sems yin: 1 definition
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sems yin 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 yin (སེམས་ཡིན) refers to the “mentation” teachings of the Dzogchen.—The “mentality section” (sems-sde) of the rDzogs-chen teaching is divided into two major branches. The one is termed sems-yin, claiming that our experienced reality is mentation, the other is termed sems-phyogs claiming that our experienced reality is “mentation-related” or “mind-dependent”. For further details see Grub-mtha', pp. 353ff.
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, Yin, Yan.
Full-text: sems phyogs.
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