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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (Vikramashila;vikramashila;One of the most famous Buddhist universities of India, destroyed in the twelfth century)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (Vimalamitra;(8th century). Indian adept wh … Vimalamitra;(8th century). Indian adept who received the Great Perfection transmission from Shri Singha and Jnanasutra. Spread these teachings in Tibet at the invitation of King Trisong Detsen. Source of Vima Nyingtik tradition. Upon leaving Tibet, he promised to send an emanation once every hundred years to revitalize the Buddhist doctrine.years to revitalize the Buddhist doctrine.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Vimalamitra;Dzogchen master who was invited to Tibet by King Trisong Deutsen;one of three main forefathers of the Dzogchen teachings, especially ''Nyingtig'', in Tibet. Vimalamitra means 'Flawless Kinsman.')
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (Vimalamitra;One of the eight vidyadharas a … Vimalamitra;One of the eight vidyadharas and a great Indian master of the eighth century. He taught widely in Tibet and was the main Indian pandita who oversaw the translation of Buddhist texts from Sanskrit into Tibetan at Samye Monastery under the patronage of King Trisong Detsen. The particular Dzogchen lineage that he initiated is known as the Vima Nyingthig. initiated is known as the Vima Nyingthig.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (Vinaya;One of the "Three Baskets" (Tripita … Vinaya;One of the "Three Baskets" (Tripitaka) of the Buddhist scriptures, the Vinaya deals with Buddhist ethics and rules of conduct governing the life of the sangha. The bulk of the Vinaya pertains to monks and nuns, but it also contains precepts, teachings, and advice for laypeople.epts, teachings, and advice for laypeople.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Vinaya;The Buddhist scriptures on monastic discipline and moral conduct and the code of conduct they teach.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Vinaya;The Buddhist scriptures on monastic discipline and moral conduct and the code of conduct they teach.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Vagabond/Glossary + (Vinaya;The section of the Buddha's teaching (Tripitaka) that deals with discipline, and in particular with the vows of monastic ordination.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (Vinaya;the discipline necessary to help on … Vinaya;the discipline necessary to help one contain the impulsive nature of the human body and to make every gesture and action meaningful, thereby expediting the fulfillment of the Bodhisattva Vow. It refers also to the body of literature which describes the manner of conduct required of the early Buddhist monks and laymen.ed of the early Buddhist monks and laymen.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mudra/Glossary + (Virya;Whenever a person practises virya he … Virya;Whenever a person practises virya he finds delight in it, because it is not based on painfully going on and on and on, but it is a way of seeing the joyous element, of seeing that energy does not have to be forced but that it develops spontaneously. This happens by not regarding things as a duty in the puritanical or religious sense but doing them because one has already established the connection between the action and one's being.ection between the action and one's being.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Vital essences (red and white);vital essences (red and white);The male (white) and female (red) substances which, together with the consciousness, are the causes of the conception of human life.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Vital essences (red and white);vital essences (red and white);The male (white) and female (red) substances which, together with the consciousness, are the causes of the conception of human life.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (Voice modulations;voice modulations;A kind of spiritual power whereby one can read many texts at once out loud.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (Voice modulations;voice modulations;A kind of spiritual power whereby one can read many texts at once out loud.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Váibhāṣika;A Sarvāstivādin who takes the Abhidharma-mahāvibhāṣā as the authority.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Vāgbhaṭa;Also known as chārya Shūra (sLob … Vāgbhaṭa;Also known as chārya Shūra (sLob dpon dpa' bo), Vāgbhaṭa (seventh century) may have been Buddhist. His famous Heart of the Eight Branches of Medical Treatment (Aṣṭāṅgahṛidayasaṃhitā, Yan lag brgyad pa'i snying po bsdus pa) was the most important medical text on the Indian subcontinent. Translated into Tibetan by Rinchen Zangpo (957–1055), it had a major influence on shaping the Tibetan medical system. See Wujastyk 2001, 236–301.edical system. See Wujastyk 2001, 236–301.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Vātsīputīya;A school that branched off from the Sarvāstivāda. Their special doctrines are the ineffable pudgala, the asura as the sixth gati, etc. Pudgalavāda.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (Vāḍabāgni;A mythical mountain of fire believed to exist within the southern ocean.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (Vṛji;跋耆)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Wangchok Dorje;wangchok dorje;(1860/2-86) — son of Chokgyur Lingpa;incarnation of the Indian king Jah.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Wangchuk Dorje;wangchuk dorje;(1556-1603) — the ninth Karmapa.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Wangdu;wangdu;Tulku Urgyen Rinpoches brother-in-law;a Central Tibetan aristocrat.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Way of a Bodhisattva;way of a bodhisattva;The Indian master Shantideva's famous work on Mahayana training and realization.