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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Ten level;ten level;Stages on the path to enlightenment. The first Bodhisattva level marks the beginning of the path of seeing. The second to tenth levels are progressive stages within the path of meditation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Ten stages;ten stages;Also called the ten ''bhūmis'' or ten grounds. The ten levels of advanced realization of one following the path of a bodhisattva.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Ten stages;ten stages;Also called the ten ''bhūmis'' or ten grounds. The ten levels of advanced realization of one following the path of a bodhisattva.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + (Ten unvirtuous actions;ten unvirtuous acti … Ten unvirtuous actions;ten unvirtuous actions;The three unvirtuous actions of body (killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct);four of speech (lying, sowing discord, harsh speech, and idle chatter);and three of mind (covetousness, wishing harm on others, and wrong view). Their opposites are the ten virtuous actions.ir opposites are the ten virtuous actions.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Tendzin Dorje;tendzin dorje;previous life of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche;lama at Drong monastery near Nakchukha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Tendzin Rabgye;tendzin rabgye;healer and accomplished master from one of the old temples of the Barom Kagyu.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Tenga Rinpoche;tenga rinpoche;master from Benchen monastery in Nangchen;close friend of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Tenga Tulku;tenga tulku;brother of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (Tengyur;tengyur;Along with the Kangyur (q. … Tengyur;tengyur;Along with the Kangyur (q.v.), the Tengyur forms the central corpus of Buddhist texts in the Tibetan tradition. There are many editions, the Derge being the most popular, and they contain translations of over 3,500 Indian treatises in more than 200 volumes.Indian treatises in more than 200 volumes.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Tengyur;tengyur;collection of translated commentaries by Indian masters on the Buddha's teachings;second part of the Tibetan Canon in 213 volumes.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Tenpa Tsering;tenpa tsering;(1678-1738) — King of Derge at the time of Situ Chökyi Jungney.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Tentrul of Surmang;tentrul of surmang;see Surmang Tentrul.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + (Terdag Lingpa;terdag lingpa;(1646-1714) Al … Terdag Lingpa;terdag lingpa;(1646-1714) Also known as Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorje, an incarnation of Vairochana and one of the greatest Nyingma lineage holders and discoverers of hidden teachings. He was a teacher/disciple of the fifth Dalai Lama and founder of Mindrolling Monastery in central Tibet.of Mindrolling Monastery in central Tibet.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Terdag Lingpa;terdag lingpa;(1646-1714) — Gyurmey Dorje, built Mindrolling in Central Tibet, one of the most important Nyingma monasteries.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Tersey Tulku;tersey tulku;(1887/9-1955/7) — ''see'' Uncle Tersey.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Dose of Emptiness (1992)/Glossary + (Thal 'gyur pa;Prāsaṅgika;prāsaṅgika)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (Thang-ka;paṭa;t'ang-ka;t'ang-ka;a painting on cloth.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Folk Tales of Tibet/Glossary + (Thangkuk;thangkuk;a small leather bag used for kneading tsampa dough. It is common in every house but is also the trademark of beggars.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (The Great Vehicle;the great vehicle;Mahāyā … The Great Vehicle;the great vehicle;Mahāyāna;Literally, "the Great Vehicle." Originally propagated in India and currently practiced in Tibet, China, Mongolia, Japan, and Korea, the Mahāyāna teachings emphasize the idea of emptiness and universal compassion, and in particular the practices of the bodhisattva.rticular the practices of the bodhisattva.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (The Great Vehicle;the great vehicle;Mahāyā … The Great Vehicle;the great vehicle;Mahāyāna;Literally, "the Great Vehicle." Originally propagated in India and currently practiced in Tibet, China, Mongolia, Japan, and Korea, the Mahāyāna teachings emphasize the idea of emptiness and universal compassion, and in particular the practices of the bodhisattva.rticular the practices of the bodhisattva.