Path of preparation: 1 definition
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Path of preparation means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsThe Path of Preparation refers to one of the 鈥�Five Paths鈥� (in both Hinayana and Mahayana traditions) which are known in Tibetan as lam lnga.鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the classifications of dharma according to the Kadam teaching]: The instructions mainly teaching conduct are the teachings on Mahayana mind training, which are a way to traverse the ten stages and the Five Paths [e.g., the path of preparation] through generating the still-unarisen awakening mind that cherishes others more than oneself and increasing that which has already arisen.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
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Partial matches: Path.
Full-text: Four stages, sbyor lam gyi sa bzhi, Five paths, Ten stages, Bhumi.
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The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 2 - The path of preparation < [C. The stages of the paths of meditation on this]
Part 1c - The greater path of accumulation < [C. The stages of the paths of meditation on this]
Part 2c.4 - The sign of attaining heat < [B. The gradation of powers of those who meditate into high, middle, and low]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Appendix 1 - The four nirvedhabh膩giya (auxiliaries of penetration or insight) < [Chapter XII - Unhindered Mind]
Hevajra Tantra (analytical study) (by Seung Ho Nam)
4. The Cittamatra View of Emptiness < [Chapter 1 - Tantric Buddhism]
2. Paramitayana and Vajrayana Schools of Mahayana < [Chapter 1 - Tantric Buddhism]