five certainties
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Five certainties (nges pa lnga).
- For instance: 1) The certain place is the Densely Arrayed Akanishta ('og min stug po bkod). 2) The certain teacher is Vairochana Immense Ocean (rnam snang gangs chen mtsho). 3) The certain retinue are bodhisattvas of the tenth bhumi (sa bcu'i byang sems). 4) The certain teaching is the greater vehicle (theg pa chen po). 5) The certain time is the "continuous wheel of eternity" (rtag pa rgyun gyi bskor lo). [RY]