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The '''eight glorious ornaments''' (Tib. <big>དཔལ་གྱི་ཆས་བརྒྱད།</big>, Wyl. ''dpal gyi chas brgyad'') are:
The '''eight glorious ornaments''' (Tib. <big>དཔལ་གྱི་ཆས་བརྒྱད།</big>, [[Wyl.]] ''dpal gyi chas brgyad'') are:


:#Crocodile skin, symbolizing shining with splendour;
#Crocodile skin, symbolizing shining with splendour;
:#The sun, and
#The sun, and
:#Moon symbolizing [[skilful means]] and [[wisdom]] inseparable;
#Moon symbolizing [[skilful means]] and [[wisdom]] inseparable;
:#The fire of wisdom symbolizing burning noxious beings;
#The fire of wisdom symbolizing burning noxious beings;
:#The crescent moon-shaped fangs, or canine teeth, symbolizing cutting through birth and death;
#The crescent moon-shaped fangs, or canine teeth, symbolizing cutting through birth and death;
:#The [[vajra]] garments symbolizing being completely mighty;
#The [[vajra]] garments symbolizing being completely mighty;
:#The armour of power symbolizing dwelling in the state of [[buddhahood]]; and
#The armour of power symbolizing dwelling in the state of [[buddhahood]]; and
:#The iron [[double vajra]] symbolizing reversing harm. <ref>* Thinley Norbu, ''The Small Golden Key''.</ref>
#The iron [[double vajra]] symbolizing reversing harm. <ref>* Thinley Norbu, ''The Small Golden Key''.</ref>


==References==  
==References==  
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[[Category: Vajrayana]]
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[[Category: Deity Ornaments]]  
[[Category: Deity Ornaments]]  
[[Category: Attributes, attire, ornaments & implements]]
[[Category: Enumerations]]
[[Category: 08-Eight]]

Revision as of 22:28, 6 September 2011

The eight glorious ornaments (Tib. དཔལ་གྱི་ཆས་བརྒྱད།, Wyl. dpal gyi chas brgyad) are:

  1. Crocodile skin, symbolizing shining with splendour;
  2. The sun, and
  3. Moon symbolizing skilful means and wisdom inseparable;
  4. The fire of wisdom symbolizing burning noxious beings;
  5. The crescent moon-shaped fangs, or canine teeth, symbolizing cutting through birth and death;
  6. The vajra garments symbolizing being completely mighty;
  7. The armour of power symbolizing dwelling in the state of buddhahood; and
  8. The iron double vajra symbolizing reversing harm. [1]

References

  1. ↑ * Thinley Norbu, The Small Golden Key.
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