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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systemssa bcu (嘟︵紜嘟栢絽嘟�) in Tibetan refers to the 鈥�Ten Stages鈥� (i.e., 鈥渢he levels traversed by a Bodhisattva鈥�).鈥擳he nine levels of knowledge obstacles are derived by identifying gross, medium, and subtle levels of obstacles on each of three general levels: gross, medium, and subtle. As noted in the text, the count of eleven is arrived at by dividing the gross-gross and subtle-subtle into two. The eleven levels are related to the ten stages [sa bcu] of the Bodhisattva: the last moment of the first Bodhisattva stage is the first moment of the path of meditation, which then is followed by the other nine stages. The tenth stage is divided in two, with the stage itself and the last moment before Buddha-hood (the final continuum) being counted separately. For their part, the Pr膩sa峁単ikas maintain that no knowledge obstacles are eliminated until the eighth Bodhisattva stage.
: Rangjung Yeshe Wiki: Dharma Dictionarysa bcu (嘟︵紜嘟栢絽嘟�) (Tibetan; in Sanskrit: Da艣abh奴mi) refers to the 鈥�Ten Stages鈥� or the 鈥渢en levels of a noble Bodhisattva鈥檚 development into a fully enlightened Buddha鈥�;鈥擮n each stage more subtle defilements are purified and a further degree of enlightened qualities is manifested: The Joyous, the Stainless, the Radiant, the Brilliant, the Hard to Conquer, the Realized, the Reaching Far, the Unshakable, the Good Intelligence, and the Cloud of Dharma.鈥擳hey are also known as 鈥渢en bhumis鈥� [Tibetan: sa bcu]; 鈥渢en levels鈥�, 鈥渢en grounds鈥�, 鈥渢en bodhisattva stages鈥�, 鈥渢en levels of Anu Yoga鈥�, 鈥渢en stages of saintly perfection鈥�, 鈥渢en spiritual levels鈥�.
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: Caya.
Full-text (+3): Ten stages, Dri ma med pa, rab tu dga' ba, 'od byed pa, 'od 'phro ba, sbyang dka' ba, chos kyi sprin, Dashabhumi, Mi g.yo ba, mngon du gyur ba, legs pa'i blo gros, 'gyur ba ma nges pa, brten pa gzhi'i sa, gal chen sbyong ba'i sa, bslab pa rgyun gyi sa, bsod nams rten gyi sa, bdal ba chos nyid, gnas pa mi 'gyur ba'i sa, rdzogs pa ci chibs kyi sa, ring du song ba.
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Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 6.18 (Commentary) < [Chapter 6 (text and commentary)]
4c. Chapters of the Guhyagarbha < [Introduction]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 3e.1 - Nirmanakaya: The brief teaching < [B. The explanation of the kayas and wisdoms]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Sections 177-178 < [Khenpo Ch枚ga鈥檚 Oral Explanations]
Text Section 125 < [Khenpo Ch枚ga鈥檚 Oral Explanations]
Text Section 100 < [Khenpo Ch枚ga鈥檚 Oral Explanations]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Note (2). The ten Bodhisattva grounds or abodes < [Chapter XX - (2nd series): Setting out on the Mah膩y膩na]