ye shes lnga: 1 definition
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ye shes lnga 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)
ye shes lnga (ཡེ་ཤེས་ལྔ) in Tibetan refers to the “Five Gnoses”.—Accordingly, [while describing the Bön standpoint on meditation], [quoting from the “Ornament of Sunlight”, pp. 376–85]: “[...] In the center of the divine palace of the precious essential mind, abiding on the eight petals of the veins, are the five elemental essences. In the center of that are the five gnoses [ye shes lnga], like a ball of rolled-up colored threads. In the center of that is a sphere of light, which is the Bön body. That has an empty nature, so it does not go to the extreme of permanence, and it is cognitive and clear, so it does not go to the extreme of annihilation.
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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Full-text: Five wisdoms, Wu zhi.
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Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 15.31 (Commentary) < [Chapter 15 (Text and Commentary)]
Text 13.8 (Commentary) < [Chapter 13 (Text and Commentary)]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
History of Science in South Asia
Tibetan Bonpo Mendrup: The Precious Formula’s Transmission < [Special Issue]