Difference between revisions of "Path of accumulation"

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The path of accumulation (Skt. sambhāramārga; Tib. ཚོགས་ལམ་, tsoklam; Wyl. tshogs lam) is the first of the five paths. It is divided into greater, intermediate and lesser stages.

“It is called the path of accumulation because it is the stage at which one makes a special effort to gather the accumulation of merit, and also because it marks the beginning of many incalculable aeons of gathering the accumulations.

On the lesser path of accumulation it is uncertain when one will reach the path of joining. On the intermediate path of accumulation it is certain that one will reach the path of joining in the very next lifetime. On the greater path of accumulation it is certain that one will reach the path of joining within that very same lifetime.”

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+The '''[[path of accumulation]]''' (Skt. ''[[sambhāramārga]]''; Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[ཚོགས་ལམ་]]}}, ''[[tsoklam]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[tshogs lam]]'') is the first of the [[five paths]]. It is divided into greater, [[intermediate]] and lesser stages.
+[[Patrul Rinpoche]] says:
+:“It is called the [[path of accumulation]] because it is the stage at which one makes a special [[effort]] to [[gather]] the [[accumulation]] of [[merit]], and also because it marks the beginning of many [[incalculable]] [[aeons]] of [[gathering]] the [[accumulations]].
+:On the lesser [[path of accumulation]] it is uncertain when one will reach the [[path of joining]]. On the [[intermediate]] [[path of accumulation]] it is certain that one will reach the [[path]] of joining in the very next [[lifetime]]. On the greater [[path of accumulation]] it is certain that one will reach the [[path]] of joining within that very same [[lifetime]].”
+==See Also==
+* [[Five paths]]
+==External Links==
+*{{LH|tibetan-masters/nyingma-masters/patrul-rinpoche/stages-and-paths|''A Brief Guide to the Stages and Paths of the Bodhisattvas'' by Patrul Rinpoche}}
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+[[Category:Buddhist Terms]]
+[[Category:Paths and Stages]]
+[[Category:Tibetan Buddhism]]