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- Erik Pema Kunsang is a respected translator and was a director of Rangjung Yeshe Publications in California. He has translated and edited over fifty volumes1 KB (140 words) - 13:32, 1 December 2014
- Dr. Jim Valby has been a student of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu since 1982. He earned M.A. and Ph.D degrees in Far Eastern Studies under Dr. Herbert V. Guenther1 KB (188 words) - 22:48, 29 November 2006
- Trikāya Translation Committee. Erick Tsiknopoulos (b. 1981) is a translator of Buddhist texts and a scholar-practitioner of Buddhism. He has been practicing6 KB (906 words) - 23:23, 15 September 2021
- current Dharma Dictionary into a flexible Lotsawa Workbench that provides contextual examples and information beyond a standard dictionary, as well as2 KB (287 words) - 13:10, 16 June 2021
- Elemental Divination Paintings White Beryl A magnificently produced rare manuscript with exquisite paintings, this is a remarkable translation of Sangye Gyatso's2 KB (269 words) - 05:49, 7 June 2006
- and was trained in Tibetan translation as a member of the Nalanda Translation Commitee, of which he is still a member. He participated in the translations977 bytes (103 words) - 03:15, 12 June 2007
- the form of a white elephant. During the birth celebrations, a seer announced that this baby would either become a great king or a great holy man. His15 KB (2,038 words) - 10:19, 12 November 2007
- Sonamtso, from a Mongolian background. When he was a baby he remembered his passed lives, and had visions of six armed Mahakala and Ekajati a female protector16 KB (2,220 words) - 11:58, 17 March 2014
- physical form of a nirmanakaya or sambhogakaya buddha. A universal ruler is also said to possess a resemblance of these marks. Marks and signs. A perfect buddha's27 KB (4,598 words) - 01:53, 16 March 2007
- ground and transform life's adverse circumstances into a path of awakening. A bodhisattva makes a clear decision to remain embodied and in relationship5 KB (855 words) - 04:01, 6 May 2013
- (dvayāvaraṇa) and a full realisation of true knowledge, ie. the pristine cognition (jñāna) of buddha-mind. A fully awakened being is herein one who, as a result of2 KB (264 words) - 11:03, 31 July 2007
- Gyurme Dorje held a PhD in Tibetan Literature and an MA in Sanskrit with Oriental Studies. From 1991 to 1996 he held research fellowships at London University3 KB (337 words) - 16:55, 2 July 2021
- total wisdom, have been cleared in an irreversible way. In a broader sense a bodhisattva is a being engaged in practicing the mahayana teachings. [MR] Bodhisattva2 KB (322 words) - 16:44, 5 May 2021
- total wisdom, have been cleared in an irreversible way. In a broader sense a bodhisattva is a being engaged in practicing the mahayana teachings. [MR] bodhisattva3 KB (439 words) - 09:48, 2 October 2006
- Nagarjuna, a great Indian Buddhist master and the chief expounder of Madhyamaka philosophy [RY] klu grub - Nagarjuna. An Indian master of philosophy and a tantric2 KB (219 words) - 15:34, 28 January 2011
- teachings is embodied in the oral instructions one receives personally from a qualified master and holder of the Dzogchen lineage. The Tibetan historian3 KB (354 words) - 04:17, 24 September 2009
- Dharma (chos). 'Dharma' (generally, and with a capitalized 'D') is the Buddha's teachings; 'dharma' (with a small 'd') refers to all phenomena including2 KB (337 words) - 08:10, 20 December 2007
- jīngāng; Tibetan: Korlo Demchog, Wylie: khor lo sdom pa / bde mchog) - "is a heruka (and known simply as Heruka to Gelugpa Buddhists) and one of the principal789 bytes (85 words) - 16:24, 6 July 2009
- Drikung Kagyu (section The Drikung Kagyu, a brief)Tantras. At the time of Phagmo Drupa's death, a congregation of disciples witnessed a miraculous transference of a golden dorje of light from the heart of Phagmo6 KB (993 words) - 11:06, 5 November 2007
- tasks was the founding of a new Shechen Monastery in Nepal. There he transplanted the rich Shechen tradition to a new home - a magnificent monastery in12 KB (1,671 words) - 11:22, 29 June 2011
