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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 (French)

Translation chute-racine
Definition La transgression d'un vœu de bodhisattva ou d'un vœu tantrique, si c'est une pleine transgression, agit comme racine pour tomber dans lun des pires états de renaissance.

OTHER TRANSLATIONS

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