Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c8.s6.1
Aspects of Mahāyāna Buddhism and its Relation to Hīnayāna c8.s6.1
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c8.s6.1
A Bodhisattva passes from the third to the fourth bhūmi after acquiring the ten dharmālokas¹, i.e., after obtaining insight into sattvadhātu (world of sentient beings), lokadhātu (various worlds), dharmadhātu (universe), ākāśadhātu (space), vijñānadhātu (world of consciousness), kāmadhātu (world of desires), rūpadhātu (world of forms), ārūpyadhātu (world of formlessness), udārādhyāśayādhimuktidhātu (spheres of noble intention and aspiration) and māhātmyādhyāśayādhimuktidhātu (spheres of magnanimous intention and aspiration).