In Buddhist philosophy, the concept of the 'suchness' or 'thusness' of all things; the fundamental nature or true condition of reality beyond conceptual understanding.
From Sanskrit भूतत्थता (bhūta-tathātā), from भूत (bhūta) meaning 'element' or 'thing' and तथता (tathātā) meaning 'suchness' or 'thusness'. A central concept in Mahayana Buddhist metaphysics.
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