檢視 Three Roots 三根本的原始碼

[[Image:RigdzinDupaSm.JPG|frame|A [[thangka]] showing the deities of [[Longchen Nyingtik]], including the lama [[Rigdzin Düpa]], the yidam [[Palchen Düpa]], the khandro [[Yumka Dechen Gyalmo]], along with [[Dukngal Rangdrol]], [[Takhyung Barwa]], [[Senge Dongma]] and the protective deities.]]The '''Three Roots''' (Tib. ''tsawa sum''; [[Wyl.]] ''rtsa ba gsum'') are:
*[[lama]], 
*[[yidam]] and 
*[[khandro]].

"[They are] the inner [[refuge]] of the [[secret mantra|Secret Mantrayana]]. They are like the root or the basis for all the positive accumulations until you attain [[enlightenment]]."<ref>[[Chökyi Drakpa]], ''[[A Torch for the Path to Omniscience]]''</ref>

According to the [[Vajrayana]], 
*the lama is seen as the [[Buddha]], 
*the yidam as the [[Dharma]], and 
*the khandro as the [[Sangha]].
As it says in the [[Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro]] Refuge: 

:"Buddha, Dharma and Sangha are in reality lama, yidam and khandro."<ref>For further explanations on how the Three Roots are in reality the Three Jewels, see [[Yukhok Chatralwa Chöying Rangdrol]], {{LH|topics/ngöndro/yukhok-chatralwa/taking-refuge|''Taking Refuge''}} in his ''[[Ngöndro Compendium]]'', and [[Khenpo Ngawang Palzang]], ''A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher'' (Boston: Shambhala, 2004), pages 122-123. </ref>

==Three Roots Practices==
In the [[Nyingma]] tradition, once we have accomplished the [[ngöndro]], we continue on the path with the [[sadhana]]s of the ‘Three Roots’, which are:
*the practice of the lama, which is the root of all '''[[blessings]]''',
*the practice of the yidam, which is the root of '''attainment''', or '''[[siddhi|accomplishment]]''',
*the practice of the dakini (Tib. ''khandro''), which is the root of '''inspiration''' or '''activity'''. 

For [[About Rigpa|Rigpa]] students, the focus for the Three Roots practice is: 
*the lama practice of [[Rigdzin Düpa]]; 
*the yidam practice of [[Yang Nying Pudri]]; and 
*the dakini practice of [[Yumka Dechen Gyalmo]]. 
Whilst Rigdzin Düpa and Yumka Dechen Gyalmo are from the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] tradition, Yang Nying Pudri is a [[terma]] revealed by [[Tertön Sogyal]] (1856-1927), the predecessor of [[Sogyal Rinpoche]].

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