Empty of Inherent Existence

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ngo bo nyid med pa - no entityness, unreality; lack of inherent existence, realitylessness, non-entityness, essenceless. Syn {rang bzhin med pa}; entitynessless [RY]

bden stong - empty of true existence [all dharmas being {rang bzhin gyi grub pas stong pa} empty of concrete/inherent existence] [IW]

rang stong - Rangtong. An aspect of the Madhyamika school in Tibet focusing on emptiness devoid of inherent existence. Compare with Shentong (gzhan stong) [RY]

rang bzhin gyis ma grub pa - non-inherent existence [RY]

rang bzhin med pa - devoid of a self-nature / concrete essence, intrinsic realitylessness. Syn {bdag med pa} not inherently existent, noninherent existence, identitylessness, realitylessness. Syn {ngo bo nyid kyis stong pa}; without any inherent nature; (to) lack inherent self-nature; not inherently existent, noninherent existence, identitylessness, realitylessness. Syn {ngo bo nyid kyis stong pa}; devoid of a self-nature [RY]

rang bzhin med pa - absence of inherent existence, non-existence of phenomena in their true nature, non-existent in true nature, non-inherent existence, absence of substance, absence of self-nature, without any inherent nature, not exist, ineffable by nature, devoid of a self-nature [JV]