Essence, Nature, Capacity

essence, nature and capacity (ngo bo rang bzhin thugs rje. The three aspects of the sugata-garbha according to the Dzogchen system.

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• Essence is the primordially pure wisdom of emptiness.
• The nature is the spontaneously present wisdom of cognizance.
• The capacity is the all-pervasive wisdom of indivisibility.

This is, ultimately, the identity of the Three Roots, the Three Jewels and the three kayas [RY]

essence, nature, and capacity; as samaya being, [detailed expl., The Light of Wisdom, Vol. 2, page 162] [RY]

essence, nature, and capacity [/compassionate quality; essence, nature, compassionate temperament, compassionate energy; facticity, immediacy, and responsiveness / compassion] [RY]

nature, character, compassionate quality, essence, nature, compassionate temperament, compassionate energy, facticity, immediacy, responsiveness, and compassion [IW]

essence, nature, and capacity; The three aspects of the sugata-garbha according to the Dzogchen system [RY]

Alternate Translations

• Essence, Nature, Compassion
• Essence, Nature, Responsiveness