IDENTIFYING THE OBJECTS OF REFUGE
Two types of Buddha Jewel: The conventional Buddha Jewel & the ultimate Buddha Jewel. The Buddha’s holy omniscient mind, simultaneously perceiving past, present and future, karma, delusions & personality of all beings & all elements of existence.
DHARMA
Definition of Dharma Jewel - completely purified truth in the continuum of a Superior being. With any of the "8 qualities": Inconceivable, free from "either" or "both", non-conceptual, pure, clear, antidote to the "3 poisons", freedom from attachment, & true cessation. true path.
THE SANGHA
The Sangha refuge is a Superior being possessing any of the 8 good qualities of realisation and freedom. Superior being is one who has attained the path of insight, gaining realisation of the non-self existence of self and phenomena.
THE BUDDHA IS AN OBJECT OF REFUGE
The Buddha is a suitable object of refuge because the Buddha is free from all fear, has the skillful means to free others from fear, great compassion & great equal love for all without discrimination, benefits all sentient beings.
THE QUALITIES OF THE BUDDHA
The Buddha's Body - 32 major and 80 minors signs. The cause of these 112 signs is a major accumulation of positive karma and merit. Buddha Potential - All living beings have the potential to become enlightened, all have “Buddha nature” - the pure nature of the mind.