| Key Term |
Dzogchen |
| In Tibetan Script |
རྫོགས་ཆེན། |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration |
rdzogs chen |
| Devanagari Sanskrit Script |
महासन्धि |
| Romanized Sanskrit |
mahāsaṅdhi |
| Tibetan Phonetic Rendering |
dzogchen |
| English Standard |
great perfection |
| Richard Barron's English Term |
great perfection |
| Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term |
great completeness |
| Ives Waldo's English Term |
great perfection |
| Alternate Spellings |
rdzogs pa chen po |
| Term Type |
Noun |
| Source Language |
Tibetan |
| Basic Meaning |
Dzogchen is an advanced system of meditation techniques to reveal the innate state of perfection primarily, but not exclusively, espoused by the Nyingma tradition. |
| Has the Sense of |
Dzogchen refers more specifically to the nature of awareness which is the innate state of enlightenment, and more broadly to the associated system of teachings, theories and practices. |
| Related Terms |
atiyoga,;Nyingma |
| Related Topic Pages |
https://kuenselonline.com/dzogchen-the-great-perfection-2/ |
| Definitions |