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 |
| 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; Tathāgatagarbha |
| Definitions | |
| 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 '*.' |
| RigpaWiki | rigpa:Buddha nature |
| Synonyms | tathagatagarbha |
