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CHARLESD. ORZECH
TAOISM. SeeDaoism and Buddhism
TATHAGATA
Tathagatais the epithet used by the Buddha in refer-
ring to himself. In Sanskrit and Pali, it can mean
either “Thus-Gone-One” (tatha-gata) or “Thus-
Come-One” (tatha-agata). In translating the term, Ti-
betans generally opted for the former meaning, and
East Asians for the latter. In either case, the implica-
tion is that the Buddha has come (or gone) in the same
manner as his predecessors, the buddhas of the past.
See also:Buddhahood and Buddha Bodies
JOHNS. STRONG
TATHAGATAGARBHA
The tathagatagarbha (“matrix,” “seed,” or “treasure-
store of the Tathagata”) is a MAHAYANABuddhist doc-
trine expressing the conviction that all beings have
TAOISM