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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Refuge;refuge;A Buddhist seeks the protect … Refuge;refuge;A Buddhist seeks the protection and guidance of the Three Jewels (q.v.) in order to find freedom from the suffering of saṃsāra. The Three Jewels therefore constitute the Buddhist refuge, and a Buddhist can be defined as someone who ''takes refuge'' in them.d as someone who ''takes refuge'' in them.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mudra/Glossary + (Reincarnation;reincarnation;May be more pr … Reincarnation;reincarnation;May be more precisely termed rebirth because the accumulation of feelings, perceptions, impulses and consciousness which are the constituents of so-called spirit, do not live through as one solid thing, but are constantly changing. This state of consciousness does not belong exclusively to human beings and is not determined by the physical body. Rebirth into different lives is possible. It is a natural karmic force.is possible. It is a natural karmic force.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Repa Karpo;repa karpo;(b.1198) — early master in the Barom Kagyu lineage;Tishi Repa's chief disciple.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Folk Tales of Tibet/Glossary + (Ribong;ribong;a hare.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (Rig pa'i khu byug;Cuckoo of Awareness;cuckoo of awareness;The first of the Eighteen Major Scriptures of the Mind Class taught by Shri Singha to Vairotsana and Tsang Lekdrub.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Rigdzin Gödem;rigdzin gödem;(1337-1408) — one of the rive king-like tertöns;great treasure revealer of the tradition of ''Northern Treasures''. Among his termas are the Dzogchen teachings ''Gongpa Sangtal''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Rigpey Dorje;rigpey dorje;(1924-1981) — sixteenth Karmapa;disciple of the eleventh Situ and Karsey Kongtrul;established numerous monasteries and Dharma centers outside of Tibet and was profoundly instrumental in preserving the Buddha's teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Rigs gsum mgon-po;Three Protectors;three protectors;Avalokiteśvara, Vajrapāṇi, and  Mañjuśri.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Ril-bu;medicinal capsule, which often contains holy substances and has been blessed by a lama.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Rime;rime;(pronounced Ree-may) was a movem … Rime;rime;(pronounced Ree-may) was a movement for intersectarian harmony and cooperation, rekindled and revitalized in the nineteenth century by several of Tibet's greatest masters. Led by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, the greatest scholar and eclectic master of the time, he and others collected and compiled the complete teachings, transmissions, empowerments, and meditation practices from all the various orders of Tibetan Buddhism. This collection was called The Five Great Treasures. Their goal was to eliminate the sectarian divisions and often bitter rivalry among the various schools, and to revivify the emphasis on the actual practice of the teachings.s on the actual practice of the teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (Rimpoche;rimpoche;literally meaning Great … Rimpoche;rimpoche;literally meaning Great Gem, usually translated as Precious One, this title is used to address the Lama in whom one has placed one's trust during the initial stages of practice. Also used to address monastic ofĺrciaries. Sadhana, a ritual text which provides the model during meditational practice for mature total involvement. Sadhana is the effort through practice necessary to achieve a constant illuminated state along the Path of Dharma.lluminated state along the Path of Dharma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Strand of Jewels/Glossary + (Rin chen sna bdun;Seven Treasuries;seven treasuries)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Strand of Jewels/Tibetan-English Glossary + (Rin chen sna bdun;Seven Treasuries;seven treasuries)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Rin-chen 'byung-gnas;Ratnasambhava;one of the five Dhyāni buddhas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Rinchen Lingpa;rinchen lingpa;(1295-1375) — one of the eleven great revealers of hidden treasures with the name Lingpa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Rinchen Namgyal;rinchen namgyal;(b.i9th cent.) — master-scholar and disciple of Jamgön Kongtrul and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Rinchen Terdzö;rinchen terdzö;see Treasury of Precious Termas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Rinchen Zangpo;rinchen zangpo;(957-1055) — important translator at the time of Atisha;known as the first ''lotsawa'' of the New Schools.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Ring-bSrel;small, very hard glittering objects found in the burnt ashes of certain very great lamas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Ringmo Dilgyuk;ringmo dilgyuk;A small valley halfway between Khenpo Ngakchung's birthplace and Jönpalung.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Folk Tales of Tibet/Glossary + (Rinpoche;rinpoche;'Precious One';commonly refers to a reincarnate lama.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Rinpoche;rinpoche;Precious One. An honorific term reserved for tulkus or lamas of high rank or great meditative accomplishment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Rinpoche;rinpoche;venerable;respectful way of addressing one's guru, abbot or Buddhist teacher.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Riwoche monastery;riwoche monastery;important monastic center for the Taklung branch of the Kagyu lineage, situated to the south of Nangchen a little more than one hundred kilometers from Chamdo.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jewels from the Treasury/Glossary + (Rose-Apple Land;rose-apple land;jambudvīpa)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (Rudra;A powerful, violent, and malicious spirit. [TD 1315])

