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'''Spontaneously accomplished vidyadhara''' (Tib. ལྷུན་གྲུབ་རིག་འཛིན་, ''lhundrup rigdzin'', [[Wyl.]] ''lhun grub rig 'dzin'') — the last of the [[four vidyadhara levels]], the very embodiment of the [[five kayas|five buddha kayas]], or [[buddhahood]] itself. According to [[Jikmé Lingpa]], although the spontaneously accomplished vidyadhara is classified as the level of buddhahood, "nevertheless, there are still further levels to be attained as the nature of this stage reaches full strength."<ref>[[Jikmé Lingpa]] and [[Patrul Rinpoche|Patrul Chökyi Wangpo]], ''Deity, Mantra and Wisdom'' (Snow Lion: 2006),  page 62.</ref>

==Alternative Translations==
*According to [[Chökyi Drakpa]], a ''lhundrup rigdzin'' is a vidyadhara "who spontaneously accomplishes the benefit of self and others." Hence the Tibetan term can also be translated as 'spontaneously accomplishing vidyadhara'.
*holder of awareness of spontaneous presence
*knowledge-holder of the spontaneous accomplishment ([[Tulku Thondup]])
*spontaneously present knowledge holder

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