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rnal 'byor chen po'i dam tshig nyi shu rtsa brgyad

Twenty eight Commitments of Mahayoga. According to the Miraculous Key to Further Discernment these are the three basic commitments of body, speech and mind sku gsung thugs kyi rtsa ba'i dam tshig gsum and the twenty-five ancillary ones, five of which are to be practiced spyad par bya ba, namely five kinds of ritual concerning rites of "liberation" and sexual practices, five not to be renounced spang par mi bya ba namely the five conflicting emotions, five to be adopted blang bar bya ba namely the five nectars, five to be known shes par bya ba, namely the components, elements, sense-objects, sacraments of meat, and propensities in their pure nature, and five to be attained bsgrub par bya ba namely, body, speech, mind, enlightened attributes and activities. Cf. Lilavajra, Clarification of Commitments dam tshig gsal bkra pp. 147-8, and Jamgön Kongtrül, shes-bya kun-khyab-mdzod, Vol 2, pp. 182- 185

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