In our local group we are working with Dön Dün Chu, the 70 points (from Abhisamayalankara) by Jetsün Chökyi Gyaltsan .
In I.7 (putting on the armor) the 6 paramitas are mentioned. It is said that they interlock in a cross product, meaning there are actually 36 resulting traits to consider in your practise.
1. generosity, giving of oneself (sbyin-pa)
2. virtue, morality, discipline, proper conduct (tshul-khrims)
3. patience, tolerance, forbearance, acceptance, endurance (bzod-pa)
4. energy, diligence, vigor, effort (brtson-’grus)
5. one-pointed concentration, contemplation (bsam-gtan)
6. wisdom, insight (shes-rab)
Now, I have my problems understanding two things: where is the difference between n\*m and m\*n? And what is n\*n (reflexive)? I could not find any sources on that and my teacher had no time to answer this in detail.
The reflexive relations only make sense to me as in "generosity *in general*" for example but I heard there is more to it. Maybe I need starting help as in how to connect each point with the others.
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Nov 5, 2018, 01:55 PM
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