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[[sems tsam]] - Mind Only school, Chittamatra; the doctrine of [[Mind-Only]]; founded by [[Maitreya]] and [[Asanga]], idealist-mentalist, just displays of mind. Def. by Jamgön Kongtrül: {gzung 'dzin gnyis las grol ba'i rnam shes cha med skad cig re re ba don dam pa'i bden par 'dod pas rnam rig pa'am sems tsam pa zhes bya dang gzung 'dzin gnyis med kyi shes pa rang rig rang gsal don dam pa nyid gnyis snang gyi sgrib pas bsgribs pas 'phags chos thob pa'i tshe yang de nyid gnyis snang dang bral ba tsam du 'dod do} [RY]
[[sems tsam]] - Mind Only school, Chittamatra; the doctrine of [[Mind-Only]]; founded by [[Maitreya]] and [[Asanga]], idealist-mentalist, just displays of mind. Def. by Jamgön Kongtrül: {[[gzung 'dzin gnyis]] [[las]] [[grol ba]]'i [[rnam shes cha med]] [[skad cig]] [[re re]] [[ba]] [[don dam pa'i bden pa]]r [['dod pa]]s [[rnam rig pa]]'am [[sems tsam pa]] [[zhes bya]] [[dang]] [[gzung 'dzin gnyis]] [[med]] [[kyi]] [[shes pa rang]] [[rig]] [[rang gsal]] [[don dam pa]] [[nyid]] [[gnyis snang]] [[gyi]] [[sgrib pa]]s [[bsgribs pa]]s [['phags]] [[chos thob pa]]'i [[tshe]] [[yang]] [[de nyid gnyis]] [[snang]] [[dang bral ba]] [[tsam du]] [['dod]] [[do]]} [RY]


[[sems tsam]] - Chittamatra/ Mind Only school [RB]
[[sems tsam]] - Chittamatra/ [[Mind-Only]] school [RB]


[[sems tsam pa]] - Mind Only School, Chittamatra. A [[Mahayana]] school of Buddhist philosophy propagated by the great master [[Asanga]] and his followers. Founded on the Lankavatara Sutra and other scriptures, its main premise is that all phenomena are only mind, i.e. mental perceptions that appear within the [[All-ground]] consciousness due to habitual tendencies. Positively, this view relinquishes the fixation on a solid reality. Negatively, there is still clinging to a truly existing 'mind' within which everything takes place [RY]
[[sems tsam pa]] - [[Mind-Only]] School, Chittamatra. A [[Mahayana]] school of Buddhist philosophy propagated by the great master [[Asanga]] and his followers. Founded on the Lankavatara Sutra and other scriptures, its main premise is that all phenomena are only mind, i.e. mental perceptions that appear within the [[All-ground]] consciousness due to habitual tendencies. Positively, this view relinquishes the fixation on a solid reality. Negatively, there is still clinging to a truly existing 'mind' within which everything takes place [RY]


[[sems tsam pa]] - proponent of Mind-Only School/ Chittamatrin; Chittamatra. A 'Mind-only' Adherent, an idealist, Mind-only school. Def. Jamgön Kongtrül {sems las gzhan pa'i dngos po ni gang yang med la sems rnam rig tsam ni bden pa'i dngos por grub par 'dod pas sems tsam pa'am rnam rig pa}; Mind-only School, Chittamatrin, a follower of the Mind Only doctrine, (Syn. Yogacharin) [RY]
[[sems tsam pa]] - proponent of Mind-Only School/ Chittamatrin; Chittamatra. A 'Mind-only' Adherent, an idealist, Mind-only school. Def. Jamgön Kongtrül: {[[sems las]] [[gzhan pa]]'i [[dngos po]] [[ni]] [[gang yang med]] [[la]] [[sems]] [[rnam rig tsam]] [[ni]] [[bden pa]]'i [[dngos por grub pa]]r [['dod pa]]s [[sems tsam pa]]'am [[rnam rig pa]]}; Mind-only School, Chittamatrin, a follower of the Mind Only doctrine, (Syn. Yogacharin) [RY]


[[lang kar gshegs pa'i mdo]] - Lankavatara Sutra. A sutra of the third turning of the Wheel of the Dharma. Used as basis for [[Yogachara]] and [[Chittamatra]] [RY]
[[lang kar gshegs pa'i mdo]] - Lankavatara Sutra. A sutra of the third turning of the Wheel of the Dharma. Used as basis for [[Yogachara]] and [[Chittamatra]] [RY]


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Latest revision as of 11:24, 5 June 2006

sems tsam - Mind Only school, Chittamatra; the doctrine of Mind-Only; founded by Maitreya and Asanga, idealist-mentalist, just displays of mind. Def. by Jamgön Kongtrül: {gzung 'dzin gnyis las grol ba'i rnam shes cha med skad cig re re ba don dam pa'i bden par 'dod pas rnam rig pa'am sems tsam pa zhes bya dang gzung 'dzin gnyis med kyi shes pa rang rig rang gsal don dam pa nyid gnyis snang gyi sgrib pas bsgribs pas 'phags chos thob pa'i tshe yang de nyid gnyis snang dang bral ba tsam du 'dod do} [RY]

sems tsam - Chittamatra/ Mind-Only school [RB]

sems tsam pa - Mind-Only School, Chittamatra. A Mahayana school of Buddhist philosophy propagated by the great master Asanga and his followers. Founded on the Lankavatara Sutra and other scriptures, its main premise is that all phenomena are only mind, i.e. mental perceptions that appear within the All-ground consciousness due to habitual tendencies. Positively, this view relinquishes the fixation on a solid reality. Negatively, there is still clinging to a truly existing 'mind' within which everything takes place [RY]

sems tsam pa - proponent of Mind-Only School/ Chittamatrin; Chittamatra. A 'Mind-only' Adherent, an idealist, Mind-only school. Def. Jamgön Kongtrül: {sems las gzhan pa'i dngos po ni gang yang med la sems rnam rig tsam ni bden pa'i dngos por grub par 'dod pas sems tsam pa'am rnam rig pa}; Mind-only School, Chittamatrin, a follower of the Mind Only doctrine, (Syn. Yogacharin) [RY]

lang kar gshegs pa'i mdo - Lankavatara Sutra. A sutra of the third turning of the Wheel of the Dharma. Used as basis for Yogachara and Chittamatra [RY]