A division of beings into three according to their potential for receiving the Dharma. These categories are altered by the appearance of a buddha. The three are (1) those whose receptivity is certain (nges pa’i phung po, samyaktva­niyata­rāśi), (2) those whose receptivity is unpredictable (ma nges pa’i phung po, aniyatarāśi), and (3) those whose nonreceptivity is certain (log par nges pa’i phung po, mithyātvaniyata­rāśi). See also UT22084-026-001-5594.

This refers to three categories of beings distinguished by a buddha as he appears in the world: (1) noble beings who are defined as “the category of those sure to be correct” (yang dag par nges pa’i phung po), (2) those who have cut the roots of virtue or committed the five deeds with immediate retribution and are defined as “the category of those sure to be wrong” (log par nges pa’i phung po), or (3) others who belong to the “category of those who are undetermined” (ma nges pa’i phung po). They are explained‍—though not with this collective terminology‍—in UT22084-057-006-497–UT22084-057-006-500. See also UT22084-057-006-2498.

A division of beings into three according to their potential for receiving the Dharma. These categories are altered by the appearance of a buddha. The three are (1) those whose receptivity is certain (nges pa’i phung po, samyaktva­niyata­rāśi), (2) those whose receptivity is unpredictable (ma nges pa’i phung po, aniyatarāśi), and (3) those whose nonreceptivity is certain (log par nges pa’i phung po, mithyātvaniyata­rāśi).