Sanskrit Noun
prabhāsvaratā
luminosity
प्रभास्वर
འོད་གསལ་
光明
Basic Meaning
In a general sense, that which clears away darkness, though it often appears in Buddhist literature in reference to the mind or its nature. It is a particularly salient feature of Tantric literature, especially in regard to the advanced meditation techniques of the completion-stage yogas.
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| Term Variations | |
|---|---|
| Key Term | prabhāsvaratā |
| Topic Variation | luminosity |
| Tibetan | འོད་གསལ་ ( ösel) |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | 'od gsal ( ösel) |
| Devanagari Sanskrit | प्रभास्वर |
| Chinese | 光明 |
| Chinese Pinyin | guāng míng |
| Japanese Transliteration | kōmyō |
| Korean Transliteration | kwangmyŏng |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | luminosity |
| Richard Barron's English Term | sheer lucidity, utter lucidity |
| Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term | clear light |
| Dan Martin's English Term | luminosity |
| Gyurme Dorje's English Term | inner radiance, luminosity |
| Ives Waldo's English Term | luminous clarity |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | In a general sense, that which clears away darkness, though it often appears in Buddhist literature in reference to the mind or its nature. It is a particularly salient feature of Tantric literature, especially in regard to the advanced meditation techniques of the completion-stage yogas. |
| Related Terms | Prabhāsvaracitta |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
| Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism | See page 653: In Sanskrit, “luminous,” “resplendent”; referring to an effulgence of light and often used as a metaphor for either deep states of meditation or, especially, the nature of the mind. |