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Rudra;Originally a Hindu deity, an emanati … Rudra;Originally a Hindu deity, an emanation of Śiva. In the vajrayāna, Rudra is the personification of the destructive principle of ultimate ego. Traditionally, Rudra was a student who perverted the teachings, eventually killing his guru. Rudrahood is the complete opposite of buddhahood.od is the complete opposite of buddhahood.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (Rumtek;rumtek;The town in Sikkim, India, w … Rumtek;rumtek;The town in Sikkim, India, where the sixteenth Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, built the Dharma Chakra Center, also known as Rumtek Monastery, his main seat in exile, which is also home to the Karma Shri Nalanda Institute for Higher Buddhist Studies.nda Institute for Higher Buddhist Studies.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Rumtek;rumtek;chief seat of the Karma Kagyu lineage established in Sikkim, India, by the sixteenth Karmapa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (Rāga;lit. 'tint, colour': a mode in Indian classical music)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Rāhula;A demon associated with eclipses, and with one of the nine planets in Indo-Tibetan cosmology. Also regarded as a dharma protector.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Rāhula;A demon associated with eclipses, and with one of the nine planets in Indo-Tibetan cosmology. Also regarded as a dharma protector.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Rājagṛha;羅閲城)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Rājagṛha;羅閲祇)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (SACRED LANDS AND PLACES;sacred lands and places;The twenty-four countries, thirty-two lo-cations, and eight charnel grounds inhabited by dakas and dakinis. They have a psychophysical significance and are correlated with certain points of the subtle body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (SAMANTABHADRA;samantabhadra;The primordial Buddha, in some contexts also the primordially pure innate awareness of each individual.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (SAMBHOGAKAYA;See Trikaya)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (SAMSARA;samsara;The round of birth and death.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (SHAKYAMUNI;Gautama, the historical Buddha of our age, the founder of Buddhism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (SHANTARAKSHITA;Also traditionally referred to as Khenpo Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva Abbot. A great Indian master of Mahayana Buddhism, abbot of the university of Nalanda, invited to Tibet by King Trisong Detsen.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (SHANTIDEVA;shantideva;Śhāntideva;Eighth-century Indian Buddhist scholar and poet, author of ''Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life (Bodhisattvacāryāvatāra)'')
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (SHRI SINGHA;shri singha;A master in the Dz … SHRI SINGHA;shri singha;A master in the Dzogchen lineage and root guru of Guru Rinpoche. Shri Singha attained complete realization of the Dzogchen teachings and, along with Guru Rinpoche, was one of the only two masters to fully attain the "empowerment of the display of awareness," through which they could transform the phenomenal world in any way they desired. phenomenal world in any way they desired.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (SKILLFUL MEANS AND WISDOM;skillful means a … SKILLFUL MEANS AND WISDOM;skillful means and wisdom;An important pairing in Mahayana Buddhism. It refers to the wisdom (shes rah) of emptiness, and the voidness aspect of phenomena, together with the skillful means (thabs) of compas-sion, and the appearance aspect of phenomena. Skillful means and wisdom are indissociable.illful means and wisdom are indissociable.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (SKY WOMAN;sky woman;ḍākiṅī;Female muse of enlightenment, associated especially with the '''Great Completeness''' and other esoteric Buddhist practice lineages)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (SUMERU;See Mount Meru)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Meeting the Great Bliss Queen/Glossary + (SUTRA;sutra;Scriptures said to have been spoken by the Buddha, but written down at least one or more centuries after his lifetime.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (SVABHAVIKAKAYA;See Trikaya)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Sabchu Rinpoche;sabchu rinpoche;lama from Dilyak monastery in Nangchen.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Sachen Kunga Nyingpo;sachen kunga nyingpo;(1092-1158) — one of the five forefathers of the Sakya lineage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Sacred pledge;sacred pledge;samaya;The level of vowed moral conduct corresponding to Vajrayāna practice, primarily involving regarding one's teacher and all beings and phenomena as pure in nature.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Sacred pledge;sacred pledge;samaya;The level of vowed moral conduct corresponding to Vajrayāna practice, primarily involving regarding one's teacher and all beings and phenomena as pure in nature.)