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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lady of the Lotus-Born/Glossary + (sngags;MANTRA;Syllables or formulas which, … sngags;MANTRA;Syllables or formulas which, recited in the context of sadhanas, visualizations, etc., protect the mind of the prac-titioner from ordinary perceptions. Mantras are also invocations of, and manifestations of, the yidam in the form of sound. There arc three kinds of mantra: (1) vidya-mantras (rig sngags\ associated with the outer class of tantras, are the essence of skilful means;(2) dharani-mantras (gzungs) are the essence of transcendent wisdom and derive from the teachings of the Prajnaparamita;(3) secret mantras (gsang sngags) related to the Mahayoga, Anuyoga, and Atiyoga.ted to the Mahayoga, Anuyoga, and Atiyoga.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (sngags;Mantra;(i) A synonym for Vajrayana. … sngags;Mantra;(i) A synonym for Vajrayana. (2) A particular combination of sounds symbolizing and communicating the nature of a deity and which lead to purification and realization, for example, OM MANI PADME HUM. There are chiefly three types of mantra: guhya mantra, vidya mantra, and dharani mantra. mantra, vidya mantra, and dharani mantra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (sngags;Mantra;Mantras are formations of sy … sngags;Mantra;Mantras are formations of syllables that protect practitioners of the Vajra Vehicle from the ordinary perceptions of their own mind. They also function to invoke the yidam deities and their retinue. [TD 707] Explaining the etymology of the term, Dudjom Rinpoche writes, "''Mana'', which conveys the meaning of mind, and ''trāya'', which conveys that of protection, become 'mantra' by syllabic contraction, and therefrom the sense of protecting the mind is derived." [NS 257] ''See also'' Secret Mantra Vehicle.S 257] ''See also'' Secret Mantra Vehicle.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/White Lotus (Mipham)/Glossary + (sngags;Mantra;Syllables or formulas that, when recited with appropriate visualization, and so on, protect the mind of the practitioner from ordinary perceptions. They are invocations to the yidam deity and manifestations of the deity in the form of sound.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Treasury of Precious Qualities: Book One (2001)/Glossary + (sngags;Mantra;Syllables or formulas which, when recited with appropriate visualizations and so on, protect the mind of the practitioner from ordinary perceptions. They are invocations of, and manifestations of, the yidam deity in the form of sound.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Tantric Distinction/Glossary + (sngags;Mantra;mantra;mantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Perles d'ambroisie Volume III/Glossary + (sngags;Mantra;syllabe ou ensemble de sylla … sngags;Mantra;syllabe ou ensemble de syllabes destinées à être récitées à voix haute ou mentalement. La racine sanskrite man désigne l’esprit et la terminaison tra signifie «protège». Un mantra est une formule qui, dans les pratiques du Véhicule de Diamant, « protège l’esprit » de celui qui le récite contre l’attachement aux perceptions ordinaires. l’attachement aux perceptions ordinaires.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rayons de lune/Glossary + (sngags;mantra,formule)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;A manifestation of supreme enlightenment in the form of sound: syllables which, in the sadhanas of the Secret Mantrayana, protect the mind of the practitioner from ordinary perceptions and invoke the wisdom deities)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;In Buddhism, a manifestation … sngags;mantra;In Buddhism, a manifestation of supreme enlightenment in the form of sound: a series of syllables that, especially in the sādhanas of the Secret Mantrayāna, protect the mind of the practitioner from ordinary perceptions and invoke the wisdom deities. Mantras are also used in non-Buddhist spiritual practices and as spells in black magic.al practices and as spells in black magic.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;Mantra is explained in the t … sngags;mantra;Mantra is explained in the tantras as that which protects the cohesiveness of the vajra mind. It is a means of transforming energy through sound, expressed by speech, breathing, and movement. Mantra is always done in conjunction with visualization and mudrā, according to the prescriptions of a sādhana transmitted by one's guru. Mantras are Sanskrit words or syllables. They express the quintessence of various energies, whether or not the mantra has conceptual content.<br> From the view of fruition, the practitioner should recognize all sound as mantra, all appearance as the deity's presence, and all thoughts as wisdom.he deity's presence, and all thoughts as wisdom.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;Sanskrit syllables imbued with special symbolic significance or spiritual blessings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;See ''tantra''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;Syllables or formulas that, when recited with appropriate visualizations, etc., protect the mind of the practitioner from ordinary perceptions. They are invocations and manifestations of the yidam deity in the form of sound.