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- Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:20 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: distinction between common & uncommon preliminaries
- Replies: 21
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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...
- 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
It can't be uncommon in Shravakayana tradition because its way of taking refuge is the very base of comparisonThe Seeker wrote:ok back to the OP, is taking Refuge an uncommon preliminary in all traditions?
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...