Commitment: 1 definition
Introduction:
Commitment 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsCommitment refers to one of to the “Four Yogas of Vajrabhairava” which are known in Tibetan as rdo rje 'jigs byed kyi rnal 'byor bzhi.—Accordingly, [while describing the transmission of secret mantra], [regarding the Sé and Mé Tantra system]: The members of the lineage (with uninterrupted Dharma transmissions) appear to be the only ones who gained high realizations of the generation and completion stages. [...] They gave expositions on what were known as the eight great guidelines [e.g., the stages of the four Yogas of Vajrabhairava (e.g., Commitment)][...].
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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Partial matches: Commitment, Te.
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Search found 116 books and stories containing Commitment, Commitments, The commitments; (plurals include: Commitments, Commitmentses, The commitmentses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 19.21 (Commentary) < [Chapter 19 (Text And Commentary)]
Commentary 1.1: Verbal definition of Commitments (dam-tshig, samaya) < [Chapter 19 (Text And Commentary)]
Commentary 1.2: The classification (of commitments) < [Chapter 19 (Text And Commentary)]
A Happy Married Life (by Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda)
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 242 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 261-262 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 106 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Liberation in early Advaita Vedanta (by Aleksandar Uskokov)
4. Vedic Theology < [Introduction]
1. Introduction < [Chapter 1 - Rethinking the idea of Scripture in Vedic Theology]
1. Liberation and the Highest Good < [Introduction]
The Indian Scene < [January - March 1972]
International Affairs: A Survey < [Jul–Sept 1971]
Cultural Change and < [April 1962]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
G20 Summit: Milestones for Traditional and Integrative Medicine < [Volume 14 (issue 5), Sep-Oct 2023]
GLOBAL AYURVEDA FESTIVAL, KOCHI < [Volume 5 (issue 3), Jul-Sep 2014]
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