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Yoga/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;mantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;mantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Speech of Delight/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;mantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Speech of Delight/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;mantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Strand of Jewels/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;mantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lumière de diamant/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;mantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Dose of Emptiness (1992)/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;mantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Strand of Jewels/Tibetan-English Glossary + (sngags;mantra;mantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;mantra;mantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to Tantra, Books 15 to 17 Vol. 2/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;mantra;mantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Āryadeva's Lamp That Integrates the Practices/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;mantra;mantra)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dakini's Warm Breath/Glossary + (sngags;mantra;ngak;ngak)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dudjom Lingpa's Chöd/Glossary + (sngags;sacred recitation;sacred recitation;mantra;ngak;ngak)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Visions of Unity/Glossary + (sngags;སྔགས་;Mantra;mantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (sngags;སྔགས་;mantra;In virtually all Indic … sngags;སྔགས་;mantra;In virtually all Indic traditions, a potent syllable or phrase, most often in Sanskrit, which may or may not have denotative meaning. In Buddhist ''tantra'', a mantra evokes the ''buddha''-deity with whom one identifies, and is uttered as the speech of that deity, with the power to affect and effect events in the mind and in the world.ffect events in the mind and in the world.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhahood Without Meditation/Glossary + (sngags;སྔགས་;mantra;ngag;ngag;a formula, usually in Sanskrit, repeated aloud, the function of which is to protect the mind from erroneous views)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wisdom Nectar/Glossary + (sngags;སྔགས་;tantra,mantra;tantra,mantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (sngar 'gyur;EARLY TRANSLATIONS;early translations;The teachings translated into Tibetan before the great translator Rinchen Sangpo, during the reigns of the Tibetan kings Trisong Deutsen and Ralpachen in the ninth and tenth centuries.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Distinguishing Phenomena from Their Intrinsic Nature/Glossary + (sngo ba;dedication;dedication)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Middle Beyond Extremes/Glossary + (sngo ba;dedication;dedication)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of the Great Vehicle Sūtras/Glossary + (sngo ba;dedication;dedication)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Distinguishing Phenomena from Their Intrinsic Nature/Glossary + (sngo ba;dedication;dedication;nati)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Middle Beyond Extremes/Glossary + (sngo ba;dedication;dedication;nati)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of the Great Vehicle Sūtras/Glossary + (sngo ba;dedication;dedication;nati)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Wondrous Dance of Illusion/Glossary + (sngon 'gro 'bum lnga;five sections of the … sngon 'gro 'bum lnga;five sections of the (inner) preliminary practices;five sections of the (inner) preliminary practices;The preliminary, preparatory, or foundational "practices" or "disciplines" (Skt. sadhana) common to all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism, and also to Bön. Often referred to as ngöndro, they establish the foundation for the more advanced and rarefied Vajrayana sadhana, which are held to engender realization and the embodiment of enlightenment. The outer preliminaries consist of the four thoughts that turn the mind: (1) precious human birth (2) impermanence, (3) karma, and (4) suffering. The inner preliminaries comprise one hundred thousand accumulations of (1) taking refuge, (2) generating bodhichitta, (3) meditating on Vajrasattva and reciting his hundred-syllable mantra, (4) offering the mandala, as well as (5) guru yoga with one or ten million recitations of the vajra guru mantra.lion recitations of the vajra guru mantra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems/Glossary + (sngon 'gro sbyor ba bzhi;སྔོན་འགྲོ་སྦྱོར་བ་བཞི་;four preparations;four preparations;The preliminary practices for tantra: prostration, Vajrasattva purification meditation, guru yoga, and mandala offerings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Dose of Emptiness (1992)/Glossary + (sngon 'gro'i dmigs pa;Preliminary visualizations;preliminary visualizations)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dakini's Warm Breath/Glossary + (sngon 'gro;---;ngöndro;ngöndro)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (sngon 'gro;Preliminaries;preliminaries;pre … sngon 'gro;Preliminaries;preliminaries;preliminaries;preliminaries;The general outer preliminaries are the four mind-changings;the special inner preliminaries are the four times hundred-thousand practices of refuge and bodhichitta, Vajrasattva recitation, mandala offering, and guru yoga. For details, see The Torch of Certainty (Shambhala Publications, 1977) and The Great Gate (Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1989). Gate (Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1989).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Gathering of Brilliant Moons/Glossary + (sngon 'gro;ngöndro;ngöndro;Preliminary practices.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Study and Practice of Meditation/Glossary + (sngon 'gro;preliminary practices;preliminary practices)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Study and Practice of Meditation/Glossary + (sngon 'gro;preliminary practices;preliminary practices)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (sngon 'gro;preliminary;preliminary;abhimāna)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Yoga/Glossary + (sngon du bsnyen pa byed pa;prior approximation;prior approximation)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Range of the Bodhisattva, A Mahāyāna Sūtra/Glossary + (sngon gnas dran;recall former states;recall former states;pūrvanivāsānusmṛti)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Range of the Bodhisattva, A Mahāyāna Sūtra/Glossary + (sngon gnas dran;recall former states;recall former states;pūrvanivāsānusmṛti)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Range of the Bodhisattva, A Mahāyāna Sūtra/Glossary + (sngon gnas dran;recall former states;recall former states;pūrvanivãsànusmrti)