Uttaratantra

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Key Term	Uttaratantra
In Tibetan Script	རྒྱུད་བླ་མ་
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration	rgyud bla ma
Devanagari Sanskrit Script	उत्तरतन्त्र
Romanized Sanskrit	uttaratantra
English Standard	Ultimate Continuum
Term Type	Noun
Source Language	Sanskrit
Basic Meaning	The short title often used for the core source text of buddha-nature teachings, the Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra, or the Ratnagotravibhāga.
Definitions

The Ultimate Continuum, or Gyü Lama, is often used as a short title in the Tibetan tradition for the key source text of buddha-nature teachings called the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya/Asaṅga, also known as the Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra.