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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<br> the perfect Buddha-hood of all beings, and their ideal is thus superior to that<br> 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.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (Mantradhara;a holder of the lineal tradition of the Mantrayana)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (Mantrayana,Secret;A synonym for the Vajrayana.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (Mantrayana;"The vehicle of mantras," another term for Vajrayana Buddhism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (Mantrayana;the Yana, or vehicle, using the science of vibration to illuminate the path. Vibration includes the entire range of feeling between the motionless centre and the tumultuous periphery, only a fraction of which can be perceived by the ear.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (Mantrayāna;See Secret Mantrayāna.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Mantrayāna;The vehicle of the secret mantr … Mantrayāna;The vehicle of the secret mantras, sometimes called the Diamond Vehicle, or Vajrayāna. This collection of teachings and practices is based on the tantras, and though it is, in fact, an aspect of the Mahāyāna, it is sometimes considered a separate vehicle. ''See'' Shrāvakayāna. a separate vehicle. ''See'' Shrāvakayāna.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Mao Tse-tung;mao tse-tung;helmsman of Communism in China;seen by many Tibetans as possessed by a demonic force bent on destroying the Dharma and happiness of sentient beings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (Mara;The "evil one" who attempted, at the … Mara;The "evil one" who attempted, at the last minute, to dissuade Shakyamuni Buddha from completing his quest for enlightenment. Mara is the personification of the forces of ignorance that keep sentient beings enmeshed in samsara. In the developed tradition, Mara is said to have four primary forms: He manifests as the five ''skandhas'';the lord of death;the defiling emotions (''kleshas'');and as divine beings who carry out his biddings. divine beings who carry out his biddings.)