Five types of result

Five types of result (Tib. འབྲས་བུ་ལྔ་; Wyl. 'bras bu lnga)

1. The result of ripening (Wyl. rnam smin gyi 'bras bu)
2. The dominant result (Wyl. bdag po'i 'bras bu)
3. The result similar to its cause (Wyl. rgyu mthun pa'i 'bras bu)
4. The personal result (Wyl. skyes bu byed pa'i 'bras bu)
5. The result of freedom (or of absence) (Wyl. bral ba'i 'bras bu)

Alternative translations

Erik Pema Kunsang:

1. The ripened effect
2. The ruling effect
3. The effect resembling the cause
4. The effect of the acting person
5. The effect of absence

Thomas Doctor:

1. The ripened effect
2. The predominant effect
3. The effect that accords with its cause
4. The effect of individual effort
5. The effect of separation

David Karma Choephel:

1. The fully ripened result
2. The dominant result
3. The causally compatible result
4. The personal result
5. The result of removal

Internal Links

• Four types of condition
• Six types of cause