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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Shrāvakayāna,Hīnayāna;The practitioners of … Shrāvakayāna,Hīnayāna;The practitioners of Dharma are identified as belonging to two different sets of teaching, or ''vehicles'', according to the nature of their aspirations. These are known as the Hīnayāna, or Fundamental Vehicle, and the Mahāyāna, or Great Vehicle. The Fundamental Vehicle is subdivided into the way of the Hearers (or Shrāvakas), who are disciples of the Buddha, and the way of those who seek enlightenment relying only on themselves, or Pratyekabuddhas. The goal of the Shrāvaka and Pratyekabuddha paths is nirvāṇa, conceived of as definitive liberation from the sufferings of saṃsāra. The Great Vehicle is that of the Bodhisattvas, or those who, while accepting the validity and efficacy of the other vehicle, aspire to the full enlightenment of Buddhahood for the sake of all beings. The term ''Hīnayāna'' means "Lesser Vehicle," but this should not be understood in a pejorative sense, since its teachings are fundamental to the practice of the Great Vehicle as well. The Dalai Lama has suggested the term ''Shrāvakayāna'' be used instead of Hīnayāna. In this case the term should be understood as including the Pratyekabuddha-yāna as well.including the Pratyekabuddha-yāna as well.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (Shākyamuni;title conferred upon Gautama Buddha (sixth century BC);Sage of the Shākya Clan.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (Shāriputra;one of Shākyamuni's closest disciples, known for his wisdom.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (Siddha;a yogin who has mastered the power of the Mind and either uses it to further his own selfish ends or utilizes it for the benefit of mankind. The most powerful of all siddhas is the Buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mudra/Glossary + (Siddhas;Great yogis who have achieved the experience of Mahamudra (see Crazy Wisdom entry).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Side Ornament to the Light of Wisdom;side ornament to the light of wisdom;Jokyab's collected notes on ''Light of Wisdom'' that he received from Jamyang Drakpa of Dru.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Sikkim;sikkim;(until 1975) independent kingdom in the Himalayas, between Nepal and Bhutan.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Single Child of the Buddhas;single child of the buddhas;Sangye Seychig;sangye seychig;primordial tantra that give liberation through hearing, touching, or tasting.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Single Seat Session;single seat session;short liturgy text for Chö practice by Jamgön Kongtrul.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Situ Chökyi Jungney;situ chökyi jungney;(1700-1774) — eighth in the line of Situ incarnations;great scholar and visionary, doctor and painter;founded Palpung in 1727.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Situ Pema Nyinje Wangpo;situ pema nyinje wangpo;(1774-1853) — ninth Tai Situ;root-teacher of Jamgön Kongtrul the Great.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Situ Pema Wangchok Gyalpo;situ pema wangch … Situ Pema Wangchok Gyalpo;situ pema wangchok gyalpo;(1886-1953) — enthroned by the fifteenth Karmapa and studied with Jamgön Kongtrul and the great scholar Zhenga. He later enthroned and offered the transmission of the Kagyu lineage to the sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpey Dorje.h Gyalwang Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpey Dorje.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Six Doctrines of Naropa;six doctrines of naropa;''tummo'', illusory body, dream, luminosity, bardo, and ''phowa'';subtle yogic practices usually undertaken after yidam practice.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Six Yogas of Naropa;six yogas of naropa;Al … Six Yogas of Naropa;six yogas of naropa;Also called the Six Dharmas of Naropa, they are completion stage yogas of Highest Yoga Tantra: the yoga of inner heat;the yoga of the illusory body;the yoga of the dream state;the yoga of the bardo;the yoga of the clear light;and the yoga of the transference of consciousness at death.he transference of consciousness at death.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Six Yogas of Nāropa;six yogas of nāropa;Advanced Vajrayāna practices for work with the subtle body: inner heat, illusory body, dream yoga, clear light, bardo practice, and powa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Six Yogas of Nāropa;six yogas of nāropa;Advanced Vajrayāna practices for work with the subtle body: inner heat, illusory body, dream yoga, clear light, bardo practice, and powa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Six pāramitās,or transcendent practices;si … Six pāramitās,or transcendent practices;six pāramitās,or transcendent practices;The six activities of generosity, moral discipline, patience, endeavor, meditative concentration, and wisdom, which form the practice of the Bodhisattva path. They are termed transcendent because, unlike ordinary generosity, etc., they are untainted by attachment and other negative emotions.by attachment and other negative emotions.