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Sādhana + (Sādhana refers to a method of practice thr … Sādhana refers to a method of practice through which one can actualise a specific spiritual result, and by extension to the texts and manuals which present such methods. A sādhana in the Vajrayāna Buddhist context generally involves the worship and visualisation of a tantric deity, chanting of mantras, and associated practices. The practice often begins with verses of taking refuge and cultivating altruistic thought, then carrying out meditation on emptiness and the mandala of deity, seven-part worship, chanting of mantras, and finally the dissolution of the deity which was visualised.olution of the deity which was visualised.)
Sūtra + (Sūtras mainly refer to the discourses delivered by the Buddha and his disciples, and the Sūtra corpus is one of the three main sets of teachings which form the Buddhist canon.)
BCRD + (The Buddhist Canons Research Database a project of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies (AIBS) and the Columbia University Center for Buddhist Studies (CCBS) http://databases.aibs.columbia.edu/)
Vajrayāna + (The esoteric Buddhist tradition which deve … The esoteric Buddhist tradition which developed as a syncretic system involving deity worship, use of mantras, physical energy, and mystical practices. It is also known as the mantra tradition and the tantric school as a result of being based on texts known as tantras. of being based on texts known as tantras.)
Sarma + (The new Buddhist schools which began to ri … The new Buddhist schools which began to rise in the second millennium in Tibet after Buddhism declined in the ninth century as a result of the fall of the Yarlung dynasty. The Sarma schools were mostly based on Buddhist teachings freshly received from India and Nepal in contrast to the revival of the old teachings which already existed in Tibet. teachings which already existed in Tibet.)
Trikāya + (The three enlightened forms of a buddha on … The three enlightened forms of a buddha one attains when one becomes fully enlightened. They include the truth body (''dharmakāya''), enjoyment body (''saṃbhogakāya''), and the emanation body (''nirmāṇakāya''). The three bodies comprise the many qualities and powers associated with buddhahood and thus are the result sought through Mahāyāna Buddhist practice.sought through Mahāyāna Buddhist practice.)
Cittamātra + (Though it is sometimes used synonymously w … Though it is sometimes used synonymously with Yogācāra, it is in fact one of the more prominent philosophical theories associated with this school. It asserts that the objects in the external world with which we interact are actually mentally created representations appearing as those objects. The character of these perceptions is predetermined by our own karmic conditioning that is stored in the ālayavijñāna.ioning that is stored in the ālayavijñāna.)
Tridharmacakrapravartana + (Three successive stages of the Buddhist te … Three successive stages of the Buddhist teachings. Though they are traditionally attributed to the historical Buddha, modern scholarship tends to view them as developmental stages that occurred over the course of an extended period of time, with interludes of several centuries, in which we see major doctrinal shifts often based on seemingly newly emergent scriptural sources.emingly newly emergent scriptural sources.)
Vinaya + (Vinaya refers to the corpus of Buddhist te … Vinaya refers to the corpus of Buddhist teachings on moral discipline and precepts and is one of the three canonical sets of teachings alongside Sūtra and Abhidharma. It also refers to the monastic tradition which has been passed down since the Buddha's time until our time.wn since the Buddha's time until our time.)
Nirmāṇakāya + (An fully enlightened Buddha is said to hav … An fully enlightened Buddha is said to have the power to manifest in many forms in order to help the sentient beings. The emanation body of a buddha, as the third of the three bodies of a buddha, refers to the many forms in which a buddha can manifest and which are accessible to ordinary sentient beings. Buddhist scholars present four types of emanation bodies: emanation as supreme being, emanation as rebirth, emanation as artisan and emanation in diverse forms.as artisan and emanation in diverse forms.)
Pramāṇa + (In the Buddhist literature on pramāṇa, it refers to cognition that correctly apprehends its object without any deception or mistake. Such correct cognition include direct perception and inferential cognition.)
JAOS + (Journal of the American Oriental Society)
AIBS +
Tattva + (The reality or the objective state of thin … The reality or the objective state of things as they are. In the Buddhist context, it refers to the ultimate nature of things although what exactly suchness means would depend on the philosophical position of the specific schools. The Middle Way school, for instance, consider emptiness as the suchness of all things.r emptiness as the suchness of all things.)

