Four lamps
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Four lamps (Wyl. sgron ma bzhi) — terms related to the path of tögal
- the far-reaching water lamp (rgyang zhags chu'i sgron ma)
- the lamp of the basic space of awareness (rig pa dbyings kyi sgron ma)
- the lamp of empty spheres (thig le stong pa'i sgron ma)
- the lamp of naturally arising wisdom (shes rab rang byung gi sgron ma)
Alternative Translations
(Padmakara)
- lamp of the far-catching water lasso
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- lamp of the empty disk of light
- lamp of self-arisen knowledge
Four luminosities (Light of Berotsana)
- luminosity of the far-sighted water lasso
- luminosity of perfectly pure space
- luminosity of the empty bindu
- luminosity of self-occuring prajña
Further Reading
- Jamgön Mipham, White Lotus, translated by the Padmakara Translation Group (Boston and London: Shambhala, 2007), pages 65-66.