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Six pāramitās;six pāramitās;The transcendent perfections, the development of which constitutes the practice of the bodhisattva path. The six are: generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, concentration, and wisdom.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Six pāramitās;six pāramitās;The transcendent perfections, the development of which constitutes the practice of the bodhisattva path. The six are: generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, concentration, and wisdom.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Six realms;six realms;The experience of be … Six realms;six realms;The experience of beings in saṃsāra is traditionally schematized into six general categories, referred to as realms or worlds, in which the mind abides as the result of previous actions, or karma. None of these states is satisfactory, though the degree of suffering in them differs from one to another. The three higher, or fortunate, realms, where suffering is alleviated by temporary pleasures, are the heavens of the celestial beings, or devas;the realms of the Āsuras, or demigods;and the world of human beings. The three lower realms, in which suffering predominates over every other experience, are those of the animals, the hungry ghosts, and the hells.animals, the hungry ghosts, and the hells.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + (Six realms;six realms;The three lower real … Six realms;six realms;The three lower realms (hell realm, hungry ghost realm, and animal realm) and three higher realms (human realm, jealous god realm, and god realm) of samsaric existence. Since the god and asura (jealous god) realms are often considered as one, the six realms are sometimes referred to as five realms. are sometimes referred to as five realms.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mudra/Glossary + (Skillful Means;skillful means;It is not ba … Skillful Means;skillful means;It is not based purely on ego-inclined common sense. If one relates to open space, then his way of perceiving the display of apparent phenomena is colourful and inspiring, so that he doesn't hesitate to deal with the situation. He simply sees the open situation, the way of unconditioned appropriate response to the nowness. Skilful means is the active masculine principle on the feminine ground of prajfia.inciple on the feminine ground of prajfia.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Smritijnana;Indian master-scholar who entered Tibet early in the eleventh century.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (Sog yul;definition=The Tibetan name for Mongolia.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Sogyal Rinpoche;sogyal rinpoche;incarnation of the treasure revealer Lerab Lingpa, based in France;author of ''The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying''.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Solu Khumbu;solu khumbu;district in the northeastern mountains of Nepal.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Songtsen Gampo,King;songtsen gampo,king;(6 … Songtsen Gampo,King;songtsen gampo,king;(617-698) — first great Dharma King, who prepared the way for transmission of the teachings;regarded as an incarnation of Avalokiteshvara. He married Princess Bhrikuti of Nepal and Princess Wen Cheng of China who each brought a sacred statue of Buddha Shakyamuni to Lhasa. Songtsen Gampo built the first Buddhist temples in Tibet, established a code of laws based on Dharma principles, and had his minister Tönmi Sambhota develop the Tibetan script. During his reign the translation of Buddhist texts into Tibetan began.tion of Buddhist texts into Tibetan began.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Special insight (Vipashyana);special insight (vipashyana);A wisdom thoroughly discriminating phenomena. When conjoined with meditative quiescence, it enables one to analyze the meditation object and simultaneously remain single-pointedly on it.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Spirit;spirit;An unenlightened being born in the hungry ghost or demi-god (asura) realms. Spirits may be helpful or harmful.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Spiritual powers;spiritual powers;siddhi;S … Spiritual powers;spiritual powers;siddhi;Spiritual powers are traditionally divided into supreme and common. Included in the common are magical powers such as telepathy, the ability to fly, clairvoyance, and so on. The supreme spiritual powers refer to the development of perfect wisdom, enlightenment itself.t of perfect wisdom, enlightenment itself.