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Bon-wisdom awareness (Buddhism, Tibetan)

  • Nyamsrtsal
  • Shen-siddhi

Description

This state of awareness is represented by the Bön adept. It is characterized in tantric terms as the union of male and female, the female being the wisdom (vidya) by which creation was originally emanated from mind, and which is possessed by the Bön practitioner. Among the non-Buddhist, Himalayan-region religions, Bön excels according to the Tibetan texts.

Context

In Tibetan Sakya Buddhism this is one of the states in the "Ascension Stages Game". In some sets it is numbered 65 on the board.

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Human development
Type
(M) Modes of awareness
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English
Last update
Dec 3, 2024