rgyu'i rgyud
From Buddha-Nature
Tibetan Noun
rgyu'i rgyud
causal continuum
རྒྱུའི་རྒྱུད་
Basic Meaning
The mind's natural mode that abides as suchness, which remains unchanged from the state of an ordinary being up until enlightenment.
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| Term Variations | |
|---|---|
| Key Term | rgyu'i rgyud |
| Topic Variation | causal continuum |
| Tibetan | རྒྱུའི་རྒྱུད་ ( gyu gyu) |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | rgyu'i rgyud ( gyu gyu) |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | causal continuum |
| Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term | causal tantra |
| Ives Waldo's English Term | causal continuity |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Tibetan |
| Basic Meaning | The mind's natural mode that abides as suchness, which remains unchanged from the state of an ordinary being up until enlightenment. |
| Did you know? | According to the Tshig mdzod chen mo, in the sutra class this is called the element, essence of the bliss gone, the naturally abiding potential, and so forth. In the lower tantra class it is called the that-ness of self, the enlightened mind, the mind of Samantabhadra, and so forth. And in the highest yoga tantra class, it is called the union of E-Vam. |
| Related Terms | Dhātu, Prakṛtisthagotra, Sugatagarbha |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo | sems can nas sangs rgyas kyi bar du sems kyi rang bzhin gyi tshul nam mkha' ltar 'gyur ba med par gnas pa de nyid yin la/ de la mdo sde rnams su khams bde bar gshegs pa'i snying po rang bzhin gnas rigs sogs dang/ rgyud sde 'og ma rnams su bdag gi de kho na nyid dang/ byang chub kyi sems dang/ kun tu bzang po'i sems sogs ming ji snyed yod la/ rnal 'byor bla med kyi rgyud du e waM zung 'jug |
| Synonyms | gzhi rgyud |
