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Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Perfect or Perfected? Rongtön on Buddha-Nature/Glossary + (The periods in between formal meditation s … The periods in between formal meditation sessions. From the attainment of the first bhūmi onward, the path of bodhisattvas is divided into two types of activities: meditative equipoise (Tib. ''mnyam bzhag''), during which the mind abides in the direct, nonconceptual realisation of ultimate reality, and post-meditation, during which the bodhisattvas engage in various activities for the benefit of sentient beings.vities for the benefit of sentient beings.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (The person assigned, in rotation from the … The person assigned, in rotation from the assembly, to cleaning and taking care of the monks' hall and who remains in attendance in the hall when all the other monks are elsewhere. In modern times they also carry the kyōsaku stick, and ring the wake-up bell each morning in between the practice periods. 169, 200n. 133tween the practice periods. 169, 200n. 133)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (The personal communication of the essence … The personal communication of the essence of a meditation practice from guru to student. Through this direct communication both the literal meaning and the intuitive sense are transmitted to a receptive disciple, since merely being in the field of a guru who has personally realized the practice conveys a powerful and subtle non-verbal message. The guru also adapts his presentation to the capacity, individual needs, and ripeness of the student in the moment. Meditations learned from books are considered useless without receiving the oral instructions from a guru. Because of its firm emphasis on the orally transmitted pith-instructions being passed from teacher to student, the Kagyu lineage is also known as the "hearing lineage."ge is also known as the "hearing lineage.")
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (The personal meditation deity of a Vajraya … The personal meditation deity of a Vajrayana practitioner. Although some yidams are prescribed and taught to everyone within a particular lineage at a preliminary level, the guru will later select a specific yidam for each practitioner in accordance with one's characteristic expression of Buddha nature. :As a preliminary to yidam practice, the yogi must be accomplished in guru yoga and have great faith and devotion in the guru. This enables the practitioner to identify with the lineage and to establish a deep inner connection with the yidam. In this way one can transform the energy of one's neurosis into its enlightened expression, as represented in the yidam. Identification with the yidam also cuts through deeply entrenched attachment to one's physical form.renched attachment to one's physical form.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The personal teacher regarded as the embodiment of the three jewels, the three roots, and the three kayas.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Dōgen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community/Glossary + (The phenomenal realm, contrasted philosophically with principle. See also rio Commonly ji also refers to affairs, business, or the situation. l00n. 3)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The phenomenal world directly seen from sacred outlook, once the obscurations have been cleared.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Düdjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection: Heart of the Great Perfection/Glossary + (The phenomenological aspect of primordial consciousness—omniscience; this perceives all the manifestations of the natural radiance of pristine awareness.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (The philosophic traditions of the teaching on emptiness, the middle way between the extremes of eternalistic and nihilistic ideas about reality.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (The philosophic traditions of the teaching on emptiness, the middle way between the extremes of eternalistic and nihilistic ideas about reality.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (The philosophical doctrine propounded by Nagarjuna and his followers, the Middle Way that avoids the extremes of existence and nonexistence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (The philosophical doctrine propounded by Nagarjuna and his followers, the Middle Way that avoids the extremes of existence and nonexistence.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The philosophical doctrine propounded by Nagarjuna and his followers, the Middle Way that avoids the extremes of existence and nonexistence)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings/Glossary + (The philosophical tradition systematized by Nāgārjuna that avoids the extremes of eternalism and nihilism, disclosing reality free from all extremes.