Three appearances
The three appearances (Wyl. snang ba gsum) or appearance, increase and attainment (Wyl. snang mched thob gsum) are experiences which unfold during the inner dissolution process in the bardo of dying. They are:
- white appearance,
- red increase, and
- black attainment.
Further Reading
- Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, revised and updated edition, Harper San Francisco, 2002, 'The Inner Dissolution', page 258.