Five types of result

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

1. The result of ripening (Skt. vipākaphala; Wyl. rnam smin gyi 'bras bu)
2. The dominant result (Skt. adhipatiphala; Wyl. bdag po'i 'bras bu)
3. The result similar to its cause (Skt. niṣyandaphala; Wyl. rgyu mthun pa'i 'bras bu)
4. The personal result (Skt. puruṣakāraphala; Wyl. skyes bu byed pa'i 'bras bu)
5. The result of freedom (Skt. visaṃyogaphala; 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