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'''Five inner enabling empowerments''' ([[Wyl.]] ''nus pa'i dbang lnga'') — five [[empowerment]]s conferred as an entry point to the practice of [[Mahayoga]] in order to ripen students who have | '''Five inner enabling empowerments''' ([[Wyl.]] ''nus pa'i dbang lnga'') — five [[empowerment]]s conferred as an entry point to the practice of [[Mahayoga]] in order to ripen students who have [[diligence]]. They are: | ||
#the empowerment of [[Ratnasambhava]] concerning listening | #the empowerment of [[Ratnasambhava]] concerning listening | ||
#the empowerment of [[Akshobhya]] concerning meditation | #the empowerment of [[Akshobhya]] concerning meditation | ||
#the empowerment of [[Amitabha]] concerning teaching | #the empowerment of [[Amitabha]] concerning teaching | ||
#the empowerment of [[Amoghasiddhi]] concerning enlightened activity | #the empowerment of [[Amoghasiddhi]] concerning [[enlightened activity]] | ||
#the empowerment of the [[five buddha families]] concerning the infinite teachings of the vajra king | #the empowerment of the [[five buddha families]] concerning the infinite teachings of the [[vajra]] king | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
Revision as of 16:59, 28 February 2012
Five inner enabling empowerments (Wyl. nus pa'i dbang lnga) — five empowerments conferred as an entry point to the practice of Mahayoga in order to ripen students who have diligence. They are:
- the empowerment of Ratnasambhava concerning listening
- the empowerment of Akshobhya concerning meditation
- the empowerment of Amitabha concerning teaching
- the empowerment of Amoghasiddhi concerning enlightened activity
- the empowerment of the five buddha families concerning the infinite teachings of the vajra king
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 315.
Further Reading
- Longchenpa, Dispelling Darkness in the Ten Directions, pages 372-376.