rgyu'i rgyud

Tibetan Noun

rgyu'i rgyud

causal continuum

རྒྱུའི་རྒྱུད་

Basic Meaning

The mind's natural mode that abides as suchness, which remains unchanged from the state of an ordinary being up until enlightenment.

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David Higgins at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium

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David Higgins explores the Eighth Karmapa Mikyö Dorje’s (1507–1554) prolific writings on tathāgatagarbha, which contain several extended discussions on the topic of how buddha-nature relates to different conceptions of selfhood.

Higgins, David. "Buddha-Nature and Selfhood." Paper presented at the University of Vienna Symposium, Tathāgatagarbha Across Asia, Vienna, Austria, July 2019. Video, 41:28. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHzI1PxptpI.

Higgins, David. "Buddha-Nature and Selfhood." Paper presented at the University of Vienna Symposium, Tathāgatagarbha Across Asia, Vienna, Austria, July 2019. Video, 41:28. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHzI1PxptpI.;David Higgins at the 2019 Tathāgatagarbha Symposium;Karmapa, 8th;Buddha-nature as Self - Atman;'gos lo tsA ba gzhon nu dpal;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Indian Buddhism;The doctrine of buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism;Karma Kagyu;guṇapāramitā;dharmakāya;ālayavijñāna;Vajrayana;ātman;Ground;sarvākāravaropetāśūnyatā;anātman;rgyu'i rgyud;David Higgins; Buddha-Nature and Selfhood

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Term Variations
Key Term	rgyu'i rgyud
Topic Variation	causal continuum
Tibetan	རྒྱུའི་རྒྱུད་  ( gyu gyu)
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration	rgyu'i rgyud  ( gyu gyu)
Buddha-nature Site Standard English	causal continuum
Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term	causal tantra
Ives Waldo's English Term	causal continuity
Term Information
Source Language	Tibetan
Basic Meaning	The mind's natural mode that abides as suchness, which remains unchanged from the state of an ordinary being up until enlightenment.
Did you know?	According to the Tshig mdzod chen mo, in the sutra class this is called the element, essence of the bliss gone, the naturally abiding potential, and so forth. In the lower tantra class it is called the that-ness of self, the enlightened mind, the mind of Samantabhadra, and so forth. And in the highest yoga tantra class, it is called the union of E-Vam.
Related Terms	Dhātu, Prakṛtisthagotra, Sugatagarbha
Term Type	Noun
Definitions
Tshig mdzod Chen mo	sems can nas sangs rgyas kyi bar du sems kyi rang bzhin gyi tshul nam mkha' ltar 'gyur ba med par gnas pa de nyid yin la/ de la mdo sde rnams su khams bde bar gshegs pa'i snying po rang bzhin gnas rigs sogs dang/ rgyud sde 'og ma rnams su bdag gi de kho na nyid dang/ byang chub kyi sems dang/ kun tu bzang po'i sems sogs ming ji snyed yod la/ rnal 'byor bla med kyi rgyud du e waM zung 'jug
Synonyms	gzhi rgyud