Ngo bo
| Key Term | ngowo |
|---|---|
| In Tibetan Script | ངོ་བོ་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | ngo bo |
| Devanagari Sanskrit Script | भाव |
| Romanized Sanskrit | bhāva |
| English Standard | essential nature |
| Richard Barron's English Term | essence |
| Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term | entity |
| Dan Martin's English Term | substance. NOT in the sense of material substance (as in materialism). |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Source Language | Tibetan |
| Basic Meaning | According to Ives Waldo, it is similar to rang bzhin but when referring to sugatagarbha, ngo bo refers to the emptiness part whereas rang bzhin refers to the luminousity or clarity part |
| Related Terms | svabhāva; rang bzhin |
| Definitions | |
| Synonyms | rang bzhin |