Four texts: 1 definition
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Four texts 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 Texts (in Vinaya) are known in Tibetan as lung sde bzhi.鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the Vinaya lineage in China]: Although the continuity of vows that had been transmitted from the Arhat M膩ta峁単a lasted for a while, the continuity was later broken, apparently, and a Tantric master named Kum膩ra艣r墨, an expert in countless subjects and possessor of clairvoyance and magical powers, came to the land of China. [...] Also, the three vinaya masters, Buddhaj帽膩na, Vimalacak峁, and Dharm膩ruci, who had come to China with Kum膩ra, translated many Vinaya cycles, such as the Four Texts, and taught precise guidelines for the training of monks. [...]
The Four Texts (in Vinaya) are:
- Elements of Vinaya,
- Divisions of Vinaya,
- Elements of Lesser Vinaya, and
- Higher Text of Vinaya.
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: Text.
Full-text: lung sde bzhi, Purvatantra, Uttaratantra, Atreyatantra, Vishnutantra, Khuddakapatha.
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Chandogya Upanishad (Shankara Bhashya) (by Ganganatha Jha)
Section 3.7 (seventh kha峁囜笉a) (four texts) < [Chapter 3 - Third Adhy膩ya]
Section 4.7 (seventh kha峁囜笉a) (four texts) < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Adhy膩ya]
Section 4.8 (eighth kha峁囜笉a) (four texts) < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Adhy膩ya]
Baudhayana Dharmasutra (by Georg B眉hler)
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Remarks About The Transliteration < [Introduction Text]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 125 - The Merit of Listening to or Reciting This Pur膩na < [Section 2 - Bh奴mi-kha峁囜笉a (section on the earth)]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 14b - Gyam bzang chos rje (disciple of Zwa ra ba) < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagy眉 (traditions)]
Understanding Hyksos Culture and Bedouin Women's Narratives < [Volume 69 (2008)]
Propitiation of the lightning spirit in Lahu Nyi: Four texts. < [Volume 38 (1977)]
The propitation of the lightning spirit < [Volume 39 (1978)]