Difference between revisions of "Preliminaries"

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collection (of scripture/ teachings) [RB]

collection (of scripture/ teachings); pitaka, basket, Collection [of scriptures], the Collections; set [of teaching] [RY]

pitaka [IW]

pitaka receptacle of doctrine, doctrinal basket, sacred writings, baskets, scriptures, division of the scriptures [JV]

Pitaka. 'Basket', collection of the Buddhist scriptures. There are three - Vinaya, Sutra and Abhidharma [RY]

[scriptural] vessel [thd]

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-Preliminaries (sngon 'gro).
+collection (of scripture/ teachings) [RB]
-The [[general outer preliminaries]] are the [[Four Mind Changings]]: reflections on precious human body, impermanence and death, cause and effect of karma, and the shortcomings of samsaric existence. The [[special inner preliminaries]] are the [[Four Times Hundred Thousand Practices]] of refuge and bodhichitta, Vajrasattva recitation, mandala offering, and guru yoga. See [[Torch of Certainty]] (Shambhala Publications), and [[The Great Gate]] (Rangjung Yeshe Publications). [RY]
+collection (of scripture/ teachings); pitaka, basket, Collection [of scriptures], the Collections; set [of teaching] [RY]
-[[Category:Key Terms]]
+pitaka [IW]
+pitaka receptacle of doctrine, doctrinal basket, sacred writings, baskets, scriptures, division of the scriptures [JV]
+Pitaka. 'Basket', collection of the Buddhist scriptures. There are three - Vinaya, Sutra and Abhidharma [RY]
+[scriptural] vessel [thd]
+[[Category: Key Terms]] [[Category: Mahayana]] [[Category: Vajrayana]]