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'''Dignaga''' ([[phyogs glang]]). Fifth century author of [[Abhidharma Kosha]]. Disciple of [[Vasubandhu]], famed for his contributions to [[pramana]], logic and epistemology. Counted among the [[Six Ornaments which Beautify Jambudvipa]], he is the holder of the transmission of [[valid cognition]], which brings an end to confusion about meaning.
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'''abhisambodhikaya''' ([[mngon par byang chub pa'i sku]]). The fifth of the five kayas of buddhahood, defined by [[Jamgön Kongtrül]] in his [[Treasury of Knowledge]] as 'manifold manifestation in accordance with the karma of those to be influenced, without departing from [[dharmakaya]], that (appears) because the (other [[four kayas]] are) spontaneously complete within awareness wisdom.'

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abhisambodhikaya (mngon par byang chub pa'i sku). The fifth of the five kayas of buddhahood, defined by Jamgön Kongtrül in his Treasury of Knowledge as 'manifold manifestation in accordance with the karma of those to be influenced, without departing from dharmakaya, that (appears) because the (other four kayas are) spontaneously complete within awareness wisdom.'

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