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The phrasing of these six types of scriptu … The phrasing of these six types of scripture differs slightly among the various versions of chronicles of Padmasambhava's life. In his Narration of the Precious Revelation of the Terma Treasures, Longchen Rabjam rephrases the same sequence from the Sanglingma so that the Six Sadhana Sections refer to the scriptures of the Six Secret Sections (gsang ba sde drug), including the scriptures for Manjushri Body, Lotus Speech, Vishuddha Mind, Nectar Quality, Kilaya Activity, and Liberating Sorcery of Mother Deities. and Liberating Sorcery of Mother Deities.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (The physical acts of killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct; the verbal acts of lying, divisive speech, harsh speech, and meaningless chatter; and the mental acts of covetousness, malice, and wrong view.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Mahāmudrā and Related Instructions/Glossary + (The physical body of a buddha. Vajraḍākinī. See Vajravārāhī)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The physical eye, the divine eye, the eye of discriminating knowledge, the eye of dharma, and the eye of wisdom (also called "buddha-eye").)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The place where Shri Singha lived when he taught Vairotsana and Lekdrub. It has not been determined whether this is situated in Oddiyana or in central India.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (The place where all buddhas attain awakening and a name for Bodhgaya, where the Buddha Shākyamuni attained awakening.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The place where the Lord of Secrets taught the Secret Mantra to the five noble beings, situated on present-day Sri Lanka. It is now known as Adam's Peak.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Profound Inner Principles/Glossary + (The places that are other than the desire realm: the sixteen levels of the form realm and the four formless spheres.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The playful air of grace (''sgeg-pa'', Skt … The playful air of grace (''sgeg-pa'', Skt. ''śṛhgāra''), the heroic (''dpa'-bo'', Skt. ''vīra''), the ugly (''mi-sdug-pa'', Skt. ''bībhatsa''), the fierce (''drag-shul'', Skt. ''raudra''), the laughing (''gad'', Skt. ''hāsya''), the terrifying ('' 'jigs-su rung-ba'', Skt. ''bhayānaka''), the compassionate (''snying-rje'', Skt. ''karuṇa''), the awesome (''rngoms-pa'', Skt. ''adbhuta'') and the peaceful (''zhi-ba'', Skt. ''śānta''). 98, 630, n. 751zhi-ba'', Skt. ''śānta''). 98, 630, n. 751)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2005)/Glossary + (The point at which an enlightened being leaves his or her earthly body.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (2013)/Glossary + (The point at which an enlightened being leaves his or her earthly body.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle/Glossary + (The point at which an enlightened being leaves their earthly body.)

Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2003)/Glossary + (The portion of Buddhist scriptures concerned with detailed teachings on cosmology and psychology.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Machik's Complete Explanation (2013)/Glossary + (The portion of Buddhist scriptures concerned with detailed teachings on cosmology and psychology.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The possession of expressed meaning (''brj … The possession of expressed meaning (''brjod-bya don-dang ldan-pa''), immaculate words of expression (''rjod-byed tshig dri-ma med-pa''), the renunciation of conflicting emotions (''byed-las khams-gsum-gyi nyon-mongs-pa spong-ba'') and teaching the benefits of peace as the result ('' 'bras-bu zhi-ba'iphan-yon ston-pa''). 73' 'bras-bu zhi-ba'iphan-yon ston-pa''). 73)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Uttara Tantra: A Treatise on Buddha Nature/Glossary + (The possible types of rebirths for beings … The possible types of rebirths for beings in saṃsāra: the god realm in which gods have great pride, the asura realm in which the jealous gods try to maintain what they have, the human realm which is the best realm because one has the possiblity of achieving enlightenment, the animal realm characterized by stupidity, the hungry ghost realm characterized by great craving, and the hell realms characterized by aggression.e hell realms characterized by aggression.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Great Image/Glossary + (The potential for buddhahood, the luminous and empty nature of the mind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Life of Gampopa/Glossary + (The potential for enlightenment that is inherent in all sentient beings; the true nature of mind.