AIBS + (The American Institute of Buddhist Studies (AIBS) created by Robert Thurman at Columbia University in New York. http://aibs.columbia.edu/)

Buddhadhātu + (A synonym for tathāgatagarbha widely used throughout the East Asian Buddhist traditions, as found in its translations as the Chinese term ''fó xìng'' and Japanese term ''busshō''.)
Abhidharma + (Abhidharma generally refers to the corpus … Abhidharma generally refers to the corpus of Buddhist texts which deals with the typological, phenomenological, metaphysical, and epistemological presentation of Buddhist concepts and teachings. The abhidharma teachings present a meta-knowledge of Buddhist sūtras through analytical and systemic schemas and are said to focus on developing wisdom among the three principles of training. The Abhidharma is presented alongside Sūtra and Vinaya as one of the three baskets of the teachings of the Buddha.ee baskets of the teachings of the Buddha.)
ARIRIAB + (Annual Report of The International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University)
BDRC + (Buddhist Digital Resource Center https://www.tbrc.org/)
BHSD + (Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Grammar and Dictionary, Vol. 2)
BHSG + (Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Grammar and Dictionary, Vol. 1)
BSOAS + (Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies)
Triyāna + (Commonly seen in a Mahāyāna context, the t … Commonly seen in a Mahāyāna context, the three vehicles are the Śrāvakayāna, Pratyekabuddhayāna, and Bodhisattvayāna, which reference the three different types of Buddhist practitioners. However, these three vehicles can also reference the three types of Buddhist teachings of the Hīnayāna, Mahāyāna (or Pāramitāyāna), and the Vajrayāna.yāna (or Pāramitāyāna), and the Vajrayāna.)
DSBC + (Digital Sanskrit Buddhist Canon, a project of the University of the West http://www.dsbcproject.org/canon-text/content/575/2687)
Dzogchen + (Dzogchen is an advanced system of meditation techniques to reveal the innate state of perfection primarily, but not exclusively, espoused by the Nyingma Buddhist tradition and the Tibetan Bön tradition.)
GCBS + (Ghent Centre for Buddhist Studies)
HJAS + (Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies)
Prabhāsvaratā + (In a general sense, that which clears away … In a general sense, that which clears away darkness, though it often appears in Buddhist literature in reference to the mind or its nature. It is a particularly salient feature of Tantric literature, especially in regard to the advanced meditation techniques of the completion-stage yogas. techniques of the completion-stage yogas.)
ISCRL + (Indian Studies in Honor of Charles R. Lanman)
IATS + (International Association for Tibetan Studies)
IATS + (International Association for Tibetan Studies)
IBK + (Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies)
JIBS + (Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies)
JAAR + (Journal of the American Academy of Religion)
JAOS + (Journal of the American Oriental Society)
JBTS + (Journal of the Buddhist Text Society of India)
JIABS + (Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies)
Mahāyāna + (Mahāyāna, or the Great Vehicle, refers to … Mahāyāna, or the Great Vehicle, refers to the system of Buddhist thought and practice which developed around the beginning of Common Era, focusing on the pursuit of the state of full enlightenment of the Buddha through the realization of the wisdom of emptiness and the cultivation of compassion.ptiness and the cultivation of compassion.)
Sangpu Neutok + (Sangpu Neutok is an important monastery in … Sangpu Neutok is an important monastery in central Tibet, just south of Lhasa, that was founded in 1072 by Ngok Lekpai Sherab, a disciple of Atiśa, and developed by his nephew, Ngok Lotsāwa Loden Sherab. Originally a Kadam monastery with two colleges, it evolved into a monastery that includes both Sakya and Geluk traditions. At its peak in the 11th to 14th centuries, it was one of the most highly esteemed centers for monastic education and the study of Buddhist philosophy in all of the Tibetan plateau. Many influential philosophers of the time studied there.al philosophers of the time studied there.)
SUNY + (State University of New York)