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'''Liberation''' (Skt. ''moksha'', Wyl. ''thar pa'', Tib. ཐར་པ་ ) usually means freedom from [[samsara]], either by attaining the state of an [[arhat]] or the state of perfect [[enlightenment]] of a [[buddha]]. It can also occasionally have the meaning of performing the action of liberation, a practice to liberate the consciousness of a malignant being into a [[buddha field]]. <ref> | '''Liberation''' (Skt. ''moksha'', Wyl. ''thar pa'', Tib. ཐར་པ་) usually means freedom from [[samsara]], either by attaining the state of an [[arhat]] or the state of perfect [[enlightenment]] of a [[buddha]]. It can also occasionally have the meaning of performing the action of liberation, a practice to liberate the consciousness of a malignant being into a [[buddha field]].<ref>From the glossary in ''The Words of My Perfect Teacher'', by Patrul Rinpoche. Translated by Padmakara Translation Group, Published by Harper Collins, ISBN 0-06-066449-5.</ref> | ||
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*[[Quotations: Sutra of Individual Liberation]] | *[[Quotations: Sutra of Individual Liberation]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:54, 14 December 2011
Liberation (Skt. moksha, Wyl. thar pa, Tib. ཐར་པ་) usually means freedom from samsara, either by attaining the state of an arhat or the state of perfect enlightenment of a buddha. It can also occasionally have the meaning of performing the action of liberation, a practice to liberate the consciousness of a malignant being into a buddha field.[1]
References
- ↑ From the glossary in The Words of My Perfect Teacher, by Patrul Rinpoche. Translated by Padmakara Translation Group, Published by Harper Collins, ISBN 0-06-066449-5.