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| − | The '''[[four nails]]''' or | + | The '''[[four nails]]''' or “[[four nails]] that secure the [[life-force]] of the practice” ([[Wyl.]] ''[[srog sdom gzer bzhi]]''; Tib. ''[[sok dom zer shyi]]''), an important aspect of [[kyerim]] practice, are: |
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#The nail of all [[appearance]] as the [[deity]] (''[[nangwa lha yi zer]]'') or the nail of [[concentration]] ([[samadhi]]) on the [[deity]] (''[[ting nge dzin lha’i zer]]'') or (''[[kyerim lha'i zer]]'') | #The nail of all [[appearance]] as the [[deity]] (''[[nangwa lha yi zer]]'') or the nail of [[concentration]] ([[samadhi]]) on the [[deity]] (''[[ting nge dzin lha’i zer]]'') or (''[[kyerim lha'i zer]]'') | ||
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#The nail of all [[sound]] as the [[mantra]] (''[[dra drak ngak kyi zer]]'') or the nail of the [[essence mantra]] (''[[nyingpo ngak kyi zer]]'') | #The nail of all [[sound]] as the [[mantra]] (''[[dra drak ngak kyi zer]]'') or the nail of the [[essence mantra]] (''[[nyingpo ngak kyi zer]]'') | ||
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#The nail of the [[activity]] of [[emanation]] and [[absorption]] (''[[tro du trinlé kyi zer]]'') | #The nail of the [[activity]] of [[emanation]] and [[absorption]] (''[[tro du trinlé kyi zer]]'') | ||
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#The nail of the [[unchanging]] [[wisdom mind]] (''[[gongpa mingyurwé zer]]'') | #The nail of the [[unchanging]] [[wisdom mind]] (''[[gongpa mingyurwé zer]]'') | ||
According to [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], these four points were first [[taught]] as a special [[mengak]] by [[Guru Padmasambhava]] in the ''[[Kagyé Deshek Düpa]]''. | According to [[Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche]], these four points were first [[taught]] as a special [[mengak]] by [[Guru Padmasambhava]] in the ''[[Kagyé Deshek Düpa]]''. | ||
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==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
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*Four stakes that bind the [[life-force]] ([[Dharmachakra Translation Committee]]) | *Four stakes that bind the [[life-force]] ([[Dharmachakra Translation Committee]]) | ||
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*Four stakes to bind the [[life-force]] ([[Erik Pema Kunsang]]) | *Four stakes to bind the [[life-force]] ([[Erik Pema Kunsang]]) | ||
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*Four linchpins ([[Lama Chökyi Nyima]]) | *Four linchpins ([[Lama Chökyi Nyima]]) | ||
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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
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{{Nolinking|*His Holiness [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], ''Pure Appearance—Development and Completion Stages in the Vajrayana Practice'' (Halifax: Vajravairochana Translation Committee, 2002), '5. The Four Binding Forces'. restricted publication | {{Nolinking|*His Holiness [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], ''Pure Appearance—Development and Completion Stages in the Vajrayana Practice'' (Halifax: Vajravairochana Translation Committee, 2002), '5. The Four Binding Forces'. restricted publication | ||
| − | *[[Patrul Rinpoche]] in ''Deity, Mantra and Wisdom: Development Stage Meditation in Tibetan Buddhist Tantra'', translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2007), Text Three, ''The Melody of Brahma Reveling in the Three Realms: Key Points for Meditating on the Four Stakes That Bind the Life-Force''. | + | |
| + | *[[Patrul Rinpoche]] in ''Deity, Mantra and Wisdom: Development Stage Meditation in Tibetan Buddhist Tantra'', translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2007), Text Three, ''The Melody of | ||
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| + | Brahma Reveling in the Three Realms: Key Points for Meditating on the Four Stakes That Bind the Life-Force''. | ||
*[[Padmasambhava]] and [[Jamgön Kongtrül]], ''The Light of Wisdom'', Vol II, translated by [[Erik Pema Kunsang]] (Boudhanath, Hong Kong & Esby: Rangjung Yeshe, 1998), pages 108-117.}} | *[[Padmasambhava]] and [[Jamgön Kongtrül]], ''The Light of Wisdom'', Vol II, translated by [[Erik Pema Kunsang]] (Boudhanath, Hong Kong & Esby: Rangjung Yeshe, 1998), pages 108-117.}} | ||
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Revision as of 07:00, 18 February 2024
The four nails or “four nails that secure the life-force of the practice” (Wyl. srog sdom gzer bzhi; Tib. sok dom zer shyi), an important aspect of kyerim practice, are:
- The nail of all appearance as the deity (nangwa lha yi zer) or the nail of concentration (samadhi) on the deity (ting nge dzin lha’i zer) or (kyerim lha'i zer)
- The nail of all sound as the mantra (dra drak ngak kyi zer) or the nail of the essence mantra (nyingpo ngak kyi zer)
- The nail of the activity of emanation and absorption (tro du trinlé kyi zer)
- The nail of the unchanging wisdom mind (gongpa mingyurwé zer)
According to Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, these four points were first taught as a special mengak by Guru Padmasambhava in the Kagyé Deshek Düpa.
Alternative Translations
- Four stakes that bind the life-force (Dharmachakra Translation Committee)
- Four stakes to bind the life-force (Erik Pema Kunsang)
- Four linchpins (Lama Chökyi Nyima)
Further Reading
- His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Pure Appearance—Development and Completion Stages in the Vajrayana Practice (Halifax: Vajravairochana Translation Committee, 2002), '5. The Four Binding Forces'. restricted publication
- Patrul Rinpoche in Deity, Mantra and Wisdom: Development Stage Meditation in Tibetan Buddhist Tantra, translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2007), Text Three, The Melody of
Brahma Reveling in the Three Realms: Key Points for Meditating on the Four Stakes That Bind the Life-Force.
- Padmasambhava and Jamgön Kongtrül, The Light of Wisdom, Vol II, translated by Erik Pema Kunsang (Boudhanath, Hong Kong & Esby: Rangjung Yeshe, 1998), pages 108-117.
