Dzogchen
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| 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/ |
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