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- noun Plural form of
rig . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
rig .
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On the external level, the term rigs (Skt. kula, “family”) refers to caste.
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Full Analysis) 2006
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On the external level, the term rigs (Skt. kula, “family”) refers to caste.
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Full Analysis) 2006
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This follows from the Mahayana usage of the same term rigs for Buddha-nature (Tib. sangs-rgyas-kyi rigs).
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Full Analysis) 2006
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This follows from the Mahayana usage of the same term rigs for Buddha-nature (Tib. sangs-rgyas-kyi rigs).
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Full Analysis) 2006
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This follows from the Mahayana usage of the same term rigs for Buddha-nature.
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Abridged Analysis) 2006
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This follows from the Mahayana usage of the same term rigs for Buddha-nature.
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Abridged Analysis) 2006
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The Tibetan term rigs, meaning “caste” or “family,” appears in the technical term sangs-rgyas-kyi rigs (Buddha-caste, Buddha-family) and is usually translated as “Buddha-nature.”
Buddha-Nature According to Gelug-Chittamatra, Svatantrika, and Prasangika Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche II 2006
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Because the number of rigs is finite, the cost of drilling new wells goes up with the marginal prices of oil and gas.
Oil: Marginal vs. Average Cost, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Firefighting on offshore drilling rigs is not part of its mission, with that responsibility falling to private operators.
Robert L. Cavnar: Too Little, Too Soon: Six Months After the Blowout Robert L. Cavnar 2010
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Firefighting on offshore drilling rigs is not part of its mission, with that responsibility falling to private operators.
Robert L. Cavnar: Too Little, Too Soon: Six Months After the Blowout Robert L. Cavnar 2010
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