- Longchenpa. A cycle of teachings revealed to Jigmey Lingpa in three visions of Longchenpa; terma revealed by Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa. (RY) A mind-treasure14 KB (1,651 words) - 07:19, 12 December 2014
- Publishing Barron, Richard (trans), Longchen Rabjam (author): A Treasure Trove of Scriptural Transmission: A Commentary on the Precious Treasury of the Basic Space3 KB (382 words) - 15:36, 24 September 2009
- A (category A)to address a paternal uncle, but is also used for a monk or a priest, independent of any family ties. Similarly, "Ashang" is used to address a maternal uncle26 KB (4,003 words) - 03:00, 5 May 2021
- Like a king, a treasury, and a highway, Like a carriage and a fountain, Like a lute, a river, and a cloud-- Thus here we have twenty-two kinds. These5 KB (706 words) - 18:31, 12 August 2007
- thousand such worlds make "a thousand world-system". A thousand of these grouped together, make "a million world-system". A thousand of those make up "the24 KB (3,717 words) - 12:15, 12 August 2008
- drawings by a notable living Tibetan artist, as well as by rare samples of the mystical symbolic script of the dakinis, the book is both a fascinating2 KB (230 words) - 09:17, 12 April 2007
- into a mass of light. When Shri Singha cried out in despair and uttered songs of deep yearning, Manjushrimitra appeared again and bestowed him a tiny casket5 KB (578 words) - 09:20, 5 March 2012
- kun gzhi rnam shes (section Lotsawa Workbench The Lotsawa Workbench is an initiative of the Tsadra Foundation research department. Currently, this is just a test and we welcome any comments and suggestions. We hope to invite collaboration from users and stakeholders from Dharma groups as well as academia. Please contact us if you are interested in developing this project with us: research AT tsadra DOT org.)scripture, a foundational or “storehouse” consciousness that is the source of the other seven consciousnesses (six sense consciousnesses and a deluded consciousness)719 bytes (930 words) - 16:22, 20 September 2021
- dgongs pa (section Lotsawa Workbench The Lotsawa Workbench is an initiative of the Tsadra Foundation research department. Currently, this is just a test and we welcome any comments and suggestions. We hope to invite collaboration from users and stakeholders from Dharma groups as well as academia. Please contact us if you are interested in developing this project with us: research AT tsadra DOT org.)Welcome to a test page for the Lotsawa Workbench This page is still in development. More changes coming soon! If you'd like to review other pages that8 KB (1,139 words) - 12:42, 12 May 2022
- Adzom Drukpa (redirect from a dzam 'brug pa)Wangpo. Adzam Drugpa (a 'dzam 'brug pa) Drodul Pawo Dorje ('gro 'dul dpa' bo rdo rje) a dzoms 'brug pa a dzom 'brug pa 'od gsal rdo rje'i a 'dzom chos sgar TBRC4 KB (433 words) - 11:39, 6 January 2011
- kyi 'khor lo) A feast offering; a practice in which attachment and habitual sense perceptions are transformed into being part of the path. A feast assembly24 KB (3,916 words) - 12:37, 12 August 2008
- carries a child. A "Menmo torma that carries a child" is an offering to one of a particular type of native Tibetan goddess called "sman mo", who was a local30 KB (4,954 words) - 12:48, 12 August 2008
- chos sku (redirect from aspect of a Buddha)of all bias and presupposition, a way of existing as a goal achieved, authentic situationality, the feeling of being as a genuine presence, meaning of being2 KB (353 words) - 11:50, 24 June 2021
- 'brog g.yu mtsho) [LW1] [RY] Yana - A Vehicle or Path of Realization [RY] YANA (theg pa). 'That which carries,' 'vehicle.' A set of teachings which enable one15 KB (2,539 words) - 18:41, 31 March 2011
- characteristics of a Buddha, it is a white hair between the eyebrows which, when fully extended, is a cubit in length, but naturally stays as a tight white curl16 KB (2,523 words) - 13:22, 12 August 2008
- 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 various21 KB (3,387 words) - 13:24, 12 August 2008
