Guṇa
From Bodhicitta
गुण
enlightened qualities
ཡོན་ཏན་
yon tan
功德
gōng dé
Sanskrit - Noun
Basic Meaning
The qualities or attributes of an enlightened being.
| Term Variations | |
| Key Term | Guṇa |
|---|---|
| Topic Variation | enlightened qualities |
| Tibetan | ཡོན་ཏན་ ( yönten) |
| Wylie Transliteration | yon tan ( yönten) |
| Devanagari Sanskrit | गुण |
| Chinese | 功德 |
| Chinese Pinyin | gōng dé |
| Japanese Transliteration | kudoku |
| Korean Transliteration | kongdok |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | enlightened qualities |
| Richard Barron's English Term | enlightened/ positive quality/ property |
| Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term | good qualities |
| Gyurme Dorje's English Term | enlightened attribute, buddha attribute |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | The qualities or attributes of an enlightened being. |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
| Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism | See page 336: In Sanskrit and Päli, lit. “string,” or “strand,” by extension a “quality” or “spiritual virtue.” |
| Rangjung Yeshe Dictionary | 1) attributes, good quality, excellence, taste, effect, virtue, accomplishment. 2) skill, ability. Syn {nus rtsal} 3) medical term. secondary quality, capability, capabilities, talents, attainment, achievement. 4) valuable property. 5) learning, knowledge; education. 6) objects, properties. 7) praise. (positive) quality; qualities, capabilities, talents; knowledge; enlightened attributes. offering, a present, gift, offering, fee, benefit, to repay. positive traits |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo | 1) rig gnas shes pa'i khyad chos/ ... yon tan khyad par can/ ... yon tan gyi nus pa/ ... yon tan slob pa/ ... yon tan sbyong ba/ ... yon tan la mnga' brnyes pa/ ... dran rgya che yang yon tan chung ba/ ... yon tan yod kyang med mdog byed pa/ ... yon tan yod pas ma spyad na/ zhing la so nam ma byas 'dra/ ... 2) (mngon) rdul dang/ mun pa/ snying stobs kyi yon tan gsum yod pas grangs gsum mtshon/ ... |
