Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Tibet, a monk.
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Examples
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The gelong/gelongma (bhikshu/bhikshuni -- the fully ordained monk/nun) level are recorded in the Mulasarvastivadin school's Individual Liberation Sutras.
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These are the two hundred fifty three infractions which a gelong must guard against.
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Simple downfalls, first set of ten: e.g. 1. telling a lie 2. criticising another gelong 3. divisive speech 4. reviving a dispute 5. falsely accusing of showing favouritism, etc.
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Interspersed throughout their Tibetan translation is an easy to remember set of chantable verses summarising the gelong or gelongma vows.
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Wherever there is a gelong, a holder of the vinaya, that place is luminous; that place is illuminated.
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These are the two hundred fifty three infractions which a gelong must guard against.
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Interspersed throughout their Tibetan translation is an easy to remember set of chantable verses summarising the gelong or gelongma vows.
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Therefore, the motivation must be for the rest of one's life while taking the getsul, getsulma, and gelong ordinations.
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The gelong/gelongma (bhikshu/bhikshuni -- the fully ordained monk/nun) level are recorded in the Mulasarvastivadin school's Individual Liberation Sutras.
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Therefore, the motivation must be for the rest of one's life while taking the getsul, getsulma, and gelong ordinations.
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