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root downfall

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term root downfall

Referenced by:
downfall, root (cross-reference only)
Tibetan rtsa-ltung
Sanskrit
Pali
Definition 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.

TRANSLATION (Jeffrey Hopkins En, Tibetan Pronunciation)

Translation -

* tsantung
Definition

OTHER TRANSLATIONS

German Übertretung der Wurzelgelübde
French chute-racine
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... -
Russian коренное падение
Vietnamese phạm trọng giới