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| − | [[Image:Bodhisattva.JPG|frame|[[Bodhisattva]] [[sangha]] from the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] Field of Merit]] | + | [[Image:Bodhisattva.JPG|frame|[[Bodhisattva]] [[sangha]] from the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] [[Field of Merit]]]] |
| − | '''Ten [[bhumi]]s''' (Skt. ''[[daśabhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[sa chu]]''; Wyl. ''[[sa bcu]]'') | + | '''Ten [[bhumi]]s''' (Skt. ''[[daśabhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[sa chu]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[sa bcu]]'') |
| − | </noinclude>#[[Perfect Joy]] (Skt. ''[[pramuditābhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[rabtu gawa]]''; Wyl. ''[[rab tu dga’ ba]]'')<br> | + | </noinclude>#[[Perfect Joy]] (Skt. ''[[pramuditābhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[rabtu gawa]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[rab tu dga’ ba]]'')<br> |
| − | #Immaculate / Stainless (Skt. ''[[vimalābhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[drima mepa]]''; Wyl. ''[[dri ma med pa]]'') <br> | + | #Immaculate / Stainless (Skt. ''[[vimalābhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[drima mepa]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[dri ma med pa]]'') <br> |
| − | #Luminous / Illuminating (Skt. ''[[prabhākarībhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[ö jepa]]''; Wyl. ''[[‘od byed pa]]'') <br> | + | #Luminous / [[Illuminating]] (Skt. ''[[prabhākarībhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[ö jepa]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[‘od byed pa]]'') <br> |
| − | #Radiant (Skt. ''[[arciṣmatībhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[ö tro chen]]''; Wyl. ''[[‘od ‘phro can]]'') <br> | + | #Radiant (Skt. ''[[arciṣmatībhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[ö tro chen]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[‘od ‘phro can]]'') <br> |
| − | #Hard to Keep / Hard to Conquer (Skt. ''[[sudurjayābhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[shintu jankawa]]''; Wyl. ''[[shin tu sbyang dka’ ba]]'') <br> | + | #Hard to Keep / Hard to Conquer (Skt. ''[[sudurjayābhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[shintu jankawa]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[shin tu sbyang dka’ ba]]'') <br> |
| − | #Clearly Manifest (Skt. ''[[abhimukhībhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[ngöntu gyurpa]]''; Wyl. ''[[mngon du gyur ba]]'') <br> | + | #Clearly [[Manifest]] (Skt. ''[[abhimukhībhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[ngöntu gyurpa]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[mngon du gyur ba]]'') <br> |
| − | #Far Progressed (Skt. ''[[duraṅgamabhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[ringtu songwa]]''; Wyl. ''[[ring du song ba]]'') <br> | + | #Far Progressed (Skt. ''[[duraṅgamabhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[ringtu songwa]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[ring du song ba]]'') <br> |
| − | #Immovable (Skt. ''[[acālabhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[miyowa]]''; Wyl. ''[[mi g.yo ba]]'') <br> | + | #[[Immovable]] (Skt. ''[[acālabhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[miyowa]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[mi g.yo ba]]'') <br> |
| − | #Perfect Intellect (Skt. ''[[sādhuṃatībhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[lekpé lodrö]]''; Wyl. ''[[legs pa’i blo gros]]'') <br> | + | #Perfect {{Wiki|Intellect}} (Skt. ''[[sādhuṃatībhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[lekpé lodrö]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[legs pa’i blo gros]]'') <br> |
| − | #Cloud of Dharma (Skt. ''[[dharmameghaābhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[chökyi trin]]''; Wyl. ''[[chos kyi sprin]]'')<noinclude> | + | #Cloud of [[Dharma]] (Skt. ''[[dharmameghaābhūmi]]''; Tib. ''[[chökyi trin]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[chos kyi sprin]]'')<noinclude> |
| − | The eleventh bhumi, Universal Radiance (Tib. ''[[kuntu ö]]''; Wyl. ''[[kun tu 'od]]''), is [[buddhahood]] according to the [[sutra]] system. | + | The eleventh [[bhumi]], [[Universal]] Radiance (Tib. ''[[kuntu ö]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[kun tu 'od]]''), is [[buddhahood]] according to the [[sutra]] system. |
| − | ===Related to the subtle body=== | + | ===Related to the [[subtle body]]=== |
| − | There are twenty-two knots between the [[central channel]] and the two lateral channels. As they become freed, pair by pair, the meditator attains the successive bhumis, from the first to the eleventh, up to [[buddhahood]].<ref>*From the notes to ''Retreat at the Hermit's Cave'' in the ''Life of Shabkar''. </ref> | + | There are twenty-two knots between the [[central channel]] and the two lateral channels. As they become freed, pair by pair, the [[meditator]] attains the successive [[bhumis]], from the first to the eleventh, up to [[buddhahood]].<ref>*From the notes to ''[[Retreat]] at the Hermit's {{Wiki|Cave}}'' in the ''[[Life]] of [[Shabkar]]''. </ref> |
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| − | ==Literature== | + | =={{Wiki|Literature}}== |
*[[Sutra of the Ten Bhumis]] | *[[Sutra of the Ten Bhumis]] | ||
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
*Ten levels | *Ten levels | ||
| − | *Ten grounds | + | *[[Ten grounds]] |
| − | *Ten stages | + | *[[Ten stages]] |
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
Revision as of 01:09, 1 April 2014
- See also :
- See also :
Ten bhumis (Skt. daśabhūmi; Tib. sa chu; Wyl. sa bcu)
- Perfect Joy (Skt. pramuditābhūmi; Tib. rabtu gawa; Wyl. rab tu dga’ ba)
- Immaculate / Stainless (Skt. vimalābhūmi; Tib. drima mepa; Wyl. dri ma med pa)
- Luminous / Illuminating (Skt. prabhākarībhūmi; Tib. ö jepa; Wyl. ‘od byed pa)
- Radiant (Skt. arciṣmatībhūmi; Tib. ö tro chen; Wyl. ‘od ‘phro can)
- Hard to Keep / Hard to Conquer (Skt. sudurjayābhūmi; Tib. shintu jankawa; Wyl. shin tu sbyang dka’ ba)
- Clearly Manifest (Skt. abhimukhībhūmi; Tib. ngöntu gyurpa; Wyl. mngon du gyur ba)
- Far Progressed (Skt. duraṅgamabhūmi; Tib. ringtu songwa; Wyl. ring du song ba)
- Immovable (Skt. acālabhūmi; Tib. miyowa; Wyl. mi g.yo ba)
- Perfect Intellect (Skt. sādhuṃatībhūmi; Tib. lekpé lodrö; Wyl. legs pa’i blo gros)
- Cloud of Dharma (Skt. dharmameghaābhūmi; Tib. chökyi trin; Wyl. chos kyi sprin)
The eleventh bhumi, Universal Radiance (Tib. kuntu ö; Wyl. kun tu 'od), is buddhahood according to the sutra system.
Related to the subtle body
There are twenty-two knots between the central channel and the two lateral channels. As they become freed, pair by pair, the meditator attains the successive bhumis, from the first to the eleventh, up to buddhahood.[1]
Footnotes
Literature
Alternative Translations
- Ten levels
- Ten grounds
- Ten stages
Further Reading
- Appendix 12, 'The Bodhisattva Bhumis' pp.201-205 in The Light of Wisdom Volume 1. Root text by Padmasambhava and commentary by Jamgön Kongtrül the Great. Published by Shambhala Publications ISBN 0-87773-566-2
