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Four vidyadhara levels (Tib. rig 'dzin rnam pa bzhi) - the four levels of a vidyadhara.

matured vidyadhara (Tib. namin rigdzin; rnam smin rig 'dzin)
vidyadhara with power over life (Tib. tsewang rigdzin; tshe dbang rig 'dzin)
mahamudra vidyadhara (Tib. chakchen rigdzin; phyag chen rig 'dzin)
spontaneously accomplished vidyadhara (Tib. lhundrup rigdzin; lhun grub rig 'dzin)

According to Longchenpa:

the matured vidyadhara is on the paths of accumulation and joining, which are known collectively as the stage of aspiring conduct;
the vidyadhara with power over life has reached the path of seeing;
the mahamudra vidyadhara is on the path of meditation and
the spontaneously accomplished vidyadhara is on the path of no-more-learning.

Those who have the ability to purify the ordinary body with the fire of concentration and transform it into a subtle body acquire the power of immortal life and are called vidyadharas with power over life.
Those who have not been able to purify their bodies but whose minds have ripened into the deity’s body are known as matured vidyadharas.
Those who are on the second to the ninth bhumis are mahamudra vidyadharas.
Then, at the end of the path, at the moment buddhahood is reached, they are spontaneously accomplished vidyadharas.

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 #spontaneously accomplished vidyadhara (Tib. ''lhundrup rigdzin''; ''lhun grub rig 'dzin'')
-According to [[Khenpo Ngakchung]]:
+==Related to the [[Five Paths]]==
+According to [[Longchenpa]]:
+*the matured vidyadhara is on the paths of [[path of accumulation|accumulation]] and [[path of joining|joining]], which are known collectively as the stage of aspiring conduct;
+*the vidyadhara with power over life has reached the [[path of seeing]];
+*the mahamudra vidyadhara is on the [[path of meditation]] and
+*the spontaneously accomplished vidyadhara is on the [[path of no-more-learning]].
-*Those who have the ability to purify the ordinary body with the fire of concentration and transform it into a subtle body acquire the power of immortal life and are called vidyadharas with power over life.
+[[Khenpo Ngakchung]] states:
+*Those who have the ability to purify the ordinary body with the fire of concentration and transform it into a subtle body acquire the power of immortal life and are called '''vidyadharas with power over life'''.
 *Those who have not been able to purify their bodies but whose minds have ripened into the deity’s body are known as '''matured vidyadharas'''.
 *Those who are on the second to the ninth [[bhumi]]s are '''mahamudra vidyadharas'''.
 *Then, at the end of the path, at the moment [[buddhahood]] is reached, they are '''spontaneously accomplished vidyadharas'''.
 [[Category:Enumerations]]
 [[Category:Paths and Stages]]