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The forty-two deities peaceful '''deities of the three seats''' (Tib. ''den sum tsangwé kyilkhor'') or categories are as follows, | The forty-two deities peaceful '''deities of the three seats''' (Tib. ''den sum tsangwé kyilkhor'') or categories are as follows, | ||
*The [[aggregates]] (''skandhas'') and [[elements]] (''dhatu'') are the seats of the five [[five male buddhas|male]] and five [[five female buddhas|female buddhas]] | *The [[aggregates]] (''skandhas'') and [[elements]] (''dhatu'') are the seats of the five [[five male buddhas|male]] and five [[five female buddhas|female buddhas]], and is called the '''the seat of the buddhas''' | ||
*the sense faculties and their objects are the seats of the eight [[eight bodhisattvas|male]] | *the sense faculties and their objects are the seats of the eight [[eight bodhisattvas|male]] and the eight [[eight female bodhisattvas|female bodhisattvas]] together with the [[six munis]], and is called '''the seat of the bodhisattvas''' | ||
*the limbs are the seats of the male and female wrathful deities, which are here the [[Four male gatekeepers|four male]] and the [[four female gatekeepers]] who are in a wrathful form but part of the [[forty-two peaceful deities]] | *the limbs are the seats of the male and female wrathful deities, which are here the [[Four male gatekeepers|four male]] and the [[four female gatekeepers]] who are in a wrathful form but part of the [[forty-two peaceful deities]], and is called '''the seat of the wrathful deities''' | ||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Enumerations]] | [[Category:Enumerations]] | ||
Revision as of 12:24, 13 October 2007
The forty-two deities peaceful deities of the three seats (Tib. den sum tsangwé kyilkhor) or categories are as follows,
- The aggregates (skandhas) and elements (dhatu) are the seats of the five male and five female buddhas, and is called the the seat of the buddhas
- the sense faculties and their objects are the seats of the eight male and the eight female bodhisattvas together with the six munis, and is called the seat of the bodhisattvas
- the limbs are the seats of the male and female wrathful deities, which are here the four male and the four female gatekeepers who are in a wrathful form but part of the forty-two peaceful deities, and is called the seat of the wrathful deities