Ancient Essenes (Essenoi) saw the present world as, at best, a beautiful prison and longed for rebirth in higher worlds of light. They sought to prepare themselves for such an auspicious rebirth in higher worlds of light through becoming ritually pure, perfectly compassionate, and infinitely wise. Three "Vehicles", or "Orders" were seen as the key to rebirth in one of the three Heavenly Kingdoms of Light. The Order of Nazorean Essenes  teaches that Yeshu (Jesus the Nazorean) turned the wheel of, or taught, of these Three Orders of Light. (These teachings are recorded in the ancient Pistis Sophia Codex and Codex Brucianus and are partially preserved in certain Qabbalistic, Gnostic, Mandaic and Nyingma texts of antiquity.)
 Gnosticism, Buddhism and early Christianity divided believers into three categories.
 

"For, according to these, there are three kinds of all existent things -angelic, psychical, earthly; and there are three churches -angelic, psychical, earthly; and the names of these are Elect, Called, Captive. These are the heads of very numerous discourses which (the Naassene) asserts James the brother of the Lord handed down to Mariamne.. . . . " Extracted From Book V of Refutation of all Heresies by Hippolytus

This First category of the Family of Life is called Shama in Aramaic, a term that means a Listener, Hearer, or Catechumin.  This Shama level in composed of two parts, Shama proper which are the lay members of the Gnostic Order of Nazorean Essenes, and the Shalmana-Shama which means the "Perfect Shama" or Perfect Listeners. These are those whose orientation is monastic but their lfiestyle is not. The Shama "Vehicle" has ten "Degrees" and twelve "Mysteries" associated with it. It concerns itself with individual salvation and so is reminiscent of  the "Individual Vehicle", or the Theravada", "Hinayana" or "Monastic Vehicle" of Buddhism and the Sutra level of Dzogchen. Participation in the Shama program qualifies one for advancement to the higher Orders, a good rebirth in the worlds, and some access to the lower heavens of Yetzirah (also called the "Midst", "Telestial Kingdom", "Third Space from Within", and the "Desire World"). Shalmana-Shamaya or  Perfect Listeners, have the promise of not returning to this world via reincarnation. 

This Second category is the Tzaddikaya,  meaning the Righteous or Elect. This "Vehicle",  the "B'nei Aumen Temple Order" or "Children of Amin", also has ten "Degrees" and twelve "Mysteries" like the Shama enclave. It is for graduates of the first Shalmana-Shama stage of Listeners who desire to spend their lives in total service and sacrifice for others by becoming a "Savior/ess", or "Bodhisatva" (Mamitran). Participation in this "Messianic", "Universal", or "Mahayana" Vehicle of "AberaAmenTho", qualifies one for rebirth in one of the twelve levels of  the "Middle Light World" (also called the "Middle Space", "Region of the 7 Voices and 5 Trees", "Terrestrial Kingdom", "World of Form", and "Briah"). This equates with and the Tantra  level of Dzogchen. Those who desire to enter this monastic level of O:N:E: must first spend three years on the Shama and Shalmana levels of a Nazorean community where they can fulfil the great blessed Mani's command to grow alms, pray toward the orbs of day and night, and engage in weekly fasting.

This Third highest "Vajra" Vehicle (also called the "Tantric", "Mantric", "Immanuel (Amun-el)", or "Apocalyptic") is called Tzadik dTzaddikaya in Armaic, meaning Elect of the Elect, or Righteous Elect. This qualifies one for access to one of the three levels of the "Regions of the Ineffable" (also called the "Atziluthian World", the "First Space from Within", the "Formless Realm", and the "Celestial Kingdom"). This Vehicle has 9 Mysteries associated with it. These are those who have achieved perfect wisdom and compassion and complete "Uthrahood" (Buddhahood).