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extrasensory eye of the Dharma

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term extrasensory eye of the Dharma

Referenced by:
eye of the Dharma, extrasensory (cross-reference only)
Tibetan chos-kyi spyan
Sanskrit
Pali
Definition One of the five extrasensory eyes gained as a byproduct of the attainment of an actual state of the first level of mental stability (the first dhyana). (1) According to the Gelug explanation, cognition that is able to understand the mental capacities of others, in order to be able to teach them appropriately. (2) According to the Karma Kagyu explanation, a Buddha's omniscient awareness that possesses the ten forces that enable a Buddha to lead all beings to enlightenment.

TRANSLATION (Jeffrey Hopkins En, Tibetan Pronunciation)

Translation eye of doctrine

* chökyi chen
* chos kyi spyan
Definition

OTHER TRANSLATIONS

German außersinnliches Auge des Dharma
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... eye of doctrine