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|Glossary-Tibetan=ཁམས་ | |Glossary-Tibetan=ཁམས་ | ||
|Glossary-Wylie=khams | |Glossary-Wylie=khams | ||
|Glossary-Phonetic=kham | |||
|Glossary-Devanagari=धातु | |Glossary-Devanagari=धातु | ||
|Glossary-Sanskrit=dhātu | |Glossary-Sanskrit=dhātu | ||
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|Glossary-EnglishKB=basic element | |Glossary-EnglishKB=basic element | ||
|Glossary-EnglishRB=realm; constitutent element; fundamental nature | |Glossary-EnglishRB=realm; constitutent element; fundamental nature | ||
|Glossary-EnglishJH=essential | |Glossary-EnglishJH=essential constituent | ||
|Glossary-EnglishIW=region; realm; element; nature; cause and seed | |Glossary-EnglishIW=region; realm; element; nature; cause and seed | ||
|Glossary-PartOfSpeech=Noun | |Glossary-PartOfSpeech=Noun | ||
|Glossary-SourceLanguage=Sanskrit | |Glossary-SourceLanguage=Sanskrit | ||
|Glossary-Definition=Element | |Glossary-Definition=Element | ||
|Glossary-Senses= | |Glossary-Senses=A fundamental component. | ||
|Glossary-SutraQuote=The dhātu of beginningless time<br> | |Glossary-SutraQuote=The dhātu of beginningless time<br> | ||
Is the foundation of all phenomena.<br> | Is the foundation of all phenomena.<br> | ||
Due to its existence, all forms of existence<br> | Due to its existence, all forms of existence<br> | ||
And also nirvāṇa are obtained. | And also nirvāṇa are obtained. | ||
|Glossary-SutraQuoteSource=The ''Abhidharmamahāyānasūtra'', as cited in the ''Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā'', Chapter 1, verse 149—152. Translated by Karl | |Glossary-SutraQuoteSource=The ''Abhidharmamahāyānasūtra'', as cited in the ''Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā'', Chapter 1, verse 149—152. Translated by Karl Brunnhölzl. | ||
|Glossary-DidYouKnow=In the Ratnagotravibhāga, ''dhātu'' is synonymous with ''gotra'', the final element that enables all beings to become buddhas. (Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, p 254) | |Glossary-DidYouKnow=In the ''Ratnagotravibhāga'', ''dhātu'' is synonymous with ''gotra'', the final element that enables all beings to become buddhas. (Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, p 254) | ||
|Glossary-RelatedTerms= | |Glossary-RelatedTerms=gotra;buddhadhātu | ||
|Glossary-DefinitionPDB=See page 254: In Sanskrit and Pāli, “element”; a polysemous term with wide application in Buddhist contexts. | |Glossary-DefinitionPDB=See page 254: In Sanskrit and Pāli, “element”; a polysemous term with wide application in Buddhist contexts. | ||
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In a physical sense, dhātu is used to refer to the constituent elements of the physical world, of which four are usually recognized in Buddhist materials: earth, water, fire, and wind. Sometimes two additional constituents are added to the list: space (ākāśa) and consciousness (vijñāna). | In a physical sense, dhātu is used to refer to the constituent elements of the physical world, of which four are usually recognized in Buddhist materials: earth, water, fire, and wind. Sometimes two additional constituents are added to the list: space (ākāśa) and consciousness (vijñāna). | ||
In the Ratnagotravibhāga, dhātu is synonymous with gotra, the final element that enables all beings to become buddhas. | In the ''Ratnagotravibhāga'', dhātu is synonymous with gotra, the final element that enables all beings to become buddhas. | ||
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Revision as of 08:43, 20 September 2018
| Key Term | dhātu |
|---|---|
| In Tibetan Script | ཁམས་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | khams |
| Devanagari Sanskrit Script | धातु |
| Romanized Sanskrit | dhātu |
| Tibetan Phonetic Rendering | kham |
| Chinese Script | 界 |
| Chinese Pinyin | jiè |
| English Standard | element |
| Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term | basic element |
| Richard Barron's English Term | realm; constitutent element; fundamental nature |
| Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term | essential constituent |
| Ives Waldo's English Term | region; realm; element; nature; cause and seed |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | Element |
| Has the Sense of | A fundamental component. |
| Did you know? | In the Ratnagotravibhāga, dhātu is synonymous with gotra, the final element that enables all beings to become buddhas. (Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, p 254) |
| Related Terms | gotra;buddhadhātu |
| Definitions | |
| Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism |
See page 254: In Sanskrit and Pāli, “element”; a polysemous term with wide application in Buddhist contexts. In epistemology, the dhātus refer to the eighteen elements through which sensory experience is produced: the six sense bases, or sense organs (indriya; viz., eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind); the six corresponding sense objects (ālambana; viz., forms, sounds, odors, tastes, tangible objects, and mental phenomena); and the six sensory consciousnesses that result from contact (sparśa) between the corresponding base and object (vijñāna; viz., visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, and mental consciousnesses). As this list makes clear, the eighteen dhātus also subsume the twelve āyatana (sense-fields). The dhātus represent one of the three major taxonomies of dharmas found in the sūtras (along with skanda and āyatana), and represent a more primitive stage of dharma classification than the elaborate analyses found in much of the mature abhidharma literature (but cf. Dharmaskandha). In a physical sense, dhātu is used to refer to the constituent elements of the physical world, of which four are usually recognized in Buddhist materials: earth, water, fire, and wind. Sometimes two additional constituents are added to the list: space (ākāśa) and consciousness (vijñāna). In the Ratnagotravibhāga, dhātu is synonymous with gotra, the final element that enables all beings to become buddhas. |
| sutra/śastra quote: |
The dhātu of beginningless time |
| sutra/śastra quote source: | The Abhidharmamahāyānasūtra, as cited in the Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā, Chapter 1, verse 149—152. Translated by Karl Brunnhölzl. |