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*[https://bodhicharya.org/teachings/archives/14-root-samayas-vajrayana/ Oral teaching by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche on 'The 14 Root Samayas of Vajrayana'] | |||
[[Category:Samayas]] | [[Category:Samayas]] |
Revision as of 16:59, 23 July 2018
Fourteen root downfalls (Tib. རྩ་ལྟུང་བཅུ་བཞི་, tsa tung chu shyi, Wyl. rtsa ltung bcu bzhi) — fourteen major samayas in the Sarma tradition.
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- disrespecting the vajra master
- transgressing the words of the buddhas
- insulting one’s vajra brothers and sisters
- abandoning love for sentient beings
- abandoning the bodhichitta in aspiration or application
- criticizing the teachings of the sutras and tantras
- revealing secrets to those who are unworthy
- mistreating one’s body
- abandoning emptiness
- keeping bad company
- failing to reflect on emptiness
- upsetting those who have faith in the teachings
- failing to observe the samaya commitments
- denigrating women