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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.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Sadaprarudita;The story of Sadaprarudita searching for his guru is related in the last chapters of the ''Prajnaparamita Sutras''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Sadhana;sadhana;The meditation practice associated with a particular Buddha. This is often a written text that one follows, by chanting or reading, in order to meditate on that Buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Sadāprarudita;The name of a bodhisattva, renowned for his unwavering perseverance in seeking enlightenment. He appears in the Prajñāpāramitā literature. His teacher was Dharmodgata, whom he met in the city of Gandhavatī.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Sahor;sahor;kingdom in ancient India;believed to be identical with Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Sakya Pandita;sakya pandita;(1182-1251) — Kunga Gyaltsen;renowned scholar and Tibetan statesman;staved off a Mongolian invasion (1244) by converting Emperor Godan Khan to Buddhism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (Sakya Pandita;sakya pandita;An important Sakyapa master (1182-1251), also known as Kunga Gyaltsen)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Sakya lineage;sakya lineage;one of the four major schools of Buddhism in Tibet;began in the eleventh century when Drogmi Lotsawa 993-1050), disciple of the Indian master Virupa, brought his teachings back to Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Sakya monastery;sakya monastery;one of the main seats of the lineage in Central Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Sakya;sakya;One of the four main traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, founded by Khon Konchok Gyalpo (1034—1102).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (Sakya;sakya;One of the four schools of Tib … Sakya;sakya;One of the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The Sakya school has origins in the teachings of the Indian ''mahasiddha'' Virupa (ninth or tenth century) and was brought to Tibet by the Tibetan Drokmi (993-1077). The Sakya school is particularly renowned for its ''lamdre'' (path and fruit) teachings that combine Mahayana and Vajrayana into a unified synthesis.na and Vajrayana into a unified synthesis.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Saltong Shogum;saltong shogum;One of Gampo … Saltong Shogum;saltong shogum;One of Gampopa's foremost disciples, from Kham. Sal means "clear" and Tong is short for Tong Pa Nyid, meaning "emptiness," indicating that he was born with the realization of emptiness and clear luminosity. Shogum means "harelip," because he was born with a cleft palate. Saltong Shogum became the guru who founded the Traleg Kyabgon line of tulkus, the supreme abbots of Thrangu Monastery in Kham.preme abbots of Thrangu Monastery in Kham.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (Samantabhadra;The "all-good," ultimate, ''dharmakaya'' buddha in the Nyingma tradition, depicted as naked and dark blue in color, often in union with his consort Samantabhadri, who is depicted as white in color.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Samantabhadra;primordial buddha who awakened to enlightenment many eons before this world was formed;forefather of the Dzogchen teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Sambhogakāya;The body of enjoyment, or the transhuman forms in which Buddhas may manifest themselves. The sambhogakāya is directly perceptible only to highly realized beings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Sambhogakāya;see Three Kāyas.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Samgya;samgya;abbreviation of Samten Gyatso.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Samsara;'cyclic existence,' 'Vicious circl … Samsara;'cyclic existence,' 'Vicious circle' or 'round' of birth and death and rebirth within the six realms;characterized by suffering, impermanence, and ignorance;the state of ordinary sentient beings fettered by ignorance and dualistic perception, karma and disturbing emotions. It also means ordinary reality, an endless cycle of frustration and suffering generated as the result of karma.uffering generated as the result of karma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Samsara;the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth within the six realms of existence, characterized by suffering, impermanence, and ignorance.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (Samsara;the round of birth and death that encloses the realms of the animals, the gods, the anti-gods, the tortured spirits, the denizens of hell and humankind. It is all conditioned existence. It is pain and suffering.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Samsāra;The wheel, or round, of existence. … Samsāra;The wheel, or round, of existence. The state of being unenlightened, in which the mind, enslaved by the three poisons of attachment, hatred, and ignorance, passes uncontrolled from one state to another through an endless stream of psychophysical experiences that are all characterized by suffering. ''See also'' Six realms;Three worlds.ing. ''See also'' Six realms;Three worlds.