Thursday, August 06, 2015

7 Vajra Qualifications

The seven vajra qualities (Wyl. rdo rje'i chos bdun) are:
  1. uncuttable (mi chod pa),
  2. indestructible (mi shigs pa),
  3. true (bden pa),
  4. solid (sra ba),
  5. stable (brtan pa),
  6. completely unobstructible (thogs pa med pa) and
  7. completely invincible (mi pham pa)


Seven vajra qualities (rdo rje'i chos bdun)
  • 1) In the context of the ground, emptiness is uncuttable by the klesha obscuration and 2) indestructible by the conceptual obscuration. 3) In the context of the path, its essence is true, 4) its nature is solid and 5) its function is stable. 6) In the context of the fruition, it is unattached to the klesha obscuration and 7) undefeatable or unobstructed by the conceptual obscuration. [RY]
  • Seven vajra qualities (rdo rje'i chos bdun). Emptiness externally is 1) solid, firm, and unbreakable, internally 2) the core and 3) without hollowness, 4) not cutable into pieces, 5) not possibly split asunder or destroyed, 6) impossible to burn and 7) finally imperishable, it is therefore described as the vajra of emptiness. These seven vajra qualities, such as being uncuttable and indestructible, etc. are according to Jamdrak. [RY]

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