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Path of seeing (mthong lam).

The third of the five paths which is the attainment of the first bhumi, liberation from samsara and realization of the truth of reality. [RY]

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	~~Jiva, or~~ [[~~Jivaka~~]].		'''Path of seeing''' ([[mthong lam]]).

	*~~A contemporary~~ of the ~~Buddha and an influential sponsor and protector of Buddhism. Son of~~ [[~~King Bimbishara~~]] ~~by a concubine. On his birth he~~ is ~~said to have seized~~ the ~~acupuncture needle and bag. He became famous for his medical skill and was honored as~~ the [[~~king of healers~~]]~~. Jiva can be rendered as life-giving~~. [RY]		*The third of the [[five paths]] which is the attainment of the [[first bhumi]], liberation from samsara and realization of the truth of reality. [RY]