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Lay follower, [[layman]], [[Upasaka]], ([[dge bsnyen]]). One who has taken Refuge in [[The Three Jewels]] and vows of pure moral conduct to abandon killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying and drinking alcohol. [RY]
([[snang srid thams cad]]), the world and the beings - is actually all-encompassing purity. We really should understand this: everything, all world-systems and all beings — whatever appears and exists, meaning the 'perceived' and the 'perceiver' — all takes place as the sphere of the [[Three Kayas]]. ([[Dharmakaya]], [[Sambhogakaya]], [[Nirmanakaya]]). Everything originates as the [[Three Kayas]], takes place as the sphere of the [[Three Kayas]], and dissolves back again as the sphere of the [[Three Kayas]]. [Primer] [RY]
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(snang srid thams cad), the world and the beings - is actually all-encompassing purity. We really should understand this: everything, all world-systems and all beings — whatever appears and exists, meaning the 'perceived' and the 'perceiver' — all takes place as the sphere of the Three Kayas. (Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, Nirmanakaya). Everything originates as the Three Kayas, takes place as the sphere of the Three Kayas, and dissolves back again as the sphere of the Three Kayas. [Primer] [RY]