trisvabhāva
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).
Term Variations | |
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Key Term | trisvabhāva |
Topic Variation | trisvabhāva |
Tibetan | རང་བཞིན་གསུམ་ |
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | rang bzhin gsum |
Devanagari Sanskrit | त्रिस्वभाव |
Romanized Sanskrit | trisvabhāva |
Buddha-nature Site Standard English | three natures |
Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term | three natures |
Gyurme Dorje's English Term | 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). |
Related Terms | parikalpitasvabhāva, paratantrasvabhāva, pariniṣpannasvabhāva |
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 |