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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.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Mara;lord of the desire realm, master of illusion who attempted to prevent the Buddha from attaining enlightenment at Bodh Gayā.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Mara;mara;demon of obstacles;anything that distracts a practitioner from the Dharma and the pursuit of lasting happiness and liberation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Maratika;maratika;sacred cave where Padmasambhava and Mandarava attained immortality;these days believed to be in southeastern Nepal.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Margyenma;margyenma;one of King Trisong Deutsen's queens who made obstacles for Vairotsana, resulting in his exile.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Markaṭahradafira;瀰猴江側)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Markaṭahradafira;瀰猴江邊)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Marpa;marpa;(1002/12-1097) — great forefather of the Kagyu lineage. See ''Life of Marpa the Translator''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Master of Orgyen;master of orgyen;''See'' Padmasambhava.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jewels from the Treasury/Glossary + (Mastery over Others’ Emanations;mastery over others’ emanations;Paranirmitavaśavartin)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mudra/Glossary + (Materialism;materialism;The profit oriente … Materialism;materialism;The profit oriented and competitive mentality which could even be applied to "spiritual" activities. It is based on the neurotic need for security and expanding ego's territory. It is the paranoid fear ofloss and greed for achievement which tends to permeate one's whole psychology. Materialism is the "sane" approach to gaining happiness. There's nothing wrong with it, but in the process of seeking happiness the original aim is lost. Instead of the simple primordial happiness one tries to grasp something tangible. At the end one is amazed to find that the search did not fulfil the original aim. Instead, shock and panic result.inal aim. Instead, shock and panic result.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Maudgalyaputra;One of the two most importa … Maudgalyaputra;One of the two most important disciples of the Buddha Shakyamuni belonging to the Shravaka Sangha (the other being Shariputra). Maudgalyaputra was endowed with many magical powers. In traditional representations of Buddha Shakyamuni, he and Shariputra are often depicted standing to right and left of the Master. standing to right and left of the Master.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (Maudgalyayana;(6th cent. B.C.E.) One of Shakyamuni's ten great disciples, foremost in the manifestation of supernatural powers. He was inō at Veluvana vihara, the monastery donated by King Bimbisara.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Mañjuśrī;The bodhisattva of wisdom.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Maṇḍala;maṇḍala;'center and surrounding;' usually a deity along with its surrounding environment. A maṇḍala is often a symbolic, graphic representation of a tantric deity's realm of existence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Me lha;མེ་ལྷ་;Agni)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Hevajra Tantra I/Glossary + (Means;means;upāya;'Means', one of the two … Means;means;upāya;'Means', one of the two supreme coefficients of final enlightenment, of which Wisdom (prajñā, q.v.) is the other. For references to this pair, Wisdom and Means, see the Index. The Means par excellence is Hevajra/ Heruka, with whom the yogin must identify himself (see pp. 32-33, śl. I. x. 30, II. iv. 78). In the rite of union the feminine partner is prajñā and the yogin himself is upāya (I. x. 7).<br> the yogin himself is upāya (I. x. 7).<br>)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Medicine Buddha;medicine buddha;The buddha associated with healing, on both the spiritual and physical levels. He is blue in color, and holds a begging bowl full of medicine in his left hand, and a myrobalan (amra) flower in his right hand.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Meditation;meditation;Habituating ourselves to positive attitudes, beneficial emotions, and accurate perspectives.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mudra/Glossary + (Meditation;meditation;It is a way of stepp … Meditation;meditation;It is a way of stepping out of the neurotic and complicated state of ego. It is not worship, nor is it ritual. Yet, ironically, meditation is the only way of spiritual practice. By transcending the questioning mind, meditation provides an enormous situation of free communication. It is a way of being simple-beyond the dualistic network. It is not a mental gymnastic practice.rk. It is not a mental gymnastic practice.)