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Dzogchen is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Dzogchen in a sentence

Dzogchen meaning

  1. The Great Perfection; the state of contemplation beyond the mind; not unconscious, but mental processes not conditioning of awareness.
  2. The corresponding teachings found in Nyingmapa and the non-Buddhist Bonpo.

Using Dzogchen

  • The main meaning on this page is: The Great Perfection; the state of contemplation beyond the mind; not unconscious, but mental processes not conditioning of awareness. | The corresponding teachings found in Nyingmapa and the non-Buddhist Bonpo.
  • In the example corpus, dzogchen often appears in combinations such as: of dzogchen.

Context around Dzogchen

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

unknown 1×

Often after:

great 1× tantric 1× monastery 1×

Sentence patterns with Dzogchen

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the dzogchen tantric literature 1× basis for dzogchen and tantric 1× date unknown dzogchen monastery is 1× defense of dzogchen in light 1× understanding of dzogchen a defense 1× view of dzogchen great perfection 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

date unknown dzogchen 1× for longchenpa the 1× longchenpa s works 1× the nyingma school 1×

Common sentence endings:

all elaborated extremes 1× as practical instructions 1× by an earthquake 1× dzogchen tantric literature 1×

Words around Dzogchen

Just before it in the word index:

dzodze 2 dzmm 2 dzmitry 2 dziwisz 7 dzire 3 dzingel 6

Just after it in the word index:

dzokoto 2 dzong 24 dzongdag 2 dzongdags 2 dzongkha 15 dzongkhag 36

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Dzogchen

  • In this selection, "dzogchen" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, unknown, great, tantric and monastery stand out and add context to how "dzogchen" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the dzogchen tantric literature and basis for dzogchen and tantric. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dzogchen" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dzogchen

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Date unknown * Dzogchen Monastery is almost completely destroyed by an earthquake. (11 words)

The Nyingma school is strongly influenced by the view of Dzogchen (Great Perfection) and the Dzogchen Tantric literature. (18 words)

Longchenpa's works provide a philosophical understanding of Dzogchen, a defense of Dzogchen in light of the sutras, as well as practical instructions. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

For Longchenpa, the basis for Dzogchen and Tantric practice in Vajrayana is the "Ground" (gzhi), the imminent Buddha nature, "the primordially luminous reality that is unconditioned and spontaneously present" which is "free from all elaborated extremes". (36 words)

Longchenpa's works provide a philosophical understanding of Dzogchen, a defense of Dzogchen in light of the sutras, as well as practical instructions. (23 words)

The Nyingma school is strongly influenced by the view of Dzogchen (Great Perfection) and the Dzogchen Tantric literature. (18 words)

Example sentences (4)

Longchenpa's works provide a philosophical understanding of Dzogchen, a defense of Dzogchen in light of the sutras, as well as practical instructions.

The Nyingma school is strongly influenced by the view of Dzogchen (Great Perfection) and the Dzogchen Tantric literature.

Date unknown * Dzogchen Monastery is almost completely destroyed by an earthquake.

For Longchenpa, the basis for Dzogchen and Tantric practice in Vajrayana is the "Ground" (gzhi), the imminent Buddha nature, "the primordially luminous reality that is unconditioned and spontaneously present" which is "free from all elaborated extremes".

Common combinations with dzogchen

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of dzogchen 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dzogchen" in a sentence?
An example: "Longchenpa's works provide a philosophical understanding of Dzogchen, a defense of Dzogchen in light of the sutras, as well as practical instructions." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "dzogchen" from authentic English texts.
What does "dzogchen" mean?
Dzogchen means: The Great Perfection; the state of contemplation beyond the mind; not unconscious, but mental processes not conditioning of awareness.
How many example sentences with "dzogchen" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "dzogchen", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.