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[[gsal cha]] - (activity of [[stong pa]]), revealing and manifesting, clarity, vividness of awareness as well as the object in meditative practice, on the side of luminous clarity [JV]
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Precious human body ([[mi lus rin po che]]).
  
[[gsal cha]] - Cognizant quality. The mind's inherent capacity for knowing [RY]
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Comprised of the [[eight freedoms]] and [[ten riches]]. The freedoms are to avoid rebirth in the [[eight unfree states]]: three lower realms, a long-living god, having wrong views, a savage, a mute, or born in an age without buddhas. The riches are five from oneself and ten from others. The [[five riches from oneself are]]: to be a human, centrally born, with intact sense powers, having unperverted livelihood and faith in the right place. The [[five riches from others are]]: a buddha appeared and he taught the Dharma, the teachings remain and have followers and]] (teachers) who compassionately benefit others. [RY]
  
[[gsal cha]] - cognizant quality; {[[gsal ba]]'i [[cha]]} the aspect of its luminosity, the clarity aspect. Syn {[[sa ler]] [[ha go ba]]} [in Trekchö]; on the side of luminous clarity; factor of clarity, the clarity part [RY]
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[[gsal cha]] - quality/ aspect of lucidity (of mind) [RB]
 
 
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 10:23, 5 June 2006

Precious human body (mi lus rin po che).

Comprised of the eight freedoms and ten riches. The freedoms are to avoid rebirth in the eight unfree states: three lower realms, a long-living god, having wrong views, a savage, a mute, or born in an age without buddhas. The riches are five from oneself and ten from others. The five riches from oneself are: to be a human, centrally born, with intact sense powers, having unperverted livelihood and faith in the right place. The five riches from others are: a buddha appeared and he taught the Dharma, the teachings remain and have followers and]] (teachers) who compassionately benefit others. [RY]