- menstrual blood of a human yogini with special characteristics, or otherwise the menstrual blood of a virgin of a good family, or otherwise of a healthy female27 KB (4,411 words) - 13:02, 12 August 2008
- mo nas fresh barley [RY] 1) verb + nas - a gerund (ing); 2) barley; "grain", 3) a measure equaling one-eight of a cha chen barley. from, from amidst. the1 KB (288 words) - 17:23, 16 May 2021
- dative-locative particle, conjunctive of adjectives ("as well *as"), as a clause connector, a mountain pass, can indicate "while something was going on", regarding1 KB (245 words) - 06:10, 8 May 2021
- mental or verbal is like a seed leading to a result that will be experienced in this life or in a future life. [MR] Karma (las): A Sanskrit word meaning "action"3 KB (572 words) - 10:55, 8 May 2021
- by a narrow passage with a low roof. The stone hearth of Jetsun Milarepa is the centerpiece and inner sanctum of the cave. The temple is built as a continuation30 KB (4,618 words) - 12:21, 12 August 2008
- [RY] Zache Khandro (za byed mkha' 'gro) is a wrathful dakini related to a purification practice. One makes a fire and visualizes Zache Khandro in it with3 KB (436 words) - 13:30, 12 August 2008
- ras pa padma rdo rje), (1128-1188). As with some of the other Kagyu schools, a number of sub-sects arose within the Drukpa Kagyu lineage. There are the Upper4 KB (588 words) - 17:57, 6 July 2009
- Palkyi Dorje, himself the rebirth of a crow who had heard the ox make his wicked vow, and had made a wish to be reborn as a Bodhisattva who would assassinate17 KB (2,789 words) - 12:43, 12 August 2008
- rang rig (section Lotsawa Workbench The Lotsawa Workbench is an initiative of the Tsadra Foundation research department. Currently, this is just a test and we welcome any comments and suggestions. We hope to invite collaboration from users and stakeholders from Dharma groups as well as academia. Please contact us if you are interested in developing this project with us: research AT tsadra DOT org.)org/ for more upcoming features. $(".mark-terms").mark("རང་རིག"); Welcome to a test page for the Lotsawa Workbench This page is still in development. More2 KB (837 words) - 16:22, 20 September 2021
- 1372-1437), who was also a lineage holder of the Sakya, Karma Kagyu and Drikung Kagyu traditions. Jetsun Kunga Drolchog (1507-1566), a great Sakya and Jonang12 KB (1,926 words) - 06:30, 19 September 2013
- easily see the triangular shape of the area, with a triangle of sky above, a triangle of earth below and a triangle of water in between (see picture). For13 KB (2,040 words) - 03:25, 19 July 2014
- arrived at a spot close by the Rudam valley the masters stopped to have some tea. Pema Rinzin made an offering of the tea and put the offering cup on a nearby5 KB (566 words) - 23:39, 12 December 2018
- incarnation of Semlhag Chen, a god who earlier had been empowered by the buddhas. Immaculately conceived, his mother was a nun, the daughter of King Uparaja2 KB (264 words) - 11:05, 11 August 2008
- bo rje dpal ldan a ti sha) (982-1054). The lineages stemming from Gampopa came to be known as the Dakpo Kagyu (dwags po bka' brgyud; a common epithet for5 KB (655 words) - 10:37, 7 July 2009
- the Tibetan. A "wheel" as a weapon, being a disc, its rim composed of sharp spikes. It is hurled at an enemy. It is said that Songtsen Gampo had such weapons22 KB (3,189 words) - 12:24, 12 August 2008
- Rinpoche will bind under oath the guardian of this sacred place, a spirit with a human body and a monkey head, and pray that no evil will ever harm people of18 KB (3,091 words) - 13:25, 12 August 2008
- shes rab (section Lotsawa Workbench The Lotsawa Workbench is an initiative of the Tsadra Foundation research department. Currently, this is just a test and we welcome any comments and suggestions. We hope to invite collaboration from users and stakeholders from Dharma groups as well as academia. Please contact us if you are interested in developing this project with us: research AT tsadra DOT org.)Ronis, J., Barstow, G., Holmes-Tagchungdarpa, A., Gayley, H., Schapiro, J., Draszczyk, M., Deroche, M.. A Gathering of Brilliant Moons (2017) | Sanskrit:5 KB (1,551 words) - 16:22, 20 September 2021
