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[[Image:Chokgyur Lingpa.jpg|thumb|Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa]] | [[Image:Chokgyur Lingpa.jpg|thumb|Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa]] | ||
The '''Seven Profound Cycles''' ([[Wyl.]]''zab pa skor bdun'') are seven collections of practices revealed by [[Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa]] in 1856. They are: | The '''Seven Profound Cycles''' (ཟབ་པ་སྐོར་བདུན་, [[Wyl.]]''zab pa skor bdun'') are seven collections of practices revealed by [[Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa]] in 1856. They are: | ||
#Illusory Net: profound tantra; | #Illusory Net: profound tantra; | ||
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The Seven Profound Cycles (ཟབ་པ་སྐོར་བདུན་, Wyl.zab pa skor bdun) are seven collections of practices revealed by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa in 1856. They are:
- Illusory Net: profound tantra;
- Yangdak (Vishuddha): profound eminence;
- Hayagriva: profound empowerment;
- Manjushri Yamāntaka: profound fierce mantra;
- Kilaya: profound wrathful activity;
- Guru, Deva, Dakini: profound long life; and
- Mamo: profound dispeller of obstacles and creator of realization.
References
- Andreas Doctor, Tibetan Treasure Literature: Revelation, Tradition and Accomplishment in Visionary Buddhism, Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2005, p.88