| Key Term |
sugatagarbha |
| In Tibetan Script |
བདེ་བར་གཤེགས་པའི་སྙིང་པོ་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration |
bde bar gshegs pa'i snying po |
| Ives Waldo's English Term |
Buddha-nature, sugata-essence nucleus of the sugata fundamental continuity gzhi rgyud primordially existing within the continuums of all sentient beings, empty in essence, ngo bo; luminous by nature, rang bzhin; embodying bdag nyid can [or just mean having the nature all pervading compassion.] |
| Alternate Spellings |
bder gshegs snying po |
| Term Type |
Noun |
| Source Language |
Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning |
buddha-nature |
| Has the Sense of |
primordial purity; the essence of enlightenment present in all sentient beings |
| Related Terms |
rtsal sna tshogs su snang ba; lam phyag rgya chen po; gshis gdangs rtsal |
| Definitions |
| RigpaWiki |
rigpa:Buddha nature |
| Synonyms |
tathagatagarbha |