| 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. |