Key Terms/Bodhiprasthānacitta
From Bodhicitta
बोधिप्रस्थानचित्त bodhiprasthānacitta
application bodhicitta
བྱང་ཆུབ་འཇུག་པའི་སེམས་
byang chub 'jug pa'i sems
Sanskrit - Noun
1·Discover
Basic Meaning
The mind or mental attitude that actually works towards enlightenment by continuously engaging in the trainings that lead to its accomplishment.
2·Explore
Has the sense of
The practical application or fulfillment of the altruistic wish to attain enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings.
In other languages
Tibetan
བྱང་ཆུབ་འཇུག་པའི་སེམས་
byang chub 'jug pa'i sems
jangchub jukpai sem
Sanskrit
बोधिप्रस्थानचित्त
bodhiprasthānacitta
How translators render it
application bodhicittaBuddha-nature Standard
practical mind of enlightenmentJeffrey Hopkins
attitudes or aspirations conjoined with actual practiceJeffrey Hopkins
the bodhicitta of entering/ applicationIves Waldo
In the dictionaries
Rangjung Yeshe Dictionary
Syn {'jug pa'i sems bskyed} the impulse (to) steady pursuance, practical mind of enlightenment, the bodhi-mind of application
Term type
Noun
Source language
Sanskrit
Topic
bodhiprasthānacitta
Alternate spellings
'jug sems
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