Tibetan Noun
ngo bo
essential nature
भाव
ངོ་བོ་
Basic Meaning
Essence or the most basic, fundamental nature or natural state of being. It is often used as a synonym for rang bzhin.
| Term Variations | |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Related Terms | svabhāva, rang bzhin |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo | rang bzhin dang gnas lugs |
| Synonyms | rang bzhin |
