- published: 28 Jul 2015
- views: 87684
The samaya (Tibetan: Tibetan: དམ་ཚིག, Wylie: dam tshig, Japanese and Chinese: 三摩耶戒, sanmaya-kai, Sānmóyéjiè), is a set of vows or precepts given to initiates of an esoteric Vajrayana Buddhist order as part of the abhiṣeka (empowerment or initiation) ceremony that creates a bond between the guru and disciple.
According Keown, et al., Samaya may be defined as:
In one of the most widely followed teachings on samaya, Sakya Pandita, a preeminent 12th century Tibetan Buddhism scholar, outlined fourteen primary points of observance to consider in keeping one's samaya vow "pure." Other outlines however contain three, twenty-eight, or other denominations of points of observance. These may be further divided into root and branch samayas.
These vows pertain specifically to the anuttarayoga tantra class of practices; they are incurred after one has received an abhiṣeka into that class of practices. The fourteen vows described by Sakya Pandita, as elucidated by Shamar Rinpoche, are transgressed by the following fourteen root downfalls (Wyl. rtsa ltung bcu bzhi):
Actors: Herman Witkam (composer), Alex Whitmer (writer), Noel Evans (producer), Noel Evans (director), Jackson Bradbury (actor), Samaya Murray (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Fritz Greiner (actor), Ludwig Ganghofer (writer), Toni Wittels (actress), Ludwig Beck (director), Ludwig Beck (writer), Thea Steinbrecher (actress), Carl Sick (actor), Rosa Kirchner-Lang (actress), Ria Mabeck (actress), Josef Kirchner-Lang (actor), Josef Schmitt (actor), Carl René (actor),
Genres: Drama,