| Key Term |
Uttaratantra |
| Hover Popup Choices |
Uttaratantra; Uttaratantraśāstra; Gyü Lama; Gyulama |
| In Tibetan Script |
རྒྱུད་བླ་མ་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration |
rgyud bla ma |
| Devanagari Sanskrit Script |
उत्तरतन्त्र |
| Romanized Sanskrit |
uttaratantra |
| Chinese Script |
寶性論 |
| Chinese Pinyin |
bǎo xìng lùn |
| English Standard |
Ultimate Continuum |
| Term Type |
Text |
| Source Language |
Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning |
The Ultimate Continuum, or Gyü Lama, is often used as a short title in the Tibetan tradition for the key source text of buddha-nature teachings called the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya/Asaṅga, also known as the Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra. |
| Has the Sense of |
There is extensive discussion of the title in multiple academic sources. For further information about the text and its title, please see the entry for this text, Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra. And for a short essay on the translation of this term, see "Continuum vs. Teachings." |
| Definitions |