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[[skabs gsum pa]] - 1) the [[Three Times]] / Occasions, [a class of gods in the Desire Realm, "He who sees the [[three times]]". 2) general names for the devas / gods [RY]


[These several pages under the general heading of 'Bodhichitta' and it's various 'levels' and aspects will for the most part have a repeat of this same defining/explanatory entry. The reasoning is in hopes that perhaps the reader may see how these tie together through the explanation.] [RWB]
[['khor lo sgyur ba'i rgyal po]] - Universal monarch. The highest attainment within the Desire Realm [RY]


Regarding Bodhichitta, in the section of [[The Light of Wisdom]] titled ''The Essence of Generating Bodhichitta'' it offers this in regards to ''The Different Types'' [of bodhichitta]:
[[rgyal chen bzhi]] - four Great Kings 1) Syn {[[rgyal chen sde bzhi]]}. 2) the first heaven in the Desire Realm. Four Guardian Kings, four great kings, the four world guardians. Dhritarashtra in the east, Virudhaka in the south, Virupaksha in the west, and Vaishravana in the north [RY]


"There are four different types of stages, from the devoted engagement of ordinary people - through buddhahood. [These 4 stages and] twenty-two types are taught using analogies in terms of their characteristics. Thus:
[[brgya byin]] - [[Shakra]] ([[Indra]]). Ruler of the gods of the lower heavens of the Desire Realm, who dwells in the immense Vaijayanta palace on the summit of Mount Meru. Sometimes referred to as Indra [RY]


*'''1''') The ''[[bodhichitta of devoted engagement]]'' for ordinary people on the paths of accumulation (one the [[accumulation of merit]], the other is nonconceptually transformative as the [[accumulation of wisdom]], [[tshogs gnyis]] ) and joining.
[[brgya byin]] - Indra, king of the gods of the Desire Realm. [hundred sacrifices]. [[rgya]] [[byin]] - one of the {[[phyogs skyong bcu]]} the ten guardians of the directions; [[Shakra]] [the lord of the gods]; [[Indra]] [RY]
*'''2''') The ''[[bodhichitta of pure superior intention]]'' on the seven impure bhumis (1 through 7 of the [[ten bhumis]] which are reflective of the last three pure bhumis, 8 through 10). Then,
*'''3''') The ''[[bodhichitta of maturation]]'' on the three pure [[bhumis]]. and
*'''4''') The ''[[bodhichitta of abandoning all obscuration]]'' comes about as a profound aspiration in relinquishing any [[obscuration]]s ([[sgrib pa spang ba'i sems bskyed]]) to [[sangs rgyas kyi sa]]).


The twenty-two analogies given in the ''Ornament of Realization'' (''Abhisamayalamkara'') are:<br>
[['dod khams kyi mtho ris gnas bcu]] - Ten Higher Levels of the Desire Realm. The human beings of the four continents and the six species of Kama divinities [RY]
*These are like the earth, gold, the moon, and fire.
*Like a treasure, a jewel mine, and the ocean,
*Like a diamond, a mountain, medicine, and a teacher,
*Like a wish-fulfilling jewel, the sun, and a song,
*Like a king, a treasury, and a highway,
*Like a carriage and a fountain,
*Like a lute, a river, and a cloud--<br>
Thus here we have twenty-two kinds.


These twenty-two are examples for pursuing the aim and so forth through [[dharmakaya]].  As these are combined with the five paths: pursuance, intention, and superior intention ''are'' the path of accumulation; hence application is the path of joining; the paramita of [[generosity]] ''is'' the path of seeing; and [[discipline]], [[patience]], [[diligence]], [[concentration]], [[discriminating knowledge]], [[means]], [[strength]], [[aspiration]], and [[wisdom]] are the nine stages of the [[path of cultivation]]; [[superknowledges]], [the accumulations of] merit and wisdom (see above), the thirty-seven factors conducive to enlightenment ([[byang chub kyi chos sum bcu rtsa bdun]]), shamatha and vipashyana. recall and courageous eloquence--five altogether--comprise the special path of three pure [[bhumis]] together; and the banquet of [[Dharma]], the singular journeyed path (see [[singularity]]), and the possession of [[dharmakaya]] comprise the three aspects of preparation, main part, and conclusion of the stage of buddhahood.  You should know this: all of these can be combined with three more aspects: analogy, helper, and quality; for instance, the helper is the subject, the bodhichitta concurrent with pursuing the aim of enlightenment.  The analogy is that this is like the earth, because it serves as basis for all virtuous qualities. [JOKYAB]
[['dod khams dbang mo]] - the Great Mistress of the Desire Realm [a protectoress of the [[Dharma]] [RY]


