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<noinclude>'''Eight qualities of the [[Sangha]]''' — </noinclude>According to [[Maitreya]]'s ''[[Uttaratantra Shastra]]'', the Sangha has eight qualities of knowledge and liberation ([[Wyl.]] ''rig grol gyi yon tan brgyad''): | <noinclude>'''Eight qualities of the [[Sangha]]''' — </noinclude>According to [[Maitreya]]'s ''[[Uttaratantra Shastra]]'', the Sangha has 'eight qualities of knowledge and liberation' (Tib. ''rig drol gyi yönten gye''; [[Wyl.]] ''rig grol gyi yon tan brgyad''): | ||
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Eight qualities of the Sangha — According to Maitreya's Uttaratantra Shastra, the Sangha has 'eight qualities of knowledge and liberation' (Tib. rig drol gyi yönten gye; Wyl. rig grol gyi yon tan brgyad):
Knowledge of:
- 1) the profound nature of phenomena
- 2) the vast – phenomena in all their multiplicity
- 3) discriminating awareness wisdom
Liberation of:
- 4) attachment, the emotional obscurations
- 5) hindrance, the cognitive obscurations
- 6) the inferior – the obscurations of the shravakas and pratyekabuddhas
And
- 7) knowledge; and
- 8) liberation.