Meditations shared in common with both sutra and tantra practice that prepare one for more advanced practices. The most common list includes meditation on the four thoughts that turn the mind to the Dharma: precious human rebirth, death and impermanence, karma, and the disadvantages of samsara.
Tibetan: ཐུན་མོང་གི་སྔོན་འགྲོ། thun-mong-gi sngon-'gro
Synonyms: Shared preliminaries
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