| Term |
mental continuum
Referenced by: mind-stream (alternative term) continuum, mental (cross-reference only) |
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| Tibetan | sems-rgyud |
| Sanskrit | santana |
| Pali | |
| Definition | The stream of continuity of mental activity (mind, awareness) of an individual being, which has no beginning, which continues even into Buddhahood, and, according to Mahayana, has no end. According to the Hinayana tenets, it comes to an end when an arhat or Buddha dies at the end of the lifetime in which the person attains liberation or enlightenment. Also called a "mind-stream." |
| Translation | continuum mental |
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| Definition | Le flux de continuité de l'activité mentale (esprit, conscience) d'un être individuel, sans commencement, qui continue même dans la bouddhéité, et qui, selon le Mahayana, n'a pas de fin. Selon les écoles de pensée du Mahayana, il prend fin lorsqu'un arhat ou un Bouddha meurt à la fin de la vie au cours de laquelle il (ou elle) atteint la libération ou l'illumination. Appelé aussi "flux mental". |
| Arabic | الاستمرارية الذهنية |
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| German | geistiges Kontinuum |
| French | continuum mental |
| Italian | continuum mentale |
| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | mental continuum |
| Russian | ментальный континуум |
| Vietnamese | dòng tâm thức |