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Perfect or Perfected? Rongtön on Buddha-Nature/Glossary + (The potential for perfect awakening. Accor … The potential for perfect awakening. According to Rongtön, and following the exposition of Ngog Loden Sherab, three types of buddha-nature can be distinguished: ''causal buddha-nature'', which is the spiritual potential present in all beings; ''natural buddha-nature'', equated with suchness; and ''resultant buddha-nature'', which is the dharmakāya or resultant state of perfect awakening. See the introduction and the commentary on RGV 1.27-28 for a discussion.ommentary on RGV 1.27-28 for a discussion.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Ornament of Stainless Light/Glossary + (The potential for the development of mental afflictions or, in Kālacakra, for the emission ofseminal fluid.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The power of knowing the positive and nega … The power of knowing the positive and negative contingencies of things (''gnas-dang gnas ma-yin-pa mkhyen-pa'i stobs'', Skt. ''sthānāsthānajñānabala''), the power of knowing the maturation of deeds (l''as-kyi mam-smin mkhyen-pa'i stobs'', Skt. ''karmavipākajñānabala''), the power of knowing diverse volitions (''mos-pa sna-tshogs mkhyen-pa'i stobs'', Skt. ''nānādhimuktijñānabala''), the power of knowing diverse sensory bases (''khams sna-tshogs mkhyen-pa'i stobs'', Skt. ''nānadhātujñānabala''), the power of knowing those who are of supreme acumen and those who are not (''dbang-po mchog-dang mchog ma-yin-pa mkhyen-pa'i stobs'', Skt. ''indriyavarāvarajñānabala''), the power of knowing the paths going everywhere (''thams-cad-du 'gro-ba'i lam mkhyen-pa'i stobs'', Skt. ''sarvatragāmanīpratipajjñānabala''), the power of knowing concentration, liberation, contemplation, absorption, conflicting emotion, purification and acquisition (''bsam-gtan-dang mam-thar-dang ting-'dzin-dang snyoms-'jug-dang kun-nas nyon-mongs-pa-dang rnam-par byang-ba-dang ldan-pa thams-cad mkhyen-pa'i stobs'', Skt. ''sarvadhyānavimokṣasamādhisamāpattisaṃkleśavyavadānavyutthānajñānabala''), the power of recollecting past abodes (''sngon-gyi gnas rjes-su dran-pa mkhyen pa'i stobs'', Skt. ''pūrvanivāsānusmṛtijñānabala''), the power of knowing the transference of consciousness at death and birth ('' 'chi-'pho-ba dang skye-ba mkhyen-pa'i stobs'', Skt. ''cyutyutpattijñānabala'') and the power of knowing the cessation of corruption (''zag-pa zad-pa mkhyen-pa'i stobs'', Skt. ''āsravakṣayajñānabala''); Mvt. (119-29). 22, 171, 266ajñānabala''); Mvt. (119-29). 22, 171, 266)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The power or dominion over life (''tshe'', … The power or dominion over life (''tshe'', Skt. ''āyuḥ''), deeds (''las'', Skt. ''karman''), necessities (''yo-byad'', Skt. ''pariṣkāra''), devotion (''mos-pa'', Skt. ''adhimukti''), prayer or aspiration (''smon-lam'', Skt. ''praṇidhāna''), miraculous abilities (''rdzu- 'phrul'', Skt. ''ṛddhi''), birth (''skye-ba'', Skt. ''upapatti''), doctrine (''chos'', Skt. ''dharma''), mind (''sems'', Skt. ''citta'') and pristine cognition (''ye-shes'', Skt. ''jñāna''); Mvt. (771-80). 405hes'', Skt. ''jñāna''); Mvt. (771-80). 405)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Precepts in Eight Chapters/Glossary + (The practice consisting in cultivating the … The practice consisting in cultivating the experience of the natural state, without artifice. It involves, after an initiatory stage, the capacity of integrating everything to this experience. Simply indulging in this experience without integration is of no use (for instance at the time of death).o use (for instance at the time of death).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Zurchungpa's Testament/Glossary + (The practice of Dharma in general, but often used to refer to activities such as prostrations, circumambulation, reciting the scriptures, and so on)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The practice of a set of teachings which "carries" one to the level of fruition.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Blazing Splendor/Glossary + (The practice of cutting through attachment to body and ego. See also ''Machik's Complete Explanation: Clarifying the Meaning of Chod'' by Sarah Harding, Snow Lion Publications.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (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/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The practice of the anuttarayogayāna, the highest of the four tantric yānas, according to the New Translation school of Marpa and his contemporaries. The first three yānas are kriyā, upa (caryā), and yoga.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Cultivating A Compassionate Heart/Glossary + (The practices of ethics, meditative concentration, and wisdom. Practicing these three results in liberation.