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'''Three doors''' (Tib. ''go sum''; [[Wyl.]] ''sgo gsum'') — the body, speech and mind are known as the three doors, through which we accumulate either positive or negative [[karma]]. Of the three, the mind is the ‘boss’, and the body and speech are subservient.
A person's '''three doors''' (Skt. ''tridvāra''; Tib. ''go sum''; [[Wyl.]] ''sgo gsum'') are his or her:
*body (Skt. ''kāya''; Tib. ''lü''; Wyl. ''lus''),  
*speech (Skt. ''vāk''; Tib. ''ngak''; Wyl. ''ngag''), and  
*mind (Skt. ''citta''; Tib. ''yi''; Wyl. ''yid'').
 
Through these three doors, we accumulate either positive or negative [[karma]]. Of the three, the mind is the ‘boss’, and the body and speech are subservient.




Revision as of 14:07, 29 May 2009

A person's three doors (Skt. tridvāra; Tib. go sum; Wyl. sgo gsum) are his or her:

  • body (Skt. kāya; Tib. lü; Wyl. lus),
  • speech (Skt. vāk; Tib. ngak; Wyl. ngag), and
  • mind (Skt. citta; Tib. yi; Wyl. yid).

Through these three doors, we accumulate either positive or negative karma. Of the three, the mind is the ‘boss’, and the body and speech are subservient.

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