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- 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.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (Om mani padme hung;om mani padme hung;The mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion. The most popular mantra in Tibetan Buddhism, also known as the six-syllable mantra. ''Hung'' is the Tibetan pronunciation of Sanskrit ''hum''.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (One Hundred Chö empowerments;one hundred chö empowerments;''Chöwang Gyatsa'';collection of one hundred empowerments for the practice of Chö.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (One of the "three trainings," ''shila'' in … One of the "three trainings," ''shila'' includes various codes of conduct that Buddhists follow as part of the path to awakening. Laypeople typically follow the five precepts (to refrain from taking life, stealing, false speech, sexual misconduct, and intoxicants that cloud the mind), while monks and nuns adhere to a collection of several hundred rules of monastic restraint divided into categories of varying severity.vided into categories of varying severity.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (Orgyan rin po che;ORGYEN RINPOCHE;orgyen rinpoche;Same as Guru Rinpoche.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (Orgyan;ORGYEN;orgyen;Same as Guru Rinpoche.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Orgyan;also known as Uddiyāna or Odiyan;home of many ḍākinīs, and birth- place of Padmasambhava;thought to be located in the Swat valley northwest of India, which borders on modern Afghanistan.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Orgyen Chöpel;orgyen chöpel;Tulku Urgyen Rinpoches paternal grandfather.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (Orgyen Jigme Chökyi Wangpo,dpal sprul rin … Orgyen Jigme Chökyi Wangpo,dpal sprul rin po che (1808-1887);Patrul Rinpoche;patrul rinpoche;A major holder of the Longchen Nyingtik teachings and exponent of Shantideva's Bodhicharyavatara (The Way of the Bodhisattva), famed for his simple lifestyle and as the author of The Words of My Perfect Teacher. He is often considered to be the emanation of Jigme Lingpa's speech be the emanation of Jigme Lingpa's speech)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Orgyen Tobgyal;orgyen tobgyal;(b.1952) — oldest son of the third Neten Chokling. Lives in Bir, Himachal Pradesh in Northern India, where he has rebuilt Neten monastery.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (PADMASAMBHAVA;padmasambhava;Consort and teacher of Yeshey Tsogyel, and a founding figure of Buddhist '''Great Completeness''' traditions in Tibet.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (PANDITA;A scholar, someone learned in the five traditional sciences. See five sciences)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (PARAMITA;See perfections)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (PHAT;phat;sacred, tantric syllable used in the practices of ''phowa'', ''Chö'' or ''Trekchö'')
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Pad dkar mo;པད་དཀར་མོ་;Puṇḍarīka)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (Pad-ma'byuṅ-gnas;Padmasambhava)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (Pad-ma- 'byun-gnas;Padmasambhava;The eighth-century Indian ''siddha'' usually credited with having established Buddhism in Tibet. Together with the Indian monk-scholar Śāntirakṣita, he founded the earliest order of Buddhism in Tibet, the Nyingmapa.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Padma Thod-Phreng-rtsal;lit. 'the Lotus-one ornamented by a rosary of skulls'; an emanation of Padmasambhava.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Padma mthar byed;པདམ་མཐར་བྱེད་;Padmāntaka)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Padma'i sgrol ma;པདམའི་སྒྲོལ་མ་;Padmatārā)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (Padma;Pema;pema;the lotus. Every Buddha is … Padma;Pema;pema;the lotus. Every Buddha is iconographically depicted sitting upon a sun and moon resting upon the lotus, representative of the Dharmadhatu or Free Space. Prajnaparamita, the body of scriptures prepared by the Madhyamika school of meditation and metaphysics. It is the Goddess who is identical with every woman and Emptiness. It is the Perfection of Penetrating Insight. is the Perfection of Penetrating Insight.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Padmasambhava;(8th century). Literally "Lo … Padmasambhava;(8th century). Literally "Lotus-Born." Also known as Guru Rinpoche ("Precious Guru") or the Second Buddha. Indian Buddhist mahasiddha from Oddiyana who brought Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet and neighboring countries at the invitation of the Abbot Shantarakshita and King Trisong Detsen. Regarded as the founder of the Nyingma tradition.d as the founder of the Nyingma tradition.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (Padmasambhava;The Indian ''siddha'' who br … Padmasambhava;The Indian ''siddha'' who brought Vajrayana Buddhism for the first time to Tibet, in the eighth century CE. His traditional biography says that he was miraculously born in a lotus, adopted by king Indrabhuti in Northwest India, and brought up as a prince. His unconventional behavior led to banishment, and he spent the rest of his life roaming the charnel grounds, jungles, and wastelands, learning from ''dakinis'' both human and superhuman, and practicing the tantric teachings. During his wanderings, he met and trained many disciples. At the request of the Tibetan king Trisong Detsen, Padmasambhava went to Tibet and was instrumental in the establishment of Buddhism there. He is considered the founder of the Nyingma tradition and also its principal guru, and many liturgies and meditations invoke his presence and request his blessings.ke his presence and request his blessings.