Special-instruction class: 1 definition
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Special-instruction class 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsThe Special-instruction Class refers to one of the 鈥�Three Classes of Dzokchen鈥� which are known in Tibetan as rdzogs chen gyi sde gsum.鈥擶hen one analyzes the subdivisions of Dzokchen, there is the mind class, the expanse class, and the special-instruction class. [...] [Regarding the Special-instruction class]: When the gnosis that is a nondual union free from acceptance and rejection transports you to that state in which all dharmas of samsara and nirvana are seen as empty reality itself, then awareness itself, undivided into samsara and nirvana, directly perceives the 诲丑补谤尘补诲丑腻迟耻 as the object. This ripens into the body of continuous self-awareness and brings about freedom. This liberation on the spot is like moxibustion applied to the proper spot on the body. This emphasis on seemingly transcending the path is like that of the six Yogas of the new schools, but there is a great difference in meaning: [...]
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: Special, Class, Instruction.
Full-text: rdzogs chen gyi sde gsum, Three classes, Mind class, Expanse class.
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