Knowledge obstacle: 1 definition
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Knowledge obstacle 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 SystemsKnowledge obstacle (in Tibetan: shes sgrib; Sanskrit: 箩帽别测腻惫补谤补峁嘺) 鈥� In Mahayana soteriology, the obstacles to complete buddhahood that are removed by bodhisattvas on the final three stages of the ten-stage sequence. Knowledge obstacles are not delusions per se, but the subtle propensity to them that remains even when delusions have been removed. When the last knowledge obstacle is removed on the tenth bodhisattva stage, one is enlightened in the next instant
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: Obstacle, Knowledge.
Full-text: Jneyavarana, shes sgrib, Three pure stages, sa dag pa gsum, Delusion obstacle, Kleshavarana, nyon mongs kyi sgrib, sa bcu, Ten stages.
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