Path of meditation Page
Path of meditation (Skt. bhāvanāmārga; Tib. སྒོམ་ལམ་, gom lam, Wyl. sgom lam) — the fourth of the five paths. On the path of meditation one meditates on the truth realized on the Path of seeing|path of seeing. It is here that one begins to relinquish the Discards|discards.
Discards in the Basic Vehicle
According to the Higher Abhidharma tradition of Asanga, which is found in his Compendium of Abhidharma, there are Eighty-one discards of the path of meditation|eighty-one discards to be relinquished on the path of meditation in order to reach the level of Arhat|arhat.
Discards in the Great Vehicle
Again following the tradition of Asanga, there are Four hundred and fourteen discards of the path of meditation|four hundred and fourteen discards to be relinquished on the path of meditation in order to reach complete Buddhahood|buddhahood.
Alternative Translations
*Path of cultivation
*Path of familiarization (Brunnholz)
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* Five paths
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*{{LH|tibetan-masters/nyingma-masters/patrul-rinpoche/stages-and-paths|A Brief Guide to the Stages and Paths of the Bodhisattvas by Patrul Rinpoche}}
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