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Samten Gyatso;samten gyatso;(1881-1945/6) — master of the Barom and ''New Treasures'' lineages;based at Lachab monastery in Nangchen;Tulku Urgyen Rinpoches uncle & root guru.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Samten Kangsar;samten kangsar;powerful spirit and guardian of the Dharma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Samye;samye;temple complex and monastery in Central Tibet founded by Padmasambhava, King Trisong Deutsen, and Shantarakshita;center of the early transmission.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Sang-Ngak;sang-ngak;(Uncle Sang-Ngak);the uncle of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Folk Tales of Tibet/Glossary + (Sang;sang;a denomination of Tibetan currency.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Sangha;sangha;Any person who directly and nonconceptually realizes emptiness. In a more general sense, Sangha refers to the communities of ordained monastics. It is sometimes used to refer to Buddhists in general.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Sangha;sangha;community of practitioners usually the fully ordained monks and nuns or the ''ngakpas'', tantric practitioners distinguished by their long braided hair, white skirts, and striped shawls.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Sangha;the community of those practicing t … Sangha;the community of those practicing the teachings of the Buddha, united by their vision and their commitment to the path. In order to lay the foundation for Dharma practice, various forms of discipline are undertaken. Eight traditional kinds of Sangha exist: bhikṣu and bhikṣuṇī: fully ordained monks and nuns; śramaṇara and sramaṇĩ: novices who have taken preliminary vows;śikṣamaṇa: aspirants too young to join the community but who follow special rules;upavasta: laymen or laywomen who take monk's vows for a certain limited time;upāsaka and upāsikā: laymen and laywomen who practice Buddhist teachings and follow five precepts: not to kill, not to steal, not to lie, not to take intoxicating substances, not to engage in sexual misconduct.ances, not to engage in sexual misconduct.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (Sangha;the community or fellowship of aspirants to the Here and Now united by their common knowledge of the transpersonal aspects of the human mind, and their common place of refuge-the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (Sanghanandi;Sōgyanandai;sōgyanandai;(d. 74 B.C.E.))
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Sangs rgyas thod pa;སངས་རྒྱས་ཐོད་པ་;Buddhakapāla)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Strand of Jewels/Tibetan-English Glossary + (Sangs rgyas;Buddha;buddha)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Sangs-rgyas;Buddha;lit. 'awakened';the Enl … Sangs-rgyas;Buddha;lit. 'awakened';the Enlightened One;a perfected  Bodhisattva, after attaining complete, perfect enlightenment in a human form,  is known as a Buddha. The Buddha generally referred to is Sākyamuni Buddha,  the Buddha of this era, who lived in India around the 6th century B.C. But there  have also been perfected Bodhisattvas in ages past who have manifested the way to enlightenment. In the current fortunate era, there will be one thousand  Buddhas, Sākyamuni Buddha being the fourth. In some eras, no Buddhas appear at all.h. In some eras, no Buddhas appear at all.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Sangwa Yeshe;sangwa yeshe;(Secret Wisdom), enlightened dakini.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Sangye Gyamtso;sangye gyamtso;(1653-1703/5) — regent-king after the fifth Dalai Lama, and one of Chokgyur Lingpa's former lives.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Sangye Lama;sangye lama;(990?-1070) — earliest tertön in Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Sangye Lingpa;sangye lingpa;(1340-1396) — reincarnation of the second son of King Trisong Deutsen;major tertön and revealer of the ''Lama Gongdu'' cycle in 13 volumes.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Sangye Yeshe of Nub;sangye yeshe of nub;(b … Sangye Yeshe of Nub;sangye yeshe of nub;(b.9th cent.) — Nubchen Sangye Yeshe;one of the twenty-five disciples of Padmasambhava;chief recipient of the Anu Yoga teachings and visited India and Nepal seven times. When the evil king Langdarma attempted to destroy Buddhism in Tibet, Sangye Yeshe instilled fear in the king by causing an enormous scorpion, the size of nine yaks, to magically appear by a single gesture of his right hand. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche is considered one of his reincarnations.e is considered one of his reincarnations.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/White Lotus (Mipham)/Glossary + (Saraha;(c. tenth century). An Indian mahasiddha, or master of high accomplishment. He was the author of three famous cycles of dohas, or songs of realization.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (Saraha;Indian master;mentor to Nāgārjuna and highly accomplished tantric practitioner.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Saraha;Indian yogi of high accomplishment, author of three cycles of ''dohas'', or songs of realization.)