- tha mal gyi shes pa (section Lotsawa Workbench The Lotsawa Workbench is an initiative of the Tsadra Foundation research department. Currently, this is just a test and we welcome any comments and suggestions. We hope to invite collaboration from users and stakeholders from Dharma groups as well as academia. Please contact us if you are interested in developing this project with us: research AT tsadra DOT org.)Ronis, J., Barstow, G., Holmes-Tagchungdarpa, A., Gayley, H., Schapiro, J., Draszczyk, M., Deroche, M.. A Gathering of Brilliant Moons (2017) | Definition:818 bytes (578 words) - 16:22, 20 September 2021
- Perfection teachings, he had a passion for teaching the Mahayana as well. He taught Shantideva's Bodhisattva-caryavatara over a hundred times. Throughout6 KB (645 words) - 15:39, 25 February 2009
- on the surface of water, and reflection in a mirror [RY] rta mgo can - 1) kind of gru shan; 2) {rta mgo can [a king of the gandharvas and also the nagas]3 KB (525 words) - 03:28, 1 April 2006
- the rediscovered treasures, yangter, that are a subsidiary part of the earth treasures. This lord received a transmission through the power blessings for24 KB (3,757 words) - 01:29, 23 December 2010
- structure involves a preliminary part including the taking of refuge and arousing bodhichitta, a main part involving visualization of a buddha and recitation1 KB (210 words) - 16:01, 29 May 2021
- rig pa (section Lotsawa Workbench The Lotsawa Workbench is an initiative of the Tsadra Foundation research department. Currently, this is just a test and we welcome any comments and suggestions. We hope to invite collaboration from users and stakeholders from Dharma groups as well as academia. Please contact us if you are interested in developing this project with us: research AT tsadra DOT org.)Ronis, J., Barstow, G., Holmes-Tagchungdarpa, A., Gayley, H., Schapiro, J., Draszczyk, M., Deroche, M.. A Gathering of Brilliant Moons (2017) | Definition:3 KB (999 words) - 11:59, 21 April 2022
- with a fully Enlightened deity, the Vajrayana; a subset of such Tantric teachings, centered on a particular deity (e.g. 'the T. of Heruka) or of a particular23 KB (3,747 words) - 13:16, 12 August 2008
- stegs pa - tirthika, extremists, realists, all non-buddhist schools, a hindu (not a heretic), heretic, schismatic, non-buddhist, non-Buddhist, Mutegpa philosophers738 bytes (90 words) - 19:00, 9 April 2006
- shes bzhin (section Lotsawa Workbench The Lotsawa Workbench is an initiative of the Tsadra Foundation research department. Currently, this is just a test and we welcome any comments and suggestions. We hope to invite collaboration from users and stakeholders from Dharma groups as well as academia. Please contact us if you are interested in developing this project with us: research AT tsadra DOT org.)vigilance Klein, A., Sangpo, Khetsun. Strand of Jewels (2015) | Sanskrit: saṃprajanya | English: attentive introspection Wallace, A., Bdud 'joms gling1 KB (715 words) - 13:07, 17 September 2021
- te tsa). A Chinese doctor. [ZL] [RY] Hashang View (ha shang gi lta ba). A view propagated in Tibet by Chinese Buddhist masters. When used in a negative26 KB (4,224 words) - 12:40, 12 August 2008
- who has gone thus [to nirvana], a buddha [RY] Tathagata [IW] Tathagata. 'Thus-gone.' Same as a fully enlightened buddha. A buddha who has gone (gata) to1 KB (238 words) - 02:28, 6 May 2021
- rnam shes (section Lotsawa Workbench The Lotsawa Workbench is an initiative of the Tsadra Foundation research department. Currently, this is just a test and we welcome any comments and suggestions. We hope to invite collaboration from users and stakeholders from Dharma groups as well as academia. Please contact us if you are interested in developing this project with us: research AT tsadra DOT org.)org/ for more upcoming features. $(".mark-terms").mark("རྣམ་ཤེས"); Welcome to a test page for the Lotsawa Workbench This page is still in development. More4 KB (1,148 words) - 16:22, 20 September 2021