These are the two types defined according to their characteristics; aspiration, and application: the ''[[bodhichitta of aspiration]]'' is the [[four immeasurables]], and the ''[[bodhichitta of application]]'' is the six paramitas.  According to the system of [[Nagarjuna]], the bodhichitta of aspiration is to pledge the effect and the bodhichitta of application is to pledge the cause.  According to the system of [[Asanga]], the intention is the bodhichitta of aspiration, and engagement is the bodhichitta of application.  The bodhichitta of aspiration is the wish to attain buddhahood, like intenting to travel.  The bodhichitta of application is to train in bodhichitta in and as all actions and experience, the means for attaining/revealing buddhahood, like traveling.
[['dod nyon]] - the disturbing emotions in the Desire Realms [RY]


[['dod pa'i khams]] - Desire Realms. Syn {'dod khams}; realms of desire [RY]


[['dod pa'i rig pa 'dzin pa]] - the awareness-holder in the Desire Realm [RY]


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[[ri rab lhun po gling bzhi dang bcas pa]] also ([[ri rab lhun po]])  - [[Mount Sumeru]] and the [[four continents]]. The mythological giant mountain at the center of our world-system surrounded by the four continents, where the two lowest classes of gods of the ''Desire Realm'' live. It is encircled by chains of lesser mountains, lakes, continents, and oceans and is said to rise 84,000 leagues above sea-level. Our present world is situated on the southern continent called [[Jambudvipa]] [RY]
 
[[lha ris]] - God realms. Six abodes of the gods of the Desire Realm; seventeen abodes of the gods of the Realm of Form, and four abodes of the gods of the Formless Realm [RY]
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 02:13, 28 February 2006

skabs gsum pa - 1) the Three Times / Occasions, [a class of gods in the Desire Realm, "He who sees the three times". 2) general names for the devas / gods [RY]

'khor lo sgyur ba'i rgyal po - Universal monarch. The highest attainment within the Desire Realm [RY]

rgyal chen bzhi - four Great Kings 1) Syn {rgyal chen sde bzhi}. 2) the first heaven in the Desire Realm. Four Guardian Kings, four great kings, the four world guardians. Dhritarashtra in the east, Virudhaka in the south, Virupaksha in the west, and Vaishravana in the north [RY]

brgya byin - Shakra (Indra). Ruler of the gods of the lower heavens of the Desire Realm, who dwells in the immense Vaijayanta palace on the summit of Mount Meru. Sometimes referred to as Indra [RY]

brgya byin - Indra, king of the gods of the Desire Realm. [hundred sacrifices]. rgya byin - one of the {phyogs skyong bcu} the ten guardians of the directions; Shakra [the lord of the gods]; Indra [RY]

'dod khams kyi mtho ris gnas bcu - Ten Higher Levels of the Desire Realm. The human beings of the four continents and the six species of Kama divinities [RY]

'dod khams dbang mo - the Great Mistress of the Desire Realm [a protectoress of the Dharma [RY]

'dod nyon - the disturbing emotions in the Desire Realms [RY]

'dod pa'i khams - Desire Realms. Syn {'dod khams}; realms of desire [RY]

'dod pa'i rig pa 'dzin pa - the awareness-holder in the Desire Realm [RY]

ri rab lhun po gling bzhi dang bcas pa also (ri rab lhun po) - Mount Sumeru and the four continents. The mythological giant mountain at the center of our world-system surrounded by the four continents, where the two lowest classes of gods of the Desire Realm live. It is encircled by chains of lesser mountains, lakes, continents, and oceans and is said to rise 84,000 leagues above sea-level. Our present world is situated on the southern continent called Jambudvipa [RY]

lha ris - God realms. Six abodes of the gods of the Desire Realm; seventeen abodes of the gods of the Realm of Form, and four abodes of the gods of the Formless Realm [RY]

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