Four opponent powers, Four powers, Four strengths: 1 definition
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Four opponent powers 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 Four Opponent Powers (in confession practice) are known in Tibetan as stobs bzhi.—Accordingly, [while describing the history and biography of the great Jé Tsongkhapa], [regarding the textual systems he studied]: [...] On the advice of Jetsün Mañjughoṣa, Jé decided to go away for intensive practice. Lama Umapa, who was on his way to eastern Tibet, escorted him, and master and disciple arrived in Lhasa. [...] Umapa went on to eastern Tibet, and when Jé Lama reached the age of thirty-six, nine men — the master and eight disciples — went to Ölkha Chölung for intensive practice. Immediately upon arrival, considering it vital, all of them, master and disciple alike, first worked hard at the confession practice that includes all Four Opponent Powers. Jé himself performed confession of downfalls accompanied by prostrations, to the point where the skin of his fingers and toes cracked, and imprints of his hands, feet, and head appeared in the stone floor. He used a rather large, square stone as the base for his offering mandala, so his forearm skin became raw and broken from wiping it with his forearm. Nowadays, the stone that became so smooth from his prostrations can still be seen.
The The Four Opponent Powers are:
- Recognition of one’s transgression,
- Regret at its commission,
- A promise not to repeat, and
- Purification, e.g., through visualization and mantra recitation or meditation on emptiness.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Power, Purification.
Full-text: stobs bzhi, Recognition, Regret, Purification, Promise, Balani Sutta, Sankhana Sutta, Panna Sutta, Kshetrajna.
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