Six dharmas, Six doctrines: 3 definitions
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsThe six Dharmas of N膩ropa are known in Tibetan as n膩 ro鈥檌 chos drug.
They are:
- inner heat,
- illusory body,
- dream,
- clear light,
- transference of consciousness, and
- the bardo.
The Six Dharmas of Niguma (Tibetan as ni gu ma'i chos drug) also refers to the above set
: Shangpa Kagyu: The Five CyclesThe Six Doctrines of Niguma [or, The Six Yogas of Niguma] (rtsa ba ni gu chos drug) refers to the Six Roots. 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 Doctrines are:
- inner heat (gtu mo),
- illusory body,
- dream state,
- sheer clarity [clear light],
- transference (phowa),
- bardo (the intermediary state between death and birth).
The Six Dharmas of Naropa (Tibetan: na ro'i chos drug; Sanskrit: 峁岣峝丑补谤尘补) refers to 鈥淣aro鈥檚 six doctrines鈥� or 鈥渟ix teachings鈥� and represent a set of advanced Tibetan Buddhist Tantric practices compiled by the Indian Mahasiddhas Tilopa and Naropa (1016-1100 CE) and passed on to the Tibetan translator-yogi Marpa Lotsawa (c. 1012). Another name for the six Dharmas is 鈥渢he oral instruction transmission for achieving liberation in the bardo鈥�, or 鈥渢he Bardo Trang-dol system鈥�. The six dharmas are a collection of Tantric Buddhist completion stage practices drawn from the Buddhist Tantras. They are intended to lead to Buddha-hood in an accelerated manner. They traditionally require Tantric initiation and personal instruction through working with a Tantric Guru as well as various preliminary practices. The six dharmas work with the subtle body, particularly through the generation of inner heat (tummo) energy.
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: Six, Doctrine, Dharma, Dharma, Dharma.
Full-text (+23): gtum mo, na ro'i chos drug gi khrid yig, 'pho ba, ni gu ma'i chos drug, Six yogas, Bardo, Saddharma, Abhimukhi, na ro'i chos drug, Svapna, rdzogs rim, Nishpannakrama, chos, Prabhasvarata, Inner heat, Illusory body, Dream state, Sheer clarity, Clear light, Transference.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Bh奴mi 6: the ground of presence (abhimukh墨) < [Chapter XX - (2nd series): Setting out on the Mah膩y膩na]
III. Dharmas known by omniscience < [VII. Winning omniscience and the knowledge of all the aspects]
2. Multiple natures < [Part 4 - Understanding identical and multiple natures]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 2a - Niguma: Siddha khyung po rnal 'byor鈥檚 biography < [Book 9 - Kodrakpa and Niguma]
Chapter 10 - Phagmodru Lineage (ix): tshe bzhi gsar ma ba < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagy眉 (traditions)]
Chapter 1 - Shri System (iii): Nying phug pa < [Book 14 - Great Compassion Cycle]
A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya (by Roberta Pamio)
3.1. The Vaibh膩峁ka and the Sautr膩ntika School (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - The Four Buddhist Schools of Philosophy]
On the use of Human remains in Tibetan ritual objects (by Ayesha Fuentes)
Early representations of 鈥淢a gcig lab sgron鈥� < [Chapter 3 - 鈥渞Kang gling鈥� in the iconography of 鈥済cod鈥漖
Chenian Short Lectures in America (by Yogi C. M. Chen)
Chapter 3 - Deep Breathing < [Part One]