Three spaces, Three expanses: 1 definition
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Wisdom Experience: The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism1) The Three Spaces are known in Tibetan as klong gsum-po and are associated with the Mental Class (Semde or sems-sde) which represents one of the three Divisions of Atiyoga (Dzogchen).鈥擲emde (sems-sde) teaches that all things are liberated from the extreme of renunciation, because they are not separated from mind-as-such. [...] The Tantras which express this Mental Class are said to number two million two hundred thousand verses. If these are subsumed, they comprise the Three Spaces (klong gsum-po) which are contained in six thousand three hundred sections (bam-po).
The Three Spaces are:
- the Space in which Reality is Inexpressible (chos-nyid brjod-du med-pa'i klong),
- the Space in which the View is Not Absent (lta-ba min-pa med-pa'i klong) and
- the Space in which Conduct is Not Present (spyod-pa yin-pa med-pa'i klong).
2) The Three Spaces (Tibetan: klong gsum-po) are also associated withe the Spatial Class (klong-sde) which represents one of the three Divisions of Atiyoga (Dzogchen).鈥擳he Spatial Class teaches that all apparitions of reality are free from activity and liberated from the extreme of the antidote, because they are perfectly gathered in Samantabhadr墨, the space of reality. [...] If classified, this Spatial Class consists of four categories [of teaching]. [...] If these [four kinds of Spatial Class] are then subsumed, they comprise the teaching of the Four Spaces (klong-bzhi). [...] If these categories of the Spatial Class are similarly subsumed, they are gathered into Nine Spaces [e.g., the Space in which Meditation is neither Present nor Absent (bsgom-pa yin-min med-pa'i klong)].
The Three Spaces are:
- the Space of Supremely Vast Spontaneous Presence (lhun-grub yangs-pa chen-po'i klong),
- the Space of Effortless Intrinsic Radiance (rang-gsal bya-rtsol med-pa'i klong) and
- the Space which is Primordially Accomplished though Nothing is Done (ma-byas ye-nas grub-pa'i klong).
3) The Three Spaces comprise the Four Cycles of the Esoteric Instructional Class (Mennagde or man-ngag-gi-sde) which represents one of the three Divisions of Atiyoga (Dzogchen).鈥擬ennagde which teaches that the particular characteristics of truth itself are liberated from both extremes of renunciation and antidote because they are established according to the modes of reality (yin-lugs). [...] This [mennagde] class therefore resembles a geomantic centre which directly reaches the essential point, transcending intellect, thoughts of the mind, thinking processes and mental scrutiny. If this [Esoteric Instructional Class] is classified, it comprises three categories. [...] If these are subsumed, they comprise four [cycles]. [...]
The four [cycles] of the Esoteric Instructional Class are also gathered in Three Spaces,
- the Space of Unceasing Display (rol-pa 'gags-pa med-pa'i klong),
- the Space in which there is Nothing Unliberated in the Intellect (blo-la ma-grol-ba med-pa'i klong) and
- the Space in which the Essence is Neither Good Nor Evil (ngo-bo-la bzang-ngan med-pa'i klong).
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: klong gsum po, 'phyong gsum, chos nyid brjod du med pa'i klong, spyod pa yin pa med pa'i klong, lta ba min pa med pa'i klong, gnas pa gzhi thog phebs pa'i 'phyong, ngo mnyam tha dad med pa'i 'phyong, lhun grub yangs pa chen po'i klong, rang gsal bya rtsol med pa'i klong, ma byas ye nas grub pa'i klong, Three vaults, snang ba rang sar grol ba'i 'phyong, rol pa 'gags pa med pa'i klong, blo la ma grol ba med pa'i klong, ngo bo la bzang ngan med pa'i klong, Longde, Nine expanses, Mennagde, Semde.
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Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 7.7 (Commentary) < [Chapter 7 (text and commentary)]
Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 2879: Attaining the Triple Turiya States < [Tantra Nine (onpatam tantiram) (verses 2649-3047)]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 284 - Narration of sacred formulas that are medicinal (mantra-r奴pa-au峁dha)
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 2b.2 - The two individual explanations of shamatha and vipashyana < [B. The teaching of the three factors of immovable samadhis]
Da艣膩vat膩ras in Tamil bhakti and Vijayanagara N膩yaka sculptures. < [Volume 73 (2012)]
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 11 - The Glory of the Ga峁単膩: The Origin if the River < [Part 1 - Prathama-p膩da]