illusion metaphor
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སྒྱུ་མའི་དཔེ་sgyu ma'i dpe māyopāma
Metaphors used to describe the inconcrete, empty, nature of phenomena
| Phenomenas are like a : | ||
| rmi lam | svapana | dream |
| sgyu ma | māya | magical illusion |
| mig 'khrul | indrajāla | optical illusion |
| smig sgyu | marīcī | mirage |
| chu zla | jalacandra | reflections of the moon in water |
| me long nang gi gzugs brnyan | darpaṇabiṃba | reflections in a mirror |
| sgra brnyan | pratiśabda | echo |
| dri za'i grong khyer | gandharva | fairy city of Gandharvas |
| mgal me'i 'khor lo | alātacakra | whirling firebrand |
| 'ja' mtshon | indraraṅga | rainbow |
| glog | vidyuta | flash of lightning |
| chu bur | budbud | water bubbles |
| sprul pa | nirmāṇa | phantom or a magical creation |