Four preparations: 1 definition
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Four preparations 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 Preparations refers to the “preliminary practices for Tantra” and are known in Tibetan as sngon 'gro sbyor ba bzhi.—Accordingly, [while describing the early Kagyü arrangements of Mahāmudrā], [regarding the yoga of the co-emergent]: [...] It also is said: “Mind itself is co-emergent with the dharmakāya; Conceptual thoughts are the co-emergent waves of the dharmakāya; Appearances are the co-emergent light of the dharmakāya. Appearances and mind are inseparably co-emergent”.—The meaning of the statement is explained as threefold: in light of an emphasis on devotion and disgust, there is (1) the preliminary, that is, the four preparations, (2) the actual, that is, the two-aspected identification, and (3) the follow-up, that is, inner experience in relation to appearing objects. Of these, the preliminary is the same as usual; the two aspects of the actual are tranquil abiding and superior insight.
The Four Preparations are:
- Prostration,
- Vajrasattva purification meditation,
- Guru Yoga,
- Mandala offerings.
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)
Full-text (+16): Purification meditation, Guruyoga, Mandala offering, Parikarma, sngon 'gro sbyor ba bzhi, Prostration, Avamardana, Guruvacana, Paravacana, Chindana, Anacchindana, Anacchedana, Nirvanamarga, Margapratishthita, Parasamtana, Acchedana, Acodana, Utkarshana, Pamsana, Shilaskandha.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
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