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([[rin chen kun 'dus kyi lung]]). One of the Eighteen Major Scriptures of the [[Mind Section]] of [[Dzogchen]]. [ZL] [RY]
'''Nine vehicles''' ([[theg pa dgu]]). The nine gradual vehicles according to the Nyingma school: Shravaka, Pratyekabuddha, Bodhisattva, Kriya, Upa, Yoga, Maha, Anu, and Ati. <br>
The first two are Hinayana; the third is Mahayana; the next three are the [[Three Outer Tantras]]; and the last three are called the [[Three Inner Tantras]]. [RY]<br>
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Nine Vehicles ([[theg pa dgu]])
*When the Buddhist teachings are classified according to their power, they are described as a vehicle (Skt. [[yāna]]) or a series of hierarchical vehicles, arranged in the manner of the rungs of a ladder. Among these, the specific enumeration of nine vehicles or nine sequences of the vehicle (Skt. [[navayāna]]) accords with the standpoint of the rNying-ma school, which systematises the Buddhist teachings according to the hierarchy of the three outer or causal vehicles ([[those of the pious attendants, hermit buddhas and bodhisattvas]]), those of the three outer classes of tantra ([[Kriyātantra]], [[Ubhayatantra]] and [[Yogatantra]]), and those of the three inner classes of tantra ([[Mahāyoga, Anuyoga and Atiyoga]]). [[GD]] (from the Glossary to [[Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings]])
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Also: [[nine gradual vehicles]] ([[theg pa rim pa dgu]]).


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Nine vehicles (theg pa dgu). The nine gradual vehicles according to the Nyingma school: Shravaka, Pratyekabuddha, Bodhisattva, Kriya, Upa, Yoga, Maha, Anu, and Ati.
The first two are Hinayana; the third is Mahayana; the next three are the Three Outer Tantras; and the last three are called the Three Inner Tantras. [RY]


Nine Vehicles (theg pa dgu)


Also: nine gradual vehicles (theg pa rim pa dgu).