Sajjana

MainNameTib	ས་ཛ་ན་
MainNameWylie	sa dza na
MainNameSkt	Sajjana
AltNamesTib	པཎྜི་ཏ་ས་ཛ་ན་  ·  ས་ཛཛ་ན་
AltNamesWylie	paN+Di ta sa dza na  ·  sa dzdza na
YearBirth	11th Century
BornIn	Kashmir
StudentOf	kha che rin chen rdo rje
TeacherOf	gzus dga' ba rdo rje  ·  te dza de ba
BDRC	https://www.tbrc.org/#!rid=P4920
IsInGyatsa	No
PosBuNayDefProv	Definitive
PosEmptyLumin	Tathagatagarbha as Mind's Luminous Nature
PosEmptyLuminNotes	"As to the interpretation of Buddha-nature, on the other hand, Sajjana and rNgog hold different views, for Sajjana equates Buddha-nature with the luminous mind, which is not empty, while rNgog equates it with emptiness." Kano. K., Buddha-Nature and Emptiness, p. 239
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"Tathagatagarbha as Mind's Luminous Nature" is not in the list (Tathāgatagarbha as the Emptiness That is a Non-implicative Negation (without enlightened qualities), Tathāgatagarbha as the Emptiness That is an Implicative Negation (with enlightened qualities), Tathāgatagarbha as Mind's Luminous Nature, Tathāgatagarbha as the Unity of Emptiness and Luminosity, Tathāgatagarbha as a Causal Potential or Disposition (gotra), Tathāgatagarbha as the Resultant State of Buddhahood, Tathāgatagarbha as the Latent State of Buddhahood that is Obscured in Sentient Beings, There are several types of Tathāgatagarbha, Tathāgatagarbha was Taught Merely to Encourage Sentient Beings to Enter the Path) of allowed values for the "PosEmptyLumin" property.

The luminous aspect of mind that is often contrasted with its empty aspect. It is often used figuratively to reference the cognizant, or knowing, aspect of mind and sometimes more literally as the natural luminosity of mind and luminous wisdom that is experienced in meditation.

The state of being empty of an innate nature due to a lack of independently existing characteristics.

The qualities or attributes of an enlightened being.

In a general sense, that which clears away darkness, though it often appears in Buddhist literature in reference to the mind or its nature. It is a particularly salient feature of Tantric literature, especially in regard to the advanced meditation techniques of the completion-stage yogas.

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