Arya Nagarjuna: The 21 states of union which are included in THE TWO TYPES OF UNION,
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21 states that make up the State of a Buddha
From: Paths and Grounds of Guhyasamaja Tantra
by Nagarjuna
Question: What are the Yogas (States of Union) that constitute Buddhahood?
Arya Nagarjuna: The 21 states of union which are included in THE TWO TYPES OF UNION,
-- "Union with a factor of abandonment"
-- and "Union with a factor of insight" are:
-- 1. The state of union of Cyclic Existence (Samsara) and Cessation (Nirvana).
-- 2. The state of union of the afflicted class of phenomena and the liberated class of phenomena.
-- 3. The state of union of perceptions of objects with and without aspects.
-- 4. The state of union of subjective perception and objective phenomena.
-- 5. The state of union devoid of Eternalism and Nihilism.
-- 6. The state of union of Emptiness and Compassion.
-- 7. The state of union of Method and Wisdom.
-- 8. The union of those with and those without remainder.
-- 9. The union of the two Selflessnesses.
-- 10. The union of an Illusory Body and a Clear Light.
-- 11. The union of Thorough and Gradual Dissolutions.
-- 12. The union of the Two Truths.
-- 13. The union of entering and emerging from a Meditative Equipoise (Shamata).
-- 14. The union of sleep and wakefulness.
-- 15. The union of Meditative Equipoise and the post meditational period.
-- 16. The union of mindfullness and forgetfullness.
-- 17. The union of Bliss and Emptiness.
-- 18. The union of Objects and Action.
-- 19. The union of the Generation stage and Completion stage.
-- 20. The union of Purity and Impurity.
-- 21. The union of those with and without forms.