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'''Jñanasattva''' (Skt. ''jñānasattva''; Tib. ཡེ་ཤེས་སེམས་དཔའ་་, Wyl. ''ye shes sems dpa’''), 'wisdom being', is: | '''Jñanasattva''' (Skt. ''jñānasattva''; Tib. ཡེ་ཤེས་སེམས་དཔའ་་, ''yeshe sempa'', [[Wyl.]] ''ye shes sems dpa’''), 'wisdom being', is: | ||
#The | #The actual wisdom deities you invite to come and bless the deities of the [[mandala]] you have visualized. | ||
#It also refers to the [[deity]] visualized in the heart centre of the [[samayasattva]]. | #It also refers to the [[deity]] visualized in the heart centre of the [[samayasattva]]. | ||
The buddhas invited from [their [[buddha field]]s] are called "jñānasattvas" (wisdom beings) because they have abandoned all their [[obscurations]], are complete with all good qualities, and have perfected their [[wisdom]]. Therefore they are called jnanasattvas.<ref>His Holiness [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], ''Pure Appearance—Development and Completion Stages in Vajrayana Practice'' (Halifax: Vajravairochana Translation Committee, 2002), page 71. restricted publication</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:21, 15 December 2023
Jñanasattva (Skt. jñānasattva; Tib. ཡེ་ཤེས་སེམས་དཔའ་་, yeshe sempa, Wyl. ye shes sems dpa’), 'wisdom being', is:
- The actual wisdom deities you invite to come and bless the deities of the mandala you have visualized.
- It also refers to the deity visualized in the heart centre of the samayasattva.
The buddhas invited from [their buddha fields] are called "jñānasattvas" (wisdom beings) because they have abandoned all their obscurations, are complete with all good qualities, and have perfected their wisdom. Therefore they are called jnanasattvas.[1]
References
- ↑ His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Pure Appearance—Development and Completion Stages in Vajrayana Practice (Halifax: Vajravairochana Translation Committee, 2002), page 71. restricted publication