 Influenced by Schayer, M. Falk argues that the early Buddhist view of nirvana is that it is an "abode" or "place" of prajña, which is gained by the enlightened.This nirvanic element, as an "essence" or pure consciousness, is immanent within samsara.The three bodies are concentric realities, which are stripped away or abandoned, leaving only the nirodhakaya of the liberated person.