True Nature

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True Nature is a concept often referring to the fundamental, unchanging essence or reality underlying all appearances and experiences.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
True Nature canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf metaphysical concept ⓘ
philosophical concept ⓘ
spiritual concept ⓘ
associatedPractice contemplation ⓘ
meditation ⓘ
self‑inquiry ⓘ
consideredAs beyond conceptual thought ⓘ
beyond space ⓘ
beyond time ⓘ
ever‑present ⓘ
independent of mental states ⓘ
contrastedWith appearances ⓘ
conditioned self ⓘ
ego ⓘ
phenomena ⓘ
describedAs what remains when all transient phenomena are removed ⓘ
epistemicStatus said to be directly knowable through insight ⓘ
said to be obscured by ignorance ⓘ
said to be obscured by mental conditioning ⓘ
goalOf many contemplative traditions ⓘ
hasAnalogy ocean underlying waves ⓘ
screen behind images ⓘ
sky behind clouds ⓘ
hasDebate whether it is empty of inherent existence ⓘ
whether it is identical with consciousness ⓘ
whether it is personal or impersonal ⓘ
hasDefinition the fundamental, unchanging essence or reality underlying all appearances and experiences ⓘ
hasProperty beyond appearances ⓘ
fundamental ⓘ
non‑conceptual ⓘ
unchanging ⓘ
inAdvaitaVedantaOftenEquatedWith Atman ⓘ
linked to: Ātman

Brahman ⓘ
inBuddhismOftenEquatedWith Buddha‑nature ⓘ
linked to: Tathagatagarbha
inTaoismOftenRelatedTo Tao ⓘ
relatedTo Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ
awakening ⓘ
enlightenment ⓘ
essence ⓘ
mysticism ⓘ
non‑duality ⓘ
self‑realization ⓘ
ultimate reality ⓘ
viewedAs the real nature of all phenomena ⓘ
the real nature of the self ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eternally Even → hasPart → True Nature ⓘ