Cittamatra, 颁颈迟迟补尘腻迟谤补, Citta-matra: 2 definitions
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems1) 颁颈迟迟补尘腻迟谤补 (啶氞た啶む啶むぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ) refers to the 鈥�Two Great Chariot-paths鈥� (i.e., Madhyamaka and 颁颈迟迟补尘腻迟谤补) which are known in Tibetan as shing rta'i srol chen po gnyis.
2) 颁颈迟迟补尘腻迟谤补 (啶氞た啶む啶むぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ) (Cf. 颁颈迟迟补尘腻迟谤颈苍) refers to one of the two schools propounding Mah膩y膩na philosophy of Buddhism founded by 膧rya Asa峁単a (fourth/fifth century) , the other being called Madhyamaka鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the history of the 颁颈迟迟补尘腻迟谤补 philosophical system]: In Tu峁ta heaven, Asa峁単a received from Maitreya the Mother Sutra, the five treatises of Maitreya, and other texts, then returned to the human realm. Asa峁単a wrote the five treatises on the stages, the two compendiums, and other texts, and founded the way of the 颁颈迟迟补尘腻迟谤颈苍s. [...] It is said that those who followed in maintaining the way founded by Asa峁単a are called 颁颈迟迟补尘腻迟谤颈苍s (鈥淚dealists鈥�) or Vij帽aptiv膩dins (鈥淩epresentationalists鈥�); they are known thus because they propound that all dharmas are merely the self-nature of mind.
3) 颁颈迟迟补尘腻迟谤补 refers to one of the 鈥�Four Philosophical Systems鈥� (i.e., 鈥減reliminary practices for tantra鈥�) which are known in Tibetan as: grub mtha' bzhi.鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the history of the Buddhists and the proponents of the four philosophical systems]: The 颁颈迟迟补尘腻迟谤颈苍s assert that dharmas established from their own side, without being merely imputed by thought, are specifically characterized, established by their own characteristics, and truly established; while dharmas established as mere imputations by thought are the reverse. They assert both the dependent nature and the thoroughly established nature as truly established, and the imaginary nature as non鈥搕ruly established. Therefore, for the 颁颈迟迟补尘腻迟谤颈苍s, as for our own Pr膩sa峁単ika-Madhyamaka system, dharmas pertaining to the imaginary nature are asserted as 鈥渘ot established by their own characteristics.鈥� However, because they assert that anything not established from its own side must be nonexistent, they do accept the meaning of 鈥渟pecifically characterized鈥� according to the Pr膩sa峁単ika M膩dhyamikas, even with respect to the imaginary nature. [...]
4) 颁颈迟迟补尘腻迟谤补 (啶氞た啶む啶むぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ) (in Tibetan: sems tsam) 鈥� Literally, the 鈥渕ind-only鈥� school of Mahayana philosophy. Roughly synonymous with Yog膩c膩ra and Vij帽膩nav膩da, 颁颈迟迟补尘腻迟谤补 defines the crucial concept of emptiness in terms of either an object's lack of difference from the subject perceiving it, or dependent phenomena's lack of the imaginary nature imputed to them. Tibetan tradition identifies two major types of 颁颈迟迟补尘腻迟谤颈苍s: those following scripture (e.g., Asa峁単a) and those following reasoning (e.g., Dharmak墨rti)
: Rigpa Shedra: Wiki颁颈迟迟补尘腻迟谤补 (啶氞た啶む啶むぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ) (Sanskrit; in Tibetan: Semtsampa, sems tsam pa) refers to the 鈥渕ind only鈥� school鈥攁 Mah膩y膩na school founded by Asa峁単a in the 4th century AD. Its followers say that all phenomena are merely mind (惫颈箩帽补辫迟颈尘腻迟谤补)鈥攖he all-ground consciousness manifesting as environment, objects and the physical body, as a result of habitual tendencies stored within the all-ground. The 颁颈迟迟补尘腻迟谤补 (Chittamatra) school is also known under the names of Yog膩c膩ra (Yogachara), Vij帽膩nav膩da and Vij帽膩naptim膩tra.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Matra, Citta.
Full-text (+17): sems tsam pa, Two great chariot-paths, sems tsam, shing rta'i srol chen po gnyis, Advayavajrasangraha, dbu ma, Madhyamaka, Traidhatuka, grub mtha' bzhi, Alambanapariksha, Trilakshana, snyigs ma lnga, mtshan nyid gsum, rang bzhin gsum, Lakshanatraya, Trisvabhava, Svabhavatraya, Advayavajra, Imaginary, Dependent.
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