Rgyu'i rgyud

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Key Term	rgyu'i rgyud
Topic Variation	causal continuum
Hover Popup Choices	causal continuum; gyu gyu; causal tantra
In Tibetan Script	རྒྱུའི་རྒྱུད་
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration	rgyu'i rgyud
Tibetan Phonetic Rendering	gyu gyu
English Standard	causal continuum
Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term	causal tantra
Ives Waldo's English Term	causal continuity
Term Type	Noun
Source Language	Tibetan
Basic Meaning	The mind's natural mode that abides as suchness, which remains unchanged from the state of an ordinary being up until enlightenment.
Has the Sense of	A proxy term for buddha-nature found in tantric literature.
Did you know?	According to the Tshig mdzod chen mo, in the sutra class this is called the element, essence of the bliss gone, the naturally abiding potential, and so forth. In the lower tantra class it is called the that-ness of self, the enlightened mind, the mind of Samantabhadra, and so forth. And in the highest yoga tantra class, it is called the union of E-Vam.
Related Terms	Dhātu;Prakṛtisthagotra;Sugatagarbha
Definitions
Tshig mdzod Chen mo	sems can nas sangs rgyas kyi bar du sems kyi rang bzhin gyi tshul nam mkha' ltar 'gyur ba med par gnas pa de nyid yin la/ de la mdo sde rnams su khams bde bar gshegs pa'i snying po rang bzhin gnas rigs sogs dang/ rgyud sde 'og ma rnams su bdag gi de kho na nyid dang/ byang chub kyi sems dang/ kun tu bzang po'i sems sogs ming ji snyed yod la/ rnal 'byor bla med kyi rgyud du e waM zung 'jug
Synonyms	gzhi rgyud

The mind's natural mode that abides as suchness, which remains unchanged from the state of an ordinary being up until enlightenment.

The mind's natural mode that abides as suchness, which remains unchanged from the state of an ordinary being up until enlightenment.

The mind's natural mode that abides as suchness, which remains unchanged from the state of an ordinary being up until enlightenment.

Suchness itself, absolute reality, or thusness, as in the ultimate state of being of phenomena.

The potential for awakening that is inherently present in all beings.

Tantra, when juxtaposed with Sūtra, generally refers to the scriptures and texts which discuss esoteric topics. While the term is used to refer to texts on other topics, it is mostly used to refer to the genre of scriptures and texts on themes and topics associated with Vajrayāna Buddhism.

Disposition, lineage, or class; an individual's gotra determines the type of enlightenment one is destined to attain.

Though it can simply be used as the expression "I" or "me", in Indian thought the notion of self refers to a permanent, unchanging entity, such as that which passes from life to life in the case of people, or the innate essence (svabhāva) of phenomena.

The reality or the objective state of things as they are. In the Buddhist context, it refers to the ultimate nature of things although what exactly suchness means would depend on the philosophical position of the specific schools. The Middle Way school, for instance, consider emptiness as the suchness of all things.