yid kyi: 1 definition
Introduction:
yid kyi 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)
yid kyi (ཡིད་ཀྱི) [=yid-kyi skye-mched] refers to the “the activity field of the intellect” and represents one of the “twelve activity fields” (in Tibetan: skye-mched bcu-gnyis; Sanskrit: dvādaśāyatana).—[Cf. Mahāvyutpatti 2027-39. 13, 55-6»
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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Starts with: yid kyi las, yid kyi las yongs su dag pa, yid kyi lus, yid kyi mngon sum gyi tshad ma, yid kyi skye mched, yid kyis legs par brtags pa, yid kyis nyes par spyad pa.
Full-text (+23): yid kyis nyes par spyad pa, yid kyis legs par brtags pa, yid kyi las, yid kyi lus, yid kyi 'dus te reg pa, yid kyi mngon sum gyi tshad ma, yid kyi las yongs su dag pa, Yi shan xun si, yid kyi skye mched, lus dang ngag dang yid kyi las, rnam par rtog pa'i yid kyi rnam par shes pa, Fen bie yi shi, yid kyi 'dus te reg pa las byung ba'i 'du shes, yid kyi 'dus te reg pa las byung ba'i sems pa, lus dang ngag dang yid kyi las thabs kyis zin pa, Yi e xing, yid, Manoyatana, Yi gen, Yi xian liang.
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Search found 10 books and stories containing yid kyi; (plurals include: yid kyis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Candrakirti's Pancaskandhaprakarana. I. Tibetan text < [Volume 40 (1979)]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 20.8 (Commentary) < [Chapter 20 (Text And Commentary)]
Text 20.11 (Commentary) < [Chapter 20 (Text And Commentary)]
Text 20.5 (Commentary) < [Chapter 20 (Text And Commentary)]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 97 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 117 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 202 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Running the Numbers for the Path of Mantra < [Volume 12, Issue 3 (2021)]
Piercing to the Pith of the Body < [Volume 8, Issue 9 (2017)]
Preparatory Guidelines for Meditation in Pre-Modern Sino-Tibetan Buddhist... < [Volume 16, Issue 5 (2025)]
Tibet (Myth, Religion and History) (by Tsewang Gyalpo Arya)
9. Zhangzhung sMar yig as the Source < [Chapter 5 - Tibetan Language and Writing System]
2. Genesis; the Tibetan Calendar < [Chapter 4 - King Srongtsan Gampo and His Period]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)