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ye shes 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 Systemsye shes (ཡེ་ཤེས) (Tibetan; in Sanskrit: ñԲ) � (lit. “Gnosis�) � In contrast to wisdom (prajñā, shes rab), which may be either worldly or transmundane, gnosis usually connotes a realization of the nature of things that is profound and liberating. The “accumulation� of gnosis on the bodhisattva path eventuates in the attainment of a buddha 's ⲹ

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’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
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Partial matches: Ye.
Starts with: ye shes dam pa, ye shes lnga, ye shes pa, Yeshe rolpe tsal, Yeshé den.
Full-text (+12): Jnanasattva, shes rab ye shes kyi dbang, lhan skyes ye shes, ye shes pa, ye shes dam pa, ye shes lnga, ye shes rmad byung ba'i lung, Dharmakaya, Dhamma, Innate gnosis, ye shes rmad du byung ba'i lung, Sahajajnana, Yeshe rolpe tsal, Yeshé den, Gnosis, Gnosis being, Jnana, Bodhisattva, Four initiations, dbang bskur bzhi.
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Search found 14 books and stories containing ye shes; (plurals include: ye sheses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 21.4 (Commentary) < [Chapter 21 (Text And Commentary)]
Text 13.9 (Commentary) < [Chapter 13 (Text and Commentary)]
Text 1.3 (Commentary) < [Chapter 1 (text and commentary)]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 3 - Abhidharma lineages < [Book 6 - The Origin of the Mādhyamika (middle way)]
Chapter 1b - Detailed transmission history from dynastic period < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
Chapter 4 - Mind Class < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 3a - The changeless vajrakaya < [B. The explanation of the kayas and wisdoms]
Part 2 - How luminosity dwells within space and wisdom without adding or taking away < [B. The explanation of the kayas and wisdoms]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Sections 120-121 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Sections 165-166 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 164 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Karandavyuha Sutra (by Mithun Howladar)
Part 2 - Historical Importance of Mantra in Tibet < [Appendix 3 - Six-Syllabled Mantra]