Difference between revisions of "Conventional Bodhichitta"

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mngon pa 'og ma - the lesser [hinay na] abhidarma [IW]

mngon pa 'og ma - the Lower Abhidharma [RY]

mngon pa 'og ma'i lugs - the lesser hinayana abhidarma tradition [IW]

mngon pa 'og ma'i lugs - the tradition of the Lower Abhidharma [RY]

chos phung - heaps of Dharmas [desire and so forth the 84,000 kleshas, each one's antidote the Buddha's teaching are piled together in heaps. lhan cig tu spungs pa'i phung po ste. according to the mngon pa gong ma [of mahayana] each 1000 verses tshig le'ur byas pa stong phrag rer is counted as a chos phung, and according to the mngon pa 'og ma [hinayana] dbang po'i glang po che rab brtan gyis theg tsam gyi snag tsas chos kyi phung po gcig 'bri bar nus pa'i tshad kyi chos de is each count as a phung po divisions of dharma] [IW]

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-[[kun rdzob byang chub kyi sems gnyis]] - the two kinds of conventional bodhichitta: {[[smon pa sems bskyed]]} + {[['jug pa sems bskyed]]} [RY]
+[[mngon pa 'og ma]] - the lesser [hinay na] abhidarma [IW]
-[[kun rdzob byang chub kyi sems bzhi]] - the four kinds of conventional bodhichitta: {[[mos pas spyod pa'i sems bskyed]], [[lhag bsam dag pa'i sems bskyed]], [[rnam par smin pa'i sems bskyed]], [[sgrib pa spangs pa'i sems bskyed]]} [RY]
+[[mngon pa 'og ma]] - [[Abhidharmakosha]] [IW]
-[[kun rdzob byang chub sems]] - conventional bodhichitta [RY]
+[[mngon pa 'og ma]] - Lower [[Abhidharma]] [RY]
-[[kun rdzob byang sems]] - conventional bodhichitta [RY]
+[[mngon pa 'og ma]] - the Lower Abhidharma [RY]
-[[brda byung gi sems bskyed]] - conventional bodhichitta [RY]
+[[mngon pa 'og ma'i lugs]] - the lesser [[hinayana]] abhidarma tradition [IW]
+[[mngon pa 'og ma'i lugs]] - the tradition of the Lower Abhidharma [RY]
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+[[chos phung]] - heaps of Dharmas [desire and so forth the 84,000 [[kleshas]], each one's antidote the Buddha's teaching are piled together in heaps. lhan cig tu spungs pa'i phung po ste. according to the mngon pa gong ma [of mahayana] each 1000 verses tshig le'ur byas pa stong phrag rer is counted as a chos phung, and according to the mngon pa 'og ma [hinayana] dbang po'i glang po che rab brtan gyis theg tsam gyi snag tsas chos kyi phung po gcig 'bri bar nus pa'i tshad kyi chos de is each count as a phung po divisions of dharma] [IW]
-[These several pages under the generalized 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]
-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]:
-"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:
+[[Category: Key Terms]] [[Category: Mahayana]] [[Category: Sutra]] [[Category: Vajrayana]] [[Category: Teachings]] [[Category: Tantra]] [[Category: Dzogchen]]
-*'''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.
-*'''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 ([[twenty-two types of bodhichitta]]) given in the ''Ornament of Realization'' (''Abhisamayalamkara'') are:<br>
-*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]
-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 intending 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.
-[[Category: Key Terms]] [[Category: Mahayana]] [[Category: Sutra]] [[Category: Vajrayana]] [[Category: Teachings]] [[Category: Dzogchen]]

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