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Glossaryvajrapada

Sanskrit Noun

vajrapada

vajra topics
वज्रपद
རྡོ་རྗེའི་གནས་

Basic Meaning

Literally, vajra-footing, or base. In the context of the Ratnagotravibhāga, this is the name given to the seven subjects that are addressed in the treatise. These seven are the buddha, dharma, saṅgha, the element (dhātu), enlightenment (bodhi), enlightened qualities (guṇa), and enlightened activities (karman).

Term Variations
Key Term vajrapada
Topic Variation vajrapada
Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེའི་གནས་
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration rdo rje'i gnas
Devanagari Sanskrit वज्रपद
Buddha-nature Site Standard English vajra topics
Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term vajra points
Dan Martin's English Term adamantine topics
Term Information
Source Language Sanskrit
Basic Meaning Literally, vajra-footing, or base. In the context of the Ratnagotravibhāga, this is the name given to the seven subjects that are addressed in the treatise. These seven are the buddha, dharma, saṅgha, the element (dhātu), enlightenment (bodhi), enlightened qualities (guṇa), and enlightened activities (karman).
Term Type Noun
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