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[[Samaya-sattva]] ([[Sanskrit]]). ‘[[Symbolic being]]’. In the course of [[tantric]] [[sādhanas]], the [[practitioner]] generates an image of the focal deity—either as himself or in front—which is understood as a [[representation]] of that [[deity]] as a model for {{Wiki|worship}} ([[pūjā]]) or personal [[transformation]]. The image is contrast to the actual presence of the [[deity]], the [[jñāna-sattva]]. | [[Samaya-sattva]] ([[Sanskrit]]). ‘[[Symbolic being]]’. In the course of [[tantric]] [[sādhanas]], the [[practitioner]] generates an image of the focal deity—either as himself or in front—which is understood as a [[representation]] of that [[deity]] as a model for {{Wiki|worship}} ([[pūjā]]) or personal [[transformation]]. The image is contrast to the actual presence of the [[deity]], the [[jñāna-sattva]]. | ||
| − | In terms of [[kyérim]]―‘[[generation]]’ or ‘[[development phase]]’ of practice, the goal of which is to {{Wiki|purify}} our [[perception]] into the [[purity]] of our inherent [[nature]]―[[samayasattva]] ( Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[དམ་ཚིག་སེམས་དཔའ་]]}} , Wyl. dam tshig [[ | + | In terms of [[kyérim]]―‘[[generation]]’ or ‘[[development phase]]’ of practice, the goal of which is to {{Wiki|purify}} our [[perception]] into the [[purity]] of our inherent [[nature]]―[[samayasattva]] ( Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[དམ་ཚིག་སེམས་དཔའ་]]}} , Wyl. [[dam tshig sems dpa]]) ―[[commitment being]]―is when we arise in the [[form]] of the [[deity]], having first practised the three [[samadhis]]. |
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Latest revision as of 05:54, 27 October 2013
Samaya-sattva (Sanskrit). ‘Symbolic being’. In the course of tantric sādhanas, the practitioner generates an image of the focal deity—either as himself or in front—which is understood as a representation of that deity as a model for worship (pūjā) or personal transformation. The image is contrast to the actual presence of the deity, the jñāna-sattva.
In terms of kyérim―‘generation’ or ‘development phase’ of practice, the goal of which is to purify our perception into the purity of our inherent nature―samayasattva ( Tib. དམ་ཚིག་སེམས་དཔའ་ , Wyl. dam tshig sems dpa) ―commitment being―is when we arise in the form of the deity, having first practised the three samadhis.
