| Term |
preliminary practices
Referenced by: ngondro (alternative term) practice, preliminary (cross-reference only) preliminaries (alternative term) |
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| Tibetan | sngon-'gro |
| Sanskrit | |
| Pali | |
| Definition | Practices, such as prostration, usually repeated 100,000 times, done as a method to build up positive force and cleanse negative force so as to have more success in tantra practice. Also called "ngondro." |
| Translation | hành trì sơ khởi |
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| Definition |
| Arabic | التدريبات التمهيدية |
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| German | vorbereitende Übungen / vorbereitende Praxis |
| Italian | pratiche preliminari |
| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | [before-go]; preliminary; preparation; prerequisite; preliminary practices |
| Russian | предварительные практики |
| Vietnamese | hành trì sơ khởi |