Ātmaka
(Redirected from Dak nyi chen)
Key Term | ātmaka |
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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. |