Key Term |
prakṛtistha-gotra |
In Tibetan Script |
རང་བཞིན་གནས་རིགས་ |
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration |
rang bzhin gnas rigs |
Romanized Sanskrit |
prakṛtistha-gotra |
Tibetan Phonetic Rendering |
rangzhin nerik |
Chinese Script |
本性住種性 |
Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term |
naturally abiding lineage; natural lineage |
Ives Waldo's English Term |
intrinsic potential; legacy abiding within; naturally present affinity |
Term Type |
Noun |
Source Language |
Sanskrit |
Basic Meaning |
naturally present potential |
Related Terms |
samudānīta-gotra |
Definitions |
Rangjung Yeshe's English Term |
Naturally present potential applies to the mind essence present as the unobstructed potential for the qualities of dharmakaya arising from its empty aspect and the qualities of rupakaya arising from its manifest aspect. It is called 'all-ground wisdom' (kun gzhi'i ye shes) because of being the ground from which both samsara and nirvana arise and the 'defiled suchness' (dri bcas de bzhin nyid) because of being combined with defilement at the time of a sentient being. |