Three classes, Three Classes of Dzogchen: 1 definition
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsThe Three Classes of Dzokchen are known in Tibetan as rdzogs chen gyi sde gsum.鈥擠zogchen is this present stain-free awareness, which is clear, empty, and bare. They give the etymology as follows: It is called 鈥減erfection鈥� (dzok) because all dharmas appearing in samsara and nirvana are perfected within this empty awareness, and 鈥済reat鈥� (chen) because there is no better means to freedom from samsara.
The Three Classes of Dzokchen are:
- the mind class,
- the expanse class, and
- the special-instruction class.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dzogchen, The, The, Dzokchen, Three, Te.
Full-text (+310): Upavita, Vratadesha, Trigana, Atrijata, rdzogs chen gyi sde gsum, Trividhanayika, Andha Sutta, Traivargya, Tritapa, Ankakamam, Mind class, Gunatraya, Cuvakiyai, Vrishabhapurusha, Traivargika, Apagraha, Cikkiran, Sannipatagraha, Bahyabhyantara, Trivarga.
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Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 153 - Duties of a Student (brahmacarya-膩艣rama-dharma)
Chapter 336 - Description of Phonetics (艣ik峁Ｄ�)
Chapter 373 - Description of different physical postures and control of breath
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 1c - The Zur Geneology (viii): Yon tan gzungs < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
Chapter 1b - Detailed transmission history from dynastic period < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
Chapter 1 - Shri System (ix): Snag phu pa bsod nams dbang phyug < [Book 14 - Great Compassion Cycle]
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Sw膩m墨 M膩dhav膩nanda)
Section II - The Three Great Disciplines < [Chapter V]
Section I - Yajnavalkya and Asvala < [Chapter III]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati D膩sa)
Verse 2.19.214 < [Chapter 19 - The Lord鈥檚 Pastimes in Advaita鈥檚 House]
Verse 2.28.10 < [Chapter 28 - The Lord鈥檚 Pastime of Accepting Sanny膩sa]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 496: The Three Classes of Sakalas < [Tantra Two (irantam tantiram) (verses 337-548)]
Verse 495: The Three Classes of Pralaya Kalas < [Tantra Two (irantam tantiram) (verses 337-548)]
Verse 2414: The Three Classes of Jivas Created According to Degrees of Knowledge < [Tantra Eight (ettam tantiram) (verses 2122-2648)]