The nine yogas (or paths). The mundane path 世间道; the transmundane path 出世道; the path of expedient means 方便道; the instantaneous (or non-obstructed) path 无间道; the path of liberation解脱道; the path of advancing to the next level 胜进道; the inferior path 软品道; the middling path 中品道, and the superior path九上品道. [瑜伽论 T 1579.30.0346c25-8]