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- 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.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Three Vehicles;three vehicles;The Hinayana or Small Vehicle, the Mahayana or Great Vehicle, and the Vajrayana or Diamond Vehicle.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Three bodies of a buddha. See ''chöku'', ''longku'', and ''tulku''.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Three higher trainings;three higher trainings;The practices of ethics, meditative concentration, and wisdom. Practicing these three results in liberation.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + (Three kayas;three kayas;Three "bodies" of … Three kayas;three kayas;Three "bodies" of realization — dharmakaya, sambhogakaya, nirmanakaya — connected with mind, speech, and body of existence. Dharmakaya refers to the "body of reality," or fundamental essence;sambhogakaya to the "body of complete enjoyment," or nature of the essence;and nirmanakaya to the "emanated body," the action, or compassion, aspect of nature and essence together. The indivisibility of the three kayas is the ''svabhavikakaya'', also referred to as the "essence body."', also referred to as the "essence body.")
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Three kinds of wisdom;three kinds of wisdom;The wisdom resulting from hearing (''thos pa'i shes rab''), reflecting on (''bsam pa'i shes rab''), and meditating on the teachings (''sgom pa'i shes rab'').)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + (Three poisons;three poisons;Attachment, aggression, and ignorance, which arise from basic duality and the initial clinging to a self.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Three realities;three realities;''See'' Three natures.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + (Three realms;three realms;The form, formless, and desire realms are the three basic manifestations of samsara. Human beings are born into the desire realm, which expresses itself as the six realms of existence.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Three trainings;three trainings;Discipline, concentration, and wisdom.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (Three worlds,or realms;three worlds,or rea … Three worlds,or realms;three worlds,or realms;In some contexts saṃsāra is spoken of as being divided into three worlds, or realms — those of desire, of form, and of formlessness. The world of desire includes all the six realms (q.v.). The worlds of form and formlessness exist only for certain types of celestial beings, who have attained these states through the four meditative concentrations of form and the four formless absorptions, respectively.e four formless absorptions, respectively.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/This Precious Life/Glossary + (Three yanas;three yanas;The three vehicles … Three yanas;three yanas;The three vehicles of the Buddhist path. Hinayana, the "narrow vehicle," refers to an initial stage of self liberation, with an emphasis on cutting through ego fixation. Mahayana, the "great vehicle," brings realization of emptiness and egolessness of self and others, culminating in the bodhisattva path and the aspiration to liberate all sentient beings. Vajrayana, or "indestructible vehicle," sometimes referred to as "tantra," recognizes wisdom and compassion in the form of the guru, devotion to whom brings enlightenment, the fruition of the Buddhist path.enment, the fruition of the Buddhist path.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā (Callahan)/Glossary + (Thub pa’i dbang po;ཐུབ་པའི་དབང་པོ་;Munīndra)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā (Callahan)/Glossary + (Thugs kyi rdo rje;ཐུགས་ཀྱི་རྡོ་རྗེ་;Cittavajra)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (Tib. byang chub sems dpa';bodhisattva;A being in whom bodhicitta arises effortlessly and who devotes himsel for herself to the cultivation of the six perfections, in order to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (Tib. chos;Dharma;Spiritual teachings and practices that lead one irreversibly away from suffering and the source of suffering and toward the attainment of liberation and enlightenment.