• དངོས་པོ་བརྒྱད།
  • dngos po brgyad
  • aṣṭa padārtha
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  • eight topics
  • དངོས་པོ་བརྒྱད།
  • dngos po brgyad
  • aṣṭa padārtha
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The eight topics are (1) knowing everything (sarvajñāna), (2) knowledge of the paths (mārgajñāna), (3) knowledge of the basis (vastujñāna), (4) complete training in all aspects (sarvākārābhisaṁbodha), (5) peak application (mūrdhaprayoga), (6) sequential application (anupūrva­prayoga), (7) instantaneous application (kṣaṇikaprayoga), and (8) the resultant dharmakāya (phalam dharmakāya).