Wylie:Thun mong ma yin pa'i le'u lag brgyad pa
The instructions in The Eight Uncommon Appendices are more practical than those in The Common Appendices. In general, the terms common (thun mong) and uncommon (thun mong ma yin pa) refer to teachings that are held in common with all forms of Buddhism and those that are meant exclusively for practitioners of a certain tradition, such as Secret Mantra. Perhaps here “uncommon” indicates the Severance practice itself, as this appears to be a collection of advice for dealing with particular situations that might arise for a practitioner. The eight appendices are further divided by subheadings, and thus a loose structural outline emerges. The seventh appendix contains some remarkable descriptions of what might be seen as shamanic rites of healing, which brings up the question of whether these were an integral part of the Severance taught by Machik or were incorporated from indigenous practices.
- Other notes
- Genre from Richard Barron's Catalog
- Instruction manual
- Genre from dkar chag
- Yan lag gi chos, gcod yul skor
- BDRC Link
- VolumeI1CZ3976
- BDRC Content Information
- No note on contents
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