advanced awareness of the divine eye

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term advanced awareness of the divine eye
Tibetan lha'i mig-gi mngon-shes
Sanskrit
Pali
Definition One of the six types of advanced awareness gained as a byproduct of the attainment of an actual state of the first level of mental constancy (the first dhyana). (1) According to the Karma Kagyu explanation, cognition of the different effects of karma on different beings, such as their future rebirths. (2) According to Gelug, cognition of gross (obvious) forms and subtle forms, including those at great distances in space and time.