ལྷའི་མིག | Glossary of Terms
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ལྷའི་མིག
- lha’i mig
- divyacakṣus
- divyacakṣur
- divyacakṣu
- Term
- divine eye
- ལྷའི་མིག
- lha’i mig
- divyacakṣus
One of the five eyes.
- divine eye
- ལྷའི་མིག
- lha’i mig
- divyacakṣu
One of the six “superknowledges” (q.v.) as well as one of the “five eyes,” this is the supernormal ability to see to an unlimited distance, observe events on other worlds, see through mountains, etc. The five eyes consist of five different faculties of vision: the physical eye (māṃsacakṣu), the divine eye (dīvyacakṣu), the wisdom eye (prajñācakṣu), the Dharma-eye (dharmacakṣu), and the Buddha-eye (buddhacakṣu).
- divine eye
- ལྷའི་མིག
- lha’i mig
- divyacakṣus
Superknowledge achieved by the power of meditative absorption.
- divine sight
- ལྷའི་མིག
- lha’i mig
- divyacakṣus
Clairvoyance, i.e., the ability to see all forms whether they are near or far, subtle or gross; also the ability to see the births and deaths of sentient beings. This is the first of the six (or sometimes five) superknowledges (ṣaḍabhijñā).
- divine sight
- ལྷའི་མིག
- lha’i mig
- divyacakṣur
One of the five supernormal knowledges.
- divine eyesight
- ལྷའི་མིག
- lha’i mig
- divyacakṣus
Superhuman eyesight, one of the five or six supernormal faculties possessed by the gods, as well as by buddhas and some advanced disciples, bodhisattvas, and other superhuman beings.
- eye of divine clairvoyance
- ལྷའི་མིག
- lha’i mig
- divyacakṣus
Second of the five eyes. See UT22084-026-001-584.