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'''Habitual obscurations''' ([[Wyl.]] ''bag chags kyi sgrib pa'') — the habitual obscurations are explained according to the [[sutra]]s as extremely subtle forms of [[cognitive obscurations|cognitive obscuration]], like the scent left behind in a container which once held musk. In the [[mantra]] tradition, they are the habitual tendencies of the transference of the [[three appearances]], which are to be overcome by [[vajra]]-like [[primordial wisdom]]. | '''Habitual obscurations''' (Skt. ''vāsanā''; [[Wyl.]] ''bag chags kyi sgrib pa'') — the habitual obscurations are explained according to the [[sutra]]s as extremely subtle forms of [[cognitive obscurations|cognitive obscuration]], like the scent left behind in a container which once held musk. In the [[mantra]] tradition, they are the habitual tendencies of the transference of the [[three appearances]], which are to be overcome by [[vajra]]-like [[primordial wisdom]]. | ||
===Alternative Translations=== | ===Alternative Translations=== | ||
Revision as of 17:11, 14 March 2010
Habitual obscurations (Skt. vāsanā; Wyl. bag chags kyi sgrib pa) — the habitual obscurations are explained according to the sutras as extremely subtle forms of cognitive obscuration, like the scent left behind in a container which once held musk. In the mantra tradition, they are the habitual tendencies of the transference of the three appearances, which are to be overcome by vajra-like primordial wisdom.
Alternative Translations
- habitual tendencies
- habitual patterns