ātmaka
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Sanskrit Noun
ātmaka
embodiment
आत्मक
བདག་ཉིད་ཅན་
Basic Meaning
Literally, the state of possessing a self. It is usually used to denote something which is endowed with a certain innate, or natural, attribute.
| Term Variations | |
|---|---|
| Key Term | ātmaka |
| Topic Variation | ātmaka |
| Tibetan | བདག་ཉིད་ཅན་ ( dak nyi chen) |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | bdag nyid can ( dak nyi chen) |
| Devanagari Sanskrit | आत्मक |
| Romanized Sanskrit | ātmaka |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | embodiment |
| Richard Barron's English Term | true characteristic |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | Literally, the state of possessing a self. It is usually used to denote something which is endowed with a certain innate, or natural, attribute. |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
