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| − | [[prajñājñānābhiṣeka]]. (T. [[shes rab y e shes ky i dbang]]). In [[Sanskrit]], lit., “[[knowledge of the wisdom empowerment]],” with [[wisdom]] ([[PRAJÑĀ]]) here referring to a [[tantric consort]]. It is the third of the [[four empowerments]] or [[initiations]] employ ed in the [[ANUTTARAYOGATANTRA]]s, the other three being the [[vase empowerment]] ([[KALAŚĀBHIṢEKA]]) and the [[secret empowerment]] ([[GUHYĀBHIṢEKA]]) that precede it, and the fourth [[empowerment ]]([[CATURTHĀBHIṢEKA]]), which follows it. Having received the [[vase empowerment]], in the [[secret empowerment]] the [[disciple]] ingests a drop of fluid (called [[BODHICITTA]]) that results from the {{Wiki|sexual}} intercourse of his [[master]] and a [[consort]]. In the [[knowledge]] of the [[consort]] [[empowerment]], the [[disciple]] engages in {{Wiki|sexual}} union with the same [[consort]], resulting in increasing levels of [[bliss]], which is said to result as a drop ([[BINDU]]) that ascends through the [[central channel]] ([[AVADHŪTĪ]]). Although later [[monastic]] [[Wikipedia:Exegesis|exegetes]] would interpret these [[empowerments]] [[symbolically]], it appears that they were originally practiced as the [[tantric]] systems developed in [[India]], and they continued to be practiced among certain groups of {{Wiki|adepts}} in [[Tibet]]. | + | |
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| + | [[prajñājñānābhiṣeka]]. (T. [[shes rab y e shes ky i dbang]]). In [[Sanskrit]], lit., “[[knowledge of the wisdom empowerment]],” with [[wisdom]] ([[PRAJÑĀ]]) here referring to a [[tantric consort]]. It is the third of the [[four empowerments]] or [[initiations]] employ ed in the [[ANUTTARAYOGATANTRA]]s, the other three being the [[vase empowerment]] | ||
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| + | ([[KALAŚĀBHIṢEKA]]) and the [[secret empowerment]] ([[GUHYĀBHIṢEKA]]) that precede it, and [[the fourth]] [[empowerment ]]([[CATURTHĀBHIṢEKA]]), which follows it. Having received the [[vase empowerment]], in the [[secret empowerment]] the [[disciple]] ingests a drop of fluid (called [[BODHICITTA]]) that results from the {{Wiki|sexual}} intercourse of his | ||
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| + | [[master]] and a [[consort]]. In the [[knowledge]] of the [[consort]] [[empowerment]], the [[disciple]] engages in {{Wiki|sexual}} union with the same [[consort]], resulting in increasing levels of [[bliss]], which is said to result as a drop ([[BINDU]]) that ascends through the [[central channel]] ([[AVADHŪTĪ]]). Although later [[monastic]] | ||
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| + | [[Wikipedia:Exegesis|exegetes]] would interpret these [[empowerments]] [[symbolically]], it appears that they were originally practiced as the [[tantric]] systems developed in [[India]], and they continued to be practiced among certain groups of {{Wiki|adepts}} in [[Tibet]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:43, 27 February 2024
prajñājñānābhiṣeka. (T. shes rab y e shes ky i dbang). In Sanskrit, lit., “knowledge of the wisdom empowerment,” with wisdom (PRAJÑĀ) here referring to a tantric consort. It is the third of the four empowerments or initiations employ ed in the ANUTTARAYOGATANTRAs, the other three being the vase empowerment
(KALAŚĀBHIṢEKA) and the secret empowerment (GUHYĀBHIṢEKA) that precede it, and the fourth empowerment (CATURTHĀBHIṢEKA), which follows it. Having received the vase empowerment, in the secret empowerment the disciple ingests a drop of fluid (called BODHICITTA) that results from the sexual intercourse of his
master and a consort. In the knowledge of the consort empowerment, the disciple engages in sexual union with the same consort, resulting in increasing levels of bliss, which is said to result as a drop (BINDU) that ascends through the central channel (AVADHŪTĪ). Although later monastic
exegetes would interpret these empowerments symbolically, it appears that they were originally practiced as the tantric systems developed in India, and they continued to be practiced among certain groups of adepts in Tibet.
Source
The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism by Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr.
