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'''Continuum''' theories or models explain variation as involving a gradual quantitative transition without abrupt changes or discontinuities. It can be contrasted with 'categorical' models which propose qualitatively different states.  

'''Continuum''' theories or models explain variation as involving a gradual quantitative transition without abrupt changes or discontinuities. It can be contrasted with 'categorical' models which propose qualitatively different states.  

In contrast, the [[quantum theory]] includes [[quanta]], which are distinguished from continuous amounts.

In contrast, the [[quantum theory]] includes [[quanta]], which are distinguished from continuous amounts.

==Psychology==

==Psychology==

In [[psychology]], theories of mental [[phenomena]] can propose discrete differences between [[individual]]s (e.g. everyone has certain [[personality]] traits and not others) or a continuum (e.g. everyone lies somewhere on a particular personality dimension). This can also apply to fields such as [[law]] or [[sociology]] or [[ethics]] in explaining or judging variation in human [[behavior]].

In [[psychology]], theories of mental [[phenomena]] can propose discrete differences between [[individual]]s (e.g. everyone has certain [[personality]] traits and not others) or a continuum (e.g. everyone lies somewhere on a particular personality dimension). This can also apply to fields such as [[law]] or [[sociology]] or [[ethics]] in explaining or judging variation in human [[behavior]].

In [[psychiatry]], categorical models seek to distinguish and define particular mental disorders or illnesses, whilst continuum or dimensional models propose that some people are more extreme than others on particular dimensions.

In [[psychiatry]], categorical models seek to distinguish and define particular mental disorders or illnesses, whilst continuum or dimensional models propose that some people are more extreme than others on particular dimensions.

==Spirituality==

==Spirituality==

''Mindstream'' is a '''continuum''' theory in [[Buddha|Buddhist]] [[philosophy]]. In Vajrayana (Tantric Buddhism) it may be understood as an ''upāya'' (Sanskrit) doctrine of the nonlocal and atemporal as resolved into a qualification of omnipresent. The lexical item 'Moment', has been employed in the sense of its etymon "momentum" though the 'stream', 'array' or 'procession' is atemporal and nonlocal  or '[[quanta]] of [[consciousness]]' (Tibetan: ''thig le''; Sanskrit: ''Bindu'') proceeding endlessly in a lifetime, between lifetimes (Tibetan: ''Bardo''), from lifetime to lifetime, prior to engagement in the Bhavacakra of [[Samsara]] and beyond as an inclusive  continuum (Tibetan: ''rgyud'') rather than an individuated, separate, or discrete perceptual, cognitive, or experiential [[entity]], as in the conception of the [[Ātman]].  Waldron (undated) states:

''Mindstream'' is a '''continuum''' theory in [[Buddha|Buddhist]] [[philosophy]]. In Vajrayana (Tantric Buddhism) it may be understood as an ''upāya'' (Sanskrit) doctrine of the nonlocal and atemporal as resolved into a qualification of omnipresent. The lexical item 'Moment', has been employed in the sense of its etymon "momentum" though the 'stream', 'array' or 'procession' is atemporal and nonlocal  or '[[quanta]] of [[consciousness]]' (Tibetan: ''thig le''; Sanskrit: ''Bindu'') proceeding endlessly in a lifetime, between lifetimes (Tibetan: ''Bardo''), from lifetime to lifetime, prior to engagement in the Bhavacakra of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsara Samsara] and beyond as an inclusive  continuum (Tibetan: ''rgyud'') rather than an individuated, separate, or discrete perceptual, cognitive, or experiential [[entity]], as in the conception of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atman Ātman].  Waldron (undated) states:

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Indian Buddhists see the 'evolution' of mind i[n] terms of the continuity of individual mind-streams from one lifetime to the next, with karma as the basic causal mechanism whereby transformations are transmitted from one life to the next.

Indian Buddhists see the 'evolution' of mind i[n] terms of the continuity of individual mind-streams from one lifetime to the next, with karma as the basic causal mechanism whereby transformations are transmitted from one life to the next.

