sems tsam: 1 definition
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sems tsam means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
sems tsam (སེམས་ཙམ) (in Tibetan) (lit. “Cittamātra”) — Literally, the “mind-only” school of Mahayana philosophy. Roughly synonymous with Yogācāra and Vijñānavāda, Cittamātra 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 Cittamātrins: those following scripture (e.g., Asaṅga) and those following reasoning (e.g., Dharmakīrti)
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’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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Partial matches: sems.
Starts with: sems tsam pa, sems tsam pa gnyis.
Full-text: sems tsam pa, sems tsam pa gnyis, Cittamatra, Duy thuc tong, Vijnanavadin, Cittamatrin, Wei shi zong.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing sems tsam; (plurals include: sems tsams). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 3d - The Life story of Mon ston byung gnas shes rab < [Book 4 - New Traditions of Secret Mantra]
Chapter 5 - The btsan System of Maitreya’s Doctrines < [Book 6 - The Origin of the Mādhyamika (middle way)]
Chapter 6 - First incarnation series (vii): rol pa'i rdo rje (Karmapa IV) < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Bibliography Of Sūtras, Tantras And śāstras
Translator’s Introduction < [Introduction Text]
Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
Conceptualisation and ‘World-Making’ < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 5.2 (2022)]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 2a - By knowing or not knowing what we are < [B. The extended explanation of the particulars]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
Two Contemplation Models of Nāmamātra in the Yogācāra... < [Volume 15, Issue 5 (2024)]
The Visualization of the Secret < [Volume 11, Issue 3 (2020)]
Between Love, Renunciation, and Compassionate Heroism < [Volume 11, Issue 9 (2020)]