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‖ Tathata, n. Buddhism.|təˈtɑːtə|
[Skr. tathātā true state of things, thusness, f. tathā in that manner, so.]
The ultimate, changeless nature of all things, as expressed immanently in worldly phenomena. Cf. sunyata n.
[1907D. T. Suzuki Outl. Mahâyâna Buddhism v. 100 Açvaghoṣa..thinks the best expression that can be given to it is Bhûtatathâtâ, i.e., ‘suchness of existence,’ or simply, ‘suchness’. Bhûtatathâtâ (suchness), thus absolutely viewed, does not fall under the category of being and non-being.] 1938― Zen Buddhism i. li. 32 Sūnyatā, Emptiness, is the world of the Absolute, and Tathatā, Suchness, is the world of particulars. 1952C. H. S. Ward Buddhism II. xxiv. 191 Tathatā (thusness) like ākā̇śa (space) is homogeneous.., pure and changeless: it is the Absolute immanent in the phenomenal world. 1980M. Kiyota in A. K. Narain Stud. Hist. Buddhism 114 Ideally, there is no difference between the function of the Buddha (one who has realized tathatā) and man (one with inherent Buddha-nature). |