ngo bo
From Buddha-Nature
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.
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
