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*Eight vehicles — [[theg pa]] [[brgyad]], of the [[nine vehicles]] these are the first eight, which depend on [[cause and effect]]. The nine vehicles comprise the three vehicles of the sutras — those of the [[shravakas]], the [[pratyekabuddhas]] and the [[bodhisattvas]] — and the six vehicles of [[Kriya]], [[Upaya]], [[Yoga]], [[Maha Yoga]], [[Anu Yoga]], and [[Ati Yoga]] tantras. They can also be grouped into three vehicles, [[Hinayana]], which includes the first two, [[Mahayana]] the third one, and [[Vajrayana]] the last six. [AJP] from The Great Image ISBN 1-59030-069-6
([[bcu gcig shel]] [[gi]] [[dgon pa]] [[bde chen]] [[chos kyi]] [[pho brang]], lit. the "Dharma Palace of Great Bliss, the Crystal Monastery in Eleven," is thus called because of the "Crystal Monastery" located in the lower part of a valley named "Eleven." Crystals in the shape of deities, such as [[Chakrasamvara]], [[Guru Padmasambhava]] and the eight [[Bodhisattva]]s, and of [[stupa]]s, [[conch]]es, [[vajra and bell]], etc.. are found in abundance on the boulders around the monastery. ([[MR]])-ShabkarNotes]


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(bcu gcig shel gi dgon pa bde chen chos kyi pho brang, lit. the "Dharma Palace of Great Bliss, the Crystal Monastery in Eleven," is thus called because of the "Crystal Monastery" located in the lower part of a valley named "Eleven." Crystals in the shape of deities, such as Chakrasamvara, Guru Padmasambhava and the eight Bodhisattvas, and of stupas, conches, vajra and bell, etc.. are found in abundance on the boulders around the monastery. (MR)-ShabkarNotes]