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The '''four nails''' or “four nails that secure the life-force of the practice” (Tib. ''sok dom zer shyi''), an important aspect of [[kyerim]] practice, are: | The '''four nails''' or “four nails that secure the life-force of the practice” ([[Wyl.]] ''srog sdom gzer bzhi''; Tib. ''sok dom zer shyi''), an important aspect of [[kyerim]] practice, are: | ||
#The nail of all appearance as the deity (''nangwa lha yi zer'') or the nail of concentration on the deity (''ting nge dzin lha’i zer'') or (''kyerim lha'i zer'') | #The nail of all appearance as the deity (''nangwa lha yi zer'') or the nail of concentration on the deity (''ting nge dzin lha’i zer'') or (''kyerim lha'i zer'') | ||
#The nail of all sound as the mantra (''dra drak ngak kyi zer'') or the nail of the essence mantra (''nyingpo ngak kyi zer'') | #The nail of all sound as the [[mantra]] (''dra drak ngak kyi zer'') or the nail of the essence mantra (''nyingpo ngak kyi zer'') | ||
#The nail of the activity of emanation and absorption (''tro du trinlé kyi zer'') | #The nail of the activity of emanation and absorption (''tro du trinlé kyi zer'') | ||
#The nail of the unchanging wisdom mind (''gongpa mingyurwé zer'') | #The nail of the unchanging wisdom mind (''gongpa mingyurwé zer'') | ||
According to [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], these four points were first taught as special mengak by [[Guru Padmasambhava]] in the ''[[Kagyé Deshek Düpa]]''. | According to [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], these four points were first taught as a special [[mengak]] by [[Guru Padmasambhava]] in the ''[[Kagyé Deshek Düpa]]''. | ||
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
Revision as of 10:05, 12 June 2009
The four nails or “four nails that secure the life-force of the practice” (Wyl. srog sdom gzer bzhi; Tib. sok dom zer shyi), an important aspect of kyerim practice, are:
- The nail of all appearance as the deity (nangwa lha yi zer) or the nail of concentration on the deity (ting nge dzin lha’i zer) or (kyerim lha'i zer)
- The nail of all sound as the mantra (dra drak ngak kyi zer) or the nail of the essence mantra (nyingpo ngak kyi zer)
- The nail of the activity of emanation and absorption (tro du trinlé kyi zer)
- The nail of the unchanging wisdom mind (gongpa mingyurwé zer)
According to Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, these four points were first taught as a special mengak by Guru Padmasambhava in the Kagyé Deshek Düpa.
Alternative Translations
- Four stakes that bind the life-force (Dharmachakra Translation Committee)