The Bhumis are levels of attainment that mark the progress of a practitioner. The stages are advancing in wisdom and awakening of the mind.
1st Bhumi: The Very Joyous. One who rejoices in the realization aspects of truth.
2nd Bhumi: The Stainless. One who is free from defilement.
3rd Bhumi: The Light-Maker. One who radiates light of wisdom.
4th Bhumi: The Radiant Intellect. One who has burned away earthly desires with the flame of wisdom.
5th Bhumi: The Difficult to Master. One who moves beyond darkness and ignorance with embodiment of the middle way.
6th Bhumi: The Manifest. One who begins to manifest supreme wisdom.
7th Bhumi: The Gone Afar. One who rises above the states of the Two Vehicles (yanas).
8th Bhumi: The Immovable. One who dwells firmly in the Middle Way and can no longer be perturbed.
9th Bhumi: The Good Intelligence. One who preaches the Dharma freely without restriction.
10th Bhumi: The Cloud of Doctrine. One who benefits all sentient beings without exception, like the sun shining impartially on all things.