Three gateways to liberation

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The three gateways to liberation (Tib. nam tar go sum; Wyl. rnam thar sgo gsum) are features of all phenomena which provide a means to realize their absolute nature. They are:

  1. emptiness (Tib. tongpa nyi; Wyl. stong pa nyid)
  2. absence of characteristics or attributes (Tib. tsen nyi mépa; Wyl. mtshan nyid med pa)
  3. wishlessness, absence of expectancy (Tib. mönpa mépa; Wyl. smon pa med pa)

Alternative Translations

  • three gates of emancipation
  • three doors of deliverance
  • three approaches to liberation (Dorje & Kapstein)
  • three avenues/ doorways to liberation
  • three doors of perfect liberation (Padmakara in Treasury of Precious Qualities)

Further Reading

  • Kangyur Rinpoche, Treasury of Precious Qualities (Boston: Shambhala, 2001), Appendix 10, pp. 347-8

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