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
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
Synonyms	tathagatagarbha

Literally, the "essence" or "heart of the Bliss Gone One(s)," a synonym for tathāgatagarbha that is likewise often rendered into English by the term buddha-nature. Though it is often back translated into Sanskrit as sugatagarbha, this term is not found in Sanskrit sources.

Essence or the most basic, fundamental nature or natural state of being. It is often used as a synonym for rang bzhin.

Though it can simply be used as the expression "I" or "me", in Indian thought the notion of self refers to a permanent, unchanging entity, such as that which passes from life to life in the case of people, or the innate essence (svabhāva) of phenomena.

Literally, the "essence" or "heart of the Bliss Gone One(s)," a synonym for tathāgatagarbha that is likewise often rendered into English by the term buddha-nature. Though it is often back translated into Sanskrit as sugatagarbha, this term is not found in Sanskrit sources.

Primordial purity is a term found in the Dzogchen tradition and refers to the empty nature of phenomena which is experienced through the practice of cutting-through meditation (khregs chod). It is often juxtaposed with spontaneous presence (lhun grub).