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JH-ENG

[before-go]; preliminary; preparation; prerequisite; preliminary practices

JH-T

སྔོན་དུ་འགྲོ་བ

JH-SKT

{LCh}pUrvaka; {LCh}pUrvagama; pUrvaMgama

OT

[716] dngos gzhi'i sngon du byed dgos pa'i bya ba/ ...

JV

preliminary, preparatory, introduction, preliminary practices, precursor, foundation, basic, elementary, precede, as regards the preliminary phases, preliminary, prerequisite, preliminaries, preliminary section, preliminaries, preliminary

IW

The [required] preliminary practice, introduction, prerequisite, prelude, the foundations, preparation, forerunner, preparatory to, ngondro

RB, RY

preliminary (practice)

RY

Ngöndro; *; preliminaries, preliminary practice, preparation, preliminary section; introduction, prerequisite, prelude, primary, the foundations, forerunner, preparatory to, forerunner. preliminary practices; [detailed expl., Light of Wisdom, Vol. 2, page 68]. Preliminaries. 

The general outer preliminaries are the Four Mind Changings: reflections on precious human body, impermanence and death, cause and effect of karma, and the shortcomings of samsaric existence. 

The special inner preliminaries are the Four Times Hundred Thousand Practices of refuge and bodhichitta, Vajrasattva recitation, mandala offering, and guru yoga. See Torch of Certainty (Shambhala Publications), The Words of My Perfect Teacher; and The Great Gate (Rangjung Yeshe Publications)

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