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'''Three Roots''' (Tib. ''tsawa sum''; [[Wyl.]] ''rtsa ba gsum'') — "the three roots are the [[lama]], [[yidam]] and [[khandro]], the inner [[refuge]] of the [[secret mantra|Secret Mantrayana]]. They are like the root or the basis for all the positive accumulations until you attain [[enlightenment]]."<ref>[[Chökyi Drakpa]], ''[[A Torch for the Path to Omniscience]]''</ref> | '''Three Roots''' (Tib. ''tsawa sum''; [[Wyl.]] ''rtsa ba gsum'') — "the three roots are the [[lama]], [[yidam]] and [[khandro]], the inner [[refuge]] of the [[secret mantra|Secret Mantrayana]]. They are like the root or the basis for all the positive accumulations until you attain [[enlightenment]]."<ref>[[Chökyi Drakpa]], ''[[A Torch for the Path to Omniscience]]''</ref> | ||
According to the [[Vajrayana]], the lama is seen as the [[Buddha]], the yidam as the [[Dharma]], and the khandro as the [[Sangha]]. As it says in the [[Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro]] Refuge: | According to the [[Vajrayana]], | ||
*the lama is seen as the [[Buddha]], | |||
*the yidam as the [[Dharma]], and | |||
*the khandro as the [[Sangha]]. | |||
As it says in the [[Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro]] Refuge: | |||
:"Buddha, Dharma and Sangha are in reality lama, yidam and khandro." | :"Buddha, Dharma and Sangha are in reality lama, yidam and khandro."<ref>For further explanations on how the Three Roots are in reality the Three Jewels, see [[Yukhok Chatralwa Chöying Rangdrol]], ''Taking Refuge'' in his ''[[Ngöndro Compendium]]'' [http://www.lotsawahouse.org/yukhok_refuge.html available here] and [[Khenpo Ngawang Palzang]], ''A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher'' (Boston: Shambhala, 2004), pages 122-123. </ref> | ||
==Three Roots Practices== | |||
In the [[Nyingma]] tradition, once we have accomplished the [[ngöndro]], we continue on the path with the [[sadhana]]s of the ‘Three Roots’, which are: | In the [[Nyingma]] tradition, once we have accomplished the [[ngöndro]], we continue on the path with the [[sadhana]]s of the ‘Three Roots’, which are: | ||
*the practice of the lama, which is the root of all '''blessings''', | *the practice of the lama, which is the root of all '''blessings''', | ||
Revision as of 19:20, 29 May 2009
Three Roots (Tib. tsawa sum; Wyl. rtsa ba gsum) — "the three roots are the lama, yidam and khandro, the inner refuge of the Secret Mantrayana. They are like the root or the basis for all the positive accumulations until you attain enlightenment."[1]
According to the Vajrayana,
As it says in the Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro Refuge:
- "Buddha, Dharma and Sangha are in reality lama, yidam and khandro."[2]
Three Roots Practices
In the Nyingma tradition, once we have accomplished the ngöndro, we continue on the path with the sadhanas of the ‘Three Roots’, which are:
- the practice of the lama, which is the root of all blessings,
- the practice of the yidam, which is the root of attainment, or accomplishment,
- the practice of the dakini (Tib. khandro), which is the root of inspiration or activity.
For Rigpa students, the focus for the Three Roots practice is:
- the lama practice of Rigdzin Düpa;
- the yidam practice of Yang Nying Pudri; and
- the dakini practice of Yumka Dechen Gyalmo.
Whilst Rigdzin Düpa and Yumka Dechen Gyalmo are from the Longchen Nyingtik tradition, Yang Nying Pudri is a terma revealed by Tertön Sogyal (1856-1927), the predecessor of Sogyal Rinpoche.
Notes
- ↑ Chökyi Drakpa, A Torch for the Path to Omniscience
- ↑ For further explanations on how the Three Roots are in reality the Three Jewels, see Yukhok Chatralwa Chöying Rangdrol, Taking Refuge in his Ngöndro Compendium available here and Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, 2004), pages 122-123.