Essence of the Mahayana Teachings
author: Khenpo Samdup
edition: 2015, Majnu ka Tila
pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780986446016
Topic: Mahayana
2.4 - Contemplating the Defects of Samsara
This page describes Contemplating the Defects of Samsara which is part 2.4 located on page 36 in the book: Essence of the Mahayana Teachings by Khenpo Samdup. This book is a commentary on Jigten Sumgon’s Lam Rim text and contains the summarized essence of the Buddha’s teachings contained within the Sutras and Tantras. It is part of the series “abandoning the faults of the vessel”. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Contemplating the Defects of Samsara” according to 154 books dealing with Buddhism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Great Chariot [by Longchenpa]
O son of noble family, wherever there are those who wander in samsara, they do not think of how their own bodies adorned with the freedoms and favors, are so hard to obtain. Because of the bad company of non-spiritual friends, they are whirled about in samsara, and tormented in flames of suffering. Nevertheless, by contemplating the freedoms and favors, you will be completely liberated from samsara. Therefore you should do that....
Read full contents: Part 2 - The Instruction that We Should Exert ourselves in the Dharma Day and Night
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) [by Gyurme Dorje]
This is reminiscent of a common Sutra which reveals that when the dwarf Angullmala had formed a garland of the fingers of nine hundred and ninety-nine men whom he had slain, he was tamed by the Buddha and then shown to have (ultimately) no defect. However it was in fact an emanation of the Tathagatas who slew phantom human beings of his own emanation so that the garland was strung. Intending that the supreme antidotes would be untainted by defects for the sake of posterity....
Read full contents: Commentary 3.2: The Recognition of Rudra
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] [by Ganganatha Jha]
Kamalashila’s commentary (tattvasamgrahapanjika): ‘Pramanatve’—the Locative is to be construed with ‘laghavam’, ‘Which is not found, in Inference’;—because it needs a Corroborative Instance and because defects are possible in it; the defect being that it is annulled by Cognition derived from the Veda which is equal in authority to Perception.—(2109-2110) The other party raises an objection—As a rule that alone is regarded as a ‘Defect’ in argument which is admitted by both parties; in the case...
Read full contents: Verse 2109-2110
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