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[[sgra'i khams]] - sound element, one of the {khams bco brgyad}, eighteen elements [RY]


[These several pages under the general heading of 'Bodhichitta' and it's various 'levels' and aspects will for the most part have a repeat of this same defining/explanatory entry.  The reasoning is in hopes that perhaps the reader may see how these tie together through the explanation.] [RWB]
[[chos kyi khams]] - mental object elements, dharma element, dhatu of mental objects, elements of mental objects, element of mental objects, as one of the eighteen elements [RY]


Regarding Bodhichitta, in the section of [[The Light of Wisdom]] titled ''The Essence of Generating Bodhichitta'' it offers this in regards to ''The Different Types'' [of bodhichitta]:
[[rnam shes kyi phung po las khams bdun]] - seven elements from the aggregate of consciousness, as of the eighteen elements [RY]


"There are four different types of stages, from the devoted engagement of ordinary people - through buddhahood.  [These 4 stages and] twenty-two types are taught using analogies in terms of their characteristics. Thus:
[[mig gi rnam shes kyi khams]] - eye consciousness element, as one of the eighteen elements [RY]


*'''1''') The ''[[bodhichitta of devoted engagement]]'' for ordinary people on the paths of accumulation (one the [[accumulation of merit]], the other is nonconceptually transformative as the [[accumulation of wisdom]], [[tshogs gnyis]] ) and joining.
[[gzugs kyi phung po las khams bcu]] - ten elements from the aggregate of forms, as of the eighteen elements [RY]
*'''2''') The ''[[bodhichitta of pure superior intention]]'' on the seven impure bhumis (1 through 7 of the [[ten bhumis]] which are reflective of the last three pure bhumis, 8 through 10). Then,
*'''3''') The ''[[bodhichitta of maturation]]'' on the three pure [[bhumis]]. and
*'''4''') The ''[[bodhichitta of abandoning all obscuration]]'' comes about as a profound aspiration in relinquishing any [[obscuration]]s ([[sgrib pa spang ba'i sems bskyed]]) to [[sangs rgyas kyi sa]]).


The twenty-two analogies given in the ''Ornament of Realization'' (''Abhisamayalamkara'') are:<br>
[[yid kyi rnam shes kyi khams]] - mind consciousness element, as one of the eighteen elements [RY]
*These are like the earth, gold, the moon, and fire.
*Like a treasure, a jewel mine, and the ocean,
*Like a diamond, a mountain, medicine, and a teacher,
*Like a wish-fulfilling jewel, the sun, and a song,
*Like a king, a treasury, and a highway,
*Like a carriage and a fountain,
*Like a lute, a river, and a cloud--<br>
Thus here we have twenty-two kinds.


These twenty-two are examples for pursuing the aim and so forth through [[dharmakaya]].  As these are combined with the five paths: pursuance, intention, and superior intention ''are'' the path of accumulation; hence application is the path of joining; the paramita of [[generosity]] ''is'' the path of seeing; and [[discipline]], [[patience]], [[diligence]], [[concentration]], [[discriminating knowledge]], [[means]], [[strength]], [[aspiration]], and [[wisdom]] are the nine stages of the [[path of cultivation]]; [[superknowledges]], [the accumulations of] merit and wisdom (see above), the thirty-seven factors conducive to enlightenment ([[byang chub kyi chos sum bcu rtsa bdun]]), shamatha and vipashyana. recall and courageous eloquence--five altogether--comprise the special path of three pure [[bhumis]] together; and the banquet of [[Dharma]], the singular journeyed path (see [[singularity]]), and the possession of [[dharmakaya]] comprise the three aspects of preparation, main part, and conclusion of the stage of buddhahood.  You should know this: all of these can be combined with three more aspects: analogy, helper, and quality; for instance, the helper is the subject, the bodhichitta concurrent with pursuing the aim of enlightenment.  The analogy is that this is like the earth, because it serves as basis for all virtuous qualities. [JOKYAB]
[[reg bya'i khams]] - textures, element of, as one of the eighteen elements, the element of textures; texture / touchable element, the element of textures, as one of the eighteen elements [RY]


These are the two types defined according to their characteristics; aspiration, and application: the ''[[bodhichitta of aspiration]]'' is the [[four immeasurables]], and the ''[[bodhichitta of application]]'' is the six paramitas.  According to the system of [[Nagarjuna]], the bodhichitta of aspiration is to pledge the effect and the bodhichitta of application is to pledge the cause.  According to the system of [[Asanga]], the intention is the bodhichitta of aspiration, and engagement is the bodhichitta of application.  The bodhichitta of aspiration is the wish to attain buddhahood, like intenting to travel.  The bodhichitta of application is to train in bodhichitta in and as all actions and experience, the means for attaining/revealing buddhahood, like traveling.
[[lus kyi khams]] - the body element, as one of the eighteen elements [RY]






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Revision as of 20:03, 19 March 2006

sgra'i khams - sound element, one of the {khams bco brgyad}, eighteen elements [RY]

chos kyi khams - mental object elements, dharma element, dhatu of mental objects, elements of mental objects, element of mental objects, as one of the eighteen elements [RY]

rnam shes kyi phung po las khams bdun - seven elements from the aggregate of consciousness, as of the eighteen elements [RY]

mig gi rnam shes kyi khams - eye consciousness element, as one of the eighteen elements [RY]

gzugs kyi phung po las khams bcu - ten elements from the aggregate of forms, as of the eighteen elements [RY]

yid kyi rnam shes kyi khams - mind consciousness element, as one of the eighteen elements [RY]

reg bya'i khams - textures, element of, as one of the eighteen elements, the element of textures; texture / touchable element, the element of textures, as one of the eighteen elements [RY]

lus kyi khams - the body element, as one of the eighteen elements [RY]

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