| Term |
root downfall
Referenced by: downfall, root (cross-reference only) |
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| 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. |
| German | Übertretung der Wurzelgelübde |
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| French | chute-racine |
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| Russian | коренное падение |
| Vietnamese | phạm trọng giới |