21 states that make up the State of a Buddha . From: Paths and Grounds of Guhyasamaja Tantra by Nagarjuna

21 states that make up the State of a Buddha . From: Paths and Grounds of Guhyasamaja Tantra by Nagarjuna

21 states that make up the State of a Buddha
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From: Paths and Grounds of Guhyasamaja Tantra
by Nagarjuna
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Question: What are the Yogas (States of Union) that constitute Buddhahood?
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Arya Nagarjuna: The 21 states of union which are included in THE TWO TYPES OF UNION,
— “Union with a factor of abandonment”
— and “Union with a factor of insight” are:
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— 1. The state of union of Cyclic Existence (Samsara) and Cessation (Nirvana).
— 2. The state of union of the afflicted class of phenomena and the liberated class of phenomena.
— 3. The state of union of perceptions of objects with and without aspects.
— 4. The state of union of subjective perception and objective phenomena.
— 5. The state of union devoid of Eternalism and Nihilism.
— 6. The state of union of Emptiness and Compassion.
— 7. The state of union of Method and Wisdom.
— 8. The union of those with and those without remainder.
— 9. The union of the two Selflessnesses.
— 10. The union of an Illusory Body and a Clear Light.
— 11. The union of Thorough and Gradual Dissolutions.
— 12. The union of the Two Truths.
— 13. The union of entering and emerging from a Meditative Equipoise (Shamata).
— 14. The union of sleep and wakefulness.
— 15. The union of Meditative Equipoise and the post meditational period.
— 16. The union of mindfullness and forgetfullness.
— 17. The union of Bliss and Emptiness.
— 18. The union of Objects and Action.
— 19. The union of the Generation stage and Completion stage.
— 20. The union of Purity and Impurity.
— 21. The union of those with and without forms.
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