Basic meaning: The foundational basis of both saṃsāra and nirvāṇa. It is often used as a synonym for tathāgatagarbha and dharmadhātu.
Basic meaning: The foundational basis of both saṃsāra and nirvāṇa. It is often used as a synonym for tathāgatagarbha and dharmadhātu.
Gzhi - The foundational basis of both saṃsāra and nirvāṇa. It is often used as a synonym for tathāgatagarbha and dharmadhātu. Skt भूमि Tib གཞི་
Tathāgatagarbha - Buddha-nature, literally the "womb/essence of those who have gone (to suchness)." Skt तथागतगर्भ Tib དེ་བཞིན་གཤེགས་པའི་སྙིང་པོ་ Ch 如来藏
Dharmadhātu - The fundamental expanse from which all phenomena emerge. Skt धर्मधातु Tib ཆོས་དབྱིངས་ Ch 法界
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