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[[gsung]] - voice; (enlightened) speech; speech. buddha-speech. sound the voice, communication, symphony, noun. writings [of the siddha forefathers], (h) for speech, verb. say, speak, utter, uttered [all your words are] {[[legs par]] [[gsung ba]]} well-uttered; command; 1) noun. writings [of the siddha forefathers], (h) for speech. 2) verb. say, speak, utter, uttered [all your words are]. sound the voice, communication, symphony, buddha speech. {[[legs par]] [[gsung ba]]} well-uttered [RY]
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Central to [[Mahayana]] practice is the [[bodhisattva vow]] to liberate all [[sentient being]]s through [[means and knowledge]], [[compassion]] and [[insight]] into [[emptiness]].
  
[[gsung lnga]] - the five modes of buddha speech [IW]
 
  
[[gsung lnga]] - the five modes of buddha speech. 1) {[[chos sku]] [[skye med don gyi gsung]]}. 2) {[[longs sku]] [[dgongs pa brda'i gsung]]} 3) {[[sprul sku]] [[brjod pa tshig gi gsung]]} 4) {[[mngon byang rig pa'i gsung]]} 5) {[[rdo rje'i gsung]]} [RY]
 
  
[[gsung dbyangs yin lag drug cu]] - melodious voice in 60 variations, the 60 elements of eloquent speech, the 60 tone-aspects of Buddha speech * [h] [IW]
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[[thub dbang gsung skyes]] - born of the Buddha's speech [RY]
 
 
 
[[gsung rten]] - the Buddha's speech [RY]
 
 
 
[[tshangs pa'i dbyangs]] - Brahma-like voice. The voice endowed with the sixteen perfect qualities of Brahma, the king of the gods. A common description of a buddha's speech [RY]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 14:00, 13 March 2006

Central to Mahayana practice is the bodhisattva vow to liberate all sentient beings through means and knowledge, compassion and insight into emptiness.