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As regards the '''three major structural themes''' used when teaching or explaining a text, one can teach in any of the following three ways: | As regards the '''three major structural themes''' used when teaching or explaining a text, one can teach in any of the following three ways: | ||
# dividing the text into sections, which is likened to the leaping of a tigress; | #dividing the text into sections, which is likened to the leaping of a tigress; | ||
#covering every word of the text, which is compared to the slow crawl of a tortoise; or | #covering every word of the text, which is compared to the slow crawl of a tortoise; or | ||
#reviewing a section, which is likened to the majestic posture of a lion. | #reviewing a section, which is likened to the majestic posture of a lion. | ||
The metaphor is of a lion majestically turning its head and looking behind at the ground it has covered. <ref> Patrul Rinpoche, ''Preliminary Points to be Explained when Teaching the Buddha's Word or the Treatises''</ref> | The metaphor is of a lion majestically turning its head and looking behind at the ground it has covered.<ref>[[Patrul Rinpoche]], ''Preliminary Points to be Explained when Teaching the Buddha's Word or the Treatises''</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/patrul-rinpoche/preliminary-points Patrul Rinpoche, ''Preliminary Points to be Explained when Teaching the Buddha's Word or the Treatises''] | *[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/patrul-rinpoche/preliminary-points Patrul Rinpoche, ''Preliminary Points to be Explained when Teaching the Buddha's Word or the Treatises''] | ||
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As regards the three major structural themes used when teaching or explaining a text, one can teach in any of the following three ways:
- dividing the text into sections, which is likened to the leaping of a tigress;
- covering every word of the text, which is compared to the slow crawl of a tortoise; or
- reviewing a section, which is likened to the majestic posture of a lion.
The metaphor is of a lion majestically turning its head and looking behind at the ground it has covered.[1]
References
- ↑ Patrul Rinpoche, Preliminary Points to be Explained when Teaching the Buddha's Word or the Treatises