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ripenings | |
ritual bountiful feast
Tib: tshogs A specially consecrated torma offered to one's tantric master, inseparable from the Buddha-figure, during a tantra ceremonial round of offering. |
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ritual ceremony
Also called puja. See: offering ritual. |
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ritual trainer
A teacher who instructs one in how to perform Buddhist rituals. |
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ritual, expiation | |
ritual, offering | |
root bodhisattva vows
The eighteen primary bodhisattva vows which, if kept purely, act as a root for attaining enlightenment, and which, if fully transgressed, act as a root for rebirth in one of the worse rebirth states. |
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root disturbing emotion | |
root disturbing emotions and attitudes
Tib: rtsa-nyon |
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root downfall
Tib: rtsa-ltung A transgression of a root bodhisattva or root tantric vow, which, if it is a full transgression, acts as a root for falling to rebirth in one of the worse rebirth states. |
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root downfall, Kalachakra tantra | |
root guru
Tib: rtsa-ba'i bla-ma The spiritual teacher that inspires one the most, such that his or her inspiration serves as the root giving sustenance to one's spiritual growth. |
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root tantric vows
The fourteen primary tantric vows which, if kept purely, act as a root for attaining enlightenment, and which, if fully transgressed, act as a root for rebirth in one of the worse rebirth states. |
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roots of constructive force
Tib: dge-rtsa |
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roots of positive force
Tib: dge-ba'i rtsa-ba The network of positive force (collection of merit), described from the point of view of it serving as the "root" for one to grow into a Buddha. |
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roots of virtue | |
rules of discipline
Tib: 'dul-ba Skt: vinaya (1) The scriptural texts that discuss the ethical discipline and vows for the monastic community of monks and nuns. (2) The subject matter discussed in the above texts. |
قواعد الانضباط الرهباني
(1)النصوص التي تناقش الانضباط الأخلاقي و العهود الخاصة بمجتمع الأديرة للرهبان والراهبات. (2)المناقشات الخاصة بالموضوعات التي تبحثها تلك النصوص. |
Rupakaya | |
sadhana
Tib: sgrub-thabs Skt: sadhana Literally, a method of actualization, namely a meditation method for actualizing oneself as a Buddha-figure for which one has received empowerment. Performing a sadhana entails recitation of a ritual meditation text describing the self-vis ... (more) |
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safe direction
Tib: skyabs Skt: sharana A direction that one puts in one's life that will protect one from true suffering and its true causes, and, when one reaches the goal of this direction, allows one to avoid true suffering and its true causes forever. Some translators rende ... (more) |
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safe direction, provisional source of | |
safe direction, take | |
safe direction, ultimate source of | |
safe direction: take safe direction from the Three Gems | |
Sage Buddha |