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Spiritual powers;spiritual powers;siddhi;S … Spiritual powers;spiritual powers;siddhi;Spiritual powers are traditionally divided into supreme and common. Included in the common are magical powers such as telepathy, the ability to fly, clairvoyance, and so on. The supreme spiritual powers refer to the development of perfect wisdom, enlightenment itself.t of perfect wisdom, enlightenment itself.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Spontaneous Fulfillment of Wishes;spontaneous fulfillment of wishes;terma treasure of Chokgyur Lingpa that contains a supplication to Padmasambhava famous under the same name.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Stabilizing meditation;stabilizing meditation;A type of meditation used to develop concentration. It involves training the mind to rest single-pointedly on its object of meditation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Sthaviravāda;The ‘School of the elders’. The present-day Theravāda is a branch derived<br> rom the lineage of the Sthaviravāda in ancient India.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Sthūlanandā;偸羅難陀)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Sthūlanandā;偸蘭難陀)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + (Stupa;A form of sacred architecture representing the pure presence of the Buddha and embodying essential principles of the body, speech, mind, qualities, and actions of enlightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (Stupa;a symbolic representation in stone of the unity of the relative and ultimate nature of reality. Its base is a dome which is topped by symbols of the Guru's awakening.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Stupa;stupa;dome-shaped monument housing relics of the Buddha or an accomplished master.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (Subhaginī;A teacher of Tilopa, also known as Sumati.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Subjugator of All Appearance and Existence;subjugator of all appearance and existence;one of the names of Padmasambhava.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (Sudatta;(6th cent. B.C.E.) Also known as Anthapindika ["Giver of Food to the Unprotected"]. He was a wealthy patron of Shakyamuni Buddha in Shravasti who built the Jetavana vihara (monastery) in the Jeta garden for the order of monks.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Suffering (Dukkha);suffering (dukkha);Any dissatisfactory condition. It doesn't refer only to physical or mental pain, but includes all problematic conditions.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (Sugatas;Buddhas who have destroyed the source of passion within themselves and having traversed the ocean of life enter the Bliss of Nirvana.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Sumeru;see Meru.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Summary of Logic;summary of logic;scholastic text composed by Mipham.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jewels from the Treasury/Glossary + (Superior Body;superior body;pūrvavideha)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Unique Tenets of the Middle Way Consequence School Dissertation/Glossary + (Superior;superior)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Buddhist Philosophy of the Middle/Glossary + (Surface Reality;surface reality;saṃvṛtisat … Surface Reality;surface reality;saṃvṛtisatya;Often rendered relative "truth" or conventional "truth," even though this is not a truth in the strict sense of the property of a proposition, etc.;but the translation of ''satya = bden pa'' by Reality is itself somewhat conventional and does not resolve all the philosophical issues involved. In Madhyamaka thought, ''saṃvṛtisatya'' is reality in a limited way only;see Candrakīrti, MABh vi.23, 28 and PPMVxxiv. 11. Cf. D. Seyfort Ruegg, ''Two prolegomena'', pp. 187n52 and 194n65. It is, then, only in a restricted, and even problematic, sense that it is possible to speak of a ''two''-truth—or even of a ''two''-reality—theory in Madhyamaka (as distinct from a two-level theory). In the purified cognitive sight of ''āryas'', ''saṃvṛtisatya'' is presented, i.e., apprehended, as ''saṃvṛti[mātra] = kun rdzob [tsam]'', mere Surface. Cf. ''Two prolegomena'', pp. 194ff. In Madhyamaka, the theory of Surface-level Reality has the effect of "saving appearances/the phenomena" (sôzein ta phainomena, ''salvare phaenomena''). Cf. transactional-pragmatic. See Skt. ''saṃvṛtisatya'', Tib. ''kun rdzob kyi bden pa'';compare Tib. ''snang stong''kyi bden pa'';compare Tib. ''snang stong'')
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Surmang Tentrul;surmang tentrul;learned and accomplished master at Surmang Namgyal Tse;later gave most of the ''New Treasures'' to the sixteenth Karmapa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Surmang monastery;surmang monastery;(Zurmang), refers in ''Blazing Splendor'' to the Namgyal Tse in east Nangchen near Tsikey monastery.)