst the disciples in ascetic practice, and is said to be waiting in a Himalayan cave to transmit Shakyamuni's robe to the future Buddha Maitreya.muni's robe to the future Buddha Maitreya.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Mahamudra;A term virtually synonymous with … Mahamudra;A term virtually synonymous with Buddhahood. It means the "Great Seal" or "Sublime Stance," the spontaneous embodiment of the all-knowing wisdom and limitless compassion of a Buddha. Mahamudra is also the name of the specific systems of spiritual practice inherited by the Tibetans from the Indian mahasiddhas. the Tibetans from the Indian mahasiddhas.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (Mahamudra;The "great symbol," the epitome … Mahamudra;The "great symbol," the epitome of realization in the schools (Sakya, Kagyü, Gelug) that arose during the second spreading of Buddhism in Tibet (from the tenth to the end of the twelfth century). Mahamudra points to the union of appearance and emptiness in the realized state: ''mudra'' indicates appearance, the phenomena that arise within awareness, while ''maha'' indicates their utter emptiness — the fact that they are utterly beyond any formulation or conceptualization. Mahamudra is often divided into Ground Mahamudra (the inherent purity of awareness within all beings), Path Mahamudra (the practices through which the realization of Mahamudra is cultivated), and Fruition Mahamudra (enlightenment).), and Fruition Mahamudra (enlightenment).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mudra/Glossary + (Mahamudra;The great symbol. It is one of t … Mahamudra;The great symbol. It is one of the ultimate practices of meditation in which all experiences are transmuted into transcendental knowledge and skilful means. From the primordial intelligence and energy which arise there comes great luminosity so that the vividness of experience becomes the display of the mandala.rience becomes the display of the mandala.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Mahamudra;mahamudra;literally, 'great seal … Mahamudra;mahamudra;literally, 'great seal,' one of the most direct practices for realizing one's buddha nature;system of teachings which is the basic view of Vajrayana practice according to the Sarma or New schools of Kagyu, Gelug, and Sakya —— just as Dzogchen is for the Nyingma school.ust as Dzogchen is for the Nyingma school.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (Mahamudra;signifies the nature of Buddhahood and points to the constantly adaptable vibration of the accomplished master of Tantra (which appears in whatever form necessary to instruct). The Mahamudra is the ultimate pose, including all others.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Mahayana;Great Vehicle. The Mahayana teach … Mahayana;Great Vehicle. The Mahayana teachings were first revealed by Arya Nagarjuna between the first and second century C.E., in south India. The legends say that Nagarjuna, who is sometimes called the "second Buddha," traveled to the realm of the nagas or water serpents, and there retrieved the Mahayana teachings of Buddha, which had been entrusted to the nagas' safekeeping until the world was ready to receive them. </br>:These teachings were named the Great Vehicle (to enlightenment) because of the greatness of the aspirations of its followers, in contrast to that of the Hinayana or "Lesser Vehicle." </br>:This great aspiration is characterized by the path of the bodhisattva, which has been described by E. A. Burtt, " ... the bodhisattva has transcended the state in which he is concerned for his own salvation;he is committed to the eternal weal of all living beings, and will not rest until he has led them all to the goal. On attaining enlightenment he does not leave the world behind and enter nirvana by himself;he remains in the world, appearing like an ordinary person, but devoting his compassionate skill to the aid of others. He shares and bears the burden of their sufferings, in loving union with them, instead of merely giving others an example of a person who has overcome the causes of suffering for himself." (''The Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha'', p. 130). </br>:For this reason the Mahayana is often called "the path of compassion." By following the path of the bodhisattva the goal of Buddhahood or full and total spiritual awakening, equal to that of the historical Buddha, can be attained.of the historical Buddha, can be attained.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (Mahayana;See Great Vehicle.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (Mahayana;See Great Vehicle.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (Mahayana;The "great vehicle," the genre of Buddhism practiced in Tibet. ''See'' three yanas.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (Mahayana;The Great Vehicle, a further deve … Mahayana;The Great Vehicle, a further development of Buddhist thought and practice that focuses on compassion and emptiness, also known as the path of the bodhisattva. Within the system of Tibetan Buddhism, it is the second of three vehicles — the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana — and is understood to function as the basis of the Vajrayana.to function as the basis of the Vajrayana.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Mahayana;mahayana;'greater vehicle';' conn … Mahayana;mahayana;'greater vehicle';' connotation of 'greater' or 'lesser' refers to scope of aspiration, methods applied and depth of insight. Central to Mahayana practice is the bodhisattva vow to liberate all sentient beings through compassion and insight into emptiness.ugh compassion and insight into emptiness.)