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'''Secret instruction''' ( | '''Secret instruction''' (Skt. ''nīya''; Tib. [[ཁྲིད་]], ''tri'', [[Wyl.]] ''khrid'') — one of the prerequisites of [[sadhana]] practice. | ||
There are three components needed in order to engage in a specific sadhana practice: the [[empowerment]] (Tib. ''wang''), the [[oral transmission]] (Tib. ''lung''), and the secret instruction which are all granted or bestowed by a qualified master for each specific practice. | There are three components needed in order to engage in a specific sadhana practice: the [[empowerment]] (Tib. ''wang''), the [[oral transmission]] (Tib. ''lung''), and the secret instruction which are all granted or bestowed by a qualified master for each specific practice. | ||
* The empowerment or ''wang'' is to mature or ripen us. | * The empowerment or ''wang'' is to mature or ripen us (Tib སྨིན་, ''min''). | ||
* The oral transmission or ''lung'' is to connect us. | * The oral transmission or ''lung'' is to connect us. | ||
* The secret instruction or ''tri'' is to liberate us. | * The secret instruction or ''tri'' is to liberate us (Tib. འགྲོལ་, ''drol''). | ||
[[Category: Sadhanas]] | [[Category: Sadhanas]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:44, 15 December 2023
Secret instruction (Skt. nīya; Tib. ཁྲིད་, tri, Wyl. khrid) — one of the prerequisites of sadhana practice.
There are three components needed in order to engage in a specific sadhana practice: the empowerment (Tib. wang), the oral transmission (Tib. lung), and the secret instruction which are all granted or bestowed by a qualified master for each specific practice.
- The empowerment or wang is to mature or ripen us (Tib སྨིན་, min).
- The oral transmission or lung is to connect us.
- The secret instruction or tri is to liberate us (Tib. འགྲོལ་, drol).