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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsThe Nine Categories of Knowledge Objects (in Jainism) are known in Tibetan as: shes bya tshig don dgu. They are:
- souls (箩墨惫补),
- the non-living (补箩墨惫补),
- evil (辫腻辫补),
- afflictions (腻蝉谤补惫补),
- bondage (bandha),
- merit (辫耻峁噛补),
- stopping affliction (蝉补峁僾补谤补),
- destruction of bondage (苍颈谤箩补谤腻), and
- liberation (尘辞办峁) .
See also Hopkins, Maps of the Profound, pp. 179鈥�80
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.
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Full-text: shes bya tshig don dgu, Prashna-vyakarana, Navapatarttam, Navaviyukam, Vinnanakasina, Bhavanamarga.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
1. Pure path (an膩srava-m膩rga) and Impure path (s膩srava-m膩rga) < [Part 4 - Questions relating to the dhy膩nas]
Appendix 1 - The path of the 艣r膩vakas < [Chapter XXX - The Characteristics of Praj帽膩]
X. The power of the destruction of the impurities (膩sravak峁ya-j帽膩nabala) < [Part 2 - The ten powers in particular]
Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)
4. Nine Categories of truth (Nava Tattva) < [Chapter 6 - Spirituality in Jainism]
Chapter 7 - Relevance of Science and Spirituality in Jainism in Modern Times
Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 2545: Goal of Siddhanta Philosophy < [Tantra Eight (ettam tantiram) (verses 2122-2648)]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 1.4 - The reality (鈥榯attva鈥�) < [Chapter 1 - Right Faith and Knowledge]
Socially Engaged Buddhism (with reference to Australian society) (by Phuong Thi Thu Ngo)
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Internal Austerities (Tapas) < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]