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*[[Jamgön Kongtrul]], ''The Treasury of Knowledge, Book Six, Part Four: Systems of Buddhist Tantra'', translated by Elio Guarisco and Ingrid McLeod (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2005), page 314. | |||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
Revision as of 15:06, 20 January 2012
Ten outer benefiting empowerments (Wyl. phan pa'i dbang bcu) — ten empowerments conferred as an entry point to the practice of Mahayoga in order to ripen students who have faith. These ten empowerments are subdivisions of the vase empowerment.
- diadem
- head ornament
- chaplet
- armor
- victory banner
- seals
- parasol
- vase
- food and drink
- five essences
Reference
- Jamgön Kongtrul, The Treasury of Knowledge, Book Six, Part Four: Systems of Buddhist Tantra, translated by Elio Guarisco and Ingrid McLeod (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2005), page 314.
Further Reading
- Longchenpa, Dispelling Darkness in the Ten Directions, pages 376-379.