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'''Nyenpa | '''Nyenpa'''([[Wyl.]] ''bsnyen pa'') —The word nyenpa in Tibetan implies 'familiarisation', 'associating with', or 'approaching', and is often translated as "approach". | ||
Kyabje [[Sakya Trizin]] and [[Alak Zenkar Rinpoche]] explain that: in the past, the approach practice mainly involved focusing on the visualization of the [[yidam|deity]] during the session, and the [[mantra]] was recited in between sessions. However nowadays mantra recitation is the standard practice to measure deity meditation (most of our [[sadhana]]s advise reciting a certain number of mantras for the different phases of the practice, such as the four stages of approach and accomplishment). This is why Buddhist practitioners today use the word ‘recitation’ or talk about ‘doing accumulation’ when referring to the ‘nyenpa’. | |||
[[Category: Key Terms]] | [[Category: Key Terms]] | ||
[[category: Retreat Instructions]] | [[category: Retreat Instructions]] | ||
[[category: Sadhanas]] | [[category: Sadhanas]] | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 9 October 2008
Nyenpa(Wyl. bsnyen pa) —The word nyenpa in Tibetan implies 'familiarisation', 'associating with', or 'approaching', and is often translated as "approach".
Kyabje Sakya Trizin and Alak Zenkar Rinpoche explain that: in the past, the approach practice mainly involved focusing on the visualization of the deity during the session, and the mantra was recited in between sessions. However nowadays mantra recitation is the standard practice to measure deity meditation (most of our sadhanas advise reciting a certain number of mantras for the different phases of the practice, such as the four stages of approach and accomplishment). This is why Buddhist practitioners today use the word ‘recitation’ or talk about ‘doing accumulation’ when referring to the ‘nyenpa’.