Key Terms/Ātmaka
From Bodhicitta
आत्मक ātmaka
embodiment
བདག་ཉིད་ཅན་
bdag nyid can
Sanskrit - Noun
1·Discover
Basic Meaning
Literally, the state of possessing a self. It is usually used to denote something which is endowed with a certain innate, or natural, attribute.
2·Explore
Has the sense of
That which one inherently possesses.
In other languages
Tibetan
བདག་ཉིད་ཅན་
bdag nyid can
dak nyi chen
Sanskrit
आत्मक
ātmaka
How translators render it
embodimentBuddha-nature Standard
true characteristicRichard Barron
In the dictionaries
Rangjung Yeshe Dictionary
1) to be the epitome/ embodiment of . . . ; appear as; include, incorporate, embody. 2) great being, entity; personification, master.
Term type
Noun
Source language
Sanskrit
Topic
ātmaka