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (The Madhyamaka or Middle-way school divided into two major schools: the Rongtong which maintains voidness is devoid of inherent existence and Shentong which maintains voidness is indivisible from luminosity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (The Madhyamika or Middle-way school divided into two major schools: the Rongtong which maintains voidness is devoid of inherent existence and Shentong which maintains voidness is indivisible from luminosity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (The Six Treatises of the Kadampas;the six … The Six Treatises of the Kadampas;the six treatises of the kadampas;are: The ''Buddhajataka'' or the ''Jataka Tales'', the collection of stories of the Buddha's former lifetimes;one excellent English version is ''The Hungry Tigress: Buddhist Legends and Jataka Tales'' as told by Rafe Martin, Berkeley: Parallax Press, 1990. The ''Dharmapada'' (Pali: ''Dhammapada'');numerous fine translations are available in English. The ''Bodhisattvacharyavatara'', by Shantideva;several translations exist in English, including, ''A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life'', translated by Stephen Batchelor. The ''Shikshasamuchaya'';the ''Bodhisattvabhumi'';and the ''Shravakabhumi''.hisattvabhumi'';and the ''Shravakabhumi''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The daughter of the Nepalese king Punyedha … The daughter of the Nepalese king Punyedhara. She is one of the five chief female disciples of Padmasambhava. Since her mother died during her birth, she was abandoned in a charnel ground and brought up by monkeys. Having been accepted as Padmasambhava's worthy companion, she was his consort for the practice of the nine divinities of Vishuddha in the Cave of Yangleshő, where they displayed the manner of achieving the vidyadhara level of mahamudra. Shakyadevi attained the accomplishment of the female buddha Mamaki and finally achieved the indestructible rainbow body. achieved the indestructible rainbow body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (The existence in samsara is in one of thre … The existence in samsara is in one of three realms: the desire realm in which beings are reborn into the six realms of samsara based on their karma;the form realm in which beings due to the power of their meditation are born with immaterial bodies;the formless realm in which beings with meditative absorption have entered a state of meditation after death, where the processes of thoughts and perception have ceased, and there is thus no bodies, and no actual realms, environments, or locations.actual realms, environments, or locations.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The land where the Anu Yoga teachings appeared.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Drinking the Mountain Stream (2004)/Glossary + (The lowest, most intense of the hells.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The mental state that conceives of subject and object,of an “I” that perceives and a phenomenon that is perceived;duality;duality)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The name of the family clan into which Buddha Shakyamuni was born. Practitioners are often given "Shakya" as a part of their Buddhist name.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (The three bodies of the Buddha: the nirman … The three bodies of the Buddha: the nirmanakaya, sambhogakaya and dharmakaya. The dharmakaya, also called the "truth body", is the complete enlightenment or the complete wisdom of the Buddha which is unoriginated wisdom beyond form and manifests in the sambhogakaya and the nirmanakaya. The sambhogakaya, also called the "enjoyment body," manifests only to bodhisattvas. The nirmanakaya, also called the "emanation body" manifests in the world and in this context manifests as the Shakyamuni Buddha.ontext manifests as the Shakyamuni Buddha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Strand of Jewels/Glossary + (Theg chen;Mahayana;mahayana;Mahāyāna)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Strand of Jewels/Tibetan-English Glossary + (Theg chen;Mahāyāna;mahāyāna)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Theg-pa chen-po;Mahāyāna;lit. 'Great Vehic … Theg-pa chen-po;Mahāyāna;lit. 'Great Vehicle';the way of those who follow the Bodhisattva ideal, intent on achieving liberation for the purpose of freeing all beings from the misery of saṃsāra. Two paths lead to the realization of the Bodhisattva: the Sūtrayāna, the way of those who follow the teachings of the Sutras, and the Mantrayāna, the way of those who follow the teachings of the Sutras and Tantras.w the teachings of the Sutras and Tantras.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Thing;thing;An impermanent phenomenon;something that performs a function.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (Thogs-med;Asaṅga;The fourth-century Buddhist philosopher who founded the famed Yogācāra school.