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'''[[Ground luminosity]]''' (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[གཞིའི་འོད་གསལ]]་}}, [[Wyl.]] ''[[gzhi'i 'od gsal]]'') — | '''[[Ground luminosity]]''' (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[གཞིའི་འོད་གསལ]]་}}, [[Wyl.]] ''[[gzhi'i 'od gsal]]'') — | ||
[[Sogyal Rinpoche]] writes: | [[Sogyal Rinpoche]] writes: | ||
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:In [[Dzogchen]] the fundamental, [[inherent]] [[nature]] of everything is called the "[[Ground Luminosity]]" or the "[[Mother Luminosity]]." This pervades our whole [[experience]], and is therefore the [[inherent]] [[nature]] of the [[thoughts]] and [[emotions]] that arise in our [[minds]] as well, although we do not [[recognize]] it.[...] | :In [[Dzogchen]] the fundamental, [[inherent]] [[nature]] of everything is called the "[[Ground Luminosity]]" or the "[[Mother Luminosity]]." This pervades our whole [[experience]], and is therefore the [[inherent]] [[nature]] of the [[thoughts]] and [[emotions]] that arise in our [[minds]] as well, although we do not [[recognize]] it.[...] | ||
| − | :What happens at the moment of [[death]], for everyone, is this: The [[Ground Luminosity]] dawns in vast splendor, and with it brings an opportunity for total liberation—if, and only if, you have learned how to [[recognize]] it.<ref>''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', pages 165-166.</ref> | + | :What happens at the [[moment]] of [[death]], for everyone, is this: The [[Ground Luminosity]] dawns in vast splendor, and with it brings an opportunity for total liberation—if, and only if, you have learned how to [[recognize]] it.<ref>''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', pages 165-166.</ref> |
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| + | [[dngos]] - 1) [[reality]], real, actual, [[incarnate]], genuine, explicit, direct, concrete, to [[exist]] actually to have [[real existence]], proper, fully, concreteness, [[manifest]], ture, in [[person]], [[reality]], [[embodiment]], concreteness, [[embodiment]]. | ||
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| + | 2) abbr. {[[dngos po]]} | ||
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| + | 3) [[ground luminosity]], [[substance]], thing. | ||
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| + | 4) has himself // true; the main; [[actuality]]; actual expression/ presence; actual, real [RY] | ||
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| + | [[dngos]] - real[ity], [real] [[existence]] (existent)/thing, {{Wiki|matter}}, material, ([[objective]] [[entity]], [[substance]], substantiality, property, goods, given thing, {{Wiki|perceivable}} [[entity]] serving as a base for [[cognition]]/ [[imputation]], [[substance]], substantial [[entity]], functional/ effective thing, that which is able to perform a function, [[subject]], category, that which corresponds to the meaning of a [[word]], fact, [[phenomena]], [[activity]], being, [[essence]], article (in a household, ([[conditioned]] [[entity]], {[[yod pa]]}, {[[ngo bo]]}, [[nature]], {[[dgongs pa]]}, meaning, {{Wiki|solidity}}, [[impermanent]] thing, [[objects]], [[Bhava]], (8th year, {{Wiki|male}} [[wood]] {{Wiki|dog}}, topic, [[exist]][ent], [[ground luminosity]], actual[ity], [[incarnate]], genuine, explicit, direct, proper, full, concrete[ness], [[manifest]], the main [aspect], [[embodiment]]; | ||
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| + | 1) direct, in [[person]], face to face unconcealed [[perception]]; | ||
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| + | 2) directly, not through another; 3) not made up/ false but true/ original, genuine [IW] | ||
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| + | [['chi dus kyi 'od gsal]] - [[luminosity]] of the time of [[death]] [[[ground luminosity]]] [IW] | ||
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| + | [[nyer thob gzhi'i 'od gsal]] - [[ground luminosity]] of full [[attainment]] [RY] | ||
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| + | [[dang po'i 'od gsal]] - First [[luminosity]]. The [[ground luminosity]] of [[primordial purity]] [RY] | ||
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| + | [[gnas lugs gzhi'i 'od gsal]] - [[ground luminosity]] of the natural [[state]] [RY] | ||
