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==Related to the [[Five Paths]]== | ==Related to the [[Five Paths]]== | ||
According to [[Longchenpa]]: | According to [[Longchenpa]]: | ||
*the matured vidyadhara is on the paths of [[path of accumulation|accumulation]] and [[path of joining|joining]], which are known collectively as the stage of aspiring conduct; | *the '''matured vidyadhara''' is on the paths of [[path of accumulation|accumulation]] and [[path of joining|joining]], which are known collectively as the stage of aspiring conduct; | ||
*the vidyadhara with power over life has reached the [[path of seeing]]; | *the '''vidyadhara with power over life''' has reached the [[path of seeing]]; | ||
*the mahamudra vidyadhara is on the [[path of meditation]] and | *the '''mahamudra vidyadhara''' is on the [[path of meditation]] and | ||
*the spontaneously accomplished vidyadhara is on the [[path of no-more-learning]]. | *the '''spontaneously accomplished vidyadhara''' is on the [[path of no-more-learning]]. | ||
[[Khenpo Ngakchung]] states: | [[Khenpo Ngakchung]] states: | ||
*Those who have the ability to purify the ordinary body with the fire of concentration and transform it into a subtle body acquire the power of immortal life and are called '''vidyadharas with power over life'''. | *Those who have the ability to purify the ordinary body with the fire of concentration and transform it into a subtle body acquire the power of immortal life and are called '''vidyadharas with power over life'''. | ||
*Those who have not been able to purify their bodies but whose minds have ripened into the deity’s body are known as '''matured vidyadharas'''. | *Those who have not been able to purify their bodies but whose minds have ripened into the deity’s body are known as '''matured vidyadharas'''. | ||
*Those who are on the second to the ninth [[bhumi]]s are '''mahamudra vidyadharas'''. | *Those who are on the second to the ninth [[bhumi]]s are '''mahamudra vidyadharas'''. | ||
*Then, at the end of the path, at the moment [[buddhahood]] is reached, they are '''spontaneously accomplished vidyadharas'''. | *Then, at the end of the path, at the moment [[buddhahood]] is reached, they are '''spontaneously accomplished vidyadharas'''. | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
* | *[[Jikmé Lingpa]] and [[Patrul Rinpoche|Patrul Chökyi Wangpo]], ''Deity, Mantra and Wisdom'' (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2006), 'B. The Results of the Path Linked with the Four Knowledge Holders', pages 56-67—provides an outline of the way the results of the path, structured around the [[four stages of approach and accomplishment]], are linked with the four vidyadhara levels. | ||
*[[Tulku Thondup]], ''Enlightened Journey'' (Boston: Shambhala, 1995), pages 218-221. | |||
Revision as of 13:17, 24 July 2009
Four vidyadhara levels (Tib. rigdzin nampa shyi; Wyl. rig 'dzin rnam pa bzhi) — the four levels of a vidyadhara which are specific to the Dzogchen or Nyingma tradition.
- matured vidyadhara (Tib. namin rigdzin; Wyl. rnam smin rig 'dzin)
- vidyadhara with power over life (Tib. tsewang rigdzin; Wyl. tshe dbang rig 'dzin)
- mahamudra vidyadhara (Tib. chakchen rigdzin; Wyl. phyag chen rig 'dzin)
- spontaneously accomplished vidyadhara (Tib. lhundrup rigdzin; Wyl. lhun grub rig 'dzin)
Related to the Five Paths
According to Longchenpa:
- the matured vidyadhara is on the paths of accumulation and joining, which are known collectively as the stage of aspiring conduct;
- the vidyadhara with power over life has reached the path of seeing;
- the mahamudra vidyadhara is on the path of meditation and
- the spontaneously accomplished vidyadhara is on the path of no-more-learning.
Khenpo Ngakchung states:
- Those who have the ability to purify the ordinary body with the fire of concentration and transform it into a subtle body acquire the power of immortal life and are called vidyadharas with power over life.
- Those who have not been able to purify their bodies but whose minds have ripened into the deity’s body are known as matured vidyadharas.
- Those who are on the second to the ninth bhumis are mahamudra vidyadharas.
- Then, at the end of the path, at the moment buddhahood is reached, they are spontaneously accomplished vidyadharas.
Further Reading
- Jikmé Lingpa and Patrul Chökyi Wangpo, Deity, Mantra and Wisdom (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2006), 'B. The Results of the Path Linked with the Four Knowledge Holders', pages 56-67—provides an outline of the way the results of the path, structured around the four stages of approach and accomplishment, are linked with the four vidyadhara levels.
- Tulku Thondup, Enlightened Journey (Boston: Shambhala, 1995), pages 218-221.