Five downfalls, Five offenses, Five transgressions: 1 definition
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Five downfalls 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 SystemsThe Five Divisions of the Downfalls are known in Tibetan as ltung ba sde lnga. They are:
- downfalls entailing expulsion,
- downfalls entailing suspension,
- minor transgressions,
- “confessable” transgressions, and
- small infractions.
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: The, The, Division, Te.
Full-text (+42): ltung ba sde lnga, Anussavanasampanna, Pancadosavivajjita, Satyanuvrata, Anussavanavipatti, Aparigrahanuvrata, Atibhara, Kandarpa, Atibhararopana, Maukharya, Kautkucya, Rahobhyakhyana, Anangakrida, Kutalekhakriya, Ahimsanuvrata, Stenaprayoga, Paravivahakarana, Mithyopadesha, Arthadana, Nyasapahara.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 7.23 - The five transgressions of the right-believer (samyagdṛṣṭi) < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
Verse 7.33 - The transgressions of Sāmāyika-vrata < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
Verse 7.26 - The transgressions of the minor vow of truthfulness < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
The three Silavratas < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
The four Siksavratas < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
The five Anuvratas < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 7 - The explanation of the twenty downfalls, together with the associated qualities < [B. the extensive explanation of arousing bodhicitta]
Mahāprajñāpāramitā Mañjuśrīparivarta Sūtra
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Purvapranidhana Sutra
Vimalakirti Sutra (by John R. McRae)
Chapter III - Disciples < [Fascicle One]