ngo bo
ngo bo
Basic Meaning
Essence or the most basic, fundamental nature or natural state of being. It is often used as a synonym for rang bzhin.
Has the Sense of
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 luminosity or clarity part.
Term Variations | |
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Key Term | ngo bo |
Topic Variation | ngo bo |
Tibetan | ངོ་བོ་ ( ngowo) |
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | ngo bo ( ngowo) |
Devanagari Sanskrit | भाव |
Romanized Sanskrit | bhāva |
Buddha-nature Site Standard English | essential nature |
Richard Barron's English Term | essence, essence (of being), essential nature |
Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term | entity |
Dan Martin's English Term | substance. NOT in the sense of material substance (as in materialism). |
Gyurme Dorje's English Term | essential nature |
Term Information | |
Source Language | Tibetan |
Basic Meaning | Essence or the most basic, fundamental nature or natural state of being. It is often used as a synonym for rang bzhin. |
Has the Sense of | 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 luminosity or clarity part. |
Related Terms | svabhāva, rang bzhin |
Term Type | Noun |
Definitions | |
Rangjung Yeshe Dictionary | svabhava 1) *, nature, character, attribute, identity, entity, intrinsic / central / essential nature, vital substance, core, being, inmost nature. 2) principle, existence, fact. 3) entity, fact of being, identity. 4) definition, main principle. 5) what it comes down to, at bottom, in fact, 5) essential meaning [in textual introduction]. |
Tshig mdzod Chen mo | rang bzhin dang gnas lugs |
Synonyms | rang bzhin |
Works About this Term
Books
The author, Tsele Natsok Randröl, was born in the snowy land of Tibet. It was through study and reflection that he first unraveled the key points of everything that there is to know. Having brought forth realization through meditation training, he became known as a great pandita and siddha, a learned and accomplished master.
Among his various instructions, The Heart of the Matter is both concise and comprehensible. Not only does it contain all the vital points of the Buddha's words but, in particular, it lucidly and precisely covers the definitive meaning of the view, meditation, conduct and fruition, in their entirety, so that their practice can take effect and mature in our minds. (Source: The Heart of the Matter, introduction, 7–8)The Buddha taught buddha nature in three steps, each more profound than the previous one. The last step is regarded by most Tibetan Buddhist schools as the most profound teaching of the sutras, the very essence of what the Buddha was trying to communicate to his followers. It is the same teaching as found in Mahamudra and Dzogchen, so is important for all Buddhists to understand, but especially for those who are studying the Mahamudra and Dzogchen teachings.
The very learned Nyingma teacher Ju Mipham Namgyal gave a teaching that clearly showed this ultimate non-dual buddha nature. It was recorded and published by his students in a text called The Lion's Roar that is A Great Thousand Doses of Sugatagarbha which forms the basis of this book. The text needs clarification, so a very extensive explanation has been provided by the author of the book, the well known Western Buddhist teacher and translator, Tony Duff. As with all of our books, and an extensive introduction, glossary, and so on are provided to assist the reader.