Illusory body: 2 definitions
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Illusory body 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.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems1) Illusory Body refers to one of the 鈥�Five Stages鈥� (in Tibetan: rim lnga) which represent the completion-stage phases described by the Guhyasam膩ja Tantric tradition.鈥擜ccordingly, [regarding the expanse class of Dzokchen]: This teaching places great importance on the clear light, so it is a bit like the new schools鈥� teaching of the Five Stages [e.g., illusory body]; its meaning is very different, however. In the teaching of the Five Stages, through the technique by which the Five Winds are bound, you apprehend in its entirety the empty visualized object of meditation, and then, through its subsequent dissolution, you clarify it in the clear light; therefore, there is deliberate activity involved.
2) Illusory body (in Tibetan: sgyu lus; Sanskrit: 尘腻测腻诲别丑补) 鈥� In completion-stage practice in highestyoga tantra, the simulacrum of the buddha 's form body that one will attain at the moment of enlightenment . In the Guhyasam膩ja tradition, it is the third of the five stages of the completion stage . It is based on the extremely subtle energy that is the basis of our physical being
: Shangpa Kagyu: The Five CyclesThe Illusory Body refers to one of the 鈥�Six Roots鈥�, also known as the Six Yogas of Niguma [or the Six Doctrines of Niguma] (rtsa ba ni gu chos drug). They are the first section of the 鈥淔ive Golden Teachings鈥� [or 鈥淔ive Golden Dharmas鈥�, 鈥淔ive Precious Dharma of Shangpa鈥�, 鈥淔ive Jewels of Niguma鈥漖 (Tibetan: gser chos lnga). These five golden doctrines of the Shangpa are likened to a tree. These are all associated with the principal teachings of the Shangpa Kagyu. The Six Roots are [e.g., illusory body].
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: Illusory, Body.
Full-text (+5): Six dharmas, sgyu lus, Mayadeha, ni gu ma'i chos drug, Nine-fold cycle, Six yogas, bka' babs bzhi, Father tantra, pha rgyud, Niruttarayogatantra, Four special oral traditions, bla med rnal 'byor rgyud, Six Roots, sems dben, Maya, Cittaviveka, Highest yoga tantra, Five stages, Mayakaya, Raktapurna.
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The Six Yogas of Naropa (by C. A. Mus茅s)
Chapter Eight: The Yoga of the Light
Chapter Six: The Practice of the Illusory Body or Dream Yoga
Chapter Four (c): The Actual Successive Practice of the Path
Hevajra Tantra (analytical study) (by Seung Ho Nam)
3.2. The Completion Stage < [Chapter 3 - Tantric Doctrine in Hevajra Tantra]
2. Path and Grounds of Highest Yoga Tantra < [Chapter 3 - Tantric Doctrine in Hevajra Tantra]
Tibet (Myth, Religion and History) (by Tsewang Gyalpo Arya)
9. The Highest Yoga Tantra < [Chapter 7 - Buddhism in Tibet]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 2c - Developing and completion stage (process of meditation) < [B. The explanation of meditation practice]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Introduction < [Volume 3.7 - Unto the last]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 105 - An Account of Pradyumna < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]