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'''Four Vidyadhara Levels''' ([[rig 'dzin rnam pa bzhi'i go 'phang]]).  
'''Rainbow Body of Great Transformation''' ([['ja' lus 'pho ba chen po]]).  


*The four stages of attainment of [[knowledge-holders]], masters of the four stages of the tantric path of [[Mahayoga]]. The four vidyadhara levels are the Maturation, Longevity (Life Mastery), Mahamudra, and Spontaneous Perfection. See under each individually. [RY]
*When, through having performed the ultimate practices of the [[Great Perfection]], a yogin is on the verge of dissolving his or her body into rainbow light, he may concentrate awareness on the tips of the finger nails (which are considered dead parts of the body). As with [[Vimalamitra]] and [[Guru Padmasambhava]], doing so results in a body of light remaining visible for the sake of all sentient beings. This is the wisdom form called the Rainbow Body of Great Transformation ([['ja' lus 'pho ba chen po]]). If the yogin chooses not to do this concentration, as with [[Chetsun Senge Wangchuk]] ([[lce btsun seng ge dbang phyug]]) (10th-11th cent.), his body will dissolve entirely into light. [MRKT-ShabkarNotes]
 
* [[vidyadhara level of Maturation]] ([[rnam par smin pa'i rig 'dzin]]);
* [[vidyadhara level of Immortal Life]]; [[vidyadhara level of Life Mastery]] ([[tshe la dbang ba'i rig 'dzin]]);
* [[vidyadhara level of Mahamudra]] (ph[[yag rgya chen po'i rig 'dzin]]);
* [[vidyadhara level of Spontaneous Presence]] ([[lhun grub rig 'dzin]]); [RY]

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Rainbow Body of Great Transformation ('ja' lus 'pho ba chen po).

  • When, through having performed the ultimate practices of the Great Perfection, a yogin is on the verge of dissolving his or her body into rainbow light, he may concentrate awareness on the tips of the finger nails (which are considered dead parts of the body). As with Vimalamitra and Guru Padmasambhava, doing so results in a body of light remaining visible for the sake of all sentient beings. This is the wisdom form called the Rainbow Body of Great Transformation ('ja' lus 'pho ba chen po). If the yogin chooses not to do this concentration, as with Chetsun Senge Wangchuk (lce btsun seng ge dbang phyug) (10th-11th cent.), his body will dissolve entirely into light. [MRKT-ShabkarNotes]
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