| 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/ |