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<noinclude>'''Three [[vajra]]s''' (Skt. ''trivajra''; Tib. ''dorje sum''; [[Wyl.]] ''rdo rje gsum'') — | <noinclude>'''Three [[vajra]]s''' (Skt. ''trivajra''; Tib. ''dorje sum''; [[Wyl.]] ''rdo rje gsum'') — | ||
</noinclude>*vajra body (Skt. ''kāyavajra''; Wyl. ''sku'i rdo rje''), | </noinclude>*[[vajra body]] (Skt. ''kāyavajra''; Wyl. ''sku'i rdo rje''), | ||
*vajra speech (Skt. ''vākvajra''; Wyl. ''gsung gi rdo rje''), and | *vajra speech (Skt. ''vākvajra''; Wyl. ''gsung gi rdo rje''), and | ||
*vajra mind (Skt. ''cittavajra''; Wyl. ''thugs kyi rdo rje'').<noinclude> | *vajra mind (Skt. ''cittavajra''; Wyl. ''thugs kyi rdo rje'').<noinclude> | ||
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Three vajras (Skt. trivajra; Tib. dorje sum; Wyl. rdo rje gsum) —
- vajra body (Skt. kāyavajra; Wyl. sku'i rdo rje),
- vajra speech (Skt. vākvajra; Wyl. gsung gi rdo rje), and
- vajra mind (Skt. cittavajra; Wyl. thugs kyi rdo rje).
In Vajrayana, the three doors of human beings are considered to be, in essence, the three vajras or three secrets.
Further Reading
- Dzogchen Ponlop, Wild Awakening (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2003), pages 152-154.