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[[Image:Bodhisattva.JPG|frame|Bodhisattva sangha from the Longhchen Nyingtik Field of Merit]] | [[Image:Bodhisattva.JPG|frame|Bodhisattva sangha from the Longhchen Nyingtik Field of Merit]] | ||
'''Sangha''' | '''Sangha''' (Skt. ''saṅgha''; Tib. ''gendün''; [[Wyl.]] ''dge 'dun'') is the term for the community of practitioners who are following the [[Buddha]]'s teachings. | ||
===Eight Qualities of the Sangha=== | ===Eight Qualities of the Sangha=== | ||
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Knowledge of:<br> | Knowledge of:<br> | ||
1) the profound nature of phenomena<br> | 1) the profound nature of phenomena<br> | ||
2) the vast – phenomena in all their multiplicity<br> | 2) the vast – phenomena in all their multiplicity<br> | ||
3) discriminating awareness wisdom<br> | 3) discriminating awareness wisdom<br> | ||
Liberation of:<br> | Liberation of:<br> | ||
4) attachment, the emotional obscurations<br> | 4) attachment, the emotional obscurations<br> | ||
5) hindrance, the cognitive obscurations<br> | 5) hindrance, the cognitive obscurations<br> | ||
6) the inferior – the obscurations of the shravakas and pratyekabuddhas<br> | 6) the inferior – the obscurations of the shravakas and pratyekabuddhas<br> | ||
And 7) knowledge; and 8) liberation. | And 7) knowledge; and 8) liberation. | ||
Revision as of 19:46, 12 October 2008
Sangha (Skt. saṅgha; Tib. gendün; Wyl. dge 'dun) is the term for the community of practitioners who are following the Buddha's teachings.
Eight Qualities of the Sangha
According to Maitreya's Uttaratantra Shastra, the Sangha has eight qualities of knowledge and liberation.
Knowledge of:
1) the profound nature of phenomena
2) the vast – phenomena in all their multiplicity
3) discriminating awareness wisdom
Liberation of:
4) attachment, the emotional obscurations
5) hindrance, the cognitive obscurations
6) the inferior – the obscurations of the shravakas and pratyekabuddhas
And 7) knowledge; and 8) liberation.