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Signlessness 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 SystemsSignlessness in Tibetan refers to the 鈥�Three Doors鈥� which are known in Tibetan as thar pa'i sgo gsum.鈥擜ccording to the La峁卥膩vat膩ra-s奴tra (鈥淒escent to Lanka Sutra鈥�): 鈥淸...] Thusly, Mah膩mati, the Tath膩gatas, in order to attract those who cling to the self propounded by the extremists, showed the essential by teaching Buddha nature. How can those whose thought has fallen into the conceptual view that the absolutely unreal self is real come to possess the thought that settles in the domain of the Three Doors of Liberation [e.g., signlessness], and completely awaken to unsurpassed, complete, and perfect enlightenment? Mah膩mati, it is for the sake of that, that the Tath膩gatas taught Buddha nature. [...]鈥�.
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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Full-text: Animittasamadhi, Vimokshamukha, Aryavihara, Nirvananagara, Asambhava, Apranihita, Vinasha, Animitta, Sahasraloka, Three doors of liberation, thar pa'i sgo gsum, Maitreya, Three doors, Ajati, Jnanasagara, Cakshusvishuddhi, Kshanti, Samadhi, Divyacakshus.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
II. The three concentrations (sam膩dhi) according to the Mah膩y膩na < [Class 1: The three meditative stabilizations]
Bodhisattva quality 2: the three concentrations (sam膩dhi) < [Chapter X - The Qualities of the Bodhisattvas]
Preliminary note on the three meditative stabilizations (sam膩dhi) < [Class 1: The three meditative stabilizations]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 13.12 (Commentary) < [Chapter 13 (Text and Commentary)]
Text 1.4 (Commentary) < [Chapter 1 (text and commentary)]
Text 1.3 (Commentary) < [Chapter 1 (text and commentary)]
Vimalakirti Sutra (by John R. McRae)
Chapter V - Ma帽ju艣r墨鈥檚 Condolence Visit < [Fascicle Two]
Chapter XIII - Dharma Offering < [Fascicle Three]
Chapter IX - The Dharma Gate of Nonduality < [Fascicle Two]
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by N膩rada Thera)
Different Kind of Purity < [Chapter IX - Mental Culture]
Dasabhumika Sutra (translation and study) (by Hwa Seon Yoon)
Part 6 - The Sixth Stage named Abhimukhi < [Chapter 4 - Annotated Translation of the Dasabhumika-Sutra]
Part 7 - The Seventh Stage named Durangama < [Chapter 4 - Annotated Translation of the Dasabhumika-Sutra]
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
6.2. Nibb膩na in P膩li Commentarial Texts < [Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism]