Mysticism in Tibetan Buddhism. A study into the Path of Insight
A. Wysocki
Kultura-Społeczeństwo-Edukacja December 1, 2019 DOI: 10.14746/kse.2019.16.12 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Buddhism Mysticism |
| Key points | Argues that the three elements of the Tibetan Buddhist Path of Insight—preliminary practices, tranquility meditation, and penetrating insight meditation—are aspects of one process aimed at realizing a soteriological purpose. Proposes that achieving the nondual state, described by the concept-symbol mahamudra, involves experiencing, stabilizing, and developing it, and relies on transcending the subject-object division, which the author attributes to ignorance of the individual's true nature. |
Abstract
Abstract The Path of Insight is a spiritual path of Tibetan Buddhism tradition. The fundamental part consists of three elements, such like: preliminary practices, the tranquility meditation and the penetrating insight meditation. However, counted three parts one ought to perceive as aspects of one process aiming to realize of the soteriology purpose. The achievement of the nondual state has its own development process, which consists experience of the nondual state, stabilise it and then development of it. Outline of development process is contained in the Path o Insight and relies on exceeding of subjectiveobjective divisibility. It is perceived as an effect of the ignorance of true nature of the individual. The achievement of the nondual state, that is nature of the mind (tib. sems nyid) constitutes the purpose of the Path of Insight and it is described by conceptsymbol called mahamudra.
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