སེམས་ཉིད་ sems nyid
nature of mind
चित्तत्व
cittatva
Tibetan - Noun
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Basic Meaning
Commonly found in Dzogchen and Mahāmudrā literature, this term denotes the true, natural state of mind as it is. Often used in these traditions as a synonym for buddha-nature.
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Has the sense of
The essence of mind.
In other languages
Tibetan
སེམས་ཉིད་
sems nyid
semnyi
Sanskrit
चित्तत्व
cittatva
How translators render it
nature of mindBuddha-nature Standard, Gyurme Dorje
mind itselfRichard Barron, Ives Waldo
mind as suchKarl Brunnhölzl
the true nature of mind itselfRichard Barron
mind properDan Martin
In the dictionaries
Rangjung Yeshe Dictionary
The nature of one's mind which is taught to be identical with the essence of all enlightened beings, the sugata garbha. It should be distinguished from 'mind' (sems) which refers to ordinary discursive thinking based on ignorance of the nature of thought
Tshig mdzod chen mo
1) sems kho na/ ... 2) sems kyi chos nyid/
Term type
Noun
Source language
Tibetan
Topic
nature of mind
Alternate spellings
citta eva, cittatā
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