| Key Term |
prabhāsvaracitta |
| Hover Popup Choices |
luminous mind |
| In Tibetan Script |
འོད་གསལ་གྱི་སེམས་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration |
'od gsal gyi sems |
| Devanagari Sanskrit Script |
प्रभास्वरचित्त |
| Tibetan Phonetic Rendering |
ösel gyi sem |
| Chinese Script |
光明心 |
| Chinese Pinyin |
guāng míng xīn |
| Japanese Transliteration |
kōmyōshin |
| Korean Transliteration |
kwangmyŏngsim |
| English Standard |
luminous mind |
| Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term |
mind of clear light |
| Gyurme Dorje's English Term |
mind's inner radiance |
| Alternate Spellings |
'od gsal ba'i sems |
| Term Type |
Noun |
| Source Language |
Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning |
The luminous aspect of mind that is often contrasted with its empty aspect. It is often used figuratively to reference the cognizant, or knowing, aspect of mind and sometimes more literally as the natural luminosity of mind and luminous wisdom that is experienced in meditation. |
| Has the Sense of |
The natural radiance of mind. |
| Definitions |
| Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism |
See page 653: In Sanskrit, “mind of clear light.” According to the Systems of Anuttarayogatantra, this state of mind is the most subtle form of consciousness, which must be used to perceive reality directly in order to achieve buddhahood. |
| Wikipedia |
wikipedia:Luminous mind |