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Padmasambhava;padmasambhava;the Lotus-Born master who brought Vajrayana to Tibet in the eight century;also referred to as Guru Rinpoche, the precious teacher. For more details on this master's life, see ''The Lotus-Born''.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Padmasambhava;the 'Lotus-born' Guru of Odiyan;his eight major manifesta- tions are: Padma 'byung-gnas, Padma rgyal-po, rDo-rje gro-lod, Nyi-ma 'od-zer, Sākya seng-ge, Seng-ge sgra-sgrog, Blo-ldan mchog-sred, and rDo-rje 'chang.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Padmasattva;padmasattva;chief deity in a mind treasure revealed by Old Khyentse after Chokgyur Lingpa's passing. In a vision, he saw the great tertön in his saṃbhogakaya form and, receiving an empowerment and teachings, wrote them down.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Padmasaṁbhava;Also known as Padmakara or Guru Rinpoche, the founder of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, Padmasaṁbhava was one of the major figures in the arrival of Buddhism in Tibet in approximately the eighth century c.e.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Padmasaṁbhava;Also known as Padmakara or Guru Rinpoche, the founder of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, Padmasaṁbhava was one of the major figures in the arrival of Buddhism in Tibet in approximately the eighth century c.e.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Folk Tales of Tibet/Glossary + (Pak;pak;kneaded tsampa dough is called pak.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Palbar;palbar;Tibetan word translated here as ''Blazing Splendor''.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Palpung;palpung;large Kagyu monastery near Derge in Kham;seat of the Situ incarnations;founded in 1717 by Situ Chökyi Jungney.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Paltrul Rinpoche;paltrul rinpoche;(1808-18 … Paltrul Rinpoche;paltrul rinpoche;(1808-1887) — one of the foremost masters of his time known not only for his scholarship and learning but also for his example of renunciation and compassion. His most famous works include ''Words of my Perfect Teacher (Kunsang Lamey Shellung)'' and his commentary on ''Three Words Striking the Vital Point (Tsiksum Nedek)'', the quintessence of the Dzogchen teachings.he quintessence of the Dzogchen teachings.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Palyul;palyul;Namgyal Jangchub Ling, one of the four main Nyingma monasteries in Kham;founded in 1665 by Rigdzin Kunsang Sherab.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (Pan chen;mahāpaṇḍita;Literally, a "greatly learned one." Used as an honorific.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Panchen Lama;panchen lama;incarnation line of the abbots of Tashi Lhunpo monastery, established in the time of the Fifth Dalai Lama;first Panchen Lama was Lobzang Chögyen (1570-1662).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Pandita;great Buddhist scholar;usually refers to the Buddhist scholars from Kashmir or India.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mudra/Glossary + (Paramitas;The six Paramitas or transcendental actions are attributes of Buddha activity. In perfecting them, one transcends the notion of a centralised ego.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Paro;paro;famous pilgrimage site in Bhutan, ninety minutes drive from the capital Thimphu.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (Particularist;particularist;Vaisheshika;or Particularist;a non-Buddhist school teaching a path to liberation employing ablutions, fasts, etc.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Parvata,Śrī;A monastic center of southern India, located in the present-day state of Madras. Nāgārjuna is among the well-known Buddhists who visited there.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mudra/Glossary + (Passion;passion;Passion is contagious in t … Passion;passion;Passion is contagious in that once you ignore the source of passion it will destroy or burn you, but once you realise that passion is another means of communicating, then it becomes basically an important way of relating yourself to mother earth or the all-encompassing womb. Passion is allembracing in that it can transmute, as Buddha said, into discriminating awareness wisdom (jñāna).o discriminating awareness wisdom (jñāna).)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Path and fruition;path and fruition;The esoteric instructions of Virūpa within the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Path and fruition;path and fruition;The esoteric instructions of Virūpa within the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Path of Accumulation;path of accumulation;see Five Paths. Path of Application see Five Paths.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Patrul Rinpoche;patrul rinpoche;See Dza Patrul Rinpoche.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (Patrül (Paltrül,Petrul) Rinpoche;patrül (p … Patrül (Paltrül,Petrul) Rinpoche;patrül (paltrül,petrul) rinpoche;(1808-1887). A great Nyingma scholar, practitioner, teacher, and author who lived in eastern Tibet. Although a high incarnation (''tülku''), he abjured the customary pomp and circumstance associated with his station and spent most of his life meditating in lonely places, wandering abroad, begging for his food, sleeping in caves and ditches, and helping the common people wherever he could. He is especially renowned for his instruction on the Mahayana and Vajrayana, and his "Teaching on the Three Words that Strike the Heart" is a much-loved Dzogchen classic.e Heart" is a much-loved Dzogchen classic.)