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The '''five paths''' (Tib. ''lam nga''; [[Wyl.]] ''lam lnga'') are:<br> | The '''five paths''' (Tib. ''lam nga''; [[Wyl.]] ''lam lnga'') are:<br> | ||
# | #the [[path of accumulation]]<br> | ||
# | #the [[path of joining]] (also called 'engagement' or 'junction')<br> | ||
# | #the [[path of seeing]] (or 'insight')<br> | ||
# | #the [[path of meditation]] (or 'cultivation')<br> | ||
# | #the [[path of no-more-learning]]<br> | ||
These five paths incorporate the entire spiritual journey, as described in the [[Mahayana]], 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]]. | These five paths incorporate the entire spiritual journey, as described in the [[Mahayana]], 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]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:59, 21 May 2009
The five paths (Tib. lam nga; Wyl. lam lnga) are:
- the path of accumulation
- the path of joining (also called 'engagement' or 'junction')
- the path of seeing (or 'insight')
- the path of meditation (or 'cultivation')
- the path of no-more-learning
These five paths incorporate the entire spiritual journey, as described in the Mahayana, 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.
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.