檢視 Four empowerments 四灌頂的原始碼

<noinclude>'''Four empowerments''' (Tib. ''wang shyi''; [[Wyl.]] ''dbang bzhi'') — in general, and according to the [[inner tantras]], there are four levels or stages within any [[empowerment]]:</noinclude>
#the vase empowerment (Wyl. ''bum pa'i dbang''; Skt. ''kalaśābhiṣeka'')
#the secret empowerment (Wyl. ''gsang ba'i dbang''; Skt. ''guhyābhiṣeka'')
#the knowledge-wisdom empowerment (Wyl. ''shes rab ye shes kyi dbang''; Skt. ''prajñājñānābhiṣeka'')
#the [[precious word empowerment]] (Tib. ''tsik wang rinpoche''; Wyl. ''tshig dbang rin po che'')<noinclude>

==The Function of the Four Empowerments==

=== The Vase Empowerment ===
*purifies all the negative [[karma]] accumulated through [[negative actions]] of the body
*grants the [[blessing]]s of the [[vajra body]]
*unknots and heals the [[tsa|nadi]]
*authorizes the student as a receptive vessel for [[kyérim]], the generation stage of visualization
*sows the seed for the attainment of the state of a ‘[[matured vidyadhara|completely matured vidyadhara]]’
*enables the student to attain the [[nirmanakaya ]] level of realization. 

=== The Secret Empowerment ===
*purifies all the negative karma accumulated through negative actions of the speech  
*grants the blessings of vajra speech
*unblocks and re-balances the [[lung|prana]]
*authorizes the student as a receptive vessel for [[mantra]] recitation
*sows the seed for the attainment of the state of a ‘[[vidyadhara with power over life]]’ 
*enables the student to attain the [[sambhogakaya]] level of realization.

=== The Transcendent Knowledge-Wisdom Empowerment ===
*purifies all the negative karma accumulated through negative actions of the mind  
*grants the blessings of the vajra mind
*purifies and enhances [[tiklé|bindu]] 
*authorizes the student as a receptive vessel for the ''chandali'' practices of bliss and emptiness (i.e. [[tsa-lung]] and [[tummo]])
*sows the seed for the attainment of the state of a ‘[[mahamudra vidyadhara]]’
*enables the student to attain the [[dharmakaya]] level of realization.

=== The Precious Word Empowerment ===
*purifies all defilements of body, speech and mind, and all [[karmic obscurations|karmic]] and [[cognitive obscurations]]
*grants the blessings of vajra wisdom 
*authorizes the student as a receptive vessel for the practice of [[trekchö]]
*sows the seed for the attainment of the state of a ‘[[spontaneously accomplished vidyadhara]]’
*enables the student to attain the [[svabhavikakaya]] level of realization.

==Further Reading==
*His Holiness [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], ''Pure Appearance—Development and Completion Stages in the Vajrayana Practice'' (Halifax: Vajravairochana Translation Committee, 2002), pages 1-14. restricted publication
*[[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], ''Guru Yoga: According to the Preliminary Practice of Longchen Nyingtik'' (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1999), pages 63-70.
*[[Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse]], ''Not for Happiness'' (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2012) Ch.13 'Abhisheka and the Four Empowerments in Guru Yoga'.
*[[Thinley Norbu]], ''The Small Golden Key'' (Shambhala Publications, 1999), pages 60-63.
*[[Tulku Thondup]], ''Enlightened Journey'' (Boston: Shambhala, 1995), Chapter 12 'Receiving the Four Empowerments of Ngöndro Meditation'.

[[Category:Empowerments]]
[[Category:Enumerations]]
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