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#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 | #The lesser prostration out of [[devotion]] and respect (''tha ma mos gus ya rabs kyi phyag'')<ref>Tibetan taken from the ''[[Dungkar Great Tibetan Dictionary]]'', p. 1346</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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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 the Dungkar Great Tibetan 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.