Eight similes of illusion: Difference between revisions

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The eight similes of illusion (wyl. sgyu ma'i dpe brgyad) are (in the order in which they appear in Longchenpa's Finding Comfort and Ease in the Illusoriness of Things):

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-The '''eight similes of illusion''' ([[wyl.]] ''sgyu ma'i dpe brgyad'') are,
+The '''eight similes of illusion''' ([[wyl.]] ''sgyu ma'i dpe brgyad'') are (in the order in which they appear in [[Longchenpa]]'s ''[[Finding Comfort and Ease in the Illusoriness of Things]]''):
-) dream, <br>
+#dream, <br>
-) illusion or magic show, <br>
+#magical illusion, <br>
-) visual aberration, or ''trompe-l'oeil'' <br>
+#hallucination, or ''trompe-l'oeil'' <br>
-) mirage, <br>
+#mirage, <br>
-) echo, <br>
+#reflection of the moon in water,<br>
-) city of [[gandharvas]], <br>
+#echo, <br>
-) reflection, <br>
+#city of [[gandharva]]s, <br>
-) apparition, or city created by magic.
+#reflection, <br>
+#apparition.
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