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| + | [[bar do dang po]] - [[First bardo]]. Usually the [[moment]] of "[[ground luminosity]]." [RY] | ||
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| + | [[bar do dang po gzhi'i 'od gsal]] - [[ground luminosity]] of the 1st [[bardo]] [IW] | ||
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| + | [[ma'i 'od gsal]] - [[Mother luminosity]]. The [[ground luminosity]] of the natural [[state]] [[inherent]] as the [[enlightened essence]] of all [[sentient beings]] [RY] | ||
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| + | [[gzhi'i 'od gsal]] - the [[basic luminosity]], [[ground luminosity]]. Syn {[[chos sku]], {[[ma'i 'od gsal]]}. the [[Clear Light]] of the ground [RY] | ||
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| + | [[gzhi'i 'od gsal]] - 'chi ba [['od gsal]],// . [[basic luminosity]], [[ground luminosity]] (syn. {[[chos sku]]. {[[ma'i 'od gsal]]} [IW] | ||
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| + | [[gzhi'i 'od gsal ka dag chos kyi sku]] - the [[primordially pure]] [[dharmakaya]] of [[ground luminosity]] [RY] | ||
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{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:17, 9 August 2022
Ground luminosity (Tib. གཞིའི་འོད་གསལ་, Wyl. gzhi'i 'od gsal) —
Sogyal Rinpoche writes:
- In Dzogchen the fundamental, inherent nature of everything is called the "Ground Luminosity" or the "Mother Luminosity." This pervades our whole experience, and is therefore the inherent nature of the thoughts and emotions that arise in our minds as well, although we do not recognize it.[...]
- What happens at the moment of death, for everyone, is this: The Ground Luminosity dawns in vast splendor, and with it brings an opportunity for total liberation—if, and only if, you have learned how to recognize it.[1]
dngos - 1) reality, real, actual, incarnate, genuine, explicit, direct, concrete, to exist actually to have real existence, proper, fully, concreteness, manifest, ture, in person, reality, embodiment, concreteness, embodiment.
2) abbr. {dngos po}
3) ground luminosity, substance, thing.
4) has himself // true; the main; actuality; actual expression/ presence; actual, real [RY]
dngos - real[ity], [real] existence (existent)/thing, matter, material, (objective entity, substance, substantiality, property, goods, given thing, perceivable entity serving as a base for cognition/ imputation, substance, substantial entity, functional/ effective thing, that which is able to perform a function, subject, category, that which corresponds to the meaning of a word, fact, phenomena, activity, being, essence, article (in a household, (conditioned entity, {yod pa}, {ngo bo}, nature, {dgongs pa}, meaning, solidity, impermanent thing, objects, Bhava, (8th year, male wood dog, topic, exist[ent], ground luminosity, actual[ity], incarnate, genuine, explicit, direct, proper, full, concrete[ness], manifest, the main [aspect], embodiment;
1) direct, in person, face to face unconcealed perception;
2) directly, not through another; 3) not made up/ false but true/ original, genuine [IW]
'chi dus kyi 'od gsal - luminosity of the time of death [[[ground luminosity]]] [IW]
nyer thob gzhi'i 'od gsal - ground luminosity of full attainment [RY]
dang po'i 'od gsal - First luminosity. The ground luminosity of primordial purity [RY]
gnas lugs gzhi'i 'od gsal - ground luminosity of the natural state [RY]
bar do dang po - First bardo. Usually the moment of "ground luminosity." [RY]
bar do dang po gzhi'i 'od gsal - ground luminosity of the 1st bardo [IW]
ma'i 'od gsal - Mother luminosity. The ground luminosity of the natural state inherent as the enlightened essence of all sentient beings [RY]
gzhi'i 'od gsal - the basic luminosity, ground luminosity. Syn {chos sku, {ma'i 'od gsal}. the Clear Light of the ground [RY]
gzhi'i 'od gsal - 'chi ba 'od gsal,// . basic luminosity, ground luminosity (syn. {chos sku. {ma'i 'od gsal} [IW]
gzhi'i 'od gsal ka dag chos kyi sku - the primordially pure dharmakaya of ground luminosity [RY]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, pages 165-166.
Alternative Translations
Further Reading
- Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, revised and updated edition (Harper San Francisco, 2002), Ch. 16 'The Ground'.
