Abhisamayalankara

Abhisamayalankara [Skt.] - ngön tok gyen [Tib.], The Ornament of Clear Realization. One of the Five Treatises of Maitreya.

Outline

The text is divided into eight topics:

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