Mind class: 1 definition
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Mind class means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsThe Mind Class refers to one of the 鈥�Three Classes of Dzokchen鈥� which are known in Tibetan as rdzogs chen gyi sde gsum.鈥擶hen one analyzes the subdivisions of Dzokchen, there is the mind class, the expanse class, and the special-instruction class. [...] In the mind class, whatever appears is mind, and since mind itself appears as self-originated gnosis, there is nothing other than self-originated gnosis. In terms of how it leads to the end of this path, it is a lot like Mah膩mudr膩, but the Nyingmapas claim there are great differences in meaning between the two, because Mah膩mudr膩 practitioners put their emphasis on the object, while mind-class practitioners establish the subject, mind itself, as awareness that is empty and primordially pure.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: bka' ma, Oral tradition, 'jam dpal bshes gnyen, rdzogs chen gyi sde gsum, Three classes, Mid, Expanse class, Special-instruction class, Manjushrimitra, Semde.
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Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 4 - Mind Class < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
Chapter 3c - Lineages belonging to rong zom < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
Chapter 6 - First incarnation series (vii): rol pa'i rdo rje (Karmapa IV) < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagy眉 (traditions)]