Eight qualities of the Sangha

Eight qualities of the Sangha — According to Maitreya's Uttaratantra Shastra, the sangha of the noble ones (arya sangha) has "eight qualities of knowledge and liberation" (T. rig grol gyi yon tan brgyad). These eight qualities are:

Knowledge of:

1) the profound nature of phenomena

2) the vast – phenomena in all their multiplicity

3) discriminating awareness wisdom

Liberation of:

4) attachment, the emotional obscurations

5) hindrance, the cognitive obscurations

6) the inferior – the obscurations of the shravakas and pratyekabuddhas

And

7) knowledge; and

8) liberation.

See also

• Eight qualities of a buddha
• Eight qualities of the Dharma