（1） Object， objective （the external realm's） existence. Phenomena， appearance. Thing（s）， affairs. That which is apprehended and discerned by the mind and sense-organs. The term generally refers to the objects that give rise to the cognitive activity of the six organs; thus the six objective realms （六境 （liu jing）. Since these are what defile the human mind， the term （尘） or "dust" is also used interchangeably with 境 （visaya， gocara， artha）. （2） Object（s） of cognition. The objects of value judgments; synonymous. with suoqu 所取. （3） The objects of the five faculties， thus a reference to the five objective realms. When the mind-objects are added， there are six realms， as mentioned above. （4） The discernment of the Buddha's dharma， the object of excellent wisdom. （5） Mental state or condition; sphere， viewpoint. （6） In Consciousness-only theory the three kinds of objects that are discriminated by their qualities. These are: 'real objects' （xingjing 性境）; 'image-only objects' （duyingjing 独影境）; and 'archetypal objects' （daizhi 带质）. （7） World， realm. Objective realm. （8） Boundary， limit， frontier， environment， circumstances （a^lambana）.