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'''Three Jewels''' (Skt. ''trīṇi ratna'' or ''triratna''; Tib. ''dkon mchog gsum'') | '''Three Jewels''' (Skt. ''trīṇi ratna'' or ''triratna''; Tib. ''dkon mchog gsum'') | ||
:These are the three main places of refuge for Buddhists. In his ''White Conch Dictionary'' Dungkar Rinpoche says that, simply put, the Buddha Jewel is the one who speaks/declares the teachings, the Dharma Jewel is what he taught, and the Sangha Jewel are those who put those teachings into practice. | :These are the three main places of refuge for Buddhists. In his ''White Conch Dictionary'' (Tib. ''Dung dkar tshig mdzod chen mo''), Dungkar Rinpoche says that, simply put, the Buddha Jewel is the one who speaks/declares the teachings, the Dharma Jewel is what he taught, and the Sangha Jewel are those who put those teachings into practice. | ||
:The Tibetan etymology uses the word "དཀོན་," which means rare or hard to find, and then "མཆོག་," meaning supreme, outstanding , or distinguished. Dungkar Rinpoche says the meaning here of being a "Jewel" is taken in terms of something which appears very rarely in this world, which we therefore can consider as more precious than any ordinary diamond or jewel. In terms of being a field of merit, they are the best of all fields and therefore supreme. | :The Tibetan etymology uses the word "དཀོན་," which means rare or hard to find, and then "མཆོག་," meaning supreme, outstanding , or distinguished. Dungkar Rinpoche says the meaning here of being a "Jewel" is taken in terms of something which appears very rarely in this world, which we therefore can consider as more precious than any ordinary diamond or jewel. In terms of being a field of merit, they are the best of all fields and therefore supreme. | ||
