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Three types of being (Tib. སྐྱེས་བུ་གསུམ། , Wyl. skyes bu gsum) according to their spiritual capacity are:-

  1. those who aspire to happiness in the higher states of samsaric existence
  2. those who aspire to liberation from samsara altogether, and
  3. those who aspire to buddhahood for the sake of all beings. [1]

References

  1. *Treasury of Precious Qualities, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, glossary page 434.

Further Reading

Jigme Lingpa, Treasury of Precious Qualities translated by Padmakara Translation Group, ISBN 1-57062-598-0, Parts Three, Four and Five.