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| + | The first of the [[five paths]] which forms the foundation for the journey towards liberation and involves gathering a vast [[accumulation of merit]] dedicated towards this attainment. On this path one gains an intellectual and conceptual understanding of egolessness through learning and reflection. By means of cultivating the [[four applications of mindfulness]], the [[four right endeavors]], and the [[four legs of miraculous action]], one succeeds in eliminating the gross defilements that cause samsaric suffering and in attaining the virtuous qualities of the superknowledges and the '[[samadhi of the stream of Dharma]]' leading to the [[path of joining]]. [RY] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:14, 5 June 2006
Path of accumulation (tshogs lam).
The first of the five paths which forms the foundation for the journey towards liberation and involves gathering a vast accumulation of merit dedicated towards this attainment. On this path one gains an intellectual and conceptual understanding of egolessness through learning and reflection. By means of cultivating the four applications of mindfulness, the four right endeavors, and the four legs of miraculous action, one succeeds in eliminating the gross defilements that cause samsaric suffering and in attaining the virtuous qualities of the superknowledges and the 'samadhi of the stream of Dharma' leading to the path of joining. [RY]