Eight topics
Eight topics (Wyl. dngos po brgyad) or the eight clear realizations (Wyl. mngon rtogs brgyad) — the Abhisamayalankara is divided into eight topics:
- knowledge of all aspects, omniscience
- path-knowledge
- base-knowledge, knowledge of the bases, knowledge of the foundation
- complete application of all aspects, application of the realization of all aspects
- culminating application, application when reaching the peak
- progressive application; gradual training; gradual application of the bodhisattva path
- instantaneous application; momentary training
- dharmakaya