niḥsvabhāvatā
From Buddha-Nature
Sanskrit Noun
niḥsvabhāvatā
absence of own being
निःस्वभावता
ངོ་བོ་ཉིད་མེད་པ་ཉིད་
Basic Meaning
The state of lacking a truly independent existence.
Has the Sense of
Since phenomena are dependent on causes and conditions, their mode of being is generally characterized as an absence of self-nature or personally distinct essence.
| Term Variations | |
|---|---|
| Key Term | niḥsvabhāvatā |
| Topic Variation | niḥsvabhāvatā |
| Tibetan | ངོ་བོ་ཉིད་མེད་པ་ཉིད་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | ngo bo nyid med pa nyid |
| Devanagari Sanskrit | निःस्वभावता |
| Romanized Sanskrit | niḥsvabhāvatā |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | absence of own being |
| Ives Waldo's English Term | essencelessness |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | The state of lacking a truly independent existence. |
| Has the Sense of | Since phenomena are dependent on causes and conditions, their mode of being is generally characterized as an absence of self-nature or personally distinct essence. |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo | yongs grub kyi ming ste/ bdag gi ngo bo nyid du ma grub pa/ |
