Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

friends, etc., in meditations concerning people. It is only
a Buddha who experiences the Samadhi of Full
Enlightenment, wherein subject and object are
completely identified: only for a Buddha is compassion
unconditioned and without reference to beings. A
Buddha's Great Compassion is perfectly accompanied
by Great Wisdom, and always all five degrees of
Bodhicitta are present.
6. Nirvana
a. According to the Idealist School, there are four kinds:
i. Natural. Every being has this but has not realized his
possession. If one wants to do so, it is essential to
practice the meditations on the twofold egolessness of
pudgala (persons) and dharmas (events).
ii. With Remainder (upadhisesa). The hindrance or veil
of defilement (klesavarana) is destroyed, but the second
veil of knowledge (jneyavarana) remains. This is the
Hinayana's attainment of Nirvana, after which a
physical body remains in this life along with a subtle
spiritual entity. One remains in continued existence
either as a deva or a human until the eventual attainment
of Buddhahood. Continued life is the direct result of the
unbroken veil of knowledge not destroyed by the force
of samatha.
iii. Without Remainder (anupadhisesa) The two kinds of
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