Table 5-2 provides a summary of Buddhism in the GUTUL framework.
Table 5-4 and Table 5-6 provide clear and clean definitions for some rather confusing and ambiguous, but most basic and important Buddhist terms.
GUTUL elaborates on four sets of them in the following.
(1) First Set:
Fa 法 = the Universe being in itself = Ru Ru 如如 (Such Such) = Wu Fen Bie Shi 无分别识
= non-duality = that shore = Nirvana = Zi Xing 自性 = Ben Xing 本性
Fa You 法有 = substance being in itself = Ru Lai 如来 (Cometh Such) = Fo 佛 (Buddha)
= Zi Xing You 自性有 = Ben Xing You 本性有 = Bu Kong 不空 (Not Emptiness)
Fa Wu法无 = space being in itself = Zhen Ru 真如 (Truth Such) = Fo Xing 佛性
= Zi Xing You 自性无 = Ben Xing You 本性无 = Kong 空 (Emptiness)
Fa Xiang 法相 = our consciousness of the Universe being as itself
Fa Xiang You 法相有 = our consciousness of substance being as itself (Se 色)
+ our consciousness of space being as itself (Se Bian Se 色边色)
= the first five or the formed consciousnesses (Se Jie 色界)
Fa Xiang Wu 法相无 = Jia Ming You 假名有
= our consciousness of everything else as itself (Ming 名 or Ming Jie 名界)
= the sixth or the formless consciousness (Wu Se Jie 无色界)
+ the seventh or the desire consciousness (Yu Jie 欲界)
Fa Xing 法性 = our consciousness of the Universe being in itself = Fen Bie Sin 分别心
= duality = this shore = Samsara = Ming Se 名色 (Ming Yun 名蕴 + Se Yun 色蕴)
= Alaya Vijnana 阿那耶识 (the eighth Shi or the karma)
= Ye Xin业心 or Xiang Dai (Awaiting) You 相待有
+ Fo Xing 佛性 (empathy and sympathy 悲慈) or Ben Zhu (Resident) You 本住有
Fa Xing You 法性有 = our consciousness of substance being in itself (Se You 色有)
+ our consciousness of space being in itself (Se Bian Se You 色边色有)
= the first five or the formed consciousnesses in itself (Se Yun 色蘊)
Fa Xing Wu 法性无 = our consciousness of everything else in itself (Ming Yun 名蕴 or Se Wu 色无)
= the sixth or the formless consciousness in itself (Wu Se Yun 无色蕴)
+ the seventh or the desire consciousness in itself (Yu Yun 欲蕴)
Zi Shen 自身 = the Universe being as itself
Zi Shen You 自身有 = substance being as itself
Zi Shen Wu 自身无 = space being as itself
(2) Second Set:
6 Roots (Gen 根, organs), Entrances (Ru 入): eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and brain
6 Sensations (Gan 感): sensations of the 6 organs: sight, sound, scent, taste, touch and thought
6 Dusts (Chen 尘): objects of the 6 sensations
6 Consciousnesses (Yi 意 or Jie 界): consciousnesses of the 6 organs
12 Places or Parts (Chu 处) = 6 Roots + 6 Dusts
24 Worlds (Jie 界) = 6 Roots + 6 Sensations + 6 Dusts + 6 Consciousnesses
18 Worlds (Jie 界) = 6 Roots + 6 Sensations + 6 Consciousnesses
6 Worlds (Jie 界) = 6 Consciousnesses
(3) Third Set (the process of forming consciousnesses as itself from sensations):
Sensations (Se 色 or Chu 触) → Feelings (Shou 受) → Wants (Xiang 想 or Ai 爱) → Actions (Xing 行 or Qu 取) → Consciousness (Shi 识 or, more precisely, Yi Shi 意识)
1. The Formed Sensations (Se Gan 色感):
the first five sensations → the first five consciousnesses or worlds
(the formed world or Se Jie色界)
2. The Formless Sensation (Wu Se Gan 无色感):
the sixth sensation (sensational thought) → the sixth consciousness or world
(the formless world or Wu Se Jie无色界)
3. The Desire Consciousness (Shou, Xiang, Xing and Shi or Yi Shi):
the seventh consciousness or world (the desire world or Yu Jie 欲界)
(4) Fourth Set (the process of forming consciousness in itself from consciousness as itself):
1. The Formed Sensations (Se Gan 色感)
the first five sensations → the first five consciousness or worlds
(the Formed World or Se Jie色界)
→ the Formed World in itself (Se Yun 色蘊)
2. The Formless Sensation (Wu Se Gan 无色感):
the sixth sensation (sensational thought) → the sixth consciousness or world
(the Formless World or Wu Se Jie 无色界)
→ the Formless World in itself (Wu Se Yun 无色蘊)
3. The Desire Consciousness (Shou, Xiang, Xing and Shi or Yi Shi):
the seventh consciousness or world (the Desire World or Yu Jie 欲界)
→the Desire World in itself (Yu Yun 欲蘊)