self-liberating vows
vows of individual liberation {so thar rigs brgyad de, dge slong pha ma gnyis, dge tshul pha ma gnyis, dge slob ma, dge bsnyen pha ma gnyis, bsnyen gnas so} there are 'eight types of individual liberation' [vows]: those of a fully ordained monk or nun, male or female novice, female candidate, male or female layperson, and the one-day vow.