- shown an object in a dark room. This true nature transcends verbal or mental descriptions and cannot be conceptually identified, just as a drawing cannot be8 KB (1,228 words) - 00:59, 27 January 2012
- diamond sow) A dakini, she is the consort of Cakrasamvara. She and Vajrayogini are aspects of the same deity. Vajravarahi is marked by a sow's head protruding523 bytes (64 words) - 07:58, 22 September 2009
- sems 'byung ba (section Lotsawa Workbench The Lotsawa Workbench is an initiative of the Tsadra Foundation research department. Currently, this is just a test and we welcome any comments and suggestions. We hope to invite collaboration from users and stakeholders from Dharma groups as well as academia. Please contact us if you are interested in developing this project with us: research AT tsadra DOT org.)more upcoming features. $(".mark-terms").mark("སེམས་འབྱུང་བ"); Welcome to a test page for the Lotsawa Workbench This page is still in development. More214 bytes (279 words) - 16:22, 20 September 2021
- 'od gsal (category 'a)realm in the bsam gtan gnyis pa R] [IW] Luminosity. A key term in Vajrayana philosophy signifying a departure from Mahayana's over-emphasis on emptiness2 KB (368 words) - 00:28, 5 May 2021
- dgongs pa zang thal (section Lotsawa Workbench The Lotsawa Workbench is an initiative of the Tsadra Foundation research department. Currently, this is just a test and we welcome any comments and suggestions. We hope to invite collaboration from users and stakeholders from Dharma groups as well as academia. Please contact us if you are interested in developing this project with us: research AT tsadra DOT org.)more upcoming features. $(".mark-terms").mark("དགོངས་པ་ཟང་ཐལ"); Welcome to a test page for the Lotsawa Workbench This page is still in development. More786 bytes (369 words) - 14:19, 2 June 2021
- yid kyi rnam par shes pa'i khams (section Lotsawa Workbench The Lotsawa Workbench is an initiative of the Tsadra Foundation research department. Currently, this is just a test and we welcome any comments and suggestions. We hope to invite collaboration from users and stakeholders from Dharma groups as well as academia. Please contact us if you are interested in developing this project with us: research AT tsadra DOT org.)features. $(".mark-terms").mark("ཡིད་ཀྱི་རྣམ་པར་ཤེས་པའི་ཁམས"); Welcome to a test page for the Lotsawa Workbench This page is still in development. More276 bytes (311 words) - 16:22, 20 September 2021
- perceivable entity serving as a base for cognition, base of imputation, an actual existent, a substantial entity, functional thing, 'a real thing,' subject, category3 KB (542 words) - 07:06, 6 May 2021
- Vimalamitra. As a result of his high level of realization, his physical body transformed to a rainbow body at the time of death. In a later reincarnation3 KB (412 words) - 15:47, 28 October 2006
- Nyima during a special empowerment of Rigdzin Düpa, was Pema Yeshe Dorje." One of five reincarnations of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. He was a great master9 KB (1,186 words) - 02:37, 15 June 2011
- [AL] [RY] Earth Terma (sa gter). A revelation based on physical substance, often in the form of dakini script, a vajra, a statue, etc. Compare with 'mind26 KB (4,050 words) - 12:25, 3 September 2009
- name of a place east of Lhasa [JV] mal gro - name of a naga king, name of a place, district, south of Lhasa [RY] me long can - [a prince, a lake, a door of22 KB (3,754 words) - 15:26, 7 March 2006
- transmission that originated from Virupa. Drogmi had a disciple by the name of Khon Konchok Gyelpo that built a monastery in the Tsang providence of central Tibet3 KB (386 words) - 01:37, 27 July 2008
- you are here, it is probably a mistake. Go back to the page you want to edit, press the edit tab (after you've created a user account), input the information277 bytes (49 words) - 20:09, 25 April 2006
- sunlight struck inside a cave on a rock shaped like a crossed vajra. Under this, he found a rock door which opened to the chamber containing a square blue chest15 KB (2,274 words) - 08:01, 15 October 2012
- Sonamtso, from a Mongolian background. When he was a baby he remembered his passed lives, and had visions of six armed Mahakala and Ekajati a female protector363 bytes (2,242 words) - 21:55, 4 May 2021
