Lam rim
Key Term | lam rim |
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Hover Popup Choices | lam rim; stages of the path |
Featured People | Tsongkhapa, Atiśa |
In Tibetan Script | ལམ་རིམ།; ལམ་གྱི་རིམ་པ། |
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | lam rim; lam gyi rim pa |
Devanagari Sanskrit Script | मार्गक्रम |
Romanized Sanskrit | mārgakrama |
Tibetan Phonetic Rendering | lamrim |
Sanskrit Phonetic Rendering | mārgakrama |
English Standard | stages of the path |
Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term | stages of the path |
Ives Waldo's English Term | gradual path |
Term Type | Noun |
Source Language | Tibetan |
Basic Meaning | Lam rim refers to the stages on the path and, by extension, more commonly to the genre of teachings which contain practical instructions for training on the stages of the path to enlightenment. Related to the blo sbyong practice, it is particularly known among the Kadampa and Geluk schools, Tsongkhapa's Byang chub lam rim chen mo being the most well known. The term lam rim is often used specifically to refer to this text. |
Has the Sense of | Lam rim has the sense of gradual or graded practice starting from basic techniques to cultivate the thoughts of renunciation, compassion and loving kindness, etc. to insight into ultimate emptiness. |
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