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Rain of Wisdom/Glossary + (The practitioner's way to enlightenment, t … The practitioner's way to enlightenment, traditionally arranged into five paths: sambhāramārga (T: tshogs-lam; path of accumulation), prayogamārga (T: sbyor-lam; path of unification), darśanāmārga (T: mthong-lam; path of seeing), bhāvanāmārga (T: sgom-lam; path of meditation), and niṣṭhamārga or aśaikṣamārga (T: mthar-phyin-pa'i-lam, mi-slob-pa'i-lam; path of fulfillment or of no more learning). On the path of accumulation, the meditator brings his being to the dharma by practicing the four foundations of mindfulness, and through insight (S: vipaśyanā; T: lhag-mthong), understanding what to cultivate and what to refrain from. The practitioner begins to transcend any notion of external savior and is able to cut the causes of rebirth in the lower realms. On the path of unification, the meditator expands his vipaśyanā investigation of saṃsāra by developing a profound understanding of the four noble truths. He is able to cut the root of the desire realm (S: kāmadhātu). On the path of seeing, the meditator accepts and understands the real significance of the four noble truths. ''See''ing the unsatisfactory nature of even the god realms of form (S: rūpadhātu), he begins to transcend them, entering the first level of attainment (S: bhūmi) of the bodhisattva. On the path of meditation, the meditator practices and remains in the insight of the path of seeing. He attains to the second bhūmi onwards. On the path of fulfillment or no more learning, the meditator attains vajra-like samādhi, entering the eleventh bhūmi-buddhahood. Other important descriptions of the path include the exposition of the bodhisattva bhūmis or stages, and the four yogas of mahāmudrā.on of the bodhisattva bhūmis or stages, and the four yogas of mahāmudrā.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night/Glossary + (The practitioners of Dharma are identified … The practitioners of Dharma are identified as belonging to two different sets of teaching, or ''vehicles'', according to the nature of their aspirations. These are known as the Hīnayāna, or Fundamental Vehicle, and the Mahāyāna, or Great Vehicle. The Fundamental Vehicle is subdivided into the way of the Hearers (or Shrāvakas), who are disciples of the Buddha, and the way of those who seek enlightenment relying only on themselves, or Pratyekabuddhas. The goal of the Shrāvaka and Pratyekabuddha paths is nirvāṇa, conceived of as definitive liberation from the sufferings of saṃsāra. The Great Vehicle is that of the Bodhisattvas, or those who, while accepting the validity and efficacy of the other vehicle, aspire to the full enlightenment of Buddhahood for the sake of all beings. The term ''Hīnayāna'' means "Lesser Vehicle," but this should not be understood in a pejorative sense, since its teachings are fundamental to the practice of the Great Vehicle as well. The Dalai Lama has suggested the term ''Shrāvakayāna'' be used instead of Hīnayāna. In this case the term should be understood as including the Pratyekabuddha-yāna as well.including the Pratyekabuddha-yāna as well.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The precepts and practices of a bodhisattva.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Lotus-Born/Glossary + (The precious Buddha, the precious Dharma, and the precious Sangha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Lamp of Mahamudra/Glossary + (The precious buddha, the precious dharma, and the precious sangha.)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Mirror of Mindfulness (1989)/Glossary + (The precious buddha, the precious dharma, and the precious sangha. For a detailed discussion see Thrangu Rinpoche's ''Buddha Nature'' (Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1988).)
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/Deity Mantra and Wisdom/Glossary + (The precious word empowerment is one of th … The precious word empowerment is one of the three higher supreme empowerments. This is bestowed upon the student's ordinary body, speech, and mind in reliance upon the maṇḍala of ultimate bodhicitta. It purifies the impurities associated with the three gates, along with their related habitual patterns. In terms of the path, it empowers the student to train in the natural Great Perfection. As its result, a causal link is formed that leads to the attainment of the essence kāya, vajra wisdom. [TD 2271] the essence kāya, vajra wisdom. [TD 2271])
Tsadra Library Glossary Search/All Gloss Entries/The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism/Glossary + (The precise enumeration is unidentified. They were subdued by [[Padmasambhava]] at Silma in Tsang. Refer to [[R. de Nebesky-Wojkowitz]], ''[[Oracles and Demons of Tibet]]'', (pp. 198-202). 581)