Dzogchen
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Buddhist teaching
Tibetan Buddhist practice
contemplative tradition
meditative tradition
spiritual path
Dzogchen is a central Tibetan Buddhist teaching and meditative tradition that emphasizes recognizing and resting in the mind’s innate, primordial purity and awareness.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist teaching
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Tibetan Buddhist practice ⓘ contemplative tradition ⓘ meditative tradition ⓘ spiritual path ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Great Perfection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | gradual path practices ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
natural state of mind
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non-dual awareness ⓘ primordial purity ⓘ rigpa ⓘ spontaneous presence ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
recognition of mind’s innate purity
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recognition of primordial awareness ⓘ resting in natural state of mind ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
direct introduction to nature of mind
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direct realization of Buddha-nature ⓘ |
| goal |
complete awakening in this lifetime
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recognition of rigpa ⓘ stabilization of non-dual awareness ⓘ |
| importantIn | Nyingma inner tantras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary Tibetan Buddhist meditation movements ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Tibetan language ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Great Perfection ⓘ |
| methodIncludes |
direct introduction by a qualified master
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trekchö practice ⓘ tögal practice ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Bon tradition
NERFINISHED
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Nyingma school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | highest teaching in Nyingma school ⓘ |
| rejects | reification of meditation experiences ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Buddha-nature
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Mahamudra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | empowerment and transmission from a lineage holder ⓘ |
| teaches |
all phenomena are expressions of primordial awareness
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enlightenment is already present as basic nature ⓘ non-conceptual meditation ⓘ non-meditation (gom med) ⓘ |
| textualDivision |
esoteric instruction series
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mind series ⓘ space series ⓘ |
| transmittedThrough |
oral instructions
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terma revelations ⓘ |
| view |
all phenomena are empty and luminous
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samsara and nirvana are inseparable ⓘ |
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