sems tsam pa, Semtsampa: 2 definitions
Introduction:
sems tsam pa 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 pa (སེམས་ཙམ་པ) (Tibetan; in Sanskrit: cittamātra) refers to the “mind only” school—a Mahāyāna school founded by Asaṅga in the 4th century AD. Its followers say that all phenomena are merely mind (vijñaptimātra)—the all-ground consciousness manifesting as environment, objects and the physical body, as a result of habitual tendencies stored within the all-ground. The Cittamātra (Chittamatra) school [=sems tsam pa] is also known under the names of Yogācāra (Yogachara), Vijñānavāda and Vijñānaptimātra.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Tibetan-English dictionary
sems tsam pa (སེམས་ཙམ་པ) (in Tibetan) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 唯識宗 [wéi shí zōng]: “Wéishì zōng” [Chinese school name]; Alternatively: “Consciousness-only” [English school name]; Alternatively: “Yusik jong” [Korean school name]; Alternatively: “Citta-mātrin”; “Vijñānavādin” [Sanskrit school name]; Alternatively: “sems tsam pa” [Tibetan school name].
Tibetan language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: sems, tsam, Pa.
Starts with: sems tsam pa gnyis.
Full-text: sems tsam pa gnyis, Cittamatra, Duy thuc tong, Vijnanavadin, Cittamatrin, Wei shi zong.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing sems tsam pa, Semtsampa; (plurals include: sems tsam pas, Semtsampas). 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 9 - Phagmodrupa (vi): some bka' brgyud history < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
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)
Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
Conceptualisation and ‘World-Making’ < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 5.2 (2022)]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Translator’s Introduction < [Introduction Text]