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The ''' | The '''three kinds of [[prostration]]''' ([[Wyl.]] ''phyag 'tshal ba'i nges pa gsum'') are: | ||
#The supreme prostration of encountering through the [[View]] (''rab lta ba brda 'jal ba'i phyag'') | #The supreme prostration of encountering through the [[View]] (''rab lta ba brda 'jal ba'i phyag'') | ||
#The middling prostration of training in meditation (''<nowiki>'</nowiki>bring bsgom pa goms pa<nowiki>'</nowiki>i phyag'') | #The middling prostration of training in [[meditation]] (''<nowiki>'</nowiki>bring bsgom pa goms pa<nowiki>'</nowiki>i phyag'') | ||
#The lesser prostration out of devotion and respect (''tha ma mos gus ya rabs kyi phyag'')<ref>Tibetan taken from Dungkar, ''Great Dictionary'', p. 1346</ref> | #The lesser prostration out of devotion and respect (''tha ma mos gus ya rabs kyi phyag'')<ref>Tibetan taken from Dungkar, ''Great Dictionary'', p. 1346</ref> | ||
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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*[[Patrul Rinpoche]], ''[[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'', p.395, n.250 | *[[Patrul Rinpoche]], ''[[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), p.395, n.250. | ||
*[[Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang]], ''A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher'', p.269 | *[[Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang]], ''[[A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston: Shambhala, 2004), p.269. | ||
[[Category:Enumerations]] | [[Category:Enumerations]] | ||
[[Category:3-Three]] | [[Category:3-Three]] | ||
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The three kinds of prostration (Wyl. phyag 'tshal ba'i nges pa gsum) are:
- The supreme prostration of encountering through the View (rab lta ba brda 'jal ba'i phyag)
- The middling prostration of training in meditation ('bring bsgom pa goms pa'i phyag)
- The lesser prostration out of devotion and respect (tha ma mos gus ya rabs kyi phyag)[1]
Notes
- ↑ Tibetan taken from Dungkar, Great Dictionary, p. 1346
Further Reading
- Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), p.395, n.250.
- Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang, A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, 2004), p.269.