Uttaratantra

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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 (text title). This is the short title often used for the key source text of buddha-nature teachings, the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya/Asanga, 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.
Definitions

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.

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.

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.

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.