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#the empowerment of [[Amoghasiddhi]] concerning enlightened activity | #the empowerment of [[Amoghasiddhi]] concerning enlightened activity | ||
#the empowerment of the [[five buddha families]] concerning the infinite teachings of the vajra king | #the empowerment of the [[five buddha families]] concerning the infinite teachings of the vajra king | ||
==Reference== | |||
*[[Jamgön Kongtrul]], ''The Treasury of Knowledge, Book Six, Part Four: Systems of Buddhist Tantra'', translated by Elio Guarisco and Ingrid McLeod (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2005), page 315. | |||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*[[Longchenpa]], ''Dispelling Darkness in the Ten Directions'', pages 372-376. | *[[Longchenpa]], ''Dispelling Darkness in the Ten Directions'', pages 372-376. | ||
[[Category: Mahayoga]] | [[Category: Mahayoga]] | ||
[[category: Empowerments]] | [[category: Empowerments]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category: Enumerations]] | ||
[[Category: 05-Five]] | [[Category: 05-Five]] | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 20 January 2012
Five inner enabling empowerments (Wyl. nus pa'i dbang lnga) — five empowerments conferred as an entry point to the practice of Mahayoga in order to ripen students who have energy.
- the empowerment of Ratnasambhava concerning listening
- the empowerment of Akshobhya concerning meditation
- the empowerment of Amitabha concerning teaching
- the empowerment of Amoghasiddhi concerning enlightened activity
- the empowerment of the five buddha families concerning the infinite teachings of the vajra king
Reference
- Jamgön Kongtrul, The Treasury of Knowledge, Book Six, Part Four: Systems of Buddhist Tantra, translated by Elio Guarisco and Ingrid McLeod (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2005), page 315.
Further Reading
- Longchenpa, Dispelling Darkness in the Ten Directions, pages 372-376.