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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Drinking the Mountain Stream (2004)/Glossary + (tantra;Scriptures of Shakyamuni and other buddhas relating to tantric, or esoteric, practice.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (tantra;Tantra generally refers to the fund … tantra;Tantra generally refers to the fundamental texts of the Vajrayana, and to the systems of meditation described therein. Vajrayana is divided into four levels of tantra: Action (Kriya Tantra);Performance (Charya Tantra);Union (Yoga Tantra);and Highest Union or Highest Yoga Tantra (Anuttara-yoga Tantra). Tantra works on simultaneously transforming the three aspects of one's ordinary body, speech, and mind into the transcendent body, speech, and mind of a Buddha, through mudra, mantra, and visualization. :Because of its many skillful methods of practice, tantric Buddhism is often called "the short path" to enlightenment. It is possible to attain complete Buddhahood in one lifetime through tantra, as compared to the many aeons of effort required through Hinayana and the sutra level Mahayana practice. The different tantric Buddhist lineages are based on which tantras one has studied, and with which teachers one learned. :Tibetan medicine and astrology are also presented in scriptures called tantras. See also ''Vajrayana''.es called tantras. See also ''Vajrayana''.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mind and its Functions/Glossary + (tantra;Tantra;tantra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (tantra;Usually translated as "continuum" o … tantra;Usually translated as "continuum" or "thread," tantra is synonymous with the Vajrayana or Secret Mantrayana and can also refer to a text that presents these teachings or practices. The translation "continuum" points to the continuity of mind's nature in the beginning as the ground, in the middle along the path, and at the end when it fully manifests as the fruition.d when it fully manifests as the fruition.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (tantra;an esoteric discource attributed to the Buddha;a way to enlightenment which makes use of mantra, visualization, and the control of subtle physical energies;the adamantine vehicle to enlightenment (vajrayāna).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (tantravāya;織師)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (tantric ornaments;tantric ornaments;jewelry and garments of silk for a peaceful deity and bone-ornaments for a wrathful.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (tantric;tantric;of or pertaining to Vajrayana.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (tantrika;person who has received empowerment, continues the sadhana practice and keeps the commitments;could be a monk or nun but refers mainly to lay practitioners.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (tarkābhimāna;Conceit in logical skill.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/In the Presence of Masters/Glossary + (tathagata-garbha;more commonly translated into English (somewhat incorrectly) as "buddha-nature." The term refers to the embryonic enlightenment that is within each sentient being.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttaratantra of Maitreya/Glossary + (tathatā;nirvāṇa)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/An Outline of the Triple Sutra of Shin Buddhism Vol1/Glossary + (tathā;如;nyo;nyo)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Luminous Mind/Glossary + (tathāgata;One Thus Gone;Buddha de bzhing gshegs pa;one thus gone;buddha de bzhing gshegs pa)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (tathāgata;如來)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (tathāgatagarbha;deshin shekpai nying po;de … tathāgatagarbha;deshin shekpai nying po;deshin shekpai nying po;The original nature present in all beings which when realized leads to enlightenment. It is often called the essence of Buddhahood or enlightened essence and is the topic of the Uttara Tantra.nce and is the topic of the Uttara Tantra.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (tathāgatas;Literally, those who have gone to "thatness" A title of the Buddhas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/An Outline of the Triple Sutra of Shin Buddhism Vol1/Glossary + (tathāgatā bhūmi;如來地;nyoraiji;nyoraiji)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/An Outline of the Triple Sutra of Shin Buddhism Vol1/Glossary + (tathāgatā;如來;nyorai;nyorai)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (tathātagatagarbha;de shin shek pay nying po;de shin shek pay nying po;This is the seed or essence of tathata (suchness) and is also called buddha essence or enlightened essence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (tatkṣaṇa-samutthāna;Moment-origination;i.e., origination at the very moment of the action.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (tatsabhāga;‘Similar to that (which is presently active, although this itself is non-active)’, a ‘facsimile,. E.g., an eye in darkness which does not exercise its function of seeing is a tatsabhāga eye.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (tattva-manaskāra;‘Mental application on the real’.A contemplation on the real nature of things is called a “mental application to the real”,such as the true characteristic of a dharma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (tattva;Reality, suchness.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhism's Journey to Tibet/List of Names + (te lo pa,tai lo;ཏེ་ལོ་པ་,ཏཻ་ལོ་;Télopa)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Timeless Rapture/Glossary + (te lo pa,til li;Tilopa)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Buddhism's Journey to Tibet/List of Names + (te pu pa dri med bshes gnyen;ཏེ་པུ་པ་དྲི་མེད་བཤེས་གཉེན་;Tépupa Vimalamitra;tépupa vimalamitra)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (teacher;teacher;!