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%22Generally+speaking%2C+the+%5Bother-emptiness%5D+refers+to+the+idea+that+ultimate+truth+is+empty+of+defilements+that+are+naturally+other+than+ultimate+truth%2C+whereas+self-emptiness+implies+that+everything+including+ultimate+truth+is+empty+of+its+own+inherent+nature.%22+-+Wangchuk%2C+Tsering.+%27%27The+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%27%27+%282017%29%2C+page+4.%0A%0A%22Dolpopa+further+identified+the+absolute+with+the+Buddha-nature+%28tath%C4%81gatagarbha%29%2C+which+was+thus+seen+to+be+eternal+and+not+empty+of+self-nature%2C+but+only+empty+of+other.+The+Buddha-nature+is+perfect+and+complete+from+the+beginning%2C+with+all+the+characteristics+of+a+Buddha+eternally+present+in+every+living+being.+It+is+only+the+impermanent+and+temporary+defilements+veiling+the+Buddha-nature+that+are+empty+of+self-nature%2C+and+that+must+be+removed+through+the+practice+of+a+spiritual+path+in+order+to+allow+the+ever-present+Buddha-nature+to+manifest+in+its+full+splendor.%22+-+Stearns%2C+Cyrus.+%27%27The+Buddha+from+Dolpo%27%27+%281999%29%2C+pages+3-4.%0A%0AThis+term+is+used+to+denote+a+subschool+of+Madhyamaka.+The+tenets+of+this+school+affirm+that+mind+is+devoid+of+afflictions+and+stains%2C+which+are+not+inherent+to+its+nature%2C+but+is+not+empty+of+its+innate+enlightened+qualities%2C+which+only+become+manifest+upon+the+attainment+of+awakening.+The+term+%E2%80%9Czhentong%E2%80%9D+is+used+in+contrast+to+%E2%80%9Crangtong%E2%80%9D+%28%27%27rang+stong%27%27%3B+%E2%80%9Cself-emptiness%E2%80%9D%29%2C+which+refers+to+the+school+that+adheres+to+the+views+of+N%C4%81g%C4%81rjuna%E2%80%99s+brand+of+Madhyamaka%2C+which+asserts+that+all+phenomena%2C+including+the+mind%2C+are+empty+of+self-nature.+-+Bernert%2C+Christian.+%27%27Adorning+Maitreya%27s+Intent%27%27+%282017%29%2C+page+11. +