དངོས་པོ་བརྒྱད། | Glossary of Terms

དངོས་པོ་བརྒྱད།

dngos po brgyad

aṣṭa padārtha

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eight topics

The Good Eon

eight topics

དངོས་པོ་བརྒྱད།

dngos po brgyad

aṣṭa padārtha

Definition in this text:

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).

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