84000 Glossary of Terms

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ཤེས་པ་ཕྲ་བ། | Glossary of Terms

  • ཤེས་པ་ཕྲ་བ།

  • shes pa phra ba
  • sūkṣmajñāna
  • Term
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  • subtle knowledge
  • ཤེས་པ་ཕྲ་བ།
  • shes pa phra ba
  • sūkṣmajñāna
Definition in this text:

The various aspects of the knowledge that engages in subtlety of conduct, etc., include the knowledge that engages with subtle transmigration at the time of death, the knowledge that engages with subtle processes of rebirth, and the knowledge that engages with subtle buddha activities‍—emanation, renunciation, consummate enlightenment, turning the wheel of the Dharma, consecrating the lifespan, passing into final nirvāṇa, and so forth. See also UT22084-026-001-209.