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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. :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." :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). :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.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Mahayana;mahayana;The Buddhist tradition that asserts that all beings can attain enlightenment. It strongly emphasizes the development of compassion and the altruistic intention.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Mahayoga tantras;mahayoga tantras;primarily the eighteen main tantras now contained in the ''Nyingma Gyubum'', chief of which is ''Guhyagarbha Tantra''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Mahayoga,Anu Yoga and Ati Yoga;mahayoga,anu yoga and ati yoga;the three inner tantras of the Nyingma school;profound methods for awakening to buddhahood in one lifetime.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (Mahayoga;The first of the three higher yogas according to the classification of the Dharma into nine vehicles. In this yoga, the main stress is put on the generation phase (bskyed rim))
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (Mahayoga;The seventh of the nine ''yanas'' of the Nyingma path. Mahayoga emphasizes the visualization of tantric deities and the practice of the liturgies and meditations associated with them.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Mahayoga;mahayoga;first of the three inner … Mahayoga;mahayoga;first of the three inner tantras of the Nyingma school;emphasizes sadhana practice and the view that liberation is attained through growing accustomed to the insight into the indivisibility of the superior two truths —— purity and equality. The pure natures of the aggregates, elements and sense factors are the male and female buddhas and bodhisattvas. At the same time, everything that appears and exists is of the equal nature of emptiness.xists is of the equal nature of emptiness.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Mahākāla;A common type of dharma protector deity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Mahākāla;A common type of dharma protector deity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Mahākāla;great wrathful tantric deity;wrathful aspect of Avalokiteśvara.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Mahāmāyā;Literally, "Great Illusion," an important tantric yidam deity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Mahāmāyā;Literally, "Great Illusion," an important tantric yidam deity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Mahāprajāpafi;摩訶波闍波提)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (Mahāsattva;'Great Being', standard epithet of Bodhisattvas.)

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

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Mahāyāna;The Great Vehicle, including the teachings of both Sūtrayāna and Mantrāyana (q.v.). ''See under'' Shrāvakayāna.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (Mahāyāna;those paths of Buddhist thought and practice stressing the attainments of the full enlightenment of buddha hood for the benefit of others;the paths of the bodhisattva;the so-called greater vehicle.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Mahāyāna;‘Great Vehicle’. A name used by the Mahāyānists to stress that they aim at the perfect Buddha-hood of all beings, and their ideal is thus superior to that of the Hlnayāna.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Maineya;彌寧)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (Maitreya;Maitreya In this work this refers to the Bodhisattva Maitreya who lived at the time of the Buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (Maitreya;The fifth and future buddha, now … Maitreya;The fifth and future buddha, now abiding in Tushita heaven as Shakyamuni did before taking birth. Also considered the author, through Asanga, of "The Five Texts of Maitreya," an important set of teachings of which one is ''The Supreme Continuum''.of which one is ''The Supreme Continuum''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Maitripa;(c. 1007–85). Indian mahasiddha of the Mahamudra lineage, disciple of Naropa and Saraha and teacher of Marpa Chökyi Wangchuk.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jewels from the Treasury/Glossary + (Majority school;majority school;mahāsaṃghika)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (Male Consort;male consort;''See'' male and female consorts.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Malla;滿羅)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Precepts in Eight Chapters/Glossary + (Man ngag le'u brgyad pa;Precepts in Eight … Man ngag le'u brgyad pa;Precepts in Eight Chapters;precepts in eight chapters;The root-text of the secret section (gsang ba) of the ''Zhangzhung Nyengyü'', mostly centered on the abiding mode of Buddhahood within oneself. This text actually contains the precise teachings used for the Initiation to the Dynamism of Awareness (''rig pa'i rtsal dbang'').m of Awareness (''rig pa'i rtsal dbang'').)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Manang;manang;district in northwestern Nepal.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mudra/Glossary + (Mandala;Structure or a group. The Tibetan … Mandala;Structure or a group. The Tibetan word is kgil khor which means centre and periphery. It is the unification of many vast elements into one, through the experience of meditation. It is the process by which seeming chaos and complexities are simplified into patterns. It is usually presented in a diagram with a central figure (a personification of the Buddha principle) surrounded by other elements. The simplicity of the centre is experienced as the basic sanity of Buddha nature. Although the surrounding elements seem to be in chaos, one discovers in the evolution of the meditation that they are related to this centre as well. They are the various colours of emotions which are transmuted into the experience of a unified field.ed into the experience of a unified field.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (Mandala;a linear projection of the vision of unity which includes every element of mind. It is also a means to induce that same unity by the meditation upon the significance of its parts and their relationships.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (Mandāra,mandarava;the coral tree, ''Erythrina indica'', one of the five trees of paradise, with brilliant scarlet flowers.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (Manjushri,Manjuśri;One of the three princi … Manjushri,Manjuśri;One of the three principal celestial bodhisattvas in Tibet (including also Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani). Manjushri is thought to be the essence of wisdom, and great scholars or teachers may be said to be the human incarnations of this bodhisattva.he human incarnations of this bodhisattva.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (Manjushri;A bodhisattva who embodies wisdom and holds a sword in one hand and a text in the other.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Manjushri;manjushri;one of eight main bodhisattvas;personification of the perfection of transcendent knowledge.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Mantra;A group of words or syllables associated with specific meditational deities, the recitation of which forms an essential part of tantric meditation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mudra/Glossary + (Mantra;It is the way of transmuting energy … Mantra;It is the way of transmuting energy through sound which is expressed by movement, breathing and speech. It is the quintessence of different energies expressed in sound. For instance-HUM is one-pointedness and penetration. It is incorrect to use mantra frivolously for some kind of excitement. It is rather a straight-forward meditation under the guidance of a master.meditation under the guidance of a master.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Mantra;Sacred sounds, or formulations of seed syllables that protect the mind of the practitioner. They are regarded as the speech aspect of yidam practice.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Mantra;Sacred sounds, or formulations of seed syllables that protect the mind of the practitioner. They are regarded as the speech aspect of yidam practice.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Folk Tales of Tibet/Glossary + (Mantra;a tantric recitation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Mantra;mantra;A series of syllables consecrated by a Buddha and expressing the essence of the entire path to enlightenment. Mantras can be recited during meditation to calm and purify the mind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Mantra;syllables and words whose sound can communicate the nature of tantric deities, grant supernormal powers, or lead to purification and realization.)