ACI 1 - Class 1 - ENG Flashcards
Name the author of the Principal Teachings of Buddhism (give both his popular name and his monk’s name), as well as his dates. (Tibetan track answer in Tibetan.)
Name the author of the Principal Teachings of Buddhism:
His popular name: Je Tsongkapa (1357 - 1419)
His monk’s name: Lobsang Drakpa
What is the actual name of this work? (Tibetan track in Tibetan.)
The actual name of this work is the Three Principal Paths
LAM TSO RNAM GSUM
For whom was the work written (monk’s name and popular name)?
Ngawang Drakpa
Tsako Wongpo
Who wrote the commentary that we are studying (give both his popular name and his special name)? What are his dates? (Tibetan track in Tibetan.)
The commentary that we are studying was written by Pabongka Rinpoche (1878–1941), whose secret name was Dechen Nyingpo.
Who was this Lama in his former life?
Changkya Rolpay Dorje (1717–1786), the illustrious teacher of the Emperor of China.
Who is the disciple of Trijang Rinpoche who wrote the introduction? Give his full name and correct titles? (Tibetan track in Tibetan.)
The disciple of Trijang Rinpoche who wrote the introduction is Khen Rinpoche Geshe Lobsang Tharchin (1921– 2004).
What are the three “problems of the pot”?
The three “problems of the pot” are:
- Having the lid closed (not paying attention to what a Lama is teaching to you),
- Being a dirty pot (having an improper motivation for being in the teaching),
- Being a leaky pot (not retaining what you have been taught.)
What are the three great divisions of the lam-rim texts (works on the Steps to Buddhahood)?
These are the three scopes:
- The wish to escape lower rebirths oneself (lesser scope);
- The wish to escape from suffering cyclic existence for oneself alone (medium scope);
- The wish to attain full enlightenment to benefit all beings (greater scope).
Name the three principal paths. (Tibetan track in Tibetan).
- Renunciation - NGES ‘BYUNG
- The wish for enlightenment (or “bodhichitta”) - BYANG SEMS
- Correct view of emptiness - YANG DAG PA’I LTA BA
Are they physical, mental, or are they concepts?
They are stages of mental realization.
