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According to its level of subtlety,

consciousness is classified into three

levels: the waking state or gross level

of consciousness; the consciousness of

the dream state which is more subtle;

and the consciousness during sleep,

dreamless sleep, which is subtler still.

Similarly, the three stage of birth,

death and the intermediate state

are also established in terms of the

subtlety of their levels of consciousness.

Upon the basis of the continuity of

the stream of consciousness

is established the existence of

rebirth and reincarnation.

意識可依微細的程度

被分成三個層次:

清醒時較粗鈍的意識;

做夢狀態較為敏銳的意識;

或無夢睡眠狀態中更為精細的意識.

同樣地, 生, 死, 中陰生這三種狀況

也依意識的微細程度而定義.

在意識連續不斷輪迴的基礎上,

重生和轉世才得以發生.