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Form for the mental consciousness
(avijnaptirupa, rnam par rig byed ma yin pai
gzugs)
This division of form is comprised of forms for the mental consciousness.
These forms are undemonstrable and non-obstructive, yet they are external objects. They are phenomena-
sources (dharmayatana, chos kyi skye mched) but not visible-form-sources (gzugs kyi skye mched)
- forms arising from aggregation (of the eight substances), e.g., a single particle (abhisamkshepika, bsdu
ba las gyur ba).
- space-form, e.g., appearance of clear space to a mental consciousness (abhyavakashika, mngon par
skabs yod ba).
- form arising from promises, e.g., a vow or an absence of a vow (samadanika, yang dag par blangs pa
las gyur ba).
- imaginary form, e.g., a house in a dream, or a non-actual meditative object such as an area filled with
corpses (parikalpita, kun btags pa).
- form for one with meditative power, e.g., earth or water appearing to one in isolated meditative
stabilization on earth or water (vaibhutvika, dbang byor ba).
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