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*The '''inner''' objects of refuge are the [[Three Roots]]: [[Lama]], [[Yidam]] and [[Dakini]]. | *The '''inner''' objects of refuge are the [[Three Roots]]: [[Lama]], [[Yidam]] and [[Dakini]]. | ||
*The '''secret''' object of refuge is the [[bodhichitta]], the indestructible natural state which we realize through the special sublime method of the [[channels]], [[inner air]] and [[essences]]. | *The '''secret''' object of refuge is the [[bodhichitta]], the indestructible natural state which we realize through the special sublime method of the [[channels]], [[inner air]] and [[essences]]. | ||
*The '''ultimate''' objects of refuge are the [[three kayas]] within the nature of our own minds. | *The '''ultimate''' objects of refuge, according to [[Dzogchen]], are the [[three kayas]] within the nature of our own minds: the [[essence]], [[nature]] and [[compassionate energy]]. | ||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Prayers and Practices]] | [[Category:Prayers and Practices]] | ||
Revision as of 07:43, 20 February 2007
Taking Refuge (Tib. skyabs 'gro) is the foundation of, and entrance to, all buddhist practice. It marks the distinction between buddhist and non-buddhist.
The Objects of Refuge
- The outer objects of refuge are the Three Jewels: Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. We take refuge in the Buddha as our guide, the Dharma as the path and the sangha as our companions.
- The inner objects of refuge are the Three Roots: Lama, Yidam and Dakini.
- The secret object of refuge is the bodhichitta, the indestructible natural state which we realize through the special sublime method of the channels, inner air and essences.
- The ultimate objects of refuge, according to Dzogchen, are the three kayas within the nature of our own minds: the essence, nature and compassionate energy.