84000 Glossary of Terms

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མཆོག | Glossary of Terms

  • བླ་མ།

  • མཆོག
  • mchog
  • bla ma
  • uttara
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  • Person
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  • Uttara
  • བླ་མ།
  • bla ma
  • uttara
Definition in this text:

A young brahmin whose awakening as Śākyamuni was foretold by the Buddha Kāśyapa.

  • Uttara
  • མཆོག
  • mchog
  • uttara
Definition in this text:

Name of the Buddha in a previous life, when he was a great sage who sacrificed his own body in order to receive spiritual instruction.

  • Uttara
  • བླ་མ།
  • bla ma
  • uttara
Definition in this text:

A previous incarnation of Buddha Śākyamuni, prophesied by Buddha Kāśyapa to achieve total and complete enlightenment.