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jewels from the Treasury/Glossary + (Wheel of Dharma;wheel of dharma;dharmacakra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Wheel of the Dharma;wheel of the dharma;the cycle of teachings given by the Buddha;three such cycles, known as the Three Turnings of the Wheel of the Dharma, were taught by Sākyamuni Buddha during his lifetime.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Wisdom Eye;wisdom eye;see Five Eyes.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (Wisdom realizing emptiness;wisdom realizing emptiness;A wisdom that correctly understands the manner in which all persons and phenomena exist, that is, the mind realizing the emptiness of inherent existence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Hevajra Tantra I/Glossary + (Wisdom;wisdom;prajñā;Wisdom, one of the tw … Wisdom;wisdom;prajñā;Wisdom, one of the two supreme coefficients of final enlighten- ment, of which Means (upāya, q.v.) is the other. In Buddhist tantras the feminine partner is properly known as prajñā, and this is the usual meaning of the term throughout the Hevajra-tantra. The Hindu term sakti is never used and would be quite inappropriate (see p. 44). Other terms in use are mudrā (q.v.), vidyā (q.v.) and yoginĩ, which however, has the more general meaning of any feminine practiser. ral meaning of any feminine practiser. )
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Wish-Fulfilling Jewel;wish-fulfilling jewel;highly honorific way of addressing the Karmapa;also shows one's deep respect and devotion.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Wish-fulfilling Gem;wish-fulfilling gem;a gem which grants the fulfillment of all one could desire; thus the Buddha is often called a wish-fulfilling gem.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jewels from the Treasury/Glossary + (Without Pain;without pain;atapas)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (World-Honored One;world-honored one;!bhagavat;世尊)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Wrathful Deities;wrathful deities;deities in fierce forms representing wisdom that overcomes emotionality.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Yab-Yum;tantric symbol of male and female energies in mystic union.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Folk Tales of Tibet/Glossary + (Yak;yak;an animal native to Tibet. It is a … Yak;yak;an animal native to Tibet. It is a beast of burden renowned for its strength, stamina and surefootedness. Its meat is very tasty and its hide is very useful for making bags and drums. With its horn people make snuff cases and tool handles, etc. Its tail hair is very strong and make good ropes and provides good strings for guitar and piwang, an instrument like a lute.tar and piwang, an instrument like a lute.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Legend of the Great Stupa/Glossary + (Yana;a vehicle which the aspirant uses to … Yana;a vehicle which the aspirant uses to travel along the path. The Hinayana, the lesser vehicle, is characterized as safe, sure and slow;the Mahayana, dedicated to service, is quicker and open to a wider range of personalities;and the Vajrayana, the fastest but most dangerous vehicle, is open to all.ut most dangerous vehicle, is open to all.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Yang-byang;see gTer-ma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Yarlung valley;yarlung valley;south of Lhasa in Central Tibet;associated with the early kings;cradle of Tibetan civilization.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (Ye śes mkha' 'gro ma;Jñānaḍākinī;The feminine principle of ultimate insight. Often rendered "wisdom ḍākinī," the term is also a common epithet for Vajrayoginī.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (Ye-śes-rgyal-mtshan;definition=The eightee … Ye-śes-rgyal-mtshan;definition=The eighteenth-century monk-scholar and ''siddha'' who compiled the great anthology of Kadampa and Gelukpa namtar,selections from which are translated here. He is revered by Tibetan folk tradition for having risen from lowly beginnings ro the esteemed office of ''yoṅs 'dzin'' (tutor) to the Eighth Dalai Lama. He is also counted among the lineage-holders of the Geluk Mahāmudrā tradition.-holders of the Geluk Mahāmudrā tradition.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Yeshe Tsogyal;yeshe tsogyal;close female disciple of Padmasambhava and compiler of his teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (Yid gcugs ma;ཡིད་གཅུགས་མ་;*Priyamanī)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Yidam;tutelary deity;tutelary deity;tutelary deity;a personal protector of one's practice and guide to en-lightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (Yogachara;''See'' Chittamatrins.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (Yoginī;a female practitioner of yoga, the path of mystic union. Zhi-byed see Tantra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (Yogācāra;Practice of yoga, a Mahāyāna philosophical school.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā (Callahan)/Glossary + (Yon tan gyis brgyan pa;ཡོན་ཏན་གྱིས་བརྒྱན་པ་;Guṇālaṃkāra;guṇālaṃkāra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (Yoġacārin;pertaining to the Yogācāra, a Mahāyāna philosophical school also known as Citta-mātra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (Yukta-vādin;‘One who accords with (or emphasizes) logical reasoning’,a term used by followers of the Sarvāstivāda to refer to themselves in contra-distincion from the Vibhajyavāda.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā (Callahan)/Glossary + (Yul dbus;ཡུལ་དབུས་;Madhyadeśa)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (Yölmo;yölmo;(Helambhu), sacred valley three days walk north of Kathmandu.)