- 'od (category 'a)This is the RYI Dictionary content as presented on the site http://rywiki.tsadra.org/, which is being changed fundamentally and will become hard to use658 bytes (136 words) - 00:24, 5 May 2021
- (birth as a) human, man, [IW] 1) (birth as a) person, human[ity], people; 3) [present/ future] not; 4) no choice but to -- *) [IW] 1) (birth as a) person2 KB (354 words) - 05:19, 9 May 2021
- Kakhorda (byad). 'A kind of evil spirit, often associated with vetalas' [RY] Kakhyab Dorje; [LWx] [RY] Kalachakra (dus kyi 'khor lo). A tantra and a Vajrayana20 KB (3,280 words) - 20:42, 14 December 2008
- Abhidharma (category A)Abhidharma (chos mngon pa) One of the three parts of the Tripitaka (Vinaya, Sutras, and Abhidharma), the Words of the Buddha. Systematic teachings on metaphysics1 KB (126 words) - 14:08, 12 August 2008
- - Y - Z - Pacifying (zhi byed). See Shije. [RY] Pada. A half-line of Skt verse (usually becoming a whole line in Tib. translation). [RY] Padampa Sangye19 KB (3,056 words) - 12:58, 12 August 2008
- the abode of Machen Pomra, a powerful protector of the Dharma who, after having being subjugated by Guru Padmasambhava, became a Bodhisattva of the tenth18 KB (2,851 words) - 12:50, 12 August 2008
- is the term for the diamond above a letter to represent a final nasal sound, this being represented in Tibetan by a crescent and circle, the term in the21 KB (3,512 words) - 06:16, 11 January 2011
- partner, which teach the innermost realization of all the Buddhas with a single word and a single melody. This eminent and supreme path of the profound and secret19 KB (2,123 words) - 15:52, 25 January 2009
- initial experience of a direct realisation of emptiness. The Sūtra of the Ten Bodhisattva Levels (Daśabhūmikasūtra), which is a section of the Sūtra of5 KB (815 words) - 20:56, 21 September 2007
- their entirety, without a single exception. Having entrusted him with all the scriptures, he departed into the expanse of space within a mass of light. At that2 KB (339 words) - 05:09, 9 May 2006
- five miracles are: 1) King Songtsen Gampo gathered a large amount of jewel powder; wondering how to make a statue out of it, he made fervent prayers. When19 KB (3,063 words) - 12:41, 12 August 2008
- blessed each of the twenty-four abodes as a palace of Chakrasamvara and each of the twenty-four lingams as a mandala of sixty-two wisdom deities. The sixty-two9 KB (1,350 words) - 01:20, 19 October 2007
- blessed each of the twenty-four abodes as a palace of Chakrasamvara and each of the twenty-four lingams as a mandala of sixty-two wisdom deities. The sixty-two9 KB (1,433 words) - 14:14, 8 May 2021
- his father, a tantric yogi. At twelve, he took novice monastic vows at Samye monastery. Longchenpa studied and practiced teachings from a variety of lineages7 KB (813 words) - 14:57, 31 October 2014
- considered to be the mandala of Chakrasamvara and his consort Vajravarahi. Tsari is a place of particular importance to the Kagyu lineages and they were responsible3 KB (531 words) - 02:51, 23 October 2007
- org/ for more upcoming features. བ female cow; a cow; 1) common appended particle as the second part of a word. 2) indicator of the person, agent. 3) cow2 KB (424 words) - 17:46, 29 November 2021
- Gelug School (dge lugs). A school founded by the great master Tsongkhapa in the 14th century. Based on the Kadam teachings, the Gelug tradition stresses437 bytes (37 words) - 06:10, 16 December 2005
- the manner of a plough furrow. Thus it has been told. It is also said that the Three Districts of Ngari in Upper Tibet in the manner of a warrior's battle2 KB (389 words) - 01:51, 6 May 2021
- 'Vajra-holder.' The dharmakaya buddha of the Sarma Schools. Also used as a honorific title for great Vajrayana teachers. adapted from "Vajradhara" on2 KB (266 words) - 05:18, 4 September 2009
- structure involves a preliminary part including the taking of refuge and arousing bodhichitta, a main part involving visualization of a buddha and recitation19 KB (2,971 words) - 13:09, 12 August 2008