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- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Journey and Goal/Glossary + (rdo rje'i sku;dimension of immutable being;dimension of immutable being;vajrakāya)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Journey and Goal/Glossary + (rdo rje'i sku;vajrakāya;vajrakāya;vajrakāya)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Esoteric Instructions/Glossary + (rdo rje'i skyil krung;vajra position;vajra position;The sitting position most often used for meditation, with the side of the left foot placed upon the right thigh and the side of the right foot placed upon the left thigh.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (rdo rje'i skyil krung;vajrāsana;The "full-lotus" seated posture,with the left foot upon the right thigh and the right foot upon the left thigh.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (rdo rje'i skyil mo krung,rdo rje skyil krung;Vajra-paryaṅka;the ''vajra'' cross-legged position, like the 'lotus position' of Hindu ''yoga'' but reversed.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (rdo rje'i snying po;vajra essences;vajra essences;The syllables Oṃ, Āḥ, and Hūṃ. The "clear-light vajra essence" is one of seven synonyms for the Great Perfection. See GD 286,)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Traité de la Continuité suprême du Grand Véhicule/Glossary + (rdo rje'i ting nge 'dzin;recueillement Adamantin)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Traité de la Continuité suprême du Grand Véhicule/Glossary + (rdo rje'i ting nge 'dzin;recueillement Adamantin)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (rdo rje'i tshig bdun;Seven Vajra Verses;seven vajra verses;Also called the Seven-Line Prayer, this is the famous supplication to Padmasambhava in seven lines that begins: "On the northwest border of Oddiyana...")
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Āryadeva's Lamp That Integrates the Practices/Glossary + (rdo rje'i tshig;vajra wor;vajra wor;vajra-pada)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Āryadeva's Lamp That Integrates the Practices/Glossary + (rdo rje'i ye shes;adamantine gnosi;adamantine gnosi;vajra-jñāna)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (rdo rje;Diamond or vajra weapon;a symbol of indestructibility. Also represents skillful means or compassion. The vajra is frequently employed in tantric rituals in conjunction with the bell, which in turn symbolizes the wisdom of emptiness.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (rdo rje;VAJRA;Diamond or vajra weapon. The symbol of indestructibility and of compassion. A vajra is also a small implement used in conjunction with a bell (dril bu, the symbol of the wisdom of emptiness) during tantric rituals.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (rdo rje;Vajra;1) That which is unchanging … rdo rje;Vajra;1) That which is unchanging and indestructible;2) an ancient Indian symbol that, of skillful means and knowledge, is used to symbolize knowledge;3) one of the twenty-seven coincidences in Tibetan astrology;4) an abbreviation of the Tibetan word for diamond. [TD 1438] In Vajrayāna practice, this symbolic implement is associated with a number of important principles. Generally speaking, it is linked with the male principle, compassion, skillful means, and the great bliss of unchanging reality. [YT 671]reat bliss of unchanging reality. [YT 671])
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In Praise of Tara/Glossary + (rdo rje;Vajra;1. The magical weapon of the … rdo rje;Vajra;1. The magical weapon of the Vedic god Indra, made of metal and very hard and sharp. 2. A thunderbolt. 3. A Tantric implement symbolizing Method (Compassion), held in the right hand (male side), cf. Bell. Also a part of various other Tantric implements, e.g. v. hook, a hook with v.-shaped knobs on. 4. As a description of anything that is supposed to be impenetrably hard (v. wall, v. tent) or indestructible (Vajrayāna and just about everything involved in it) — adamantine.t everything involved in it) — adamantine.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/White Lotus (Mipham)/Glossary + (rdo rje;Vajra;A substance akin to adamant … rdo rje;Vajra;A substance akin to adamant or diamond. Sometimes referred to as a thunderbolt, it is an emblem of indestructibility. In the form of a ritual implement, regularly used in tantric ceremonies, the vajra is the symbol of skillful means, that is, compassion, and is coupled with the bell (Skt. ''ghanta'';Tib. ''dril bu''), symbolizing the wisdom of emptiness.u''), symbolizing the wisdom of emptiness.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (rdo rje;Vajra;Diamond or vajra weapon, a s … rdo rje;Vajra;Diamond or vajra weapon, a symbol of indestructibility, also used to represent skillful means or compassion. The vajra or dorje is frequently employed in tantric rituals in conjunction with a bell (''dril bu''), which in turn symbolizes the wisdom of emptiness.n turn symbolizes the wisdom of emptiness.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Perles d'ambroisie Volume III/Glossary + (rdo rje;Vajra;arme d’Indra, indestructible et pouvant tout détruire, symbole de l’immuable nature de l’esprit, ou des méthodes de la compassion unies à la connaissance de la vacuité symbolisée par une clochette.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (rdo rje;Vajra;dorje;dorje;Literal referents of vajra are "thunderbolt" and "diamond." The sense is of something invincible or indestructible. Sometimes also used as a generic superlative. Also refers to a common Tibetan ritual implement.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (rdo rje;Vajra;dorje;dorje;Literal referents of vajra are "thunderbolt" and "diamond." The sense is of something invincible or indestructible. Sometimes also used as a generic superlative. Also refers to a common Tibetan ritual implement.