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[[Dzogchen Rinpoche]] establishing the processive reciprocality of the training of the mindstream and the Buddhadharma, holds that:  

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzogchen_Rinpoche Dzogchen Rinpoche] establishing the processive reciprocality of the training of the mindstream and the Buddhadharma, holds that:  

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The Buddhadharma is a process, one through which we train and tame our own mindstreams. One approach is to go to the root of what we mean by "I", our sense of self or individual self-identity.<ref>Rinpoche, Dzogchen (2007). ''Taming the Mindstream'' in Wolter, Doris (ed.) "Losing the Clouds, Gaining the Sky: Buddhism and the Natural Mind." Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0861713591 p.82-83 Source: [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=9_9tW2cHtOcC&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=mindstream&source=web&ots=zVowKgfwAK&sig=m601WoY8B5h-3y4pgC9k36tDT-c&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result] (accessed: July 29, 2008)</ref>

The Buddhadharma is a process, one through which we train and tame our own mindstreams. One approach is to go to the root of what we mean by "I", our sense of self or individual self-identity.<ref>Rinpoche, Dzogchen (2007). ''Taming the Mindstream'' in Wolter, Doris (ed.) "Losing the Clouds, Gaining the Sky: Buddhism and the Natural Mind." Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0861713591 p.82-83 Source: [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=9_9tW2cHtOcC&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=mindstream&source=web&ots=zVowKgfwAK&sig=m601WoY8B5h-3y4pgC9k36tDT-c&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result] (accessed: July 29, 2008)</ref>

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[[Thanissaro Bhikkhu]] in contextualizing and redressing what he believes to be the general misconception of ''anātman'' (rendered as "no self") and ''ātman'' (rendered as "self"), in relation to the view he holds of the intention of Shakyamuni Buddha, states:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanissaro_Bhikkhu Thanissaro Bhikkhu] in contextualizing and redressing what he believes to be the general misconception of ''anātman'' (rendered as "no self") and ''ātman'' (rendered as "self"), in relation to the view he holds of the intention of Shakyamuni Buddha, states:

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...the Buddha was asked point-blank whether or not there was a self, he refused to answer. When later asked why, he said that to hold either that there is a self or that there is no self is to fall into extreme forms of wrong view that make the path of Buddhist practice impossible.<ref>Bhikkhu, Thanissaro (1996). ''No-self or Not-self?''. [http://www.dharmaweb.org/index.php]

...the Buddha was asked point-blank whether or not there was a self, he refused to answer. When later asked why, he said that to hold either that there is a self or that there is no self is to fall into extreme forms of wrong view that make the path of Buddhist practice impossible.<ref>Bhikkhu, Thanissaro (1996). ''No-self or Not-self?''. [https://www.dharmaweb.org/index.php]

</blockquote> This clear evocation of what later became canonized in Buddhist discourse as Madhyamika or "middle way", is key to tender a description of the ineffable ''Mysterium Magnum'' of the "Great Continuum" that is rendered in English as "Mindstream": the nondual resolution of ''[[ātman]]'' and ''[[anātman]]''.

</blockquote> This clear evocation of what later became canonized in Buddhist discourse as Madhyamika or "middle way", is key to tender a description of the ineffable ''Mysterium Magnum'' of the "Great Continuum" that is rendered in English as "Mindstream": the nondual resolution of ''ātman'' and ''anātman''.

In the entwined Dzogchen traditions of ''Bönpo'' and ''Nyingmapa'', the Mindstream is constituted by a continuum of ''gankyil'' comprised of the Five Pure Lights of the Five Wisdoms which unite the ''trikaya''. These 'tantric correlations' (or Twilight Language) are evident in the iconographic representation of the ''Five Jinas''(''The Twilight Language: Explorations in Buddhist Meditation and Symbolism''. Curzon Press: London. ISBN 0-312-82540-4) and the ''saṃpanna-krama'' of the ''gankyil'' and [[mandala]] in Dzogchen ''sādhana''. The 'supreme siddhi' or 'absolute bodhicitta' of the Dzogchenpa is when the Mindstream of their 'bodymind' (a rendering of ''namarupa'') is 'released' (a rendering of [[Nirvana]]) as the [[Rainbow Body]].

In the entwined Dzogchen traditions of ''Bönpo'' and ''Nyingmapa'', the Mindstream is constituted by a continuum of ''gankyil'' comprised of the Five Pure Lights of the Five Wisdoms which unite the ''trikaya''. These 'tantric correlations' (or Twilight Language) are evident in the iconographic representation of the ''Five Jinas''(''The Twilight Language: Explorations in Buddhist Meditation and Symbolism''. Curzon Press: London. ISBN 0-312-82540-4) and the ''saṃpanna-krama'' of the ''gankyil'' and [[mandala]] in Dzogchen ''sādhana''. The 'supreme siddhi' or 'absolute bodhicitta' of the Dzogchenpa is when the Mindstream of their 'bodymind' (a rendering of ''namarupa'') is 'released' (a rendering of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana Nirvana]) as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_body Rainbow Body].

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