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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Ngaktrin of Argong;ngaktrin of argong;second Ngaktrin Tulku;disciple of the twelfth Karmapa, Jangchub Dorje (1703-1733) and the eighth Situ, Chökyi Jungney.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Ngaktrin;ngaktrin;Ngawang Trinley;incarnation line of Samten Gyatso who was the fourth Ngaktrin tulku.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Ngari;ngari;provinces in the western part of Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Ngawang Trinley;ngawang trinley;contemporary of the eleventh Karmapa, Yeshe Dorje (1675-1702);former life of Samten Gyatso;first of the Ngaktrin incarnations who built Lachab monastery)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Ngedön Ösel Ling;ngedön ösel ling;one of the monasteries built by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche situated on the hilltop behind Swayambhu in the Kathmandu valley;now the seat of Tsoknyi Rinpoche in Nepal.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Ngor monastery;ngor monastery;Sakya monastery in the Tsang province of Central Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Nirmānakāya;The manifestation body, the aspect of compassion and means, whereby a Buddha may be perceived by unenlightened beings. This is, therefore, the means by which he can communicate with and help them.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Nirmāṇakāya;see Three Kāyas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + (Nirvana;One of the many names for enlightenment, it refers to removing ignorance that obscures the mind and realizing absolute truth.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Nirvana;nirvana;The cessation of suffering and its causes. Freedom from cyclic existence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Nirvāṇa;The Tibetan translation of this Sanskrit word means "gone beyond suffering" and indicates the various levels of enlightenment gained according to the practice of the Shrāvakayāna or the Mahāyāna.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Study and Practice of Meditation/Glossary + (Non-Buddhist,Outsider 'du shes me pa;non-discrimination;non-discrimination;asaṃjnā)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Nonaffirming negation;nonaffirming negation;A negation that eliminates its object of negation but does not imply an affirmative phenomenon.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Norbu Lingka Park;norbu lingka park;summer palace of the Dalai Lamas in the vicinity of Lhasa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jewels from the Treasury/Glossary + (Not Great;not great;avṛhā)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jewels from the Treasury/Glossary + (Not Unable;not unable;anāgāmya)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jewels from the Treasury/Glossary + (Nothingness;nothingness;akiṃcanya)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Nubri;nubri;situated in Ganesh Himal, northwestern part of Nepal.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Nyagla Pema Dudul;nyagla pema dudul;(1816-1872) — master who attained rainbow body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Nyagrodhārāma;尼倶律園)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Nyagrodhārāma;尼拘律園)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Nyan thos sde gnyis;ཉན་ཐོས་སྡེ་གཉིས་;two Shrāvaka schools;two shrāvaka schools;Vaibhāṣhikas (Bye brag smra ba) and Sautrāntikas (mDo sde pa).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mind in Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (Nyan thos;Hearer;hearer;Shrāvaka)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Nyan-thos;Śrāvaka;lit. 'Hearer';one who li … Nyan-thos;Śrāvaka;lit. 'Hearer';one who listens to the teachings of the Buddha, realizes the suffering inherent in saṃsāra, and focuses on understanding that there is no independent self. By conquering emotionality, he liberates himself, attaining first the stage of Stream Enterer at the Path of Seeing, followed by the stage of Once-Returner who will be reborn only one more time, and the stage of Non-returner who will no longer be reborn into saṃsāra. The final goal is to become an Arhat. The vehicle of the Srāvaka is known as the Srāvakayāna.f the Srāvaka is known as the Srāvakayāna.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Nyang-Ral Nyima Özer;nyang-ral nyima özer; … Nyang-Ral Nyima Özer;nyang-ral nyima özer;(1124-1192) — first of five king-like tertöns and a reincarnation of King Trisong Deutsen. Several of his revealed treasures are included in the ''Rinchen Terdzö'', among which the most well known is the ''Kabgye Deshek Dupa'', a cycle of teachings focusing on the ''Eight Commands'', and the biography of Guru Rinpoche called ''Sanglingma'', now published as ''The Lotus-Born''. Nyang Ral means 'Braided one from Nyang,' and Nyima Özer means 'Ray of sun light.'' and Nyima Özer means 'Ray of sun light.')

