Sugatagarbha

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Key Term sugatagarbha
In Tibetan Script བདེ་བར་གཤེགས་པའི་སྙིང་པོ་
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration bde bar gshegs pa'i snying po
Richard Barron's English Term potential/ heart essence for attaining/ reaching the state of bliss [sutra context]; potential/ heart essence that constitutes attaining/ reaching the state of bliss [Dzogchen context]
Ives Waldo's English Term 1) sugata/ enlightened essence; 2) sugatagarbha
Alternate Spellings bder gshegs snying po
Term Type Noun
Source Language Sanskrit
Basic Meaning buddha-nature, literally the
Has the Sense of primordial purity; the essence of enlightenment present in all sentient beings
Did you know? This term is used differently depending on the context: in a sūtric context, the term is equivalent to tathagatagarbha and is translated into English as "buddha-nature". In a tantric context, depending upon the tradition, sugatagarbha is a synonym for pristine awareness and emptiness.
Related Terms rtsal sna tshogs su snang ba; lam phyag rgya chen po; gshis gdangs rtsal; Tathāgatagarbha; pristine awareness; rigpa; emptiness; dharmakaya
Definitions
Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism See page 865: in Sanskrit, “essence of the sugata,” a synonym for tathāgatagarbha.
Rangjung Yeshe's English Term sugata-essence, enlightened essence, essence for attaining experience of bliss. Sugatagarbha. 'Sugata essence.' The most common Sanskrit term for what in the West is known as '*.'
Wikipedia wikipedia:Buddha-nature
RigpaWiki rigpa:Buddha nature
Synonyms tathagatagarbha