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#Beings of '''middling capacity''' (Skt. ''madhyendriya''; Wyl. ''dbang po 'bring''), the followers of the [[shravaka]] and [[pratyekabuddha]] paths, seek liberation from [[samsara]] for themselves alone. | #Beings of '''middling capacity''' (Skt. ''madhyendriya''; Wyl. ''dbang po 'bring''), the followers of the [[shravaka]] and [[pratyekabuddha]] paths, seek liberation from [[samsara]] for themselves alone. | ||
#Those of '''greater capacity''' (Skt. ''tīkṣṇendriya''; Wyl. ''dbang po rno po''), the [[bodhisattva]]s, are motivated by the wish to lead all beings to perfect [[buddhahood]]. | #Those of '''greater capacity''' (Skt. ''tīkṣṇendriya''; Wyl. ''dbang po rno po''), the [[bodhisattva]]s, are motivated by the wish to lead all beings to perfect [[buddhahood]]. | ||
==Alternative Translations== | |||
*Three scopes ([[Geshe Thupten Jinpa]]) | |||
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Revision as of 10:30, 22 June 2009
Three levels of spiritual capacity (Skt. trīndriya; Wyl. dbang po gsum) — the teachings on the gradual path (lamrim) categorize beings according to three levels of spiritual capacity:
- Those of lesser capacity (Skt. mṛdvindriya; Wyl. dbang po tha ma) are inspired by a wish to attain the higher states within samsara as human beings or as gods.
- Beings of middling capacity (Skt. madhyendriya; Wyl. dbang po 'bring), the followers of the shravaka and pratyekabuddha paths, seek liberation from samsara for themselves alone.
- Those of greater capacity (Skt. tīkṣṇendriya; Wyl. dbang po rno po), the bodhisattvas, are motivated by the wish to lead all beings to perfect buddhahood.
Alternative Translations
- Three scopes (Geshe Thupten Jinpa)