shes bya tshig don dgu: 1 definition
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shes bya tshig don dgu 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 Systemsshes bya tshig don dgu (ཤེས་བྱ་ཚིག་དོན་དགུ) in Tibetan refers to the �Nine Categories of Knowledge Objects�. They are: souls (jīva), the non-living (ajīva), evil (pāpa), afflictions (āsrava), bondage (bandha), merit (puṇya), stopping affliction (saṃvara), destruction of bondage (nirjarā), and liberation (mokṣa). See also Hopkins, Maps of the Profound, pp. 179�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’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
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