sems gnas pa'i thabs dgu: 2 definitions
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systemssems gnas pa'i thabs dgu (嘟︵胶嘟樴溅嗉嬥絺嘟撪溅嗉嬥綌嘟犩讲嗉嬥綈嘟栢溅嗉嬥綉嘟傕酱) in Tibetan refers to the 鈥�Nine Methods for Stabilizing the Mind鈥� (i.e., the nine stages of tranquil abiding).鈥擳hey are mental placement, continuous placement, patched placement, close placement, taming the mind, pacification of the mind, complete pacification, one-pointed attention, and balanced placement.
: Rigpa Shedra: Wikisems gnas pa'i thabs dgu (嘟︵胶嘟樴溅嗉嬥絺嘟撪溅嗉嬥綌嘟犩讲嗉嬥綈嘟栢溅嗉嬥綉嘟傕酱) in Tibetan refers to the 鈥�Nine Ways of Resting the Mind鈥�.鈥擶hatever the object of our meditation, we pass through nine stages in the development of shamatha. [...] The ninth stage of resting the mind is also known as the 鈥榦ne-pointed mind of the desire realm鈥� (Tibetan: 'dod sems rtse gcig pa). These are taken from Maitreya's Ornament of Mahayana Sutras (Mah膩y膩nas奴tr膩la峁卥膩ra).
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: Nine methods for stabilizing the mind, 'jog pa, Six powers, rgyun du 'jog pa, blan te 'jog pa, nye bar 'jog pa, dul bar byed pa, zhi bar byed pa, rtse gcig tu byed pa, mnyam par 'jog pa byed pa, rnam par zhi bar byed pa, 'dod sems rtse gcig pa.
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