Rang stong

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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

The state of being empty of self, which references the lack of inherent existence in relative phenomena.

The state of being empty of self, which references the lack of inherent existence in relative phenomena.

The state of being empty of an innate nature due to a lack of independently existing characteristics.

The state of being devoid of that which is wholly different rather than being void of its own nature. The term is generally used to refer to the ultimate, or buddha-nature, being empty of other phenomena such as adventitious defiling emotions but not empty of its true nature.