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'''Four activities''' (Sk. ''caturkarman'', Tib. ལས་བཞི་, ''lé shyi'',  [[Wyl.]] ''las bzhi'') — the four activities of '''pacifying''', '''enriching''', '''magnetizing''', and '''subjugating''' are presented in the Buddhist [[tantra]]s as a classification for the rituals, based on the goal of the ritual. They are thus practised as part of the deity yoga of the [[inner tantras|inner or higher tantras]]. Practitioners visualize themselves in the form of the [[deity]] and train in:
*'''pacifying''' (Skt. ''śānticāra'', Tib. ཞི་བ་, Wyl. ''zhi ba'') conflict, sickness and famine;
*'''increasing''' (Skt. ''pauṣṭika'', Tib. རྒྱས་པ་, Wyl. ''rgyas pa'') longevity and [[merit]];
*'''magnetizing''' (Skt. ''vaśīkaraṇa'', Tib. དབང་བ་,  ''dbang ba'') the [[three realms]] and 
*'''subjugating''' (Skt. ''abhicāra'', Tib. དྲག་པོ་, Wyl. ''drag po'') hostile forces,
often through the emanation of rays of light. 

Once accomplishment has been reached, these four activities are carried out directly as aspects of [[enlightened activity]] for the benefit of others.




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