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The '''four joys''' (Tib. ''gawa shyi''; [[Wyl.]] ''dga' ba bzhi | The '''four joys''' (Skt. ''catvārimuditā''; Tib. ''gawa shyi''; [[Wyl.]] ''dga' ba bzhi'') are four increasingly subtle experiences of bliss-emptiness connected with the advanced practices of [[tsa-lung]]; they transcend ordinary feelings of joy or pleasure. They are: | ||
#joy (''dga' ba''), | #joy (Skt. ''muditā''; Wyl. ''dga' ba''), | ||
#supreme joy (''mchog dga'''), | #supreme joy (Skt. ''pramuditā''; Wyl. ''mchog dga'''), | ||
#special joy (''khyad dga''') and | #special joy (Skt. ''viśeṣamuditā''; Wyl. ''khyad dga''') and | ||
#innate joy (''lhan skyes kyi dga' ba''). | #innate joy (Skt. ''sahajamuditā''; Wyl. ''lhan skyes kyi dga' ba''). | ||
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 27 September 2009
The four joys (Skt. catvārimuditā; Tib. gawa shyi; Wyl. dga' ba bzhi) are four increasingly subtle experiences of bliss-emptiness connected with the advanced practices of tsa-lung; they transcend ordinary feelings of joy or pleasure. They are:
- joy (Skt. muditā; Wyl. dga' ba),
- supreme joy (Skt. pramuditā; Wyl. mchog dga'),
- special joy (Skt. viśeṣamuditā; Wyl. khyad dga') and
- innate joy (Skt. sahajamuditā; Wyl. lhan skyes kyi dga' ba).
Alternative Translations
- Four delights (Gyurme & Kapstein)
- Four ecstasies