Niḥsvabhāvatā
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| Key Term | niḥsvabhāvatā |
|---|---|
| In Tibetan Script | ངོ་བོ་ཉིད་མེད་པ་ཉིད་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | ngo bo nyid med pa nyid |
| Devanagari Sanskrit Script | निःस्वभावता |
| Romanized Sanskrit | niḥsvabhāvatā |
| English Standard | absence of own being |
| Ives Waldo's English Term | essencelessness |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | The state of lacking a truly independent existence. |
| Has the Sense of | Since phenomena are dependent on causes and conditions, their mode of being is generally characterized as an absence of self-nature or personally distinct essence. |
| Definitions | |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo | yongs grub kyi ming ste/ bdag gi ngo bo nyid du ma grub pa/ |
