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| Key Term | vajrapada |
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| Hover Popup Choices | vajrapada; vajra points; vajra subjects |
| In Tibetan Script | རྡོ་རྗེའི་གནས་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | rdo rje'i gnas |
| Devanagari Sanskrit Script | वज्रपद |
| English Standard | vajra subjects |
| Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term | vajra points |
| Dan Martin's English Term | adamantine topics |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | Literally, vajra-footings, or bases. In the context of the Ratnagotravibhāga, this is the name given to the seven subjects that are addressed in the treatise. These seven are the buddha, dharma, sangha, the element (dhātu), enlightenment (bodhi), enlightened qualities (guṇa), and enlightened activities (karma). |
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