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[[Image:PrajnaParamita.jpg|thumb|250px|right|'''Prajna Paramita''' - (sher phyin ma) (Source Unknown)<br>  
1- Meditate on Bodhicitta<br>
Guardian Deity of [[The Perfection of Wisdom]] - [[Mother of All Buddhas]] ]]
2- Meditate on the Yidam deity<br>
== ''A Glossary of Buddhist People, Places, and Things...''==
3- Meditate on the Guru Yoga<br>
''- '''The Terms by which They're Defined''' -''
4- Meditate on the Mahamudra<br>
 
5- Seal the practice with the dedication.<br>
 
 
--(english-Romanized)<br>
--'''Alphabetical Listing:'''<br>  
 
<center>'''[[A]]''' - '''[[B]]''' - '''[[C]]''' - '''[[D]]''' - '''[[E]]''' - '''[[F]]''' - '''[[G]]''' - '''[[H]]''' - '''[[I]]''' - '''[[J]]''' - '''[[K]]''' - '''[[L]]''' - '''[[M]]''' - '''[[N]]''' - '''[[O]]''' - '''[[P]]''' - '''[[Q]]''' - '''[[R]]''' - '''[[S]]''' - '''[[T]]''' - '''[[U]]''' - '''[[V]]''' - '''[[W]]''' - '''[[X]]''' - '''[[Y]]''' - '''[[Z]]'''</center>
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''''' "...have some prior knowledge of Tibetan writing, meaning some degree of reading ability. It is all right not to know the Tibetan language. As long as you can read, you can absorb the Dharma terminology, the Buddhist key words.
 
''''' "Many learned people have told me that the majority of Buddhist scriptures exist in the Tibetan language. Second is Chinese; after that there is Japanese, Pali, and so forth. Nevertheless, Tibetan is foremost in quantity. Someone who wants to do detailed studies, can study to their heart's delight in the Tibetan medium, without running out of texts".'''''
 
Quoted from an interview with '''''[[Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche]]'''''
 
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NOTE: Although these five are basic practices for all the Kagyu lineages and other schools, it is the Drigungpas who presented this as a five-fold system of practice. [MR]<br>
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1) The Great Seal of Bodhichitta ([[byang sems phyag chen]]);<br>
[[Category: Glossary]][[Category: Dictionary]][[Category: Key Terms]][[Category: Teachings]]
2) the Great Seal of the Deity's form ([[lha sku'i phyag chen]]);<br>
 
3) the Great Seal of Fervent Devotion ([[mos gus phyag chen]]);<br>
-A Work in Progress--[[User:Richard|Richard]] 10:55, 18 May 2006 (EDT) [RWB]
4) the Great Seal of the True Nature ([[gnas lugs phyag chen]]);<br>
5) the Great Seal of Dedication ([[bsngo ba'i phyag chen]]). [MR] [RY]

Latest revision as of 05:27, 17 January 2006

1- Meditate on Bodhicitta
2- Meditate on the Yidam deity
3- Meditate on the Guru Yoga
4- Meditate on the Mahamudra
5- Seal the practice with the dedication.

NOTE: Although these five are basic practices for all the Kagyu lineages and other schools, it is the Drigungpas who presented this as a five-fold system of practice. [MR]

1) The Great Seal of Bodhichitta (byang sems phyag chen);
2) the Great Seal of the Deity's form (lha sku'i phyag chen);
3) the Great Seal of Fervent Devotion (mos gus phyag chen);
4) the Great Seal of the True Nature (gnas lugs phyag chen);
5) the Great Seal of Dedication (bsngo ba'i phyag chen). [MR] [RY]