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| − | [[caturthābhiṣeka]]. (T. [[dbang bzhi pa]]; C. [[disi guanding]]; J. [[daishi kanjō]]; K. [[chesa kwanjŏng]] [[第四灌頂]]). In [[Sanskrit]], “[[fourth empowermen]]t”; the fourth of the [[four empowerments]] or [[initiations]] employed in [[ANUTTARAYOGATANTRA]], the other three being the [[vase empowerment]] ([[KALAŚĀBHIṢEKA]]), the [[secret empowerment]] ([[GUHYĀBHIṢEKA]]), and the [[knowledge of the consort empowerment ]]([[PRAJÑĀJÑĀNĀBHIṢEKA]]). After having engaged in [[sexual union]] with a [[consort]] in the third [[empowerment]], in this fourth and final [[empowerment]], the [[practitioner]] seeks to attain the state of [[innate bliss]] ([[sahajānanda]]) with the [[mind of clear light]] ([[PRABHĀSVARACITTA]]), in a [[vision]] like the natural {{Wiki|color}} of the autumn sky at dawn, free from [[moonlight]], sunlight, and {{Wiki|darkness}}. The [[initiation]] is also called the “[[word empowerment]]” ([[Śabdābhiṣeka]]) because the [[teacher]] will identify this state for the [[disciple]]. | + | |
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| + | [[caturthābhiṣeka]]. (T. [[dbang bzhi pa]]; C. [[disi guanding]]; J. [[daishi kanjō]]; K. [[chesa kwanjŏng]] [[第四灌頂]]). In [[Sanskrit]], “[[fourth empowermen]]t”; [[the fourth]] of the [[four empowerments]] or [[initiations]] employed in [[ANUTTARAYOGATANTRA]], the other three being the [[vase empowerment]] ([[KALAŚĀBHIṢEKA]]), the [[secret empowerment]] | ||
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| + | ([[GUHYĀBHIṢEKA]]), and the [[knowledge of the consort empowerment ]]([[PRAJÑĀJÑĀNĀBHIṢEKA]]). After having engaged in [[sexual union]] with a [[consort]] in the third [[empowerment]], in this fourth and final [[empowerment]], the [[practitioner]] seeks to attain the [[state]] of [[innate bliss]] ([[sahajānanda]]) with the [[mind of clear light]] | ||
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| + | ([[PRABHĀSVARACITTA]]), in a [[vision]] like the natural {{Wiki|color}} of the autumn sky at dawn, free from [[moonlight]], sunlight, and {{Wiki|darkness}}. The [[initiation]] is also called the “[[word empowerment]]” ([[Śabdābhiṣeka]]) because the | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:05, 27 February 2024
caturthābhiṣeka. (T. dbang bzhi pa; C. disi guanding; J. daishi kanjō; K. chesa kwanjŏng 第四灌頂). In Sanskrit, “fourth empowerment”; the fourth of the four empowerments or initiations employed in ANUTTARAYOGATANTRA, the other three being the vase empowerment (KALAŚĀBHIṢEKA), the secret empowerment
(GUHYĀBHIṢEKA), and the knowledge of the consort empowerment (PRAJÑĀJÑĀNĀBHIṢEKA). After having engaged in sexual union with a consort in the third empowerment, in this fourth and final empowerment, the practitioner seeks to attain the state of innate bliss (sahajānanda) with the mind of clear light
(PRABHĀSVARACITTA), in a vision like the natural color of the autumn sky at dawn, free from moonlight, sunlight, and darkness. The initiation is also called the “word empowerment” (Śabdābhiṣeka) because the
teacher will identify this state for the disciple.
Source
The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism by Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr.
