Basic meaning: Buddha-nature, literally the "womb/essence of those who have gone (to suchness)."
Basic meaning: Buddha-nature, literally the "womb/essence of those who have gone (to suchness)."
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
Bodhicitta - The altruistic thought to seek enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings. It is said to have two aspects: compassion aimed at sentient beings and their problems and the wisdom of enlightenment as the solution. Skt बोधिचित्त Tib བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས། Ch 菩提心
Tathatā - Suchness itself, absolute reality, or thusness, as in the ultimate state of being of phenomena. Skt तथता Tib དེ་བཞིན་ཉིད་
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