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[[Image:Bodhisattva.JPG|frame|[[Bodhisattva]] [[sangha]] from the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] Field of Merit]] | [[Image:Bodhisattva.JPG|frame|[[Bodhisattva]] [[sangha]] from the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] Field of Merit]] | ||
'''Five paths''' (Skt. ''pañcamārga''; Tib. ལམ་ལྔ་, ''lam nga'', [[Wyl.]] ''lam lnga'') — a succession of five stages or paths describing the entire spiritual journey towards [[liberation]]. They appear with similar names in both the [[Basic yana]] ([[Sarvastivadin]] and [[Sautrantika]] schools) and [[Mahayana]] but their interpretation is considerably different.<ref>[[Philippe Cornu]], ''Dictionnaire encyclopédique du bouddhisme'' (Paris: Éditions du Seuil, 2001), page 708.</ref> | |||
They are: | |||
#the [[path of accumulation]] (Skt. ''sambhāramārga'') | #the [[path of accumulation]] (Skt. ''sambhāramārga'') | ||
#the [[path of joining]] (also called 'engagement' or 'junction') (Skt. ''prayogamārga'') | #the [[path of joining]] (also called 'engagement' or 'junction') (Skt. ''prayogamārga'') | ||
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#the [[path of no-more-learning]] (Skt. ''aśaikṣamārga'') | #the [[path of no-more-learning]] (Skt. ''aśaikṣamārga'') | ||
==Progression on the Five Paths According to the Mahayana Tradition== | |||
In the [[Mahayana]], the five paths describe the entire spiritual journey, from its very beginnings with the taking of the [[bodhisattva vow]] and the generation of [[relative bodhichitta]], up until its culmination at the stage of complete [[enlightenment]]. | |||
Along the first four of the five paths, the [[thirty-seven factors of enlightenment]] are undertaken and perfected, and present thereafter as qualities of enlightenment. | |||
There is also a correspondence between the five paths and the [[ten bhumis]]. | |||
The chart below summarizes the details of this progression and its various correspondences.<ref>Sources: ''[[Zindri]]'', pages 229-330.</ref> | |||
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{|align="center" border="1" cellpadding="15" cellspacing="1": | {|align="center" border="1" cellpadding="15" cellspacing="1": | ||
! paths !! subdivisions !! eliminations !! accomplishments !! | ! paths !! subdivisions !! eliminations !! accomplishments !! factors of enlightenment !! bhumis | ||
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|rowspan="3" align="center"|1. accumulation | |rowspan="3" align="center"|1. accumulation | ||
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|colspan="1" align="left"|[[four bases of miraculous powers]] | |colspan="1" align="left"|[[four bases of miraculous powers]] | ||
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| | |rowspan="4" align="center"|2. joining | ||
|warmth | |||
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|rowspan="2"|[[five powers]] | |||
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|colspan=“1” align="left"|summit | |||
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|colspan=“1” align="left"|acceptance | |||
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|rowspan="2"|[[five strengths]] | |||
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|colspan=“1” align="left"|supreme attribute | |||
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|colspan="1" align="center”|3. seeing | |colspan="1" align="center”|3. seeing | ||
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|[[seven elements for enlightenment]] | |||
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|colspan="1" align="center”|4. meditation | |colspan="1" align="center”|4. meditation | ||
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|[[noble eightfold path]] | |||
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|colspan="1" align="center”|5. no-more-learning | |colspan="1" align="center”|5. no-more-learning | ||
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It is said in the [[pith instructions]] that the path of accumulation is the stage of '''understanding''', the path of joining is the stage of '''experience''', and the path of seeing is the stage of '''realization'''.<ref>Source needed.</ref> | |||
==Canonical Literature== | ==Canonical Literature== | ||
Revision as of 21:54, 2 January 2021
Five paths (Skt. pañcamārga; Tib. ལམ་ལྔ་, lam nga, Wyl. lam lnga) — a succession of five stages or paths describing the entire spiritual journey towards liberation. They appear with similar names in both the Basic yana (Sarvastivadin and Sautrantika schools) and Mahayana but their interpretation is considerably different.[1]
They are:
- the path of accumulation (Skt. sambhāramārga)
- the path of joining (also called 'engagement' or 'junction') (Skt. prayogamārga)
- the path of seeing (or 'insight') (Skt. darśanamārga)
- the path of meditation (or 'cultivation') (Skt. bhāvanāmārga)
- the path of no-more-learning (Skt. aśaikṣamārga)
Progression on the Five Paths According to the Mahayana Tradition
In the Mahayana, the five paths describe the entire spiritual journey, from its very beginnings with the taking of the bodhisattva vow and the generation of relative bodhichitta, up until its culmination at the stage of complete enlightenment.
Along the first four of the five paths, the thirty-seven factors of enlightenment are undertaken and perfected, and present thereafter as qualities of enlightenment.
There is also a correspondence between the five paths and the ten bhumis.
The chart below summarizes the details of this progression and its various correspondences.[2]
| paths | subdivisions | eliminations | accomplishments | factors of enlightenment | bhumis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. accumulation | lesser | four applications of mindfulness | trainee bodhisattva | ||
| intermediate | four genuine restraints | ||||
| greater | four bases of miraculous powers | ||||
| 2. joining | warmth | five powers | |||
| summit | |||||
| acceptance | five strengths | ||||
| supreme attribute | |||||
| 3. seeing | seven elements for enlightenment | ||||
| 4. meditation | noble eightfold path | ||||
| 5. no-more-learning |
It is said in the pith instructions that the path of accumulation is the stage of understanding, the path of joining is the stage of experience, and the path of seeing is the stage of realization.[3]
Canonical Literature
Sutras
Shastras
References
- ↑ Philippe Cornu, Dictionnaire encyclopédique du bouddhisme (Paris: Éditions du Seuil, 2001), page 708.
- ↑ Sources: Zindri, pages 229-330.
- ↑ Source needed.
