Adhigamadharma
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adhigamadharma (T. rtogs pa'i chos; C. zhengfa), or "dharma of realization," is one of the two types of "true dharma" (saddharma), the other being dharma of transmission (āgamadharma).
Adhigamadharma is the practice of dharma, often identified in the context of the threefold training of:[1][2]
- The training in higher discipline, which is the subject matter of the vinaya collection.
- The training in higher meditation, which is the subject matter of the sutra collection.
- The training in higher wisdom, which is the subject matter of the abhidharma collection.
Alternate translations
- realized dharma
Notes
- ↑ Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. Adhigamadharma.
- ↑
Dharma of realization, Rigpa Shedra Wiki
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University
Further reading
- Dharma of realization, Rigpa Shedra Wiki
- Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher, Shambhala, 2004, page 108.
- Thinley Norbu, The Small Golden Key (Shambhala Publications, 1999), pages 52-54.