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==In the [[Sutrayana]]== | ==In the [[Sutrayana]]== | ||
According to the ''[[Great Tibetan | According to the ''[[Great Tibetan Dictionary]]'': | ||
#Transmitting the vows (or precepts) | #Transmitting the vows (or precepts) | ||
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#Granting instructions | #Granting instructions | ||
According to [[Dungkar Lobzang Trinlé]]'s ''Great Dictionary''<ref> | According to [[Dungkar Lobzang Trinlé]]'s ''[[Great Dungkar Tibetan Dictionary]]''<ref>p.163</ref>: | ||
#Teaching the [[Dharma]] | #Teaching the [[Dharma]] | ||
Revision as of 09:33, 11 February 2017
Threefold kindness (Wyl. bka' drin gsum ldan) of the root teacher:
In the Sutrayana
According to the Great Tibetan Dictionary:
- Transmitting the vows (or precepts)
- Giving oral transmissions
- Granting instructions
According to Dungkar Lobzang Trinlé's Great Dungkar Tibetan Dictionary[1]:
- Teaching the Dharma
- Blessing the mind of the disciple
- Sustaining the assembly through material support
In the Vajrayana
- Conferring empowerment (sngags kyi dbang bskur)
- Explaining the tantras (rgyud bshad)
- Granting pith instructions (man ngag gnang)
In addition, Dungkar's Great Dictionary says that the expression refers to the transmission of the three sets of vows, i.e.
- Pratimoksha precepts
- Bodhisattva vows
- Tantric samayas
Notes
- ↑ p.163