Five paths

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Five paths	(tib.: lam nga) It refers to paths or stages along which beings progress to liberation and enlightenment: 1. path of accumulation (tib.: tsog lam) - we reach it when we realize renunciation and Bodhicitta (the latter in case of Mahayana path of accumulation); 2. path of preparation (tib.: jor lam) - deepening our understanding of reality and emptiness; 3. path of seeing (tib.: tong lam) - see emptiness directly and become Arya; 4. path of meditation (tib.: gom lam) - using insight gained in path of seeing we remove obscurations even further. In case of Mahayana path, we progress from first to tenth bhumi; 5. path of no more learning (tib.: mi lob lam) - achievement of Nirvana (Hinayana path) or Buddhahood (Mahayana path). We become Arhat (Hinayana path) or Buddha (Mahayana path). There are three different sets of five paths: five paths of Mahayana, five paths of Hinayana hearers and five paths of Hinayana solitary-realizers.

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(tib.: lam nga) It refers to paths or stages along which beings progress to liberation and enlightenment:

1. path of accumulation (tib.: tsog lam) - we reach it when we realize renunciation and Bodhicitta (the latter in case of Mahayana path of accumulation);

2. path of preparation (tib.: jor lam) - deepening our understanding of reality and emptiness;

3. path of seeing (tib.: tong lam) - see emptiness directly and become Arya;

4. path of meditation (tib.: gom lam) - using insight gained in path of seeing we remove obscurations even further. In case of Mahayana path, we progress from first to tenth bhumi;

5. path of no more learning (tib.: mi lob lam) - achievement of Nirvana (Hinayana path) or Buddhahood (Mahayana path). We become Arhat (Hinayana path) or Buddha (Mahayana path).

There are three different sets of five paths: five paths of Mahayana, five paths of Hinayana hearers and five paths of Hinayana solitary-realizers.

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Words of Wisdom

"All things found in the world and beyond are illusions created by one's own thought. Grasping at them but further distorts perception. Give up grasping and see things as they are."

- 7th Dalai Lama