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'''Fourteen root downfalls''' - Fourteen major [[samaya]]s in the [[Sarma]] tradition.  
'''Fourteen root downfalls''' ([[Wyl.]] ''rtsa ltung bcu bzhi'') - Fourteen major [[samaya]]s in the [[Sarma]] tradition.  


#disrespecting the [[vajra master]]
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Revision as of 13:51, 18 June 2009

Fourteen root downfalls (Wyl. rtsa ltung bcu bzhi) - Fourteen major samayas in the Sarma tradition.

  1. disrespecting the vajra master
  2. transgressing the words of the buddhas
  3. insulting one’s vajra brothers and sisters
  4. abandoning love for sentient beings
  5. abandoning the bodhichitta in aspiration or application
  6. criticizing the teachings of the sutras and tantras
  7. revealing secrets to those who are unworthy
  8. mistreating one’s body
  9. abandoning emptiness
  10. keeping bad company
  11. failing to reflect on emptiness
  12. upsetting those who have faith in the teachings
  13. failing to observe the samaya commitments
  14. denigrating women