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sūtra;do;do;These are the hinayanā and mahayanā teachings which are the words of the Sākyamuni Buddha. They are often contrasted with the śāstras.  +
byang chub sems;bodhisattva;bodhisattva;chang chub sem;chang chub sem  +
three jewels;three jewels;kön chok sum;kön chok sum;These are the Buddha, the dharma, and the saṅgha.  +
vinaya;dul wa;dul wa;The teachings of the Buddha concerning proper conduct. There are seven main precepts that may be observed by lay persons or various levels of monks and nuns.  +
stong pa nyid;dh. statements;dh. statements;tong pa nyi;tong pa nyi  +
tranquility meditation;tranquility meditation;śamatha;shi nay;shi nay;A basic meditation practice aimed at taming and sharpening the mind. It is also called basic sitting meditation.  +
four unfavorable obstacles;four unfavorable obstacles;The four obstacles in reaching complete enlightenment are a dislike of the dharma, a strong belief in self, fear of suffering on the path, and lack of motivation to help others, ground, path, and fruition A logical method for describing something used in many Buddhist works. First one describes ṁe causal conditions (ground), then the coming together of these causes towards some goal (path), and finally the result (fruition),  +
kleśa;nyon monģ;nyon monģ;These are the emotional (in contrast to intellectual) obscurations and are often called "mind poison" and translated as "defilements" in this text. The three main poisons are ataachment (also translated as desire), aggression (anger or adversion) and ignorance (or delusion). The five poisons are these three plus pride and jealousy.  +