Gzhi

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Key Term gzhi
Hover Popup Choices ground of being
In Tibetan Script གཞི་
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration gzhi
Tibetan Phonetic Rendering shi
English Standard ground
Richard Barron's English Term ground (of being)
Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term basis
Gyurme Dorje's English Term ground [of spiritual realization]; basis
Term Type Noun
Source Language Tibetan
Basic Meaning The foundational basis of both saṃsāra and nirvāṇa. It is often used as a synonym for tathāgatagarbha and dharmadhātu.
Has the Sense of In the Dzogchen teachings it is commonly counted among the trilogy of ground, path, and fruition. Sometimes referred to as the primordial ground (ye bzhi), it is the source from which all phenomena arise.
Related Terms Dharmadhātu;Tathāgatagarbha
Definitions
Rangjung Yeshe's English Term 1) basis, source, foundation, base, basic [ground]. 2) Syn {don} referent, the object, objective support. Syn {dngos po} 3) ground (of being); ground aspect; ground, basic ground, basic nature. Syn. buddha-nature. Syn {de gshegs snying po ka dag klong rig pa'i klong} 4) to form a basis for, a source of; matters; to cause, ex. {+r gyur} which causes. which is the foundation. fundamental state; 5) basic; foundational, ground-, fundamental. substratum [ggd]. rtsod gzhi - the subject of the debate [ggd]