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In [[Vajrayana]], the three doors are considered to be, in essence, the [[three secrets]] or [[three vajras]]. | In [[Vajrayana]], the three doors are considered to be, in essence, the [[three secrets]] or [[three vajras]]. | ||
==Alternative Translations== | |||
*Three avenues of being | |||
*Three gates | |||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Enumerations]] | [[Category:Enumerations]] | ||
[[Category:3-Three]] | [[Category:3-Three]] | ||
Revision as of 19:02, 29 September 2009
A person's three doors (Skt. tridvāra; Tib. go sum; Wyl. sgo gsum) are his or her:
- body (Skt. kāya; Tib. lü; Wyl. lus),
- speech (Skt. vāk; Tib. ngak; Wyl. ngag), and
- mind (Skt. citta; Tib. yi; Wyl. yid).
Through these three doors, we accumulate either positive or negative karma. Of the three, the mind is the ‘boss’, and the body and speech are subservient.
In Vajrayana, the three doors are considered to be, in essence, the three secrets or three vajras.
Alternative Translations
- Three avenues of being
- Three gates