Four Reliances: 2 definitions
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Four Reliances means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaFour Reliances:—A technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit pratiśaraṇa defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 53). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ‘four reliances’). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Source: Buddhist Door: GlossaryThe four standards of Right Dharma which buddhist should rely on or abide by: 1. to abide by the Dharma, not the person 2. to abide by the sutras of ultimate truth, not the sutras of incomplete truth 3. to abide by the meaning, not the word 4. to abide by the wisdom, not the consciousnessSee also (Relevant definitions)
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Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 250 / Stanza 16 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Act 9.2: Examination of the plurality of Buddha < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]