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The '''six meanings of [[Akanishtha]]''' are given by [[Buddhaguhya]] in the ''[[Visionary Commentary]]'':<ref>''The [[Guhyagarbha Tantra]], Secret Essence Definitive Nature Just As it is, with Commentary by [[Longchen Rabjam]]'', Light of Berotsana, Snow Lion, 2011, page 163</ref>

# The genuine Akanishtha of the [[Dharmadhatu|space of phenomena]] is the place where all [[buddha]]s reside; hence, no place is above this pure land. <br>
# The symbolic Akanishtha of inseparable wisdom and phenomena appears in the shape and color of a celestial palace. This is the abode of the [[sambhogakaya]]; so it symbolizes the pure land of the space of phenomena, for which nothing is higher. <br>
# The awareness Akanishtha is the wisdom awareness that realizes the fundamental nature of things just as they are. This is the abode of the [[dharmakaya]] of [[twofold purity]], so there is no higher awareness than this pure land. <br>
# The secret Akanishtha is the secret place of the consort. Given that this is the abode of the secret [[kaya]], nothing is higher than this path, its place, and its noble qualities. <br>
# The conceptual Akanishtha is the beginner's visualization of the palace. This is the abode of the surpassing [[samadhi]] [[mandala]]; hence, based on the generic image, there is nothing higher than this understanding. <br>
# The worldly place of the Akanishtha is one of the [[Five pure abodes|five pure abodes of the gods]]. This is the abode of all sublime ones; so within the realms of form, there is nothing higher.

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