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'''Secret Mantra''' ([[gsang sngags]]), Skt. [[guhyamantra]]. Synonymous with [[Vajrayana]] or tantric teachings.  
'''Four noble truths''' ([['phags pa'i bden pa bzhi]]).  


*'Guhya' means secret, both concealed and self-secret. 'Mantra' in this context means eminent, excellent, or praiseworthy. [RY]
The four truths are the truth of suffering, of origin, of the cessation, and of the path.  


Secret Mantra ([[gsang sngags]])
*The truth of suffering refers to the world and the beings.
*One of the three types of mantra, along with mantras of retention ([[dhāraṇī]]) and gnostic mantras ([[vidyāmantra]]). The term "secret mantra" (Skt. [[guhya mantra]]) specifically refers to the three inner classes of tantra ([[Mahayoga]], [[Anuyoga]] and [[Atiyoga]]). See also under [[mantra]]. [[GD]] (from the Glossary to [[Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings]])
*The truth of origin refers to karmic actions and disturbing emotions.
*The truth of cessation is state of having relinquished both the karmas and disturbing emotions along with their effects.
*The truth of the path is the paths and levels of Buddhism, the ultimate solution to suffering.  
 
The truth of suffering is like a sickness, the truth of origin is the cause of the sickness, the truth of cessation is like having recovered from the sickness, and the truth of the path is like following a cure for the sickness. ''These four truths can be understood in increasingly deeper ways as the practitioner progresses through the [[nine vehicles]]''. ([[RY]])
 
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Revision as of 12:01, 26 February 2008

Four noble truths ('phags pa'i bden pa bzhi).

The four truths are the truth of suffering, of origin, of the cessation, and of the path.

  • The truth of suffering refers to the world and the beings.
  • The truth of origin refers to karmic actions and disturbing emotions.
  • The truth of cessation is state of having relinquished both the karmas and disturbing emotions along with their effects.
  • The truth of the path is the paths and levels of Buddhism, the ultimate solution to suffering.

The truth of suffering is like a sickness, the truth of origin is the cause of the sickness, the truth of cessation is like having recovered from the sickness, and the truth of the path is like following a cure for the sickness. These four truths can be understood in increasingly deeper ways as the practitioner progresses through the nine vehicles. (RY)

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