| 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 |
| 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 |