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." |
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 |