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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhism's Journey to Tibet/List of Names + (bla ma shangs;བླ་མ་ཤངས་;Lama Shang;lama shang)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhism's Journey to Tibet/List of Names + (bla ma skyo;བླ་མ་སྐྱོ་;Lama Kyo;lama kyo)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgon Kongtrul's Retreat Manual/Appendix 4: Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Deities, and Practices Mentioned in the Retreat Manual + (bla ma yang thig;Innermost Essence of the Spiritual Master;innermost essence of the spiritual master;a series of teachings by Longchenpa on the Heart-Essence of Vimalamitra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (bla ma yi dam mkha' gro;Guru,yidam,and dakini;The three roots of Vajrayana practice: the guru is the root of blessings, the yidam is the root of accomplishments, and the dakini is the root of activities.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (bla ma'i mal 'byor;Guru Yoga;The practice of supplicating for the blessings and mingling the mind of an enlightened master with one's own mind. One of the special inner preliminaries.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (bla ma'i rnal 'byor;GURU YOGA;guru yoga;GU … bla ma'i rnal 'byor;GURU YOGA;guru yoga;GURU YOGA;The most important practice in tantric Buddhism, consisting of the visualization of the Guru, prayers and requests for blessing, the reception of these blessings, and the merging of the mind with the Guru's enlightened wisdom mind. HAYAGRIVA, Skt. (rta mgrin, Tib.). Wrathful yidam of the Lotus Family. HEARER (nyan thos, Tib.). See Shravakaly. HEARER (nyan thos, Tib.). See Shravaka)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (bla ma'i rnal 'byor;Guru yoga;A practice c … bla ma'i rnal 'byor;Guru yoga;A practice consisting of the visualization of the guru (in whichever form), prayers and requests for blessing, the visualized reception of these blessings, and the merging of the mind in the guru's enlightened wisdom mind. Guru yoga is the single most important practice of tantric Buddhism.st important practice of tantric Buddhism.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Timeless Rapture/Glossary + (bla ma'i rnal 'byor;Union with the Spiritual Master's Mind;union with the spiritual master's mind)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rayons de lune/Glossary + (bla ma'i rnal 'byor;guru-yoga,yoga du maître)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wisdom Nectar/Glossary + (bla ma'i rnal 'byor;བླ་མའི་རྣལ་འབྱོར་;guru yoga;guru yoga)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Āryadeva's Lamp That Integrates the Practices/Glossary + (bla ma,slob dpon;mento;mento;guru)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (bla ma;GURU;guru;Spiritual teacher, especially a vajrayana master.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (bla ma;Guru;LAMA;lama;Spiritual teacher, e … bla ma;Guru;LAMA;lama;Spiritual teacher, explained as the con-traction of bla na med pa, "nothing superior." The title is sometimes used loosely as a general term to denote a Buddhist monk or even anyone claim-ing to be a teacher. In the traditional context, however, the title is exclusively attributed to masters with great knowledge and high realization.with great knowledge and high realization.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (bla ma;Guru;Spiritual Teacher)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Kālacakra and the Tibetan Calendar/Glossary + (bla ma;Jupiter;jupiter;guru)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (bla ma;Lama;lama;Often translated as "teac … bla ma;Lama;lama;Often translated as "teacher" or "guru." The lama corresponds to the Buddha among Three Roots of Vajrayāna practice. Because lamas can work directly with the mind of the student, they are said to be the most important being for the student's development. Thus they are called the root of blessings.hus they are called the root of blessings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (bla ma;Lama;lama;Often translated as "teac … bla ma;Lama;lama;Often translated as "teacher" or "guru." The lama corresponds to the Buddha among Three Roots of Vajrayāna practice. Because lamas can work directly with the mind of the student, they are said to be the most important being for the student's development. Thus they are called the root of blessings.hus they are called the root of blessings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (bla ma;Lama;lama;Tibetan term for a highly realized spiritual teacher, the equivalent of the Sanskrit word guru. In colloquial language, however, it is sometimes used as a polite way of addressing a monk.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (bla ma;guru)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (bla ma;guru;A superior teacher. A master of the Dharma, capable of imparting both instruction (''luṅ'') and empowerment (''dbaṅ'').)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Enlightened Beings/Glossary + (bla ma;guru;A superior teacher. See entry for "guru.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (bla ma;guru;guru)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (bla ma;guru;guru)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (bla ma;guru;lama;lama;Master. Spiritual master.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (bla ma;guru;lama;lama;Tibetan term for a highly realized spiritual teacher. In colloquial language it is sometimes used as a polite way of addressing a monk.