Ātmaka
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| Key Term | ātmaka |
|---|---|
| In Tibetan Script | བདག་ཉིད་ཅན་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | bdag nyid can |
| Devanagari Sanskrit Script | आत्मक |
| Romanized Sanskrit | ātmaka |
| Tibetan Phonetic Rendering | dak nyi chen |
| English Standard | embodiment |
| Richard Barron's English Term | true characteristic |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | Literally, the state of possessing a self. It is usually used to denote something which is endowed with a certain innate, or natural, attribute. |
| Has the Sense of | That which one inherently possesses. |
| Definitions | |
| Rangjung Yeshe's English Term | 1) to be the epitome/ embodiment of . . . ; appear as; include, incorporate, embody. 2) great being, entity; personification, master. |
