| Key Term |
sems nyid |
| Topic Variation |
nature of mind |
| Hover Popup Choices |
nature of mind; mind as such |
| In Tibetan Script |
སེམས་ཉིད་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration |
sems nyid |
| Devanagari Sanskrit Script |
चित्तत्व |
| Romanized Sanskrit |
cittatva |
| Tibetan Phonetic Rendering |
semnyi |
| English Standard |
nature of mind |
| Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term |
mind as such |
| Richard Barron's English Term |
mind itself; the true nature of mind itself |
| Dan Martin's English Term |
mind proper |
| Gyurme Dorje's English Term |
nature of mind |
| Ives Waldo's English Term |
mind itself |
| Alternate Spellings |
citta eva; cittatā |
| Term Type |
Noun |
| Source Language |
Tibetan |
| Basic Meaning |
Commonly found in Dzogchen and Mahāmudrā literature, this term denotes the true, natural state of mind as it is. Often used in these traditions as a synonym for buddha-nature. |
| Has the Sense of |
The essence of mind. |
| Related Terms |
Dharmatā |
| Definitions |
| Rangjung Yeshe's English Term |
The nature of one's mind which is taught to be identical with the essence of all enlightened beings, the sugata garbha. It should be distinguished from 'mind' (sems) which refers to ordinary discursive thinking based on ignorance of the nature of thought |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo |
1) sems kho na/ ... 2) sems kyi chos nyid/ |