trisvabhāva

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Sanskrit Noun

trisvabhāva

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त्रिस्वभाव
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Basic Meaning

According to the Yogācāra school, all phenomena can be divided into three natures or characteristics: the imaginary nature (parikalpitasvabhāva), the dependent nature (paratantrasvabhāva), and the perfect or absolute nature (pariniṣpannasvabhāva).

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Key Term trisvabhāva
Topic Variation trisvabhāva
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Devanagari Sanskrit त्रिस्वभाव
Romanized Sanskrit trisvabhāva
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Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term {{#arraymap:three natures|,|@@@|@@@|, }}
Gyurme Dorje's English Term {{#arraymap:three natures,three essential natures|,|@@@|@@@|, }}
Term Information
Source Language Sanskrit
Basic Meaning According to the Yogācāra school, all phenomena can be divided into three natures or characteristics: the imaginary nature (parikalpitasvabhāva), the dependent nature (paratantrasvabhāva), and the perfect or absolute nature (pariniṣpannasvabhāva).
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Term Type Noun
Definitions
Tshig mdzod Chen mo shes bya sems tsam pa'i lugs la thams cad mtshan nyid gsum du bsdus pa ste/ kun tu brtags pa'i mtshan nyid dang/ gzhan gyi dbang gi mtshan nyid/ yongs su grub pa'i mtshan nyid bcas so/
Synonyms trilakṣana