Prabhāsvaracitta
From Bodhicitta
प्रभास्वरचित्त
luminous mind
འོད་གསལ་གྱི་སེམས་
'od gsal gyi sems
光明心
guāng míng xīn
Sanskrit - Noun
Basic Meaning
The luminous aspect of mind that is often contrasted with its empty aspect. It is often used figuratively to reference the cognizant, or knowing, aspect of mind and sometimes more literally as the natural luminosity of mind and luminous wisdom that is experienced in meditation.
Has the Sense of
The natural radiance of mind.
| Term Variations | |
| Key Term | Prabhāsvaracitta |
|---|---|
| Topic Variation | prabhāsvaracitta |
| Tibetan | འོད་གསལ་གྱི་སེམས་ ( ösel gyi sem) |
| Wylie Transliteration | 'od gsal gyi sems ( ösel gyi sem) |
| Devanagari Sanskrit | प्रभास्वरचित्त |
| Chinese | 光明心 |
| Chinese Pinyin | guāng míng xīn |
| Japanese Transliteration | kōmyōshin |
| Korean Transliteration | kwangmyŏngsim |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | luminous mind |
| Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term | mind of clear light |
| Gyurme Dorje's English Term | mind's inner radiance |
| Alternate Spellings | 'od gsal ba'i sems |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | The luminous aspect of mind that is often contrasted with its empty aspect. It is often used figuratively to reference the cognizant, or knowing, aspect of mind and sometimes more literally as the natural luminosity of mind and luminous wisdom that is experienced in meditation. |
| Has the Sense of | The natural radiance of mind. |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
| Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism | See page 653: In Sanskrit, “mind of clear light.” According to the Systems of Anuttarayogatantra, this state of mind is the most subtle form of consciousness, which must be used to perceive reality directly in order to achieve buddhahood. |
| Wikipedia | wikipedia:Luminous mind |
