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The twenty-two analogies given in the Ornament of Realization - (Abhisamayalamkara) are:

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.

Thus here we have twenty-two kinds.