Trisvabhāva
From Bodhicitta
त्रिस्वभाव trisvabhāva
three natures
རང་བཞིན་གསུམ་
rang bzhin gsum
Sanskrit - Noun
Basic Meaning
According to the Yogācāra school, all phenomena can be divided into three natures or characteristics: the imaginary nature (parikalpitasvabhāva), the dependent nature (paratantrasvabhāva), and the perfect or absolute nature (pariniṣpannasvabhāva).
| Term Variations | |
| Key Term | Trisvabhāva |
|---|---|
| Topic Variation | trisvabhāva |
| Tibetan | རང་བཞིན་གསུམ་ |
| Wylie Transliteration | rang bzhin gsum |
| Devanagari Sanskrit | त्रिस्वभाव |
| Romanized Sanskrit | trisvabhāva |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | three natures |
| Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term | three natures |
| Gyurme Dorje's English Term | three natures, three essential natures |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | According to the Yogācāra school, all phenomena can be divided into three natures or characteristics: the imaginary nature (parikalpitasvabhāva), the dependent nature (paratantrasvabhāva), and the perfect or absolute nature (pariniṣpannasvabhāva). |
| Related Terms | parikalpitasvabhāva, paratantrasvabhāva, pariniṣpannasvabhāva |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo | shes bya sems tsam pa'i lugs la thams cad mtshan nyid gsum du bsdus pa ste/ kun tu brtags pa'i mtshan nyid dang/ gzhan gyi dbang gi mtshan nyid/ yongs su grub pa'i mtshan nyid bcas so/ |
| Synonyms | trilakṣana |
