Gzhi
| Key Term | gzhi |
|---|---|
| Hover Popup Choices | ground of being |
| In Tibetan Script | གཞི་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | gzhi |
| Tibetan Phonetic Rendering | shi |
| English Standard | ground |
| Richard Barron's English Term | ground (of being) |
| Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term | basis |
| Gyurme Dorje's English Term | ground [of spiritual realization]; basis |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Source Language | Tibetan |
| Basic Meaning | The foundational basis of both saṃsāra and nirvāṇa. It is often used as a synonym for tathāgatagarbha and dharmadhātu. |
| Has the Sense of | In the Dzogchen teachings it is commonly counted among the trilogy of ground, path, and fruition. Sometimes referred to as the primordial ground (ye bzhi), it is the source from which all phenomena arise. |
| Related Terms | Dharmadhātu;Tathāgatagarbha |
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