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Effortless Spontaneity: The Dzogchen Commentaries by Nubchen Sangye Yeshe

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A Note on the Editions of the Orally Transmitted Injunctions of the Nyingma 63 2 Overview of the Root Texts in Their Various Versions 67 3 Categories of Variants 70 1 rJe btsan dam pa'i 'grel pa / Commentary on the Holy Revered One (jdg) 74 2 Byang chub sems bde ba 'phra bkod kyi don 'grel / Meaning Commentary on the Inlaid Jewel of Bliss, the Enlightened Mind (dpg) 86 3 rDo rje gzong phugs kyi 'grel pa / Commentary on the Adamantine Piercing Awl (dzg) 118 4 rTse mo byung rgyal 'grel pa / Commentary on the Victorious Peak (tbg) 150

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  • These dichotomies are brought to bear in classifying contemplation into two distinct categories: effortful practices with forceful actions, scripted techniques, and guided activity based on ordinary mind, and effortless practices focused on letting-go and self-emergence that elicit the agency of primordial knowing.

    “These dichotomies are also brought to bear in classifying a special type of human action, namely the religious practice of contemplation, into two distinct categories: (i) a category of practices classified as 'effortful' with a variety of forceful actions constituting scripted techniques and guided activity involving intention and modulation based on the ordinary mind, and (ii) a contrasting”

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Esler, D.
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2023-03-13
DOI
10.1163/9789004536371
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  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
Keywords
oral transmission, textual variants, Tibetan Buddhist texts, Nyingma

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