Rang dong
Rang dong (rang.stong, ‘Emptiness of Self’). The central doctrine of Prāsaṅgika Mādhyamaka, the doctrine that all objects are empty of inherent existence. It is a statement about ultimate truth (paramārtha satya) from which standpoint the folly of conventional truth (saṃṿrti satya—that objects do have inherent existence) is realized. The doctrine of rang dong, held chiefly by the Geluk who assert it to be the teaching of Nāgārjuna, requires that only Prāsaṅgika logic can cut through the apparent distinction, and that only in Buddhahood can form and emptiness be simultaneously comprehended.
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