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (rdo rje;adamantine,diamond,indestructible, … rdo rje;adamantine,diamond,indestructible,thunderbolt;adamantine,diamond,indestructible,thunderbolt;vajra;One of the five buddha families, the vajra family is associated with the buddha Akṣobhya of the eastern direction. Its quality is pristince clarity, indestructibility. In general, the term vajra conveys the sense of what is beyond arising and ceasing and hence indestructible. A vajra is also a ritual scepter used in vajrayāna practice.ritual scepter used in vajrayāna practice.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lumière de diamant/Glossary + (rdo rje;diamant,adamantin;vajra)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lumière de diamant/Glossary + (rdo rje;du vajra;Akśobya)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, Books 15 to 17 Vol. 2/Glossary + (rdo rje;indestructible reality,vajra emblem (also used as code word for penis);indestructible reality,vajra emblem (also used as code word for penis);vajra)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Myriad Worlds (2003)/Glossary + (rdo rje;indestructible reality;indestructible reality;vajra)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Āryadeva's Lamp That Integrates the Practices/Glossary + (rdo rje;vajra,adamant,adamantine,(penis;vajra,adamant,adamantine,(penis;vajra)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (rdo rje;vajra;A symbol of ultimate reality, with the seven attributes of invulnerability, indestructibility, reality, incorruptibility, stability, unobstructability, and invincibility. See CM 385;BM 337;GD 88-89;VE 63-64,188-89.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (rdo rje;vajra;Also diamond, adamantine thu … rdo rje;vajra;Also diamond, adamantine thunderbolt: a symbol of unchanging and indestructible wisdom capable of penetrating through everything;a ritual instrument symbolizing compassion, skillful means, or awareness, and always associated with the bell, the symbol of wisdom or emptinesshe bell, the symbol of wisdom or emptiness)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (rdo rje;vajra;The word vajra refers to the … rdo rje;vajra;The word vajra refers to the "thunderbolt," the indestructible and irresistible weapon that first appears in Indian literature in the hand of the Vedic deity Indra. In Tibetan Buddhism, vajra is most often used as a modifier to indicate something related to the tantric path, as it symbolizes the swiftness and power of that path and the indestructibility of its animating reality, the dharmakāyay of its animating reality, the dharmakāya)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (rdo rje;vajra;dorjé;dorjé;Scepter;indestructible.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Sekoddeśaṭīkā by Nāropā/Glossary + (rdo rje;vajra;vajja)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (rdo rje;vajra;vajra)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Song of Lodro Thaye: A Vajra Song on Mahamudra by Jamgon Kongtrul/Glossary + (rdo rje;vajra;vajra)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (rdo rje;vajra;vajra;dorje;dorje)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (rdo rje;vajra;vajra;vajra)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhism's Journey to Tibet/List of Names + (rdo rje;རྡོ་རྗེ་;Dorjé;dorjé)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (rdo rje;རྡོ་རྗེ་;vajra;dor-je,dorje;dor-je … rdo rje;རྡོ་རྗེ་;vajra;dor-je,dorje;dor-je,dorje;a term referring to seven attributes of space—invulnerability, indestructibility, authenticity, incorruptibility, stability, unobstructedness and invincibility;one of the five buddha families, denoting the ground of being endowed with these attributesund of being endowed with these attributes)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (rdo rje;རྡོ་རྗེ་;vajra;vajra;A fundamental … rdo rje;རྡོ་རྗེ་;vajra;vajra;A fundamental term in Buddhist ''tantra'', indicating the indestructibility of the state of ''enlightenment''. In Hindu mythology, the vajra is the thunderbolt wielded by Indra; in a Buddhist context, it sometimes is translated as diamond” or “adamantine.” It also refers to a scepter-like ritual object utilized by tantric practioners.al object utilized by tantric practioners.)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (rdo rjei sku;vajra body;vajra body;vajrakāyà;The physical body of a buddha. Vajraḍākinī. See Vajravārāhī)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lumière de diamant/Glossary + (rdo rje’i brtul zhugs;comportement délibéré du vajra)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lumière de diamant/Glossary + (rdo rje’i dbang;initiation du vajra)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, Books 15 to 17 Vol. 2/Glossary + (rdo rje’i dbying kyi dkyil ’khor;maṇḍala of the indestructible expanse;maṇḍala of the indestructible expanse;vajradhātumaṇḍala)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lumière de diamant/Glossary + (rdo rje’i gar;danse adamantine)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, Books 15 to 17 Vol. 2/Glossary + (rdo rje’i gzhon nu;Vajrakumāra;vajrakumāra;vajrakumāra)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, Books 15 to 17 Vol. 2/Glossary + (rdo rje’i rigs;Vajra family;vajra family;vajrakula)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, Books 15 to 17 Vol. 2/Glossary + (rdo rje’i sku;buddha body of indestructible reality;buddha body of indestructible reality;vajrakāya)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, Books 15 to 17 Vol. 2/Glossary + (rdo rje’i skyil mo krung;posture of indestructible reality;posture of indestructible reality;vajraparyaṅka)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, Books 15 to 17 Vol. 2/Glossary + (rdo rje’i tshig rkang;verse of indestructible reality;verse of indestructible reality;vajrapada)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttaratantra of Maitreya/Glossary + (rdo-rje-lta-buḥi-tiṅ-ṅe-ḥdzin;vajropamā-samādhi)
- Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mother of Knowledge/Glossary + (rdo-rje;Vajra;'diamond scepter';the active symbol of the means for at- taining wisdom.)