Essence of the Mahayana Teachings
author: Khenpo Samdup
edition: 2015, Majnu ka Tila
pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780986446016
Topic: Mahayana
2.2 - Contemplating the Difficulty of Finding Precious Human Birth
This page describes Contemplating the Difficulty of Finding Precious Human Birth which is part 2.2 located on page 32 in the book: Essence of the Mahayana Teachings by Khenpo Samdup. This book is a commentary on Jigten Sumgon’s Lam Rim text and contains the summarized essence of the Buddha’s teachings contained within the Sutras and Tantras. It is part of the series “abandoning the faults of the vessel�. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Contemplating the Difficulty of Finding Precious Human Birth� according to 246 books dealing with Buddhism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Bodhisattvacharyavatara [by Andreas Kretschmar]
Truly appreciating the difficulty of obtaining a human body will gradually lead to pure perception. Therefore, do not belittle this contemplation and regard it as unimportant. Contemplating the difficulty of obtaining the human body is part of the contemplation of the truth of suffering and has great implications....
Read full contents: Text Section 207
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) [by Gyurme Dorje]
It comments on Ch. 12. 10):] Among those awareness-holders, there are some in the respective abodes of (-yi) the humans (mi-dang) of the four continents, of the gods (lha-dang) of the desire realm, and the Brahma Gods (tshangs-pa) and so forth....
Read full contents: Text 12.10 (Commentary)
The Great Chariot [by Longchenpa]
As for mastery of life, having reached the great, supreme Dharma, by attaining the body of the vajra kaya, we are without birth and death. The path of seeing mind arises. The same text says: Final and ultimate entry into seeing the meaning Is accomplished by the siddhi of practicing vajra feasts. Defiled body elements and the birth places are exhausted, Becoming the vajra body in the family of life. In the dharmas of seeing is transcendence of suffering....
Read full contents: 1d.3) The particulars of the Sangha jewel
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