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by Tenzin
Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:20 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: distinction between common & uncommon preliminaries
Replies: 21
Views: 5224

Re: distinction between common & uncommon preliminaries

I totally agree that Hinayana practitioners need to accumulate of wisdom. And Maha and Vajra yana practitioners don't? So what are mandala offerings and Ngondro practices about then? And anyway, what are you saying here? An Arhat has to accumulate wisdom whereas a Mahayana practitioner (who is a Ma...
by Tenzin
Sun Dec 25, 2011 8:41 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: distinction between common & uncommon preliminaries
Replies: 21
Views: 5224

Re: distinction between common & uncommon preliminaries

The Seeker wrote:ok back to the OP, is taking Refuge an uncommon preliminary in all traditions?
It can't be uncommon in Shravakayana tradition because its way of taking refuge is the very base of comparison ;)
by Tenzin
Sun Dec 25, 2011 8:34 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: distinction between common & uncommon preliminaries
Replies: 21
Views: 5224

Re: distinction between common & uncommon preliminaries

But I know that those who trust only in the teaching of Hinayana will not be agree with that. They would say that Buddha's qualities are not within us and these qualities can be obtained only through the accumulation of merit (good karma). This is not true. Theravadra practices do not aim merely fo...
by Tenzin
Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:00 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: distinction between common & uncommon preliminaries
Replies: 21
Views: 5224

Re: distinction between common & uncommon preliminaries

Hinayana practitioners take refuge with the intention to liberate themselves from Samsara, and to attain Nirvana (i.e. Arhat or Pratyekabuddha). Mahayana practitioners take refuge with the intention to liberate themselves from Samsara and Nirvana, and to attain Mahanirvana (i.e. Buddha). I made a s...
by Tenzin
Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:36 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: distinction between common & uncommon preliminaries
Replies: 21
Views: 5224

Re: distinction between common & uncommon preliminaries

Why is refuge considered an "uncommon" preliminary? I thought refuge is an essential part of all Buddhist paths. The reason why ngondro's refuge is considered uncommon lies in the fact that it is the Mahayana refuge. It differs from the Hinayana refuge and in this way is not common for al...

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