ācāṛya or !upādhyāya;師)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ratnakīrti’s Proof of Momentariness by Positive Correlation/Glossary + (technical rule;technical rule;paribhāṇā)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ratnakīrti’s Proof of Momentariness by Positive Correlation/Glossary + (technical rule;technical rule;paribhāṣā)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Sarvastivada Abhidharma/Glossary + (tejas;Fire;also, one of the four mahābhūta-s.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jewels from the Treasury/Glossary + (ten all-encompassing sense bases;ten all-encompassing sense bases;daśakṛtsnāyatana)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (ten bhumis;ten bhumis;the ten stages or grounds through which advanced bodhisattvas pass on their way to enlightenment.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (ten motives;ten motives;?daśa arthavaśāni;十句義)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (ten non-virtuous actions;ten non-virtuous … ten non-virtuous actions;ten non-virtuous actions;The first three are related to actions of the body: (1) killing;(2) stealing or taking what is not freely given;(3) sexual misconduct or harmful sexual relations. The next four are related to speech: (4) lying;(5) slander or divisive speech;(6) harsh speech;(7) gossip or idle chatter. The last three are related to mind: (8) covetousness or greed;(9) anger, ill-will or hatred;(10) wrong view. The last three are synonymous with the "three poisons": desire, aversion, and ignorance. These three are the foundations of all our non-virtuous actions, through which we produce negative karma which binds us to suffering in samsara.ma which binds us to suffering in samsara.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Echoes of Voidness/Glossary + (ten powers of a buddha;ten powers of a bud … ten powers of a buddha;ten powers of a buddha;(1) the power of knowing right from wrong;(2) the power of knowing the consequences of actions;(3) the power of knowing the various inclinations of living beings;(4) the power of knowing the various types of living beings;(5) the power of knowing the degree of the capacities of living beings;(6) the power of knowing the path that leads everywhere;(7) the power of knowing the obscurations, afflictions and purifications of all contemplations, meditations, liberations, concentrations and absorptions;(8) the power of knowing one's former lives;(9) the power of knowing the time of death and future lives;(10) the power of knowing the exhaustion of defilements. (Adapted from Thurman, Robert, ''The Holy Teachings of Virmalakirti''([[sic]]). Pennsylvania State University Press, 1976.)ennsylvania State University Press, 1976.))
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (ten powers of the Buddha;ten powers of the buddha;These are special "miraculous" powers of the Buddha)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (ten precepts;ten precepts;daśa śikṣāpadāni;十戒)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (ten strengths;ten strengths;A buddha has t … ten strengths;ten strengths;A buddha has the following ten strengths:(1) the knowledge of what is appropriate and inappropriate, (2) the knowledge of the results of karma, (3) the knowledge of the variety of aspirations, (4) the knowledge of various natures, (5) the knowledge of various capabilities, (6) the knowledge of all paths, (7) the knowledge of the different kinds of meditation, (8) the knowledge of previous lives, (9) the knowledge of deaths and rebirths, (10) the knowledge of the cessation of impurity.he knowledge of the cessation of impurity.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Maitreya's Distinguishing the Middle from the Extremes/Glossary + (tendencies;tendencies;vāsanā)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Rules for Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya. Part III/Glossary + (tenfold order;tenfold order;daśavarga;十僧)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (terdag;terdag;guardian deity of a specific terma treasure.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (terma objects;terma objects;concealed treasures of many kinds, including texts, ritual objects, relics, and natural objects.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (terma;terma)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (terma;terma;Hidden treasures. Teachings, s … terma;terma;Hidden treasures. Teachings, scriptures, sadhanas and sacred objects mystically cached by Padmasambhava and his Tibetan consort, Lady Yeshe Tsogyal. Termas have been discovered hidden in caves, rocks, rivers, and within walls of buildings. :Not all termas were in material form. There are also mind termas, hidden in the dimension of meditative awareness and discovered by revelation. Termas form an important part of the Nyingmapa lineage teachings.t part of the Nyingmapa lineage teachings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (terma;terma;Treasures concealed by Guru Ri … terma;terma;Treasures concealed by Guru Rinpoche and his consort Yeshe Tsogyal to be discovered at a later time when they would be needed. Of the many kinds, the most prevalent are mind terma, which are discovered in the depth of a tertön's mind, and earth terma, which take many forms, including texts, ritual and natural objects, and relics.s, ritual and natural objects, and relics.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (terma;terma;transmission through concealed … terma;terma;transmission through concealed treasures hidden, mainly by Padmasambhava and Yeshe Tsogyal, to be discovered at the proper time by a ''tertön'' for the benefit of future disciples;one of the two chief traditions of the Nyingma school, the other being Kahma;said to continue even long after the Vinaya of the Buddha has disappeared. the Vinaya of the Buddha has disappeared.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lumière de diamant/Glossary + (terres)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Music in the Sky/Glossary + (tertön;tertön;A realized master who discovers or reveals terma.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (tertön;tertön;revealer of hidden treasures, concealed mainly by Padmasambhava and Yeshe Tsogyal.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Frameworks of Buddhist Philosophy/Glossary + (tha dad pa;discrete,separate;discrete,separate)