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Tibetan Schools of Buddhism;tibetan school … Tibetan Schools of Buddhism;tibetan schools of buddhism;these come under the two general headings of rNying-ma (the ancient ones) and gSar-ma (the new ones). The rNying-ma maintain the lineages that were carried to Tibet during the early transmission of the Dharma from the 7th through the 9th centuries. These lineages were established in Tibet by the great masters Padmasambhava, Vimalamitra, Sāntarakṣita, and Vairotsana, and were supported by texts translated at that time by outstanding paṇḍitas and lotsāwas. This early transmission was furthered by the patronage of the great Dharma Kings Srong-btsan sgam-po, Khri-srong lde'u- btsan, and Ral-pa-can. rNying-ma-pas maintain a complete Sūtra and Mantra tradition, and recog- nize nine different vehicles for realization. Principal types of transmission are bka'-ma and gter-ma. Practices are based on both outer and inner Tantras, with practice of the inner Tantras being a distinguishing characteristic of the rNying-ma school. There is an emphasis on the balance of study and practice as a foundation for the higher practices which lead to complete realization. The gSar-ma is the general heading of all the Tibetan schools of Buddhism which developed after the 10th century. The bKa'-gdams was the first of the gsar-ma, or new, schools, and was based on the teachings of Atīśa (lOth-llth century), the great Buddhist teacher from Vikramaśīla who spent thirteen years in Tibet. Three lineages branched from Atīśa's teaching, carried by three of Atīśa's disciples;Khu-ston Shes-rab brtson- 'grus, rNgog, and 'Brom-ston, who established the structure of the bKa'-gdams school. The bKa'-gdams-pa teachings were continued by Po-to-pa Rin-chen gsal (11th century) and Blo-gros grags-pa. The bKa'-gdams-pa were noted for the rigor of their Vinaya practice and for the study of Prajñāpāramitā and Mādhyamika śāstras. Their teachings were later assimilated by other schools, especially by the bKa'-rgyud and dGe-lugs schools. The bKa'-rgyud school was founded by Marpa (lOth-llth century), the great yogi and translator who was the disciple of the Mahāsiddhas Maitri-pa and Nāropa. His own disciple, Mi-la-ras-pa, was the teacher of Ras-chung-pa and sGam-po-pa. From these two disciples came a number of flourishing subschools such as the 'Brug-pa and Karma bKa'-rgyud. The bKa'-rgyud traditions emphasize devotional and yogic practices and have produced numerous siddhas. The Shangs-pa teachings were based on the lineage brought to Tibet by the siddha Khyung-po rnal-'byor (11th century?), a great tantric master who has studied with many teachers, including ḍākinīs. Khyung-po lived in Shangs in gTsang, central Tibet, where six disciples became his spiritual sons. Thus, this school is sometimes known as the Seven Treasures lineage (the Master and his six sons) or as the Dākinī lineage. The teachings of this school, which are powerful and practice-oriented, have been assimilated into the other schools, particularly the bKa'-rgyud and dGe-lugs schools. The Zhi-byed teachings were brought to Tibet by Dam-pa sangs-rgyas, a siddha who visited Tibet several times around the 12th century and introduced the gCod teachings. His disciple, sKyo-ston bSod-nams bla-ma, founded the Father lineage of gCod which followed the Sūtrayāna teachings according to Āryadeva;Ma- gcig Slab-sgron, a great female siddha, founded the Mother lineage, based on Prajñāpāramitā. Zhi-byed emphasizes teachings suited to the individual's con- sciousness rather than adhering to specific texts. gCod teachings continue with- in other schools, especially rNying-ma and bKa'-rgyud. The Sa-skya school traces its lineage to 'Brog-mi Śākya ye-shes (b. 1147), who studied with the Mahāsiddha Virūpa. Five great masters continued the lineage: Kun-dga' snying-po, bSod-rnams rtse-mo, Grags-pa rgyal-mtshan, Kun- dga' rgyal-mtshan (Sa-skya Pandita), and 'Gro-mgon chos-rgyal ('Phags-pa). The Sa-skya tradition emphasizes both study and practice, especially favoring the Hevajra Tantra. The Jo-nang-pa teachings emphasize the practices and doctrines of the Kālacakra Tantra and developed a controversial interpretation of śūnyatā. The Jo-nangs traced their Kālacakra lineage to Yu-mo Mi-bskyod rdo-rje (12th cen- tury), a Kālacakra master and siddha. His spiritual son Dharmeśvara continued the lineage which later included the siddha Dol-bu-pa (Dol-po) and Tārānatha (Kun-dga' snying-po), one of the last Jo-nang-pa scholars. Officially closed in the 17th century, its teachings have endured within other schools. The dGe-lugs school was founded by Tsong-kha-pa (15th century), a master of the Vinaya lineage who was revered as an incarnation of Mañjuśrī. His Lam-rim chen-mo, based on Atĩśa's lam-rim texts, became the central focus of the practice and study of this school, which thus assimilated much of the bKa'-gdams-pa tradition. Tsong-kha-pa's two main disciples, rGyal-tshab-rje and mKhas-grub-rje, continued the lineage.and mKhas-grub-rje, continued the lineage.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (Tilopa;tilopa;(989-1069 CE). One of the In … Tilopa;tilopa;(989-1069 CE). One of the Indian ''mahasiddhas''. Tilopa was the founder of the Kagyü lineage. His primary disciple was Naropa, who taught the Tibetan Marpa. From Marpa, the lineage passed to Milarepa and an array of subsequent teachers and sublineages.ay of subsequent teachers and sublineages.)