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self-established stain
Referenced by: natural stain (alternative term) stain, natural (cross-reference only) stain, self-established (cross-reference only) |
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| Tibetan | rang-bzhin-gyi dri-ma |
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| Definition | Something, the existence of which is established by its own power, independently of anything else, and which obscures the realization of Buddha-nature on one's mental continuum. This refers to an impossible manner of existence of the mind, and does not exist at all. |
| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | natural defilements |
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