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (Thogs-rned;Asaṅga)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mudra/Glossary + (Thought;thought;is the production of the n … Thought;thought;is the production of the neurotic ego. However, sometimes it manifests as sparks of intelligence. It often shows as the playback of memories and emotions. It is largely either discursive or in pictorial form. Thoughts only possess power if one is fascinated by them. Consciousness is a tendency of dualistic projection which makes for the discrimination between subject and object. The subconscious is the underlying gossip.The subconscious is the underlying gossip.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Thrangu monastery;thrangu monastery;one of the main Kagyu monasteries in Nangchen;seat of the Tralek Jamgön and Thrangu Rinpoche incarnations.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Three Great Temples;three great temples;lHa-sa, Khra-'brug, and Ra-mo-che built by Srong-btsan  sgam-po.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Three Jewels The three objects of refuge a … Three Jewels The three objects of refuge are;three jewels the three objects of refuge are;the Buddha or awakened teacher, the Dharma or teachings, and the Sangha or community of fellow practitioners. These three form the essential basis for successful spiritual practice.l basis for successful spiritual practice.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Three Jewels,Triple Jewel;three jewels,triple jewel;The Buddha, the Dharma (Doctrine), and the Sangha (Assembly of disciples and practitioners). These are the three objects of refuge.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (Three Jewels;three jewels;The Buddha as the teacher, the Dharma as what he taught, and the Sangha as those who help one along the path. The Sangha is divided into three groups: the lay sangha, the ordained sangha, and the bodhisattvas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Three Jewels;three jewels;The Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (Three Jewels;three jewels;The Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. Taking refuge in the Three Jewels marks the entry into the Buddhist path and distinguishes one as a Buddhist.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Three Jewels;three jewels;or the Triple Refuge, are the most basic sources of spiritual inspiration in Buddhism. They are the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Saṅgha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Three Jewels;three jewels;or the Triple Refuge, are the most basic sources of spiritual inspiration in Buddhism. They are the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Saṅgha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Three Kāyas;three kāyas;The Mahāyāna recog … Three Kāyas;three kāyas;The Mahāyāna recognizes the three aspects (Trikāya) of the Buddha: Dharmakāya (Tib. Chos-kyi sku), lit. 'Dharma body';Sambhogakāya (Tib. Longs-spyod-kyi sku), lit. 'Enjoyment body';and Nirmāṇakāya (Tib. sPrul- sku), lit. 'Representation body' The Dharmakāya is voidness and its realization, beyond time and space, and is pure transcending awareness. The Sambhogakāya, the pure enjoyment aspect of the Dhyānibuddhas, also represents the aspect of communication. The Nirmāṇakāya forms are embodiments taken by Buddhas among earthly beings in order to clarify the way to enlightenment. The Sambhogakāya and the Nirmāṇakāya are sometimes known together as the Rūpakāya (Tib. gZugs-sku), lit. 'Form body';all three kāyas are sometimes considered aspects of a fourth body, called the Svābhāvikakāya (Tib. Ngo-bo- nyid-sku).he Svābhāvikakāya (Tib. Ngo-bo- nyid-sku).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Three Roots;lama, yidam, dākinī. The guru is the root of all blessing, the yidam is  the root of all siddhi, and the ḍākinī is the root of Buddha-activity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Three Roots;three roots;In addition to the … Three Roots;three roots;In addition to the Three Jewels, in Vajrayana the practitioner also takes refuge in the Three Roots: the guru as the source of all blessings, the yidam as the source of all siddhi, and the dharma protectors as the source of enlightened activity.ors as the source of enlightened activity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Three Roots;three roots;guru, yidam and dakini. The ''guru'' is the root of blessings, the ''yidam'' of accomplishment, and the ''dakini'' of activity. They are usually three types of sadhana practice.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Three Sections of the Great Perfection;three sections of the great perfection;''(Dzogchen Desum)'';terma revealed by Chokgyur Lingpa. ''See also'' Mind, Space and Instruction Sections.)