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Haribhadra, author of the most famous commentary on the Abhisamayalankara

Eight topics (Skt. aṣṭa padārtha; Wyl. dngos po brgyad) or the eight clear realizations (Wyl. mngon rtogs brgyad) — the Abhisamayalankara is divided into eight topics:

  1. knowledge of all aspects, omniscience
  2. path-knowledge
  3. base-knowledge, knowledge of the bases, knowledge of the foundation
  4. complete application of all aspects, application of the realization of all aspects
  5. culminating application, application when reaching the peak
  6. progressive application; gradual training; gradual application of the bodhisattva path
  7. instantaneous application; momentary training
  8. resultant dharmakaya