Essence of the Mahayana Teachings
author: Khenpo Samdup
edition: 2015, Majnu ka Tila
pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780986446016
Topic: Mahayana
3.2 - Pratimoksha Vows
This page describes Pratimoksha Vows which is part 3.2 located on page 50 in the book: Essence of the Mahayana Teachings by Khenpo Samdup. This book is a commentary on Jigten Sumgon’s Lam Rim text and contains the summarized essence of the Buddha’s teachings contained within the Sutras and Tantras. It is part of the series “the four trainings”. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Pratimoksha Vows” according to 87 books dealing with Buddhism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) [by Gyurme Dorje]
As to the first: One might think that these three kinds of vow are completely contradictory because for pious attendants the four inimical defeats (phas-pham-pa bzhi) are the basic (vows of pratimoksha) to be guarded against, and their branches include (vows) not to drink ale and so forth; and because for Bodhisattvas acts harmful to sentient beings are ostensibly opposed....
Read full contents: Commentary 3: Gathering the Three Trainings without Contradiction
The Great Chariot [by Longchenpa]
Thus, at the time of arousing bodhicitta, even if we have not been designated by the name of one who has taken the pratimoksha vows, we must be able to make a commitment with a similar meaning, not to cut off life and so forth. Therefore, we will certainly have a similar support. That from transgressing the sense of that vow a wrong attitude will arise is certain. If we are not able to take the appropriate version of the pratimoksha vow, nothing at all will arise....
Read full contents: 2a) The general explanation of arising and entering
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) [by George N. Roerich]
Lineage of the pratimoksha vow. [Full title: Lineage of the pratimoksha vow (so so thar pa i sdom brgyud kyi skabs. Chandra 34;Chengdu 57-59; Roerich 34).] In this country of Snows there exist three lineages of ordination: The first lineage: Acarya Nagarjuna, Bhavya, Shrigupta (dpal sbas), Jnanagarbha (ye shes snying po), Shantarakshita (zhi ba tsho), and then (transmitted) through sba ratna. This lineage of bla chen dgongs pa rab gsal and other great teachers, has been transmitted in khams....
Read full contents: Chapter 6 - Lineage of the pratimoksha vow
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