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'''The Four Types of Guest''' (Tib. ''mgron po bzhi'')
'''The Four Types of Guest''' ([[Wyl.]] ''mgron po bzhi'')


* 1. guests invited out of respect – the [[Three Jewels]]
* 1. guests invited out of respect – the [[Three Jewels]]
* 2. guests invited on account of their qualities – the [[protectors]]
* 2. guests invited on account of their qualities – the [[Dharma protectors|protectors]]
* 3. guests of the [[Six classes of beings|six classes]] invited out of compassion
* 3. guests of the [[Six classes of beings|six classes]] invited out of compassion
* 4. guests to whom we owe [[karmic debt]]
* 4. guests to whom we owe [[karmic debt]]
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"The rare and supreme ones, the ‘Jewels’, who are the guests invited out of respect, consist of the [[dharmakaya]], [[sambhogakaya]] and [[nirmanakaya]] [[buddha]]s, as well as the [[Dharma]] and the [[sangha]], and all the [[lama|guru]]s, [[yidam]] deities, [[dakini]]s and so on.
"The rare and supreme ones, the ‘Jewels’, who are the guests invited out of respect, consist of the [[dharmakaya]], [[sambhogakaya]] and [[nirmanakaya]] [[buddha]]s, as well as the [[Dharma]] and the [[sangha]], and all the [[lama|guru]]s, [[yidam]] deities, [[dakini]]s and so on.


The [[Dharma protector|protectors]], who are the guests invited on account of their qualities, are the eight mahadevas, the eight great nagas, the eight great rahus, the [[Four Great Kings]], the nine great terrifying ones, the ten guardians of the directions, the [[twenty-eight constellations]], and the seventy-five glorious protectors of pure abodes, together with their retinues, their attendants, attendants’ attendants, and families, and all positive forces, local deities and guardians.  
The [[Dharma protectors|protectors]], who are the guests invited on account of their qualities, are the eight mahadevas, the eight great nagas, the eight great rahus, the [[Four Great Kings]], the nine great terrifying ones, the ten guardians of the directions, the [[twenty-eight constellations]], and the seventy-five glorious protectors of pure abodes, together with their retinues, their attendants, attendants’ attendants, and families, and all positive forces, local deities and guardians.  
   
   
The [[Six classes of beings|six classes]] of beings, who are the guests invited out of compassion, consist of the [[gods]], human beings, demi-gods, animals, [[preta]]s, hell-beings and so on.  
The [[Six classes of beings|six classes]] of beings, who are the guests invited out of compassion, consist of the [[gods]], human beings, demi-gods, animals, [[preta]]s, hell-beings and so on.  

Revision as of 21:09, 17 June 2008

The Four Types of Guest (Wyl. mgron po bzhi)

Dodrupchen Jikmé Tenpé Nyima says:

"The rare and supreme ones, the ‘Jewels’, who are the guests invited out of respect, consist of the dharmakaya, sambhogakaya and nirmanakaya buddhas, as well as the Dharma and the sangha, and all the gurus, yidam deities, dakinis and so on.

The protectors, who are the guests invited on account of their qualities, are the eight mahadevas, the eight great nagas, the eight great rahus, the Four Great Kings, the nine great terrifying ones, the ten guardians of the directions, the twenty-eight constellations, and the seventy-five glorious protectors of pure abodes, together with their retinues, their attendants, attendants’ attendants, and families, and all positive forces, local deities and guardians.

The six classes of beings, who are the guests invited out of compassion, consist of the gods, human beings, demi-gods, animals, pretas, hell-beings and so on.

Obstructing forces, who are the guests to whom we owe karmic debts, include all karmic creditors, such as the 80,000 types of obstructing forces, headed by Vinayaka, king of obstacle makers, as well as the fifteen great döns who strike children, and Hariti with her five hundred children."

--From A Guide to the Practice of Sang by Dodrupchen Jikmé Tenpé Nyima