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Nyemo;nyemo;area southwest of, but close to, Lhasa.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Nyenchen Tanglha;nyenchen tanglha;important protector of the Nyingma teachings, regarded as a bodhisattva on the eighth level;name of mountain range north of Lhasa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Nyendruh;nyendruh;''Three Vajra Practices … Nyendruh;nyendruh;''Three Vajra Practices of Approach and Accomplishment'', one of the eight chariots of the Practice Lineage brought to Tibet by the master Orgyenpa (1230-1309) who had traveled to the terrestrial pure land Uddiyana where he met the female buddha Vajra Varahi.ere he met the female buddha Vajra Varahi.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Nyingma Kahma;nyingma kahma;Oral Transmissions of the Old School;56 volumes in the expanded edition published by Dudjom Rinpoche. The predominant number of scriptures concern the three inner tantras.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Nyingma school;nyingma school;teachings br … Nyingma school;nyingma school;teachings brought to Tibet and translated mainly during the reign of King Trisong Deutsen and in the subsequent period up to Rinchen Zangpo in the ninth century, chiefly by the great masters Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra, Shantarakshita, and Vairotsana. The two main types of transmission are Kahma and Terma. Practices are based on both the outer and inner tantras with emphasis on the practice of the inner tantras of Mahayoga, Anu Yoga and Ati Yoga.antras of Mahayoga, Anu Yoga and Ati Yoga.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (Nyingma;nyingma;The "lineage of the ancien … Nyingma;nyingma;The "lineage of the ancients" or "Old Translation school," one of the four principal schools of Tibetan Buddhism and the only one to emerge from the first spreading of Buddhism to Tibet in the seventh to ninth centuries. It is understood to have been founded by Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) with the help of Guru Rinpoche's consort Yeshe Tsogyal, twenty-five great disciples, and numerous other devoted practitioners. and numerous other devoted practitioners.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Nyingma;nyingma;The earliest of the four main traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, founded in the eighth century by Guru Padmasambhava.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Nyingtig Yabzhi;nyingtig yabzhi;''see'' Four Branches of Heart Essence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Nyingtig;nyingtig;heart essence;usually refers to the innermost aspect of the Dzogchen teachings, such as the instructions of Vimalamitra or Padmasambhava.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Nyoshul Jönpalung;nyoshul jönpalung;The monastic seat and hermitage of Khenpo Ngakchung.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Nyoshul Khen;nyoshul khen;(1932-1999) — Ja … Nyoshul Khen;nyoshul khen;(1932-1999) — Jamyang Dorje;one of the greatest recent khenpos of the Nyingma tradition;renowned for his spontaneous poetry and songs of realization;disciple of Shedrub Tenpey Nyima and one of the holders of the ''Hearing Lineage of Nyingtig'' which came through Jigmey Lingpa and Paltrul Rinpoche.hrough Jigmey Lingpa and Paltrul Rinpoche.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Nyung ti;ཉུང་ཏི་;Nyung-ti;nyung-ti)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (Nāga-puṣpa;n. of several plants — ''Mesua roxburghii, Rottlera tinctoria'' and ''Michelia champaka'' — or may =''nāga-puṣpikā'', yellow jasmine.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Nāga;A powerful being in Indo-Tibetan mythology, the nāga is commonly represented as a being with a human torso and head and with a serpent's body. Nāgas are commonly associated with water and with wealth and dwell in subterranean areas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Nāga;A powerful being in Indo-Tibetan mythology, the nāga is commonly represented as a being with a human torso and head and with a serpent's body. Nāgas are commonly associated with water and with wealth and dwell in subterranean areas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Nāgas;powerful long-lived serpent-like bei … Nāgas;powerful long-lived serpent-like beings who inhabit bodies of water and often guard great treasure. Nanda was one of their great kings. He helped protect the Buddha from the elements when the Buddha was seated at Bodh Gayā, and gave Nāgārjuna various treatises from the nāga treasure. various treatises from the nāga treasure.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Folk Tales of Tibet/Glossary + (Nāgā;the inhabitants of an underground kingdom often associated with serpents. Their Tibetan name is 'lu'.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Nāgārjuna;A famous Indian master of the fi … Nāgārjuna;A famous Indian master of the first century A.D., and founder of the Madhyamaka school. There is also a tantric master of the same name who was a teacher of Tilopa. Traditional sources claim that these two are one and the same. His name comes from the legend that he retrieved the ''Prajñāpāramitā'' literature from the nāgas.rajñāpāramitā'' literature from the nāgas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (Nāgārjuna;Indian Buddhist master of the second century who elucidated the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras of Buddha;the major expounder of the Madhyamaka philosophy.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (Nālanda;Nālanda;nālanda;Nālanda;Well-known Buddhist university. It was founded near the middle of the fifth century (earlier according to some sources), under the first Kumāragupta. It produced numerous great masters, among them Asaṅga and Vasubandhu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (O rgyan;This land where the tantras were p … O rgyan;This land where the tantras were promulgated and preserved—which is also called the land of dākinīs—has a quasi-mythical status in relation to the Tibetan tradition. It has, however, been identified as the ancient Buddhist kingdom of Udyana in the Swat Valley of northwest Pakistan, though there is no evidence for the practice of higher tantras there. More recent research has brought attention to the region of Orissa (renamed Odisha in November 2010) on the eastern coast of India, which has had a number of variant names but was known as Oddiyāna up to at least the fourteenth century. It was a center for the practice of the higher tantras and was the region where many Buddhist tantras, such as Kalācakra, originated. Lake Chilika, the second largest lagoon in the world, matches the legend of Oddiyānas lake. pandita. A title given to an individual recognized for his or her learning. It has entered the English language as pundit, which is the Hindi formanguage as pundit, which is the Hindi form)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (ONTOLOGICAL NONDUALISM;ontological nondualism;Indissoluable unity between conventional, conditioned phenomena and their ultimate or unconditioned nature of emptiness.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (ORGYEN SAMBHA;orgyen sambha;Another name of Guru Padmasambhava.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (ORGYEN;orgyen;Also called Oddiyana, a country to the northwest of ancient India, nowadays identified as the Swat Valley in Kashmir. It was here that Guru Padmasambhava was born.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Old Khyentse;old khyentse;in this book, short for Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Old Kongtrul;old kongtrul;in this book, short for Jamgön Kongtrul the First.)