Key Terms/Yan lag bdun
From Bodhicitta
ཡན་ལག་བདུན་ yan lag bdun
seven branches
सप्ताङ्ग
saptāṅga
Tibetan - Noun
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Basic Meaning
The seven branches, or sections, of devotional religious services, or prayers, recited consecutively in order to accumulate merit. The typical set of seven are prostrations, offering, confession, rejoicing in virtue, requesting to turn the wheel of Dharma, requesting to not pass into nirvāṇa, and the dedication of merit, presented in that order.
In other languages
Tibetan
ཡན་ལག་བདུན་
yan lag bdun
Sanskrit
सप्ताङ्ग
saptāṅga
How translators render it
seven branchesBuddha-nature Standard
seven-branched prayerRichard Barron
sevenfold serviceIves Waldo
In the dictionaries
Rangjung Yeshe Dictionary
Seven branches. The seven branch practice of prostrating to the Three Jewels, confessing negative actions, making offering, rejoicing in the virtue of others, requesting to turn the wheel of Dharma, beseeching to not pass into nirvana, and dedicating the merit to the enlightenment of all sentient beings
Term type
Noun
Source language
Tibetan
Topic
yan lag bdun
Alternate spellings
yan lag bdun pa
