completion stage

Completion stage (rdzogs rim). The second main aspects of Vajrayana practice.

• The meaning and depth of this principle changes while ascending through the outer and inner sections of Tantra. For instance, the completion stage defined as the dissolving of the visualization of a deity corresponds to Maha Yoga; the completion stage with marks based on the yogic practices such as tummo corresponds to Anu Yoga; and the completion stage without marks is the practice of Ati Yoga. [epk]