Rang stong
From Tsadra Commons
| Key Term | rangtong |
|---|---|
| In Tibetan Script | རང་སྟོང་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | rang stong |
| Tibetan Phonetic Rendering | rangtong |
| English Standard | self-emptiness |
| Richard Barron's English Term | unqualified emptiness |
| Ives Waldo's English Term | intrinsic emptiness |
| Source Language | Tibetan |
| Related Terms | zhentong |
| Definitions | |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo | jo nang pa'i lugs kyi kun rdzob kyi cha nas chos thams cad rang ngos su bden pas stong pa'i lta ba'o |
| Other Definitions |
Generally speaking, the [other-emptiness] refers to the idea that ultimate truth is empty of defilements that are naturally other than ultimate truth, whereas self-emptiness implies that everything including ultimate truth is empty of its own inherent nature. - Wangchuk, Tsering. The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows (2017), page 4. The term “zhentong” is used in contrast to “rangtong” (rang stong; “self-emptiness”), which refers to the school that adheres to the views of Nāgārjuna’s brand of Madhyamaka, which asserts that all phenomena, including the mind, are empty of self-nature. - Bernert, Christian. Adorning Maitreya's Intent (2017), page 11. |
| sutra/śastra quote: |
|
| Usage Example |
|
