Twenty-two kinds of bodhicitta
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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.