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all-ground wisdom - ([[kun gzhi'i ye shes]]) [RY]
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four obscurations ([[sgrib bzhi]]).
  
[[khams drug ldan pa'i rdo rje'i lus]] - [[Vajra Body]] endowed with the six [[elements]]. The six outer elements are the five elements and the element of mental objects ([[chos khams]]). The six inner elements are flesh, blood, warmth, breath, vacuities and the [[All-ground consciousness]]. The six secret elements are the [[nadis]] as the stable earth element, the syllable HANG at the crown of the head as the liquid water element, the A-stroke at the navel center as the warm fire element, the life-prana ([[srog gi rlung]]) as the moving wind element, the avadhuti as the void space element, and the [[all-ground wisdom]] as the cognizant wisdom element. This last category is the uncommon explanation. [RY]
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Karmic, emotional, habitual, and cognitive. [RY]
  
rang bzhin gnas rigs - Naturally present potential applies to the mind essence present as the unobstructed potential for the qualities of dharmakaya arising from its empty aspect and the qualities of rupakaya arising from its manifest aspect. It is called 'all-ground wisdom' (kun gzhi'i ye shes) because of being the ground from which both samsara and nirvana arise and the 'defiled suchness' (dri bcas de bzhin nyid) because of being combined with defilement at the time of a sentient being. (YLS) (DKR) [RY]
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four obscurations. Karmic, emotional, habitual, and cognitive. Conflicting emotions, world- forming deeds, the obscuration of knowable phenomena, and of propensities [RY]
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*[[las kyi sgrib pa]]
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*[[emotional obscuration]] ([[nyon mongs pa'i sgrib pa]])
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*[[cognitive obscuration]] ([[shes sgrib]]), ([[shes bya'i sgrib pa]])  
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*[[habitual obscuration]] ([[bag chag gyi sgrib pa]])
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Latest revision as of 04:06, 26 January 2006

four obscurations (sgrib bzhi).

Karmic, emotional, habitual, and cognitive. [RY]

four obscurations. Karmic, emotional, habitual, and cognitive. Conflicting emotions, world- forming deeds, the obscuration of knowable phenomena, and of propensities [RY]