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TRI-RATNA, THE THREE HOLIES
A symbol of the Soul in its three spiritual
aspects,--Higher Self, lower Self, and individual Selves.
"This triad of personalities consisted of (1) the Buddha himself,
that is to say, Gautama Buddha, or the Buddha of the present age of
the world; (2) his Dharma or Law, that is, the word and doctrine of
the Buddha personified, or, so to speak, * incarnated and manifested
in a visible form after his Paranirvana; and (3) his Sangha or Order
of Monks, also in a manner personified-that is, embodied in a kind
of ideal impersonation or collective unity of his true disciples,
the whole assemblage of monks, Arhats, Pratyeka-Buddhas,
Bodhi-sattvas, perfected Buddhas, and not yet perfected saints of
all classes, whether on the earth, or in any other division of the
Universe." - MON. WILLIAMS, Buddhism, pp. 175, 6.
The Higher Self (Buddha) of the present manifestation, His
Incarnation in the lower nature of the soul under the karmic law,
and His multiple division into the myriad human souls now in all
stages of progress towards ultimate unity in the One, constitute the
Eternal Spirit
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See Also
ARHATS
BODHISATVAS
BUDDHA (Maitreya)
DHARMA
MONK
PACCEKA -BUDDHAS
SAINTS
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