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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsThe Six Categories (in the Vai艣e峁ka system of Hindu philosophy) are known in Tibetan as tshig don drug.鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the Indian schools and the history of the non-Buddhist extremists]: The Vai艣e峁kas say that there are many distinctions of the general and the particular to be made via the six categories, so they are known as 鈥淧articularizers鈥� (Vai艣e峁kas). [...] The practices for attaining liberation are ablution, receiving initiation, fasting, celibacy when residing in the guru鈥檚 home, dwelling in the forest, sacrificial offering, charity, and so forth. In time, by cultivating a yoga learned through the guru鈥檚 instruction, we come to understand that the self is a different entity from the sense faculties, and so forth, and to see the real nature of the self. And, when we fully comprehend the nature of the six categories, then we understand that the self is pervasive in nature but without activity, and we no longer accumulate any wholesome or unwholesome karma. [...] So say the Naiy膩yikas and Vai艣e峁kas.
The Six categories are:
- substance,
- quality,
- generality,
- particularity,
- activity, and
- inherence.
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)
Partial matches: Six.
Full-text (+6): Abhava, Padartha, Activity, Generality, Particularity, Inherence, tshig don drug, Substance, Quality, Nyayalilavati, Samkhya, Varyovida, Kanada, Varadaraja, Vyomashiva, Mudradharana, Vaishnavamudradharanagaurava, Danu, Vaishnavamudradharana, Vaishnavamudra.
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Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali (by Ganganatha Jha)
Text 11 < [Chapter 3 - Similarities and Dissimilarities among Categories]
Text 1: Purpose of the Science < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Text 18 < [Chapter 3 - Similarities and Dissimilarities among Categories]
Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 573 < [Chapter 10 - The Examination of the First Category鈥斺�楽ubstance鈥橾
Verse 572 < [Chapter 10 - The Examination of the First Category鈥斺�楽ubstance鈥橾
Verse 547-548 < [Chapter 10 - The Examination of the First Category鈥斺�楽ubstance鈥橾
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) (by Diptimani Goswami)
Nature of Abh膩va < [Chapter 7 - Abh膩va (Non-existence)]
Abh膩va as a Separate Category < [Chapter 7 - Abh膩va (Non-existence)]
Categories in the Vai艣e峁ka system < [Chapter 2 - Salient features of Ny膩ya-Vai艣e峁ka System]
Pratyabhijna and Shankara鈥檚 Advaita (comparative study) (by Ranjni M.)
2. Categories in Pratyabhij帽膩 and Advaita < [Chapter 3 - The nature of Universe and Individual Self in Pratybhij帽膩 and Advaita]
8. Special Features of M膩y膩 in Pratyabhij帽膩 and Advaita < [Chapter 4 - Ultimate Reality and God in Pratyabhij帽膩 and Advaita]
5. M膩y膩 in Pratyabhij帽膩 < [Chapter 4 - Ultimate Reality and God in Pratyabhij帽膩 and Advaita]
Temples of Purushottama Kshetra Puri (by Ratnakar Mohapatra)
3. Socio-religious Conditions of Purusottama-ksetra < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada D膩sa)