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The '''Three gateways to liberation''' (Tib. ''nam tar go sum''; [[Wyl.]] ''rnam thar sgo gsum'')  are features of all phenomena which provide a means to realize their absolute nature. They are:
The '''three gateways to liberation''' (Tib. ''nam tar go sum''; [[Wyl.]] ''rnam thar sgo gsum'')  are features of all phenomena which provide a means to realize their absolute nature. They are:
#[[emptiness]] (Tib. ''tongpa nyi''; Wyl. ''stong pa nyid'')
#[[emptiness]] (Tib. ''tongpa nyi''; Wyl. ''stong pa nyid'')
#absence of characteristics or attributes (Tib. ''tsen nyi mépa''; Wyl. ''mtshan nyid med pa'')
#absence of characteristics or attributes (Tib. ''tsen nyi mépa''; Wyl. ''mtshan nyid med pa'')
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==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
*[[Kangyur Rinpoche]], ''Treasury of Precious Qualities'', Boston: Shambhala, 2001, Appendix 10, pp. 347-8
*[[Kangyur Rinpoche]], ''Treasury of Precious Qualities'' (Boston: Shambhala, 2001), Appendix 10, pp. 347-8


==External Links==
==External Links==

Revision as of 13:49, 18 June 2009

The three gateways to liberation (Tib. nam tar go sum; Wyl. rnam thar sgo gsum) are features of all phenomena which provide a means to realize their absolute nature. They are:

  1. emptiness (Tib. tongpa nyi; Wyl. stong pa nyid)
  2. absence of characteristics or attributes (Tib. tsen nyi mépa; Wyl. mtshan nyid med pa)
  3. wishlessness, absence of expectancy (Tib. mönpa mépa; Wyl. smon pa med pa)

Alternative Translations

  • three gates of emancipation
  • three doors of deliverance
  • three approaches to liberation (Dorje & Kapstein)
  • three avenues/ doorways to liberation
  • three doors of perfect liberation (Padmakara in Treasury of Precious Qualities)

Further Reading

  • Kangyur Rinpoche, Treasury of Precious Qualities (Boston: Shambhala, 2001), Appendix 10, pp. 347-8

External Links