Four authenticating seals: 1 definition
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Four authenticating seals 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 Four Authenticating Seals of the Buddhist view are known in Tibetan as lta ba bkar btags kyiphyag rgya bzhi.鈥摆颁蹿. Four Seals]
They are:
- all compounded phenomena are impermanent;
- all contaminated phenomena are suffering;
- all dharmas are without self;
- nirvana is peace.
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: Seal.
Full-text: lta ba bkar btags kyiphyag rgya bzhi.
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