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'''Nangpa''' ([[Wyl.]] ''nang pa'') — the word used for 'Buddhist' in Tibetan. | '''Nangpa''' (Tib. ནང་པ་, [[Wyl.]] ''nang pa'') — the word used for 'Buddhist' in Tibetan. | ||
[[Sogyal Rinpoche]] writes: | [[Sogyal Rinpoche]] writes: | ||
<blockquote> [''Nangpa'' means] 'inside-er': someone who seeks the truth not outside, but within the [[nature of mind]]. All the teachings and training in Buddhism are aimed at that one single point: to look into the nature of mind, and so free us from the fear of death and help us realize the truth of life.<ref>''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', p. 52-53</ref> | |||
<blockquote> [''Nangpa'' means] 'inside-er': someone who seeks the truth not outside, but within the [[nature of mind]]. All the teachings and training in Buddhism are aimed at that one single point: to look into the nature of mind, and so free us from the fear of death and help us realize the truth of life. <ref>''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', p. 52-53</ref> | |||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category: | [[Category: Tibetan Terms]] |
Latest revision as of 20:13, 7 February 2018
Nangpa (Tib. ནང་པ་, Wyl. nang pa) — the word used for 'Buddhist' in Tibetan.
Sogyal Rinpoche writes:
[Nangpa means] 'inside-er': someone who seeks the truth not outside, but within the nature of mind. All the teachings and training in Buddhism are aimed at that one single point: to look into the nature of mind, and so free us from the fear of death and help us realize the truth of life.[1]
References
- ↑ The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, p. 52-53