Sanskrit Noun
dharmadhātu
expanse of phenomena
धर्मधातु
ཆོས་དབྱིངས་
法界
Basic Meaning
The fundamental expanse from which all phenomena emerge.
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| Term Variations | |
|---|---|
| Key Term | dharmadhātu |
| Topic Variation | dharmadhātu |
| Tibetan | ཆོས་དབྱིངས་ ( chöying) |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | chos dbyings ( chöying) |
| Devanagari Sanskrit | धर्मधातु |
| Romanized Sanskrit | dharmadhātu |
| Chinese | 法界 |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | expanse of phenomena |
| Richard Barron's English Term | basic space of phenomena |
| Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term | sphere of reality |
| Gyurme Dorje's English Term | expanse of reality |
| Ives Waldo's English Term | ultimate sphere |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | The fundamental expanse from which all phenomena emerge. |
| Related Terms | śūnyatā, paramārthasatya |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo | 1) stong pa nyid/ ... 2) gzugs kyi phung po la sogs pa phung po lnga'i rang bzhin stong pa nyid gang yin pa/ |