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Two Truths in the Mādhyamika Philosophy of the Ge-luk-ba Order of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (bla ma;lama;lama)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Study and Practice of Meditation/Glossary + (bla ma;lama;lama;guru)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Study and Practice of Meditation/Glossary + (bla ma;lama;lama;guru)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Study and Practice of Meditation/Glossary + (bla ma;lama;lama;guru)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Debate in Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (bla ma;lama;lama;guru)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (bla ma;lama;lama;guru;(1) A spiritual teacher, explained as the contraction of bla na med pa (lit. “nothing superior”);(2) often used loosely for Buddhist monks or yogis in general)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (bla ma;master,teacher;master,teacher;guru)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lumière de diamant/Glossary + (bla ma;maître;guru)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Dose of Emptiness (1992)/Glossary + (bla ma;spiritual master;spiritual master)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Everlasting Rain of Nectar/Glossary + (bla ma;spiritual teacher;spiritual teacher;guru)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mipham's Beacon of Certainty/Glossary + (bla ma;teacher,spiritual master;teacher,spiritual master;guru)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wisdom Nectar/Glossary + (bla ma;བླ་མ་;spiritual master,wisdom master,master,lama,guru;spiritual master,wisdom master,master,lama,guru)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Āryadeva's Lamp That Integrates the Practices/Glossary + (bla mar gyur pa;respectable person;respectable person;gurujana)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Study and Practice of Meditation/Glossary + (bla med kyi rgyud;Highest Yoga Tantra;highest yoga tantra;anuttarayogatantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Study and Practice of Meditation/Glossary + (bla med kyi rgyud;Highest Yoga Tantra;highest yoga tantra;anuttarayogatantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Visions of Unity/Glossary + (bla med kyi rgyud;བླ་མེད་ཀྱི་རྒྱུད་;Highest Yoga Tantra;highest yoga tantra;anuttarayogatantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (bla med mal ’byor rgyud;བླ་མེད་མལ་འབྱོར་རྒ … bla med mal ’byor rgyud;བླ་མེད་མལ་འབྱོར་རྒྱུད་;highest yoga tantra;highest yoga tantra;niruttarayogatantra;The last of the Buddhist tantric systems to develop in India, regarded by new translation schools as the most advanced of Buddhist practices. It often is divided into ''father tantras'' (e.g., Guhyasamāja), which stress methods for generating the ''illusory body'', and ''mother tantras'' (e.g., Cakrasamvara), which emphasize attainment of the clear-light mind. Its practices are VNofolà ''generation stage'' and ''completion stage''.neration stage'' and ''completion stage''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (bla na med pa'i byang chub;UNEXCELLED ENLIGHTENMENT;unexcelled enlightenment;Complete and perfect buddhahood.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cutting Through Appearances/Glossary + (bla na med pa'i byang chub;highest enlightenment;highest enlightenment;anuttarasambuddha)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Meaning of Life/Glossary + (bla na med pa'i byang chub;highest enlightenment;highest enlightenment;anuttarasambuddha)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (bla na med pa'i rgyud kyi rim gnyis;བླ་ན་མེད་པའི་རྒྱུད་ཀྱི་རིམ་གཉིས་;two stages of highest yoga tantra;two stages of highest yoga tantra;Generation stage and completion stage.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/White Lotus (Mipham)/Glossary + (bla na med pa'i rgyud;Anuttara Tantra;lit. … bla na med pa'i rgyud;Anuttara Tantra;lit. unsurpassable tantra. The fourth and highest class of the tantra according to the fourfold classification of the tantras preferred in the New tradition. It corresponds to the three inner tantras (maha, anu, and ati) as contrasted with the three outer tantras (kriya, charya, and yoga) of the sixfold Nyingma classification.ga) of the sixfold Nyingma classification.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (bla na med pa'i rgyud;Unsurpassed Yoga Tantra;unsurpassed yoga tantra;''See'' Anuttarayoga Tantra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dakini's Warm Breath/Glossary + (bla na med pa'i rgyud;anuttara-yoga;lana me-pe gyü;lana me-pe gyü)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (bla na med pa'i rgyud;highest yoga tantra; … bla na med pa'i rgyud;highest yoga tantra;highest yoga tantra;yogānuttaratantra;One of the terms used for such tantras as Guhyasamāja and Cakrasaṃvara as they began to become prevalent from the eighth century onward. This is in relation to yoga tantras, indicating that they are an advance upon them. These tantras are the pinnacle of the fourfold classification of tantras commonly taught in Tibet, and they also comprise the central diet of most Tibetan Buddhist yogins who do sādhana practicean Buddhist yogins who do sādhana practice)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (bla na med pa'i rgyud;བླ་ན་མེད་པའི་རྒྱུད་; … bla na med pa'i rgyud;བླ་ན་མེད་པའི་རྒྱུད་;"unexcelled tantras";"unexcelled tantras";niruttara tantras;For a discussion of the Sanskrit translated by the Tibetan bla na med pa ("unexcelled") being niruttara, not *anuttara, see Dalton 2005, 152n84;and Sanderson 2009, 146.lton 2005, 152n84;and Sanderson 2009, 146.)