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 lamsvapanadream
sgyu mamāyamagical illusion
mig 'khrulindrajālaoptical illusion
smig sgyumarīcīmirage
chu zlajalacandrareflections of the moon in water
me long nang gi gzugs brnyandarpaṇabiṃbareflections in a mirror
sgra brnyanpratiśabdaecho
dri za'i grong khyergandharvafairy city of Gandharvas
mgal me'i 'khor loalātacakrawhirling firebrand
'ja' mtshonindraraṅgarainbow
glogvidyutaflash of lightning
chu burbudbudwater bubbles
sprul pa nirmāṇaphantom or a magical creation