Sanskrit Noun
tathatā
suchness
तथता
དེ་བཞིན་ཉིད་
Basic Meaning
Suchness itself, absolute reality, or thusness, as in the ultimate state of being of phenomena.
Read It in the Scriptures
Since the perfect buddhakaya radiates,Since suchness is undifferentiable, And because of the disposition,
All beings always possess the buddha heart. Ratnagotravibhāga, Verse I.28~ When the Clouds Part, Brunnhölzl, 356–57.
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| Term Variations | |
|---|---|
| Key Term | tathatā |
| Topic Variation | tathatā |
| Tibetan | དེ་བཞིན་ཉིད་ ( day zhin nyi) |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | de bzhin nyid ( day zhin nyi) |
| Devanagari Sanskrit | तथता |
| Romanized Sanskrit | tathatā |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | suchness |
| Karl Brunnhölzl's English Term | suchness |
| Richard Barron's English Term | suchness itself |
| Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term | thusness, suchness |
| Gyurme Dorje's English Term | reality, absolute reality, suchness, actual truth, real nature |
| Term Information | |
| Usage Example | संबुद्धकायस्फरणात् तथताव्यतिभेदतः गोत्रतश्च सदा सर्वे बुद्धगर्भाः शरीरिणः |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | Suchness itself, absolute reality, or thusness, as in the ultimate state of being of phenomena. |
| Related Terms | dharmatā |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo | spros pa dang bral ba'i chos kyi dbyings so |
