Great Perfection

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Great Perfection is a central Dzogchen teaching in Tibetan Buddhism that presents the innate, primordial perfection of mind as the direct path to enlightenment.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Great Perfection canonical 2
Great Perfection realization 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist doctrine ⓘ
Dzogchen teaching ⓘ
spiritual path ⓘ
aimsAt direct realization in this lifetime ⓘ
alsoPracticedIn Bon tradition ⓘ
associatedWithSchool Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
contrastsWith gradual path approaches ⓘ
coreTeaching direct path to enlightenment ⓘ
innate primordial perfection of mind ⓘ
definesRigpaAs pristine non-dual awareness ⓘ
emphasizes direct introduction by a qualified teacher ⓘ
non-dual awareness ⓘ
recognition of the nature of mind ⓘ
spontaneous presence ⓘ
goal realization of rigpa ⓘ
hasKeyFigure Garab Dorje ⓘ
Jigme Lingpa ⓘ
Longchen Rabjam ⓘ
Namkhai Norbu ⓘ
Padmasambhava ⓘ
hasNameInSanskrit Ati Yoga ⓘ
Mahāsandhi ⓘ
hasNameInTibetan Dzogchen ⓘ
influencedBy Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Indian Buddhism

Tantric Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Vajrayana
languageOfPrimarySources Classical Tibetan ⓘ
method direct contemplation of the nature of mind ⓘ
non-conceptual meditation ⓘ
trekchö practice ⓘ
tögal practice ⓘ
philosophicalView emptiness inseparable from luminosity ⓘ
non-dualism ⓘ
practiceLevel advanced ⓘ
relatedConcept Buddha-nature ⓘ
linked to: Tathagatagarbha

Mahamudra ⓘ
requires empowerment and transmission from a lineage holder ⓘ
requiresPrerequisite foundational Buddhist practices ⓘ
teaches all phenomena are expressions of primordial awareness ⓘ
samsara and nirvana are inseparable in their essence ⓘ
textualCategory esoteric instruction series (man ngag sde) ⓘ
mind series (sems sde) ⓘ
seventeen tantras of Dzogchen ⓘ
space series (klong sde) ⓘ
tradition Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
viewsMindAs already enlightened in its essence ⓘ
primordially pure ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nyingma school → hasDoctrine → Great Perfection ⓘ
Dzogchen Monastery → spiritualFocus → Great Perfection realization ⓘ
linked to: Great Perfection
Dzogchen → alternativeName → Great Perfection ⓘ